10 best WWE RAW only Pay-Per-Views

#9 Vengeance 2006

Shawn Michaels shows some spirit

This was a very solid line-up considering it was a B-show pay-per-view. Much of the happenings in WWE at this time were like a failed throwback to 1998. We had the D-Generation X revival, the rebirth of ECW and for a little while, we even had Luke Gallows wandering around dressed up as Kane. All these were represented at Vengeance, thankfully some better than others.

In a RAW vs New ECW match, Randy Orton pinned Kurt Angle in Angle's last pay-per-view appearance until WrestleMania 34 in 2017. The match was pretty good. Umaga squashed poor Eugene, who was unsuccessfully aided by Doink The Clown, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, and Kamala.

In a major disappointment, Ric Flair beat Mick Foley 2 - 0 in a 2 out of 3 falls match, which came in at under 8 minutes. Thankfully the two managed to redeem themselves at SummerSlam the following month.

Johnny Nitro won his first WWE Intercontinental Championship in an exciting Triple Threat over Carlito and Shelton Benjamin, Luke Gallows as the 'Impostor Kane' pinned the real Kane in a dud and, in a match that feels strange to say ever happened, John Cena defeated ECW Icon Sabu in a short but decent Lumberjack match.

The main event was a 5 on 2 Handicap match pitting the revived DX against the Spirit Squad. Although the predictable outcome and the fact that DX gave the Squad no real effort, it was still a pretty good main event. The real gem of the show, however, came earlier on the show when WWE and ECW Champion Rob Van Dam retained his title over Edge in a minor classic that deserves a re-watch from all.