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Vengeance (2001)
The 2001 Vengeance was the inaugural Vengeance professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It took place on December 9, 2001, at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California. The event replaced the promotion's usual December PPV, Armageddon, for the year 2001; Armageddon was reinstated in 2002 with Vengeance moved up to July. It was also the only Vengeance event promoted under the WWF name as the promotion was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in May 2002. It would also be the only Vengeance held before the introduction of the brand extension in March 2002.
The main event was a three-match tournament to unify the WWF Championship and the World Championship (formerly the WCW Championship) into what became known as the Undisputed WWF Championship. In the first match, Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Kurt Angle to retain the WWF Championship. In the second match, Chris Jericho defeated The Rock to win the World Championship. In the final match, Jericho defeated Austin to become the Undisputed WWF Champion.
In 1999 and 2000, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) held a December pay-per-view (PPV) entitled Armageddon. However, following the September 11 attacks, WWF staff felt that the "Armageddon" name may potentially be considered offensive to the victims of the terrorist attacks. In turn, the WWF replaced Armageddon with an event titled Vengeance, and it was scheduled to be held on December 9, 2001, at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California.
The Invasion, which began in March 2001, ended at Survivor Series when Team WWF won a "Winner Takes All" Survivor Series match. The Alliance was forced to close business as a result, and all their titles, except for the World Championship, were abandoned (the remaining championships were unified with their respective WWF equivalents, and subsequently deactivated, and the WCW Cruiserweight Championship became a WWF title). On Raw the following night, WWF Owner Vince McMahon attempted to strip Stone Cold Steve Austin, who was a member of The Alliance, of his WWF Championship, and award it to Kurt Angle due to his actions in costing The Alliance the match at Survivor Series. However, before he could do so, Ric Flair, who had not been seen on any wrestling program since McMahon's purchase of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in March 2001, interrupted McMahon and explained that the leaders of The Alliance, Shane and Stephanie McMahon, had sold their stake in the WWF to him, and that he was now equal partners with McMahon. Austin then attacked both Angle and McMahon, after which Flair presented him with his title belt.
Soon after, Flair scheduled a match between Austin and The Rock, the holder of the former WCW World Championship, to unify both titles and create one undisputed champion. McMahon, however, convinced Flair to create a four-man tournament instead. Two matches were made, with Austin defending the WWF Championship against Angle, and The Rock defending the World Championship against Chris Jericho. The winners of these matches would then face each other in a third match where the winner would be the first Undisputed WWF Champion.
Both title matches were rooted in feuds that were carrying over from earlier in the year. Austin and Angle had become allies after Triple H, with whom Austin had been in a team as The Two-Man Power Trip since after WrestleMania X-Seven, went down with an injury, leaving Austin without a partner. Around this time, The Invasion was taking hold of the WWF, and in July at the InVasion event Austin and Angle were part of Team WWF in a ten-man tag team match against five members of The Alliance. During the match, Austin turned on Team WWF and hit Angle with a Stone Cold Stunner, allowing Team Alliance to win. On the July 23 episode of Raw Is War Austin, now the leader of The Alliance, stated that he did this because he felt that Vince McMahon was grooming Angle to take over his spot, and that he was "unappreciated" when McMahon insisted he return to the old Austin.
Angle, who became a fan favorite as a result of Austin's treachery, immediately began challenging Austin for the WWF Championship. His first chance came at SummerSlam, which Angle won by disqualification, allowing Austin to retain the title. At Unforgiven in September, Angle forced Austin to submit to his ankle lock, and won the WWF Championship in front of his hometown fans in Pittsburgh. Austin demanded a rematch, claiming his hand was under the ropes when he tapped out, and received it on the October 8, 2001 edition of Raw. Austin regained the title when William Regal, the WWF Commissioner and special enforcer, attacked Angle and joined The Alliance.
Three weeks later, Angle successfully defended the WCW United States Championship against Regal. Angle later joined The Alliance during a WrestleMania X-Seven rematch between Vince McMahon and then-WCW owner Shane McMahon: he interfered seemingly to aid Vince, but instead struck the members of the team representing WWF with a steel chair. However, McMahon revealed that he had planted a "mole" in The Alliance, and Angle revealed himself to be that person at Survivor Series, which led to the aforementioned events involving Flair and Austin.
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Vengeance (2001)
The 2001 Vengeance was the inaugural Vengeance professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It took place on December 9, 2001, at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California. The event replaced the promotion's usual December PPV, Armageddon, for the year 2001; Armageddon was reinstated in 2002 with Vengeance moved up to July. It was also the only Vengeance event promoted under the WWF name as the promotion was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in May 2002. It would also be the only Vengeance held before the introduction of the brand extension in March 2002.
The main event was a three-match tournament to unify the WWF Championship and the World Championship (formerly the WCW Championship) into what became known as the Undisputed WWF Championship. In the first match, Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Kurt Angle to retain the WWF Championship. In the second match, Chris Jericho defeated The Rock to win the World Championship. In the final match, Jericho defeated Austin to become the Undisputed WWF Champion.
In 1999 and 2000, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) held a December pay-per-view (PPV) entitled Armageddon. However, following the September 11 attacks, WWF staff felt that the "Armageddon" name may potentially be considered offensive to the victims of the terrorist attacks. In turn, the WWF replaced Armageddon with an event titled Vengeance, and it was scheduled to be held on December 9, 2001, at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California.
The Invasion, which began in March 2001, ended at Survivor Series when Team WWF won a "Winner Takes All" Survivor Series match. The Alliance was forced to close business as a result, and all their titles, except for the World Championship, were abandoned (the remaining championships were unified with their respective WWF equivalents, and subsequently deactivated, and the WCW Cruiserweight Championship became a WWF title). On Raw the following night, WWF Owner Vince McMahon attempted to strip Stone Cold Steve Austin, who was a member of The Alliance, of his WWF Championship, and award it to Kurt Angle due to his actions in costing The Alliance the match at Survivor Series. However, before he could do so, Ric Flair, who had not been seen on any wrestling program since McMahon's purchase of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in March 2001, interrupted McMahon and explained that the leaders of The Alliance, Shane and Stephanie McMahon, had sold their stake in the WWF to him, and that he was now equal partners with McMahon. Austin then attacked both Angle and McMahon, after which Flair presented him with his title belt.
Soon after, Flair scheduled a match between Austin and The Rock, the holder of the former WCW World Championship, to unify both titles and create one undisputed champion. McMahon, however, convinced Flair to create a four-man tournament instead. Two matches were made, with Austin defending the WWF Championship against Angle, and The Rock defending the World Championship against Chris Jericho. The winners of these matches would then face each other in a third match where the winner would be the first Undisputed WWF Champion.
Both title matches were rooted in feuds that were carrying over from earlier in the year. Austin and Angle had become allies after Triple H, with whom Austin had been in a team as The Two-Man Power Trip since after WrestleMania X-Seven, went down with an injury, leaving Austin without a partner. Around this time, The Invasion was taking hold of the WWF, and in July at the InVasion event Austin and Angle were part of Team WWF in a ten-man tag team match against five members of The Alliance. During the match, Austin turned on Team WWF and hit Angle with a Stone Cold Stunner, allowing Team Alliance to win. On the July 23 episode of Raw Is War Austin, now the leader of The Alliance, stated that he did this because he felt that Vince McMahon was grooming Angle to take over his spot, and that he was "unappreciated" when McMahon insisted he return to the old Austin.
Angle, who became a fan favorite as a result of Austin's treachery, immediately began challenging Austin for the WWF Championship. His first chance came at SummerSlam, which Angle won by disqualification, allowing Austin to retain the title. At Unforgiven in September, Angle forced Austin to submit to his ankle lock, and won the WWF Championship in front of his hometown fans in Pittsburgh. Austin demanded a rematch, claiming his hand was under the ropes when he tapped out, and received it on the October 8, 2001 edition of Raw. Austin regained the title when William Regal, the WWF Commissioner and special enforcer, attacked Angle and joined The Alliance.
Three weeks later, Angle successfully defended the WCW United States Championship against Regal. Angle later joined The Alliance during a WrestleMania X-Seven rematch between Vince McMahon and then-WCW owner Shane McMahon: he interfered seemingly to aid Vince, but instead struck the members of the team representing WWF with a steel chair. However, McMahon revealed that he had planted a "mole" in The Alliance, and Angle revealed himself to be that person at Survivor Series, which led to the aforementioned events involving Flair and Austin.