10 WWE Feuds That Spanned Multiple Pay-Per-Views

As remarkable a year 2016 has been for Wrestling, it's created a first world problem for fans within the bubble, in that there is simply too much content.

Ignoring the hours (and hours) of original weekly television and associated wrap-arounds, WWE have now accommodated BOTH brands with their own monthly Pay-Per-View supercards, which, in 2017, should take WWE's annual number of shows above previous company record of 16.

This was the year WWE became guilty of over-saturation more than ever before, and as the storyline between Sasha Banks and Charlotte on Raw has shown, one of the only solutions to that is to present a long series of rematches.

Either an achievement when done well or an albatross when not, the prospect of multiple incarnations of the same match can cause equal parts delight or despair for regular viewers.

Some build to electrifying conclusions, featuring escalating tensions that warrant increased stakes and final battles. Others rapidly stall, forcing an unwelcome uphill climb for the flagging performers, en route to the final destination.

So as Sasha & Charlotte prepare to stand across from one another for the sixth time in 2016, here are 10 other high-profile feuds that have spanned three or more Pay-Per-Views in a year, for better or worse.

The two true golden boys from the Ohio Valley Wrestling Class of 2002, a lengthy feud between John Cena and Randy Orton was an inevitability of what is now clunkily being called the 'Ruthless Aggression Era'.

After a 2007 Cena injury derailed their first attempt, the two company cornerstones came together proper in 2009, as Randy Orton again found himself struggling for momentum following yet another damaging programme with Triple H.

Trading wins and the WWE Title, the initial encounters at Summerslam, Breaking Point and Hell in a Cell were disappointing, struggling to create the level of 'epic' WWE had conditioned audiences to feel about the millennial Hogan and Warrior combo.

Despite that, an Iron Man finale at Bragging Rights was rewarding, with the 6-5 scorcher borrowing more from the spectacular Triple H/Rock template than the measured Bret/Shawn approach.

But even years later at the 2011 and 2014 Royal Rumble events, fans would react to WWE's presentation of the pairing with disinterest and distaste respectively, highlighting just how long will need to pass before the Cena/Orton tree will again bear fruit.