WWE Night of Champions
Vengeance is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The event started in 2001, replacing WWE Armageddon for that year and eventually taking over Fully Loaded's pay-per-view spot in 2002. The 2003 event was exclusive to the SmackDown! brand, while from 2004 to 2006, the events were RAW exclusive. In 2005, Vengeance was moved once again, this time switching positions with The Great American Bash.
Results
2001
| Vengeance 2001 | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | December 9 2001 | ||
| City | San Diego, California | ||
| Venue | San Diego Sports Arena | ||
| Attendance | 11,800 | ||
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Vengeance 2001 took place on December 9 2001 at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California. The theme song was "Sinner" by Drowning Pool.
- Sunday Night HEAT match: The APA (Bradshaw and Faarooq) defeated Billy and Chuck (6:20)
- Bradshaw pinned Palumbo.
- Scotty 2 Hotty and Albert defeated Christian and Test (6:20)[1]
- Albert pinned Christian after a Baldo Bomb.
- Edge defeated William Regal to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship (9:06)[1]
- Edge pinned Regal after a spear.
- Jeff Hardy defeated Matt Hardy (w/Lita as guest referee) (12:32)[1]
- Jeff pinned Matt after a Swanton Bomb. Matt's foot was on the bottom rope during the pin but Lita didn't see it.
- The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) (w/Stacy Keibler) defeated The Big Show and Kane to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship (6:49)[1]
- Bubba Ray pinned Big Show after a Hotshot into an exposed turnbuckle.
- The Undertaker defeated Rob Van Dam to win the WWF Hardcore Championship (11:04)[1]
- Undertaker pinned RVD after a Chokeslam off the stage through a set of tables.
- Trish Stratus defeated Jacqueline to retain the WWF Women's Championship (3:26)[1]
- Trish pinned Jacqueline with a Back slide.
- Steve Austin defeated Kurt Angle to retain the WWF Championship (15:01) [1]
- Austin pinned Angle after a Stone Cold Stunner.
- Chris Jericho defeated The Rock to win the WCW Championship (19:05)[1]
- Jericho pinned Rock after a low blow and a Rock Bottom.
- World Champion Chris Jericho defeated WWF Champion Steve Austin in a Title Unification match (12:31)[1]
- Jericho pinned Austin after Booker T hit Austin with the WWF Championship belt.
- Jericho became the first Undisputed Champion.[2]
2002
| Vengeance 2002 | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | RAW SmackDown! | ||
| Date | July 21 2002 | ||
| City | Detroit, Michigan | ||
| Venue | Joe Louis Arena | ||
| Attendance | 12,000 | ||
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Vengeance 2002 took place on July 21 2002 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The tagline was "Quick & Merciless". The official theme song was "Downfall" by Trust Company.
- Sunday Night HEAT match: Goldust defeated Steven Richards (3:49)
- Goldust pinned Richards.
- Bubba Ray Dudley and Spike Dudley defeated Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit in an Elimination Tables Match (14:59)[3]
- Spike put Guerrero through a table with the Dudley Dog (13:15)
- Benoit tossed Spike over the top rope and through a table (14:30)
- Bubba Ray put Benoit through a table with the Bubba Bomb (14:59)
- Jamie Noble (w/Nidia) defeated Billy Kidman to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (7:34)[3]
- Noble pinned Kidman after a Tiger Driver.
- Jeff Hardy defeated William Regal to retain the WWE European Championship (4:16)[3]
- Hardy pinned Regal with a roll-up.
- John Cena defeated Chris Jericho (6:21)[3]
- Cena pinned Jericho after countering the Walls of Jericho into a roll-up.
- Rob Van Dam defeated Brock Lesnar (w/Paul Heyman) by disqualification to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (9:38)[3]
- Lesnar was disqualified after Heyman pulled the referee from the ring, thus RVD retained the title.
- After the match, Lesnar F-5ed Van Dam on a steel chair.
- Booker T defeated The Big Show in a No Disqualification match (6:12)[3]
- Booker pinned Big Show after a Harlem Hangover.
- The Un-Americans (Lance Storm and Christian) defeated Hulk Hogan and Edge to win the WWE Tag Team Championship (10:00)[3]
- Storm pinned Edge after Chris Jericho hit Edge with a tag title belt.
- The Rock defeated Kurt Angle and The Undertaker (c) in a Triple threat match to win the WWE Undisputed Championship (19:35)[3]
- Rock pinned Angle after a Rock Bottom.
- The match was originally going to be a singles match between Rock and Undertaker, but Kurt Angle earned an opportunity at the title by wrestling to a draw with Undertaker.[4]
2003
| Vengeance 2003 | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | SmackDown! | ||
| Date | July 27 2003 | ||
| City | Denver, Colorado | ||
| Venue | Pepsi Center | ||
| Attendance | 9,500 | ||
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Vengeance 2003 took place on July 27 2003 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. The official theme song was "Price To Play" by Staind. This was the first SmackDown!-exclusive PPV.
- Sunday Night HEAT match: Ultimo Dragon defeated Chris Kanyon (4:04)
- Dragon pinned Kanyon after an Asai DDT.
- Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Benoit to win the WWE United States Championship (22:14)[5]
- Guerrero pinned Benoit after a Gore from Rhyno followed by a Frog Splash.
- This was the finals of a tournament to crown the first WWE US Champion.
- Jamie Noble (w/Nidia) defeated Billy Gunn (w/Torrie Wilson) (5:00)[5]
- Noble pinned Gunn with a roll-up. As a result, Noble won the right to spend a night with Torrie Wilson.
- Bradshaw defeated Shannon Moore, Doink The Clown, Faarooq, Brother Love, Nunzio, Matt Hardy, A-Train, Danny Basham, Doug Basham, The Easter Bunny, Sean O'Haire, John Hennigan, Orlando Jordan, Funaki, Los Conquistadores (Rob Conway and Johnny Jeter), The Brooklyn Brawler, Johnny Stamboli, Chuck Palumbo, Matt Cappotelli and Spanky in the APA Invitational Bar Room Brawl (4:29)[5]
- Bradshaw won the match when he leveled Brother Love with a beer bottle.
- The World's Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas) defeated Rey Mysterio and Billy Kidman to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship (14:53)[5]
- Benjamin pinned Mysterio after a springboard clothesline/powerbomb combo on Mysterio.
- Sable defeated Stephanie McMahon in a No Count-Out match (6:29)[5]
- Sable pinned Stephanie after A-Train came out and speared Stephanie.
- The Undertaker defeated John Cena (16:02)[5]
- Undertaker pinned Cena after a Last Ride.
- Vince McMahon (w/Sable) defeated Zach Gowen (14:22)[5]
- McMahon pinned Gowen when Zach missed a one-legged moonsault.
- Kurt Angle defeated Brock Lesnar (c) and The Big Show in a No Disqualification Triple Threat match to win the WWE Championship (17:38)[5]
- Angle pinned Lesnar after an Angle Slam.[6]
2004
| Vengeance 2004 | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | RAW | ||
| Date | July 11 2004 | ||
| City | Hartford, Connecticut | ||
| Venue | Hartford Civic Center | ||
| Attendance | 7,000 | ||
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Vengeance 2004 took place on July 11 2004 at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.
- Sunday Night HEAT match: Tyson Tomko (w/Trish Stratus) defeated Val Venis (w/Nidia) (2:52)
- Tajiri and Rhyno defeated Garrison Cade and Jonathan Coachman (7:30)[7]
- Tajiri pinned Coach after a Buzzsaw kick.
- Batista defeated Chris Jericho (12:19)[7]
- Batista pinned Jericho after a Batista Bomb.
- La Résistance (Róbert Conway and Sylvain Grenier) defeated Ric Flair and Eugene by disqualification to retain the World Tag Team Championship (12:30)[7]
- Eugene was disqualified after shoving referee Mike Chioda.
- Matt Hardy defeated Kane in a No Disqualification match (10:34)[7]
- Hardy pinned Kane after he hit Kane with a steel chair which ricocheted the steel steps off his face.
- Edge defeated Randy Orton to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship (26:36)[7]
- Edge pinned Orton after a Spear.
- Victoria defeated Molly Holly (6:20)[7]
- Victoria pinned Molly after a Superkick to become #1 contender to the WWE Women's Championship.
- Chris Benoit defeated Triple H to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (29:04)[7]
2005
| Vengeance 2005 | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | RAW | ||
| Date | June 26 2005 | ||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Venue | Thomas & Mack Center | ||
| Attendance | 9,850 | ||
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Vengeance 2005 took place on June 26 2005 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The official theme song was "Happy?" by Mudvayne.
- Sunday Night HEAT match: The Hurricane and Rosey (w/Super Stacy) defeated The Heart Throbs (Antonio and Romeo) to retain the World Tag Team Championship (5:06)
- Hurricane pinned Romeo.
- Carlito defeated Shelton Benjamin to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (12:46)[9]
- Carlito pinned Benjamin with a roll-up after Benjamin hit an exposed turnbuckle.
- Victoria defeated Christy Hemme (5:05)[9]
- Victoria pinned Christy after blocking a Sunset Flip and holding the ropes.
- Kane defeated Edge (w/Lita) (11:11)[9]
- Shawn Michaels defeated Kurt Angle (26:11)[9]
- Michaels pinned Angle after Sweet Chin Music.
- Both men were given a standing ovation after the match.
- Ring announcer Lilian Garcia proposed to Viscera in the ring. The Godfather then made his way out and convinced Viscera to leave with his hos, abandoning a crying Garcia in the ring.
- John Cena defeated Christian and Chris Jericho in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWE Championship (15:08)[9]
- Cena pinned Christian after an FU.
- Batista defeated Triple H in a Hell in a Cell match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (26:54)[9]
- Batista pinned Triple H after a Spinebuster and a Batista Bomb.
2006
| Vengeance 2006 | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | RAW | ||
| Date | June 25 2006 | ||
| City | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
| Venue | Charlotte Bobcats Arena | ||
| Attendance | 16,800 | ||
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Vengeance 2006 took place on June 25 2006 at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. The official theme song was "Victim" by Eighteen Visions.
- Dark match: Val Venis defeated Rob Conway
- Venis pinned Conway.
- Randy Orton defeated Kurt Angle (12:45)
- Umaga (w/Armando Alejandro Estrada) defeated Eugene (w/Jim Duggan, Doink the Clown and Kamala) (1:37)
- Umaga pinned Eugene after a Samoan Spike.[11]
- Ric Flair defeated Mick Foley in a Two out of three falls match (6:57)
- Flair pinned Foley with an inside cradle to win the first fall (4:09)
- Flair won the second fall when Foley was disqualified for hitting Flair with a trash can (6:57)[12]
- Johnny Nitro (w/Melina) defeated Shelton Benjamin (c) and Carlito in a Triple Threat Match to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship (12:09)
- Nitro pinned Benjamin following a Backcracker by Carlito.[13]
- Rob Van Dam defeated Edge (w/Lita) to retain the WWE Championship (17:55)
- RVD pinned Edge after a Five-Star Frog Splash.[14]
- "Impostor Kane" defeated Kane (7:07)
- John Cena defeated Sabu in an Extreme Lumberjack Match (6:46).
- Cena made Sabu submit with the STFU.[16]
- RAW lumberjacks: Viscera, Trevor Murdoch, Lance Cade, Rob Conway, Snitsky, Matt Striker, Charlie Haas and Val Venis
- ECW lumberjacks: Tommy Dreamer, Balls Mahoney, Stevie Richards, Little Guido Maritato, Roadkill, Danny Doring, Justin Credible, Al Snow and The Sandman
- D-Generation X (Shawn Michaels and Triple H) defeated The Spirit Squad (Kenny, Johnny, Mitch, Nicky and Mikey) in a Handicap Match (17:48)
- Triple H pinned Kenny after the Pedigree while Michaels pinned Mikey after Sweet Chin Music.[17]
2007
| Vengeance: Night of Champions | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | RAW SmackDown! ECW | ||
| Date | June 24 2007 | ||
| City | Houston, Texas | ||
| Venue | Toyota Center | ||
| Attendance | 18,300 | ||
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Vengeance: Night of Champions took place on June 24 2007 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The official theme song was "Gone" by Fuel. The "Night of Champions" in the title refers to the fact that every championship from all three brands were placed on the line.
- Dark match: Super Crazy defeated Carlito (5:06)
- Crazy pinned Carlito after a steel chair shot to the head and a Moonsault.
- Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch defeated The Hardys (Matt and Jeff) to retain the World Tag Team Championship (8:51)
- Cade pinned Jeff after a Sit-out spinebuster slam.
- Chavo Guerrero defeated Jimmy Wang Yang to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (9:15)
- Guerrero pinned Yang after a Frog Splash.
- Johnny Nitro defeated CM Punk to win the vacant ECW World Championship (8:03)
- Nitro pinned Punk after a corkscrew neckbreaker from the middle rope.
- Nitro was a replacement for Chris Benoit, who was withdrawn for "personal reasons".
- Santino Marella defeated Umaga by disqualification to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (2:35)
- Umaga was disqualified for refusing to follow the referees instructions and continuing to punch Marella in corner.
- Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Ric Flair to retain the WWE United States Championship (8:40)
- MVP pinned Flair after a Playmaker.
- Deuce 'N Domino (w/Cherry) defeated Sgt. Slaughter and Jimmy Snuka to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship (6:29)
- Deuce pinned Snuka after rolling through a Crossbody.
- After the match, Deuce 'N Domino continued attacking Slaughter and Snuka until Rick Martel and Tony Garea made the save.
- Edge defeated Batista by countout to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (16:50)
- Batista originally won the match by disqualification, but the match was restarted by SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long.
- As a result of losing, Batista could not get another chance at the title while Edge remained champion.
- Candice Michelle defeated Melina to win the WWE Women's Championship (4:21)
- Michelle pinned Melina after a Spinning Heel Kick.
- John Cena defeated Mick Foley, Bobby Lashley, Randy Orton and King Booker (w/Queen Sharmell) to retain the WWE Championship (10:07)
- Cena pinned Foley after an FU.
2008
| Vengeance 2008 | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | RAW SmackDown! ECW | ||
| Date | June 29, 2008 | ||
| City | TBA | ||
| Venue | TBA | ||
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Vengeance 2008 will take place on June 29 2008.[citation needed]
See also
Sources
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