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Five pay-per-views WWE should bring back

By Marquis Arnold

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 11: WWE Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative Paul "Triple H" Levesque speaks at a WWE news conference at T-Mobile Arena on October 11, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was announced that WWE wrestler Braun Strowman will face heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury and WWE champion Brock Lesnar will take on former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez at the WWE's Crown Jewel event at Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 31. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 11: WWE Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative Paul "Triple H" Levesque speaks at a WWE news conference at T-Mobile Arena on October 11, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was announced that WWE wrestler Braun Strowman will face heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury and WWE champion Brock Lesnar will take on former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez at the WWE's Crown Jewel event at Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 31. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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Triple H’s impact is already being felt all across the WWE programming from Raw, NXT, and Smackdown. Since stepping up to the main roster creative plate, we have seen mid-card championships such as the United States and Intercontinental championships be treated just as important as the heavyweight championships.

On top of the better booking decisions, Triple H has gone out of his way to bring back a lot of the talent that has left the company over the last two years, such as Dakota Kai, Hit Row, Karrion Kross, and Johnny Gargano.

The WWE has been producing massive events for over three decades. This was initially done through closed-circuit television before it was moved to pay-per-view. Since the launch of the WWE Network and later move to Peacock, the shows have been steaming online and are now called premium live events. In this article, I will discuss the five pay-per-view events that WWE should bring back.

5. Evolution II

This wasn’t as successful as the WWE hoped it to be from a business perspective, but this PPV was a groundbreaking event. This would be WWE’s first-ever all-women’s PPV named Evolution. Many fans thought that WWE would make this an annual show to showcase the women’s division. However, the uncertainty over the top draw Ronda Rousey and the chaos of the pandemic seemed to put a pin in the creation of Evolution II for the foreseeable.

Now that Triple H is the head booker of the main roster, he should consider bringing this PPV back and showing the world that the WWE still has the best women’s division in all wrestling. Triple H could quickly build a Trish Stratus versus Bianca Belair match for this event.

4. Fully Loaded

Fully Loaded was a PPV that WWE ran from 1998 to 2000, and it offered big matches such as Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker in a classic match and a great match between Triple H and Chris Jericho. When it comes to the name Fully Loaded, it feels like a big match event because of the word, which means that this card will be loaded with the best wrestlers in the company.

3. Spring Stampede

Spring Stampede was a cowboy-themed WCW tradition that stood out from the pack as uniquely different from any other event of the year from the moment you tuned in. The WWE stands for world wrestling entertainment, and what way to show that than by having a cowboy-themed event that could bring old and new wrestling fans together to watch a great wrestling event? This was a WCW event that traditionally would take place in April, but the WWE could have this event in March leading into Wrestlemania.

2. WWE Cyber Sunday

The WWE was ahead of time when Taboo Tuesday debuted in 2004. The concept of this pay-per-view was all about putting power into the hands of the fans. Wrestlers in matches and match stipulations were decided on by a fan vote via a computer or cellphone. Taboo Tuesday returned the following year before the event was rebranded as Cyber Sunday, which aired in 2006, 2007, and 2008.

The world has changed a lot since 2008 because everything is heavily focused on social media. With that in mind, the WWE could make Cyber Sunday feel like a big deal because of the different ways they could have fans interact with the talent. Wrestling fans in 2022 always have more negative than positive things to say, so why not allow them to be the ones to decide which wrestlers should face each other?

1. King Of The Ring PPV

The King of The Ring is one of the most loved PPV tournaments in the history of the WWE, and it’s a shame that they don’t give it the same attention it used to get. Triple H brings back the King of the Ring and takes it back to its glory days by allowing the tournament to create new stars that will go on to earn a world championship match at Summerslam. The King of the Ring is way too important to fans to be a Raw or SmackDown throwaway tournament.

The WWE has already dedicated so much time to concept PPVs such as Hell in a Cell and Elimination Chamber concepts that adding one more and removing one wouldn’t do any harm. Triple H understands the business because he is a student and player in the industry. By bringing back the King of the Ring event, the WWE is giving newer stars their chance to create their own Austin 3:16 and Mankind being hurled off the top of a cell moment. The King of the Ring and Queen of the Ring should be Network exclusive events that create new stars for the WWE.

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