|
The 15 Best Pay-Per-Views Ever: photos
2 E. C; y; v' s9 G- {9 U5 [, W9 F+ C. Q e6 Q, Z
4 ^0 B6 p, z9 L8 U) M. F1 k
% k$ `; _" d/ `* QA hard-hitting Divas match was one of the highlights of Survivor Series 1995.8 u. x9 W# u9 r. T
5 i% T1 K" e" k/ Y* L0 Z( k+ m( p2 i. |5 ^7 a4 H
[/ ?7 {# ~; c: O* M
% r7 s! Y& K4 I- ?! X% k& ^( _8 J
! a5 o# Y1 j* N5 _' @
+ B: o q7 j" Z7 Z1 \2 Z2 t( o/ t* s b
/ y+ l. ], m& I: S
- H; j) Q" w7 W3 L, ]: i9 I9 D5 }
. j8 d! E1 G; m" ~( E+ L
6 [. ?. F9 j- Q* V) S& r# e
Bret Hart defeated Diesel for the WWE Championship in a brutal No Disqualification Match.8 P; g2 l" i+ d5 {# J' i0 j
; N& |3 l9 h: w/ X& e
; |' Y. b0 y: y6 ~. `4 ~3 V% w; n9 a
In a Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match, Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson teamed with British Bulldog and Sid to face Dean Douglas, Yokozuna, Owen Hart and Razor Ramon.% s; M" r) ^+ V0 z. F
6 b4 e" Q* o7 d
, o+ m3 |. z2 e6 H2 U4 w5 q* M7 [/ B* Q2 ^ V* i8 ?, W' E
Michaels, Johnson and Bulldog were the survivors.
8 N5 g" m) N, U+ X, N! H5 h3 G; B8 z- g/ e" {/ F5 J! b
0 b% \) L: ~* F g3 t
* W1 ~4 s" q+ G& R5 r9 w' |5 UThe Undertaker, Fatu, Savio Vega and Henry Godwinn swept King Mabel's Royals in their bout.
w, V+ U" p9 ~) \" E! q) y2 h
6 C1 F9 I' r; X; Y" r; k. _4 K( P
% e0 Y) v1 u$ V n( B* Z& K, @
. s- E$ T/ c& [+ WSpike Dudley teamed with Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman to take on The Dudley Boyz at ECW Heat Wave 1998.: y6 h) A. y3 [! m7 E: E
2 X F7 G2 Y$ {8 A; j0 s
" x$ q8 H/ ]. g% V6 G5 x, V
" Z( _& u$ ^* Y; Q) TPartners-turned-rivals Lance Storm and Chris Candido clashed at the event.+ Q3 Z; l6 ?* C
# q) {2 c6 j/ N# j2 n1 V T# Y$ t7 ^! Z
; I7 N4 z1 @6 Z& SMasato Tanaka and Mike Awesome went all-out in their hardcore war.
' f. K5 ]6 ?- _' u9 t. B: Y& m' \7 U$ Y, S
" r! C. H, |! T# U! o F
6 Q) {) n6 D; w4 QRicky Steamboat had his first singles match since 1994 against Chris Jericho at Backlash 2009.
7 }* Y. [& f3 g* E3 F9 v
; z$ f- u3 k5 X' s3 b0 B5 Z0 q, x7 J# f
! g' C2 Y0 R$ K+ m" G5 E2 _% B/ h9 [' J& X9 L1 X: O& b
" E( L$ F4 ?- l' s
$ w& S5 Q, \' U+ v
8 I# H- F! F h- S6 ?
' j) @5 [# K# H6 A; Z+ y6 E$ t7 P4 s1 B; p- j& i
0 `) u, w6 H& O9 c
0 X* V$ ~- E" K" I5 U6 k% `5 W
& U- u; d( ^! K+ M5 N$ ]& ~% d" z4 w$ ~7 [
Matt and Jeff Hardy collided in a vicious "I Quit" Match on the same show.( P5 F# F0 M0 @0 c
; ]% s8 F2 }' Q9 H& f9 d6 h
+ i1 O/ ]$ V, v2 z6 H7 H/ n& F8 V! ^5 ~. l3 v
. n, b, I6 }7 q* V' B7 e
! |+ C, y# D4 \- q
' g; T) a1 u! |5 K
- Y- `$ ?% ~. s- T- ]0 q6 w* S- T$ G! Z( e+ d0 g
+ _* x y6 Y0 _' R: L `Though Matt quit, his brother still put him through a table.
4 T* z4 A9 E3 B! }% i6 q- N
5 e# N' T. G( X& k' X" g7 \$ i( y$ d- `" n! g0 L
- J: n/ |5 H* {3 x1 qScott Hall and Kevin Nash started their takeover of WCW at Bash at the Beach 1996.
! E2 l7 Z% p+ X
$ K: h# H, A2 g) \' o5 a
& g6 G# ^9 t$ B1 b* v! I+ X e- ?( @5 F" |, h/ G
4 c( P8 h2 |1 h% L, L# w/ r) J% r M7 E
Nobody expected Hulk Hogan to join their crew.
3 r3 Y; q: W; x0 w& t- K b; Y& W; O8 B, D. C
0 Q9 A+ V, ?9 }* n& a. D
: M# T4 N% K3 J3 K
* c2 C) i z8 v3 F( }- A) S
1 s1 ^* w9 d0 D/ |$ s& Y* S
7 p9 M5 S+ ^: I/ g6 h9 w4 i. ^
% w. y' X8 b+ h# p( e1 `The birth of The New World Order became one of the most shocking moments in wrestling history.
: b; ]2 ?* C! C) m9 j: m+ m' p* W$ I5 F1 a3 U$ k+ w9 y
+ X: J \+ w" j& q
4 J+ ^ p; ^/ v6 l* o
John Cena and Brock Lesnar threw everything at each other in their Extreme Rules Match at the pay-per-view of the same name in 2012.
( q, @' i& d y! E" d; s9 |( X: y& }) h
. f' Q: M, _+ o2 g$ G d4 N( J; D
S( V4 \# d: |" E6 U9 U
- b5 S X% w" `- m# W) z( G0 t0 y$ D, J) n3 B8 R/ J" I
( ~8 ^( X2 {1 [! R* w9 b$ i5 t1 A3 G4 e1 B( B
' K4 w1 A3 w) h1 T
T3 O6 f) k" ?! p& w; q/ G" c9 k$ I! Q7 c/ n
E4 n7 s! H" j* q6 k: _5 z2 L A3 }. n5 l# B
7 G7 s# ?5 R1 P3 V6 oBret Hart had Calgary behind him as he led The Hart Foundation into battle at In Your House: Canadian Stampede.
/ u* Y7 T: C0 k: d& ^, [1 j% ~
8 a( u# y8 D" {. e/ D* Q# U7 Z' s, q, z* q* n+ V) U, o+ v
* E0 S2 }4 l8 f3 _ w
3 a w, @6 V8 S0 I T* Q7 c b9 l
The Harts emerged victorious in a 10-Man Tag Team Match against a squad captained by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin." b% t' L0 W, z- t* Z
+ }! e7 n* }0 L: C9 | U" K; X9 r# j* b( z$ z; C. }+ G6 S- J
/ C w: m0 |: x3 B7 [
The Rock defeated Kurt Angle to win the WWE Title at No Way Out 2001.
, P" c2 s; |; ~% g1 y9 U6 i
+ ^& P! G: Q$ y0 [0 ]& n( \( k3 H4 r& M# u
% ?: u I ~! S9 z0 e
Austin and Triple H collided in a Three Stages of Hell Match that night.
* u2 H1 Z) v4 Z) \7 A0 w
" y# X6 X% B W2 F" _2 E+ o6 \* S0 e; V" Z$ p; Z
T# f3 Z+ D* G
, @* `9 y% x2 c/ o- f/ S4 e L9 P3 ]$ B+ E# k
Austin won the first fall, a regular one-on-one match.& x; q7 @& _/ X/ K5 w& O! \* e5 b
' E- G. T4 x- h. w
6 a( t, e% w) f( P1 J
3 C% ?4 u( ^ k$ k3 w! w
9 J2 @6 b& N. y7 y1 [# A/ z7 G; d/ d8 x+ f
The Game took the second fall, a Street Fight.
; o: x# |0 f, ~. y% o; b8 i2 M- t u4 q: T" y% a/ E$ h& s4 F9 {
3 g( F' \% m9 G6 j) P* H* `+ L+ P6 j0 s) ~ s: z
$ |' y* _7 Y3 j
h# A- U( j" J/ H
0 i9 A7 _1 o$ e
& H/ g. b2 n5 I+ U9 CTriple H won the ensuing Steel Cage Match to take the victory, two falls to one.
. M' x- r2 I0 ~- ~7 T, {* F* i! h; s9 q
, c& B0 z1 u, J
* k8 C+ r% l4 G* a& s- c
: Z6 J' v: o$ i% D& s3 K: A; M3 Q. x$ b' h# [8 n
One Night Stand 2005 brought ECW alumni back together for a reunion.
' `$ v0 E; g, j# i7 r
* O" L2 K9 `" d' K
9 Q& p; y7 J& c1 x6 U; u1 b1 q0 l' F, b! L
; n2 g7 O) b$ q4 B7 P0 ~# F2 ^( r
9 X; O' c1 m: `7 c
. e; L7 V$ {1 Y; L; U$ ]& t1 H5 B5 I Y- O1 o5 Q: o/ d7 h2 _" ]
9 I9 M( P+ L( E& Z
# n" H3 o9 S0 ]0 S4 ]0 ?; l# E' q* `
/ U- K. b/ ?, M
" \) K; a5 \% d6 E% J
3 i: ]3 o @9 @$ `% w+ x# N" s! n7 B! P
- f$ Z4 H4 a3 M; q& M& [$ R/ d& t$ V7 I3 J, I/ ]" Y
' Q: K7 K* @2 V5 V L8 Y! O
4 O$ \6 u( g0 X$ M; R, L2 Z9 B; m3 n) l% V7 u
* m$ \& r7 M; [! [8 h; X
J$ ?- P( h1 n2 w6 |( A4 U
- c9 g6 |$ F1 e4 T* L2 C7 K. |) Z2 M. s5 }+ i% w
The terrifying Ring of Fire Match brought the STAPLES Center to its feet at the start of SummerSlam 2013.' b5 k/ T% c$ z/ r2 C+ _
* t' s1 h1 I( }3 b
# ?% A! y! E" s3 @+ |6 J
, g) z8 p5 v/ A" n! q& |' w% E2 s
; o# w3 X- k+ w9 [1 i& P d! W5 z U) O. B1 d/ g. E b7 G6 k' C
! k7 x9 s' v' v# Q7 z9 M1 _# Z$ j+ T& [" q$ q- c* Y8 e
With the help of his family, Bray Wyatt defeated Kane.# V- I6 L- Q+ g5 M; }1 V
# @- n" x) e) b; R% b2 K8 `+ o
' o: }* f8 y4 J; f0 e" c, {& Z0 o4 x+ [
0 P- A: N0 u4 \7 }' o
9 G, J3 u ]1 g& X6 f$ G
CM Punk threw every strike he could at Brock Lesnar, but on that night, The Best was unable to unseat The Beast.+ B4 ?% }+ j. e) V4 K3 W' \- {
, P5 k4 W( W; D1 h
* |' ?" f0 P' h; J% B. i' B' G% f: r% K! y
5 J, C# N. d9 z
( }8 l% D5 l$ M% P2 H" y2 p2 P# d2 h/ D$ w
4 y& a E* H% W* a# P! J w9 `' v v3 ^' x3 k* K; ~
) f, E% @; W% o0 d* ?" t- D5 b
; V" m7 d# L+ ` j5 x
0 G) i: a1 f% u: n
" e" r" A" ^) E* u$ Z, w+ O8 W
. X* p& Q6 {& D4 C" r, q. U2 L5 ?; e
; x: R+ r5 ?$ V0 c1 R9 K }
9 L. ?* ]# i# J7 M1 d
: G& `2 B7 @# D& j% I( r1 d7 Z
" A1 Q. B- b) f7 b: V2 p- p# `9 V' t* B
( l2 Y3 O! J& e+ D7 p% a1 l( V" J4 z7 {3 Y. I* T& P k9 ^
With the WWE Universe behind him, Daniel Bryan defeated John Cena for the WWE Title.- F+ P9 y) a1 D V& n# ^
9 H% v0 @" h0 W: O7 b, X/ @
. {7 ~7 x$ W5 ?8 a& G G2 @, v0 m
$ L& g5 e) I# i9 L6 T+ ^" W. D4 S/ j8 y, W
1 e# Z& [/ Z0 ~+ n% N4 b' WTriple H immediately assisted Money in the Bank contract holder Randy Orton in dethroning Bryan.1 g% c6 u% `& t7 \
B: a1 `) b: h' F; {5 j- [7 l
+ C$ e8 m8 |$ o/ t0 l) v! V3 n- L( B1 M3 Y& O
WrestleMania III will go down as a landmark pay-per-view in WWE history.8 ~0 C0 N, O& s2 P' d
- N7 T/ ]2 _3 o" p
7 `9 a+ c2 ?* F% J5 ^
' @" U, H+ n! o& i5 N
, F3 ~( D' r9 V0 `. `" r& x
0 @3 {/ ~4 S' d/ }8 O3 F6 W
% ]% }4 C ~* w- O' _! h [$ z4 e
93,173 people jam-packed the Pontiac Silverdome to see Hulk Hogan battle Andre the Giant.
K& s- \/ x; I. w1 z. v: N0 _) t. M
- _6 H! ]7 i0 B0 i
9 D9 J; d7 a( a: E% S5 a! c/ ` N
! d3 [! }2 q) u4 Z6 K' N l- d7 ]9 e+ R6 [/ i' g
% L2 T6 Z1 L- ]; ]5 b# `; D0 e% s9 ^8 O
Hogan bodyslammed The Eighth Wonder of the World to retain his WWE Title.
7 B( N/ e3 ~, P5 v$ j" r; s5 ?: I0 H6 i' I2 D
8 r7 B* X% P* @: U/ G6 p/ G' f" E* ]! S+ j! {2 d$ C" L
+ @, d3 j' @' C6 g& m$ Q" l3 Y& ^% F9 A! T& B' `" r8 a: h
The worldwide audience was also treated to an instant classic between Ricky Steamboat and "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
4 e! A: ?- }, v2 J% |4 e
% s* B3 w% ?. x6 i V% B2 W4 X% i+ A
( s& Y" M/ _, W: n9 B) P k
# f% b- t& P2 E/ ~# x' j; E8 U3 u- a% |* h
: q6 V( H9 L1 K4 p$ W
5 z$ `5 {8 h% e
9 k5 E+ P8 c( s; X8 V% B8 L2 l
9 h4 x; B3 a$ r4 E7 DDustin Rhodes clashed with Bunkhouse Buck in a Bunkhouse Match at Spring Stampede 1994.
6 q( O+ P3 @ {4 l9 J% I8 m7 y4 N( S) g( K# Y5 l7 T
5 |' d* H) h( o) U/ T* }$ P% }/ ]- Q' x$ p( @
$ z, a1 T. b# Z4 u% m2 ^! K/ u' d
9 L$ G- p, Q. P1 [. ?( @% x1 ERic Flair and Ricky Steamboat renewed their rivalry that night, as well.
( K1 W0 j; @6 V5 r+ o6 }; T. a/ Z/ d! V/ R& H# K
/ Q7 T8 O) Z3 N' v; o5 u7 q1 r* |( j' ~5 A
. M# |% ]3 B" U
" `9 c- b; p; T7 ?6 U9 @- P
; T/ _: U* |8 {; G- j8 B q
; y8 g6 y$ E( T. [! G' rFlair retained the title in a No-Contest that could be favorably compared with their epic 1989 trilogy.3 V9 [" G! K1 J
" U; V. P; Z- R- G' H) v
) k4 ]! L# {. i
) h) m" Z% V% s, qThe Hardy Boyz and The Dudley Boyz met in the first Tag Team Tables Match at Royal Rumble 2000.
, A3 b" y) r' V: r8 t! W G6 T" e! w' i" u D4 H% h
$ y8 n0 T" E$ ~- {8 }6 k, B) Y
9 G$ k$ n! g& c- y3 k- X: R& P' U) G/ ?
+ i: z/ l% x/ A( p, O
7 j& Z' ]% G. m' S% `3 i' v
) ?5 ]) c$ D9 P0 WTriple H defended the WWE Championship against Cactus Jack in a brutal Street Fight. l# ?( D) I1 T- E; t1 G- t$ J
) E$ H# K& O1 X0 i" G, [5 _
6 f X) ?0 S# J; t8 U3 n; x# b& n& U
6 V; Q" e1 r ]: w$ L5 X- a& |- q1 O6 m# g" z
$ D+ O' w' F: I# Z
) {5 D: p, y% n7 v+ `+ i3 b0 i2 ~! Y" U. F
; Z' N1 K7 s- W. |8 F( \. q) ~9 j
+ m$ _' X1 t8 y# s
: n6 H9 [$ I( ~4 ~, K
4 Y5 y r" [- r. u; K! P$ `6 s% O$ x
" y9 p* c- h+ f1 M0 QJohn Cena tried to prevent CM Punk from leaving WWE with the WWE Championship at Money in the Bank 2011.! e1 j1 i/ r9 R4 Z
. i- w1 `+ Z3 `2 X5 o( t" M1 J8 ]; h8 h4 l G
( r# w. C. ]) N) n$ ?0 c! w4 W2 r$ E2 d t/ j, F
* R% o( f1 p9 P+ @4 @8 ^% `8 K
1 X( ~$ n4 i9 Z! a" e
. c- j$ {% x2 T ~' T
* b- [% T1 n+ U+ V6 S5 p& K$ c$ S* X2 Q' N" N7 z
' z. r3 f$ E4 l1 J
8 }- _0 o/ U. r) Z' Z1 I$ o) s7 F2 Z7 ^# i* r# V u
. v: A8 \( Z' Y* ^% fDespite Mr. McMahon's meddling, The Second City Saint absconded into the Chicago night with the title.
. Y! `. D0 m, U4 E \; K
f, X' N/ I+ t- U9 g2 c' q% w+ L2 S7 s. s: B4 k
( |! G8 k: p, D' A% `" u. W( O& r
2 i5 T! B/ ^& W) X
$ u! M. h0 _3 u a
( e9 L" F, r6 A+ C2 s8 [
Daniel Bryan earned a guaranteed World Heavyweight Title Match in the SmackDown Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
+ S( J' Y. w4 n+ E4 Z k4 t) K1 u q# X4 I/ L2 P! q8 O8 r
5 B9 F' t) m, P
+ L5 G- v: F2 l" [ N
$ R$ z' M# |$ F$ f
! Y" O( H& e( h; N! j* R5 JAlberto Del Rio captured the WWE Title opportunity.
, x$ i$ X! v' k0 \
9 ?8 e& P) `% T9 s x" \7 l0 ]) Z- A1 E
2 g9 P. q1 K F
The Undertaker continued his epic Streak with a win over Triple H at WrestleMania X-Seven.5 T/ O& m) X z
5 \/ U Y" k5 k. F$ ]
/ g2 ?0 u! T7 _; L7 z
7 t- a" T% }5 V, @
8 A& A' H6 c O, x/ Y* j4 M
2 D3 p1 W9 s) r5 x: e' w1 b d* b# y/ `& n' y
# {. I% r! p. ~8 a# ~4 Y! I: l0 D
, z5 X$ V- P. ?+ I) v
5 \. `1 y* ^+ e: g9 |. Y
8 g0 X7 R8 g j, W% s( R
# M: q9 x _! a
; ^3 C% R) P. [9 G0 b0 d6 NWith Mr. McMahon's help, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin defeated The Rock to win the WWE Title. |
|