WWE Cyber Sunday

world Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view event series

Cyber Sunday, also known as Taboo Tuesday, was a yearly professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 2004 to 2008 It took place at the in October or November, before Survivor Series. Something special about these events was that they were interactive. Using the internet and text messages, fans could vote for the competing wrestlers, match types, and more.[1]

WWE Cyber Sunday
Information
Other name(s)Taboo Tuesday (2004–2005)
Promotion(s)World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s)Raw (2004–2008)
SmackDown (2007–2008)
ECW (2007–2008)
First eventTaboo Tuesday (2004)
Last eventCyber Sunday (2008)
Event gimmickInteractive pay-per-view

In 2009 Cyber Sunday was replaced by WWE Bragging Rights.[2] The concept of fan voting came back for some episodes of Raw in 2012, and for NXT 2.0's one-year anniversary special in 2022.[3][4]

Dates and venues

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Raw-branded event
Event Date City Venue Main Event
Taboo Tuesday (2004) October 19, 2004 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Bradley Center Randy Orton vs. Ric Flair in a Steel Cage match
Taboo Tuesday (2005) November 1, 2005 San Diego, California iPayOne Center John Cena (c) vs. Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels in a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship
Cyber Sunday (2006) November 5, 2006 Cincinnati, Ohio U.S. Bank Arena King Booker (c) vs. WWE Champion John Cena vs. ECW World Champion Big Show in a "Champion of Champions" Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Cyber Sunday (2007) October 28, 2007 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center Batista (c) vs. The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship (with Stone Cold Steve Austin as the special guest referee)
Cyber Sunday (2008) October 26, 2008 Phoenix, Arizona US Airways Center Chris Jericho (c) vs. Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship (with Stone Cold Steve Austin as the special guest referee)
(c) – is the champion(s) going into the match

References

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  1. "World Wrestling Entertainment Introduces New Interactive Raw Branded Pay-Per-View To Air on Tuesday, October 19, 2004". World Wrestling Entertainment Corporation. October 5, 2004. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
  2. "World Wrestling Entertainment Introduces New Interactive Raw Branded Pay-Per-View To Air on Tuesday, October 19, 2004". World Wrestling Entertainment Corporation. October 5, 2004. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
  3. "Your Guide to Getting RAWactive!". WWE. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  4. "WWE reveals fan-vote options for NXT anniversary show title matches". 7 September 2022.