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Vengeance is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. The event started in 2001 replacing WWE Armageddon for that year and eventually took 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.

2001
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.

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 * 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)
 * Albert pinned Christian after a Baldo Bomb.
 * Edge defeated William Regal to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship (9:06)
 * Edge pinned Regal after a spear.
 * Jeff Hardy defeated Matt Hardy (w/Lita as guest referee) (12:32)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * Undertaker pinned RVD after a Chokeslam off the stage through a set of tables.
 * '''Trish Stratus defeated Jacqueline to retain the [[WWE Women's Championship|WWF Women's
 * Trish pinned Jacqueline with a Back slide.
 * Steve Austin defeated Kurt Angle to retain the WWF Championship (15:01)
 * Austin pinned Angle after a Stone Cold Stunner.
 * Chris Jericho defeated The Rock to win the World Championship (19:05)
 * Jericho pinned Rock after a Rock Bottom.
 * World Champion Chris Jericho defeated Steve Austin to win the WWF Championship (12:31)
 * Jericho pinned Austin after Booker T hit Austin with the WWF Championship belt to unify the titles.
 * Jericho became the first WWF Undisputed Champion.

2002
Vengeance 2002 took place on July 21, 2002 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. 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 a Tables Match (14:59)
 * 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)
 * Noble pinned Kidman after a Tiger Driver.
 * Jeff Hardy defeated William Regal to retain the WWE European Championship (4:16)
 * Hardy pinned Regal with a roll-up.
 * John Cena defeated Chris Jericho (6:21)
 * 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)
 * Lesnar was disqualified after Heyman pulled the referee from the ring, thus RVD retained the title.
 * Booker T defeated The Big Show in a No Disqualification match (6:12)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * Rock pinned Angle after a Rock Bottom.

2003
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 first WWE United States Championship (22:14)
 * Guerrero pinned Benoit with a Frog Splash after Rhyno Gored Benoit.
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * Benjamin pinned Mysterio after a springboard clothesline/powerbomb combo on Mysterio.
 * Sable defeated Stephanie McMahon in a No Count-Out match (6:29)
 * Sable pinned Stephanie after A-Train came out and clotheslined Stephanie.
 * The Undertaker defeated John Cena (16:02)
 * Undertaker pinned Cena after a Last Ride.
 * Vince McMahon (w/Sable) defeated Zach Gowen (14:22)
 * 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)
 * Angle pinned Lesnar after an Angle Slam.

2004
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)
 * Tomko pinned Venis after a Big Boot.
 * Maven came out after the match to protect Nidia from Tomko.
 * Tajiri and Rhyno defeated Garrison Cade and Jonathan Coachman (7:30)
 * Tajiri pinned Coach after a Buzzsaw kick.
 * Batista defeated Chris Jericho (12:19)
 * Batista pinned Jericho after a Batista Bomb. Jericho's foot was on the bottom rope during the pin.
 * La Résistance (Róbert Conway and Sylvain Grenier) defeated Ric Flair and Eugene by disqualification to retain the World Tag Team Championship (12:30)
 * Eugene was disqualified after shoving referee Mike Chioda.
 * Matt Hardy defeated Kane in a No Disqualification match (10:34)
 * 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 WWF Intercontinental Championship (26:36)
 * Edge pinned Orton after a Spear.
 * Victoria defeated Molly Holly (6:20)
 * 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)
 * Benoit pinned Triple H with a roll-up after Eugene accidentally hit him with a steel chair.

2005
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 WWF Intercontinental Championship (12:46)
 * Carlito pinned Benjamin with a roll-up after Benjamin hit an exposed turnbuckle.
 * Victoria defeated Christy Hemme (5:05)
 * Victoria pinned Christy after blocking a Sunset Flip and holding the ropes.
 * Kane defeated Edge (w/Lita) (11:11)
 * Kane pinned Edge after a Chokeslam.
 * Snitsky interfered several times during the match on Edge's behalf.
 * Shawn Michaels defeated Kurt Angle (26:11)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * Batista pinned Triple H after a Batista Bomb.

2006
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)
 * Orton pinned Angle after an RKO.
 * Umaga (w/Armando Alejandro Estrada) defeated Eugene (w/Jim Duggan, Doink the Clown and Kamala) (1:37)
 * Umaga pinned Eugene after a Samoan Spike.
 * Ric Flair defeated Mick Foley in a 2 out of 3 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)
 * 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.
 * Rob Van Dam defeated Edge (w/Lita) to retain the WWE Championship (17:55)
 * RVD pinned Edge after a Five-Star Frog Splash.
 * "Dwayne" defeated Kane (7:07)
 * Impostor Kane pinned Kane after a Chokeslam.
 * John Cena defeated Sabu in a Extreme Lumberjack Match (6:46).
 * Cena made Sabu submit with the STFU.
 * 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 (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) 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 simultaneously pinned Mikey after Sweet Chin Music.

2007
Vengeance 2007 will take place on June 24, 2007 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The official theme song is The Warning by Nine Inch Nails.

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