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Unforgiven (2004) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and presented by Clearasil, which took place on September 12, 2004, at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon.〔 It was the sixth annual (seventh overall) Unforgiven event. The show's seven matches showcased prominent WWE wrestlers, who acted out the franchise's stories in and out of the ring. The event starred talent from the Raw brand. It is one of only two WWE pay-per-view events to ever be held in the state of Oregon, the other being No Mercy 2008. The main event was Randy Orton versus Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship, which Triple H won by pinfall after executing a Pedigree onto a steel chair. One of the predominant matches on the card was Shawn Michaels versus Kane in a No Disqualification match, which Michaels won after performing Sweet Chin Music.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Unforgiven 2004 Results )〕 Another primary match on the undercard was Chris Jericho versus Christian in a Ladder match for the vacant WWE Intercontinental Championship, which Jericho won by retrieving the suspended belt.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WWE Unforgiven 2004 )〕 ==Background== Seven professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event's card beforehand, which were planned with predetermined outcomes by WWE's script writers. The buildup to these matches and scenarios that took place before, during and after the event were also planned by the script writers. The event featured wrestlers and other talent from Raw's brand – a storyline expansion in which WWE assigned its employees. 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 main feud heading into the event was between Randy Orton and Triple H over the World Heavyweight Championship. At the August pay-per-view event, SummerSlam, WWE's previous pay-per-view event, Orton defeated Chris Benoit to win the World Heavyweight Championship, thus making Orton the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in WWE history.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Randy Orton's first World Heavyweight Title reign )〕 On the August 16, 2004 edition of ''Raw'', one of WWE's primary television programs, Orton successfully retained the title in a rematch with Benoit. After the match, Evolution (Batista, Ric Flair, and Triple H), Orton's fellow stablemates, threw him a fake celebration, only to reveal that they were not pleased with his new victory. While Batista had Orton propped on his shoulders in elation, Triple H gave him a pleased thumbs up; Triple H, however, abruptly changed the thumbs up to a thumbs-down and told Batista to drop Orton to the mat. Flair and Batista then began to beat Orton in the ring as Triple H claimed that Orton was nothing without Evolution.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Raw results - August 16, 2004 )〕 Orton's break-up with Evolution began a new storyline for him as a fan favorite when he continued to feud with his former group members. On the August 23 edition of ''Raw'', after Orton refused to give Triple H the World title, Orton spat in Triple H's face and hit him with the title belt. General Manager Eric Bischoff then scheduled a match between the two for the World Heavyweight title at Unforgiven. The following week on ''Raw'', Eugene defeated Triple H in a singles match after Orton interfered and performed an RKO on Triple H.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Raw results - August 30, 2004 )〕〔 On the September 6 edition ''Raw'', Orton defeated Kane in a Steel Cage match, which Orton won by escaping the cage. Shortly after the match ended, Ric Flair and Batista came out and, along with Triple H, began attacking Orton.〔 In an interview with the ''Daily Star'' in 2006, Orton revealed that WWE chairman, Vince McMahon, came up with the idea of having Orton be a fan favorite the day of SummerSlam. According to Orton, transforming into a fan favorite was "tough" because "no one bought it".〔 The second main feud heading into the event was between Kane and Shawn Michaels. This feud began the night after Bad Blood, when Michaels lost a Hell in a Cell match to Triple H.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bad Blood 2004 Results )〕 Raw commentator Jim Ross tried making amends between Michaels and Triple H by making them to shake hands. Michaels and Triple H extended their hands to shake, however, Kane came out and attacked Michaels, which resulted in Kane, in storyline, crushing Michaels' throat with a wedged chair. Michaels was then taken out in an ambulance for medical attention.〔 On the June 28, 2004 edition of ''Raw'', Ross interviewed Kane and asked him to explain his actions towards Michaels; Kane explained that he was robbed of the World Heavyweight Championship at Bad Blood against Chris Benoit,〔〔 as Michaels got in his way, which angered him.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Raw results - June 28, 2004 )〕 On the August 30 edition of ''Raw'', Kane revealed that Eric Bischoff's wedding gift to him and Lita, who married the week before,〔 was to name any match he wanted for the September pay-per-view, Unforgiven.〔 Lita then informed Kane that Bischoff's present was for both of them, where they were able to pick Kane's opponent for Unforgiven, which resulted in Michaels being picked.〔 The third main feud heading into the event was between Chris Jericho and Christian over the vacant WWE Intercontinental Championship. On the September 6, 2004 edition of ''Raw'', Eric Bischoff stripped Edge of the Intercontinental Championship, after Edge suffered a legitimate injury.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Raw live results - August 28, 2004 )〕 Christian interrupted Bischoff and stated that all his peeps would riot the streets if Bischoff did not award him the vacant championship. Jericho suggested that he and Christian wrestle in a match on Raw over the vacant championship. Bischoff, however, scheduled a Ladder match at Unforgiven between Christian and Jericho.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Unforgiven (2004)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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