WWE PPV's that should've stayed

[C.Msupporter]

I tend to think from time to time why does the landscape of wrestling changing so fast all of a sudden, and why so many great wrestlers and events have being killed off, and replaced with themed nights where people have to do something different, some of these PPV's work but what should've stayed?
For me I'd Say It was Backlash, they say the Road to Wrestlemania was the Royal Rumble to WrestleMania but I think that even though WrestleMania has being done there is still some unfinished buisness and thats where Backlash came in, to put those WrestleMania Feuds to rest.

 

[ccotreau1]

I agree with you C.Msupporter, I feel that Backlash was where those feuds that weren't killed off at Wrestlemania, would end at Backlash. Or in the case of those competing in the Money In the Bank match, feuds could have stemmed from there and continued into the Backlash PPV

 

[brainsuks1234]

Backlash should have stayed. Thats the ppv where all feuds that didnt finish off from wrestlemania finish at backlash. When i saw extreme rules take over i got pissed because that ppv was so fucken boring. Smh wwe.

 

[TheUnknownOne]

IMO I think One Night Stand should've stayed, it was a much cooler name than Extreme Rules. It was probably taken out b/c of the PG era.

 

[The Ram]

I think King Of The Ring should've stayed to push other stars. Money In The bank is cool too but instead of having a Money In The Bank pay per view they should have a King Of The Ring PPV.

 

[pgerasucks]

this one is still around in a way. just a name change but no way out should still be no way out....... oh yeah and by the way how come i dont here anybody call wwe out for stealing tna's idea on the themed ppv's they had theres long before wwe like lockdown and sacrifice? but the first thing tna does they get shit talked about them that folks sounds to me like a double standard just cuz wwe has been around for longer they can take there ideas?

 

[Fallen Angel 21.3]

IMO I think One Night Stand should've stayed, it was a much cooler name than Extreme Rules. It was probably taken out b/c of the PG era.

I agree with you because ONE NIGHT STAND was the one time a year i looked forward to because that when ECW (original not the bastard child vinny mack created to spit on ECW legacy) you saw all the greats like SANDMAN, DUDLEY BOYZ, RHYNO. I know that ECW is dead but sometimes i wish it was the 90's just so i could see the tribe of extreme just once. Man i wish they didn't have the problems because vince couldn't have went against them because he was scared to do what Paulie Heyman did every week. I mean they crucified a man on t.v. had a lesbian angle that almost got them kick off the air. I can remember Paulie's last ecw promo where he dared the network to kick him off the air. LONE LIVE THE TRIBE OF EXTREME

 

[Jaims]

I'm in total agreement with The Ram, I'm glad someone else thinks the same way that I do. KOTR was always awesome because it allowed mid-carders to have matches with some main eventers, which is something you didn't always get to see back in the day. Plus, it gave someone a little character boost to have a small accolade attached to their name.

Nowadays with the brand split, it would make the KOTR seem even more unique, as guys from RAW could wrestle against guys on SD to make it a fresh tournament. I would be fine even if they did weekly KOTR matches on RAW and SD and then had the final two guys face each other at a different PPV, but hopefully the KOTR comes back in one form or another.

 

[President Evil]

People seem to start to forget this one, but for a long time people were complaining about the removal of King of the Ring. It was fun to watch, especially back in the 90's when there was no influence of the internet yet and the fans had no clue as to who would win. KOTR was included in the E's top 5 events of the year, the other four being the Rumble, Mania, Summerslam, and Survivor Series. When they pulled the KOTR it struck me as odd. I know they didnt have to do the whole gimmicky putting the robe and crown on the guy, but it was a cool event.

It was the E's way of saying "this is the guy we're going to go with now" the one that was going to get the push. Interesting enough the one who could be excluded from that list was the first KOTR winner, Bret Hart. Since he was an already established superstar and main eventer.

 

[cena4eva]

Elimination chamber should stay No Way Out, Extrme Rules should stay as One NIght Stand, Hell in a Cell should have stayed as No Mercy and TLc should have stayed as Armageddon...........the only goo dthemed ppv is Night of Champions. Every other themed ppv is crappy because it makes storylines seem like storylines............if u want a real feud between sum1 dont amek it seemed set up, make it seem like they set it up. "hey I hate you u hate me so on hell in a cell we gonna have a hell in a cell match,", which is way predictable of "hey i hate you u hate me we are taking this feud to the next level u n me in a hell in a cell at no mercy" which makes the guys seem like they hate each other. Sorry i went off topic, um KOTR has to come back instead of MITB.

 

[El Rev sXe]

ONS,Backlash and KOTR shouldve stayed! Backlash cause it finished all the Mania fueds and started others. One Night Stand the title says everything the REAL extreme night of the year not the bullshit that we had (SPECIALLY) this year. as the Miz would say:"really?gunlet match really?hair match really??" that was really extreme!!!KOTR good push for young talents: Edge, Lesnar etc but NOT the way it was done for Regal or Boooker T that was totally bs

 

[motorcity madman]

i read the survivor series is now done as well, that was one of my all time favorite events, it seems to me as if wwe is trying to turn off the old school fans like myself, ive been watching wrestling since 1985, i quit watching wwe in 2008 after jr was drafted off of raw, by the end of summer if i was bored id turn raw back on but ill be damned if i could stay awake though the whole show, i think the newer ppv's are lame, the original big 4 (royal rumble,wrestlemainia,summer slam and survivor series) were probably the best damn events they have ever had.

 

[Mr.Metallica Fan 92]

i have to agree with almost all of u im glad im not the only one who feels this way idk however that they now have a hell in a cell ppv thats just stupid but ill make a list of the ones i want back in no odrer what so ever


1. Backlash - I liked this one because of many of the reasons u guys do. 1. it ended wrestlemania fueds/started new ones 2. the theme to be just seems cool. think about it after Wrestlemania there is still unfinished business (like many of u said) and showcases the Backlash (no pun intended) after the biggest spectical in the sport. 3. Extreme Rules flat out sucks this years was the worst ppv i ever purchased. i have never been so dissappointed after purchasing a ppv like i was 4 Extreme Rules. by the way some what off topic but how extreme is ppv really when u see no blood and very little weapon use the old ECW guys most have been laughing while watching that saying "Really they call this Extreme"


2. Survior Series - This in my mind is the offical death of great tag team wrestling in WWE. i heard the reason they canceld it was because they thought it was out dated and boring. pesonally i loved those big elimination tag matches it brought drama and a great change of pace to the WWE with having a ppv that had a tag main event and not a world title match. Plus traditon that ppv was around for what 18 years im not sure on the excat no. but it was something like idk to me the WWE execution of this great annuale ppv was soley on WWe's lack of creative effort.


3. King of the Ring - Again im upset about this one for the same reasons you guys are. First off traditon im only 17 but im big on that traditon it was a great ppv a great way to boost a rising star and to do it with more than one match (MTB) and without a ladder. plus it helped so many guys get to the top you got Steve Austin, Owen Hart, Brock Lesnar etc. it was also a great way to push someone and not have them win the belt unlike MTB where even Jack Swagger and get a world title out of it.


well guys that was me standing on my soap box lol id like to hear your thoughts

 

[Jonnie Walker]

Backlash should've stayed Backlash 09 was fucking sick Extreme Rules 2010 was barely extreme. Bring back Backlash it was awesome it ended Mania's feuds and it never disappointed me. Backlash was always good, and 09's was the best PPV of the year IMO.

 

[Andy 2 Randy]

Its going to sound like a broken record, but the name change is all PG's fault. Think about it, Backlash, One Night Stand...Adults dont want kids to say One Night stand! and for that, the true PPV's have been killed off.
Backlash - always a favorite, the rivalrys that happened at the Wrestlemainia before, would be put to rest at Backlash. Matt vs Jeff, and the I Quit match was a great match.
Suvivor Series - the 8/10 man tags that happened was traditional just like the Royal Rumble. it was great to find the build-up and the people in the tag match.
Really though Money in The Bank as a PPV, its one of the highlights of Wrestlemainia, you cant have two or it wouldn't be as exiting
if VKM keeps taking the best PPV's away, it won't be long until Wrestlemainia will be changed to Main Event or somthing crap like that, and the true fans in the audience, would be replaced by 9 year old Cena fans....Im just saying!

 

[Takerfan93]

Honestly, I would not bring back any of those, unless it was to replace the awful new ones like Hell In A Cell, Elimination Chamber, Breaking Point and TLC.

If I were to redo the PPV schedule, I would replace most of the current ones and bring back old pay per views instead. But I would make a gimmick for each one, but good gimmicks that won't get stale, not just stupid ones all based around one match (HIAC, EC, TLC). The way to get the fans to keep ordering the PPVs is by making each one unique, not by having endless PPVs which are all the same. Which is why gimmick PPVs would give each one something different, although not the gimmick PPVs they give us now.

January: Royal Rumble - one of the current "big four" pay per views, and it will obviously be one of the highest buyrates. The RR match alone makes it unique

February: Fully Loaded - name shows it is part of the build up to Wrestlemania, which I think would be enough to achieve quite a lot of buys, as long as the card is good, which it should be as it would be part of WM build up

March: NOTHING because it would allow for an extra months Wrestlemania build
April: Wrestlemania - don't need to explain why

May: Extreme Rules - all extreme matches, unique PPV, but make it ACTUALLY extreme unlike the 2010 event

June: King of the Ring - such a great concept, very different to the other PPVs and it has an established name, being one of the former "big five" PPVs

July: NOTHING - they want to make Summerslam the second biggest PPV so like WM, they should give it more build up time, also with two months of the year not having PPV, it would actually free up more buld up time for all PPVs

August: Summerslam - second biggest PPV, known name

September: Wargames - great pay per view, but I would make the WWE version a bit different, it would all be Raw vs. Smackdown matches, some of them single matches, some tag matches, and war games for the main event. Another different PPV

October: No Way Out - I would bring the name back but change the gimmick. It would be similar to Lockdown, most of the matches would be enclosure type matches. But not just physical enclosures like cages, this way it would not get stale because there would be a lot of options. Inferno, Steel Cage, HIAC, Elimination Chamber, lumberjack, ambulance, casket, stipulation matches, punjabi prison, war games, battle royals etc

November: Survivor Series - also different to other PPVs, team elimination matches, has a known name etc

December: Night of Champions - IMO the best pay per view to end the year. It is the end of the year and it is soon going to begin a new one, so what better way to end the PPV year than by having all the titles defended? And of course it is another unique PPV

- Obviously, I have used the words unique and different a lot. All these PPVs are unique to each other, none of them have the same concept and because of that it would give people a reason to order them, as they wouldn't just be "another normal Pay Per View". That a long with good booking of course (we wish)

 

[jmyers19]

Backlash was always one of my favourites, it never disappointed, it was the PPV after WrestleMania the biggest night of the year. To be honest I'm not bothered about the name changes for Unforgiven and Judgement Day, Breaking Point and Over The Limit are two suitable names. As far as the themed PPVs goes, Elimination Chamber is exactly the same as NWO bar the name change. But I've enjoyed these themed PPVs but, the names haven't exactly sucked, apart from the two I said I like the names for but haven't been things you'd want to call your PPVs.

 

[info62]

It wasn't on the list but I really wish Cyber Sunday would have stayed. It was fun because you got to vote an unlimited number of times online (except in 2008...). The results were more than likely rigged anyway but it was still fun to feel like you were doing something.

One Night Stand was one that should have stayed. It's name was changed early on in the PG era and to me, it was what really signified the change to PG when it's name got censored for being inappropriate

On the poll I voted for No Way Out and Backlash. They're probably going to keep continuing WM feuds until after wrestlemania so what the hell is the point of changing the name of Backlash, if the card is still made up of a bunch of rematches? For No Way Out, I think it was just a pointless name change, it was a perfect PPV name for elimination chambers but WWE decided that they should take a more literal approach and just name a PPV "elimination chamber" (so stupid)

 

[Andy 2 Randy]

Got to add, even though i said that the PG Names arn't the greatest, Breaking Point and the New Over The Limit are actully pretty good names.
Breaking Point suited the theme of the PPV (Submissions count anywhere), but Vinnie Mac Daddy didnt like it, i did though.
Over The Limit sounds to be a really unique name, and noone knows what the theme, if there is one, is going to be. could be ironman, battle royals no idea but itll probley be replaced next year for somthing like Last Man Standing...Just Saying

 

[Nation of Domination]

As a kid I always liked King of the Ring...I don't know why they took that out, it was a classic

 

[DL23]

King of the ring, or deadly games (sub title for Survivor series) I always liked them names, and I believe Deadly games could do wonders if it was brought in a PPV name, and used as the Survivor series name rather then random may or june ppv.

 

[AnthonyMango/NoFate007]

1) I'd make both the King of the Ring and the Cyber Sunday (obviously renamed) concepts annual 3-hour Raw shows. King of the Ring tournaments work very well on Raw considering how you can simply have a multi-man tag match of all the other people you want on it that aren't involved (ie main eventers) instead of trying to book around 2 title matches.

2) It seems like Over the Limit is just Backlash renamed and placed after Extreme Rules. Get rid of it. Go back to Backlash being before Extreme Rules.

3) Idk why everyone says they want One Night Stand back. The name is made pointless if it's annual. That defeats the purpose of "one night stand". Extreme Rules is a good name for the ppv, though I wish they'd just stop using "extreme rules" alongside "no disqualifications", "no holds barred", "street fight", "Belfast Brawl", etc. Just go with no-dq. Street Fight should constitute a street of some sort (or at least the normal clothes instead of ring attire), no holds barred is implied in no-dq, and extreme rules is an umbrella term as well.

4) Naming the ppv "Elimination Chamber" is ******ed. "No Way Out" was so much cooler.

5) Get rid of "Hell in a Cell". Having shitty feuds given that gimmick renders it less interesting. Remember when it was a big thing to have a HIAC match as it meant the feud was worth it, rather than just another ppv with just another set of challengers?

6) Either get rid of or figure out a way to fix Breaking Point.

7) Keep Survivor Series. Duh.

8) Keep Bragging Rights, but move it so it isn't as close to Survivor Series. Maybe make it so the draft takes place after Extreme Rules and Bragging Rights is the next ppv with the all new rosters? Idk.

9) TLC was garbage. A "chairs match"? Come on. Go back to being flexible with Armageddon.

10) Do not do the Money in the Bank ppv. It's so much better at WrestleMania.

 

[salopstick]

this one is still around in a way. just a name change but no way out should still be no way out....... oh yeah and by the way how come i dont here anybody call wwe out for stealing tna's idea on the themed ppv's they had theres long before wwe like lockdown and sacrifice? but the first thing tna does they get shit talked about them that folks sounds to me like a double standard just cuz wwe has been around for longer they can take there ideas?

are you real

wwe have had gimmick ppv's for years

royal rumble, kotr and survivor series, taboo tuesday etc all ppv's based on a gimmick match or series of matches

 

[Spidey Revivey]

The King Of The Ring sticks out the most in my mind. It was a PERFECT idea, a tournament that crowned a superstar a new achievement. It was prestigious and an annual event that catapulted many superstar's career.

Another one is Vengeance. Just the name alone sounds like a very credible name for a pay-per-view. And it even had its own theme for it. "It's beginning to look a lot like Vengeance."

 

[Wonder]

I agree with some of this guys.

Get rid of Hell In a Cell and TLC. I liked the Breaking Point concept, and i want to know what's Money in the bank and Fatal 4 way.

Bring back Unforgiven, Backlash, King of the Ring, and armageddon.