WWE PPV's that should've stayed

[EliteDiva]

Ugh! srry i had to rewrite this so I'm going to summarize SS was nvr canceled but the least significant of the 4!

I like Over the Limit but it sounds like Over the Edge and they are held in the same month!

 

[CrazyBeastKing]

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)

Dude this is the coolest idea I've ever seen. Why aren't you on the creative team?

 

[Jeff]

I think they should of kept No Way Out. I always thought of it as the little PPV that could. It was smack dab in the middle of two of the biggest PPVs of the year.

 

[Mike Honcho]

I voted for Backlash and No Way Out. They had great names and Backlash was the Wrestlemania blow off show. I don't like these generic names like Elimination Chamber and Hell in a Cell. It's only stating the type of match. No Way Out with the EC concept made perfect sense. No Way Out is the theme in the same vein as Lockdown in TNA.

 

[DL23]

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)

You've got it spot on fella, WWE needs to spread the PPV's out and ALLOW more build up towards the bigger shows, also having the PPV's change different months like Night of Champions in December? that is magic, not only to end the year with a huge bill, but also get some new champions crowned for the new year, as well make the event seem like one of the big ones.

 

[C.Msupporter]

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)

This is a great layout, it looks well organised and btw i do consider night of champions like the fifth biggest and best ppvs of the year, it's the only new PPV made in the last few years that actually works. the concept for NOC is so awesome and simple, the creative team should of thought of this years ago then it would be one of the big 4 (or 5).

 

[TwistofRKO]

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.

I agree with nearly everything, namely Hell in a Cell and No Way Out.

The Hell in a Cell ppv was awful, because like you said, you knew they were coming. The Undertaker-Edge cell match came out of nowhere, it made it more enjoyable. In June last year, we were trying to figure out who was going to be in the feuds at the time of HiaC. It cheapened it, and didn't even end the Orton-Cena feud.

And No Way Out seemed traditional on the road to Wrestlemania. Why not rename Wrestlemania "Biggest PPV"? It's lame and unoriginal.

I enjoyed Survivor Series, but not how it was being booked. It looked overdone when you had the 5-5 match at whatever the RAW-SD PPV was, and the matches didn't even look legit. HHH and HBK joking around about not caring about the title match? They made it look like a C-level event. That should be a PPV that can be main-evented with an original multi-man tag match.

 

[The_Extreme_Sub_Machine]

King of the Ring should've stayed. The only thing that should've changed was that instead of getting dressed up as a king, you get a title shot for the WWE Championship at Summer Slam whether you are from Smackdown or Raw.

 

[greg_74]

I really think No Mercy should have stayed. It seems like there was always decent build up and it always made for a good themed PPV.

 

[Bobby B]

Does it really matter? After all, aren't most of the PPV's that they got rid of just names?

I'm not saying I'm totally sold on the idea of stipulation based PPV's (although they do have their merit certainly), I don't really "miss" a PPV because it's not gone.

Take Backlash. It's not gone - it's just been replaced by Extreme Rules. The premise that hungover fueds from Wresltemania can still take place here is true, but it adds the incentive for a few different stipulation/match types that are rare at Wrestlemania.

The PPV I miss - King of the Ring. Has plenty of heritage, and I think that the concept was great - I think we lost that having it on Raw.

The PPV I'm looking forward to the most - Fatal 4 Way. I think it's going to be a transitional PPV - where old fueds end/new ones begin. I hope a few of the matches are done under elimination rules.

 

[Adalam]

Backlash would have been the perfect one to stay as it represents the payback left over from Wrestlemania. It's the afterparty of WWE's prom. Taking away the afterparty kinda kills the excitement of the prom as the afterparty is where you fade out the excitement. By ending Backlash, WWE basically told its guys "Hey look, once Wrestlemania's done, we need you to feud with this guy." It's basically leaving plot holes and cliff-hanger endings. With high-profile feuds, we don't need that kind of half-assed storyline work.

 

[Daniel]

Backlash was a great concept for a PPV. To wrap up any feuds left over from the biggest show of the year. Granted, Extreme Rules is good to have as it has gimmick matches which aren't really seen at WrestleMania.
The others i'm not really bothered about. It seemed to be a good change to re-name the PPVs. They may have gone too far re-naming Survivor Series, though.

 

[TheAnimal]

None of the above for me. The names arent too important for me. Its more about the matches. I think they need to ditch the gimmicked ones, but the stale main event rabout the change rather than the names. Having 2 or 3 HIACs that are mediocre because they all try to be different is not better than having 1 great one.

 

[mrppv16]

i would have to say armageddon i mean cmon i will never forget some of the classic matches that ocurred at that ppv like the 6man hell in a cell (classic), and who can forget the hhh vs hbk 2 out of 3 falls match

 

[Newman]

I always have a soft spot for Armageddon but thats probably growing up and watching those barbaric matches (eg. 6 man hell in a cell, Michaels vs HHH 2 out of 3 falls, Taker v Orton HIAC) but a name change won't bother me too much. BTW, I think Extreme Rules is a good follow-up to WM as all fueds should come to an end with matches that has stipulations.

 

[DL23]

None of the above served a purpose.

King of the Ring should of stayed that created a star in one night, compared to several months of build up.

Maybe WWE should consider returning it to PPV or even RAW as an annual event every year or two for the chance to create stars quick.

Right now I think KOTR would be a perfect time for a return, with NXT guys, Barrett won cool I'm glad, but wouldn't it be pretty cool with WWE returned KOTR with say 2 NXT guys two higher up mid carders (Miz/Christian) and 4 lower-mid card guys, like Bourne for instance, Cena has went to bat for him to be pushed wouldn't KOTR make him a legit main eventer in one night? rather then go jobbing in 2 weeks time to Primo?