Vengeance 2006 Vengeance 2006 was a professional wrestling pay - per - view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , which took place on June 25 , 2006 at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena in Charlotte , North Carolina . It was the sixth annual Vengeance event . Eight professional wrestling matches were featured on the event ' s card . The buildup to the matches and the scenarios that took place before , during , and after the event were planned by WWE ' s script writers . The event starred wrestlers from the Raw brand : a storyline expansion of the promotion where employees are assigned to a wrestling brand under the WWE banner . The card featured eight televised matches , including two main events which resulted in Rob Van Dam defeating Edge to retain the WWE Championship and D - Generation X ( DX ) ( Triple H and Shawn Michaels ) defeating Spirit Squad ( Kenny , Johnny , Mitch , Nicky , and Mikey ) in a 5 - on - 2 Handicap match . One bout was featured on the undercard . In which John Cena defeated Sabu in an Extreme lumberjack match , which featured superstars from the Raw and ECW brands at ringside . Vengeance grossed over $ 400 , 000 in ticket sales from an attendance of 6 , 800 and received 320 , 000 pay - per - view buys , which helped WWE increase its pay - per - view revenue by $ 21 . 6 million compared to the previous year . When the event was released on DVD , it reached the number one position on " Billboard " < nowiki > ' < / nowiki > s DVD Sales Chart . The professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer website rated the entire event a 6 . 5 out 10 stars , higher than the 2005 event rating of 6 out 10 . Background . The event featured eight professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre - existing scripted feuds , plots and storylines . Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or fan favorites as they followed a series of tension - building events , which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches . All wrestlers belonged to the Raw brand – a storyline division in which WWE assigned its employees to a different program , the other two being " SmackDown ! " and " ECW " . The main rivalry heading into Vengeance was between WWE Champion and ECW World Heavyweight Champion Rob Van Dam who defending the WWE Championship against Edge in a singles match . The buildup to the match began on the television premiere of " ECW on Sci Fi " , in which Van Dam was awarded the ECW World Heavyweight Championship by Paul Heyman , thus making Van Dam a double champion , by holding both the ECW and WWE Championships . Van Dam ' s celebration was then interrupted by Edge and his girlfriend Lita . Edge , who was number one contender for the title , informed Van Dam that they both had a lot in common , referring to them being both Money in the Bank winners and successfully becoming WWE Champions . Edge concluded with giving Van Dam some kind words , in which afterwards he performed a Spear on Van Dam . On the June 19 episode of " Raw " , in retaliation Van Dam attacked Edge , moments after winning a match against Ric Flair . On June 20 episode of " ECW " , Rob Van Dam and Kurt Angle defeated Edge and Randy Orton in a tag team match when Van Dam pinned Edge after Five Star Frog Splash . Another predominant rivalry scripted into Vengeance was between D - Generation X ( DX ) Triple H and Shawn Michaels versus the Spirit Squad ( Kenny , Johnny , Mitch , Nicky , and Mikey ) in a 5 - on - 2 Handicap match consisting of one team of wrestlers facing off against a team of wrestlers with numerical superiority such as five against two . The buildup to the match began after Backlash , Raw ' s previous pay - per - view event , where The McMahons ( Vince and Shane ) defeated Michaels and " God " in a tag team match , with help from the Spirit Squad in a no disqualification match , a match where neither wrestler can be disqualified , allowing for weapons and outside interference . Throughout the weeks on " Raw " , Michaels got revenge on both Vince McMahon and the Spirit Squad , until the May 22 episode of " Raw " , where the Spirit Squad were scripted to injure Michaels ' left knee . Then , by orders of McMahon , Triple H was to " break Michaels ' skull " , with a sledgehammer . Triple H failed to do what McMahon ordered and instead attacked the Spirit Squad , thus turning into a fan favorite . Two weeks later , McMahon booked Triple H in a gauntlet match , consisting of two wrestlers beginning the match , and replacing whenever one is eliminated , with the last person standing being named the winner , against the Spirit Squad . In the match , Kenny grabbed a steel chair and inserted the chair on Triple H ' s left knee , similar to what the group did to Michaels . Mitch , who was the only member not participating in the match , was thrown out from the backstage curtain by Michaels . Following this , he joined Triple H in the ring as they began to beat down the four members of the group . This saw Michaels and Triple H reform D - Generation X since their teased reunion in 2002 . That same night , McMahon scheduled the Spirit Squad and D - Generation X in a 5 - on - 2 handicap tag team match . On the June 19 episode of " Raw " , DX marked their return , when the duo humiliated the Spirit Squad as DX dumped green slime onto the group and embarrassed the team afterwards , by beating them . One of the featured matches was between John Cena versus Sabu in an Extreme lumberjack match , a standard match with the exception that the ring is surrounded by a group of wrestlers not directly involved in it and competed under hardcore rules . On the television debut of " ECW on Sci Fi " on June 13 , a brawl broke out between Rob Van Dam and Edge . Edge , who stormed through the ECW crowd , was attacked by Cena , who cost Cena the WWE Championship at ECW ' s One Night Stand , and written into the storyline , sought revenge against Edge . Following the attack , Cena went to ringside where he knocked ECW Representative Paul Heyman unconscious , after Heyman awarded the pinfall win to Van Dam at One Night Stand . Following the attack , Heyman announced that all ECW superstars would be at " Raw " the following week . The following week on " Raw " , Heyman appeared alongside ECW superstar , Balls Mahoney , who was booked to face Cena in a singles match . The match was won by Cena after he made Mahoney submit . After the match , Cena was attacked by ECW superstar Sabu , who in the premiere of " ECW on Sci Fi " won a 10 - man Extreme Battle Royal , a multi - competitor match type in which wrestlers are eliminated until one is left and declared winner , where the winner would face Cena at Vengeance in a singles match . Sabu assaulted Cena in which he performed a leg drop on Cena , diving onto him and putting Cena through the Raw announcers ' table . The following night on an episode of " ECW on Sci Fi " , Cena showed up in the ECW locker room , where he challenged Sabu to an Extreme lumberjack match , for which Sabu accepted .