WWE Night of Champions

Night of Champions is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

The event started as a pay-per-view under the name Vengeance in 2001, [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/|accessdate=2008-06-21|title=WWE Night of Champions website|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|date=2008-06-02|quote=Before WWE's June pay-per-view event was called Night of Champions, it was dubbed Vengeance. Take a look back at the many memorable moments.] replacing Armageddon for that year due to the insensitivity of the latter's name after the September 11, 2001 attacks. [cite web|url=http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/articles/100283850990391.html
accessdate=2008-06-21|title=WWF Vengeance PPV|publisher=Lords of Pain|date=2001-10-01] In 2002, Vengeance proceeded into the event taking over Fully Loaded's pay-per-view spot. The 2003 event was exclusive to the SmackDown! brand, while from 2004 to 2006, the events were Raw exclusive. In 2005, Vengeance was moved once again, this time switching positions with The Great American Bash.

The 2007 event was named , as all nine WWE championships were defended that night. In 2008, the event was renamed to Night of Champions, keeping the format of the 2007 event, in the process dropping the Vengeance name.

Night of Champions dates and venues

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ee also

*List of WWE pay-per-view events

External links

* [http://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/ Night of Champions official website]
* [http://www.wwe.com/shows/vengeance/ Vengeance official website]

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