10 Oldest WWE PPV Main Events Ever

9. Over The Limit 2012 - 84 Years, 10 Months, 16 Days

Big Show John Laurinaitis Over the Limit 2012
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CM Punk's 434-day WWE Championship reign was one for the ages, but it will always be somewhat tainted by the meagre main event record his championship matches had. Punk's epic series of matches with Daniel Bryan played second fiddle over the summer of 2012 to the yawn-inducing feud between John Cena and RAW GM John Laurinaitis.

Cena and Johnny Ace went one-on-one in the main event of Over The Limit, in a match that ended with yet another Big Show heel turn. Cena was still only 35 at the time (it is easy to forget how young Big Match John is), but Laurinaitis was pushing 50 and years away from ring shape.

It didn't matter, as the two were never going to have an actual wrestling match. CM Punk would be WWE Champion for all of 2012, but wouldn't main event a PPV until Night of Champions that year. His opponent? John Cena.

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