7 PPV Quality Main Events WWE Gave Away For Free
1. Vince McMahon Vs Eric Bischoff (Monday Night Raw, 23rd February 2004)
Until the cliché was rendered obsolete, their 2002 Monday Night Raw handshake was considered the ultimate 'Never Say Never' moment in all of wrestling. Yet, despite Eric Bischoff being under Vince McMahon's employ for three years following that memorable union, the pair were somehow never programmed against one another as a feature attraction at a major pay-per-view.
The closest fans came to a full-blooded sports entertainment scrap occurred on a pre-WrestleMania 20 edition of Monday Night Raw amidst the chaotic build to Brock Lesnar vs Bill Goldberg.
Having already dished out several favours for performers due to battle at the 'Show of Shows', Vince was hesitant to book the clash of the titans before Stone Cold Steve Austin twisted his arm with the promise of being a guest referee capable of coping with the potential volatilities.
He then agreed to test his man-in-the-middle chops by laughing along as McMahon and Bischoff took potshots at one another in a comedy brawl that merely served as a distraction for Brock Lesnar to invade the flagship show and floor 'The Rattlesnake' with an F5 to send a message to his WrestleMania foe. It ended an unsatisfying version of what once could, and should, have been a historic encounter.