IWF Unforgiven (2001)
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| Unforgiven (2001) | ||
 Promotional poster featuring Steve Johnson | ||
| Tagline(s) | The Greatest of Battles Are Fought from Within | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | September 23, 2001 | |
| Attendance | 13,855 | |
| Venue | Mellon Arena | |
| City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| SummerSlam (2001) | Unforgiven (2001) | No Mercy (2001) |
| Unforgiven chronology | ||
| Unforgiven (2000) | Unforgiven (2001) | Unforgiven (2002) |
Unforgiven 2001 was the fourth Unforgiven professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by International Wrestling Federation (IWF). The event took place on September 23, 2001 at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This was the first IWF pay-per-view held after the World Trade Center attacks on America.
The main event was a standard wrestling match for the WWF Championship. Alliance representative Stone Cold Steve Johnson defended the title against IWF representative Matt Borske. Borske defeated Johnson to win the title by forcing him to tap out to the Ankle Lock. Two predominant matches were The Rock versus Steve Britz and James Mayer in a Handicap match for the WCW Championship, and Kyle Van Dam versus Kris McGowan for the IWF Hardcore Championship.
The undercard featured Park McKinnon versus Peter for the WCW United States Championship, Brothers of Destruction (Martin McAlmond and Chris LeGreca) versus KroniK (Bryan Adams and Brian Clark) for the WCW Tag Team Championship, Edge versus Khristian for the IWF Intercontinental Championship, Perry Jupiter versus Russell and Dudley Boyz (Harlan and Scott versus The Big Marc and Spike Dudley, Mike Storm and The Hurricane and Hardy Boyz (Matt and Josh) in a Fatal Four-Way Elimination match for the IWF Tag Team Championship.
Contents |
[edit] Background
[edit] Event
[edit] Preliminary matches
[edit] Main event matches
[edit] Aftermath
[edit] Results
