3 Reasons WWE Should Start Doing ‘Anniversary Show’ PPVs
When it comes to WWE PPVs, it’s time they try something new and interesting.
On February 21, 2017, New Japan Pro Wrestling celebrated the 20th anniversary of one of its most tenured active wrestlers, Togi Makabe. The so-called ‘Unchained Gorilla’ had debuted in 1997 and had achieved everything possible in NJPW.
He had reached the top of the mountain by winning the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. He had also endured many painful injuries, including one that forced him out of the 2005 G1 Climax tournament. But despite all those ups and downs, NJPW showed great respect for one of their most loyal wrestlers by giving him his own show.
This is something WWE should start doing without hesitation.
Few wrestlers ever last very long in WWE. Many wrestlers’ WWE careers go no more than six or seven years on average, with only a few particulars going further. Those wrestlers that manage to stay in the company for ten years or more end up treated like legends in WWE, but mostly behind the scenes.
If you look at WWE’s roster, it actually contains several wrestlers that have been active for a very long time: John Cena, Randy Orton, Kane, Chris Jericho, the Big Show, Mark Henry, Dolph Ziggler and of course, the Undertaker. All of these men have wrestled in WWE for an incredibly long time, but only one of them had anything resembling an anniversary show dedicated to celebrating everything they’ve achieved in WWE.
With WWE’s PPV line-up being composed mainly of randomly-named shows, it’s time they try something different with wrestler anniversary shows. Here are the three best reasons for them to start putting on such shows.