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WWE Results Unforgiven 2006
Billion-dollar embarr-ASS-ment
By Craig Tello
September 17, 2006
In arguably the biggest, baddest and bloodiest Hell in a Cell Matches of all time, D-Generation X severed from their typical lime green and stained the Air Canada Centre crimson red at Unforgiven, defeating the McMahons and Big Show. To add the most outrageous, unbelievable insult to a wealth of injury, not only did DX physically decimate Mr. McMahon, but they also crammed the WWE Chairman face-first into the extreme backside crevice of the ECW World Champion.
Both Hell in a Cell veterans, Triple H and Shawn Michaels came to Toronto to wage an unforgettably brutal war in the first Handicap Match in Hell in a Cell victory �?also the first time an ECW Extremist competed in a match of this kind. Despite their experience, this match would be far different from any other The Game and HBK had ever experienced as the new Hell in a Cell structure debuted at Unforgiven.
As the 20-foot-tall Cell lowered around the ring, Mr. McMahon stood flanked by the Extreme Giant and was visibly eager to start the match to return months of humiliation at the hands of DX. As the Chairman told Shane McMahon earlier in the night, he had not forgiven the degenerates for their antics and Mr. McMahon grinned devilishly as he made his way into the new two-ton Hell in a Cell structure.
It looked like Big Show would be the most formidable factor for The Game and HBK, as the Extremist told the McMahons to stay back while he handled DX. Though Big Show was temporarily incapacitated by Triple H and Michaels with a double low-blow, the angry giant would retaliate minutes later and dominate DX throughout most of the contest.
Big Show mauled and manhandled the Cell veterans, allowing Mr. McMahon and Shane to release their aggression and frustration on their opponents. The trio battered Michaels and Triple H, who seemed to have again lost his equilibrium as he had days earlier on RAW. His team in control, Mr. McMahon directed traffic and DX was dismantled �?his son, Shane, dropping Triple H with a massive Coast-to-Coast dropkick that wedged a trash can into The Game’s face. Big Show used his monstrous power and the steel Cell walls to decimate and bust open the Heartbreak Kid while Triple H bled from his ear inside the ring.

Throughout the match, each time DX looked to recover, Big Show �?the only competitor in the match to not be busted open �?intervened and broke their momentum. Even in pinning predicaments over DX, the Chairman remained adamant about prolonging the match and the punishment accompanied by it. The possessed billionaire was intent on physically desecrating the bodies of both Triple H and HBK just as DX had done to Mr. McMahon’s personal jet, limo and even WWE Headquarters.

The tide would turn for the First Family of Sports-entertainment as Mr. McMahon was inadvertently splashed by Big Show. The ECW Champion was then double-teamed by DX and taken out of the match long enough for Triple H and HBK to mount an impressive offensive. Following an atomic drop and spinebuster on Shane, Michaels maimed the billionaire’s son by locking Shane’s neck in chair and delivering a flying elbow onto his throat. This would not only cause Shane to tremor, but also leak blood from his mouth signifying major internal injuries.
The ECW Champion then picked up the steel steps and prepared to level his opponents until Triple H slammed him in his belly with chair. After The Game blasted Show’s head with the chair as it rested on the steel steps, Michaels dropped the already dazed giant with Sweet Chin Music, leaving Big Show on his feet, but slumped over top rope.
As the only member of his team still standing, the evil Mr. McMahon stood defiant face-to-face with both members of DX and �?though bloodied himself �?still called them on. DX closed in, but then dropped the debilitated Big Show’s tights to reveal his extreme rear. The Game and HBK then grabbed Mr. McMahon and drove and buried the billionaire face-first into the extreme crevice of the ECW Champion.
To cap off the humiliation, as the appalled Chairman stumbled out of the massive cheeks of Big Show, Michaels nailed Mr. McMahon square on his jaw with Sweet Chin Music. To further the punishment, The Cerebral Assassin went to the outside and retrieved a sledgehammer from under the ring. As the Chairman knelt helpless in the ring, Triple H laid the sledgehammer across the back and neck of Mr. McMahon, cracking the weapon and splitting it into pieces over his adversary’s already broken body.
The Game covered the embarrassed and beaten opponent for the victory. Bloodstained and exhausted, DX crouched over the fallen carcasses of the McMahons and embraced in triumph as medics carted the decimated Chairman and his son out of the arena.
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Trish bows out on top
By Steven Schiff
September 17, 2006

Before a vociferously partisan crowd and amidst chants of “Thank you Trish!�?six-time Women’s Champion Trish Stratus made it lucky number seven by defeating Lita in front of 16,105 of her hometown supporters in Toronto’s Air Canada Centre. Trish paid homage to another classic Canadian Superstar by applying the Sharpshooter, forcing Lita to tap out and hand over the Women’s Championship to the woman who has been the penultimate WWE Diva for the past seven years.
It was clearly a moving night for Trish, who had been riding a wave of emotion since news broke on WWE.com that she would be retiring after Unforgiven. It was not Trish, however, but her long-time rival Lita, who made the announcement, frustrating the most decorated Diva in WWE history. It was only appropriate that Trish’s final match would come against Lita, the Diva with whom she has waged more than a few all-out grudge matches and the woman she faced in her WWE debut. Lita could not have wanted anything more than to taint Trish’s legacy by defeating her on her home turf in her final match, but Trish made sure that she ended the intensely personal rivalry the same way she has conducted herself throughout her storied career: on her terms and no one else’s.
As Trish made her way to the ring, it was clear that her emotions were swirling as she took her time at the top of the stage to give a long, pensive look around the arena. She appeared to be soaking in the rush of a WWE entrance one last time, wishing she could acknowledge each and every one of the WWE fans in the sold-out Air Canada Centre.
She would get her chance to do so at the conclusion of what was, not surprisingly, an intensely physical contest between two bitter rivals. After nearly scoring several pin-falls, Trish was finally able to corner Lita and lock in the Sharpshooter, lifting the impassioned crowd to its feet as they raucously cheered their hometown hero.

Once Lita submitted, the torrent of emotion gave way to relieved triumph, as the capacity crowd saluted Trish with a standing ovation. Announcers Jim Ross and Jerry “The King�?Lawler joined in the celebration, as did a bleary-eyed Lilian Garcia, while Trish held the Women’s Championship high above her head for the seventh and final time. Then, in the classy fashion WWE fans have come to know and revere from their favorite Diva, Trish took a bow and blew a kiss to the still frenzied crowd, as her emotional roller coaster finally eased back into the station.
Trish got her storybook ending, but it is a curious ending for the Women’s Championship because �?for the first time in WWE history �?a Champion is retiring with the gold. Will Trish relinquish her championship? If so, who will take over? Certainly Trish would not turn it back over to previous champ Lita, her most bitter rival. Will the Women’s Championship simply be retired along with its greatest ambassador? The world will be looking to RAW tomorrow night for answers. For now, Trish can celebrate a well-fought match, a well-deserved Women’s Championship and a magical seven-year ride in WWE that will not soon be forgotten.

Strength in numbers
By Brett Hoffman
September 17, 2006
The time-tested theory that strength lies in numbers was affirmed on Sunday at Unforgiven. World Tag Team Champions, The Spirit Squad, made full use of their 5-on-2 advantage as they successfully defended the gold in an intense back and forth battle with The Highlanders.
Two weeks ago on RAW, the Highlanders won a number one contender’s match to earn the right to face the obnoxious Spirit Squad at Unforgiven. On Sunday night though, the pride of Scotland fell victim to the same fate as every other challenger to the Squad’s gold.
At one point late in the match, the Highlanders had things under control and appeared to be closing in on victory. However, with the referee’s attention focused elsewhere, Squad member Johnny, who wasn’t even in the match, jumped on the apron and knocked Rory senseless with the Johnny-Go-Round, allowing Mikey to put the eccentric Scot away with a facebuster.
Who, if anyone, will put an end to the Spirit Squad’s annoying antics? Will anyone stop their reign and remove their grip on the tag-team division’s richest prize? What’s next for the Highlanders? Will the loss deter them in their quest for the tag-team gold?

And the monster is�?BR>By Jen Hunt
September 17, 2006

After weeks of battling over who is WWE's true monster, Kane and Umaga came to Unforgiven to settle the question once and for all. It is a question that remains unanswered, as both the Samoan Bulldozer and the Big Red Monster were counted out and the match was recorded as a no contest. Considering the behemoths nearly destroyed each other in the ring, then went on to fight their way through the audience and out of the arena, it is safe to assume the two will continue to fight until one is crowned the biggest, baddest, meanest, greatest monster in WWE.
Before Kane came out for the match, Armando Alejandro Estrada told the audience that if they thought Kane was a monster, then they were a bunch of big red dummies just like Kane. But Estrada's arrogance turned to fear when he was surrounded by fire and face to face with the creature he had just been mocking. Who will win the war of the monsters? Will it be mortuary fire survivor Kane, or will it be the savage Samoan Bulldozer Umaga? Only time will tell.
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Nitro escapes Toronto with the gold
By Craig Tello
September 17, 2006
With assistance from the underhanded Melina, Intercontinental Champion Johnny Nitro successfully defended his gold against Jeff Hardy in Hardy’s first Pay-Per-View match since his return to WWE last month. Just as she was two weeks ago on RAW, Melina was instrumental in the outcome of the match between these competitors �?this time giving Nitro the controversial victory over Hardy.
In the opening contest of Unforgiven, Hardy �?one of the youngest Intercontinental Champions of all time �?looked to win the gold for the second time in Toronto on Sunday night. Driven by the support of the vocal sold-out Air Canada Centre crowd, an emotional Hardy used his trademark high-risk offensive to maintain control throughout most of the match.
Nitro gained the advantage on the challenger after Hardy injured his leg. Still frustrated after being doused with paint by Hardy days earlier on RAW, Nitro was aggressive in his assault and kept Hardy grounded for several moments. The two continued to exchange a variety of highly innovative maneuvers; Hardy even landed the Swanton Bomb on the champion, but Nitro managed to get his foot on the rope to break the count.
Moments later, Melina set herself on the apron and was inadvertently bumped hard to the floor by Nitro who was tossed into the ropes. With Nitro incapacitated and Melina on the arena floor, Hardy began his recovery.
Earlier in the week, Hardy told WWE.com that he would need to be prepared for Melina but maintain his focus on the champion. Unfortunately for the free-spirited Hardy, as he neared the ropes, Melina suddenly ceased nursing her ankle, removed her boot, leapt to her feet and blasted Hardy in the face with the thick heel of her boot. An opportunistic Nitro then got the cover and the three-count on Hardy, making it the second time that Melina saved Nitro and his Intercontinental Championship.
Moments after the disappointing loss, Jeff was met in the locker room area by his brother, Matt, in what was the first time the two appeared together at the same WWE event since No Way Out in February 2003. Matt encouraged his brother until their emotional reunion was curtailed by Women’s Champion Lita. A sarcastic Lita mocked the Hardys, calling the meeting off the three “an impromptu Team Extreme reunion.�?

Calling Jeff a screw up and claiming that Matt would never be a champion, the Women’s Champion commented on the irony of Lita being the only one to be holding a championship. She continued by inviting Matt and Jeff to watch her beat Trish Stratus later in the night and then see Edge send John Cena packing to SmackDown like he did to Matt last year. Lita then proudly strutted away from her former allies, pleased with herself for disrupting the long-awaited reunion of one of the most lauded tandems in WWE history: the Hardy Boyz.

Randy rolls over Carlito
By Zack Zeigler
September 17, 2006
The last time Randy Orton was live on pay-per-view in Toronto’s Air Canada Centre he defeated Chris Benoit to become the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in WWE history. At Unforgiven, in the same building he earned his position among WWE elite, Orton was able to counter a high risk aerial maneuver from Carlito and turn it into a match ending RKO. With the victory, Orton went one-up in his personal battle with the Caribbean Superstar.
With Orton’s despicable actions before the match �?he insulted Trish Stratus and played down her decision to retire after Unforgiven �?it seemed like Carlito would have all the ammunition he’d need to pull him through to victory. But the turnout that would have avenged Orton’s shameful actions toward Trish didn’t happen. In the end, Orton’s in-ring awareness allowed him to emerge victorious. The Legend Killer may have come out on top at Unforgiven, but the question remains: was that the end of the rivalry between these two young Superstars; or, was it simply the end of the beginning?
Carlito may be one of the coolest Superstars in WWE, but he’s also aggressive and dedicated to climbing the ranks in sports-entertainment. There’s one question that has yet to be answered: what type of aggression would Carlito unleash if he ever lost his cool? And is Randy Orton the one who can elicit that kind of reaction from Carlito?
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The Champ is back
By Louie Dee
September 17, 2006
Going into Unforgiven, the odds against John Cena regaining the WWE Championship seemed insurmountable. But just like he always seems to do, Cena proved the odds makers wrong in front of a capacity crowd at the Air Canada Centre. After giving Edge a vicious FU off a 16-foot ladder through two stacked tables, Cena grabbed the WWE Championship to win the Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match and become a three-time WWE Champion.
To borrow a line from Mr. McMahon, no one thought Cena had a chance in hell of walking out of the Air Canada Centre with the gold. Not only is Toronto Edge’s hometown, but TLC is his specialty match �?a match Cena had never competed in prior to Unforgiven. To win, Cena would not only have to counter Edge’s experience and use the three signature weapons to his fullest advantage, but he would also have to climb a ladder and retrieve the WWE Championship hanging high above the ring.
For Cena, it was either win the gold or leave RAW and sign with SmackDown; General Manager Theodore Long was in attendance looking on from a skybox, and in an odd way, he may have hoped for the same result as the 16,105 WWE fans in attendance. Those 16,105 were firmly in hometown boy Edge’s corner, as he was rabidly cheered (and Cena vociferously booed) during the introductions. The Rated-R Superstar was even nearly crying during those introductions, as this was “his match�?and a moment he had lived his entire life for.
Unfortunately for him, Cena would not be denied. Being in enemy territory was nothing new for him, as back in June he faced Rob Van Dam in a hostile extreme environment at ECW One Night Stand; in fact, it was because of Edge that Cena lost the WWE Championship to RVD that night.
On this night, it was Edge who took the early advantage, showing that he is comfortable in any situation a TLC Match may present. However, Cena quickly learned how to use the three signature weapons. At one point, Cena sandwiched the champion inside of one of the ladders and then applied the STFU while he was stuck in the steel. Edge feverishly tapped out, but with the only way to win being to climb a ladder and retrieve the gold, his voluntary submission was ignored by the referee.

After losing the Women’s Championship earlier in the night, Lita was conspicuous by her absence in Edge’s corner. But, after both men had severely brutalized each other, she would stick her nose in at an opportune time. Cena had an opportunity to climb for the championship, but just as he was about to grab the gold, Lita ran to the ring and tipped the ladder over, sending Cena crashing over 15 feet down through a table at ringside.

Later, however, Lita’s interference would backfire. As Edge climbed a ladder and Cena tried to stop him, Lita nailed Cena with a chair. This caused the challenger to fall forward�?right into the ladder. The force sent Edge crashing off the ladder and through a ringside table, and Lita looked on horrified as she surveyed the wreckage. As she did, Cena grabbed the former Women’s Champion and finally took care of her, delivering a vicious FU that many would feel was well-deserved.

However, that allowed Edge time to recover, and he and Cena both wound up climbing the same ladder. The two men slugged it out, and in a moment that no one will ever forget, Cena scooped the WWE Champion up on his shoulders. He then dropped him nearly 20 feet with an FU, sending the Rated-R Superstar crashing through a stack of tables.

In that moment, Edge’s TLC dominance was derailed. With the Rated-R Superstar lying crumpled in a mess of wooden wreckage, Cena unhooked the WWE Championship to win the match. He then hugged his father (a man that Edge viciously attacked weeks ago) at ringside, but the celebration was more subdued; as Unforgiven went off the air, the emotional new champion stood in the arena with a drained look on his face.

Following the match, the new champion told WWE.com exactly why that was, revealing that the brutality and carnage of the match was almost too much.

“The way it went down…what was done needed to be done and nothing more than that,�?he said. “This is a competitive sport, but you never want to end anyone’s career. Edge didn’t want to quit, so I did what I had to do to win.�?BR>
Still, even with everything stacked against him �?lack of experience, hostile Canadian crowd, RAW career on the line �?Cena turned it up a notch and rose to the occasion. Both men left their heart and soul in the Air Canada Centre, but when all was said and done, it was John Cena left standing tall with the gold.

Be sure to check WWE.com on Monday for an exclusive interview with the new WWE Champion, John Cena.

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