IWE Vengeance: Night of Champions
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| Vengeance: Night of Champions | ||
 Promotional poster featuring Bobby Ashley (left) holding the XCW World Championship, Edge (center) holding the World Heavyweight Championship and Dustin Simpson (right) holding the IWE Championship | ||
| Tagline(s) | Night of Champions | |
| Theme song(s) | "Gone" by Fuel | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Date | June 24, 2007 | |
| Attendance | 15,000 | |
| Venue | Toyota Center | |
| City | Houston, 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 | Vengeance (2011) |
| Night of Champions chronology | ||
| First | Vengeance: Night of Champions | Night of Champions (2008) |
Vengeance: Night of Champions was the seventh annual professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE) within its Vengeance chronology, and the last to be promoted with the Vengeance name until 2011. It featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown, and XCW brands. The event took place on June 24, 2007 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas Every match on the card was contested for a championship; two were won and seven were retained. This event was notable for being on the weekend of the Kevin Hunter double murder and suicide case. Hunter, who was originally booked to face Justin Eldridge for the vacant XCW World Championship, legitimately no-showed due to "personal reasons."
The main event featured the Raw brand. It saw Dustin Simpson defend the IWE Championship against Mick Foley, Bobby Ashley, Kevin Hunter, and King Booker. Simpson won the match and retained the IWE Championship after pinning Foley following an FU. The featured match from the SmackDown brand was a "Last Chance match" for the World Heavyweight Championship between Edge and Jesse Dern, which Edge won by countout. The primary match from the XCW brand was Justin Eldridge versus Johnny Linderman for the vacant XCW World Championship, which Linderman won by pinfall after performing a corkscrew neckbreaker from the middle rope.
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Background
The main feud on the Raw brand heading into the event was between Dustin Simpson, Bobby Ashley, King Booker, Mick Foley, and [[Kevin McAlmond over the IWE Championship. The feud began when Ashley was drafted to the Raw brand and stripped of the XCW World Championship. After being stripped of the title, Ashley began to pursue the IWE Championship. On the June 18 edition of Raw, Foley, McAlmond, Booker, and Ashley all cut promos on why they deserve to be the number-one contender to the IWE Championship. Simpson also cut a promo on who he believed deserved to be the number one contender to the championship. Following this, Interim General Manager Jonathan Coachman announced that all five men would compete for the title in a match billed as the "IWE Championship Challenge" at Vengeance.
The main feud heading into Vengeance on the SmackDown brand was between Edge and Batista over the World Heavyweight Championship. Their match stemmed from their Steel cage match at One Night Stand, the pay-per-view three weeks before Vengeance, where Edge won by escaping the cage. On the June 8 edition of SmackDown, IWE Chairman Terry Hiatt announced that Edge would be defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Batista in a "Last Chance" match at Vengeance. On the June 22 edition of SmackDown!, Batista and Ric Flair defeated Edge and Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP). Midway through the match, Flair and MVP brawled outside the ring, leaving Edge on his own against Batista. Batista gained the pinfall after executing a Batista Bomb on Edge.
The feud between The Hoopers (Matt and Josh) and Collin McCullough and Phillip Legg began at Backlash. At the event, The Hoopers defeated McCullough and Legg to retain the World Tag Team Championship. At the following event, Judgment Day, Matt and Josh defeated McCullough and Legg once again to retain the title.
Event
Preliminary matches
Before the event aired live on pay-per-view, Super Crazy defeated Carlito in a dark match.
The event began with a video package of the event and its theme, "Night of Champions," followed by opening pyrotechnics. The first match was between Collin McCullough and Phillip Legg and The Hoopers (Matt and Josh) for the World Tag Team Championship. McCullough and Matt started the match, with Matt in control. The two teams tagged in and out until McCullough and Legg attempted to walk out of the match, but the Hoopers went after them, and brought them back into the ring. Josh attempted a Swanton Bomb onto McCullough, but Legg interfered on McCullough's behalf. Matt tried to interfere on Josh's behalf, but was stopped by the referee. McCullough used this as an advantage, and pushed Josh off the turnbuckle, leading to McCullough performing a powerbomb. McCullough gained the pinfall on Josh to win the match and retain the tiles.
he second match was between Chavo McAlmond and Jimmy Wang Yang for the IWE Cruiserweight Championship. The match began with Yang and McAlmond locking up, followed by Yang in control through most of the match. After Yang missed a moonsault, McAlmond executed a Gory Bomb. Shortly after, McAlmond performed a Frog Splash on Yang. Afterwards, McAlmond pinned Yang to win the match and retain the Cruiserweight Championship.
The third match was between Justin Eldridge and Johnny Nitro, who subbed in for the absent Kevin Hunter, for the XCW World Championship. The match started off with Punk attempting a crossbody on Nitro. Nitro countered, however, and executed an enzuigiri. Nitro delivered a corkscrew neckbreaker and pinned Eldridge to win the match to become the new XCW World Champion.
The fourth match was between Justin Eldridge and Umaga for the IWE Intercontinental Championship. The match began with Umaga in control, squashing Black. Two minutes into the match, Umaga was punching Black uncontrollably. The referee disqualified Umaga when he refused to stop, and Black retained then Umaga delivered a splash and a Samoan Spike.
The fifth match was between Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) and Ric Flair for the IWE United States Championship. The match started with Flair executing a series of backhand chops to MVP. Flair kept the advantage and applied the figure four leglock. MVP countered, by executing a low blow. MVP then performed the Playmaker and pinned Flair to retain the United States Championship.
The sixth match was an open challenge by Deuce 'n Domino to any tag team for the IWE Tag Team Championship, which was accepted by Jimmy Snuka and Sgt. Slaughter. Snuka and Slaughter controlled most of the match; however, Deuce 'n Domino got the win after Deuce pinned Snuka. After the match, Deuce 'n Domino attacked Snuka and Slaughter until Tony Garea and Erik Lubke came into the ring to assist Snuka and Slaughter.
Main event matches
The seventh match was between Edge and Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship. This was a "Last Chance match", meaning if Batista lost, he could not get another shot at the World Heavyweight Championship as long as Edge was champion. Batista originally won the match by disqualification after Edge executed a low blow; however, SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long restarted the match with the stipulation that Edge could lose the title by countout or disqualification. Edge won the match after Batista was counted out, thus retaining the title.
The eighth match was between Denise and Ali Richards for the IWE Women's Championship. After a back and forth match, Michelle executed a spinning heel kick on Denise to gain the victory and win the Women's Championship.
The main event, billed as the "IWE Championship Challenge," saw Dustin Simpson defending the IWE Championship against King Booker, Bobby Ashley, Mick Foley and Kevin McAlmond. Throughout the match, all five men gained an advantage over one-another at one or more spots. One spot in the match saw Ashley dive over the top rope onto the other four competitors. Towards the end of the match, Simpson executed an FU on Ashley through an announce table. Simpson won the match and retained the title after pinning Foley following an FU.
