180 minutes
7/27/2003
Vengeance (2003) was a PPV presented by Eidos Interactive's Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness blockbuster, which took place on July 27, 2003 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. It was the third annual Vengeance event and starred wrestlers from the SmackDown brand. The main event was a No DQ Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship, in which WWE Champion Brock Lesnar defended the title against Kurt Angle and The Big Show. Two featured bouts were scheduled on the undercard. In a singles match WWE Chairman Vince McMahon fought Zach Gowen and The Undertaker fought John Cena. Vengeance had an attendance of approximately 9,500 and received about 322,000 pay-per-view buys. This event helped WWE increase its pay-per-view revenue by $6.2 million from the previous year.
Brock Lesnar
as Brock Lesnar
Kurt Angle
as Kurt Angle
Paul Wight
as Big Show
Mark Calaway
as The Undertaker
John Cena
as John Cena
Vince McMahon
as Vince McMahon
Zachary Gowen
as Zach Gowen
Rena Marlette Lesnar
as Sable
Stephanie McMahon
as Stephanie McMahon
Óscar Gutiérrez
as Rey Mysterio
Peter Gruner Jr.
as Billy Kidman
Shelton Benjamin
as Shelton Benjamin
Charles Haas
as Charlie Haas
Jamie Noble
as Jamie Noble
Monty Sopp
as Billy Gunn
Chris Benoit
as Chris Benoit
Eddie Guerrero
as Eddie Guerrero
John Layfield
as Bradshaw
Ron Simmons
as Faarooq
Matthew Hardy
as Matt Hardy Version 1.0
Nick Dinsmore
as Doink the Clown
Bruce Prichard
as Brother Love
Aaron Haddad
as The Easter Bunny
Sean Haire
as Sean O'Haire
Shoichi Funaki
as Funaki
Charles Palumbo
as Chuck Palumbo
Brian Kendrick
as Brian Kendrick
Steve Lombardi
as The Brooklyn Brawler
Jon Hugger
as Johnny Stamboli
Johnny Jeter
as Conquistador Uno
Robert Thomas Conway Jr.
as Conquistador Dos
Doug Basham
as Doug Basham
Daniel Hollie
as Danny Basham
James Maritato
as Nunzio
Matt Cappotelli
as Matt Cappotelli
John Hennigan
as Johnny Nitro
Orlando Jordan
as Orlando Jordan
Nidia Guenard
as Nidia (Valet)
Torrie Wilson
as Torrie Wilson
Stacy Keibler
as Stacy Keibler