The venue did not receive another major live event until Halloween Havoc in 2024 albeit in livestreaming form.

Goldberg won the match and the World Heavyweight Championship after pinning Triple H following a spear and a Jackhammer.

Unforgiven was first held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as the 21st In Your House pay-per-view (PPV) in April 1998.

[8][9] After the match ended, Triple H, along with Evolution members Ric Flair and Randy Orton, handcuffed Goldberg to the Chamber and attacked him with a sledgehammer.

[10][11] On the September 1 episode of Raw, Goldberg, Shawn Michaels, and Maven defeated Evolution (Triple H, Orton, and Flair).

[12][13] The next week on Raw, Co-General Manager Stone Cold Steve Austin added the stipulation where if Triple H got himself counted out or intentionally disqualified, he would lose the World Heavyweight Championship.

[20][21] On the July 28 episode of Raw, Shane made a surprise appearance by attacking Kane for his actions the week before.

[26][27] On the September 8 episode of Raw, Bischoff announced that McMahon and Kane would face each other in a Last Man Standing match at Unforgiven.

[14][15] The next week on Raw, after both men signed a contract for their match at Unforgiven, McMahon gave Kane multiple low blows, followed by a Leap of Faith through an announce table.

[30][31][32] One month later, on the July 21 episode of Raw, Chris Jericho defeated Michaels in a Singles match.

In the match, Orton interfered on Jericho's behalf by executing an RKO on Michaels while the referee was distracted.

[33][34] On the September 1 episode of Raw, Stone Cold Steve Austin announced that Orton would face off against Michaels at Unforgiven.

[12][13] Two weeks later on the September 15 episode of Raw, Orton told Michaels that he was going to use him as a "stepping stone towards greatness."

Gail Kim debuted on the June 30 episode of Raw and won the WWE Women's Championship in a battle royal.

[38] On the September 15 episode of Raw, Lita returned from injury and saved Stratus from being attacked from Holly and Kim, setting up the tag team match for Unforgiven.

[39] Before the event went live on pay-per-view, Maven defeated Stevie Richards in a match taped for WWE Heat.

Later during the match, Test attempted a diving double axe handle but Steiner reversed it into a suplex.

In the end, Stratus threw Kim out of the ring, and Lita performed a moonsault on Holly for the pin.

As the referee officially called to ring the bell to start the match, Kane pushed McMahon away to block another chair shot.

In the end, McMahon attempted a Leap of Faith, from the top of the arena on the TitanTron, which was roughly 25 feet tall.

[4][40][41] The seventh match was Al Snow and Jonathan Coachman taking on Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler for the commentator position of Raw.

[50][51] At Survivor Series, Goldberg retained the title, after he hit Triple H with a spear and Jackhammer for the pinfall.

Goldberg would ultimately drop the World Heavyweight Championship back to Triple H at Armageddon the following month.

[46][47] Austin promptly accepted the challenge, with Bischoff announcing the first two members of his team were Scott Steiner and Chris Jericho.

[46][47] The following week, Rob Van Dam, and Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley were named members to join Austin's team.

[57] On the September 22 episode of Raw, Shane McMahon was hospitalized after the events in his match against Kane at Unforgiven.