WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, MITB, SummerSlam, Elimination Chamber, Survivor Series, Fastlane, Extreme Rules, TLC, Clash of Champions, Hell in a Cell, Stomping Grounds
Another year has gone by, and WWE once again delivered some more memorable Pay Per Views filled with high-quality matches.
With 2019 coming to a close, we continue our end-of-year lists with a look back at every WWE Pay Per View.
Only major main roster PPVs were considered. If we ranked TakeOvers with shows involving Raw and SmackDown, TakeOvers would simply blow everyone else out of the water. It’s not a level playing field. Starrcade, shows in Saudi Arabia, Evolve shows, or special shows like The Shield’s Final Chapter were also not considered. We like going the traditional route.
12. Stomping Grounds
A filler Pay Per View in the doldrums of the summer that occurred after another disastrous show in Saudi Arabia, Stomping Grounds wasn’t taken seriously by most fans for more than just the bad logo. Still, there were some bright spots in a PPV that was main evented by the monotonous Baron Corbin.
Whenever a PPV seems below par, you can always count on the women to do their best to save it. Lacey Evans vs. Becky Lynch was a solid enough match, as their feud has planted a seed for Evans to take another step forward in her current rivalry with Bayley. And Bayley had an even more meaningful title match against Alexa Bliss, exorcising past demons by retaining the SmackDown Women’s Title against another one of WWE’s top stars.
11. Hell in a Cell
If Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks for the Raw Women’s Championship were the only match at this Pay Per View, then it would have been No. 1 on the list. Unfortunately, the amazing work done by these two massive stars inside the ring – this was seriously one of the greatest Hell in a Cell matches of all-time – was undone by an equally bad Hell in a Cell match that main evented the show.
Fans completely turned on the nonsensical ending between The Fiend and Seth Rollins. They were upset WWE didn’t pull the trigger on Bray Wyatt, which they did weeks later on Halloween in Saudi Arabia, and were puzzled by how strong Rollins was booked in the match. The red lighting and bogus finish were, however, the main sources of anger from WWE’s ever-vocal fanbase.
But at least we got Becky vs. Sasha. You can always count on them to show up in the biggest matches.