Couldn't even give Jericho a clean victory for his first ever world championship
To sum this all up, this was a flaccid way to end 2001, which had seen one of the best Wrestlemanias in history, and some of the most ground-breaking and ground-failing TV in wrestling history---Stone Cold Steve Austin turning heel, a mass invasion of two other wrestling companies, and the emergence of relatively new superstars like Rob Van Dam and Chris Jericho to superstardom. And they topped this all off with a "status-quo" humdrum average sort of event.

First Vince comes out, and really powerhouses his heel abilities in getting the crowd riled up. I've always admired Vince's sheer charisma in getting people to hate him; as of late, that's really been weak and uninteresting, and consisting of just doing things that would make the audience mad; but here, he just completely channelled everything that made a good heel, and threw it at the crowd. Phenomenal. Ric Flair comes out and says PPV time, and Albert and Scotty 2 Hotty come down the ring to dance with Vince before Vince storms out.

Scotty 2 Hotty and Albert vs Test and Christian
From the beginning, this is what I expected to be the warm-up for a stellar event. After watching the event, this turns out to be probably the second best, or probably best match of the night. Everyone is completely on, putting on great WWF-style wrestling with nonstop action and constant momentum shifts. Powerful stuff, and if only they pushed these four guys like this more often, they'd all STILL BE IN THE COMPANY. (9/10)

WWF Intercontinental Championship
Edge (C) vs William Regal
As boring as any regular TV match with Regal and someone else. I know Regal is legitimately talented as a chain wrestler, but was it just laziness or the booking getting to him that he came off as dull as Hardcore Holly in this match? It was lackluster, boring, and the audience didn't care about it. (0/10)

Neat sort of build up to the break-up of the Hardy Boys, but they really make it too blatant that Matt is going to be the heel.

Matt Hardy vs Jeff Hardy Lita special referee
If these two are dynamite together, they are wet bathwater together. The match was almost entirely brawling, with a few high spots, but mostly generic Hardcore Holly vs John Cena type brawling. Lita is so unremarkable as referee that she may as well not be there; her only saving grace was the Dusty finish, paving the way for their eventual breakup. (3/10)

The Rock promises to screw Trish after they win their respective matches.

WWF Tag Team Championship
The Dudley Boys (C) vs The Big Show and Kane
The only highlight of this match was The Big Show showing off his powerhouse skill. Little more than a glorified squash of the Dudley Boys. I forgot who won, and I only just saw the match yesterday. (1/10)

WWF Hardcore Championship
The Undertaker vs Rob Van Dam (C)
The Undertaker is heel here. But most of the arena cheers him anyway. The match itself was very dull. Standard forced "hardcore" affair of trying to be like ECW by having the superstars fight in the crowd. But they did little more than generic brawling, fake punches, and below-average chair shots. Even Van Dam's jump off the railings was cut short by the Undertaker's 6'10" height, plus maybe 2-3 foot arms, reaching up to catch him, making for a weak-looking spot. And god forbid the ECW guy should win out over the WWF original! (5/10)

WWF Women's Championship
Trish Stratus vs Jacqueline
Typical WWF/WWE women's affair... that is, barely anything of worth beyond some sloppy moves and generic brawling. (0/10)

WWF Championship
Stone Cold Steve Austin (C) vs Kurt Angle
By now, we've seen these two wrestle so much (Summerslam, Unforgiven, No Mercy, Survivor Series) that quite frankly, I'm sick of it. There was nothing new, nothing special, nothing remarkable about this match. Austin was mostly restrained in his wrestling, clearly saving up for his next opponent. The submission holds were weak, sloppy things that looked to be barely there. (0/10)

Test barges into Trish's locker room while she's covered with a towel and basically threatens to rape her, until she shuffles him out and he just leaves despite the door being open. The hell? Useless backstage promo FTL

Not WCW World Championship
The Rock (C) vs Chris Jericho
This was certainly better than the WWF Championship match, but it wasn't much better. It was still much of a generic brawl, and Jericho did basically two high flying moves or so in the match. The submission holds, just like the previous match, were so sloppily applied that there is absolutely no way you could think they would be painful. Imagine someone basically crouching over your rear end and holding your legs up bent at the knee, while the rest of your body is totally straight. That's pretty much all it was. (5.5/10)

WWF Undisputed Championship
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Chris Jericho
Immediately after winning, Jericho has to face Austin. And everything that Austin held back in his Angle match, perhaps knowing or realizing that it was a boring little affair repeated for the fifth or eighteenth time, unleashed on Jericho. The absolute best of the WWF on display, with Jericho barely hanging on, yet managing to look tough against Austin. Austin sells his gimmick so much, he would legitimately frighten me in real life... I couldn't imagine this guy reading a book, reading the newspaper beyond the sports section or the comics, or being able to understand the whole concept of kayfabe. But he does. And he sells it to perfection.

I would have rated this pay per view as average, 3/5 stars, and this match a full 10/10 if it weren't for the fact that this is supposed to be Jericho's night; he's supposed to have completed his journey from his debut in 1999, from his time in WCW before that, ECW, independent wrestling, all just to make it to the big time, to be at the top of the WWF, the last standing major wrestling promotion in the US! And they screw him out of this.

They screw Jericho out of that glory. Because during the match, every loser from the previous match and his asshole come and interfere. First Angle beats up Austin, then The Rock beats up Jericho, then Earl Hebner is knocked out, then Vince McMahon attacks Austin, and sends Nick Patrick out. Then Ric Flair comes and stops Patrick from counting. Austin beats up McMahon. Then Booker T (who should be kayfabe fired) comes and attacks Austin, and Jericho picks up the pin.

So according to the WWF, Stone Cold Steve Austin is their unstoppable juggernaut, and Chris Jericho, a former ECW and WCW superstar despite being in the WWF for two years, isn't good enough to make history by himself---he needs three men and a crooked referee to try and defeat Austin. Pathetic. (5/10)


WWF arrogance at its best, Jericho is nothing more than the random twit who happens to get lucky against the WWF's untouchable superstar who absolutely cannot lose too many matches cleanly, Stone Cold Steve Austin. I love Austin as a wrestler, I think he's one of the best in the business. I know he has legitimate technical prowess despite the WWF making him a brawler. But for god's sake... the WWF, taking a page out of WCW's book (just like today) just can't let go of their tried and true top guys for a little while and let a new rising star reach the top. So what if Jericho is a heel? That doesn't mean heels are inferior superstars, or that he doesn't deserve to cleanly beat the best guy in the company for its top prize. Horrible.

2001 was a good year for wrestling
After the invasion angle came to an end. Some new pretty good storylines were in the works. The two heavyweight titles were to be unified in 3 matches. 3 matches that lived up to the hype. The midcard was pretty good also. No duds on this ppv.

Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert vs. Christian & Test
These two teams seemed like the odd couple indeed . But the inring work was a plus. A very good opener. It surprised me. Entertaining match with some comedic spots. Good brawling and a couple of good slams. The match did its job getting the crowd into it. 3.5/5

IC Title Match
Edge vs. William Regal
Their conflicting styles didn't really mesh well to me but it was still a decent match. A bit slow at times but the very fact Regal could cheat and use brass knucks at some point added to the match. Edge takes a pretty good bump also. The ending came out of nowhere too. 3/5

Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy w/Lita as special ref.
The brother vs. brother storylines have been done to death. And none of them had the same dramatic impact as Bret vs. Owen(RIP). The build up was pretty good with Matt blaming Jeff for the loss the month before. The crowd didn't really know who to cheer for. A good match in itself. Especially with Lita as special ref being pressured by Matt. Decent wrestling with some good counters and a clever finish. 4/5

Tag Team Championship
Dudley Boyz vs. Kane & Big Show
An average match . Nothing to special here except for the little segment between Show & Stacy. It was pretty funny but I have to point out Stacy is hot as he11. Especially in her panties. 3/5

WWF Hardcore Match
RVD vs. Undertaker
Undertaker is in heel mode. And anyone familiar with that knows how vicious he can be. This match was proof of that too. It started in the ring then went into the crowd and at the top of the stage. Some very good brawling and high flying moves.Weapons came into play as well. RVD takes a good battering ram into the steel. A great hardcore match with a great finish. Definitly one of the best on here. 4.5/5

Womens championship
Trish Stratus vs. Jacqueline
Trish is still pretty green in this match in my eyes. And a vet like Jackie was perfect for her. They went well together. Some very good wrestling from these two ladies. With a good finish and a nice ending. I liked this match. 4/5

WWF Championship
Stone Cold vs. Kurt Angle
Another good match in thier classic rivalry. Of course alot of this was seen before but these two have it also. Some good striking and wrestling. A few good spots. Multiple german suplexes and counters. Great title match. 5/5

World Championship
Rock vs. Y2J
Started out pretty quick pace, then eventually slowed down. They had a pretty good match but this wasn't their best. A few good spots. Going through the announce table and stolen finishers. The only thing that took away to me was the interference. I got a little sick of Rock getting the superman treatment and not putting guys over clean. That was one thing about him that got on my nerves alot. 4/5

Undisputed World Championship
Stone Cold vs. Y2J
You gotta love Stone Cold's character. He attacked Y2J before the bell sounded. Then there was intereference like crazy. It really did add to the match. The match was alot better than the last. Some brawling and it went outside the ring. Both of these guys bought their best and each of them deserved the win. The interference later on did its job. It began a storyline between Ric Flair and Vince that resulted in a brutal street fight match the next month. So this match had alot riding on it. 5/5

This ppv closed out 2001 with a pretty good bang. In my opinion no one can go wrong with any of the ppv's for that year. Some are pretty expensive for a good reason. One down side is, there are no extras on this DVD.

wwe pay per view vengence
this was okay but not the best it is worth watching just because I a wwe fan and for my collection

WWE Vengeance 2001
Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert vs Test & Christian
This match was alot boring. The referee allowed too much tag team interfearence. Otherwise, Albert picks up the victory for him and Scotty 2 Hotty with a powerbomb 2/5
Winner: Albert & Scotty 2 Hotty

Edge(Champion) vs William Regal for the Intercontinental Championship
This match was better than I thought. In the beggining Regal hits Edge on the ring post. There is a lot of high risk manuvers in the match. In the middle of the match Edge speats the steel steps. Regal tries to hit Edge with the bronx knuckles but Edge hits the spear. 3/5 Winner and still Intercontinental Champion Edge

Matt Hardy vs Jeff Hardy Lita Special Guest Referee
This was one of the best matches. Jeff Hardy does a lot of moves from the top rope. One time Matt Hardy catches him with a slam on the back. When Jeff Hardy goes to the top again and Matt Hardy tries to stop him but he gets slammed on his face and Jeff Hardy hits the Swantoon. Matt Hardy gets his foot on the bottom rope but Lita was only looking at the shoulders of Matt Hardy
Winner: Jeff Hardy

Dudely Boyz w/ Stacy Keibler(Champions) vs Big Show & Kane
This was an awsome match. There were alot of near falls. Kane jumps from the top rope to the outside and Big Show strips her to her pannies. Then he spanks her. The Dudleys catch Big Show off guard and hit him with a catapult onto the exposed turnbuckle
3/5 Winner and still tag team champions The Dudley Boyz

Rob Van Dam(Champion) vs Undertaker for the Hardcore Championship
This match starts off in the crowd. Undertaker pushes the rail on the face of Rob Van Bam to start choking him. Rob Van Dam shoots some os the fluid of the fire extinguisher on Undertaker then he hits him with a trash can. Next Rob Van Dam jumbs from the seats above the exit sign and hits a croosbody. Undertaker hits Rob Van Dam's head on the screen on the entrance stage and tries for the lastride. Rob Van Dam reveres it and Undertaker gets hit with rolling thunder. Then gets hit with the Vandaminator. Then the Undertaker chokeslams Rob Van Da through the stage. 4/5
Winner and new Hardcore Champion Undertaker

Trish Stratus(Championship) vs Jacqueline for the Womens Championship
Trish Stratus keeps on getting kicked and backbody dropped. Then she gets the chick kick reversed. Next she gets slammed on her face. Trish Stratus hits a back slide and wins the match 2/5
Winner and still the Womens Champion Trish Stratus

Kurt Angle vs Steve Austin(champion) for the WWF Championship
There are a lot of suplexes in this match. Austin gets hit with a low blow and Angle hits the Angle Slam. Then he tries to hit the Stone Cold Stunner but instead Austin hits it. 4/5
Winner and still WWF Champion Steve Austin

The Rock vs Y2J
This was a good match. The Rock hits a DDT through a table and Vince tries to make The Rock loss after he goes for the People
's Elbow. Y2J gets a low blow and hits the Rock Bottom 5/5
Winner and new World Champion Y2J

Steve Austin vs Y2J
This match starts off with a Rock Bottom to Y2J and a chair shot to Austin. There is a lot of ring post shots and there is suplexes on the concreate floor. At the end Steve Austin hits Vince and gives Y2J The Walls of Jericho. Whilw Jericho is taping Booker T hits Austin with the title belt and Y2J wins 5/5
Winner and new Undisputed Champion Y2J

wwe vengence 2001 is a 4 star ppv
80-76%-perfect
75-71%-awsome
70-66%-good
65-61%-poor
6-56%-awful

1. Scott 3 hotty and albert vs. test and christian- This was basicly just a filler match. No storyline at all but it got the crowd into it and kept a preaty good pace for the match. I always notice that scotty gets his partners involved which hypes up the crowd. Decent opener. Winners scotty and albert. Match Rating 6/10.

2. Edge vs. William Regal for the ITC title- This was an average match. I think that they let this match run a little bit to long. It was good intensity for a while but then most of the match was worked on edges arm. Still decent and was passable for a title match but i know these two could have done alot better. Winner and still ITC champ edge. Match Rating 7/10.

3. Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy- I really enjoyed this match. I wish the fued would have lasted a little bit longer after the match but during it played a perfect storyline. It was a fast paced match and the wwe gave these two enough time to work out a good match. SOme good intensity by both men but it was slowed down by working on jeffs leg. A wierd ending to the match but i understand waht the wwe was thinking. Good match. Winner jeff hardy. Match Rating 8/10.

4. Big Show and kane vs. the dudleys for the tag team titles- This was an average tag team match. I think that it was a nice idea to put kane and the big show as a team. It was more funny at times in the match but it was still average. I thought that the big show and kane were going to win. Nothing much to sya except it was a soilid tag match. Winners and still wwe tag team champs the dudleys. Match ARting 6.5/10.

5. Undertaker vs. Rvd for the hardcore title- This was a really good match. I knew it was a good idea to have these two in a match when they can bring so much to the table. There were not as many hardcore spots as i thought there were going to be but some good stuff. A really nice dive by rvd from the balcony onto taker. Some nice chair shots in this match by rvd and a really nice ending to the match when rvd was chockeslammed off the stage through 2 tables. Winner and new wwe hardcore champ the undertaker. Match Rating 8.5/10.

6. Trish vs. Jackilan for the womens title- This was just a match to slow the crowd down after that hardcore match. Both of these divas have alot of talent but i just could not get into this match at all. Maybe just me. Winner and still wwe womens champ trish. Match Rating 5.5/10.

7. Stone Cold vs. Kurt angle for the wwe title- This was not as good as there previous match like the one they had at summerslam but it was still very good. Austin and angle can always bring alot to the table. Not as much of near falls as i was hoping. There was a nice spot were we got to see angles moonsault. Not the decision i was hoping for and i wish the match would have lasted a little bit longer. Still goo. Winner and still wwe champ stone cold steve austin. Match Rating 7.5/10.

8. Y2J vs. The Rock for the WCW title- This in my opinion was better than the austin rock match which surprised me. It was just faster paced and was more intense. A really different ending than i was expecting. Some nice spots in this match one of them occuring with a ddt through the announce table. Some more near falls than the other but the ending was kind of weak but it surprised me which is a good thing. Winner and new WCW champ Y2J. Match Rating 9/10.

9. Stone Cold vs. Y2J for the undispuited title- This was a nice way to end the ppv. It was started right after the jerico match and started good with a chair shot and a rock bootom. It picked up from there with just some good wrestling and it continued for the rest of the match. proboly could have been a little bit better but it was a good main event and the ending surprised me. Winner and undisputed champ Y2J. Match Rating 8/10.

Well that raps up another. I would give vengence 2001 a grade of 66/90 which is a 73% which means this is an awsome ppv. I think that is fair to say. It did not have a bad match on the whole card and we made a little bit of history as weel. If you can tell me if my review was helpful or not. Thanks for your time.