10 WWE One-Hit PPVS That Totally Failed To Hit The Mark
4. Breaking Point
Quite clearly running out of ideas for fresh concepts, WWE encouraged fans to vote on the name of a new show in 2009. Placed in the September slot previously reserved for Unforgiven, this pay-per-view would either be called Total Submission, Submit & Quit, Submission Sunday or Breaking Point.
The latter name was chosen, probably because it was the only one that came close to the foreboding title of Unforgiven that fans were used to. WWE then revealed that the event would be centred around matches governed by submission rules, including an 'I Quit' bout between John Cena and Randy Orton.
Unfortunately, Breaking Point was a flawed concept from the very beginning. WWE failed to recognise that shows couldn't just be based around certain match stipulations without the organic feuds to back them up.
As a result, the 'I Quit' stipulation felt tagged on to Cena vs. Orton, rather than being a natural extension of their rivalry. One month later, WWE would make the same mistake with Hell In A Cell, but that show has managed to stick around.