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

At Survivor Series, Batista defeated King Booker to win the World Heavyweight Championship.

Later that night, General manager Theodore Long announced that King Booker and Finlay would form a tag team to compete against Batista and a partner of his choice at Armageddon.

Batista announced that his partner would be WWE Champion John Cena, a member of the Raw brand.

[4][5] On the December 1 episode of SmackDown!, The Undertaker fought Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) in a match where neither wrestler won.

The only way to win an Inferno match is by throwing one's opponent into a fire that surrounds the ring on all four sides.

[12][13] The following match featured Paul London and Brian Kendrick, William Regal and Dave Taylor, MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro), and The Hardys (Matt and Jeff) in a four-team ladder match for the WWE Tag Team Championship.

Towards the end of the match, while MNM and The Hardys were out of the ring, Regal and Taylor attempted to climb the ladder, but Kendrick managed to knock the pair off.

Kendrick fought off Regal and Taylor as London climbed the ladder and captured the titles to win the match for his team and retain the championships.

The Boogeyman controlled the majority of the match and eventually won by pinfall after a Falling Chokebomb.

Chavo managed to place his foot on top of the bottom rope, which forced Benoit to break the pin per official wrestling match rules.

While Guerrero was lying on his stomach, Benoit applied the Sharpshooter, and made Chavo submit to retain the championship.

[12][18] The fifth match was the encounter of Gregory Helms and Jimmy Wang Yang for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.

During the beginning of the match, The Undertaker tossed Kennedy into steel steps on the side of the ring and then onto the commentator's announcing table.

The host of the contest was Santa Claus (portrayed by Big Dick Johnson, otherwise Christopher DeJoseph).

Johnson declared all four of the Divas as the winners and proceeded to take off his Santa costume and dance to music being played in the arena.

Batista wrestled the match with his left arm taped up due to a previous injury.

[26] On the December 22, 2006 episode of SmackDown!, King Booker and Finlay demanded a rematch against Batista and John Cena.

The Undertaker won the Royal Rumble match to earn a title shot at WrestleMania 23.

[29] Chris Benoit continued to feud with Chavo Guerrero over the WWE United States Championship.

[11][30] On the January 12, 2007 episode of SmackDown!, Mr. Kennedy defeated Chris Benoit in a standard match, with help from Chavo Guerrero.

[33] The feuds between Kane and Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP), and The Undertaker and Mr. Kennedy did not continue after the event.