10 Shortest WWE PPV Main Events Ever
3. Steve Austin Vs. Mr. McMahon (St. Valentine's Day Massacre 1999)
Time: 7 minutes, 52 seconds.
This one comes with a caveat. Steve Austin vs. Mr. McMahon lasted just 7:52, but it was prefaced by at least 10 minutes of brawling beforehand. Still, it’s bell-to-bell that counts, and as a result, this is the third shortest PPV main event in WWE history.
Vince McMahon had won the 1999 Royal Rumble, but announced that he didn’t want to face fellow Corporation member The Rock, and thus gave-up his WrestleMania spot. Commissioner Shawn Michaels then ruled that the Rumble’s runner-up, Steve Austin, would take the spot, which enraged Mr. McMahon. Austin goaded his long-time rival into accepting a match, and the stage was set.
The “match” started with Vince’s refusal to enter the cage, and escalated with a ringside brawl. Austin beat Vince unconscious, but when Howard Finkel announced Austin as the winner via forfeit, Stone Cold pointed out that the match had never officially started.
The bell finally rang, and the beatdown continued. The match is best remembered for one thing, however: the Big Show’s debut. Working under his real name (Paul Wight), Show tore a hole through the canvas, climbed through it, and beat the tar out of Austin. He eventually threw Stone Cold with such force that he broke a panel of the cage loose, Austin fell to the outside, and won via “escape.”