10 Pay-Per-View Concepts WWE Needs To Bring Back

1. War Games

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Perhaps the most pined for of all the former WCW concepts is the brilliant War Games. The match saw two teams battle inside two adjoining rings surrounded by a super-sized cage, with one man from each team entering at set intervals. Well, that’s how it worked when it was good; let’s all forget about that fiasco in 1998 with three teams of three and Warrior magically appearing from the ethers.

The brainchild of Dusty Rhodes produced some incredible matches (the 1991 and 1992 events in particular are must-see classics), yet WWE has always resisted the urge to deliver a War Games match of their own, likely down to Vince McMahon’s arrogantly adamant belief that anything not created by WWE is not good. He’s wrong.

While not a pay-per-view in its own right – War Games occurred as the main event of Fall Brawl in its final six years – it could be retooled as one. The obvious storyline purpose now the brands are split is to pit a team of Raw wrestlers against one from SmackDown Live, with both shows battling for supremacy. It certainly makes more sense that WWE putting on random Elimination Chamber matches once a year without any rivalries warranting such a blowoff.

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The author of the highly acclaimed 'Titan' book series, James Dixon has been involved in the wrestling business for 25 years as a fan, wrestler, promoter, agent, and writer. James spent several years wrestling on the British independent circuit, but now prefers to write about the bumps and bruises rather than take any of them. His past in-ring experience does however give a uniquely more "insider" perspective on things, though he readily admits to still being a "mark" at heart. James is the Chief Editor and writer at historyofwrestling.co.uk and is responsible for the best-selling titles Titan Sinking, Titan Shattered, and Titan Screwed, as well as the Complete WWF Video Guide series, and the Raw Files series.