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7. UK PPVs: All But One Night Only
The UK-exclusive pay-per-views were dreamt up as a means of firming up the WWF's established presence on the British Isles, which manifested as a non-canon series of events in which the stars entered bone-idle performances - likely because the heavy-drinking roster treated the trips as vacations, equipped with the knowledge that the British fans didn't enter these shows with the expectations of their North American counterparts. Multi-man matches requiring little movement became the norm, as the stars stalled and sold nought but signature offence.
Ironically, the good pay-per-views - the shows on which Edge didn't go three minutes with Tiger Ali Singh - were included within the cost of a Sky subscription. We paid £15 extra to watch Rikishi defeat Albert in a Kiss My Ass match. You and me both, Albert.
To compensate for the glorified house show action, the WWF did at least pull the odd controversial stunt; at Rebellion, Vince McMahon dropped an F-Bomb, and at Capital Carnage, Jacqueline was stripped to her bare breasts, which at the very least popped Peter Sidgwick after the six-hour drive from Newcastle.
Even in the pre-broadband era, UK fans needed only stay awake an extra hour to catch that sort of action on a 10-minute freeview.