Here's the Complete History of Vengeance Day updated with tonight's results.Here are my Vengeance Day Thoughts, & Facts & Stats:
I wonder who's doing commentary tonight with Booker T out. It sucks that Booker needs surgery, but I'm going to enjoy the show better without him on commentary.
Vengeance Day Picks: Ilja Dragunov, Lyra Valkyria, Oba Femi, Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin, Dijak, OTM.
The pre-show was OK. They don't need to do an hour show especially with no matches on it.
Good opening video for Vengeance Day. Still upset they didn't use Last Train To Clarksville by The Monkees for the theme song.
Awesome Wade Barrett on Commentary. I hate they changed the Hashtag. It was #NXTVengeanceDay all week & not it's just #VengeanceDay.
Cool entrances for both teams but the dog barking for Bron Breakker scared my dog & he ran out of the room. I love the call back to The Steiner Brothers at Road Wild with the motorcycles for Breakker & Corbin.
Melo Trick Gang VS Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin was an incredible match. I didn't care who won, but the ending made sense for the storyline. I'm interested in seeing what happens next.
Good video on Ilja Dragunov & Gigi Dolin.
Great video on Roxanne Perez.
Joe Gacy VS Dijak was a fun match. There were a lot of innovative spots especially the toys & Dijak with the duct tape over his eyes hitting Feast Your Eyes. PICKS: 2 for 2.
OK segment with Chase U.
The Family VS OTM was OK. It was the match that I was least looking forward to tonight. I thought OTM would win to set-up a Tag Title Re-Match, but I guess Bron & Baron are next in line. MY PICKS: 2 for 3.
I was in the kitchen making popcorn so I missed a Meta-Four Video (which I'm happy about) & a Bron Breakker video. OK video with Izzi Dame & Kiana James. Interesting segment with Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams.
Roxanne Perez VS Lyra Valkyria VS Lola Vice was pretty good. I enjoyed Perez VS Valkyria as a singles match. I like Vice making the match as a Triple Threat Match instead of cashing it afterwards & doing a separate match. At least the Breakout Contract is out of play. MY PICKS: 3 for 4.
OK videos for Tony D'Angelo & Carmelo Hayes. OK segment with Chase U. Who was that promo for? Looking forward to Roadblock & Battleground.
Dragon Lee VS Oba Femi was an awesome match. What a breakout match for Femi. He will be a star. MY PICKS: 4 for 5.
Good brawl with Riley Osborne & Lexis King to set-up a match. And here's the Nepo-Baby Ava. She's only GM because of her egotistical father using his pull on the TKO Board.
I had to pee so I missed the last segment. Good brawl with Roxanne & Lola.
Ilja Dragunov VS Trick Williams was tremendous. There are no words to describe it. Both men gave everything including their blood. It is my favorite match of 2024 & it will be hard to beat. Now, if Melo goes to Smackdown, he's a face there feuding with Theory & Waller. So what's going to happen there? MY PICKS: 5 for 6.
FACTS:
This was the 1st Vengeance Day to not have an NXT Tag Team Championship Match & the 1st PPV of 2024 to not have one. This was 2nd Vengeance Day in a row to not have a Heritage Cup Championship Match & the 1st PPV of 2023 to not have one.
This was the 1st NXT PPV since Battleground on May 28, 2023 to not have a Kickoff Match.
MELO TRICK GANG VS BRON BREAKKER & BARON CORBIN was the 1st Non-Title 2-on-2 Men’s Tag Team Match on NXT PPV since MSK VS Grizzled Young Veterans which was also a Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic at Takeover Vengeance Day on February 14, 2021. This was Carmelo Hayes’ 2nd Vengeance Day in a row & 1st Tag Team Match at Vengeance Day. This was his 1st PPV of 2024 & his 1st PPV since he defeated Lexis King at Deadl1ne on December 9, 2023. This was Trick Williams’ 1st Vengeance Day & 1st Tag Team Match at Vengeance Day. This was his 1st PPV of 2024 & his 1st PPV since he won the Iron Survivor Challenge Match at Deadl1ne on December 9, 2023. This was the 1st time they teamed up 3 Tag Team Matches in a row since they lost to Chase University on NXT on September 20, 2022, defeated Wes Lee & Oro Mensah on October 18, 2022, & they lost to Axiom & Apollo Crews on NXT on January 17, 2023 & was their 1st Tag Team Match on PPV in their Career. This was Bron Breakker’s 2nd Vengeance Day in a row & 1st Tag Team Match at Vengeance Day. This was his 1st PPV of 2024 & 1st PPV since he lost the Iron Survivor Challenge Match at Deadl1ne on December 9, 2023. This was the 1st time he teamed with the same wrestler 3 Tag Team Matches in a row since he & Tommaso Ciampa defeated Legado Del Fantasma on NXT on February 1, 2022 & defeated The Dirty Dawgs on NXT on March 1, 2022 & Raw on March 7, 2022, his 1st Tag Team Match on PPV in his Career, & he was the 1st Steiner to wrestle in a 2-on-2 Tag Team Match on PPV since Scott Steiner & Test lost to La Resistance at Judgment Day on May 18, 2003. This was Baron Corbin’s 1st Vengeance Day & 1st Tag Team Match at Vengeance Day. This was his 1st PPV of 2024 & 1st PPV since he lost to Ilja Dragunov at Deadl1ne on December 9, 2023. This was the 1st time he teamed with the same wrestler 3 Tag Team Matches in a row since he & Madcap Moss lost to Jeff Hardy & Drew McIntyre on Smackdown on November 26, 2021, defeated The Viking Raiders on Smackdown on January 7, 2022, & they lost to The New Day on Smackdown on January 28, 2022. Hayes & Breakker are the only male NXT wrestlers to be on a WWE & NXT PPV in 2024. This was Hayes, Williams, Breakker, & Corbin's 1st Vengeance Day Opener & their 1st NXT PPV opener of 2024. Bron Breakker is the only wrestler to go from the Vengeance Day main event to the following year’s opener.
JOE GACY VS DIJAK was the 1st No Disqualification Match of 2024, the 1st since R-Truth VS JD McDonagh on Raw on December 18, 2023, the 1st on NXT PPV since Becky Lynch VS Tiffany Stratton at No Mercy on September 30, 2023, the 1st Men’s No Disqualification Match on NXT since Von Wagner VS Bron Breakker on NXT on September 5, 2023, & 1st on NXT PPV since Johnny Gargano VS Tommaso Ciampa at Takeover Chicago on June 16, 2018. This was Joe Gacy’s 1st Vengeance Day & 1st No Disqualification Match at Vengeance Day. This was his 1st PPV of 2024, his 1st PPV since he lost to Wes Lee along with Tyler Bate in a Triple Threat Match at Battleground on May 28, 2023 & 1st 1-on-1 Match on PPV since he lost to Bron Breakker at In Your House on June 4, 2022. This was his 1st No Disqualification Match in his Career. This was Dijak’s 2nd Vengeance Day in row & 1st No Disqualification Match at Vengeance Day. This was his 1st PPV of 2024, his 1st PPV since he lost the Iron Survivor Challenge Match at Deadl1ne on December 9, 2023 & 1st 1-on-1 Match on PPV since he lost to Wes Lee at Vengeance Day on February 4, 2023. This was his 3rd No Disqualification/Street Fight in his Career after he lost to Damian Priest on Raw on November 1, 2021 & lost to Tony D’Angelo on NXT on March 7, 2023, giving him a No Disqualification/Street Fight Record of 0-2-0.
THE FAMILY VS OTM was the 3rd 6-Person Tag Team Match of 2024, the 1st since Smackdown on January 19, the 1st on NXT since January 2, the 1st at Vengeance Day, & 1st on NXT PPV since The Family VS Legado Del Fantasma at In Your House on June 4, 2022. This was the 1st Mixed Tag Team Match of 2024, the 1st for NXT since Josh Briggs, Fallon Henley, & Brooks Jensen VS The Meta-Four on NXT on December 12, 2023, & 1st on NXT PPV since Tyler Bate & Chase U VS The Schism at Stand & Deliver on April 1, 2023. This will Tony D’Angelo & Channing Lorenzo’s 1st Vengeance Day & 1st Mixed Tag Team Match & 6-Person Tag Team Match at Vengeance Day. This was their 1st PPV of 2024, their 1st PPV since they won a Fatal 4-Way Match at No Mercy on September 30, 2023, their 1st 6-Person Tag Team Match since they & Santos Escobar defeated Gallus on NXT on August 1, 2023, & their 1st Mixed Tag Team Match in their Career. This was Adrianna Rizzo’s 1st Vengeance Day, her 1st PPV of 2024, her 1st PPV in her Career, & her 1st Mixed Tag Team & 6-Person Tag Team Match in their Career. This was Bronco Nima & Lucien Price’s 1st Vengeance Day PPV & 1st Mixed Tag Team & 6-Person Tag Team Match at Vengeance Day. This was their 1st PPV of 2024, their 1st PPV since they lost to The Family in a Fatal 4-Way Match at No Mercy on September 30, 2023, their 1st 6-Person Tag Team Match since they & Xyon Quinn lost to Malik Blade, Edris Enofe, & Odyssey Jones on Level Up on November 11, 2022, & was their 1st Mixed Tag Team Match in their Career. This was Jaida Parker’s 1st Vengeance Day, her 1st PPV in her Career, & her 1st Mixed Tag Team & 6-Person Tag Team Match in her Career.
ROXANNE PEREZ VS LYRA VALKYRIA VS LOLA VICE was the 2nd Women’s Championship Match of 2024, 1st since NXT on January 2, 1st on PPV since Deadl1ne on December 9, 2023 & 2nd Vengeance Day in a row. It was the 2nd Triple Threat Match of 2024, the 1st since Smackdown on January 5, the 1st for NXT since Joe Coffey VS Charlie Dempsey VS Dragon Lee on December 19, 2023, 1st on NXT PPV since Tyler Bate VS Joe Gacy VS Wes Lee at Battleground on May 28, 2023, 1st Women's Triple Threat Match since Asuka VS Charlotte Flair VS IYO SKY at Fastlane on October 7, 2023, 1st in NXT since Indi Hartwell VS Roxanne Perez VS Lyra Valkyria on October 3, 2023, & 1st for the NXT Women's Championship since Indi Hartwell VS Roxanne Perez VS Tiffany Stratton on NXT on April 25, 2023, & 1st on PPV since last year's Vengeance Day between Gigi Dolin VS Jacy Jayne VS Roxanne Perez on February 4, 2023. This was Roxanne Perez’s 2nd Vengeance Day in a row, making her the only woman to wrestle on 2 Vengeance Day events, the 1st to defend & challenge for the Women’s Championship at back-to-back Vengeance Day events, & 1st to wrestle in 2 Triple Threat Matches at Vengeance Day. It was her 1st NXT PPV of 2024, her 1st NXT PPV since she defeated Kiana James in a Steel Cage Match at Deadl1ne on December 9, 2023, & she is the only woman to be on both WWE & NXT PPVs in 2024. This was her 3rd Triple Threat Match in her Career & 1st since she lost to Lyra Valkyira along with Tiffany Stratton on NXT on October 3, 2023, giving her a Triple Threat Record of 1-2-0. If she would have won, Roxanne Perez would have been the 3rd 2-time Women’s Champion after Shayna Baszler & Charlotte Flair. This was Lyra Valkyria’s 1st Vengeance Day, making it the 2nd year in a row that someone made their Vengeance Day debut as Women’s Champion in a Triple Threat Match. It was her 1st PPV of 2024 & her 1st PPV since she lost to Tiffany Stratton at Battleground on May 28, 2023. This was her 2nd Triple Threat Match in her Career & 1st since she defeated Indi Hartwell & Roxanne Perez on NXT on October 5, 2023, giving her a Triple Threat Match Record of 2-0-0. This was Lyra Valkyria’s 3rd Women’s Championship Defense so if she would have lost, she wpuld have been the 1st since Roxanne Perez who lost to Indi Hartwell in a Ladder Match at Stand & Deliver on April 1, 2023 to lose in her 3rd Defense. As of NXT, Lyra Valkyria’s Women’s Championship Reign has lasted 103 Days, so if she would have won, she would have been the 1st to 103 Days, which is the 15th Women’s Championship Reign to be over 100 Days. This was Lola Vice's 1st Vengeance Day, her 1st Women's Championship Match at Vengeance Day & her 1st Triple Threat Match in her Career & her 1st PPV in her Career. If she would have won, she would have been the 9th 1st time Champ in a row. The NXT Women’s Championship hasn’t changed hands in 2024, with the last title change taking place on NXT on October 26, 2023 when Valkyria defeated Becky Lynch. It has changed hands 20 times in History. The NXT Women’s Championship has changed hands once in a Triple Threat Match when Io Shirai defeated Charlotte Flair & Rhea Ripley at Takeover: In Your House on June 7, 2020. It has never changed hands at Vengeance Day.
DRAGON LEE VS OBA FEMI was the 3rd North American Championship Match of 2024, the 1st since NXT on January 9, the 1st on PPV since Deadl1ne on December 9, & 2nd Vengeance Day in a row. This was Dragon Lee’s 1st Vengeance Day, making it the 2nd year in a row that someone made their Vengeance Day debut challenging for the North American Championship. It was his 1st PPV of 2024 & his 1st PPV since he defeated Dominik Mysterio at Deadl1ne on December 9, 2023. If he would have won, he wpuld have been the 4th 2-time North American Champion after Johnny Gargano, Carmelo Hayes, & Dominik Mysterio. This was Oba Femi’s 1st Vengeance Day, making it the 2nd year in a row someone was making their Vengeance Day as defending North American Champion. It was his 1st NXT PPV in 2024 & his 1st NXT PPV in his Career, making him the 1st wrestler to make his NXT PPV debut defending the North American Championship. This was Oba Femi’s 1st North American Championship Defense, so if he would have lost, he would have been the 1st since Trick Williams who lost to Dominik Mysterio on NXT on October 3, 2023 to lose in his 1st Defense. As of Vengeance Day, Oba Femi’s North American Championship Reign has lasted 26 Days, so if he would have lost, he would have been the 1st to lose in 26 Days, which is the 5th Shortest Reign of All-Time ahead of Trick Williams (9/30/23-10/3/23, 3 Days), Solo Sikoa (9/13/22-9/20/22, 7 Days), Johnny Gargano’s 2nd Reign (10/28/20-11/11/20, 14 Days), & Johnny Gargano’s 1st Reign (1/26/19-2/20/19, 25 Days) & Leon Ruff (11/11/20-12/6/20), 25 Days). This was the 2nd 1-on-1 Match between them after NXT on January 9, which was won by Femi. The North American Championship has changed hands once in 2024 on NXT when Femi defeated Dragon Lee on January 9, 2024. It has changed hands 22 times in History. It has never changed hands at Vengeance Day.
ILJA DRAGUNOV VS TRICK WILLIAMS was the 1st NXT Championship Match of 2024, 1st since Deadl1ne on December 9, 2023, & 2nd in a row at Vengeance Day. This was Ilja Dragunov’s 1st Vengeance Day, making it the 2nd year in a row that someone made their Vengeance Day debut defending the NXT Championship, his 1st match overall since he wrestled Ridge Holland to a No Contest on NXT on December 19, 2023 & 1st PPV since he defeated Baron Corbin at Deadl1ne on December 9, 2023. This was Ilja Dragunov’s 4th NXT Championship Defense, so if he would have lost, he would have been the 1st since Karrion Kross who lost to Samoa Joe at Takeover 36 on August 22, 2021 to lose in his 4th Defense. As of Vengeance Day, Ilja Dragunov’s NXT Championship Reign has lasted 127 Days, so if he would have lost, he would have been the 1st to lose in 127 Days. This was the 1st time that Trick Williams has wrestled twice on PPV in his Career, making him the 1st wrestler since Finn Balor, Baron Corbin, Samoa Joe, & Rhyno at Takeover Respect on October 7, 2015 to wrestled twice on NXT PPV. It was his 1st 1-on-1 Match on PPV since he defeated Dominik Mysterio at No Mercy on September 30, 2023. If Trick Williams would have won, he wpuld have been the 3rd 1st-time Champion in a row. This was the 3rd 1-on-1 Match between them after NXT on February 21, 2023 & August 22, 2023, which were all won by Dragunov. This was the 2nd year in a row that the NXT Championship was the main event of Vengeance Day & was both Ilja Dragunov & Trick Williams’ 1st Vengeance Day main event & their 1st PPV main event of 2024. The NXT Championship has never changed hands in 2024, with the last title change taking place when Dragunov defeated Carmelo Hayes at No Mercy on September 30, 2023. It has changed hands 29 times in History. It has never changed hands at Vengeance Day.
Here are my Vengeance Day Match Rankings:
1) Ilja Dragnov VS Trick Williams
2) Melo Trick Gang VS Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin
3) Joe Gacy VS Dijak
4) Dragon Lee VS Oba Femi
5) Roxanne Perez VS Lyra Valkyria VS Lola Vice
6) The Family VS OTM
Vengeance Day was incredible except for 2 matches that were decent but not amazing. If this was the 1st PPV of 2024, I can't wait to see what's next. It can only get better.