20 Worst Wrestling PPVs Of All Time
3. ECW December To Dismember 2006
December To Dismember 2006 is one of those shows that makes you question why you follow this sport in the first place. It is the embodiment of all that was wrong with WWE's ill-fated ECW revival, and while 2005's One Night Stand was a roaring success, December to Dismember was insultingly bad.
This was Vince McMahon taking what remained of ECW's legacy and throwing it in a wood chipper. December to Dismember featured a series of low-blows against ECW, its fans, and Paul Heyman himself, who was sent home from the company the day after the PPV. It was a public demolition of everything that made ECW special, and sucked to the point that fans were loudly chanting "TNA! TNA! TNA!" as the show progressed.
The event saw a number of bland "WWE guys" like Daivari and Sylvester Terkay competing against over-the-hill ECW originals. Matt Striker vs. Balls Mahoney got the show off to a depressingly listless start, and things only got worse as the show went on.
Completely devoid of ECW's unique feel and rabid atmosphere, December to Dismember at least offered some hope in the evening's main event: an Elimination Chamber match for the ECW World Title.
Fan favourite CM Punk and ECW hero Rob Van Dam met Hardcore Holly, Test, Bobby Lashley, and The Big Show for the gold. Punk or RVD winning would have at least sent the fans home on a relatively high note, but they were eliminated first and second respectively. Lashley - the match's greenest performer - walked out with the belt, and yes, the crowd hated it.
The one positive is that December to Dismember barely broke two hours, but that's it. Frankly, this is a disgraceful PPV, and one that should be wiped from the annuls of time.