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The 15 Best Pay-Per-Views Ever: photos
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A hard-hitting Divas match was one of the highlights of Survivor Series 1995.
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Bret Hart defeated Diesel for the WWE Championship in a brutal No Disqualification Match.& \% G3 t8 Q# y3 i$ `; u1 Y' I
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6 l( m- K6 F O; O/ C3 X1 ~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.
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& D4 `3 O. L8 R9 e% d/ I# eMichaels, Johnson and Bulldog were the survivors.
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The Undertaker, Fatu, Savio Vega and Henry Godwinn swept King Mabel's Royals in their bout.0 [* w, \. ~; c- L e J
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Spike Dudley teamed with Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman to take on The Dudley Boyz at ECW Heat Wave 1998.
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. _) o2 c6 G" s' i+ oPartners-turned-rivals Lance Storm and Chris Candido clashed at the event.- @5 }& o# d H5 A9 L: b& C. u
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Masato Tanaka and Mike Awesome went all-out in their hardcore war.
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Ricky Steamboat had his first singles match since 1994 against Chris Jericho at Backlash 2009.. |! g& H) W% R0 t0 g0 L
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# f/ N, `! w! }" F: F( b( ^- x/ h+ CMatt and Jeff Hardy collided in a vicious "I Quit" Match on the same show.2 ?" o" |9 W% {: w5 d
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Though Matt quit, his brother still put him through a table.( f/ @* M; B/ R" R
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Scott Hall and Kevin Nash started their takeover of WCW at Bash at the Beach 1996.
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Nobody expected Hulk Hogan to join their crew.
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The birth of The New World Order became one of the most shocking moments in wrestling history.
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1 R1 o/ T8 w& t* |* ^0 TJohn 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.
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2 s1 _7 ?6 j# T h5 z! DBret Hart had Calgary behind him as he led The Hart Foundation into battle at In Your House: Canadian Stampede.0 ` x0 n0 j. e
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The Rock defeated Kurt Angle to win the WWE Title at No Way Out 2001.
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Austin and Triple H collided in a Three Stages of Hell Match that night.
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0 H" y+ `! |1 Y! i7 D3 x YAustin won the first fall, a regular one-on-one match.
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9 n1 n8 K4 ~* r* ETriple H won the ensuing Steel Cage Match to take the victory, two falls to one.
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3 h1 i' p+ z3 U( j2 C: f! YOne Night Stand 2005 brought ECW alumni back together for a reunion.& x6 B' ~/ h# v7 Y8 @ G0 U
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The terrifying Ring of Fire Match brought the STAPLES Center to its feet at the start of SummerSlam 2013.8 w! w5 T; t; r) v2 |
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# _" t0 T: Y0 `) J% V9 S. m# `$ VWith the help of his family, Bray Wyatt defeated Kane.7 B/ X% r( q2 C k- X/ P; f
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( F' U M( z1 N- @. x6 X: iCM Punk threw every strike he could at Brock Lesnar, but on that night, The Best was unable to unseat The Beast.
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, h: e0 j/ | Y0 U/ U( x! FWith the WWE Universe behind him, Daniel Bryan defeated John Cena for the WWE Title.2 a/ z2 w1 d. |* ]# Q+ W4 ~
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Triple H immediately assisted Money in the Bank contract holder Randy Orton in dethroning Bryan.* v2 a8 {3 W V J4 ^9 J3 s' w
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WrestleMania III will go down as a landmark pay-per-view in WWE history. O' Z- J3 o% L7 M6 Y
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93,173 people jam-packed the Pontiac Silverdome to see Hulk Hogan battle Andre the Giant.7 l+ N( |3 n& f# I( g. @# \
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Hogan bodyslammed The Eighth Wonder of the World to retain his WWE Title.! X% x6 N# m3 v# H0 S% d
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The worldwide audience was also treated to an instant classic between Ricky Steamboat and "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
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a; B4 b4 Z% Q: U% C. nDustin Rhodes clashed with Bunkhouse Buck in a Bunkhouse Match at Spring Stampede 1994.
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Y$ r% N/ i2 K0 ?! s9 E: k- ]9 nRic Flair and Ricky Steamboat renewed their rivalry that night, as well.1 ~: M( e }5 c& x, D
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1 P8 z. _6 X- x$ nFlair retained the title in a No-Contest that could be favorably compared with their epic 1989 trilogy.
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) c- a$ R( C2 C3 a# XThe Hardy Boyz and The Dudley Boyz met in the first Tag Team Tables Match at Royal Rumble 2000.9 a* M' p# `- n2 L/ h5 {
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% q$ [0 a3 w& [% mTriple H defended the WWE Championship against Cactus Jack in a brutal Street Fight.
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John Cena tried to prevent CM Punk from leaving WWE with the WWE Championship at Money in the Bank 2011.
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9 ^- l* O a/ j/ B1 |6 ^6 @. {Despite Mr. McMahon's meddling, The Second City Saint absconded into the Chicago night with the title.! F" g$ W8 _( v5 j& i
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6 ^: r& i, W8 z* tDaniel Bryan earned a guaranteed World Heavyweight Title Match in the SmackDown Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
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Alberto Del Rio captured the WWE Title opportunity.
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- ^' j& J) e( n5 l" DThe Undertaker continued his epic Streak with a win over Triple H at WrestleMania X-Seven.
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