Vengeance (2004)
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World Wrestling Entertainment | |||
Brand(s) | Raw | ||
Date | July 11, 2004 | ||
City | Hartford, Connecticut | ||
Venue | Hartford Civic Center | ||
Attendance | 7,000[1] | ||
Buy rate | 240,000[2] | ||
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Vengeance chronology | |||
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The 2004 Vengeance was the fourth annual
The
The event grossed US$370,000 with 7,000 ticket sales and had a 0.43 buyrate. Following the event, Benoit began a feud with Randy Orton over the
Production
Background
Storylines
The main feud heading into Vengeance was between Chris Benoit and Triple H, with the two battling over the World Heavyweight Championship. At the Royal Rumble, Benoit won the Royal Rumble match which earned him a World Heavyweight Championship match against Triple H at WrestleMania XX.[6][unreliable source?] At WrestleMania, Benoit defeated Triple H and Shawn Michaels in a Triple Threat match to win the World Heavyweight Championship by forcing Triple H to submit to the Crippler Crossface.[7] At Backlash, Benoit successfully defended the World Heavyweight Championship in another Triple Threat match against Triple H and Michaels, after he forced Michaels to submit to the Sharpshooter.[8] Following Backlash, Benoit had a small feud with Kane, while Michaels and Triple H would finish their feud at Bad Blood. On the June 14 episode of Raw, Triple H demanded another World Heavyweight title shot. It would later be granted to him by Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff to fight against Benoit at Vengeance for the championship, but Bischoff asked for Triple H to defeat his nephew, Eugene. Triple H tried to befriend Eugene, who was a fan of him. On the June 21 episode of Raw, Triple H faced Eugene in a match and tried to hit him with a chair, per Bischoff's orders, only for Benoit to run in for the save. Benoit, however, accidentally hit Eugene with the chair, making Triple H hit Benoit with a Pedigree. On the June 28 episode of Raw, Triple H offered Eugene to be an honorary member of Evolution, making William Regal confront Triple H. Later on, Triple H defeated Regal by disqualification as Eugene was the guest referee, making Eugene attack Regal. On the July 5 episode of Raw, Benoit teamed up with Edge and fought against Ric Flair, Eugene and Triple H. Triple H, Flair and Eugene won after Eugene hit Benoit with a chair.
Another primary feud heading into the event was between Edge and
One of the main matches on the undercard was a No Disqualification match between
Another one of the main matches on the undercard was a singles match between Chris Jericho and Batista. The feud started on the June 14 episode of Raw where Jericho eliminated Batista from a six man tag team elimination match. On the June 21 episode of Raw, during a tag team match pitting Jericho and Edge against Batista and Randy Orton, Batista knocked Jericho out before he and Orton won the match. On the June 28 episode of Raw, Jericho pinned Batista in a tag team rematch. On the July 5 episode of Raw, Batista cost Jericho a match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Orton.
Event
Role: | Name: |
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English commentators
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Jim Ross |
Jerry Lawler | |
Spanish commentators | Carlos Cabrera |
Hugo Savinovich | |
Interviewers
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Jonathan Coachman |
Todd Grisham | |
Ring announcer | Lilian Garcia |
Referees | Mike Chioda |
Chad Patton | |
Jack Doan | |
Earl Hebner |
Before the pay-per-view went on live.
Preliminary matches
The first match saw
The second match saw Batista face Chris Jericho. Batista gained the advantage early on, and put Jericho in a choke hold. Jericho countered the move into the Walls of Jericho. Batista won the match after a Batista Bomb. Jericho did put his foot on the ropes, but the referee failed to see it.[9]
The next match was
The next match was a No Disqualification match between Matt Hardy and Kane. The match started on the outside with Kane getting the upper hand but Hardy hit him with a television monitor. Hardy attempted a Twist of Fate through a broadcast table but Kane countered by pushing Hardy into the security wall. Kane retrieved the steel steps but Lita distracted him, allowing Hardy to hit Kane with a steel chair to win the match.[9][10][unreliable source]
Next was a match for the
The sixth match was between
Main event
The
Aftermath
The next night on
On the July 26 episode of Raw, 20 men competed in an over the top rope Battle Royal to determine the number one contendership for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam. Randy Orton won the match by last eliminating Chris Jericho.[16] At SummerSlam, Orton faced Chris Benoit for the World Heavyweight Championship, which Orton won by pinfall after performing an RKO.[17] On the August 16 episode of Raw, Orton defeated Chris Benoit in a rematch to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.[18] After the match, Batista, Ric Flair, and Triple H, threw Orton a mock celebration, only to turn on him. Flair and Batista attacked Orton as Triple H told him that he was nothing without Evolution.[18] On the August 23 episode of Raw, Triple H told Orton to give him the title or pay the price.[19][unreliable source] Orton refused, spat in Triple H's face and hit him with the title belt.[19] General manager Eric Bischoff scheduled a match between Orton and Triple H for the title at Unforgiven.[19] At Unforgiven, Orton lost the title when he was pinned by Triple H.[20][unreliable source]
Results
No. | Results No Disqualification match 10:34 | | |||||
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6 | Edge defeated Randy Orton (c) | Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship | 26:36 | ||||
7 | Victoria defeated Molly Holly | Singles match to determine the #1 contender for the WWE Women's Championship | 6:22 | ||||
8 | Chris Benoit (c) defeated Triple H | Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship | 29:06 | ||||
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- ^ Martin, Adam (August 27, 2007). "Raw results: July 26 Battle Royal". WrestleView. Retrieved March 2, 2008.
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