12 Worst WWE Pay-Per-Views Without A World Title Match
10. No Way Out Of Texas
Before WWE literally used the phrase as a show title, the February pay-per-view was often considered an unhelpful roadblock in between the company's surge to WrestleMania via January's Royal Rumble.
This was never more apparent than in 1998, when the company were forced to assemble a palatable card whilst desperate to maintain the purity of some crucial pairings that would help assemble one of the most important shows in company history the following month.
No Way Out of Texas (with the awkward 'Of Texas' added thanks to mild WCW litigation fears around the NWO initials WWE uncharacteristically couldn't be bothered to fight) combatted the situation by presenting an 8-man tag combining WrestleMania's three top matches.
It was a smart move, teasing possible physicality between all eventual opponents without having to deliver too much more than a Stone Cold Stunner to one of the heels for a crowd-pleasing finish.
But without the knowledge of all concerned parties, disaster had already stuck.
WWE Champion Shawn Michaels was in daily agony having cracked his back against The Undertaker's casket during their Royal Rumble war. With the severity becoming apparent, it was judged best to rest him as much as possible in order to ensure he was fit enough for the crucial 'Show of Shows' torch-passing to Steve Austin.
His replacement in the 4-on-4 main event? Savio Vega.
Coincidentally, Vega was once chosen as a babyface hope in place of Shawn Michaels (more on that later) too. As a heel, it predictably flopped just as hard.