Vengeance (2004)

The 2004 Vengeance was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was the fourth annual Vengeance and took place on July 11, 2004, from the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw brand division. The main event saw Chris Benoit defeat Triple H to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. In the predominant match on the card, Edge defeated Randy Orton to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship. The primary matches on the undercard included Matt Hardy defeating Kane in a No Disqualification match and Batista defeating Chris Jericho. The event grossed US$370,000 with 7,000 ticket sales and had a 0.43 buyrate. Following the event, Benoit began a feud with Randy Orton over the World Heavyweight Championship. The two would have a match at SummerSlam, where Orton would win the World Heavyweight Championship, and become the youngest world champion in WWE history. Edge went on to defend the Intercontinental Championship against Batista and Chris Jericho in a Triple Threat match at SummerSlam. Kane and Matt Hardy continued their feud at SummerSlam in a "Till Death Do Us Part" match, where the winner would get to marry Lita. Kane was the victor, and as a result, Lita had to marry Kane.