10 Shortest WWE PPV Main Events Ever

10. Diesel Vs. King Mabel (SummerSlam 1995)

Time: 9 minutes, 14 seconds.

Diesel vs. Mabel was a PPV main event that nobody wanted, and it came at the end of a horrendous pay-per-view. Now justifiably remembered as the worst King of the Ring winner in WWE history, Mabel worked his way into the title scene after winning the 1995 tournament, and this was his big opportunity.

It didn’t help that Diesel was almost a year through a turgid championship reign, and that he was never a particularly exciting wrestler in the first place. Mabel, meanwhile, was a sloppy 500lbs botch merchant with an unfortunate reputation for injuring his opponents. These ingredients made for an absolute stinker of a match marred by slow, plodding “action,” and a flat Lex Luger interference.

It lasted little over 9 minutes, but Diesel vs. Mabel feels at least three times that length. It’s the kind of match that’ll take years off your life, and leave you questioning why you watching this sport in the first place. It’s short length was entirely merciful, and the match remains a shining example of how not to book a PPV main event.