Behind The Secret Classic WWE PPV Nobody Ever Talks About

8. The Greatest PPVs In WWE History

When looking back across the history of WWE, the company has put on a ridiculous amount of Pay-Per-Views - or, y'know, Premium Live Events - since the promotion's first ever PPV back in 1985. Of course, that first PPV would be the inaugural WrestleMania from Madison Square Garden.

As of this writing - should your writer's maths be correct - WWE has held a total of 486 PPVs and WWE Network specials, taking in main roster shows, NXT events, UK-exclusive offerings, and certain offerings only available on the Network. Of all of those PPVs, some obviously stand out above others, and some are cemented in the annals of history as the greatest shows that WWE has ever delivered to its audience and to the wider wrestling world, period.

WrestleMania X-Seven, Royal Rumble 1992, SummerSlam 2002, In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede, Money in the Bank 2011, ECW One Night Stand 2005, Royal Rumble 2001; these are just some of the PPVs often debated as being the greatest in WWE history.

While all of those are fantastic, legendary PPVs, there is one other utter classic that often gets overlooked when discussing the greatest Premium Live Event put together by the market leader.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.

Posted On: 16th Jun 2023

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