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.

Judgment Day was first held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as the 25th In Your House pay-per-view (PPV) in October 1998.

[5] The event consisted of nine professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines.

The main feud leading into Judgment Day on the Raw brand was between the WWE Undisputed Champion Hollywood Hulk Hogan and The Undertaker.

On the May 16 episode of SmackDown!, Jericho and Angle attacked Triple H and Edge, and defeated them in the main event.

Another main feud from the Raw brand was Stone Cold Steve Austin against Big Show and Ric Flair.

[6] Before the event aired live on pay-per-view, a dark match took place in which William Regal defeated D'Lo Brown to retain the WWE European Championship.

The second match was for the WWE Women's Championship between Trish Stratus (with Bubba Ray Dudley) and Stacy Keibler (with Reverend D-Von and Batista).

Despite interference from Batista, Stratus pinned Keibler after a Bulldog to win the match and retain the title.

Triple H performed a spinebuster on Jericho as referees opened the cell door to check on the downed White.

The seventh match was for the WWE Tag Team Championship between Billy and Chuck and Rikishi and Rico.

With his feud with Triple H now over, Chris Jericho decided to enter the King of the Ring tournament, with the winner to receive a WWE Undisputed Championship match on August 25 at SummerSlam.

On the May 30 episode of SmackDown!, The Undertaker defeated Randy Orton to retain the WWE Undisputed Championship.

On the June 6 episode of SmackDown!, Triple H became the number one contender to the WWE Undisputed Championship by defeating Hollywood Hulk Hogan.

Triple H faced The Undertaker for the championship at King of the Ring, only to lose despite interference on his behalf from a returning The Rock.

The centerpiece of this feud was a hairpiece Angle was wearing after being shaven bald, which he held to his head with a piece of amateur wrestling headgear.

Brock Lesnar ended his feud with The Hardy Boyz and entered the King of the Ring tournament.

After Judgment Day, Stone Cold Steve Austin continued his feud with Ric Flair, which added both Eddie Guerrero and a returning-from-injury Chris Benoit (who was last seen in June 2001 at King of the Ring due to neck injury).

However, the feud ended abruptly with Austin's unexpected departure from the company on June 10 for his refusal to lose a hotshotted match to Brock Lesnar.

That same night, Flair lost his half of the WWE ownership to Mr. McMahon and returned to active wrestling.

Eddie Guerrero's feud with Rob Van Dam ended on the May 27 episode of Raw, when he lost the Intercontinental Championship in a ladder match.

He went on to face Ric Flair at King of the Ring in place of Stone Cold Steve Austin and lost the match after interference from Bubba Ray Dudley, with whom Guerrero entered a feud the following night on Raw.

The following two weeks on Raw, Benoit and Guerrero had defeated Bubba Ray and Spike in two different tag team matches.

On the July 29 episode of Raw, after Benoit defeated Van Dam for the Intercontinental Championship, he and Guerrero would then defect to the SmackDown!

brand during a storyline "open season" on wrestler contracts, with Benoit taking his newly won Intercontinental Championship with him.

On the June 3 episode of Raw, Stratus successfully defended the WWE Women's Championship against Terri Runnels in a lingerie match.