7 Worst One-Off Pay-Per-Views In WWE History

6. Breaking Point (September 13, 2009)

In late 2009, WWE completely revamped their pay-per-view schedule, replacing all of the classic events with gimmicky shows. Among these new gimmicky shows was Breaking Point which had the theme of the main event matches being held under submission rules. It seemed to have potential on paper, especially since submission matches are far and few between these days. The concept of the event, however, was better in theory than it was in execution. Among the three headlining matches was D-Generation X vs. The Legacy in a Submissions Count Anywhere bout. In this rematch from SummerSlam, the two teams went to war with each other with The Legacy dividing and conquering to pick up the big victory. Aside from that, there wasn't much to get excited about on this show. John Cena and Randy Orton met for what felt like the millionth time for the WWE Championship while the main event between CM Punk and Undertaker ended in a fluky finish, a take-off the Montreal Screwjob. The undercard left a lot to be desired. Christian and William Regal shine in their match for the ECW Championship, but Kofi Kingston vs. The Miz for the United States Championship had no story behind it and Kane vs. The Great Khali simply did not need to happen. The verbal exchange between Dolph Ziggler and Montreal's own Pat Patterson also came off awkwardly. Many of these same matches were repeated the next month at Hell in a Cell anyway. The transition from Unforgiven to Breaking Point was expected to increase PPV buys, but in fact it did the exact opposite. There was a whopping 42,000 decrease in PPV buys from 2008 to 2009, so it came as no surprise the following year when Breaking Point wasn't included in the PPV lineup. It'd be replaced in the September slot by Night of Champions. It's also interesting to note that WWE hasn't held a PPV in Canada since.