10 Best WWE Pay-Per-Views Of The Decade

4. Survivor Series 2016

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Bill Goldberg's crushing 86 second victory over 'The Beast' left jaws on floors in November 2016, and not just because they'd badly botched Big Bill once before. This spellbinding use of both men ultimately carried much of the promotional weight behind 2017's Royal Rumble and WrestleMania cards, and had the world talking for weeks in its aftermath.

Moreover, the brevity of the double main event's second half was complimented by a magnificent Raw Vs SmackDown Live! five-on-five Survivor Series fight.

Going just shy of an hour, the reds and blues went to war in emphatic fashion, fooling audiences that this non-issue really was worth killing yourself for. Crossing brand lines, The Shield's brief reunion during the match played hell with AJ Styles and Shane McMahon on the Tuesday team, particularly when Roman speared 'The Money' out of the sky in a coast-to-coast attempt-gone-wrong that rendered him legitimately concussed.

The Women's and Tag equivalents weren't without charm either, if nothing else highlighting the early success the company had made of the most recent roster split. Such an expression of show solidarity seems almost impossible in the post-Wild Card era.

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