Judgment Day (2001)

Infobox Wrestling event
name=Judgment Day (2001)


promotion=World Wrestling Federation
date=May 20, 2001
venue=ARCO Arena
city=Sacramento, California
attendance=13,623
lastevent=Insurrextion (2001)
nextevent=King of the Ring (2001)
event=Judgment Day
nextevent2=Judgment Day (2002)
lastevent2=Judgment Day (2000)

Judgment Day (2001) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It was the third such annual event and took place on May 20, 2001 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/history/judgmentday2001/venue|title=Judgment Day (2001) Venue|publisher=World Wrestling Federation|accessdate=2008-09-20]

Seven professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card. The main event was Steve Austin defending the WWF Championship against The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred match. Steve Austin won the match, thus retaining the championship. Two featured bouts were scheduled on the undercard. In a Chain match, challenger Kane defeated defending WWF Intercontinental Champion Triple H to win the title. The other featured bout was a Two out of three falls match, which saw Kurt Angle defeat Chris Benoit, two falls to one, to recapture his Olympic gold medal.

Including its scripted buildup, the event grossed over $670,000 in ticket sales from an attendance of 13,623—higher than the previous year's event. However, the 2001 event received a lower buyrate than that of the previous year's amount, as it received less than 300,000 pay-per-view buys. [cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/judgement.html|title=Judgment Day (2001) Figures|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com|accessdate=2008-09-22]

Background

The event featured seven professional wrestling matches with outcomes predetermined by the WWF's creative writers. Wrestlers portrayed either a villainous or fan favorite gimmick as they followed a series of events which generally built tension, leading to a wrestling match. The name of a wrestler's character was not always the person's birth name, as wrestlers often use a stage name to portray their character.

The main event at Judgment Day featured a No Holds Barred match, a match with no disqualifications nor countouts, in which Steve Austin (Steven Williams) defended the WWF Championship against The Undertaker (Mark Calaway). The buildup to the match began on the April 30 edition of "Raw" when Austin retained the WWF Championship against Undertaker, though by disqualification after low blowing Undertaker, thus resulting in the decision.

Results

ee also

*WWE Judgment Day
*List of WWE pay-per-view events

References

External links

* [http://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/history/judgmentday2001 Official Judgment Day 2001 website]
* [http://www.nba.com/kings/tickets/ARCO_GENERAL_INFO.html ARCO Arena: Fun Facts & Information]