The main match on the Raw brand, which was the card's main event, was John Cena versus The Great Khali for the WWE Championship, which Cena won after forcing Khali to submit to the STFU.

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

[6][7] The main feud heading into Judgment Day on the Raw brand was between John Cena and The Great Khali, with the two battling over the WWE Championship.

when Batista challenged The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship in a Steel Cage match.

Edge then defeated Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship after cashing in his Money in the Bank contract, which is used to receive a title match of the owner's time and place of choosing.

[11][12] On the May 18 episode of SmackDown!, Batista confronted Edge and challenged him to a match for the World Heavyweight Championship at Judgment Day.

[14] The McMahons and Umaga defeated Lashley in a three-on-one handicap match to allow Vince to win the ECW World Championship.

After reversing a Back Stabber, Flair forced Carlito to submit with the figure-four leglock to win the match.

Michaels followed up with a diving elbow drop and tried to execute Sweet Chin Music, but collapsed in the process.

Jeff pinned Cade and The Hardys retained the World Tag Team Championship.

MVP gained the second fall and won the match after pinning Benoit with an Inside Cradle.

(This was Chris Benoit's last Pay Per View Match)[23][24] Next was the main event, which saw John Cena defend the WWE Championship against The Great Khali.

Cena retained the WWE Championship and gained possession of the belt, which Khali had (kayfabe) stolen prior to the event.

[30] At One Night Stand, Edge and Batista faced each other in a Steel Cage match for the World Heavyweight Championship.

[31] Shawn Michaels did not appear on-screen until October 8, when he returned to confront Randy Orton and restart their feud.

On the May 28 episode of Raw, Rob Van Dam claimed on WWE's website that Orton should not have attacked Shawn Michaels at Judgment Day.

[34] At One Night Stand, Cena retained his title by pinning Khali after performing an FU off a crane.