10 WWE Pay-Per-View Shocks Nobody Could Predict

Nobody called The Rock's heel turn at Survivor Series 1998...

by Jamie Kennedy
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Tears filled thousands of eyes as Brock Lesnar left the ring laughing with a smirking Paul Heyman at WrestleMania XXX. Having just destroyed The Undertaker's long-cherished 'Mania winning streak, 'The Beast' made history and left everyone open-mouthed all in the same moment.

Nobody could have guessed that WWE would actually end 'Taker's winning run. Some may have claimed to see it coming, but it was a complete shock when it happened on pay-per-view.

The very nature of WWE's supershow format welcomes such surprises; take another notable occasion like the infamous 'Montreal Screwjob' as a prime example. Nobody could have called that match ending the way it did before they actually witnessed it.

Both have been written about extensively, but there are other shocking WWE pay-per-view moments that left people slack-jawed, stunned and unable to predict what might happen next...

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.