10 Worst PPVs Of WWE PG Era
Counting down the top 10 worst PPVs of the PG Era in WWE.
When WWE transitioned into PG in the summer of 2008, fans didn’t know how the quality of the product would be impacted. They had concerns that without the TV-14 rating, WWE would be restricted in their storytelling, thus meaning feuds and PPV events would suffer as a result.
Over the past 12-years, WWE has delivered some of the best PPV events of all time. Money in the Bank 2011, Royal Rumble 2018 and WrestleMania 31 are all beloved to this day. However, there have also been some horrendously executed events. These range from WWE being forced to re-book the card due to notable injuries or clearly not putting in any effort.
For the purposes of this list, a 'bad' PPV is one comprised of overwhelming negative reaction, for both the quality of the matches themselves, and the direction of the booking. As you'd expect, most of the examples cited fall foul of both of these - some with the added bonus of immoral international dealings.
So with that being said, here are the 10 worst PPVs of WWE's PG era.
10. Survivor Series 2013
Survivor Series 2013 is without question the worst Survivor Series event in the established history of the big-four event. The 2013 version took place at a weird time for the company. WWE fans had a strong desire to see Daniel Bryan as the top guy in the company. Sadly, WWE had other plans, and instead they placed The Big Show in the top babyface position in the company. This translated to one of the worst PPV main events ever with Randy Orton successfully defending the WWE Title against Big Show. The live audience in Boston made their voices heard with audible chants of Daniel Bryan being heard throughout the lacklustre match.
Elsewhere on the card, John Cena won the World Title from Alberto Del Rio in the best match of the show. Team Total Divas won a traditional Survivor Series match against Team Divas which was a total mess where almost every major spot in the match was botched. Future WWE top guy Roman Reigns would be the sole survivor in a traditional Survivor Series opener, in a sign of things to come. Former WWE Champion, CM Punk, and the aforementioned Bryan would team up against The Wyatt Family in an unmemorable match in the semi-main event that felt more like a RAW main event.
The close of the PPV featured John Cena coming to the ring to confront Randy Orton, to set up a Champion vs. Champion match at the next PPV. Sadly, it was met with negative reception from most fans who thought the Cena vs. Orton feud was on its last legs in 2009, never mind 2013.