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			{{short description\|Pay-per-view and livestreaming event series}}
	'''WWE Vengeance''' is an annual ] (WWE) event, which started in ] replacing ] for that year and eventually took over ]'s ] spot in ]. In ], Venegance became a '']'' exclusive pay-per-view event, even though in ] it was a '']'' event. In 2005, Vengeance was moved once again, this time switching positions with the '']''.
			{{Infobox wrestling PPV series

			\|name = WWE Night of Champions
	==Results==
			\|image = WWE Night of Champions 2023 logo.png
	===2001===
			\|image_upright = 1.15
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			\|other_name = ] (2007)
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	\|~~date=],~~ ]		\|promotion = ]
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			'''WWE Night of Champions''' was a ] ] (PPV) and ] ] produced by ], a ]-based ]. The inaugural event took place in June 2007 and was a crossover with ] titled ]. In 2008, Vengeance was dropped in favor of Night of Champions and it took over the June PPV slot. The event then moved to July in 2009 before becoming the annual September PPV beginning in 2010. The original concept of Night of Champions was that every championship promoted on WWE's main roster was contested. In 2016, Night of Champions was replaced by the similarly themed ] which was discontinued after its final use in 2020. After eight years, Night of Champions was revived to be held in ] as WWE's ]. Although the 2023 event was based around championship matches, not all of WWE's main roster championships were contested.
	This event was held on ], ] at the ] in ]. The theme song was "]" by ].
	*'''] Match: ] def. ] & ]
	*'''] & ] def. ] ] & ] (6:12)'''
	**Albert pinned Christian after a Baldobomb
	*'''] def. ] to retain the ] (9:06)'''
	**Edge pinned Regal after a Spear.
	*'''] def. ] (12:30)'''
	**] was guest referee. Jeff pinned Matt after a Swanton Bomb.
	*'''] def. ] & ] to retain the ]s (6:50)'''
	**] pinned Big Show after a hotshot into the exposed turnbuckle.
	*'''] def. ] to win the ]
	**Undertaker pinned RVD to win the title after a ] off the stage through a set of tables.
	*'''] def. ] to retain the ] (3:34)'''
	**Trish pinned Jacqueline with a backslide.
	*'''] def. ] to retain the ] (14:55)'''
	**Austin pinned Angle after a Stone Cold Stunner.
	*'''] def. ] to win the ] (19:00)'''
	**Jericho pinned Rock after a Rock Bottom.
	*'''] def. ] to win the ] and retain the WCW Championship in a ] (12:31)'''
	**As a result, Jericho became the first ever ]. Jericho pinned Austin after Booker T hit Austin with the belt.

			To coincide with the original ] (2002–2011), the events from 2007 to 2010 featured wrestlers from the ] and ] brands. The events from 2007 to 2009 also featured the ] brand before that brand was dissolved in early 2010. During the first brand extension, these three brands were considered WWE's main roster. The brand extension ended in August 2011, but was reinstated in July 2016 with Raw and SmackDown again representing the main roster.
	The Undisputed Title tournament to close out the pay per view was the first championship tournament to take place since the 1998 Survivor Series. Stone Cold Steve Austin came up short in both tournaments losing to Mankind in 1998 and Chris Jericho in 2001.

			Under the event's original concept (2007–2015), 10 different WWE championships were contested at Night of Champions. Only four of these 10 championships were contested at every event during this time. These were the ] (called the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at the 2014 and 2015 events), the ], the ], and the ], the latter of which was renamed to Raw Tag Team Championship in 2016 to coincide with the second brand extension that began that year. Although the 2023 event did not retain this original concept, four newer championships were contested, bringing the total number of different championships contested at Night of Champions to 14, and in turn making the Intercontinental and Raw Tag Team Championship the only two titles defended at every event thus far—the reigning WWE Champion competed at the event but instead of defending the title, he challenged for the tag team championship.
	===2002===
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	This event was held on ], ] in at the ] in ]. The theme song was "Downfall" by ].
	*'''] Match: ] def. ]
	*'''] & ] def. ] & ] in a Tables Match (15:01)'''
	**Spike put Guerrero through a table with the Dudley Dog. (13:15)
	**Benoit tossed Spike over the top rope and through a table. (14:30)
	**Bubba Ray put Benoit through a table with the Bubba Bomb. (15:01)
	*'''] def. ] to retain the ] (7:27)'''
	**Noble pinned Kidman after a Tiger Driver to retain the title.
	*'''] def. ] to retain the ] (4:15)'''
	**Hardy pinned Regal with a rollup to retain the title.
	*'''] def. ] (6:14)'''
	**Cena pinned Jericho after countering the Walls Of Jericho.
	*'''] def. ] by Disqualification to retain the ] (9:39)'''
	**Lesnar was disqualified after ] pulled the referee from the ring. RVD retains the title.
	*'''] def. ] in a No Disqualification Match (5:50)'''
	**Booker T pinned Big Show after a Houston Hangover off of the top rope.
	*'''] & ] def. ] & ] to win the ] (9:48)'''
	**Storm pinned Hogan to win the titles after Chris Jericho hit Hogan with the belt.
	*'''] def. ] and ] to win the ] in a Triple Threat Match (19:47)'''
	**Rock pinned Angle after a Rock Bottom to win the title. Undertaker lost his title without getting pinned. The Rock set a WWE record with seven WWE Championship title reigns.

			==History==
	**This was the PPV that Triple H jumped to RAW to be with Shawn Michaels
			On June 24, 2007, ] (WWE) held its annual ] ] (PPV) under the title ]. As per its subtitle, all of WWE's championships at the time were contested at the event.<ref name="NoC2007"/> The following June, Vengeance was dropped in favor of ], which subsequently became an annual PPV and continued the championship theme.<ref name="NoC2008"/> The event was then moved to July in 2009<ref name="NoC2009"/> before becoming the annual September PPV beginning in 2010.<ref name="NoC2010"/> To coincide with the ], the events from 2007 to 2009 featured wrestlers from the ], ], and ] brands.<ref name="NoC2007"/><ref name="NoC2008"/><ref name="NoC2009"/> ECW was disbanded in early 2010, thus the 2010 event just featured Raw and SmackDown<ref name="NoC2010"/> before the first brand split was dissolved in August 2011.<ref name="NoC2011"/>

			In April 2011, the "WWE" acronym became an ].<ref>{{cite press release \|last1=Sacco \|first1=Justine \|last2=Weitz \|first2=Michael \|date=April 7, 2011 \|title=The New WWE \|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/company-news/2011/04-07-2011 \|location=] \|publisher=] \|access-date=November 25, 2021 }}</ref> In February 2014, WWE launched its ] service, the ], with Night of Champions becoming available on the service in addition to traditional PPV.<ref name="NoC2014"/> In 2016, after the reintroduction of the brand split between Raw and SmackDown, Night of Champions was replaced on the PPV schedule by the similarly themed ].<ref name="NoCHistory">{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/history/\|access-date=July 6, 2009\|title=WWE Night of Champions history\|publisher=]}}</ref><ref name=2016event>{{cite web\|title=Get WWE Clash of Champions 2016 tickets now\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wweclashofchampions/2016/article/wwe-clash-champions-2016-tickets\|work=]\|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref>
	===2003===
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			In March 2023, WWE announced that they would be reviving the ] event, but rebranded as "King and Queen of the Ring", which would also replace the ] event. However, on April 13, it was revealed that WWE decided to scrap that revival and would instead hold ], thus reviving the Night of Champions event. According to Mike Johnson of '']'', this was a creative choice to revive and bring Night of Champions to an international market.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/170143/wwe-ppv-name-change.html?p=1\|title=WWE PPV NAME CHANGE\|date=April 13, 2023\|last=Johnson\|first=Mike\|work=]\|access-date=April 15, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415233004/https://www.pwinsider.com/article/170143/wwe-ppv-name-change.html?p=1\|archive-date=April 15, 2023\|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also reported that the change was to please business partners in Saudi Arabia and add intrigue to the show with the crowning of a new world champion.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.si.com/wrestling/2023/04/25/wwe-world-heavyweight-championship-roman-reigns-paul-levesque\|title=WWE’s New World Championship Takes Some of the Shine Off Roman Reigns\|date=April 25, 2023\|last=Barrasso\|first=Justin\|work=]\|access-date=April 26, 2023}}</ref> The event was scheduled for Saturday, May 27, 2023, in ] as the ninth event ] in support of ] under a partnership that began in 2018. This was also the first Night of Champions to livestream on ] in the United States due to the American version of the WWE Network merging under Peacock in March 2021. This was subsequently the first Night of Champions to be held in Saudi Arabia, the first held on a Saturday, and the first held in May.<ref name="NoC2023-announced">{{cite news \|last1=Lambert \|first1=Jeremy \|title=WWE Changes 'WWE King & Queen Of The Ring' PLE To 'WWE Night Of Champions' \|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-changes-wwe-king-queen-ring-ple-wwe-night-champions \|access-date=April 13, 2023 \|work=Fightful \|date=April 13, 2023}}</ref>
	This event was held on ], ] at the ] in ]. The theme song was "Price To Play" by ]
	*'''] Match: ] def. ]
	*'''] def. ] to win the vacant ] (21:54)'''
	**Guerrero pinned Benoit when ] interfered and gored Benoit followed by a Frog Splash by Guerrero'''
	*'''] def. ] (4:59)'''
	**Noble pinned Gunn with a ]. As a result, Noble won the right to spend a night with ].
	*'''] def. ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] in the first-ever ] Invitational Bar Room Brawl'''
	**Bradshaw won the match when he leveled Brother Love with a beer can.
	*'''] (] & ]) def. ] & ] to retain the ] (15:01)'''
	**Benjamin pinned Rey after a springboard clothesline/powerbomb combo on Rey'''
	*'''] def. ] (6:32)'''
	**Sable pinned Steph when ] came out and clotheslined Stephanie.
	*'''] def. ] (16:06)'''
	**Undertaker pinned Cena after a Last Ride.
	*'''] def. ] (14:22)'''
	**Vince pinned Gowen when Zach missed a ].
	*'''] def. ] and ] to win the ] (17:38)'''
	**Angle won via pin fall, pinning Brock Lesnar after an ] on Big Show followed by a same maneuver on Lesnar.

			==Concept==
	Note: This was the first ''SmackDown!'' brand exclusive ], and it was also the first WWE PPV to use all blue ring ropes, like Smackdown's ropes.
			The original concept of Night of Champions was that every championship promoted on WWE's main roster was contested.<ref name="NoCHistory"/> This distinction of main roster championships came in 2012 after the establishment of ] that year as the promotion's ], which introduced its own set of championships.<ref name="NoC2012"/><ref name="NoC2013"/><ref name="NoC2014"/><ref name="NoC2015"/> In ],<ref name="NoC2010"/> non-title matches began to be included on the card as less championships became available due to WWE unifying several titles that eventually led to the dissolution of the first brand extension in August 2011;<ref name="NoC2011"/> after the final title unification in December 2013, WWE had just five titles on the main roster through the 2015 event.<ref name="NoC2014"/><ref name="NoC2015"/>
	This was the second Vengeance in a row to have the main event be in a triple threat match. Neither have had the Champion walk out the winner. Kurt Angle has also been in both of those matches.

			With the revival of the event in 2023, this concept was not retained, as the WWE Championship, ], ], and ] were not defended. WWE Champion ], who held the title together with the Universal Championship as the ], competed at the event, but instead of defending his undisputed championship, he challenged for the ], the umbrella term for the ] (formerly WWE Tag Team) and ] being held and defended together. The 2023 event instead was a celebration for the crowning of a ] as well as marking the 1,000th day for Reigns as Universal Champion. The event also saw the ] and ] defended. These two titles, as well as the Universal, SmackDown Tag, and Women's Tag, were introduced during the second brand split that began in 2016.
	===2004===
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	This event was held on July 11, 2004 at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut
	*'''] Match: ] def. ]
	*'''] & ] def. ] & ] (7:13)'''
	**Tajiri pinned Coach after a stiff kick to the head.
	*'''] def. ] (12:18)'''
	**Batista pinned Jericho after a Batista Bomb on Jericho. Also Jericho's foot was on the bottom rope during the pin.'''
	*'''] def. ] & ] by Disqualification to retain the ]s (12:31)'''
	**Eugene was disqualified after shoving the referee.
	*'''] def. ] in a No Disqualification Match (10:33)'''
	**Matt pinned Kane after he hit Kane with a steel chair which riccocheted the steel steps off his face.
	*'''] def. ] to win the ] (26:38)'''
	**Edge pinned Orton after a Spear.
	*'''] def. ] in a #1 Contenders Match (6:21)'''
	**Victoria pinned Molly after a Superkick.
	*'''] def. ] to retain the ] (29:05)'''
	**Benoit pinned Triple H when Eugene accidentally hit Triple H with a steel chair.
	**This was the first time the World Heavyweight Title was on the line at a Vengeance PPV and the first time the WWE Title wasn't.
	**This was Triple H's ''Vengeance'' wrestling debut.

			The following table shows all championships that were contested at Night of Champions under its original concept from 2007 to 2015. In total, 10 different WWE championships were contested during these years. Although the 2023 event did not retain the original concept, it raised the total number of different championships defended at Night of Champions to 14.
	===2005===
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	The theme song was "Happy?" by ]. WWE Vengeance 2005 was the first and only Brand Exclusive PPV to feature both a WWE Championship and a World Heavyweight Championship match. WWE Vengeance 2005 was the last RAW PPV to feature a World Heavyweight Championship match as then-reigning World Heavyweight Champion Batista would get drafted to '']'' four days later.
	*'''] Match: ] & ] def. ] to retain the ]
	*'''] def. ] to retain the ] (12:45)'''
	**Carlito pinned Benjamin after hitting him into an exposed turnbuckle.
	*'''] def. ] (5:09)'''
	**Victoria pinned Christy after blocking a Sunset Flip and holding the ropes.
	*] made his way to the ring immediately after ] had proposed to ] and convinced Viscera to leave with his ], abandoning a crying Garcia in the ring.
	*'''] def. ] (11:09)'''
	**Kane pinned Edge after Edge accidentally hit ] with Edge's briefcase, followed by a chokeslam by Kane.
	*'''] def. ] (26:09)'''
	**HBK pinned Angle after Sweet Chin Music.
	*'''] def. ] and ] in a ] to retain the ] (15:19)'''
	**Cena pinned Christian after a FU.
	*'''] def. ] in a ] match to retain the ] (26:58)'''
	**Batista pinned Triple H after a Spinebuster on the ring steps, followed by a Batista Bomb.
	**With this win, Batista became the first person to defeat Triple H in a one-on-one Hell in a Cell match.

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	===2006===
			\|+ All WWE championships that were contested at Night of Champions from 2007 to 2015.
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			\| ]<ref name="NoC2007"/> \|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}\|\|{{y}}
	\|promotion=]\|city=]
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	\|date=], ]
			\| ]<ref name="NoC2008"/> \|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}\|\|{{n}}
	\|venue=]
			\|-

			\| ]<ref name="NoC2009"/> \|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}
	\|attendance=
			\|-
	\|buyrate=
			\| ]<ref name="NoC2010"/> \|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}
	\|lastevent=]
			\|-
	\|nextevent=]
			\| ]<ref name="NoC2011"/> \|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}
	}}
			\|-
			\| ]<ref name="NoC2012"/> \|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}
			\|-
			\| ]<ref name="NoC2013"/> \|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}
			\|-
			\| ]<ref name="NoC2014"/> \|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}\|\|{{n}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}
			\|-
			\| ]<ref name="NoC2015"/> \|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}\|\|{{n}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}\|\|{{y}}\|\|{{n}}
			\|-
			\|}

			;Notes
	The 2006 edition of WWE Vengeance will be held on ],] at the ] in ]. The official theme song is ''Victim'' by ].
			*{{small\|The 2007 event, which was titled ], was the only Night of Champions event to feature the original ], as the title was deactivated in September that same year.<ref name="NoC2007"/>}}
			*{{small\|The ] was established shortly after the 2008 event.<ref name="NoC2009"/> At the 2010 event, the original ] was unified into the Divas Championship, thus retiring the Women's Championship in favor of continuing the lineage of the Divas Championship, which very briefly became known as the Unified WWE Divas Championship.<ref name="NoC2010"/> The Divas Championship itself was then retired in 2016 and replaced by a new WWE Women's Championship, which was renamed ] with the reintroduction of the brand split that year, which also saw the introduction of the ].}}
			*{{small\|In 2009, the ] and ] were unified as the ], but remained independently active until the World Tag Team Championship was decommissioned just before the 2010 event in favor of continuing the lineage of the WWE Tag Team Championship, which dropped the "unified" moniker.<ref name="NoC2010"/> With the reintroduction of the brand split in 2016, the WWE Tag Team Championship was assigned to Raw and renamed Raw Tag Team Championship. The ] was also introduced, and the two titles would become held together as the ] in 2022.}}
			*{{small\|In February 2010, the ] brand was disbanded, deactivating the ] along with it.<ref name="NoC2010"/>}}
			*{{small\|In December 2013, the ] was unified into the ], retiring the World Heavyweight Championship while the WWE Championship became known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.<ref name="NoC2014"/> With the reintroduction of the brand split in 2016, the title reverted to being called the WWE Championship, and in 2023, a ] was introduced.}}

			==Events==
	* ''']- WWE vs. ECW''' - ] (c) vs. ] (w/])
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	* ''']''' - ] vs. ] (] and ])
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	* '''] - WWE vs. ECW -''' ] vs. ]
			!Event
	* '''] for ]''' - ] (c) vs. ] vs. ] (w/ ])
			!Date
	* ''']''' - ] vs. ]
			!City
	* '''WWE vs. ECW''' - ] vs. ]
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	* ] vs. ]
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	* ] vs. ]
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	<br/>
			\|-
			\|1
			\|]
			\|June 24, 2007
			\|], ]
			\|]
			\|] (c) vs. ] vs. ] vs. ] vs. ] in a ] for the ]
			\|<ref name="Vengeance banal and badly booked">{{cite web\|first=John\|last=Powell\|date=June 24, 2007\| url=https://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2007/06/24/4287727.html\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519060127/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2007/06/24/4287727.html\| url-status=dead\| archive-date=May 19, 2015\|title=Vengeance banal and badly booked\|publisher=SLAM! Sports\|access-date=July 18, 2007}}</ref><ref name="NoC2007">{{cite web\|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/history/2007/venue/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061740/https://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/history/2007/venue/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=March 4, 2016\|title=Vengeance: Night of Champions (2007) Venue\|publisher=]\|access-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/2007/matches/4081164\|title=WWE Champion John Cena def. King Booker, Randy Orton, Bobby Lashley & Mick Foley (Challenge Match)\|publisher=]\|access-date=May 16, 2012}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|2
			\|]
			\|June 29, 2008
			\|], ]
			\|]
			\|] (c) vs. ] for the ]
			\|<ref name="Big names still on top after Night of Champions">{{cite web\|first=Matt\|last=Bishop\|date= June 30, 2008\|url=https://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2008/06/30/6025711.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018125944/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2008/06/30/6025711.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=October 18, 2015\|title=Big names still on top after Night of Champions\|publisher=SLAM! Sports\|access-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref><ref name="NoC2008">{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/xhistory/2008/venue/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095916/https://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/xhistory/2008/venue/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=March 4, 2016\|title=Night of Champions (2008) Venue\|publisher=]\|access-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|3
			\|]
			\|July 26, 2009
			\|], ]
			\|]
			\|] (c) vs. ] for the ]
			\|<ref name="NoC2009">{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/schedules/events/eventdetail/?id=8880658\|title=Night of Champions 2009\|access-date=March 26, 2009\|publisher=]}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|4
			\|]
			\|September 19, 2010
			\|]
			\|]
			\|] (c) vs. ] vs. ] vs. ] vs. ] vs. ] in a ] for the ]
			\|<ref name="NoC2010">{{cite journal \|journal=WWE Official Calendar 2010\|title=September\|publisher=]}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|5
			\|]
			\|September 18, 2011
			\|]
			\|]
			\|] vs. ] in a ]
			\|<ref name="NoC2011">{{cite web\|url=https://www.hsbcarena.com/events.asp?eventID=166\|title=WWE presents Night of Champions\|access-date=August 15, 2011\|publisher=HSBC Arena}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|6
			\|]
			\|September 16, 2012
			\|]
			\|]
			\|] (c) vs. ] for the ]
			\|<ref name="NoC2012">{{cite web\|url=https://www.tdgarden.com/calendar/567.html\|title=WWE Night Of Champions #WWENOC\|publisher=]\|access-date=July 26, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016095213/https://www.tdgarden.com/calendar/567.html\|archive-date=October 16, 2012\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|7
			\|]
			\|September 15, 2013
			\|], ]
			\|]
			\|] (c) vs. ] for the ]
			\|<ref name="NoC2013">{{cite web\|last=Cutting\|first=Devin\|title=COMPLETE DETAILS AND LOCATIONS ON ALL 2013 WWE PPV EVENTS\|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/74595/complete-details-and-locations-on-all-2013-wwe-ppv-events.html?p=1\|publisher=PWInsider\|access-date=January 11, 2013\|date=January 11, 2013}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|8
			\|]
			\|September 21, 2014
			\|]
			\|]
			\|] (c) vs. ] for the ]
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Pay-per-view and livestreaming event series Professional wrestling pay-per-view event series

WWE Night of Champions
WWE Night of Champions logo used as of 2023
Promotion	WWE
Brands	Raw (2007–2010, 2023) SmackDown (2007–2010, 2023) ECW (2007–2009)
Other name	Vengeance: Night of Champions (2007)
First event	Vengeance: Night of Champions (2007)
Last event	Night of Champions (2023)
Event gimmick	Championship matches

WWE Night of Champions was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE, a Connecticut-based professional wrestling promotion. The inaugural event took place in June 2007 and was a crossover with Vengeance titled Vengeance: Night of Champions. In 2008, Vengeance was dropped in favor of Night of Champions and it took over the June PPV slot. The event then moved to July in 2009 before becoming the annual September PPV beginning in 2010. The original concept of Night of Champions was that every championship promoted on WWE's main roster was contested. In 2016, Night of Champions was replaced by the similarly themed Clash of Champions which was discontinued after its final use in 2020. After eight years, Night of Champions was revived to be held in May 2023 as WWE's ninth event in Saudi Arabia. Although the 2023 event was based around championship matches, not all of WWE's main roster championships were contested.

To coincide with the original WWE brand extension (2002–2011), the events from 2007 to 2010 featured wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands. The events from 2007 to 2009 also featured the ECW brand before that brand was dissolved in early 2010. During the first brand extension, these three brands were considered WWE's main roster. The brand extension ended in August 2011, but was reinstated in July 2016 with Raw and SmackDown again representing the main roster.

Under the event's original concept (2007–2015), 10 different WWE championships were contested at Night of Champions. Only four of these 10 championships were contested at every event during this time. These were the WWE Championship (called the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at the 2014 and 2015 events), the WWE Intercontinental Championship, the WWE United States Championship, and the WWE Tag Team Championship, the latter of which was renamed to Raw Tag Team Championship in 2016 to coincide with the second brand extension that began that year. Although the 2023 event did not retain this original concept, four newer championships were contested, bringing the total number of different championships contested at Night of Champions to 14, and in turn making the Intercontinental and Raw Tag Team Championship the only two titles defended at every event thus far—the reigning WWE Champion competed at the event but instead of defending the title, he challenged for the tag team championship.

History

On June 24, 2007, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) held its annual Vengeance pay-per-view (PPV) under the title Vengeance: Night of Champions. As per its subtitle, all of WWE's championships at the time were contested at the event. The following June, Vengeance was dropped in favor of Night of Champions, which subsequently became an annual PPV and continued the championship theme. The event was then moved to July in 2009 before becoming the annual September PPV beginning in 2010. To coincide with the WWE brand extension, the events from 2007 to 2009 featured wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands. ECW was disbanded in early 2010, thus the 2010 event just featured Raw and SmackDown before the first brand split was dissolved in August 2011.

In April 2011, the "WWE" acronym became an orphaned initialism. In February 2014, WWE launched its livestreaming service, the WWE Network, with Night of Champions becoming available on the service in addition to traditional PPV. In 2016, after the reintroduction of the brand split between Raw and SmackDown, Night of Champions was replaced on the PPV schedule by the similarly themed Clash of Champions.

In March 2023, WWE announced that they would be reviving the King of the Ring event, but rebranded as "King and Queen of the Ring", which would also replace the Hell in a Cell event. However, on April 13, it was revealed that WWE decided to scrap that revival and would instead hold Night of Champions, thus reviving the Night of Champions event. According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider, this was a creative choice to revive and bring Night of Champions to an international market. It was also reported that the change was to please business partners in Saudi Arabia and add intrigue to the show with the crowning of a new world champion. The event was scheduled for Saturday, May 27, 2023, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia as the ninth event WWE held in Saudi Arabia in support of Saudi Vision 2030 under a partnership that began in 2018. This was also the first Night of Champions to livestream on Peacock in the United States due to the American version of the WWE Network merging under Peacock in March 2021. This was subsequently the first Night of Champions to be held in Saudi Arabia, the first held on a Saturday, and the first held in May.

Concept

The original concept of Night of Champions was that every championship promoted on WWE's main roster was contested. This distinction of main roster championships came in 2012 after the establishment of NXT that year as the promotion's developmental territory, which introduced its own set of championships. In 2010, non-title matches began to be included on the card as less championships became available due to WWE unifying several titles that eventually led to the dissolution of the first brand extension in August 2011; after the final title unification in December 2013, WWE had just five titles on the main roster through the 2015 event.

With the revival of the event in 2023, this concept was not retained, as the WWE Championship, WWE Universal Championship, WWE United States Championship, and WWE Women's Tag Team Championship were not defended. WWE Champion Roman Reigns, who held the title together with the Universal Championship as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, competed at the event, but instead of defending his undisputed championship, he challenged for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship, the umbrella term for the Raw Tag Team Championship (formerly WWE Tag Team) and SmackDown Tag Team Championship being held and defended together. The 2023 event instead was a celebration for the crowning of a new World Heavyweight Champion as well as marking the 1,000th day for Reigns as Universal Champion. The event also saw the Raw Women's Championship and SmackDown Women's Championship defended. These two titles, as well as the Universal, SmackDown Tag, and Women's Tag, were introduced during the second brand split that began in 2016.

The following table shows all championships that were contested at Night of Champions under its original concept from 2007 to 2015. In total, 10 different WWE championships were contested during these years. Although the 2023 event did not retain the original concept, it raised the total number of different championships defended at Night of Champions to 14.

All WWE championships that were contested at Night of Champions from 2007 to 2015.
Year	WWE	World Heavyweight (original)	ECW	Intercontinental	United States	World Tag Team	WWE Tag Team	Women's	Divas	Cruiserweight
2007	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y
2008	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N
2009	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N
2010	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N
2011	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N
2012	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N
2013	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N
2014	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N
2015	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N

Notes

The 2007 event, which was titled Vengeance: Night of Champions, was the only Night of Champions event to feature the original WWE Cruiserweight Championship, as the title was deactivated in September that same year.
The WWE Divas Championship was established shortly after the 2008 event. At the 2010 event, the original WWE Women's Championship was unified into the Divas Championship, thus retiring the Women's Championship in favor of continuing the lineage of the Divas Championship, which very briefly became known as the Unified WWE Divas Championship. The Divas Championship itself was then retired in 2016 and replaced by a new WWE Women's Championship, which was renamed Raw Women's Championship with the reintroduction of the brand split that year, which also saw the introduction of the SmackDown Women's Championship.
In 2009, the World Tag Team Championship and WWE Tag Team Championship were unified as the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship, but remained independently active until the World Tag Team Championship was decommissioned just before the 2010 event in favor of continuing the lineage of the WWE Tag Team Championship, which dropped the "unified" moniker. With the reintroduction of the brand split in 2016, the WWE Tag Team Championship was assigned to Raw and renamed Raw Tag Team Championship. The SmackDown Tag Team Championship was also introduced, and the two titles would become held together as the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship in 2022.
In February 2010, the ECW brand was disbanded, deactivating the ECW Championship along with it.
In December 2013, the original World Heavyweight Championship was unified into the WWE Championship, retiring the World Heavyweight Championship while the WWE Championship became known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. With the reintroduction of the brand split in 2016, the title reverted to being called the WWE Championship, and in 2023, a new World Heavyweight Championship was introduced.

Events

#	Event	Date	City	Venue	Main Event
1	Vengeance: Night of Champions	June 24, 2007	Houston, Texas	Toyota Center	John Cena (c) vs. Mick Foley vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Randy Orton vs. King Booker in a Five-Pack Challenge for the WWE Championship
2	Night of Champions (2008)	June 29, 2008	Dallas, Texas	American Airlines Center	Triple H (c) vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship
3	Night of Champions (2009)	July 26, 2009	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Wachovia Center	CM Punk (c) vs. Jeff Hardy for the World Heavyweight Championship
4	Night of Champions (2010)	September 19, 2010	Rosemont, Illinois	Allstate Arena	Sheamus (c) vs. Wade Barrett vs. Chris Jericho vs. Edge vs. Randy Orton vs. John Cena in a Six-Pack Elimination Match for the WWE Championship
5	Night of Champions (2011)	September 18, 2011	Buffalo, New York	First Niagara Center	Triple H vs. CM Punk in a No Disqualification match
6	Night of Champions (2012)	September 16, 2012	Boston, Massachusetts	TD Garden	CM Punk (c) vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship
7	Night of Champions (2013)	September 15, 2013	Detroit, Michigan	Joe Louis Arena	Randy Orton (c) vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship
8	Night of Champions (2014)	September 21, 2014	Nashville, Tennessee	Bridgestone Arena	Brock Lesnar (c) vs. John Cena for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
9	Night of Champions (2015)	September 20, 2015	Houston, Texas	Toyota Center	Seth Rollins (c) vs. Sting for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
10	Night of Champions (2023)	May 27, 2023	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Jeddah Super Dome	Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn (c) vs The Bloodline (Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa) for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

References

^ "Vengeance: Night of Champions (2007) Venue". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
^ "Night of Champions (2008) Venue". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
^ "Night of Champions 2009". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
^ "September". WWE Official Calendar 2010. World Wrestling Entertainment.
^ "WWE presents Night of Champions". HSBC Arena. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
Sacco, Justine; Weitz, Michael (April 7, 2011). "The New WWE" (Press release). Connecticut: WWE. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
^ "Night of Champions 2014". prowrestlinghistory.com. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
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"Get WWE Clash of Champions 2016 tickets now". WWE. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
Johnson, Mike (April 13, 2023). "WWE PPV NAME CHANGE". PWInsider. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
Barrasso, Justin (April 25, 2023). "WWE's New World Championship Takes Some of the Shine Off Roman Reigns". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
^ Lambert, Jeremy (April 13, 2023). "WWE Changes 'WWE King & Queen Of The Ring' PLE To 'WWE Night Of Champions'". Fightful. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
^ "WWE Night Of Champions #WWENOC". TD Garden. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
^ Cutting, Devin (January 11, 2013). "COMPLETE DETAILS AND LOCATIONS ON ALL 2013 WWE PPV EVENTS". PWInsider. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
^ Johnson, Mike. "COMPLETE 2015 WWF PPV SCHEDULE". PWInsider. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
Powell, John (June 24, 2007). "Vengeance banal and badly booked". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2007.
"WWE Champion John Cena def. King Booker, Randy Orton, Bobby Lashley & Mick Foley (Challenge Match)". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
Bishop, Matt (June 30, 2008). "Big names still on top after Night of Champions". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2009.

External links

Night of Champions Official Website

WWE

History

Programming

Weekly in-ring shows	Monday Night Raw history special episodes Friday Night SmackDown history special episodes NXT Seasons 1–5 special episodes Speed Main Event
Recap shows	Afterburn Bottom Line This Week in WWE Vintage Wal3ooha
Seasonal shows and specials	Biography: WWE Legends Miz & Mrs. WWE LFG Most Wanted Treasures Rivals Saturday Night's Main Event Tribute to the Troops results
Pay-per-view and WWE Network events	Royal Rumble Elimination Chamber NXT Stand & Deliver WrestleMania Backlash King of the Ring Clash at the Castle Money in the Bank SummerSlam Bash in Berlin Bad Blood WWE in Saudi Arabia Crown Jewel Survivor Series NXT Deadline
Other	Broadcasting rights

Home bases

UFC Apex WWE Performance Center
Former	Amway Center Full Sail University Tropicana Field Yuengling Center

Personnel

Hall of Fame
Former personnel
- A–C
- D–H
- I–M
- N–R
- S–Z

Notable rivalries
and matches

Affiliated properties

Defunct businesses

Notable acquisitions

Investments

Related companies

Owners	TKO Group Holdings Endeavor
Sister company	Ultimate Fighting Championship

Partnerships

Current

Former

Championships

Current champions
Former championships
Foreign champions
Types of championships
- Secondary
- Tag team
- Women's
- World

Accomplishments

Diva Search Money in the Bank Tough Enough Awards Slammys NXT Year-End WWE Year-End Grand Slam Triple Crown Battle royals André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Royal Rumble WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal
Tournaments	Brawl for All Cruiserweight Classic Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic King of the Ring Mae Young Classic Mixed Match Challenge NXT Breakout Tournament Queen of the Ring Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament

Brand extension

Raw
SmackDown
NXT
NXT UK
205 Live
ECW
Draft
- 2002
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- April 2019
- October 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2023
- 2024

International

Miscellaneous

v t e WWE pay-per-view and WWE Network events
Night of Champions	Vengeance: Night of Champions 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2023
Current	Royal Rumble (1988–present) Vengeance (2001–2007, 2011, 2021, 2023–present) Elimination Chamber (2010–2015, 2017–present) NXT Stand & Deliver (2021–present) WrestleMania (1985–present) Backlash (1999–2009, 2016–2018, 2020–present) King of the Ring (1993–2002, 2015, 2024–present) Battleground (2013–2017, 2023–present) Clash at the Castle (2022, 2024–present) Money in the Bank (2010–present) Heatwave (2024–present) SummerSlam (1988–present) Bash in Berlin (2024) No Mercy (1999–2008, 2016–2017, 2023–present) Bad Blood (1997, 2003–2004, 2024–present) Halloween Havoc (2022, 2024–present) Crown Jewel (2018–2019, 2021–present) Survivor Series (1987–present) NXT Deadline (2022–present) Saturday Night's Main Event (2024–present)
Former	The Wrestling Classic (1985) No Holds Barred (1989) This Tuesday in Texas (1991) One Night Only (1997) Capital Carnage (1998) Over the Edge (1998–1999) Fully Loaded (1998–2000) Invasion (2001) Rebellion (1999–2002) Insurrextion (2000–2003) December to Dismember (2006) New Year's Revolution (2005–2007) One Night Stand (2005–2008) Unforgiven (1998–2008) Taboo Tuesday/Cyber Sunday (2004–2008) Armageddon (1999–2000, 2002–2008) Judgment Day (1998, 2000–2009) Breaking Point (2009) Bragging Rights (2009–2010) Capitol Punishment (2011) Over the Limit (2010–2012) No Way Out (1998, 2000–2009, 2012) NXT Arrival (2014) Fatal 4-Way (2010, 2014) The Beast in the East (2015) Live from Madison Square Garden (2015) Cruiserweight Classic Finale (2016) Roadblock (2016) United Kingdom Championship Special (2017) Great Balls of Fire (2017) Mae Young Classic (2017–2018) Greatest Royal Rumble (2018) United Kingdom Championship Tournament (2017–2018) Evolution (2018) Halftime Heat (2019) The Shield's Final Chapter (2019) Stomping Grounds (2019) Evolve's 10th Anniversary Celebration (2019) Smackville (2019) Starrcade (2018–2019) NXT UK TakeOver (2019–2020) Super ShowDown (2018–2020) Clash of Champions (2016–2017, 2019–2020) TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009–2020) Superstar Spectacle (2021) NXT TakeOver (2014–2021) NXT WarGames (2017–2021) Day 1 (2022) In Your House (1995–1999, 2020–2022) Hell in a Cell (2009–2022) Worlds Collide (2019–2020, 2022) Extreme Rules (2009–2022) Night of Champions (2008–2015, 2023) The Great American Bash (2004–2009, 2023) Payback (2013–2017, 2020, 2023) Fastlane (2015–2019, 2021, 2023)

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Concept

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See also

References

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