
WWE Judgment Day is an annual professional wrestling event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. It was first held in October 1998 as an In Your House event. It replaced Over the Edge after the 1999 event, which saw the death of Owen Hart. In 2000, WWE Judgment Day became the annual May event which followed Backlash. From 2004 to 2006, the event was exclusive to the SmackDown brand.
This year, WWE Judgment Day was held on May 18, 2008 at the Qwest Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska and will feature talents from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands.
The highlighted feud heading into the event is between Triple H and Randy Orton, with the two feuding over the WWE Championship.
Sports were started as an entertainment to attract people. There were different forms of sports in various parts of the world and there has been changes coming under each category of sports. Rugby, tennis, cycling, swimming are some of the common types of sports played. There came federations and international organizations that control sports as a competition. They are played with proper rules and regulations monitoring the game. Each event has its own peculiarities and specifications. Even though some games had its origin and growth in some parts of the world, with the advent of sports organizations, these games became popular in the rest of the world as well.
The FIFA World Cup is very important in the world of international football, also known as soccer. The World Cup is contested by the men’s national football teams of FIFA member nations and is awarded every 4 years. There have been 17 tournaments held to date, but only 7 nations have won the World Cup Finals. The nation of Brazil holds the cup currently and has won the cup a total of 5 times making them the leading team. The next World Cup Finals will be held in Germany where Germany holds 3 titles.
In 1872 the first international football match was played between England and Scotland. In the beginning of the sport there were never medals awarded. It was called a demonstration sport and was played at the Olympics. In 1909 the game was finally played for a trophy.
Swimming has risen from the status of a mere recreation or exercise to the grade of a sport. Swimming when conducted as a sport is intended at finding the winner who reaches the first position in swimming over a given distance in a specific time. It was in the 19th century that swimming rose to the level of a competition. It is an event of high popularity in Olympics. Male and female participants compete in the various events coming under swimming. The competition is usually taking place in a 50 meter pool. There is an international body governing the swimming competitions. The usual number of competitive events under swimming is 34.
Rugby is common in several parts of the world and is played by people of all ages. This is the name given to a group of sports coming under a common head football. Rugby had its origin in England. There after several forms of rugby came into existence including American football and Canadian football. These are the latest form of rugby played all over the world. Out of the various forms of rugby, rugby league and rugby union are the only two kinds of rugby played now. Rugby union is an amateur and professional game at the same time and is played in many countries.
Cycling is a famous sport loved by people all over the world irrespective of age barriers. They have risen to the level of a sport from a means of transport or recreation. There is international governance for the control of cycling as a sport. The common utility bicycle if used as the only equipment for cycling. There will be a frame to protect the cycle from road shocks and their speed is controlled by easy steers. There are various competitions conducted around the world on cycling. The style of cycles and the method of cycling have come across changes in the seasons.
Wrestling is an interesting sport played in many parts of the world. It is a physical sport played between two people without any arms. The participants of the game are known as wrestlers. They will try hard to get control over their opponent. Locking, holding, leverage etc are some of the physical techniques used in wrestling. Wrestling has several stories attached to it. There are different styles of this game played in various parts of the world. This is played in Olympics as a sport. Amateur wrestling is often played as the sports in different games. The basic principles and techniques are related to military and defense techniques.
Boxing is a famous sport played in various parts of the world. Two participants of the game have to be of equal weight for the game to be played. They fight with each other using their fists. Boxing has become a game played with proper organization. The game is played with intervals of at least 1 to 3 minutes between rounds. When the opponent is knocked down, the player is announced as winner. The opponent once knocked down must not be able to get up till the referee counts to ten. In other cases, the opponent must not be able to proceed because of injuries
Car racing is one of the most popular sports in the world. It involves racing cars and is the most appreciated auto sport in the world. Car racing with single seat cars are designed especially for fast racing. The cars used in such racing uses wheels without covering. Production derived cars are used for racing in touring car racing. The speed differentials will be small with large grids in such car racing. The most economical car racing is production car racing. This has several rules that restrict the cost of racing in such cars. There are various other varieties of car racing called as rallying, targa racing, sports car racing etc.
Golf is an interesting game played using clubs. The clubs are used to hit a ball into a hole. The player has to hit the ball into the hole in the minimum number of strokes possible. The game is played in golf courses. There is no standardized place for playing the game; rather it is played in golf courses. Each golf course is unique in the design and will have varying number of holes. There can be 9 or 18 holes depending in the golf course depending on the type of the course. The popularity of golf as a spectator game is increasing in all parts of the world.