10 Best WWE Pay-Per-Views Of The PG Era
The biggest and best shows from the most divisive period in WWE history.
Since WWE transitioned into a PG product in the summer of 2008, WWE has been forced to be smarter with their storytelling and their presentation of their top stars. Whilst some fans it as a detriment, it without question made perfect sense from a business perspective.
Long gone are the days of top matches featuring blood and excessive violence. In their place, is a focus on compelling storytelling with an emphasis on having the best match possible. An excellent pay-per-view in the PG environment is hard to measure. The majority of the entries on this list are events that had the right mix of compelling moments, and a strong card of matches climaxed with a fantastic main event.
There's certainly the argument that there are too many of them these days. Which in turn makes it extremely hard for a show to stand out and leave a lasting impression on the audience. For instance, in 2019 there were 26 WWE Pay-Per-View and Network events, which equated to around one every two weeks. Here are the ten best ones from the last decade...
10. Money In The Bank 2013
Money in the Bank 2013 took place at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. This meant that WWE was guaranteed a hot, passionate crowd throughout the show. Before the main card even started, the show as off to an incredible start. The Shield wrestled The Usos in arguably the best pre-show match of all time; some fans even went so far to say that it was the best match of the entire show.
The first MITB of the evening featured Damien Sandow winning the briefcase. This move was popular with fans as Sandow certainly had the potential to be a top guy, and this was his ticket to the upper-echelon of WWE. Elsewhere on the card, Mark Henry and John Cena had a compelling match for the WWE Title which was the pay off to the incredible fake retirement segment that Henry delivered on RAW weeks prior.
The main event was also happened to be one of the best MITB matches of all time. The match itself was marketed as an "All-Star MITB" as each participant had previously been World Champion. The match itself set the tone for many great angles including Paul Heyman turning on CM Punk and Daniel Bryan v The Authority alongside Randy Orton's heel turn following his MITB win.