WWE: Ranking Every PPV from 2016

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1. Money in the Bank

Money in the Bank was the best PPV of 2016 for one big reason. Change. It marked a noticeable and necessary change in WWE’s landscape, and it all happened at once.

For months, Roman Reigns was dominating the competition much to the chagrin of a lot of the WWE universe. We had no idea how long this would go on. How long would Vince ignore the fans and push Reigns as a babyface/tweener when no one wanted him in that spot? Well, we got our answer at Money in the Bank.

Seth Rollins made his in-ring return as he challenged Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight title. No one really knew what to expect as this match pitted the current golden boy against the past golden boy. Something had to give, and much to everyone’s surprise, Rollins defeated Reigns clean as a whistle, something that had literally never happened to him on the main roster before. The Reigns nightmare was finally over.

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But things didn’t stop there. Dean Ambrose cashed in his newly won Money in the Bank briefcase and took down Rollins to capture his first WWE world championship. In one night, Reigns was dethroned and Ambrose, the Shield member who a lot of people supported more than either of the other two, finally got what he deserved and became champion. This was a huge change in WWE, something that we didn’t think would happen anytime soon. Finally there was a champion the fans could get behind. It made for an amazing PPV, and that’s why it comes in at number one in our rankings.