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The 2000 Judgment Day was the second
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produced by the
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(WWF, now WWE). It took place on May 21, 2000, at
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in
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. The inaugural
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was an
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event held in October 1998. As a result of
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's death at Over the Edge in May 1999, Judgment Day was reinstated to replace Over the Edge in 2000 and was rebranded as an annual WWF pay-per-view event. The
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was an Iron Man match for the
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with
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facing The Rock featuring
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as the
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. Triple H defeated The Rock to win the championship by 6 falls to 5, after a disqualification in the final seconds by Shawn Michaels as a result of interference by the returning
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. Featured matches on the
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included a Tag Team Tables match featuring
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(
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and
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) defeating
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(
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and
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). The other featured match on the undercard was a
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for the
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between
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and
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, which Benoit won to retain the championship. The event grossed over $596,050 in ticket sales from an attendance of 16,827.


Production


Background

Judgment Day The Last Judgment is a concept found across the Abrahamic religions and the '' Frashokereti'' of Zoroastrianism. Christianity considers the Second Coming of Jesus Christ to entail the final judgment by God of all people who have ever lived, res ...
was first held as the 25th In Your House
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(PPV) in October 1998;
In Your House In Your House was a series of professional wrestling supercard events created by WWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. The events originally aired on pay-per-view (PPV) from May 1995 to February 1999 when the promotion w ...
was a series of monthly PPV shows first produced by the
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(WWF, now WWE) in May 1995. The "In Your House" branding was officially retired following April 1999's event Backlash: In Your House, as the company moved to install permanent names for each of its monthly PPVs. Over the Edge, which was also previously an "In Your House" branded event, was held as its own PPV in May 1999, but due to the tragic death of wrestler
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, the WWF would cancel that PPV chronology and reinstated Judgment Day as its own PPV to be held on May 21, 2000, at
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in
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. This second Judgment Day event established it as the promotion's annual May PPV.


Storylines

The main event of the evening was a 60-minute Iron Man match between
Triple H Paul Michael Levesque (; born July 27, 1969), also known by the ring name Triple H, is an American business executive and former professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he serves as its chief content officer. Levesque began his wres ...
and the then-current
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, The Rock. At
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, Vince McMahon turned on The Rock and helped Triple H retain his title, joining his daughter
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and son Shane in the McMahon-Helmsley Regime with Triple H and
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. In the weeks leading up to Backlash, The Rock and Triple H's hostility had seemingly reached its climax. With the help of Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock defeated Triple H at Backlash to win the WWF Championship. The next week on '' Raw'', Triple H stated that his rivalry with The Rock was "just beginning", and the following week, challenged Rock to a 60-minute Iron Man match for the WWF Title, One week later,
Shawn Michaels Shawn Michaels (born Michael Shawn Hickenbottom on July 22, 1965) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he is the Senior Vice President of Talent Development, Creative, and oversees the creative aspects of th ...
would make a surprise return to the company, announcing that he would serve as
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for the match. Another major rivalry heading into the event saw Shane McMahon begin a rivalry with the
Big Show Paul Donald Wight II (born February 8, 1972) is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under his real name of Paul Wight. He is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) f ...
. Leading into WrestleMania, Shane had aligned himself with Big Show, who at the time was feuding with The Rock after Rock's victory in January's
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. Shane would then interfere in their match at No Way Out in February and help Big Show win, which earned Show the #1 contendership and a match with then-WWF Champion Triple H, whom Big Show had previously defeated for the title at
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in November 1999. The match eventually grew to include The Rock and Mick Foley, and Big Show was the first wrestler eliminated from the ensuing Elimination Fatal-Four-Way main event. After WrestleMania, with Shane primarily siding with Triple H, Big Show began a brief period where he would imitate other wrestlers in a comedic role, which would lead him to gradually become a fan favorite. This earned him ridicule from Shane, so the two began a rivalry that led to a match at Judgment Day. Another feud involving the Regime was DX's feud with the
Dudley Boyz The Dudley Boyz (also known as Team 3D) are an American professional wrestling tag team who consisted of kayfabe half-brothers Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley. The team was also joined by various Dudley family members, notably Spike Dudley and ...
, which had started when the Dudleyz defeated the
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at No Way Out for the
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and caused the breakup of the Outlaws. Although the Dudleys did help out the Regime at times, they eventually turned on them and became heroes in the eyes of the fans. At the time, Bubba Ray Dudley had taken to powerbombing many of the WWF's female wrestlers through tables and was keen on doing so to Tori, who was
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's storyline girlfriend. This led to a Tag Team Tables match being set for Judgment Day. The ongoing rivalry between
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and
Chris Jericho Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9, 1970), better known by the ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-Canadian professional wrestler, rock musician, and actor. As a wrestler, he has been signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) , where he ...
over the
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began at
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where Benoit and Jericho, along with
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, faced each other in a Two-Fall Triple Threat match for both Angle's Intercontinental Championship and
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. Benoit won the Intercontinental Championship after pinning Jericho, while Jericho won the European Championship after pinning Benoit. Jericho lost the European Championship to
Eddie Guerrero Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes (October 9, 1967 – November 13, 2005) was an American professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He was best known for his tenures in WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and World Championship Wrestling ...
the following night on ''Raw'' after
Chyna Chyna (born Joan Marie Laurer; December 27, 1969 – April 17, 2016), also known as Joanie Laurer, was an American professional wrestler, fitness model, bodybuilder, actress, adult actress, and television personality. Chyna first rose to pr ...
turned on Jericho and aligned with Guerrero. Benoit would defend the Intercontinental Championship against Jericho at
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where Benoit won by disqualification after Jericho used the title belt to defend himself from Benoit's Diving Headbutt and was disqualified as a result. Benoit and Jericho had a rematch for the title on the May 4 episode of ''SmackDown!'' which Jericho won after hitting Benoit with the title belt and hitting him with the Lionsault. After aiding The Rock, confronting and insulting the McMahon-Helmsley Regime, Jericho was forced to defend the Intercontinental Championship on the May 8 episode of ''Raw''. After retaining the title against Kurt Angle and later Big Show, Jericho lost the Intercontinental Championship back to Benoit after special guest referee Triple H purposely got distracted by his wife Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley while Benoit tapped out to the Walls of Jericho and, after Jericho hit him to get his attention, Triple H hit Jericho from behind causing Jericho to be locked in Benoit's Crippler Crossface before Triple H called for the bell and awarded the title to Benoit despite Jericho not submitting. Benoit later announced that he would give Jericho a rematch for the Intercontinental Championship at Judgment Day in a
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.


Event


Preliminary matches

The event opened with Team ECK (
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,
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, and
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) facing
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(
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, Grand Master Sexay, and
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). Grand Master Sexay performed the Hip Hop Drop on Edge to win the match. Next,
Eddie Guerrero Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes (October 9, 1967 – November 13, 2005) was an American professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He was best known for his tenures in WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and World Championship Wrestling ...
defended the WWF European Championship against
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and
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in a Triple Threat match. After
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hit Saturn with a lead pipe that was hidden in a bouquet of roses, Guererro pinned Malenko with an Oklahoma Roll to retain the title. After that, Shane McMahon faced Big Show in a Falls Count Anywhere match. After interference from
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,
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,
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,
Trish Stratus Patricia Anne Stratigeas (; born December 18, 1975), better known by the ring name Trish Stratus, is a Canadian professional wrestler, yoga instructor, actress and former fitness model. She is signed to WWE. An inductee of the 2013 WWE Hall ...
, and
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, Shane pushed an amplifier onto Big Show's leg and hit him with a cinderblock to win the match. Later, Chris Benoit defended the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho in a Submission match. Jericho passed out to the Crippler Crossface by Benoit, meaning Benoit won the match and retained the title. In the fifth match, D-Generation X (
Road Dogg Brian Girard James (born May 20, 1969) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he serves as the Senior Vice President of Live Events. James was best known for his initial tenure with World Wrestling Federation (WWF, n ...
and X-Pac) faced The Dudley Boyz (
Bubba Ray Dudley Mark LoMonaco (born July 14, 1971), known by his ring name Bubba Ray Dudley (also spelled Buh-Buh Ray Dudley), is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE under a legends contract. He is best known for being ...
and
D-Von Dudley Devon Hughes ( ; born August 1, 1972) is an American retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, under a legends contract. He is best known for performing in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1995 to 1999 a ...
) in a Tag Team Tables match. X-Pac performed a Super X-Factor through a table on Bubba to win the match.


Main event

In the main event, The Rock defended the WWF Championship against Triple H in a 60-minute Iron Man match with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee. The Rock performed a Rock Bottom on Triple H to make the score 1–0. Triple H performed a Pedigree on The Rock to make the score 1–1. Triple H pinned The Rock with a Small Package to make the score 2–1. Triple H performed a Piledriver on The Rock to make the score 3–1. The Rock performed a DDT on Triple H to make the score 3–2. Triple H was disqualified for attacking The Rock with a steel chair, making the score 3–3. Triple H immediately pinned The Rock using the ropes for leverage to make the score 4–3. The Rock passed out to a Sleeper Hold by Triple H, causing a TKO and making the score 5–3. Triple H was counted out after The Rock performed a Pedigree on an announce table to Triple H, making the score 5–4. The Rock performed a People's Elbow on Triple H to make the score 5–5. After Road Dogg and X-Pac interfered,
The Undertaker Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965), better known by his ring name the Undertaker, is an American retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Calaway ...
would make his return from injury, debuting his "American Badass" gimmick, and attacked Road Dogg, X-Pac, Shane McMahon, and
Vince McMahon Vincent Kennedy McMahon ( ; born August 24, 1945) is an American businessman and former professional wrestling promoter. McMahon, along with his later-estranged wife Linda McMahon, Linda, is a co-founder of the modern WWE, the world's largest ...
. The Undertaker attacked Triple H with a Chokeslam and a Tombstone Piledriver as the time limit expired. The Rock was disqualified for The Undertaker's interference, meaning Triple H won the match 6–5 and the title.


Reception

In 2019, Kevin Pantoja of 411Mania gave the event a rating of 9.0 mazing stating, "When this company is on a roll, they can deliver something special. Following a stellar Backlash event, they gave us this gem. The Tables and Falls Count Anywhere matches are the worst things on the show and even they had enjoyable moments. The opener is hot, the European Title match is fun, the IC Title is fantastic, and the main event is the second best hour Ironman match I've ever seen. The show is paced well, with everything moving along smoothly. It's so good".


Aftermath

The Rock continued his feud with Triple H, who now had to also contend with The Undertaker and the also returning Kane. This led to a Six-Man tag team match at
King of the Ring King and Queen of the Ring, formerly and still commonly known as simply King of the Ring, was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE, a Connecticut-based professional wrestling promotion. The event was established in 1993 and originally c ...
the next month featuring The Rock, The Undertaker, and Kane against Triple H, Vince McMahon, and Shane McMahon where if any member of Triple H's team was pinned, whoever scored the fall would win the WWF Championship. The Rock won the match for his team by pinning Vince McMahon. DX and the Dudley Boyz continued their feud at King of the Ring as well, with a Table/Dumpster match. DX won the match, but Bubba Ray got his revenge on Tori by putting her through a table. Less than a week before King of the Ring, Chris Benoit would lose the Intercontinental Championship to Rikishi. Edge and Christian would lose the WWF Tag Team Championship to Too Cool but would regain them at King of the Ring.
Crash Holly Michael John Lockwood (August 25, 1971 – November 6, 2003) was an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He was best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) / World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) f ...
would regain the Hardcore Championship from
Gerald Brisco Floyd Gerald "Jerry" Brisco (born September 19, 1946) is an American retired professional wrestler. Brisco is best known for his time in the wrestling promotion WWE, where he was a backstage producer, and, during the 1990s, an on-screen charact ...
, but would lose it back to him right before King of the Ring. Brisco would lose the title to Pat Patterson, starting a brief feud between the two.


Results


Iron man match


References


External links


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