The 2000 Insurrextion was the inaugural Insurrextion professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the American promotion, World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It took place on May 6, 2000, at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, England. The event was broadcast exclusively in the United Kingdom.

Insurrextion
VHS cover featuring The Rock, Triple H and Shane McMahon
PromotionWorld Wrestling Federation
DateMay 6, 2000
CityLondon, England
VenueEarls Court Exhibition Centre
Attendance17,000[1]
Tagline(s)London Bridge isn't the only thing Falling Down
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Production

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Background

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In 1999, the American professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) ran two pay-per-views (PPV) in, and broadcast exclusively for, the United Kingdom. The first was No Mercy, which was held in May, and the second was Rebellion in October; the No Mercy name was later used for another PPV held in the United States that same month, which became a mainstay on WWF's PPV calendar. In early 2000, the promotion announced that May's United Kingdom-exclusive event would be titled Insurrextion. It was scheduled to be held on May 6, 2000, at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, England.[2]

Storylines

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The event featured ten 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.[3]

Aftermath

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A second Insurrextion event was held the following year, also in the United Kingdom, thus establishing Insurrextion as an annual UK-exclusive PPV for the promotion.[4][5] The event was discontinued after its 2003 event as the promotion started to broadcast Raw and SmackDown! from the UK in 2004.[6]

Crash Holly would win back the Hardcore Championship three days later on the next episode of Raw when WWE returned to the United States.

Reception

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In 2008, J.D. Dunn of 411Mania gave the event a rating of 7.5 [Good], stating, "Normally a nothing PPV, this rivals the US PPVs in terms of quality. Sadly, the Benoit/Angle match was kept short due to Benoit's eye injury. Most of the stuff here was either good wrestling or had some sort of fun element involved. Thumbs up."[7]

Results

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No.Results[2][8]StipulationsTimes[1]
1Too Cool (Scotty 2 Hotty and Grand Master Sexay) defeated The Radicalz (Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko)Tag team match7:00
2Kane (with Paul Bearer) defeated Bull BuchananSingles match3:31
3Road Dogg (with Tori) defeated BradshawSingles match5:58
4The Kat (with Mae Young) defeated Terri Runnels (with The Fabulous Moolah)Arm Wrestling match0:34
5Rikishi and Showkishi defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von)Tag team match7:10
6Kurt Angle defeated Chris BenoitSingles match6:04
7The British Bulldog defeated Crash Holly (c)Hardcore match for the WWF Hardcore Championship3:37
8The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) defeated Edge and Christian (c) by disqualificationTag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship12:53
9Eddie Guerrero (c) (with Chyna) defeated Chris JerichoSingles match for the WWF European Championship12:56
10The Rock (c) defeated Triple H (with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) and Shane McMahon (with Mr. McMahon)Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship15:37
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Other on-screen talent

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Commentators
Interviewers
Ring announcer
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "WWF Insurrextion 2000 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Dark Pegasus Video Review: Insurrextion 2000 - 411MANIA". 411mania.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Random Network Reviews: Insurrextion 2001 - 411MANIA". 411mania.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Insurrextion 01 - London, England - Earls Court - May 5, 2001 (16,284)". The History of WWE. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  6. ^ "WWE Insurrextion 2003 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Dark Pegasus Video Review: Insurrextion 2000". 411Mania.
  8. ^ "Insurrextion 00 - London, England - Earls Court - May 6, 2000". The History of the WWE. Retrieved 18 April 2018.