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* WorthyOpponent: In the Fatal Four-Way Tag Team Ladder Match in Armageddon '06, London and Kendrick face down the Hardys, and Jeff gives a swift applause as if to respect that they're the high-flying tag team duo of the era.

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* WorthyOpponent: In the Fatal Four-Way Tag Team Ladder Match in Armageddon '06, London and Kendrick face down the Hardys, and Jeff gives a swift applause as if to respect that they're the high-flying tag team duo of the Ruthless Aggression era.
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* ThreeRoundDeathMatch: The 2002 event featured the 3 Stages of Hell match between Wrestling/TripleH and Wrestling/ShawnMichaels.
* WhamLine: Teddy Long drops two of them before the Tag Team Match of London and Kendrick vs Willian Regal and Dave Taylor. He first states that the match is now a ''Ladder'' match and that he's adding ''two more teams'' to the contest.

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* ThreeRoundDeathMatch: The 2002 event featured the 3 Three Stages of Hell match (Street Fight, Steel Cage Match, Ladder Match) between Wrestling/TripleH and Wrestling/ShawnMichaels.
Wrestling/ShawnMichaels for the World Heavyweight Championship.
* WhamLine: Teddy Long drops two of them before the Tag Team Match of London and Kendrick vs Willian William Regal and Dave Taylor. He first states that the match is now a ''Ladder'' match and that he's adding ''two more teams'' to the contest.
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*** 2007: Wrestling/{{Edge}} defeated Wrestling/{{Batista}} and Wrestling/TheUndertaker to win the World Heavyweight Championship.

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*** 2007: Wrestling/{{Edge}} Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} defeated Wrestling/{{Batista}} and Wrestling/TheUndertaker to win the World Heavyweight Championship.



** Wrestling/{{Edge}} never lost at this event until 2008.

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** Wrestling/{{Edge}} Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} never lost at this event until 2008.



** Wrestling/{{Edge}} had competed in two triple threat matches with the World Heavyweight Title on the line (2007 and 2008); he won the title in the former, but lost the title to Wrestling/JeffHardy in the latter.
** Wrestling/TripleH and Wrestling/JeffHardy had faced off at this event twice (2007 and 2008), with the latter being a triple threat match which involved then-World Heavyweight Champion Wrestling/{{Edge}}.

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** Wrestling/{{Edge}} Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} had competed in two triple threat matches with the World Heavyweight Title on the line (2007 and 2008); he won the title in the former, but lost the title to Wrestling/JeffHardy in the latter.
** Wrestling/TripleH and Wrestling/JeffHardy had faced off at this event twice (2007 and 2008), with the latter being a triple threat match which involved then-World Heavyweight Champion Wrestling/{{Edge}}.Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}}.



*** 2007: Wrestling/{{Edge}} vs Wrestling/{{Batista}} vs Wrestling/TheUndertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship.
*** 2008: Wrestling/{{Edge}} vs Wrestling/TripleH vs Wrestling/JeffHardy for the WWE Championship.

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*** 2007: Wrestling/{{Edge}} Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} vs Wrestling/{{Batista}} vs Wrestling/TheUndertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship.
*** 2008: Wrestling/{{Edge}} Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} vs Wrestling/TripleH vs Wrestling/JeffHardy for the WWE Championship.
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** The only ''non'' main-event world title match with this tripe was the 2006 Fatal Four-Way Tag Team Ladder match with London and Kendrick versus William REgal and Dave Taylor initially then adding MNM and both Matt and Jeff Hardy.

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** The only ''non'' main-event world title match with this tripe was the 2006 Fatal Four-Way Tag Team Ladder match with London and Kendrick versus William REgal Regal and Dave Taylor initially then adding MNM and both Matt and Jeff Hardy.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: Wrestling/TheUndertaker was on the 1999 poster, but did not appear in the event due to a groin injury.
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** The only ''non'' main-event world title match with this tripe was the 2006 Fatal Four-Way Tag Team Ladder match with London and Kendrick versus William REgal and Dave Taylor initially then adding MNM and both Matt and Jeff Hardy.


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* WhamLine: Teddy Long drops two of them before the Tag Team Match of London and Kendrick vs Willian Regal and Dave Taylor. He first states that the match is now a ''Ladder'' match and that he's adding ''two more teams'' to the contest.
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* WorthyOpponent: In the Fatal Four-Way Tag Team Ladder Match in Armageddon '06, London and Kendrick face down the Hardys, and Jeff gives a swift applause as if to respect that they're the high-flying tag team duo of the era.
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*** 2005: Not the main event, but after over a month of attacking and injuring the ''Smackdown'' roster faces, RAW World Tag Team Champions Wrestling/{{Kane}} and Wrestling/BigShow defeat their ''Smackdown'' counterparts Wrestling/{{Batista}} and Wrestling/ReyMysterio.
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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: The 2003 event featured Maven, who was scheduled to face Wrestling/MattHardy, being given one at the hands of Wrestling/{{Batista}}, who was seething over losing to Wrestling/ShawnMichaels.
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* InvincibleHero: The only wrestlers to remain undefeated in this event in all their appearances throughout the event's run are Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield, Wrestling/ChrisBenoit, Wrestling/JohnCena, and Val Venis.

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* InvincibleHero: The only wrestlers to remain undefeated in this event in all their appearances throughout the event's run are Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield, Wrestling/ChrisBenoit, Wrestling/JohnCena, and Val Venis.Wrestling/ValVenis.
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*** 2000: Wrestling/KurtAngle defeated Wrestling/{{Rikishi}}, Wrestling/TheUndertaker, Wrestling/TripleH, Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin, and Wrestling/TheRock in the 6-man Hell in a Cell match to retain the WWF Title.

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*** 2000: Wrestling/KurtAngle defeated Wrestling/{{Rikishi}}, Wrestling/TheUndertaker, Wrestling/TripleH, Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin, and Wrestling/TheRock in the 6-man Hell in a Cell Wrestling/HellInACell match to retain the WWF Title.



* FinalBattle: Wrestling/TheUndertaker and Wrestling/RandyOrton, who had been feuding since early 2005, had their final confrontation inside Hell in a Cell.

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* FinalBattle: Wrestling/TheUndertaker and Wrestling/RandyOrton, who had been feuding since early 2005, had their final confrontation inside Hell in a Cell.Wrestling/HellInACell.



*** 2000: The 6-man Hell in a Cell match which featured then-world champion Wrestling/KurtAngle, Wrestling/{{Rikishi}}, Wrestling/TheUndertaker, Wrestling/TripleH, Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin, and Wrestling/TheRock.

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*** 2000: The 6-man Hell in a Cell Wrestling/HellInACell match which featured then-world champion Wrestling/KurtAngle, Wrestling/{{Rikishi}}, Wrestling/TheUndertaker, Wrestling/TripleH, Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin, and Wrestling/TheRock.
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Armageddon was a Wrestling/{{WWE}} pay-per-view event that begun in December 1999. It was the annual event for December every year, except for 2001 where it was temporarily replaced by ''Wrestling/{{Vengeance}}''.[[note]]in response to the 9/11 attacks[[/note]]

In 2003, ''Armageddon'' was exclusive for the ''[[Wrestling/WWERaw Raw]]'' brand, and from 2004 to 2006, it was exclusive for the ''[[Wrestling/WWESmackDown SmackDown]]'' brand. Following ''Wrestling/WrestleMania'' in 2007, all PPV events were tri-branded and the final event was held in 2008, and was replaced by ''TLC: Tables, Ladders, & Chairs'' in 2009.
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!!Armageddon contains examples of:
* BadassInANiceSuit: Invoked by the 2008 poster, which has a slickly dressed Wrestling/ChrisJericho pressing a BigRedButton.
* TheBadGuyWins:
** There's a number of main event matches have been won by heels.
*** 1999: Wrestling/TripleH defeated Wrestling/VinceMcMahon in a street fight match.
*** 2000: Wrestling/KurtAngle defeated Wrestling/{{Rikishi}}, Wrestling/TheUndertaker, Wrestling/TripleH, Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin, and Wrestling/TheRock in the 6-man Hell in a Cell match to retain the WWF Title.
*** 2002: Wrestling/TripleH defeated Wrestling/ShawnMichaels in a 3 Stages of Hell match to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
*** 2003: All four Wrestling/{{Evolution}} members won all of the titles - Wrestling/RicFlair and Wrestling/{{Batista}} won the Tag Team titles, Wrestling/RandyOrton defeated Wrestling/RobVanDam to win the Intercontinental title, and Wrestling/TripleH defeated Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} and Wrestling/{{Kane}} to win his 8th world title.
*** 2004: [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] defeated Wrestling/EddieGuerrero, Wrestling/BookerT, and Wrestling/TheUndertaker to retain the WWE Title.
*** 2007: Wrestling/{{Edge}} defeated Wrestling/{{Batista}} and Wrestling/TheUndertaker to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
* BattleInTheRain: Invoked by the 2006 poster by having Wrestling/{{Batista}} screaming in the middle of a pouring rain.
* BigRedButton: The 2008 poster featured Wrestling/ChrisJericho pressing the button.
* BookEnds: In Armageddon Ladder match in 2006, the Hardys and Wrestling/LondonAndKendrick were alone in the ring, only Matt and Paul were standing after they traded blows. More than 20 minutes later on a ladder, Matt and Paul were the ones fighting to get the championship, but with Paul winning.
* BrokenWinLossStreak:
** Wrestling/{{Edge}} never lost at this event until 2008.
** The [[Wrestling/MattHardy Hardy]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Boyz]] never won a match at this event as a team until 2006. This is more true for Matt, as Jeff won his match in the pre-show of the 2002 event (Jeff eventually won in the main show in 2007).
** Both Wrestling/KurtAngle and Wrestling/BookerT were undefeated at this event until 2004.
** Wrestling/ChrisJericho was undefeated at this event until 2002.
* ChainmailBikini: Wrestling/TorrieWilson's outfit on the 2002 poster.
* TheChewToy: Wrestling/TrishStratus, Wrestling/{{Lita}}, Wrestling/WilliamRegal, Wrestling/RoadDogg, Wrestling/KenAnderson, Wrestling/SeanWaltman, and Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys[[note]]Technically, they already won their Tag-Team Turmoil Match in the 2003 event, but then ''Raw'' General Manager Wrestling/EricBischoff nullified it and had the match continue immediately after inserting the duo of Wrestling/RicFlair and Wrestling/{{Batista}} into the match[[/note]] all never won a match at this event.
* CommutingOnABus: The PPV debuted in 1999 and was not held in 2001 (out of respect for the victims of the 9/11 attacks). It returned in 2002 and lasted until 2008.
* DisqualificationInducedVictory:
** 1999: The Rock 'n' Sock Connection (The Rock & Mankind) defeated The New Age Outlaws by disqualification after Al Snow interfered and broke up The Rock's pinfall attempt.
** 2002: Edge defeated A-Train by disqualification after A-Train attacked Edge with a chair; this led to Edge hitting A-Train with a chair seven times.
** 2007: Wrestling/ChrisJericho defeated Wrestling/RandyOrton this way after JBL gave him a boot to the face after Jericho accidentally ran into him.
* EarnYourHappyEnding:
** After being screwed on winning the title throughout the last quarter of 1999, Wrestling/ChrisJericho finally defeated Wrestling/{{Chyna}} for the Intercontinental Championship in the inaugural event. This was also the very first time he won the title that he would eventually hold a record '''nine times'''.
** In 2008, Wrestling/JeffHardy defeated both reigning champion Edge and Triple H in a Triple Threat Match to become WWE champion for the first (and only) time. This is after fighting his way through the second half of that year. Sadly, he lost it at the very next pay-per-view back to the same man he won it from, thanks to his [[Wrestling/MattHardy brother's]] betrayal.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon's FaceHeelTurn on Vince and siding with Triple H at the 1999 event effectively set her heel persona in stone.
* FacialHorror: Joey Mercury's face was hit by a ladder during a match in the 2006 event. [[HighPressureBlood It wasn't a pretty sight]].
* {{Fanservice}}: After winning the WWF Women's title in 1999, [[Wrestling/StacyCarter The Kat]] flashed the crowd.
* FinalBattle: Wrestling/TheUndertaker and Wrestling/RandyOrton, who had been feuding since early 2005, had their final confrontation inside Hell in a Cell.
* GameBreakingInjury: Joey Mercury's aforementioned FacialHorror in the 2006 event.
* GiantFootOfStomping: Wrestling/TheBigShow in the poster of the 2004 event.
* HistoryRepeats:
** Wrestling/{{Edge}} had competed in two triple threat matches with the World Heavyweight Title on the line (2007 and 2008); he won the title in the former, but lost the title to Wrestling/JeffHardy in the latter.
** Wrestling/TripleH and Wrestling/JeffHardy had faced off at this event twice (2007 and 2008), with the latter being a triple threat match which involved then-World Heavyweight Champion Wrestling/{{Edge}}.
** Wrestling/{{Ivory}} and Wrestling/MollyHolly had faced off in this event for the Women's Championship twice (2000 and 2003), the first time being a Triple-Threat Match.
** Wrestling/TrishStratus was in a Triple-Threat Match for the Women's Championship in this event twice (2000 and 2002).
* InvincibleHero: The only wrestlers to remain undefeated in this event in all their appearances throughout the event's run are Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield, Wrestling/ChrisBenoit, Wrestling/JohnCena, and Val Venis.
* ManOnFire: In 2006, Wrestling/{{Kane}} defeated [[Wrestling/MontelVontaviousPorter MVP]] in the Inferno match by placing [=MVP=]'s back on the fire.
* MeleeATrois:
** Just about most of the main event world title matches were either Triple Threat or Fatal-4-Way matches.
*** 2000: The 6-man Hell in a Cell match which featured then-world champion Wrestling/KurtAngle, Wrestling/{{Rikishi}}, Wrestling/TheUndertaker, Wrestling/TripleH, Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin, and Wrestling/TheRock.
*** 2003: Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} vs Wrestling/TripleH vs Wrestling/{{Kane}} for the World Heavyweight Championship.
*** 2004: JBL vs Wrestling/EddieGuerrero vs Wrestling/BookerT vs Wrestling/TheUndertaker for the WWE Championship.
*** 2007: Wrestling/{{Edge}} vs Wrestling/{{Batista}} vs Wrestling/TheUndertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship.
*** 2008: Wrestling/{{Edge}} vs Wrestling/TripleH vs Wrestling/JeffHardy for the WWE Championship.
* ScreamingWarrior: The posters of the 2003 (Wrestling/TripleH), 2005 and 2006 (both Wrestling/{{Batista}}) have the featured wrestlers screaming.
* SeriesMascot: Wrestling/{{Batista}} has been on the poster of this pay-per-view three times (2005, 2006, and 2007). Wrestling/TheUndertaker has appeared on the poster twice (1999[[note]]though he did not appear at that event due to a groin injury[[/note]] and 2000).
* ThreeRoundDeathMatch: The 2002 event featured the 3 Stages of Hell match between Wrestling/TripleH and Wrestling/ShawnMichaels.
* TheWorfBarrage: At Armageddon '05, Wrestling/RandyOrton gave Wrestling/TheUndertaker three [=RKO=]s and a [[BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame Tombstone]], but it wasn't enough to defeat him, and Randy lost.
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