Insurrextion (2002)
Insurrextion (2002) was the third Insurrextion professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on May 4, 2002 at the Wembley Arena in London, England, and was the WWF's first pay-per-view event promoted under the Raw brand, with Rebellion that October become the SmackDown! brand event.
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Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
Brand(s) | Raw | ||
Date | May 4, 2002 | ||
City | London, England | ||
Venue | Wembley Arena | ||
Attendance | 9,308[1] | ||
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The event was also the last televised event to run under the WWF name; due to a lawsuit by the World Wildlife Fund, the Federation changed its name to World Wrestling Entertainment over the next two days and started to use the WWE name on the May 6 episode of Raw. In addition, Scott Hall and Curt Hennig were fired following the event for their involvement on a series of incidents on the return flight to the United States, referred to as the "plane ride from hell".[2][3]
Storylines
The event featured nine professional wrestling matches and two pre-show matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]
Results
No. | Results[5][6] | Stipulations | Times[1] |
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1D | Mr. Perfect defeated Goldust | Singles match | - |
2 | Rob Van Dam defeated Eddie Guerrero (c) via disqualification | Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship | 11:24 |
3 | Jacqueline and Trish Stratus defeated Jazz and Molly Holly | Tag team match | 7:43 |
4 | X-Pac defeated Bradshaw | Singles match | 8:49 |
5 | Booker T defeated Steven Richards (c) | Hardcore match for the WWF Hardcore Championship | 9:50 |
6 | The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) defeated Brock Lesnar and Shawn Stasiak (with Paul Heyman) | Tag team match | 6:42 |
7 | Spike Dudley (c) defeated William Regal | Singles match for the WWF European Championship | 4:56 |
8 | Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Big Show | Singles match with Ric Flair as special guest referee | 15:00 |
9 | Triple H defeated The Undertaker | Singles match | 14:31 |
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(*)Crash Holly pinned Booker to win the Hardcore Title, Booker pinned Crash to win the Hardcore Title, and Richards pinned Booker to win the Hardcore Title.
Other on-screen talent
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References
- "WWF Insurrextion 2002 « Events Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- Baines, Tim (May 8, 2002). "Hall, Henning and F are out". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- Mooneyham, Mike Raw Crew Lives Down To Name The Wrestling Gospel (May 11, 2002). Retrieved 19-12-2011.
- Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- "Dark Pegasus Video Review: Insurrextion 2002 - 411MANIA". 411mania.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- "Insurrextion 02 - London, England - Wembley Arena - May 4, 2002 (9,308; sell out)". The History of WWE. Retrieved April 18, 2018.