10 WORST WWE PPVs Ever

From ECW December To Dismember to WrestleMania 9, these are the 10 Worst WWE PPVs Ever.
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[@xkevvx]

I was a 13 year old kid in 1995. I was so excited when I heard KOTR was coming to Philly. My dad bought us tickets as soon as they went on sale. I’M GOING TO MY FIRST PPV!!!! Maybe a title change…cool angles. Stuff that matters. Then as the card was getting announced…qualifying matches. I was getting bummed. The world champ in a tag match? A lot of lame tournament entrants. Fuck me…. It sucked and I knew it. But I am kinda proud to be an attendant of the WORST WWE PPV EVER.

[@quentinkaasa47]

How did you feel when WrestleMania came to Philly in 1999?

[@jesseandrews2303]

@@quentinkaasa47 he gone...

[@MasterOfViewership]

December to Dismember: Hold my shit

[@lyricsanonymous9036]

I was also 13, and this was like the impossible video to find...so I desperately wanted to see it, was I disappointed 😆

[@canadianhitman6204]

@@MasterOfViewership ugh. I went to Rock Bottom in Vancouver.

[@MasterSartorius]

10 all time best PPV's sounds like a promising list.

[@KingsNerdCave]

Manias 17 and 19, No Way Out 2009, Royal Rumble 2001, Money in the Bank 2011 to name a few

[@conniecarroll7222]

Yes, there were some great bands with some songs.

[@Naruto0s44]

Word lol

[@squakbak9060]

@@KingsNerdCave and great ball of fire and stomping grounds

[@franciscogonzalez3818]

Ecw One Night Stand 2005/06 would make the list

[@crawf8544]

Adam 'shout every first word of each sentence' Pacitti

[@robbastarache7839]

I can’t unhear it now

[@spencer9093]

Lol yes! You have put it into words!

[@justsaiyan4736]

God damn you

[@UncensoredMMA]

Why did you do this ?

[@keyvenbuchanan3]

I read this in the middle of the video and it ruined it for me lol

[@evanneal264]

10 best WWE PPVS 10 best NXT Takeovers

[@conniecarroll7222]

Great choice, now if only WWE would ever release the In Your House DVDS

[@raajagopalan32]

The best NXT takeover is always the next

[@starbreaker269]

@@BigEvil6686 it's hysterical people still use "fanboy" as an insult

[@DeezNuts-hi4tu]

They have a whole list for the takeovers

[@soundwave3564]

@@starbreaker269 because it is an insult

[@rushguy1]

The Elias segment at Backlash 2018, overlong though it was, did give us some comedy gold with his "KILL ME NOW" face when No Way Jose and his conga line came out.

[@brycegoddard3026]

Lucky Brits that still have the network, enjoy it while its there boys.

[@ghostyruss]

Use a vpn and you can access the network in the states

[@aaronhurst4379]

Oh I will, still trying to catch up on NXT UK!

[@JT-xp8hx]

@@NowhereBeats where do you live?

[@JT-xp8hx]

@@NowhereBeats that sucks. Sorry to hear that.

[@stonecold6521]

@@NowhereBeats Reply to this message saying literally anything and Ill guide you so you'll be able to download any PPV.

[@pauliewalnuts829]

I hear that Eddie actually wanted JBL to win the title. So JBL could get more heat.

[@quentinkaasa47]

Eddie was overwhelmed being champion and business was really poor that year for RAW and SmackDown.

[@JungleBunkRootsMusic2022]

@@quentinkaasa47 2004 was a horrible year for smackdown. Lesnar left, angle was injured for most of the year, eddie wasn't drawing too well as champ(I dont blame him tho. I blame the weak main event scene.), edge and benoit went to raw and JBL of all people was made champion. Dont get me wrong, jbl was a great heel who put over cena huge but he wasn't exactly "world title material". He was a tag team guy who randomly won the belt, which shows how bad SD's main event scene was in 2004.

[@Dim4323]

Kurt said JBL touch the last conor

[@pauliewalnuts829]

@@quentinkaasa47 That too. 👍

[@LexingtonDeville984]

@@JungleBunkRootsMusic2022 True. Eddie feeling overwhelmed was pretty much the catalyst for JBL’s absolute dirge of a WWE title reign. But yeah, 2004 was a horrible year for WWE - Aside from Benoit winning the World Championship and Shelton Benjamin coming into his own, nothing else really grabbed everyone’s attention.

[@PalataoBola0]

Crown Jewel has - HBK return - Baron handed Lesnar Universal Title - Shane McMahon best in the world

[@fragolastrawberry5920]

Honestly the first half or something of the first crown jewel was'nt half bad actually. But oh boy..... It got so bad in the second half it is honestly still stunning.

[@DashieNegan41]

Crown Jewel 2018 is indeed Saudi's blood money disaster

[@REDACTED1917]

Boo. This. Man! BOOOOOOOOOOO!

[@TUFprofan]

While you are correct, that was a horrible show. The Saudi shows were classified as "network specials" not PPVs. Much like the horrendous WWE Starrcades as of late which have no business sharing a name with that prestigous event.

[@robjackson4050]

@@TUFprofan the first starrcade wwe put on wasn't televised or streamed on the network but it was the best one go figure

[@jordandeadley360]

My personal top ten would be 10 Armageddon 2004 9 WrestleMania XI 8 Survivor Series 2013 7 King Of The Ring 1995 6 Survivor Series 2015 5 The Great American Bash 2004 4 WrestleMania IX 3 ECW December To Dismember 2006 2 Super Showdown 2020 1 Crown Jewel 2018

[@jordandeadley360]

It is absolutely awful. Goldberg squashing The Fiend which nobody wanted or needed to see. The Tuwaiq Trophy Gauntlet match was dull besides an Undertaker appearance but made AJ look weak. Brock Lesnar squashing and burying Ricochet who hasn’t recovered since, a boring Roman vs Corbin cage match to end the near 6 month feud. Angel Garza vs Humberto Carillo was sort of filler. The whole card just sucked.

[@Walkerman404]

Armageddon 2004 had one of the most accidental funny moments ever when Basham Brothers came out to literally zero reaction. Yet they were still so pumped up. Felt sorry for them, but it was funny.

[@karandarade4654]

Survivor series 2015 was awsome. Roman vs del rio and ko vs ambrose were great, and then roman vs dean in the finals was awsome. After that sheamus's cash in was really gold.

[@quentinkaasa47]

@Karan None of those wrestlers or matches are interesting. 🤔

[@optimus2008]

@@karandarade4654 Nah, honestly it almost turned Mick Foley into a 'former' WWE fan, and the next Raw set a bad record in viewership.

[@SamChimera]

Looking back it wasn't the best at all however In Your House IV was the first wrestling VHS I owned and the Goldust promo just before his debut entrance was genuinely the thing got me hooked as a kid. That show will unironically always hold a special place in my heart.

[@logankerr8090]

i liked how they used parts of the WM29 set for Great American Bash this year

[@rogregg29445]

Right

[@jrsmith1998]

From the eyes of my childhood: All of the pay per views in the 90’s were awesome. Of course hindsight is 20/20 and we are all a bunch of dick critics.

[@BoereViking]

Exactly I started watching in the In your House era. That shit was lit, in South Africa we didn't even know WCW existed,WWF was all we knew.

[@btf_flotsam478]

I doubt you can say a single word of praise about Over the Edge 1999.

[@jamesbrooking1287]

we need Todd Pettengill to appear in more modern WWE pay-per-view shows he is a gem

[@RealGateGuardian]

Todd's a hack.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

@@RealGateGuardian He's a product of the time he was in

[@RealGateGuardian]

@@EssexAggiegrad2011 he's still a hack

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

@@RealGateGuardian In your opinion

[@RealGateGuardian]

@@EssexAggiegrad2011 my opinion is science fact

[@TomTalksRubbish]

Can we see the 10 BEST WWE PPVs & the 10 best & worst wcw PPVs please?

[@adriansmith5279]

I rather see the Top 10 Best PPV rather than Worst PPV

[@RileyJane7]

Backlash 2018 was terrible for sure but if I was choosing a modern WWE show, I'd go with Hell in a Cell 2019. That was legitimately what killed any remaining interest I had in the company with how atrocious it was including the worst finish to a main event in a very long time.

[@optimus2008]

Honestly, I think Orton vs. Hardy was slow and selling but not downright terrible. Bryan vs. Cass was quite fast-paced.

[@Saltyoven]

I wish special events were included so we could shit on crown jewel

[@Sp_Oon]

Hell in a Cell was OK barring the main event.

[@NicholasKintz-sv7zj]

I would also pee and 💩 on crown jewel😂

[@campbelltsamuel]

I was there live. Fans including myself werewere chanting refund. This is bullshit. AEW. Etc.

[@TheDukeofMadness]

Backlash 2018's main event was Samoa Joe vs Joe the Samoan.

[@quentinkaasa47]

And Backlash 2002 was HHH vs HHH.

[@TheThird1977]

Watching the video and seeing NUMBER TWO being ECW December to Dismember certainly caught my attention for what could possibly be #1. I figured, like most people I imagine, that D2D would take the "top" spot.

[@jrsmith1998]

@5:24 “Big Show’s sausage fingers.” 😂

[@High2GetBy]

Literary bigger than my....... Never mind 😂

[@Jericho5255]

In Your House 4 was my very first WWE event I ever went to. The highlight I'll always remember is a guy yelling out "Use your car keys, Razer! “ Good times!

[@RealGateGuardian]

True Story: I was in the Army back in 2006. I was recovering at Fort Gordon and heard about December to Dismember being in town. I was about to buy tickets but couldn't get a weekend pass for that show. Glad the Army decided to screw me over for once.

[@antaright2365]

Rock bottom in your house is one of my favorite pay per views of all time

[@ez9966]

10 best wrestler during thunderdome era

[@TheDevilsOwl505]

Top 2 are Roman and Bayley easily

[@6foot8aquarius]

BogglesTheOwl I take McIntyre over Bayley

[@optimus2008]

Randal Keith can't be omitted.

[@jmjfanss]

Hell in a cell 2019, a real big time disaster and it was not only the end of seth rollins, but the beginning of the end of the fiend, truly dreadful.

[@aryanverma8344]

Yep that simply ended Rollins baby face run

[@declangaming24]

There is no Disqualification or stoppage in a hell in a cell match so why did seth rollins get disqualified and retained his universal championship.

[@campbelltsamuel]

@@declangaming24exactly. It completely destroyed the fiend. Made fans turn on Seth and completely destroys the enigma of the HITC match

[@declangaming24]

@@campbelltsamuel the fiend was buried more at super show down 2020 when Goldberg squashed him to win his 2nd WWE universal championship.

[@ratedrva757]

I was at that great American bash and it wasn't anywhere near that bad. The taker match was good and so was the bull rope match and the 4 way.

[@chickenlips9979]

Crown Jewel is the best, it featured an attempted murder by Goldberg 😂

[@greendeli7874]

That was Super Showdown.

[@chickenlips9979]

@@greendeli7874 shit myb dawg

[@bubblines]

@@chickenlips9979 no no, he did do a murder, don't worry ...to the Fiend's momentum

[@optimus2008]

@@bubblines That too, but I think he refers to the near-death of the.. well.. Deadman.

[@hvywghtheaver]

I remember Tommy Dreamer took a shot at how bad KOTR 99 and Bash at the Beach 99 were during the Heatwave 99 PPV. I was at KOTR 95. It was what got me to check out ECW.

[@declangaming24]

The only good thing about King of the ring 99 was stone cold vs Shane and vince McMahon.

[@alistairhenshall9204]

I got a soft spot for Mania 9. The venue was just so damn cool.

[@ams_kireek3844]

I actually disagree with Rock Bottom being in this list, I really enjoyed watching the Buried Alive... and yes, the storyline was weird, but I was having fun the whole way. Rock vs Mankind had a baaad finish, but decent and enjoyable to watch ('till the ending). In general the whole PPV was fun the first time I watched it, in 2020.

[@quentinkaasa47]

Rock Bottom is a damn good show. The Rock & Mankind was more about progressing the story instead of them just having a match. And the finish to their St Valentine's Day Massacre match was worse. Austin & 'Taker had one of the more entertaining Buried Alive matches. On the under card the Brood and the JOB Squad had a cool matchup. Just the opening to that show is great. The Godfather, Val Venis and D'Lo were so over at the time.

[@chriswiley8295]

10 worst match stipulations sounds awesome

[@optimus2008]

As an Indian.. Punjabi Prison will atleast be in the top 3. If not No. 1.

[@Look_Dad_Old_Tunes]

Would there be interest in a 10 Worst WCW PPV list?

[@heyitschanandler]

2000 WCW PPVs are top contenders

[@optimus2008]

I'm surprised Uncensored 95 won the Worst Major Wrestling Show award for 95 and not KOTR. But I don't have the temperament. Man, the longest match I must have seen without break was the five-woman SD Title match at Mania 36, and then Taker vs... JOHN CENA.

[@kendall6515]

I can tell u either the one with the ultimate plan to end hulkamania and Halloween havoc 98 will be in the top 2 for sure. I’d say the one where sid broke his leg also would be up there.

[@26hypnotica]

King of the Ring 1995 was one of the most blatant examples of legalised robbery.

[@mrkipling2201]

My one pet hate is calling it the WWE when it was still the WWF. Anyone else feel that way?? The 1995 KOR should be the worst WWF PPV, not WWE. Stupid I know but it’s just something that bugs me.

[@optimus2008]

You got a strong point there. Not really stupid.

[@shelden286]

Miz and rollins tore that show apart i get goosebumps watching it back miz was at his peak. And rollins was red hot

[@thomasn3882]

I can't believe it's now been 16 years since December to Dismember. I remember buying that show and being dismayed by the card of matches that night. I also remember some of the profane chants from the crowd that night - that was the only real entertainment.

[@cluckcluck5612]

10 times great matches were ruined with commercials 10 times big spots/injuries happened during commercials

[@briankelley7890]

I attended two of these... KOTR 99 in Greensboro NC and December to Dismember in Augusta GA. *shivers*

[@Shadowsintoyesterday]

MNM vs the hardyz was good at December to dismember. I liked it more than the chamber ngl

[@ryanchase9332]

Fairly sure everyone did. That chamber match was awful, and not just with Lashley being pushed to the moon.

[@Shadowsintoyesterday]

@@ryanchase9332 If they were gonna push lashley it should've been afterwards. I didn't mind him as champ ngl but it was the wrong move that night. They also could've made just better booking ahead of time. God knows why they only had 2 matches planned

[@robjackson4050]

@@Shadowsintoyesterday also the ppv was very short barely 2 hours if i remember right

[@Shadowsintoyesterday]

@@robjackson4050 damn it mustve felt like a normal episode of raw then

[@robjackson4050]

@@Shadowsintoyesterday no because those were better at the time it was that bad

[@msp720]

-Great American Bash '06: Known as the "elevated liver enzymes" PPV. Half the card changed last-minute due to a stricter wellness policy and injuries. Khali was pulled from the debut of _his own gimmick match!_ -No Way Out '05: The barbed wire cage designed so JBL couldn't escape, where he escaped anyway by getting slammed through the mat and crawling out _under_ the ring. The undercard was dull except for Cena/Angle.

[@JohnnyBargeldBoom]

That Stock-Footage between the WWE-Pics... 😅

[@leerobbo92]

Ok, surprise *"All hail King Ass"* got me

[@andrewblanchard2398]

" I'm not good enough to call BACKLASH ? ! "

[@Ebonzai]

If there is no HBK Razor ladder match then SummerSlam 95 is on this list too.

[@martynodonnell8467]

What was wrong with the 5 star mat classic we got in Diesel vs King Mabel? Or Bob Holly vs HHH??

[@optimus2008]

@@martynodonnell8467 Yeah exactly!

[@martynodonnell8467]

@@optimus2008 or even Kane VS Bret Hart

[@chrisconn2191]

I must admit, I have a soft spot for KOTR 1999. It was my first wrestling show so I give it a pass.

[@josephcarrion1499]

A bad ppv is over the limit 2011

[@andygruesome7403]

SummerSlam 2004 in Toronto. Taker VS JBL had so many rest holds the crowd started a wave plus DQ finish Eugene vs HHH ...yup The "Till Death Do Us Part Match" and Diva Dodgeball ugh Only highlight was Eddie vs Angle

[@mjhammer11]

I'm just catching up, so over a year late to see this. However, I couldn't agree more. You pretty much hit the nail on the head my friend. I've been watching and attending wrestling matches since I was 7 years old. I'm 65 today. I saw all this horse crud. The changes vince mcmahon allowed to happen was downright shameful. I never thought it would be possible, but he actually made a lifetime lover of wrestling stop watching.

[@principalskinner4633]

Great video although i would swap December to Dismember and KOTR 95 around. Great balls of fire was pretty awful too. In your house 7, Ground Zero 97 (although great name), No Mercy 2000, Armageddon 2004 definitely worth a mention in there.

[@avenger1888]

The worst PPV is In Your House over the edge. The PPV where Owen Hart passed away from a stupid unnecessary stunt gone wrong.

[@nu-metalfan2654]

For me Backlash 2017, Battleground 2017, and Stomping Grounds 2019 are much worse PPV’s than December To Dismember.

[@SL-fb1ze]

What about the Saudi's ppv like Crown Jewel 2018 with Shane being crowned the best in the world, Michaels quiting retirement and Strowman being squash by Lesnar after Roman's leucemia. Or like SuperShowdon 20' with the "amazing" main event of promessing new up-Comer Goldberg squashing the Fiend or Lesnar murdering Ricochet? They were also very very horrible show.

[@optimus2008]

You mean terrible 'glorified' house shows. They were house show-calibre, so why even waste your time on them?

[@danmason6116]

God I remember paying 50 bucks for ppv back in the day

[@ganglabesh]

i used to listen to scrambled signal where i could hear just spanish audio lol . i listened to royal rumble 99 that way

[@drew.reviews]

Dude! I did this too back in the 80s and 90s. In the 80s I distinctly remember hear a scrambled English version of summerslam 88

[@jujuthefoxsportsman1358]

2006's ECW DECEMBER TO DISMEMBER Will Always Be The Worst.

[@ethanharris7941]

Dismember to Dismember could’ve been great. I think the whole ECW coming back could’ve been great but it was right during the PG turn I feel like without the limitations and the crappy creative ideas it would’ve been great

[@Zombiekilleryamato]

Now WCW and maybe impact/TNA

[@samuelmorrison258]

Victory road 2009 and 2011 should be there

[@freakfoxvevo7915]

Wcw contenders: Halloween Havoc 91 Halloween Havoc 95 World War 3 95 Any Hog/Road wild installment Nwo Souled Out 97 Starrcade 97 Bash at the Beach 98 Starrcade 98 Any 2000 PPV

[@wayneturner8575]

The worst: Over The Edge - Tragic death of Owen Hart :(

[@quentinkaasa47]

Now that you mention it. . . .

[@F1rsttimer]

Backlash 2018 was the PPV that made me stop watching WWE. Have never finished a full PPV since.

[@chaospoet]

I have to disagree with WM9 being the worst. WM11 is god awful. WM9 started out good with Shawn Michaels with Sheri vs Tatanka and the Head Hunters vs The Steiners has some of my favorite spots ever like Rick power slamming one of them off the shoulders of the other when the slammie jumped off the top rope! Also WM9 has a unique party vibe and personality to the point where watching it now I'm still not bothered by Todd Pettengill talking to people in the audience because they're all having a blast. And the commentary team of Vince, Bobby Heenan and Macho Man Randy Savage was great with some laugh out loud moments. My favorite being from Macho Man when Lex Luger comes out with half a dozen drop dead gorgeous women in bikinis holding mirrors for The Narcissist. And after like 3 minutes between the entrance and him posing in the ring Macho says "I haven't looked at him once this whole time." 🤣 WM11 is just boring with zero personality from start to finish save for Lawrence Taylor vs Bam Bam which is the only thing anyone remembers.

[@theheelsynergy]

You should’ve put a Saudi show on this list

[@crossin8772]

I feel like a couple of them could have made this list.

[@jrsmith1998]

No. Why? The Saudí shows are not meant to be taken seriously.

[@killwalker]

@@jrsmith1998 but since they are impossible to forget without brain damage or mental illness, Brock n Berg, Bald DX...lol....The whole Stranded with Armed Guards thing... Didnt want to take it too seriously...well, the rest of the world was not impressed

[@shady_the_one]

Honestly, all Saudi-set PPVs really have their own list (we don't talk about it!)

[@ArthurKillingsworthJr]

I feel like the Saudi shows existed in their own world. Not apart of regular wwe cannon

[@wolfy3]

Tbf, despite the result, the JBL v Eddie match from Great American Bash 04 was a solid one

[@quentinkaasa47]

The Four-Way for the US title between Cena, Booker T, RVD and Dupree was a really good opener.

[@hiidkwhattoput1116]

Idea: Top 10 one off PPVs

[@JungleBunkRootsMusic2022]

Great balls of fire should be on that list. The name was stupid but the ppv was good.

[@bruhnt5063]

@@JungleBunkRootsMusic2022 GBOV sounds more like a sex joke than a PPV that included Brock Lesnar vs Samoa Joe

[@JungleBunkRootsMusic2022]

@@bruhnt5063 Seriously though, what were they thinking when deciding the name of that ppv?

[@jonathanbohm6489]

I’m thinking St Valentine’s Day massacre has to be number 1 or in your house final four

[@coreylineberry8557]

@@jonathanbohm6489 Canadian Stampede?

[@johnalbent]

Backlash 2018: when I gave up on WWE PPV. Styles and Nakamura deserved so much better

[@caeert2962]

Only WWE can take two of the best wrestlers in the world, put them in a world title feud, and make the feud about who can kick who harder in the nuts.

[@johnalbent]

@@caeert2962 exactly. After the matches they had in Japan too.

[@tcbbctagain572]

I'm sorry what did you expect their match was going to be when they're both boring asf???? And besides what was so different about that match from literally every other match nowadays??

[@optimus2008]

@@tcbbctagain572 You got a point man.

[@aaronhurst4379]

10:04 Huh. Didn't realise Disney owned The Simpsons. They really do own everything now don't they?

[@wesleyaustin4991]

Yup. They bought Fox not too long ago.

[@strickyboiwonder]

@@wesleyaustin4991 Disney didn't buy all of FOX, only some of it's assets.

[@wesleyaustin4991]

@@strickyboiwonder oh yeah that's right! Thanks for reminding me sometimes they buy so many things it's hard to keep track of

[@strickyboiwonder]

@@wesleyaustin4991 no problem bro

[@tonyreimer6804]

Once they purchase my parent’s divorce they’ll own my whole childhood

[@omega.male4231]

MNM vs Hardys at December to dismember was a great match

[@caeert2962]

How the hell did Crown Jewel 2018 NOT make the list?! It's definitely the worst WWE PPV of all time.

[@optimus2008]

Super Showdown 2019: Thank God I'm a joke to you.

[@stephensalishio7796]

Hand egg?? It's football! MERICA!

[@theemagicalwendigo5070]

Why does it seem like Adam hates the Attitude Era despite becoming a fan during that era?

[@DashieNegan41]

Crown Jewel 2018 come on guys that was the worst PPV in the 10s

[@JeremyBearimy913]

I'm surprised we didn't see HIAC 2019 on here...

[@JeremyBearimy913]

@matt alan well yeah, but that whole PPV was rough. I think there were only 4 announced matches beforehand, Natalya vs. Lacey and Gable vs. Corbin for the 8th time each, an uninspired 6-man tag with a bad DQ finish(BAD bad), surprisingly mediocre matches from Orton & Ali AND Charlotte & Bayley (the latter of which also had a terribly unnecessary title change AND yet another BAD finish, a hat trick for the night), and The Kabuki Warriors turning up to the PPV as heels out of absolutely NOWHERE in order to justify another unnecessary title change. AND, all this came in the wake of AEW Dynamite's dominant debut and ratings victory over NXT (and the eye-rolling "not a marathon" press release afterward), PLUS the trainwreck that was the Smackdown debut on FOX (the Lesnar-Kofi squash, the invisible advertised legends, and canceling the announced post-show taping of 205 Live). HIAC 2019 isn't just one of the worst PPVs, with one of the worst main event finishes; it's the crown jewel atop the worst, most embarrassing weeks in WWE history.

[@SpookyHelder]

Yoooo, I was at Rock Bottom! I'm pretty sure that was the debut of the Blue Meanie, though he wasn't in a match

[@paulbbryan]

I would include a disclaimer that you aren't including Over the Edge 1999.

[@scottylewis8124]

The day Owen Hart died....

[@user-wg6ik1wi6s]

WWE is still around? AEW's pay per views are always great!

[@gedalyahreback2133]

I went to King of the Ring 1995, being the first major Philadelphia PPV since I'd started watching. I will say this from what I can remember, that it's very difficult to underwhelm a 9-year-old at a wrestling event, but they managed to do it.

[@natemccollum3731]

How is Over the Edge not on this???

[@TEKKENKING23]

It sucks that I'm going to be stuck at home when WWE is live here in Texas.

[@LifeComedyAction]

I was at Battleground 2013. That Shield Vs Rhodes tag match was deserving of a MOTY nominee. The crowd was hot and everything hit that night. The rest of the show was okay. Main event sucked, but I was at least happy to see CM Punk and Daniel Bryan wrestle live

[@lordrosemount]

Objectively speaking the worst WWE (or any promotion's) PPV was Over The Edge 1999, though not, of course, because of the quality of the wrestling.

[@optimus2008]

Ofc... that day sucked. I didn't even know about it until 2020, which is when I started to learn more about WWE.

[@Blackbeard0531]

I was at KOR 99. It was way too long with too many matches. But Austin vs the McMahons was fun.

[@stevenwillie7667]

Good that you called it handegg instead of "football '

[@GQFJB]

As an American, Handegg makes sense 😂

[@donedeald8882]

Huge American football fan but I don’t think the name is that big of a deal

[@adamcroft80]

I loved WM9 but saying that I was 8 or 9 at the time so there’s no accounting for taste. Saying that I was confused as hell about how Hulk Hogan could just wonder out and win the title.

[@2RG_]

I love bad ppvs. Probably some of my favorite events to watch again with a few drinks. I would say December to dismember is one of those that it is so bad it's good. It's laughably bad. Some of the other events listed on here are a chore to watch.

[@martynodonnell8467]

I got into wrestling during 1995, of all years. One of the worst years for wrestling. However always have a soft spot for 1995 PPVs. One of the first PPVs I remember watching, via VHS, was WM9, again one of my favourites, due to bringing back memories.

[@2RG_]

@@martynodonnell8467 cheers to that. I got into it just a little prior to you but one of my first wrestling tapes that I owned was of WM9. Being a little kid, I watched that on repeat. That's definitely in the it's so bad it's good category.

[@marccaselle8108]

I heard of December to dismember and how bad it was and I never saw it. I did buy one night stand on DVD for 2005 and 2006 and those were good

[@leonarddillon256]

I say Over The Edge 1999 is worse than all the pick in this video. Owen Hart died, and the show when on for what? To have Steve Austin lose the title in a putrid main event and pressure all of Owen’s colleagues to perform instead of being there for him in the hospital? Mean while Vince made segments of him being sent to an ambulance right when Owen died. How distasteful. Not a single good match on the card and it was just a spit on a great performer’s corpse.

[@Blackbeard0531]

KOR 99 was my first wwf event. Luckily I also went to summerslam 2000. That was a damn good show.

[@pathutchison7688]

“Ok, gonna get WWE Networ…aaaand it’s gone”.

[@khum4723]

I was 3rd row ringside for GAB 2004 and it was just as bad being there as it was watching from home. The only cool thing for me was seeing Kurt Angle, Taker, Rey, and Eddie live.

[@babarazamsucks]

😂😂😂Boo at the gift for someone you hate part!🤣🤣🤣

[@Metallizombie]

The term “soccer” comes from a slang abbreviation of a player of association football, or “assoc” and did not originate in the United States. The term soccer was widely used in the UK until the 80’s when they decided that the term was somehow an American jab at their game.

[@denniswilkinson3864]

I can't believe that you didn't mention the I.C Championship match at Wrestlemaina IX between Shawn Michaels Vs Tatanka as being a great opening match

[@xthevortexknightx6356]

The In Your House shows really weren’t that bad, especially since ones like Rock Bottom and DX had some impactful matches from the Attitude Era, some which defined careers like the Mankind vs Rock match with the technical submission, and the Buried Alive match with Taker and Austin, that match being one of the defining matches of Austin’s career

[@toddzombie8777]

Hope Simon Miller does a retro ups and down for each of these shows.

[@killwalker]

This is random, but at the point where Adam says "cheap pop", my brain pictured Chris Jericho getting the arena to shout CHEAP POP In Unison, because Jericho COULD do it. It never happened I know. But it COULD. Lol

[@johnerickgaleng6646]

When I saw the title of the video, I’m thinking of great american bash 2004 and it’s here. Lol. Hahahaha

[@moosemoosemoose]

backlash 2018 was my only ppv and the only thing i enjoyed was "beat the traffic"

[@iotaeta-pi2770]

Over the Edge was clearly the worst ppv ever, but it's in a category all by itself.

[@hitmangfx7162]

You know what, I completely agree with King of the Ring 1995 over December to Dismember. KotR 95 is a perfect snapshot of WHY WCW was able to barge in and dominate WWE the way it did for several years. It was a sad, dire year for the WWE and all of the PPV's from that year specifically drove that point home. Mabel making a splash showed just how bare the talent pool was. As for D2D...it was WWECW. It was SUPPOSED to be bad. And it didn't disappoint.

[@kittyplayz8921]

Agree with number 1. So many stupid matches, roll ups, count outs etc

[@SJ_RANKS]

Here’s mine and keep in mind I started watching wwe in the summer of 2005 so I didn’t see any events in 1995 or at any point in the 90’s because well I was born in 1996 10. Great American bash 2007 9. Over the limit 2011 8. Summerslam 2006 7. Survivor series 2015 6. Battleground 2013 5. Bragging rights 2010 4. Backlash 2018 3. Unforgiven 2007 2. December to dismember 1. Crown jewel 2018 Dishonourable mentions Royal rumble 2015 Battleground 2017 No way out 2007 Vengeance 2007 Cyber Sunday 2006 Wrestlemania 32 Great American bash 2005 Tlc 2013

[@datboi9539]

What's wrong with No Way Out 2007?

[@SJ_RANKS]

@@datboi9539 aside from the main event every other match was underwhelming and Michael Cole called the show with a raspy voice I’m not blaming him but could you at least have him stay home so he can rest his voice and have josh Matthews replace him plus it just felt like an episode of smackdown as opposed to a ppv

[@dakotakulha8376]

@@SJ_RANKS Can't really help when u lose your voice now can u. Everyone goes through it

[@SJ_RANKS]

@@dakotakulha8376 I know and like I said I don’t blame Michael Cole for this but I would honestly have josh Matthews fill in for him he’s a great no but he’s passable look I’m sorry if I’m sounding like an uncaring jackass it’s just commentary makes a match for me and Michael Cole struggling to commentate just takes me out of the show

[@dakotakulha8376]

@@SJ_RANKS I honestly like that from Michael Cole because it shows that no matter how he felt, he was willing to work. That is a great worker and commentator

[@IamMichael365]

10:02 🤣🤣🤣

[@benjendersen]

Backlash 2018. The show that made me cancel my wwe network sub. Still haven't gotten it back. That money is much better spent on NJPW world.

[@Gabe3636]

I was at Backlash 2018....were we chanting "Beat The Traffic" as we left early.

[@mrghost3088]

I have a funny story about In Your House. I used to know a guy who thought it was called, In Your Face. When he said that, I'm like damn that's what it should be called.