WWE Cyber Sunday (originally known as WWE Taboo Tuesday) was an annual professional wrestlingpay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. Established in 2004, the event was originally called Taboo Tuesday as it was held on Tuesdays. In 2006, the event was moved to the more traditional Sunday night for PPVs and was renamed Cyber Sunday. The theme of the event was the ability for fans to vote on certain aspects of every match, using their personal computers and text messaging via mobile phones. The voting typically began in the middle of an episode of Raw a few weeks beforehand and ended during the pay-per-view, often moments before the match was slated to begin. Because of this, the event was billed as an "interactive pay-per-view."
Interactive pay-per-view in which fans vote on certain aspects of the matches
During the event's first two years as Taboo Tuesday, it was held exclusively for wrestlers from the Rawbrand. The 2006 event, which was the first held as Cyber Sunday, was also Raw-exclusive. Following WrestleMania 23 in 2007, however, brand-exclusive PPVs were discontinued, thus the events in 2007 and 2008 featured the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands. The event was discontinued and replaced by Bragging Rights in 2009. The event was revived as an NXT television special in 2022, but not branded as Taboo Tuesday.
To coincide with the brand extension, in which the promotion divided its roster into brands where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform, the inaugural event was held exclusively for the Raw brand. Taboo Tuesday returned in 2005, but was pushed back to early November and was also Raw-exclusive.[3] In 2006, which was again Raw-exclusive and held in November, the show was moved to a more traditional Sunday night slot—alleviating problems with the taping schedule of SmackDown!, usually held on Tuesdays. As a result, the event was renamed Cyber Sunday.[4] Following WrestleMania 23 in April 2007, WWE discontinued brand-exclusive PPVs, thus the 2007 and 2008 events, which were both held in October, featured wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands.[5][6][7] In 2009, the event's pay-per-view slot was replaced by Annihilation then later renamed Bragging Rights.[8][9]
Almost a decade after the discontinuation of the PPV, elements of this event were incorporated into NXT's television program for its NXT 2.0 one-year anniversary special but the event is not called Taboo Tuesday.[10]
Conceptedit
The most distinctive feature of the event was the ability for fans to vote on certain aspects of every match, using their personal computers and text messaging via mobile phones. The voting typically began in the middle of an episode of Raw a few weeks beforehand and ended during the pay-per-view, often moments before the match was slated to begin. Because of this, the event was billed as an "interactive pay-per-view."[2] For the first four events, voting was made online through WWE.com, with the official tagline for the PPV being "Log On. Take Over."[11][3][4][6] In 2008, however, this was replaced by votes through text messaging, but this was only available to United States mobile carriers. However, the match between The Undertaker and Big Show was made universal, as fans were allowed to vote for the match stipulation on WWE.com.[7] After Cyber Sunday was discontinued, the fan interaction aspects of the pay-per-view were incorporated into Raw as WWEActive (originally RawActive) for some Raw episodes, which was eventually dropped altogether.[12]
^ abc"Cyber Sunday 2008 results". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved September 26, 2008.
^. WWE. Archived from the original on October 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-05. Find out when the first-ever WWE Bragging Rights airs Sunday, Oct. 25 live on pay-per view.
^ abTarlach, Gemma (2004-10-18). "Choose and Bruise Taboo Tuesday gives WWE fans a chance to have a say in the ring action". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: 01.
^"Your Guide to Getting RAWactive!". WWE. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
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WWE Cyber Sunday originally known as WWE Taboo Tuesday was an annual professional wrestling pay per view PPV event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment WWE a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut Established in 2004 the event was originally called Taboo Tuesday as it was held on Tuesdays In 2006 the event was moved to the more traditional Sunday night for PPVs and was renamed Cyber Sunday The theme of the event was the ability for fans to vote on certain aspects of every match using their personal computers and text messaging via mobile phones The voting typically began in the middle of an episode of Raw a few weeks beforehand and ended during the pay per view often moments before the match was slated to begin Because of this the event was billed as an interactive pay per view WWE Cyber SundayWWE Cyber Sunday logoPromotionsWorld Wrestling EntertainmentBrandsRaw 2004 2008 SmackDown 2007 2008 ECW 2007 2008 NXT 2022 Other namesTaboo Tuesday 2004 2005 First eventTaboo Tuesday 2004 Last eventCyber Sunday 2008 Event gimmickInteractive pay per view in which fans vote on certain aspects of the matches During the event s first two years as Taboo Tuesday it was held exclusively for wrestlers from the Raw brand The 2006 event which was the first held as Cyber Sunday was also Raw exclusive Following WrestleMania 23 in 2007 however brand exclusive PPVs were discontinued thus the events in 2007 and 2008 featured the Raw SmackDown and ECW brands The event was discontinued and replaced by Bragging Rights in 2009 The event was revived as an NXT television special in 2022 but not branded as Taboo Tuesday Contents 1 History 2 Concept 3 Events 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp The event s logo when it was called Taboo Tuesday in 2004 2005 In 2004 World Wrestling Entertainment WWE established a new pay per view PPV event titled Taboo Tuesday The inaugural event was held on October 19 that year and as its name implies it was held on a Tuesday It was the first regularly scheduled pay per view held by the company on a Tuesday since 1991 s This Tuesday in Texas the first regularly scheduled non Sunday pay per view since the 1994 Survivor Series and the first non Sunday pay per view of any kind since In Your House 8 Beware of Dog 2 in 1996 1 2 To coincide with the brand extension in which the promotion divided its roster into brands where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform the inaugural event was held exclusively for the Raw brand Taboo Tuesday returned in 2005 but was pushed back to early November and was also Raw exclusive 3 In 2006 which was again Raw exclusive and held in November the show was moved to a more traditional Sunday night slot alleviating problems with the taping schedule of SmackDown usually held on Tuesdays As a result the event was renamed Cyber Sunday 4 Following WrestleMania 23 in April 2007 WWE discontinued brand exclusive PPVs thus the 2007 and 2008 events which were both held in October featured wrestlers from the Raw SmackDown and ECW brands 5 6 7 In 2009 the event s pay per view slot was replaced by Annihilation then later renamed Bragging Rights 8 9 Almost a decade after the discontinuation of the PPV elements of this event were incorporated into NXT s television program for its NXT 2 0 one year anniversary special but the event is not called Taboo Tuesday 10 Concept editThe most distinctive feature of the event was the ability for fans to vote on certain aspects of every match using their personal computers and text messaging via mobile phones The voting typically began in the middle of an episode of Raw a few weeks beforehand and ended during the pay per view often moments before the match was slated to begin Because of this the event was billed as an interactive pay per view 2 For the first four events voting was made online through WWE com with the official tagline for the PPV being Log On Take Over 11 3 4 6 In 2008 however this was replaced by votes through text messaging but this was only available to United States mobile carriers However the match between The Undertaker and Big Show was made universal as fans were allowed to vote for the match stipulation on WWE com 7 After Cyber Sunday was discontinued the fan interaction aspects of the pay per view were incorporated into Raw as WWEActive originally RawActive for some Raw episodes which was eventually dropped altogether 12 Events editRaw branded event Event Date City Venue Main Event Ref 1 Taboo Tuesday 2004 October 19 2004 Milwaukee Wisconsin Bradley Center Randy Orton vs Ric Flair in a Steel Cage match 11 2 Taboo Tuesday 2005 November 1 2005 San Diego California iPayOne Center John Cena c vs Kurt Angle vs Shawn Michaels in a triple threat match for the WWE Championship 3 3 Cyber Sunday 2006 November 5 2006 Cincinnati Ohio U S Bank Arena King Booker c vs WWE Champion John Cena vs ECW World Champion Big Show in a Champion of Champions triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship 4 4 Cyber Sunday 2007 October 28 2007 Washington D C Verizon Center Batista c vs The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship with Stone Cold Steve Austin as the special guest referee 6 5 Cyber Sunday 2008 October 26 2008 Phoenix Arizona US Airways Center Chris Jericho c vs Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship with Stone Cold Steve Austin as the special guest referee 7 c refers to the champion s heading into the matchReferences edit Cyber Sunday Pay per view History WWE Retrieved 2007 10 06 a b World Wrestling Entertainment Introduces New Interactive Raw Branded Pay Per View To Air on Tuesday October 19 2004 World Wrestling Entertainment Corporation October 5 2004 Archived from the original on March 13 2014 Retrieved August 8 2008 a b c Toward Taboo Tuesday World Wrestling Entertainment October 17 2005 Retrieved May 10 2008 a b c Cyber Sunday 2006 Pro Wrestling History 2006 11 05 Retrieved 2008 03 16 WWE Pay Per Views To Follow WrestleMania Formula World Wrestling Entertainment 2007 03 18 Archived from the original on March 19 2007 Retrieved 2007 11 25 a b c WWE presents Cyber Sunday World Wrestling Entertainment Retrieved November 2 2007 a b c Cyber Sunday 2008 results Pro Wrestling History Retrieved September 26 2008 Preview WWE Champion Randy Orton vs John Cena Anything Goes Iron Man Match WWE Archived from the original on October 10 2009 Retrieved 2009 10 05 Find out when the first ever WWE Bragging Rights airs Sunday Oct 25 live on pay per view https www wrestlezone com news 191893 trademark infringement is why wwe is changing ppv names https www f4wonline com amp news nxt wwe reveals fan vote options for nxt anniversary show title matches a b Tarlach Gemma 2004 10 18 Choose and Bruise Taboo Tuesday gives WWE fans a chance to have a say in the ring action Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 01 Your Guide to Getting RAWactive WWE Retrieved March 16 2021 External links editOfficial Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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