Benoit won the match after forcing Booker to submit with the Crippler Crossface, thus earning his first victory in the series.

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] The 2005 event was held on December 18 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.

[4] The event featured six professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines.

The main event at Armageddon was fought in a Hell in a Cell match stipulation between The Undertaker and Randy Orton.

Then, on the December 2 episode of SmackDown!, The Undertaker called Orton to face him inside Hell in a Cell at Armageddon, which was made official.

On the November 11 episode of SmackDown!, an Interpromotional Street Fight match was scheduled between Batista and Edge.

superstars, Batista, Randy Orton, JBL, Rey Mysterio, and Bobby Lashley, arrived to the show's arena.

[10] On the November 25 episode of SmackDown!, Batista was scheduled to defend his World Heavyweight Championship against Orton in a No Holds Barred match.

Batista retained his title after the Raw roster showed up to the arena and began a fight with the SmackDown!

In the second match, The Mexicools (Super Crazy and Psicosis) faced MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) (with Melina).

Psicosis and Super Crazy performed many high-flying moves, landing a corkscrew as well as a tope con hilo over the referee's back.

MNM used their double teaming tactics to wear down Psicosis, keeping him isolated from making the tag.

Super Crazy executed a moonsault on Mercury, but Nitro broke the pinfall, leading to the Snapshot for the win.

Several Crossface attempts, as well as a low blow/scissor kick combination from Sharmell and Booker T all failed to win the match for both wrestlers.

Kash countered a front flip leg drop with a Dead Level to win the title.

The match evolved into a brawl, with Batista and Big Show wrestling over the broadcast table, as Mysterio executed 619 to Kane.

In the "Best of Seven" series, Booker T ended up winning the vacant WWE United States Championship on the January 13, 2006 edition of SmackDown in Philadelphia, with the help of Randy Orton.

Big Show and Kane continued to reign as World Tag Team Champions until April 2006.