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WWE Vengeance is an annual WWE event, which started in 2001 replacing WWE Armageddon for that year and eventually took over Fully Loaded's pay-per-view spot in 2002. As of 2004, Venegance is a RAW exclusive pay-per-view event, but in 2003 it was a SmackDown! event.
2001
This event was held on December 9, 2001 at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California. The theme song was "Sinner" by Drowning Pool.
- Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert def. Christian & Test (6:12)
- Albert pinned Christian after a Baldobomb
- Edge def. William Regal to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship (9:06)
- Edge pinned Regal after a Spear.
- Jeff Hardy def. Matt Hardy (12:30)
- Lita was guest referee. Jeff pinned Matt after a Swanton Bomb.
- The Dudley Boyz def. The Big Show & Kane to retain the WWF Tag Team Championships (6:50)
- Bubba Ray Dudley pinned Big Show after a hotshot into the exposed turnbuckle.
- The Undertaker def. Rob Van Dam to win the WWF Hardcore Championship (11:08)
- Undertaker pinned RVD to win the title after a chokeslam off the stage though a set of tables.
- Trish Stratus def. Jacqueline to retain the WWF Women's Championship (3:34)
- Trish pinned Jacqueline with a backslide.
- Stone Cold Steve Austin def. Kurt Angle to retain the WWF Championship (14:55)
- Austin pinned Angle after a Stone Cold Stunner.
- Chris Jericho def. The Rock to win the World Championship (19:00)
- Jericho pinned Rock after a Rock Bottom.
- Chris Jericho def. Stone Cold Steve Austin to win the WWF Championship and retain the World Championship in a Unification Match (12:31)
- As a result, Jericho became the first ever WWF Undisputed Champion. Jericho pinned Austin after Booker T hit Austin with the belt.
2002
This event was held on July 21, 2002 in at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The theme song was "Downfall" by Trust Company.
- Bubba Ray Dudley & Spike Dudley def. Eddie Guerrero & Chris Benoit in a Tables Match (15:01)
- Spike put Guerrero through a table with the Dudley Dawg. (13:15)
- Benoit tossed Spike over the top rope and though a table. (14:30)
- Bubba Ray put Benoit through a table with the Bubba Bomb. (15:01)
- Jamie Noble def. Billy Kidman to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (7:27)
- Noble pinned Kidman after a Tiger Driver to retain the title.
- Jeff Hardy def. William Regal to retain the WWE European Championship (4:15)
- Hardy pinned Regal with a rollup to retain the title.
- John Cena def. Chris Jericho (6:14)
- Cena pinned Jericho after countering the Walls Of Jericho.
- Rob Van Dam def. Brock Lesnar by Disqualification to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (9:39)
- Lesnar was disqualified after Paul Heyman pulled the referee from the ring. RVD retains the title.
- Booker T def. The Big Show in a No Disqualification Match (5:50)
- Booker T pinned Big Show after a Houston Hangover off of the top rope.
- Christian & Lance Storm def. Hulk Hogan & Edge to win the WWE Tag Team Championships (9:48)
- Storm pinned Edge to win the titles after Chris Jericho hit Edge with the belt.
- The Rock def. The Undertaker and Kurt Angle to win the WWE Undisputed Championship in a Triple Threat Match (19:47)
- Rock pinned Angle after a Rock Bottom to win the title. Undertaker lost his title without getting pinned.
Other moments
This event also featured Triple H making a decision between RAW and SmackDown!. Triple H was going to stay on SmackDown! until Shawn Michaels talked him into leaving for RAW, igniting the cross-brand feud between Stephanie McMahon and Eric Bischoff.
2003
This event was held on July 27, 2003 at the Pepsi Arena in Denver, Colorado. The theme song was "Price To Play" by Staind
- Eddie Guerrero def. Chris Benoit to win the vacant WWE United States Championship (21:54)
- Guerrero pinned Benoit when Rhyno gored Benoit followed by a Frog Splash by Guerrero
- Jamie Noble def. Billy Gunn (4:59)
- Noble pinned Gunn with a roll-up. As a result, Noble won the right to spend a night with Torrie Wilson.
- Bradshaw def. Shannon Moore, Doink The Clown, Ron Simmons, Brother Love, Nunzio, Matt Hardy, A-Train, Danny Basham, Doug Basham, The Easter Bunny, Sean O'Haire, John Hennigan, Orlando Jordan, Funaki, Los Conquistadores, Brooklyn Brawler, Johnny Stamboli, Chuck Palumbo, Matt Cappotelli and Brian Kendrick in the first-ever APA Invitational Bar Room Brawl
- Bradshaw won the match when he leveled Brother Love with a beer can.
- The World's Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas) def. Rey Mysterio & Billy Kidman to retain the WWE Tag-Team Championship (15:01)
- Haas pinned Rey after a springboard clothesline/powerbomb combo on Rey
- Sable defeated Stephanie McMahon (6:32)
- Sable pinned Steph when A-Train came out and clotheslined Stephanie.
- The Undertaker def. John Cena (16:06)
- Undertaker pinned Cena after a Last Ride.
- Vince McMahon def. Zach Gowen (14:22)
- Vince pinned Gowen when Zach missed a corkscrew moonsault.
- Kurt Angle def. Brock Lesnar and The Big Show to win the WWE Championship (17:38)
- Angle pinned Lesnar after an Angle Slam on Brock.
2004
This event was held on July 11, 2004 at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.
- Tajiri & Rhyno def. Garrison Cade & Jonathan Coachman (7:13)
- Tajiri pinned Coach after a stiff kick to the head.
- Batista def. Chris Jericho (12:18)
- Batista pinned Jericho after a Batista Bomb on Jericho.Also Jericho's foot was on the bottom rope
- La Résistance def. Ric Flair & Eugene by Disqualification to retain the World Tag Team Championships (12:31)
- Eugene was disqualified after shoving the referee.
- Matt Hardy def. Kane in a No Disqualification Match (10:33)
- Matt pinned Kane after he hit Kane with a steel chair which riccocheted the steel steps off his face.
- Edge def. Randy Orton to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship (26:38)
- Edge pinned Orton after a Spear.
- Victoria def. Molly Holly (6:21)
- Victoria pinned Molly after a Superkick.
- Chris Benoit def. Triple H to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (29:05)
- Benoit pinned Triple H when Eugene accidentally hit Triple H with a steel chair.
2005
This event was held on June 26, 2005 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The theme song was "Happy?" by Mudvayne.
- Carlito def. Shelton Benjamin to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (12:45)
- Carlito pinned Benjamin after Carlito made Benjamin hit an exposed turnbuckle.
- Victoria def. Christy Hemme (5:09)
- Victoria pinned Christy after blocking a Sunset Flip and holding the ropes.
- Kane def. Edge (11:09)
- Kane pinned Edge after Gene Snitsky accidentally hit Edge with Edge's briefcase, followed by a Chokeslam by Kane.
- Shawn Michaels def. Kurt Angle (26:09)
- HBK pinned Angle after a Sweet Chin Music
- John Cena def. Christian and Chris Jericho in a Triple Threat Match to retain the WWE Championship (15:19)
- Cena pinned Christian after an FU.
- Batista def. Triple H in a Hell in a Cell match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (26:58)
- Batista pinned Triple H after a Spinebuster on the ring steps, followed by a Batista Bomb.
Other moments
This event also featured the return of The Godfather, who made his way to the ring immediately after Lilian Garcia had proposed to Viscera and convinced Viscera to leave with his hos (whores), abandoning a crying Garcia in the ring.