20 Worst Wrestling PPVs Of All Time
9. WCW Great American Bash 1991
There have been countless bland and/or mediocre Grand American Bashes over the years. WWE's 2006 incarnation featured the infamous Punjabi Prison match, but it can't touch WCW's GAB 1991 for all-round awfulness.
WCW screwed up a lot throughout their lifespan, but letting Ric Flair walk out with the big gold belt two weeks prior to this event ranks among their biggest. Ordered to accept less money or take a hike, Flair said "see ya later," went to WWE, and promptly became World Champion. This left WCW without a top champ, so Lex Luger and Barry Windham were thrown together in a hastily assembled WCW Championship match.
Unfortunately Barry Windham was nowhere near main event level and had been working mostly as a tag wrestler up to that point, and Lex Luger was Lex Luger. Whoever won, the new champion was never going to be accepted, an Luger's victory and heel turn amid endless "we want Flair!" chants from the crowd.
The supporting cast didn't deliver either. GAB '91 opened with PN News, Bobby Eaton, Steve Austin, and Terry Taylor competing in a tag team scaffold match that saw all four men crawl around trying not to kill themselves for the best part of 10 minutes. El Gigante wrestled The One Man Gang with Kevin Sullivan and a gang of midgets in tow, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall were working as "Oz" and "The Diamond Studd" respectively, and Ricky Morton vs. Robert Gibson was one of the dullest 20-minute matches you'll ever witness.
There's an argument to be made that the 1991 Great American Bash is WCW's worst ever show, but it's not. In fact, we're only just getting to the 'good' stuff...