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The apocalyptic history of Armageddon: photos6 j# Z9 m; z, r: @2 @
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At the first Armageddon in 1999, Triple H and Mr. McMahon clashed in a physical No Holds Barred Match.
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0 [4 M) l$ ]6 ~$ M& n! l8 YThe rivarly between MVP and Kane heated up in Armageddon 2006's Inferno Match.
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The 3 Stages of Hell Match between HBK and The Game in 2002 was one of WWE's most punishing bouts.
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0 i) o. H+ N4 H7 s X* yBoth Triple H and Kane vied for Goldberg's World Heavyweight Title in a Triple Threat Match in 2003.
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At Armageddon 2000, Kane and Chris Jericho brutalized each other in a Last Man Standing Match.
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' l- w( ?) x1 A" l# c; hRandy Orton failed to defeat The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell Match at Armageddon 2005.
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8 i H S. c6 H. EBig Show & Kane took on Batista & Rey Mysterio in a mammoth 2005 tag team bout.. K: i+ G3 h( k% P
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# \6 S; k4 z4 Y) o( n0 x/ Z+ R, IRey Mysterio's battle against CM Punk was a highlight of the final Armageddon in 2008.: m) b) R. r* G1 l( }! w$ w
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! K4 U% `4 l% e# c, o" e# oJohn Cena successfully defended his World Heavyweight Title against Chris Jericho in 2008.8 l$ F, i. g% B* ?9 Q! d/ S
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$ F! G- z9 n" f: Q9 G' Z) oIn 2000, Edge & Christian won the World Tag Team Titles in a Fatal Four-Way Match.
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7 u J2 {1 b. K5 c+ L- j3 @8 gIn 2007, Mickie James struggled to wrestle the Women's Title away from Beth Phoenix.2 p& x" x& B! S- B9 d" `
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In 2007, Edge bested The Undertaker and Batista in a Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship.
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The Miz got a mouthful of worms from The Boogeyman in 2006.
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