7 Greatest PPVs in WWE History (Ranked)

WWE has produced some implausible PPV exhibits by way of the years, however there are a variety of them that stand head and shoulders above the remainder. With icons like The Rock, Stone Chilly Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, Triple H and The Undertaker, it’s no surprise that a variety of one of the best of one of the best come from the Perspective Period onwards. Nonetheless, there are a few exhibits from the ‘Golden Period’ of WWE/WWF within the 80s and the mid-to-late 2000s that make it onto the listing, with a tribute present to ECW additionally getting some love within the increased finish of the rating.

Right here, we’ll be going by way of one of the best seven PPV occasions in WWE historical past, considering the present’s historic significance in addition to the standard of the matches on the cardboard and the leisure worth total when deciding the place every present ranks, and there will even be a heavy dose of nostalgia concerned within the decision-making course of.

Rating Components

High quality of the exhibits: In the beginning is the precise high quality of the exhibits themselves, so how good the matches and angles are on the PPV occasions on the night time.

Historic Significance: Historic significance can also be vital, as though some B and C-level exhibits may be wonderful in-ring, they might not have an effect on the continuing product.

5

WrestleMania VIII

April 1992

WrestleMania 8 is remembered primarily for 2 blowaway matches on the cardboard, with these being Randy Savage vs Ric Aptitude for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship and Bret Hart vs Roddy Piper for the Intercontinental Championship. While there are different moments from the present which are enjoyable, it’s these two matches that handle to place this present into the highest 7 best WWE PPVs of all time.

Ric Aptitude vs Randy Savage was for the WWF Championship, however the principle crux of the storyline was based mostly round Miss Elizabeth and the ‘Nature Boy’ claiming that she was his companion earlier than assembly Macho Man. The private nature of the feud and the 2 skills within the ring produced one of many best matches of the corporate’s Golden Period.

Hart vs Piper can also be thought to be one of many ‘Rowdy’ one’s finest contests throughout his WWF tenure, with Hart managing to get the win by way of a singular reversal from the nook and beginning his trajectory in the direction of the highest of the cardboard.

The Rumble match itself isn’t the best, however it was the remainder of the cardboard that produced some magic, with the streetfight between Triple H and Cactus Jack, the debut of Tazz in opposition to Kurt Angle and the Tag Group Tables match between The Hardy Boyz and The Dudley Boyz being the highlights.

Triple H vs Cactus Jack was the excessive level of the night time, with each males leaving every part within the ring, ringside space and entranceway (together with thumbtacks) and HHH being established as a high tier participant.

4

SummerSlam 2002

August 2002

SummerSlam 2002 was seen as a altering of the guard on the most important occasion degree, it was additionally a really sturdy card, with the opening and second to closing matches being two of one of the best of the calendar 12 months.

Rey Mysterio vs Kurt Angle would open the present and in 9:25 seconds have a continuous flashbang of a match that may be Mysterio’s first WWE PPV contest of his illustrious profession.

Shawn Michaels vs Triple H in an Unsanctioned Match was HBK’s return to the ring after damaging his again in 1998 in a match in opposition to The Undertaker, and Michaels didn’t seem like he had misplaced even a step. The competition was the match of the night time and introduced one of many best to ever step foot in a WWE ring again into the fold to have a good higher second run within the firm.

3

Backlash 2000

April 2000

After an underwhelming WrestleMania 2000 occasion, Backlash could be the match that the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’ ought to’ve been. The principle occasion featured The Rock difficult Triple H for the WWF Championship, with the promise of Stone Chilly Steve Austin set to be within the nook of ‘The Nice One’ Rock, and it turned out to be one of many higher most important occasions of the 12 months and the Perspective Period total.

Elsewhere on the cardboard there have been nice matches too, with the underrated Gentle Heavyweight Title match between Dean Malenko and Scotty 2 Hotty, Intercontinental Championship match between Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit and weird Showster (The Huge Present) vs Kurt Angle comedy squash match being the highlights.

March 2003

WrestleMania 19 is taken into account by many to be the best ‘Mania PPV present of all time, and for good motive. The ultimate stretch of 5 matches is likely one of the most persistently nice in WWE historical past (even with the baffling choice to have Triple H beat Booker T) and would cement Brock Lesnar because the face of the corporate going ahead, even along with his botched Capturing Star Press from the highest rope being the lasting reminiscence of that match for a lot of.

Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho was one other spotlight of the occasion, with each males producing an instantaneous basic, whereas The Rock vs Steve Austin 3 could be the Rattlesnake’s closing WrestleMania match for fairly a while.

2

ECW One Night time Stand

June 2005

Though that is technically an ECW present, it was produced and created underneath the WWE banner, so it completely counts. Paul Heyman would convey his Excessive model of professional wrestling again for a one-off present that then became a full weekly present every week later, and this tribute to THE impartial promotion of the 90s was on level.

Lance Storm vs Chris Jericho was a really stable opener for the present, and the cardboard would stay respectable all through the night time with the ECW devoted within the Hammerstein Ballroom taking the present to that further degree.

The spotlight of the complete occasion was the sensational contest between Mike Superior and Masato Tanaka, which even coming in at just below 10 minutes is likely one of the most hard-hitting and brutal you’ll ever see on a WWE-produced present.

1

WrestleMania X-Seven

April 2001

WrestleMania X-Seven/17 is the head of WrestleMania exhibits, even with one of the vital outrageous and polarising endings in historical past when Steve Austin aligned with Vince McMahon to basically finish the Perspective Period.

There are a variety of implausible matches on this card from 2001 with a variety of selection on present. From Raven defending his Hardcore title in a very enjoyable match in opposition to Kane and The Huge Present to the TLC match for the Tag Group titles (among the finest matches ever), there actually is one thing right here for everybody.

Even the match between Shane and Vince McMahon is a spotlight, with the second {that a} beforehand ‘paralysed’ Linda McMahon standing from her wheelchair and kicking Vince between the legs getting one of many greatest reactions of the complete night time.

With eight matches on this present that may be thought of good to nice, it needs to be thought of one of the best PPV occasion in WWE historical past.