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Vengeance (2005) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and presented by THQ's ''Juiced'', which took place on June 26, 2005, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Vengeance (2005) Venue )〕 It was the fifth annual Vengeance event. Professional wrestling is a type of sports entertainment in which theatrical events are combined with a competitive sport. The buildup to the matches and the scenarios that took place before, during, and after the event were planned by WWE's script writers. The event starred wrestlers from the Raw brand: storyline expansions of the promotion where employees are assigned to wrestling brands under the WWE banner. The main event was a Hell in a Cell match for the World Heavyweight Championship between Batista and Triple H, which Batista won by pinfall after executing a Batista Bomb. One of the predominant matches on the card was John Cena versus Chris Jericho versus Christian in a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship. Cena won the match and retained the title after pinning Christian.〔 Another primary match on the undercard was Kurt Angle versus Shawn Michaels in a rematch of their bout at WrestleMania 21. Michaels won the match by pinfall after executing Sweet Chin Music.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Vengeance 2005 results )〕 Many of the existing feuds were settled following the event. Notably, Batista was drafted to the SmackDown! brand, thus ending his feud with Triple H.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SmackDown! results – June 30, 2005 )〕 The feud between Kane and Edge also concluded after the event, as Edge entered an angle with Matt Hardy. The feud between Cena and Jericho, however, continued and led to a match at SummerSlam, which Cena won.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Pro Wrestling History )〕 ==Background== The event featured six professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed either a villainous or fan favorite gimmick as they followed a series of events which generally built tension, leading to a wrestling match. The name of a wrestler's character was not always the person's birth name, as wrestlers often use a stage name to portray their character. All wrestlers were from the Raw brand – a storyline division in which WWE assigned its employees to a different program, the other being SmackDown!. The main feud heading into Vengeance was between Batista and Triple H, with the two battling over the World Heavyweight Championship. After Batista defeated Triple H at WrestleMania 21, they continued to fight over the World title at the next Raw pay-per-view, Backlash, which saw Batista retain the title. Following Backlash, a series of Gold Rush Tournament matches to determine a number one contender to face Batista for the World title took place with Kane, Shawn Michaels, Edge, and Chris Benoit winning in the first round of the tournament. In this round, Benoit forced Triple H to submit to the Crippler Crossface, Benoit's submission finisher.〔 On the May 23, 2005 episode of ''Raw'', Batista faced Edge, who had beat out Michaels and Kane for an opportunity at the World title.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Raw results – May 23, 2005 )〕 Batista retained the title after he pinned Edge following a Batista Bomb.〔 Following the match, Triple H attacked Batista with a sledgehammer and challenged him to a Hell in a Cell match. After making the challenge, Triple H performed a Pedigree to Batista on the World title.〔〔 Batista accepted Triple H's challenge,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Raw results – May 30, 2005 )〕 which led to a and contract signing for their scheduled match at Vengeance, which would be for the World Heavyweight title in a Hell in a Cell match at Vengeance.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Raw results – June 6, 2005 )〕 The other main feud heading into the event was between John Cena, Chris Jericho and Christian, with the three battling over the WWE Championship. On the June 6 episode of ''Raw'', John Cena's SmackDown! tenure came to an end when he became the first wrestler selected by the Raw brand General Manager, Eric Bischoff, in the draft lottery.〔〔 Cena was introduced as Raw's newest member in Chris Jericho's segment, the ''Highlight Reel'', but Christian interrupted and called Cena a poser.〔〔 This built on their existing rivalry, as Cena and Christian had an encounter at the Royal Rumble, in which Christian claimed that he was a better rapper than Cena. At the time, Cena was a member of the SmackDown! brand and Christian was part of the Raw brand. Over the next months, Christian began cutting promos denouncing Cena as a 'poser'.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Backlash 2005 Results )〕 Cena rebutted Christian's comments by performing a freestyle rap about Christian, which quickly led to the two brawling in the ring.〔〔 The same evening, Cena entered a feud with Bischoff by refusing to participate in Bischoff's "war" against the upcoming Extreme Championship Wrestling reunion show.〔 On the June 13 episode of ''Raw'', Bischoff booked a WWE title match between Christian and Cena at Vengeance, although Jericho protested the idea of Christian being the contender to face Cena for the title.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Raw results – June 13, 2005 )〕 Later that night, Cena and Jericho were placed in a tag team match and faced off against Christian and Tyson Tomko. Cena and Jericho won the match after Cena got the pinfall.〔〔 After the match, Jericho turned on Cena and attacked him. Bischoff then changed the original match between Cena and Christan to a Triple Threat match at Vengeance that also included Jericho.〔〔 One of the main matches on the undercard was between Kurt Angle and Shawn Michaels. At the start of the year, Angle and Michaels both participated in the Royal Rumble match at the 2005 Royal Rumble pay-per-view event. During the match, Michaels eliminated Angle. In retaliation, Angle returned to the match and eliminated Michaels and then attacked him outside the ring.〔 The two engaged in a feud, which led to an Interpromotional match at WrestleMania 21, as Angle was part of the SmackDown! roster and Michaels belonged to the Raw roster. At WrestleMania 21, Angle got the win over Michaels by forcing him to submit to the Ankle Lock.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WrestleMania 21 review )〕 On the June 13 episode of ''Raw'', Angle was revealed to be the second draft pick for the Raw brand.〔〔 That same evening, Michaels challenged Angle to a rematch at Vengeance, which Angle accepted.〔〔 The Divas match set for Vengeance was between Victoria and Christy Hemme. On the May 30 edition of ''Raw'', Christy Hemme won a bikini contest; defeating Victoria, Candice Michelle, Maria, and Lilian Garcia. After the contest ended, Victoria turned into a villainess by attacking all of the participants, saving Hemme for last. In a backstage interview following her heel turn, the evil Victoria expressed jealousy of Hemme, stating that she was tired of Hemme getting all of the attention.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Raw results – May 30, 2005 )〕 On the June 20 episode of ''Raw'', it was announced in a backstage interview that Hemme and Victoria would face each other at Vengeance. Hemme stated that she couldn't wait to get her hands on Victoria, but during the segment, Victoria interrupted the interview by smashing a glass jar on the back of Hemme's head.〔http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/050620.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vengeance (2005)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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