*I’ve been saying this for the past five years that Becky and Charlotte should’ve closed the show at Evolution but they decided to go with Ronda and Nikki just because they were bigger mainstream attractions.* 🙄
@michaelsinger46389 ай бұрын
Ronda and Nikki.
@GabeBaddeley9 ай бұрын
yeah thats how business works
@hhtptai9 ай бұрын
And SmackDown has always been seen as the red headed stepchild on the WWE ladder.
@briangordon29559 ай бұрын
@@urbaindelva7869 Sometimes standing behind your product and putting faith in promoting something that mainstream audiences might not experience otherwise is a fantastic decision.
@zanethind9 ай бұрын
Lol WWE thought they were bigger mainstream attractions but they were not sure Ronda had the whole new signée of WWE thing but we already saw Nikki Bella return many times
@jeremywilliams51419 ай бұрын
Honorable mention: Bret Hart vs Yokozuna outshining Yokozuna vs Hulk Hogan at Wrestlemania IX. 😂
@irishviking3839 ай бұрын
While I mostly agree with you, it was somewhat more a case of Hogan up to his usual politicking since it wasn't advertised as the last match on the card.
@jeremywilliams51419 ай бұрын
@@irishviking383 I know. I only meant it as a joke.
@popmonika9 ай бұрын
Every match outshined that match at mania ix😂😂
@popmonika9 ай бұрын
Also, doesn't count as it was the official main event 😂
@tafua_a7 ай бұрын
To be fair Bob Backlund vs Razor Ramon was the only match on that card that didn't outshine Yokozuna vs Hulk Hogan.
@HorrorGirlNat9 ай бұрын
Owen and Brets matches are the ones I can rewatch again and again.
@reeseprince89 ай бұрын
Owen was underrated
@jasonpepe76179 ай бұрын
Owen the Nugget Hart - he was the shit!!!
@Unitenotfight9 ай бұрын
Yup, one of my favorite matches ever. Probably would be top favorite if the right person won. For all those who claim Bret as the best ever, Owen was so much better.
@skywardbound679 ай бұрын
For me,Taker vs the Dudleys what justified it being last was the setup for the match. Eddie vs JBL while really bloody, was also way easier to set up than pulling in a cement truck and bringing the crypt Paul Bearer was in in the middle of the show.
@TheThird19779 ай бұрын
This was a great list. It's a shame Rock vs. Hogan didn't make the criteria due to Jazz vs. Trish Stratus vs. Lita being a buffer between it and the main-event as Rock / Hogan would have easily taken the #1 spot. Perhaps an idea for a different list; undercard matches that outshone the main-event.
@Hollows19979 ай бұрын
To be fair to Royal Rumble 2000, if Cactus Jack and Triple H had gone on last, it would have been ruined by Jerry Lawler still laughing at Taka Michinoku.
@NolanGreenBean9 ай бұрын
It’s the rumble. So it gets a pass to me.
@Drakorre9 ай бұрын
The Rumble should ALWAYS main event.
@ritebrayned56579 ай бұрын
Indeed (Funkaki voice)
@jeremyboyle829 ай бұрын
I instantly think of Randy Savage vs Ric Flair at WrestleMania VIII from childhood...
@popmonika9 ай бұрын
Tbf, savage/flair was advertised as a co main event.
@BoogalooBartholomew9 ай бұрын
Plus, didn't at least 4 matches go on after that match? So, by place on the card (which is what they are going by) that isn't even semi main
@Mega_Collosas9 ай бұрын
co main event is not the main event..main event is last match, which ofcourse went to hogan the biggest star just like night 2 is always reserved for roman @@popmonika
@woobgamer52109 ай бұрын
This video got the concrete crypt match wrong. If Undertaker won, Paul Bearer would be drowned in cement. Cause loosing to the Dudleys was the 'right thing'
@geeshep48369 ай бұрын
Oh I Forgot One Umaga Vs John Cena Last Man Standing From Royal Rumble 2007.
@CobaltT99 ай бұрын
Mr. Kennedy (Kennedy) vs. Undertaker in a Last Ride match (Armageddon 2006), The main event involving Raw and SD's world champions (John Cena and Batista) against King Booker and Finlay didn't do much to stand out, and it shoud've been Batista defending the WHC against King Booker and Finlay.
@LongLiveRockAnRoll9 ай бұрын
I would say Triple H vs Rock at Summerslam 98 too.
@moopert869 ай бұрын
Yes. That was a really darn good ladder match that kinda gets lost in history.
@agentorange11569 ай бұрын
Randy Orton vs Triple H wrestlemania 25 was a maim event level story. They just handicapped it with the stipulation. It should have been RKO vs HHH hell in a cell main event or a no dq or something. Literally any other stipulation
@kyreeseclarke8059 ай бұрын
Yep Hell in a Cell Would’ve been ideal for Wrestlemania 25. Ironically that was the year they debuted Hell In a Cell as a yearly pay per view which should’ve never happened.
@Drakorre9 ай бұрын
Hence why their last man standing match was SUPERB
@jodawa25048 ай бұрын
@@DrakorreTriple H & Randy Orton faced each other for the WWE Championship in a Last Man Standing match twice(No Mercy 2007 & One Night Stand: Extreme Rules 2008 PPVs), which had two different winners in those matches. Which Last Man Standing match are you implying?
@willjohnboy9 ай бұрын
Bret hart vs stone cold steve austin outshines undertaker vs sid wretlemania 13 one of the greatest matches of all time arguably the best wrestlemania match of all time
@moopert869 ай бұрын
This would count, but technically wasn't the semi main as Ahmad Johnson and LOD beat The Nation of Domination between the two matches. But every bit of praise for Austin and Bret in that match is 100% deserved
@gestaltdude9 ай бұрын
The zombie bumping into a mirror line is going to keep me chuckling all day. :P
@bryanmack40549 ай бұрын
By summerslam 95, Vince had to be convinced that Shawn was “the guy”
@tafua_a7 ай бұрын
He definitely was, given who won the Mania 12 main event.
@TrialzGTAS9 ай бұрын
Love the small mention of Nick Gage. He’s a local hero for the NJ guys
@night67249 ай бұрын
That guy is insane and a scumbag for cutting David Arquette’s face when he told him not to
@colingillespie63409 ай бұрын
Shawn Michaels V the Undertaker at Wrestlemania 25 should have made this list. One of WrestleManias greatest ever matches
@jeremywilliams51419 ай бұрын
The triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship came immediately next after that match. And the main event for the WWE Championship came after that.
@steveconvertibles33529 ай бұрын
That would have been too easy
@dashtoroya28389 ай бұрын
It wasn't the semi main event tho. The match was placed at mid card
@Joe_Parmesan9 ай бұрын
You guys should've titled this video 'Penultimate PPV Matches That Outshined the Main Event', to make the choices stick better.
@jeffreypridemore1007 ай бұрын
That One Night Stand 2005 main event is very rad, but Awesome vs. Tanaka is a different level of sheer madness. Love it
@claymathewselevator81219 ай бұрын
Loved JBL’s heel run
@HeelTJ9 ай бұрын
How come Rock vs. Hogan isn't on this list?
@camerondalton14959 ай бұрын
Too obvious I guess.
@Joe_Parmesan9 ай бұрын
It's because there was a match between that one and the main event.
@QuiGonJack109 ай бұрын
Me waiting for the 2023 wwe ppv ranking to come out 👀👀
@mjdf1229 ай бұрын
We need our WCW and ECW PPVs ranked
@danieldrayet23649 ай бұрын
I know for sure they made 1 for the ecw shows, #1 was heatwave 98, but idk about 1 for wcw
@popmonika9 ай бұрын
Mania 3- savage vs steamboat Mania 7- savage vs warrior Summer slam 91- bret vs perfect Mania 8- savage vs flair or bret vs piper Mania 10- bret vs owen or razor vs shawn Summer slam 94- bret vs Owen Mania 13- bret vs Austin King of the ring 98- undertaker vs mankind I'm sure there's loads more.
@jkeegan1549 ай бұрын
Mania 11 -Bret vs Backlund
@vinceraven15017 ай бұрын
Tanaka & Awesome had one of the best rivalries in FMW history too.
@johnamaral3759 ай бұрын
Rock vs Hogan definitely out shown HHH vs Y2J at WM18, not that Main Event was bad
@tafua_a7 ай бұрын
One small correction, since it's been said a lot: the stipulation wasn't that Paul Bearer would have been drowned in cement if Taker lost. It was instead heavily implied that Paul Bearer would have been drowned in cement if Taker *won*.
@Drummer82829 ай бұрын
12:00 - sums up the undertaker perfectly.
@tremiles96329 ай бұрын
cena vs aj styles royal rumble 2017 and lesnar vs cena vs rollins royal rumble 15 should've made the list
@DinnersOnSaturdayАй бұрын
I’m very surprised that the Triple H vs Rock ladder match from Summerslam 98 isn’t on here as that absolutely outshined the Austin vs Undertaker main event. The ladder match really help cement both men as legitimate main event players and showed that the WWF was not just going to be the Stone Cold one man show moving forward. The Rock was immediately pushed into the world title picture and Triple H would not be far behind. And a little over a year later it would be these two guys who kept the WWF on top of WCW when Austin had to take time off to have neck surgery.
@JenMistress9 ай бұрын
You guys get it wrong so many times, makes me wonder if you even watched the match. The match was if Taker WON NOT LOST then Paul Bearer would be buried. That is why every time that Taker was winning, Paul Heyman would pour more concrete into the box.
@thejoojooman65389 ай бұрын
The Chicago Street Fight @ Wrestlemania 13.
@Patrick24809 ай бұрын
The Austin Hart match for me
@Heavymetallord19 ай бұрын
That hell in a cell also proved that Mick Foley was the toughest son of a bitch out there
@eastvanmike9 ай бұрын
Savage vs Steamboat Wrestlemania lll stole the show
@nickjames4649 ай бұрын
I would've thrown in Cena vs AJ from Royal Rumble 17
@Cardiacarrested4459 ай бұрын
They clearly forgot about wrestlemania X8 💀
@notherwrestlingchannel9 ай бұрын
They didn't. The premise was matches that went on second to last.
@geeshep48369 ай бұрын
Undertaker Vs Mankind Hell In A Cell Match From King Of The Ring 1998, Jericho Vs Triple H Last Man Standing Man (Fully Loaded 2000), Shane Mcmahon Vs Kurt Angle Street Fight (King Of The Ring 2001), Hogan Vs Rock (Wrestlemania 18), Triple H Vs Rock 2 Out Of Three Falls (Fully Loaded 1998), Rock Vs Triple H Ladder Match (Summerslam 1998), Rock Vs Shamrock And Mankind Triple Threat Steel Cage Match (Breakdown 1998), And Mankind Vs Rock I Quit Match (Royal Rumble 1999).
@maskedllama77759 ай бұрын
Good one
@NathanWare3139 ай бұрын
Rock vs Hogan should’ve made this list.
@TheSBleeder7 ай бұрын
It wasn't the semi-main.
@CaroleGirven9 ай бұрын
I remember stumbling over Royal Rumble 2000 on Channel 4 by accident, having stopped watching WWE around 2 years before and being astounded by HHH v Cactus Jack 😊 blew my socks off
@sheafit287 ай бұрын
Bayley vs Sasha in Brooklyn should be on this list.
@SquirtsMcintosh9 ай бұрын
You guys have reached WatchMojo levels of "were all out of ideas so we gotta be very super-specific with our lists."😂
@vDeadbolt9 ай бұрын
I mean thank watchculture for that, as they pretty much killed the top 10 gimmick since everything has been done to death.
@satyam41119 ай бұрын
Dolph ziggler vs the miz no mercy 2016
@THEREALTJP9 ай бұрын
Thinking about it, WWE version of ECW would've lasted longer if they would've rebranded as East Coast Wrestling when WWE went PG/HD in 2008
@nickturner11379 ай бұрын
I'm surprised Rock v Hogan isn't on this list. And Taker HBK 1 @ WrestleMania. Those are like my top two.
@Joe_Parmesan9 ай бұрын
The idea for this list is penultimate matches on the PPV card. There was a match (Trish vs Lita vs Jazz) between Rock vs Hogan and HHH vs Jericho, and a few matches after Taker vs HBK 1
@nickturner11379 ай бұрын
@@Joe_Parmesan oh damn. Memory is fried then. Really thought those were the penultimate matches. Thanks
@Joe_Parmesan9 ай бұрын
@@nickturner1137 All good. I was there with you and most of the viewers, wondering how they left off many great matches, until I saw a comment explaining the criteria. The phrasing for the video's subject could've been better.
@dashtoroya28389 ай бұрын
Taker vs Shawn happened in mid card tho. You had two world title matches after taker vs Shawn
@zinniaq30209 ай бұрын
@@Joe_Parmesan they should be counted tho cos those matches ruined the main event. The fans were too exhausted to care about the matches that came after
@suntanman999 ай бұрын
Extreme Rules 2022 had 6 matches with the fifth being the gripping "I quit" match between Edge and Finn Balor. The main event unfortunately was a was a very average non-title cage match featuring Seth Rollins and Matt Riddle. The card overall was decent but one of the weaker ones of 2022 due to a complete lack of men's title bouts and the absence of many big names.
@slashandbones139 ай бұрын
The flaming table NOT ending ECW One Night Stand would have been ridiculous.
@multiyapples9 ай бұрын
I remember some of these.
@MichaelTaylor-qp2xf9 ай бұрын
A few missed matches from this list: Bret Hart vs Steve Austin: Wrestlemania 13 Shawn Michaels vs Undertaker: Wrestlemania 25 Just about anything: Most WCW pay-per-views with Hogan
@moopert869 ай бұрын
Austin vs Bret wasn't the semi main. Ahmad Johnson and LOD vws Nation of Domination went on between the two matches and is the real semi main.
@michaelmercury12977 ай бұрын
Also the Rock vs Hogan at WrestleMania 18.
@32MattyB8 ай бұрын
Funny how they had an undertaker vs undertaker match then a decade later they did a kane vs kane match lol
@jumpupsupbarhorn9 ай бұрын
You could make several lists out of these, honestly
@Michael-y4x2t8 ай бұрын
Forgot WM 3, Ricky Steamboat vs. Macho Man Randy Savage, intercontinental championship
@KingsNerdCave9 ай бұрын
There's nothing better than the main event match being the best one of the night. But I'm sure for many wrestlers, it feels great to know even if you weren't the main event your match will be considered the best on the card.
@chriswinter85119 ай бұрын
There was a bit too much Taker v Taker slander here!!! :P as a young child I was looking forward to the match as much as I was Bret v Owen. Some things don't age well,
@TerranMcCall9 ай бұрын
Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin: WMXIII
@vDeadbolt9 ай бұрын
That was third to last. Ahmed Johnson and Road Warriors vs Nation of Domination took place after.
@LennyHenrysDorsalCavity9 ай бұрын
Honourable mention : Torrie Wilson Vs Candice Michelle Playboy Pillow Fight Match - Wrestlemania 22.😂
@THEREALTJP9 ай бұрын
Evolution #2 should be happening soon with Triple H running & WWE possibly having more women on the roster than ever before
@rickylee16157 ай бұрын
Adam you forgot Bret Hart vs Stone Cold Steve Austin from Wrestlemania 13 1997
@tommyguerrera9 ай бұрын
Very surprised but not mad about this list not including the Rock v Hogan, HBK v Taker, and Punk vs Taker
@vDeadbolt9 ай бұрын
It's semi main events. Meaning second to last. Rock v Hogan was followed up by a woman's championship match. Taker vs HBK was followed up by Cena vs Edge vs Show Punk vs Taker was followed up Lesnar vs Hunter.
@tommyguerrera9 ай бұрын
@@vDeadbolt oooooooh yeah for some reason I remembered those being second to last
@austinboychuk39819 ай бұрын
2:30 until you get to the entree
@BobaFetish21249 ай бұрын
No love for Savage vs Warrior, Wrestlemania 7? That match stole the show in comparison to the main event Hogan vs Slaughter. Then again I'm not sure if that counts as a semi main event.
@mikewerner13049 ай бұрын
Oh Mable.... Mister 5 stars himself
@LTNye9 ай бұрын
Rock v. Hogan at WM18 is shockingly absent.
@LibraJohnny9 ай бұрын
Becky VS Charlotte at Evolution was maybe the best WWE Women Match.
@reddeathop50309 ай бұрын
Should have put undertaker vs shawn michaels wrestlemania 25
@dukebluefiend8 ай бұрын
Thought Rock vs Hogan would’ve been in there.
@ddjsoyenby8 ай бұрын
awesome list.
@killercroc992 ай бұрын
They always leave out the best part about Taker vs. Mankind: They BOTH interfered in the main event
@ahmadnaeem46509 ай бұрын
Where is CM Punk vs Jericho WM28 and CM Punk vs Undertaker WM29???
@THEDonnyB9 ай бұрын
The fact that you don't have Rock Hogan at Mania x8 invalidates this tbh.
@MegaAngryspoon7 ай бұрын
Stone Cold vs Kurt Angle at Summerslam 2001 Kurt Angle vs Chris Benoit Royal Rumble 2003
@lilpoetat9 ай бұрын
Thanks 🎉
@Dr_12129 ай бұрын
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@Dr_12129 ай бұрын
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@Deltrottersvan9 ай бұрын
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@Deltrottersvan9 ай бұрын
@@Dr_1212 nah, I've got all day and this is too funny to stop
@ErnestIII839 ай бұрын
Does Savage vs Steamboat at Wrestlemania 3 and Bayley vs Sasha at NXT Takeover Brooklyn qualify?
@mspacely65219 ай бұрын
Taker Foley at king of the ring comes to mind
@clarkfoster14428 ай бұрын
It was a Hell in a Cell match not Street Fight between Cactus Jack and Triple H @cultaholic
@UnkleRuckusNoRelation9 ай бұрын
"Semi main event"? I think Co-main event works better.
@My198120119 ай бұрын
Savage/Steamboat at WrestleMania 3 Savage/Warrior at WrestleMania 7 Rock/Hogan at WrestleMania 18 HBK/Undertaker at WrestleMania 25 Dudleys/Hardys/E&C at Summerslam 2000 Austin/Hart at WrestleMania 13 Hennig/Hart at Summerslam 1991 HBK/Razor at WrestleMania 10 HBK/Angle at WrestleMania 21
@jerranspearman33699 ай бұрын
good video
@Dizma4237 ай бұрын
Granted Shawn v Taker wasn't just before the "main event" but it still should have went on last
@Reject101Personal9 ай бұрын
Kurt did way more damage to himself than Shane in that street fight, I feel that should be acknowledged
@KidCthulhu829 ай бұрын
The only entry I disagree with is number 1. Firstly, there was no justification for having that match headline over the world title. Yes, WWF had done that numerous times in the past but there was always a solid reason, but there would be no explanation for that match topping the company's biggest star defending his world title. Secondly, the finish of the Austin v Kane match was perfectly set up to make everyone want to tune in to RAW the next night.
@DrunkenGrognard7 ай бұрын
How did Edge/Foley at WrestleMania 22 not make this list?
@mattheweubanks61639 ай бұрын
I'm not trying to read more into this, but Dudley Boyz mainevented two of these shows
@jerryjanik4809 ай бұрын
I want to SummerSlam 95 only wanted to see that Shawn Michaels versus Razor Ramon match more than the main event and the only thing we remember I remember from the main event was Lex Luger because he was from Buffalo and the bulldog
@zanethind9 ай бұрын
That's why I literally hate Survivor Series because of those pointless multi man brand warfare tag matches 🙄. It's literally even why the crowds are half dead literally most of the time
@WinGamingPT9 ай бұрын
Another one that could be mentioned and should be in my opinion is Shawn michaels vs Undertaker at WM25
@freakfoxvevo79159 ай бұрын
That wasn't the semi main, though. That honor goes to John Cena's match there
@rahamanroberson43339 ай бұрын
Ronda's second run was failed by the writers. When she won the Royal Rumble and the title she should have been booked like Roman with Shayna Baszler as her muscle. She should still be in WWE right now and after a lengthy run with the title Shayna could have turned on her.
@talldarkandginger9 ай бұрын
11 - Owen Hart vs Skinner; WrestleMania VIII
@reeseprince89 ай бұрын
Edge vs Chris Beniot
@claymathewselevator81219 ай бұрын
Rhodes vs Shield Battleground 2013 over Bryan vs Orton main event with Big Show disqualification
@seabassmcgee33679 ай бұрын
The Royal Rimble
@yadielenielbellecolon9829 ай бұрын
Thank For the Top 10 Video 🙊🤯🥰😍😁💗💐🌟🥇🏆
@TraxxJamez20889 ай бұрын
We all knew what was number one going to be lol
@NicTHiQ9 ай бұрын
Shawn v Kurt wm 21 before HHH Batista is criminal to not make the list.
@Joe_Parmesan9 ай бұрын
The criteria was penultimate matches on the PPV card, which they dubbed the 'semi-main event'. They needed to make it clearer in the video, otherwise it looks like they just forgot a host of great matches.
@popmonika9 ай бұрын
Err, why isn't Bret vs Austin on the list... Clearly more remembered than sid vs taker.
@Joe_Parmesan9 ай бұрын
It was earlier in the card than the penultimate match. That was the criteria for this list.
@unholyperiodza54429 ай бұрын
You forgot WM 34 where Rhonda Rousey and Kurt Angle vs Triple H and Stephanie Mcmahon was good. Roman vs Brock Round 2 was bad. Makes me ish Baron Corbin cashed his MITB like Seth Rollins did last time.
@Patrick24809 ай бұрын
I would put Hogan Vs Rock WM18 up there
@yomamasofat779 ай бұрын
You should know thar the semi-main event usually isnt the match right before the main event