Vengeance: Night of Champions

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Vengeance: Night of Champions
Tagline(s)Night of Champions
Theme
song(s)		"Gone" by Fuel[1]
Information
PromotionWorld Wrestling Entertainment
DateJune 24, 2007
Attendance15,000[2]
VenueToyota Center
CityHouston, Texas
Pay-per-view chronology
One Night Stand (2007) Vengeance: Night of Champions The Great American Bash (2007)
Vengeance chronology
Vengeance (2006) Vengeance: Night of Champions Night of Champions (2008)

Vengeance: Night of Champions was the seventh yearly professional wrestling pay-per-view event by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) with the name Vengeance. It featured wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands. The event took place on June 24, 2007 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.[3] Every match on the card was contested for a championship. This event was notable for being on the weekend of the Chris Benoit double murder and suicide case. Benoit, who was originally booked to wrestle CM Punk for the vacant ECW World Championship, did not come to the event due to "personal reasons."[4]

The main event featured the Raw brand. John Cena defended the WWE Championship against Mick Foley, Bobby Lashley, Randy Orton, and King Booker. Cena won the match and kept the WWE Championship after pinning Foley following an FU.[5] The main match from the SmackDown brand was a "Last Chance match" for the World Heavyweight Championship between Edge and Batista, which Edge won by countout.[6] The main match from the ECW brand was CM Punk versus Johnny Nitro for the vacant ECW World Championship, which Nitro won by pinfall after performing a corkscrew neckbreaker from the middle rope.[7]

Background[change | change source]

The main feud on the Raw brand going into the event was between John Cena, Bobby Lashley, King Booker, Mick Foley, and Randy Orton over the WWE Championship. The feud began when Lashley was drafted to the Raw brand and stripped of the ECW World Championship.[8] After being stripped of the title, Lashley began to pursue the WWE Championship.[8] On the June 18 episode of Raw, Foley, Orton, Booker, and Lashley all said why they deserve to be the number-one contender to the WWE Championship. Cena also said who he believed deserved to be the number-one contender to the championship.[9] Following this, Interim General Manager Jonathan Coachman announced that all five men would compete for the title in a match called the "WWE Championship Challenge" at Vengeance.[10]

The main feud going into Vengeance on the SmackDown brand was between Edge and Batista over the World Heavyweight Championship. Their match was a rematch from their Steel cage match at One Night Stand, the pay-per-view three weeks before Vengeance, where Edge won by escaping the cage.[11] On the June 8 episode of SmackDown, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon announced that Edge would be defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Batista in a "Last Chance" match at Vengeance.[12] On the June 22 episode of SmackDown!, Batista and Ric Flair beat Edge and Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP). During the match, Flair and MVP brawled outside the ring, leaving Edge on his own against Batista. Batista gained the pinfall after giving a Batista Bomb to Edge.[13]

The feud between The Hardys (Matt and Jeff) and Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch began at Backlash. At the event, The Hardys beat Cade and Murdoch to keep the World Tag Team Championship.[14] At the next event, Judgment Day, Matt and Jeff beat Cade and Murdoch again to keep the title.[15] On the June 4 episode of Raw, Cade and Murdoch beat The Hardys to win the title.[16]

Results[change | change source]

No. Results[3] Stipulations Times[3]
1D Super Crazy defeated Carlito[17] Singles match Unknown
2 Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch (c) defeated The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy)[18] Tag team match for the World Tag Team Championship 08:55
3 Chavo Guerrero (c) defeated Jimmy Wang Yang[19] Singles match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship 10:16
4 Johnny Nitro defeated CM Punk[7] Singles match for the vacant ECW World Championship 08:00
5 Santino Marella (c) defeated Umaga by disqualification[20] Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship 02:34
6 Montel Vontavious Porter (c) defeated Ric Flair[21] Singles match for the WWE United States Championship 08:43
7 Deuce 'n Domino (c) (with Cherry) defeated Jimmy Snuka and Sgt. Slaughter[22] Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship 06:34
8 Edge (c) defeated Batista by countout[6] Last Chance match for the World Heavyweight Championship Since Batista lost he would never get another shot at the title as long as Edge was Champion Had Edge gotten himself Disqualified for the Second time he would lose the title 16:50
9 Candice Michelle defeated Melina (c)[23] Singles match for the WWE Women's Championship 04:07
10 John Cena (c) defeated Bobby Lashley, King Booker (with Queen Sharmell), Mick Foley and Randy Orton [5] Five-Pack Challenge for the WWE Championship 22:08
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • D – indicates the match was a dark match

Tournament brackets[change | change source]

Semifinals Finals
      
CM Punk Pin
Marcus Cor Von 06:45
CM Punk Pin
Johnny Nitro(*) 08:15
Chris Benoit Sub
Elijah Burke 06:38

(*) – Johnny Nitro was an event-day replacement added by WWE after Chris Benoit was a no-show, with the official statement a "family emergency". It was later discovered Benoit's CTE-related murders had taken place that weekend.

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References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ Medalis, Kara A. (2007-06-21). "Fueling Vengeance: Night of Champions". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  2. ↑ "Night of Champions results". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Powell, John; Powell, Justin (2007-06-25). "Vengeance banal and badly booked". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  4. ↑ Martin, Adam (2007-06-24). "Vengeance PPV Results - 6/24 - Houston, TX". WrestleView. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dee, Louie (2007-06-24). "Five alive". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 McAvennie, Mike (2007-06-24). "Batista's last stand falls". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Robinson, Bryan (2007-06-24). "ECW World Title goes A-list". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 McAvennie, Mike (2007-06-11). "One wild night". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
  9. ↑ Anderson, Donny (2007-06-18). "Raw Results--6/18/2007". Lords of Pain. Archived from the original on 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
  10. ↑ "WWE Championship Challenge Match". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2007-06-24. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
  11. ↑ McAvennie, Mike (2007-06-03). "Edge wins by two feet". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
  12. ↑ Claton, Corey (2007-06-08). "It's do or die again for The Animal". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  13. ↑ Rote, Andrew (2007-06-22). "Night of chance?". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  14. ↑ Rote, Andrew (2007-04-29). "The Hardys survive". WWE. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
  15. ↑ Clayton, Corey (2007-05-20). "'By the book' couldn't beat the Hardys". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
  16. ↑ Clayton, Corey (2007-06-04). "Crazy like a fox?". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
  17. ↑ "Vengeance 2007 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
  18. ↑ Dee, Louie (June 24, 2007). "Sportsmen of the year?". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
  19. ↑ Rote, Andrew (June 24, 2007). "Chavo cruises". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
  20. ↑ McAvennie, Mike (June 24, 2007). "Santino: A very sore winner". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
  21. ↑ Clayton, Corey (June 24, 2007). "MVP puts on legendary show with win over Flair". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
  22. ↑ Robinson, Bryan (June 24, 2007). "Tag champs win, but taught a legendary lesson". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
  23. ↑ DiFino, Lennie (June 24, 2007). "Dream come true". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved November 6, 2007.

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