Triple H won the match and the World Heavyweight Championship after pinning Goldberg following a chokeslam from Kane.

The undercard included Randy Orton winning the Intercontinental Championship from Rob Van Dam and Shawn Michaels defeating Batista.

Armageddon was established in 1999 as World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) December pay-per-view (PPV) and was held every year except in 2001.

[3][4] The main feud heading into the event was between Goldberg, Kane, and Triple H over the World Heavyweight Championship.

[7] Another primary feud heading into the event was between Randy Orton and Rob Van Dam over the WWE Intercontinental Championship.

Van Dam won the title on the September 29 episode of Raw by defeating then-champion Christian.

[6] On the December 8 episode of Raw, Co-General Manager Mick Foley appointed himself as the special guest referee for the match.

[7] Later that night, Michaels and Chris Jericho defeated Batista and Ric Flair in a tag team match.

[3][4] Next, Rob Van Dam defended the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Randy Orton with Mick Foley as special guest referee.

[3][4][10] In an Intergender tag team match billed as the "Battle of the Sexes", Chris Jericho and Christian faced off against Trish Stratus and Lita.

The Hurricane and Rosey started the match against La Résistance (Robért Conway and René Duprée).

Co-General Manager Eric Bischoff, however, introduced Ric Flair and Batista as the seventh and final team to compete.

Flair and Batista eliminated the Dudley Boyz to win the match and begin their first reign as World Tag Team Champions.

Holly pinned Ivory while holding onto her tights for extra leverage to win the match and retain the title.

Batista came down and pulled Kane out of the ring, which allowed Triple H to pin Goldberg[3][4] to win the title.

At the Royal Rumble, Triple H and Michaels fought to a draw in a Last Man Standing match for the World Heavyweight Championship.

Chris Benoit, the other participant in the match, forced Triple H to submit to the Crippler Crossface to win the title.

[23] Batista and Ric Flair's first World Tag Team Championship reign lasted two months, as they lost the titles to Rob Van Dam and Booker T in February.