What was the WORST WWE PPV ever?

[The Wolf]

What was the WORST WWE PPV ever? Why and what would you change?

Me it is simple and it is not cause of the quality of matches but more the matches themselves.

Backlash 2009

WWE Championship: 6-Man Tag: Legacy vs Triple H (c), Batista, & Shane McMahon

&

World Heavyweight Championship: Last Man Standing Match: Edge (SD) (with Big Show) vs John Cena (RAW)

Here is why going into WrestleMania that yr the way they made the Heavyweight title match work was Edge and Big Show fighting over Vickie. I believe they should have had them have a specailty match for Vickie at Backlash.

So who would of Cena wrestled I say Batista for the title,

6 man tag make into 2 different matches tag McMahons vs Legacy and HHH vs Orton for the WWE title in a specailty match.

 

[Little Jerry Lawler]

What was the WORST WWE PPV ever? Why and what would you change?

Me it is simple and it is not cause of the quality of matches but more the matches themselves.

Backlash 2009

WWE Championship: 6-Man Tag: Legacy vs Triple H (c), Batista, & Shane McMahon

&

World Heavyweight Championship: Last Man Standing Match: Edge (SD) (with Big Show) vs John Cena (RAW)

Here is why going into WrestleMania that yr the way they made the Heavyweight title match work was Edge and Big Show fighting over Vickie. I believe they should have had them have a specailty match for Vickie at Backlash.

So who would of Cena wrestled I say Batista for the title,

6 man tag make into 2 different matches tag McMahons vs Legacy and HHH vs Orton for the WWE title in a specailty match.

Technically, it wasn't Edge with Big Show vs. Cena. Big Show just interfered. Big Show and Edge weren't really fighting over Vickie either and why would you want Orton to be out of the title picture completely. Considering Batista just returned after Wrestlemania, you couldn't have a great buildup of a match of that magnitude. Backlash 2009 was far from the worst PPV of all time.

Cyber Sunday was pretty terrible. Edge/Orton vs. DX wasn't anything great and the highlight of the main event was Kevin Federline interfering. 2006
was a horrible year for PPV and this PPV delivered in terms of terribleness.

 

[X]

King of the Ring 1995. Just a wretched excuse for a PPV without even a single match worth watching, atrocious booking, an incredibly PISSED off crowd, and fucking Mabel winning the King of the Ring. When I think of a bad bomb of a PPV, this comes to mind instantly. They had all the pieces for a good show and tournament but instead screwed the fans of what they wanted to see and gave them utter shit instead. When Mabel and Savio Vega are advancing to the next round while Shawn Michaels and the Undertaker are not, we have a problem.

Just a dreadful show, the best part of which is a brief moment where literally the entire Pittsburgh arena loudly begins chanting for ECW during the KOTR finals, basically revolting against the shit they were watching. Awful, terrible show that probably causes cancer upon repeated exposure.

 

[The Rob]

Well I'm gonna pick ECW December To Dismember 2006 (The ECW under WWE management so TECHNICALLY it's a WWE PPV). Oh my days, just painfully bad. The Elimination Chamber was the only reason I watched the PPV, and it stunk! Extreme? Really? Sure, they had weapons... 4 weapons... which were hardly used due to the fact they weren't introduced until someone was let loose from their chamber, and the only real 'extreme' weapon (the bared wire 2x4) was bought in last and not used at all if I remember correctly. The under-card was terrible, full stop. Infact I won't even go into detail because I'd be wasting my time. All I'll say is Tommy Dreamer got beat by Daivari on PPV... christ almighty, really?

You know a PPV sucked when it had only 4000 people (roughly) in attendance and it received the lowest buy-rates in the company's history. Just a straight-up debacle from start to finish.

 

[Little Jerry Lawler]

Well I'm gonna pick ECW December To Dismember 2006 (The ECW under WWE management so TECHNICALLY it's a WWE PPV). Oh my days, just painfully bad. The Elimination Chamber was the only reason I watched the PPV, and it stunk! Extreme? Really? Sure, they had weapons... 4 weapons... which were hardly used due to the fact they weren't introduced until someone was let loose from their chamber, and the only real 'extreme' weapon (the bared wire 2x4) was bought in last and not used at all if I remember correctly. The under-card was terrible, full stop. Infact I won't even go into detail because I'd be wasting my time. All I'll say is Tommy Dreamer got beat by Daivari on PPV... christ almighty, really?

You know a PPV sucked when it had only 4000 people (roughly) in attendance and it received the lowest buy-rates in the company's history. Just a straight-up debacle from start to finish.

Of course there were four weapons since there were four pods. I remember RVD and Punk using the chair on each other and Test almost crushing RVD's head in with a elbow off the pod with that chair. Lashley used the crowbar to eliminate Test as well and Lashley used his table to break out of his pod. The Elimination Chamber gets a bad rap because of how it was originally supposed to go down but I wouldn't call it the worst ever. The MNM/Hardy Boyz match was great and off of those two matches, I can't call this the worst ever.

 

[The Rob]

Yeah it may of had four weapons but surely, considering this was supposed to be extreme, there should of been more weapons, just lying around on the outside of the ring? Or perhaps I'm being unreasonable. For me, personally, it was just trash. Not just that match but the entire PPV.

 

[jrocko1981]

My vote has to go to "This Tuesday in Texas"(YES THAT WAS THE NAME) it was a PPV held SIX days after their last PPV Survivor Series. The only saving grace for me as a fan was seeing the return of The Macho Man from retirement to face Jake "The Snake" Roberts. The only other event of note was The Undertaker's first title reign coming to an end in less than a week against Hulk Hogan. It would be Taker's last Title until WM 13 Six years later(Perfect example of how you can be great WITHOUT the Belt). Not a lot of people watched this because
1.It was on a Tuesday.
2.They just bought Survivor Series less than a WEEK AGO.
3.Outside of the two matches I two matches I talked about no other matches were even announced.
4.Just found this out today after looking at Wikipedia Apparently Ric Flair vs Rowdy Roddy Piper was a DARK MATCH you would think a match of that caliber would have been promoted or at the very least on the actual PPV.

As a kid I remember that most of my friends didn't even know there WAS a PPV that night until I told them. The only reason I saw it was because I had a "Black Box". Even at 10 years old I realized that PPV was a waste of time and to me its the all-time worst.

 

[LeadSailsPaperAnchor]

I think i'm gonna go with Survivor Series 2008. The main events were very boring, as was some of the undercard and the only thing saving that whole show was Edge winning the title randomly. Plus, its SURVIVOR SERIES. Those aren't supposed to be terrible, its part of the big 4 PPVS.

So yeah, Survivor Series 2008.

 

[Lionshare]

Well I'm gonna pick ECW December To Dismember 2006 (The ECW under WWE management so TECHNICALLY it's a WWE PPV). Oh my days, just painfully bad. The Elimination Chamber was the only reason I watched the PPV, and it stunk! Extreme? Really? Sure, they had weapons... 4 weapons... which were hardly used due to the fact they weren't introduced until someone was let loose from their chamber, and the only real 'extreme' weapon (the bared wire 2x4) was bought in last and not used at all if I remember correctly. The under-card was terrible, full stop. Infact I won't even go into detail because I'd be wasting my time. All I'll say is Tommy Dreamer got beat by Daivari on PPV... christ almighty, really?

You know a PPV sucked when it had only 4000 people (roughly) in attendance and it received the lowest buy-rates in the company's history. Just a straight-up debacle from start to finish.

This, its was an awful ppv, i remeber i was happy to see the ecw guys get another ppv since the departure of the original ecw in 2001, but it was so bad, so crap booking, so terrible wrestling, that i just couldnt stand it.
Not just a crappy ppv, but one of the worst of all time.

 

[Dunkykong]

The great american bash 2004 with the eddie guerrero and jbl bull rope match just felt that it was no where near main event quality even though undertaker was main even there is no way he should of been able to beat the dudleys combined and i felt this was a very poor ppv.

 

[Tattooed Jesus]

My vote has to go to "This Tuesday in Texas"(YES THAT WAS THE NAME) it was a PPV held SIX days after their last PPV Survivor Series. The only saving grace for me as a fan was seeing the return of The Macho Man from retirement to face Jake "The Snake" Roberts. The only other event of note was The Undertaker's first title reign coming to an end in less than a week against Hulk Hogan. It would be Taker's last Title until WM 13 Six years later(Perfect example of how you can be great WITHOUT the Belt). Not a lot of people watched this because
1.It was on a Tuesday.
2.They just bought Survivor Series less than a WEEK AGO.
3.Outside of the two matches I two matches I talked about no other matches were even announced.
4.Just found this out today after looking at Wikipedia Apparently Ric Flair vs Rowdy Roddy Piper was a DARK MATCH you would think a match of that caliber would have been promoted or at the very least on the actual PPV.

As a kid I remember that most of my friends didn't even know there WAS a PPV that night until I told them. The only reason I saw it was because I had a "Black Box". Even at 10 years old I realized that PPV was a waste of time and to me its the all-time worst.

Yeah this was the most confusing thing to me in the history of wrestling because it was a PPV that just came out of nowhere and was just god awful on every level. I thought it was just Hogan being pissy and demanding to have the title right back but he ended up not even getting the belt iirc? Ric Flair ends up winning the belt at Royal Rumble a month later I believe.

 

[rko_kazreema]

I'd haveto go with ECW (WWE) December to Dismember, the undercard was pure trash, the crowd was dead, the arena was empty, and what I thought was gonna be the saving grace (the extreme chamber match) was a joke aswell! Terrible ppv!

Either that, or Great American Bash 2005, just a terrible boring show from start to finish, which actually looked pretty decent on paper

 

[The Wolf]

Big Show and Edge weren't really fighting over Vickie either and why would you want Orton to be out of the title picture completely. Considering Batista just returned after Wrestlemania, you couldn't have a great buildup of a match of that magnitude.

First of all look again at my post Orton vs HHH title.

Second yes they were Vickie and Big Show had a small fling so they were more worried bout fighting over her and each other then Cena and the title.

Third Batista did just return from what? An injury he suffered wrestling JOHN CENA at Summer Slam and Cena returned shortly before from an injury suffered in the same match. So they already had that plus the title.

 

[Cookie14]

Please, ask this in May so I can say WM27!!! Del Rio vs Edge doesn't appeal at all to me, and I'm a big fan of ADR. Miz vs Cena? Really? (sorry, had to be done lol) Definatley not a title match at the biggest PPV of the year.
No plans for Undertaker........
Or the US Title.......
Or the IC Title.........
Or the Tag Titles........
Or the Divas Title........

I've never seen a more poorly booked WM Card......

 

[The Rob]

Please, ask this in May so I can say WM27!!! Del Rio vs Edge doesn't appeal at all to me, and I'm a big fan of ADR. Miz vs Cena? Really? (sorry, had to be done lol) Definatley not a title match at the biggest PPV of the year.
No plans for Undertaker........
Or the US Title.......
Or the IC Title.........
Or the Tag Titles........
Or the Divas Title........

I've never seen a more poorly booked WM Card......

How can you say 'you've never seen a more poorly booked WrestleMania card'? They don't usual start announcing other matches until after the final PPV before WrestleMania. It's way to early to judge WrestleMania XXVII as a PPV. And besides, to name this the potential worst PPV of all time simply down to the fact the card hasn't even been announced yet is fucking dumb. I'd laugh if Miz v.s Cena turns out to be the match of the year.

 

[Tequila Dave]

The definition of the word worst is: the least favorable outcome (according to Google.) Becuase of that, I'm gonna go with Over the Edge 1999. If you want a PPV that is remembered for the worst possible reason, it was Over the Edge.

Oh, and I'd change what happened to Owen.

 

[SFC]

Few times has one PPV had such an impact on the company as December to Dismember did.

Heyman pitches a pretty decent plan before the PPV suggesting Punk enter first against Big show, who pretty much made it clear backstage he was on his way out, and eliminates him quickly so Punk skyrockets and gets put over. Big Show was even heavily in support of the idea.

Instead, Vince bashes it, says the crowd would much more enjoy seeing Lashley win and celebrate his victory for about ten minutes.

The next night, Vince blames it all on Heyman, he's gone, and any remaining hope for ECW goes with it.

 

[DigitalInfamous]

Few times has one PPV had such an impact on the company as December to Dismember did.

Heyman pitches a pretty decent plan before the PPV suggesting Punk enter first against Big show, who pretty much made it clear backstage he was on his way out, and eliminates him quickly so Punk skyrockets and gets put over. Big Show was even heavily in support of the idea.

Instead, Vince bashes it, says the crowd would much more enjoy seeing Lashley win and celebrate his victory for about ten minutes.

The next night, Vince blames it all on Heyman, he's gone, and any remaining hope for ECW goes with it.

Is that seriously what happened?

But my choice would also go toward December to Dismember, It was ECW's first (and only to my knowledge) PPV and it completely blew. The undercard was just horrid Matt Striker v. Balls.
REALLY? The only match I really even remember enjoying was the chamber and that wasn't even that good....

 

[Tech N9ne]

I think there are many cards in the running for this. If it is based on the lack of shock value, great matches, and hype. Then over the last 6 years, there could be many.

But, I think the worst thing that ever happened at a PPV is Owen dying. To me, it was a horrible night. I watched it live, I remember the chaos like it was yesterday. They were trying to go along with the show. But you could tell something was seriously wrong. The look on JR's face through it all is something I will never forget.

All in all, the card wasn't that great. There was a bright spot though, as Taker, with the help of The McMahons, defeated Steve Austin and captured The WWF Title. Most of the matches on that card were lack luster. Even the Rock/Trips match was pretty shitty.

The night will forever be stained by Owen's death, to me, and is the worst PPV EVER!!

 

[kash_is_money]

What was the WORST WWE PPV ever? Why and what would you change?

Me it is simple and it is not cause of the quality of matches but more the matches themselves.

Backlash 2009

WWE Championship: 6-Man Tag: Legacy vs Triple H (c), Batista, & Shane McMahon

&

World Heavyweight Championship: Last Man Standing Match: Edge (SD) (with Big Show) vs John Cena (RAW)

Here is why going into WrestleMania that yr the way they made the Heavyweight title match work was Edge and Big Show fighting over Vickie. I believe they should have had them have a specailty match for Vickie at Backlash.

So who would of Cena wrestled I say Batista for the title,

6 man tag make into 2 different matches tag McMahons vs Legacy and HHH vs Orton for the WWE title in a specailty match.

Im going to go with Judgement Day 2004. The card was terrible from start to finish. With terrible matches like Cena vs Dupree, Charlie Haas and Rico vs Hardcore Holly and Billy Gunn, Torrie Wilson vs Dawn Marie. Even Taker had a poor match against Booker T. There was the awful debut of the terrible Mordecai. And the main event was terrible where the only memorable thing was the amount off blood Eddie spilled against JBL.

 

[shafe_41]

I'll take a different approach with worst PPV. I have to go with WM25. I mean for starters, It's Wrestlemania. It's supposed to be the biggest show of the year, the best show of the year, the grandaddy of them all. Sure the stage was bigger and there were lots of people, but I've never been so disappointed in a WM in my life. Sure you have Taker/HBK and the MitB match, but the rest of the card was absolute garbage. There's supposed to be a higher standard for Wrestlemania due to its huge stage, but it failed miserably.

You have one of the best build-ups to a main event in recent memory with HHH/Orton but all we got was a horrible awful no good boring punch and kick fest. Such a great story build-up totally wasted by an absolute awful excuse for a match. Triple threat match for the WHC was also awful. Just a flat out boring match. JBL/Rey... don't get me started. Santino wins Miss WM with Kid Rock performing for like 8 minutes straight... but Miz/Morrison vs. Primo and Carlito was the dark match??? Are you serious? Matt and Jeff... same with Orton/HHH. Great build-up... totally awful execution. It was the first WM in the PG era (I think) and both of those matches were about retribution and revenge. But you can't get revenge PG style. At least the WWE didn't know how to present it even if it could be done. Jericho vs the 3 legends... wow. Ricky Steamboat was the savior of that match. Also garbage. Micky Rourke appearance... garbage. So many of those matches looked great on paper. So I think for what you thought you were going to get being it was Wrestlemania and many of those matches looking good on paper... it was a huge fail. There was no drama in it whatsoever. At least not for me.

So again... for anticipation and expectations, WM25 didn't deliver whatsoever. At least not for me. I've never been so disappointed in a PPV... nay... Wrestlemania in my life. Expectations did not live up to execution.

 

[nbrew2119]

I dont remember the year, but, the PPV was Summerslam.

The main event was Diesel vs. Mabel for the World title, why the hell would you make this the main event? I remember that, the ending came when, Diesel did a shoulder block off the middle rope(ugh).

Some other matches in this show, Alundra Blayze vs. Bertha Faye(again ugh), Barry Horowitz vs. Skip(no reason to go any further here), Bret Hart vs. Isaac Yankem(Kane, when he clearly wasnt ready)

There was just so many people on one of the "big 4" that had no reason being on here.

 

[SFC]

Is that seriously what happened?

Yes. And Heyman even walked backstage following his in-ring promo prior to the match and said he's never been less into the product and thought it would be a disaster.

Heyman leaving was the definitive death of the product, not that it had a whole lot of life past One Night Stand anyway.

 

[Shakin' Abe]

Any of the In Your House PPV's were junk. That's when WWE started doing them way too often and there was no real story build up to make them worth while!

 

[EEPunk]

The worst ones to my recollection have already been mentioned. But out of these, D2D was definitely the worst. Wasn't there a match involving Ariel and Kelly Kelly on this card as well? Nuff said.