20 Worst Wrestling PPVs Of All Time

5. WCW Halloween Havoc 1995

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It seems appropriate that the Dungeon of Doom's trademark ridiculousness should be all over a Halloween-themed event, but that doesn't excuse the quality of Halloween Havoc 1995. Look, this show had a "Monster Truck Sumo Match" that finished with The Giant literally falling off the top of the building. He'd survive to wrestle Hulk Hogan in the main event, of course, but the show probably should've ended there and then.

The match went ahead without any explanation of how The Giant had survived his fall, and it was incredibly ugly. Overbooked beyond belief, it saw Lex Luger turn heel, and one of the best/worst debuts in wrestling history. With Hogan locked in a Giant bearhug, the Dungeon's latest monster, The Yeti - sorry, YEH-TAY - emerged from the back and promptly dry-humped the Hulkster into oblivion.

The match ended in a disqualification when Jimmy Hart turned on Hogan, and the whole match was a nonsensical mess. Halloween Havoc '95 actually opened on a pretty strong note with a decent Johnny B. Badd vs. DDP Television Title match, but when you follow that up with back-to-back Ed Leslie and Road Warrior Hawk singles matches, you're in trouble.

Ric Flair and Sting vs. Arn Anderson and Brian Pillman was a fun spectacle, but one that marks Sting as one of the most gullible characters in wrestling history. He was apparently the only man on the planet who didn't foreshadow Flair turning on him, and the match ended with another DQ.

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