10 Wrestling Pay Per View Concepts That Didn't Catch On

10. WWE Fatal 4-Way

WWE’s obsession with branding their pay-per-views with a specific gimmick peaked in 2010. Concepts like Hell In A Cell and Tables, Ladders, and Chairs have become an accepted part of the company’s annual schedule, but Fatal 4-Way is still the most mundane PPV concept WWE have ever had.

There’s nothing wrong with a good Fatal Four-Way, but there’s nothing particularly special about them either. HIAC and TLC matches should at least guarantee higher risks and an elevated sense of danger, but Four-Ways are as bog standard as it gets. Building an entire show around them was a daft idea, and left fans wondering if other equally riveting events like “WWE: Singles Match” were right around the corner.

The show itself featured three Four-Ways for the Divas, World Heavyweight, and WWE Championships. Each of those titles changed hands, but none of the show’s titular matches were anything more than average - and a filler Evan Bourne vs. Chris Jericho singles match was comfortably the evening’s best contest.

The highlight of the night was the fans chanting the recently dismissed Daniel Bryan’s name as the show went off the air, capping a hugely forgettable night, and a PPV concept WWE would never revisit.