WWE Judgment Day (2002)
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown! | ||
| Date | May 19, 2002 | ||
| City | Nashville, Tennessee | ||
| Venue | Gaylord Entertainment Center | ||
| Attendance | 14,521 | ||
| Buy rate | 370,000 | ||
| Tagline | Judge, Jury and Executioner | ||
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The 2002 Judgment Day was the fourth Judgment Day professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown! brand divisions. It took place on May 19, 2002, at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. This was the first PPV event to be held under the "WWE" name, after the company abandoned their "WWF" trademark dispute with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on May 6, 2002. Some materials for the event were created before this name change, such as "WWF" promotional posters.
Nine matches were contested at the event. Two matches were promoted as main events; one match from each brand. In the main event from SmackDown!, The Undertaker defeated Hollywood Hulk Hogan to win the WWE Undisputed Championship. In the main event from Raw, Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Ric Flair and Big Show in a handicap match. Other prominent matches included Triple H defeating Chris Jericho in a Hell in a Cell match, Edge defeating Kurt Angle in a hair vs. hair match, and in the opening bout, Eddie Guerrero defeated Rob Van Dam to retain Raw's Intercontinental Championship.