2001 was a very inconsistent year for WWE on PPV. The first three PPVs of the year were fantastic, with Royal Rumble, No Way Out and especially WrestleMania X-7 providing value for money. After that, however, it was very hit-and-miss with the bungled Invasion angle throwing everything into disarray. The Invasion storyline was (mercifully) over by the end of the year, however, setting up a very different 2002. Now, the alliance members were just members of the WWE roster, most of them lost in the shuffle. The Invasion storyline might have been over, but 2002 had its fair share of talking points, too. One of the biggest was the arrival of the nWo, whose Time Warner contracts had expired, allowing them to sign for the company. Then there was the brand extension in March, which split the WWE into two distinctive shows with their own roster, writers and, importantly, identity. There were more returns (Eddie Guerrero, Shawn Michaels, Scott Steiner) and some big debuts (Batista, Randy Orton and John Cena). All of these things effected the company's PPV output. Considering the roster depth at the time and the sheer amount of genuine headline talent, you'd think WWE would be able to knock it out of the park, time and time again. That wasn't always the case, as you'll see when we rank WWE's 2002 PPVs from worst to best.
