10 Worst WWE Pay-Per-Views Ever

5. King Of The Ring 1995

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Considered by many to be the nadir of the nadir (despite the aforementioned post-show tantrum by Vince McMahon at In Your House 4), King Of The Ring 1995 abused the talent and time of the few shining lights on a dilapidated roster, and focused attention in every wrong direction. Shawn Michaels infamously d*cked about with the plastic crown before his match with Kama, foreshadowing the fact that he'd never be 'King'. Even editing the moment from future airings didn't install any additional tension in his first round tie with the 'Supreme Fighting Machine'.

Meanwhile, Bret Hart paid off an awesome feud in farcical fashion with a 'Kiss My Foot' victory over Jerry Lawler, whilst The Undertaker suffered his first pay-per-view pinfall loss in four years in first round defeat to Mabel. Hulk Hogan was his last one before that - WWE's star-making machine was completely malfunctioning.

Diamond In The Rough: Almost nothing. In spite of factors, Vega is sort of over - and it's a credit to McMahon's turd-polishing abilities even at his lowest ebb. 'The Caribbean Legend's clash with The Roadie is better than it has any right to be, whilst the Michaels/Kama draw isn't without merit despite the ludicrous outcome.

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