List of WWE pay-per-view events

This is a list of WWE pay-per-view events, detailing all professional wrestling cards promoted on pay-per-view by WWE.
WWE has broadcast pay-per-views since the 1980s, when its classic "Big Four" events (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series) were first established. The company's PPV lineup expanded to a monthly basis in the mid-1990s, and reached its peak of sixteen shows a year in 2006 before returning to twelve in 2012. Pay-per-view shows are typically three hours in length, though budget priced events (e.g., In Your House) were shorter, and premium events such as WrestleMania can approach five hours. Since 2008, all WWE pay-per-views have been broadcast in high definition. Pay-per-view events are a significant part of the revenue stream for WWE.[1][2]
WWE pay-per-views are made available in the United States by In Demand, Dish Network, or DirecTV. In Canada, WWE pay-per-views are available through (depending on service provider) Vu!, Shaw PPV or SaskTel PPV, and can be seen in movie theatres in HD through selected locations of the Cineplex Entertainment chain. In Australia, WWE's pay-per-views are shown on Main Event. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, some pay-per-views are shown on Sky Sports 1 & 3 and others on Sky Sports Box Office. In India and South Asia, a single broadcaster (currently TEN Sports) generally holds the rights to all WWE programming[3] including pay-per-views, and they are broadcast for no additional charge.[4]
Aside from its standard monthly schedule, WWE produced additional international pay-per-views between 1997 and 2003. These events were not available in the United States, and coincided with overseas tours in the United Kingdom.
Following WWE's brand extension in 2002, the company promoted two touring rosters representing its Raw and SmackDown television programs. Aside from the Smackdown-only 2002 Rebellion show, all WWE pay-per-views featured both brands until June 2003. The traditional "Big Four" continued to showcase the entire roster, while the remaining pay-per-views alternated between Raw and Smackdown cards. A special ECW event in 2005 led to the creation of an ECW brand in 2006, which also received its own dedicated pay-per-view. Additional brand-exclusive events were added to the schedule, which reached its peak in 2006 with sixteen pay-per-view events (five Raw, five Smackdown, two ECW, and the original Big Four). In March 2007, WWE announced that all subsequent pay-per-views would feature performers from all brands.[5] Dates were slowly removed from the pay-per-view schedule, and in 2012, WWE returned to holding twelve pay-per-views a year.
In 2009, WWE began to rename several of its "B"-show pay-per-views, identifying them with types of matches such as the Money in the Bank ladder match and the Hell in a Cell cage match.
Since 2012, WWE has offered a free kickoff/pre-show before each pay-per-view, available on WWE.com and from social media partners such as YouTube and Facebook.
The WWE Network, launched on February 24, 2014, features the entire back catalog of WWE pay-per-view events, as well as all future pay-per-views from WrestleMania XXX onwards. The Network also included non-PPV events The Big Event and Royal Rumble (1988) in their "Pay-Per-View" section.[6]
In recent years, WWE pay-per-views were mainly held in top-drawing arenas, such as the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri, the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the TD Garden in Boston, the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, and Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
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Past pay-per-view events
1980s
1985
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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March 31, 1985 | WrestleMania | Madison Square Garden | New York, New York | Hulk Hogan and Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff |
November 7, 1985 | The Wrestling Classic | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | Junkyard Dog vs. Randy Savage |
1986
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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April 7, 1986 | WrestleMania 2 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper[lower-alpha 1] |
Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | The Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake) vs. The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid)[lower-alpha 1] | ||
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Los Angeles, California | Hulk Hogan vs. King Kong Bundy[lower-alpha 1] |
1987
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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March 29, 1987 | WrestleMania III | Pontiac Silverdome | Pontiac, Michigan | Hulk Hogan vs. André the Giant |
November 26, 1987 | Survivor Series | Coliseum at Richfield | Richfield Township, Ohio | Hulk Hogan, Paul Orndorff, Don Muraco, Ken Patera and Bam Bam Bigelow vs. André the Giant, One Man Gang, King Kong Bundy, Rick Rude and Butch Reed |
1988
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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March 27, 1988 | WrestleMania IV | Atlantic City Convention Hall | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Randy Savage vs. Ted DiBiase |
August 29, 1988 | SummerSlam | Madison Square Garden | New York, New York | The Mega Powers (Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan) vs. The Mega Bucks (Ted DiBiase and André the Giant) |
November 24, 1988 | Survivor Series | Coliseum at Richfield | Richfield Township, Ohio | Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan, Hercules, Koko B. Ware and Hillbilly Jim vs. Big Boss Man, Akeem, Ted DiBiase, Haku and The Red Rooster |
1989
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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January 15, 1989 | Royal Rumble | The Summit | Houston, Texas | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
April 2, 1989 | WrestleMania V | Trump Plaza | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan |
August 28, 1989 | SummerSlam | Meadowlands Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake vs. Randy Savage and Zeus |
November 23, 1989 | Survivor Series | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | The Ultimate Warrior, Jim Neidhart and The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) vs. Bobby Heenan, André the Giant, Haku and Arn Anderson |
December 27, 1989 | No Holds Barred: The Match/The Movie |
Nashville Municipal Auditorium | Nashville, Tennessee | Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake vs. Randy Savage and Zeus |
1990s
1990
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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January 21, 1990 | Royal Rumble | Orlando Arena | Orlando, Florida | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
April 1, 1990 | WrestleMania VI | SkyDome | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Hulk Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior |
August 27, 1990 | SummerSlam | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | The Ultimate Warrior vs. Rick Rude |
November 22, 1990 | Survivor Series | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, Connecticut | Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior and Tito Santana vs. Ted DiBiase, Rick Martel, The Warlord and Power and Glory (Hercules and Paul Roma) |
1991
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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January 19, 1991 | Royal Rumble | Miami Arena | Miami, Florida | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
March 24, 1991 | WrestleMania VII | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Los Angeles, California | Sgt. Slaughter vs. Hulk Hogan |
August 26, 1991 | SummerSlam | Madison Square Garden | New York, New York | Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior vs. Sgt. Slaughter, General Adnan and Col. Mustafa |
November 27, 1991 | Survivor Series | Joe Louis Arena | Detroit, Michigan | Big Boss Man and The Legion Of Doom (Hawk and Animal) vs. Irwin R. Schyster and The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) |
December 3, 1991 | This Tuesday in Texas | Freeman Coliseum | San Antonio, Texas | The Undertaker vs. Hulk Hogan |
1992
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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January 19, 1992 | Royal Rumble | Knickerbocker Arena | Albany, New York | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
April 5, 1992 | WrestleMania VIII | Hoosier Dome | Indianapolis, Indiana | Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice |
August 31, 1992 | SummerSlam | Wembley Stadium | London, England | Bret Hart vs. The British Bulldog |
November 25, 1992 | Survivor Series | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield Township, Ohio | Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels |
1993
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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January 24, 1993 | Royal Rumble | ARCO Arena | Sacramento, California | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
April 4, 1993 | WrestleMania IX | Caesars Palace | Paradise, Nevada | Yokozuna vs. Hulk Hogan |
June 13, 1993 | King of the Ring | Nutter Center | Dayton, Ohio | Bret Hart vs. Bam Bam Bigelow |
August 30, 1993 | SummerSlam | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | Yokozuna vs. Lex Luger |
November 24, 1993 | Survivor Series | Boston Garden | Boston, Massachusetts | Lex Luger, The Undertaker and The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) vs. Yokozuna, Ludvig Borga, Jacques Rougeau and Crush |
1994
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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January 22, 1994 | Royal Rumble | Providence Civic Center | Providence, Rhode Island | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
March 20, 1994 | WrestleMania X | Madison Square Garden | New York, New York | Yokozuna vs. Bret Hart |
June 19, 1994 | King of the Ring | Baltimore Arena | Baltimore, Maryland | Roddy Piper vs. Jerry Lawler |
August 29, 1994 | SummerSlam | United Center | Chicago, Illinois | The Undertaker vs. "The Undertaker" |
November 23, 1994 | Survivor Series | Freeman Coliseum | San Antonio, Texas | The Undertaker vs. Yokozuna |
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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January 24, 1999 | Royal Rumble | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | Anaheim, California | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
February 14, 1999 | St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House | Memphis Pyramid | Memphis, Tennessee | Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Mr. McMahon |
March 28, 1999 | WrestleMania XV | First Union Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin |
April 25, 1999 | Backlash: In Your House | Providence Civic Center | Providence, Rhode Island | Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock |
May 16, 1999 | No Mercy[8] | Manchester Evening News Arena | Manchester, England | Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker vs. Triple H |
May 23, 1999 | Over the Edge | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri | Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker |
June 27, 1999 | King of the Ring | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina | Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Mr. McMahon and Shane McMahon |
July 25, 1999 | Fully Loaded | Marine Midland Arena | Buffalo, New York | Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker |
August 22, 1999 | SummerSlam | Target Center | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Triple H vs. Mankind |
September 26, 1999 | Unforgiven | Charlotte Coliseum | Charlotte, North Carolina | Triple H vs. The Rock vs. Mankind vs. The British Bulldog vs. Kane vs. Big Show |
October 2, 1999 | Rebellion[8] | National Indoor Arena | Birmingham, England | Triple H vs. The Rock |
October 17, 1999 | No Mercy | Gund Arena | Cleveland, Ohio | Triple H vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin |
November 14, 1999 | Survivor Series | Joe Louis Arena | Detroit, Michigan | Triple H vs. The Rock vs. Big Show |
December 12, 1999 | Armageddon | National Car Rental Center | Sunrise, Florida | Triple H vs. Mr. McMahon |
2000s
2000
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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January 23, 2000 | Royal Rumble | Madison Square Garden | New York, New York | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
February 27, 2000 | No Way Out | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, Connecticut | Triple H vs. Cactus Jack |
April 2, 2000 | WrestleMania 2000 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | Anaheim, California | Triple H vs. The Rock vs. Big Show vs. Mick Foley |
April 30, 2000 | Backlash | MCI Center | Washington, D.C. | Triple H vs. The Rock |
May 6, 2000 | Insurrextion[8] | Earls Court Exhibition Centre | London, England | The Rock vs. Triple H and Shane McMahon |
May 21, 2000 | Judgment Day | Freedom Hall | Louisville, Kentucky | The Rock vs. Triple H |
June 25, 2000 | King of the Ring | FleetCenter | Boston, Massachusetts | The McMahon-Helmsley Faction (Triple H, Mr. McMahon and Shane McMahon) vs. The Rock, The Undertaker and Kane |
July 23, 2000 | Fully Loaded | Reunion Arena | Dallas, Texas | The Rock vs. Chris Benoit |
August 27, 2000 | SummerSlam | Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena | Raleigh, North Carolina | The Rock vs. Triple H vs. Kurt Angle |
September 24, 2000 | Unforgiven | First Union Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | The Rock vs. The Undertaker vs. Chris Benoit vs. Kane |
October 22, 2000 | No Mercy | Pepsi Arena | Albany, New York | The Rock vs. Kurt Angle |
November 19, 2000 | Survivor Series | Ice Palace | Tampa, Florida | Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Triple H |
December 2, 2000 | Rebellion[8] | Sheffield Arena | Sheffield, England | Kurt Angle vs. The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Rikishi |
December 10, 2000 | Armageddon | Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center | Birmingham, Alabama | Kurt Angle vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock vs. The Undertaker vs. Triple H vs. Rikishi |
2001
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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January 21, 2001 | Royal Rumble | New Orleans Arena | New Orleans, Louisiana | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
February 25, 2001 | No Way Out | Thomas & Mack Center | Paradise, Nevada | Kurt Angle vs. The Rock |
April 1, 2001 | WrestleMania X-Seven | Reliant Astrodome | Houston, Texas | The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin |
April 29, 2001 | Backlash | Allstate Arena | Rosemont, Illinois | The Two Man Power Trip (Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H) vs. The Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker and Kane) |
May 5, 2001 | Insurrextion[8] | Earls Court | London, England | Two Man Power Trip (Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H) vs. The Undertaker |
May 20, 2001 | Judgment Day | ARCO Arena | Sacramento, California | Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker |
June 24, 2001 | King of the Ring | Continental Airlines Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit |
July 22, 2001 | Invasion | Gund Arena | Cleveland, Ohio | The Alliance (Booker T, Diamond Dallas Page, Rhyno) and The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) vs. Team WWF (Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, The Undertaker, Kane and Chris Jericho) |
August 19, 2001 | SummerSlam | Compaq Center | San Jose, California | Booker T vs. The Rock |
September 23, 2001 | Unforgiven | Mellon Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Kurt Angle |
October 21, 2001 | No Mercy | Savvis Center | St. Louis, Missouri | Kurt Angle vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Rob Van Dam |
November 3, 2001 | Rebellion[8] | Manchester Arena | Manchester, England | Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock |
November 18, 2001 | Survivor Series | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina | Team WWF (The Rock, Chris Jericho, The Undertaker, Kane and Big Show) vs. The Alliance (Stone Cold Steve Austin, Rob Van Dam, Kurt Angle, Booker T and Shane McMahon) |
December 9, 2001 | Vengeance | San Diego Sports Arena | San Diego, California | Chris Jericho vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin |
2002
██ Raw branded event ██ SmackDown branded event
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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January 20, 2002 | Royal Rumble | Philips Arena | Atlanta, Georgia | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
February 17, 2002 | No Way Out | Bradley Center | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Chris Jericho vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin |
March 17, 2002 | WrestleMania X8 | SkyDome | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Chris Jericho vs. Triple H |
April 21, 2002 | Backlash | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri | Triple H vs. Hulk Hogan |
May 4, 2002 | Insurrextion[8] | Wembley Arena | London, England | Triple H vs. The Undertaker |
May 19, 2002 | Judgment Day | Gaylord Entertainment Center | Nashville, Tennessee | Hulk Hogan vs. The Undertaker |
June 23, 2002 | King of the Ring | Nationwide Arena | Columbus, Ohio | The Undertaker vs. Triple H |
July 21, 2002 | Vengeance | Joe Louis Arena | Detroit, Michigan | The Undertaker vs. The Rock vs. Kurt Angle |
August 25, 2002 | SummerSlam | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar |
September 22, 2002 | Unforgiven | Staples Center | Los Angeles, California | Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker |
October 20, 2002 | No Mercy | Alltel Arena | North Little Rock, Arkansas | Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker |
October 26, 2002 | Rebellion[8] | Manchester Arena | Manchester, England | Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman vs. Edge |
November 17, 2002 | Survivor Series | Madison Square Garden | New York, New York | Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Kane vs. Chris Jericho vs. Booker T |
December 15, 2002 | Armageddon | Office Depot Center | Sunrise, Florida | Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H |
2003
██ Raw branded event ██ SmackDown branded event
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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January 19, 2003 | Royal Rumble | Fleet Center | Boston, Massachusetts | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
February 23, 2003 | No Way Out | Bell Centre | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan |
March 30, 2003 | WrestleMania XIX | Safeco Field | Seattle, Washington | Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar |
April 27, 2003 | Backlash | Worcester Centrum | Worcester, Massachusetts | The Rock vs. Goldberg |
May 18, 2003 | Judgment Day | Charlotte Coliseum | Charlotte, North Carolina | Brock Lesnar vs. Big Show |
June 7, 2003 | Insurrextion[8] | Telewest Arena | Newcastle, England | Triple H vs. Kevin Nash |
June 15, 2003 | Bad Blood | Compaq Center | Houston, Texas | Triple H vs. Kevin Nash |
July 27, 2003 | Vengeance | Pepsi Center | Denver, Colorado | Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle vs. Big Show |
August 24, 2003 | SummerSlam | America West Arena | Phoenix, Arizona | Triple H vs. Goldberg vs. Kevin Nash vs. Chris Jericho vs. Randy Orton vs. Shawn Michaels |
September 21, 2003 | Unforgiven | Giant Center | Hershey, Pennsylvania | Triple H vs. Goldberg |
October 19, 2003 | No Mercy | 1st Mariner Arena | Baltimore, Maryland | Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker |
November 16, 2003 | Survivor Series | American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas | Goldberg vs. Triple H |
December 14, 2003 | Armageddon | TD Waterhouse Center | Orlando, Florida | Goldberg vs. Triple H vs. Kane |
2004
██ Raw branded event ██ SmackDown branded event
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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January 25, 2004 | Royal Rumble | Wachovia Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
February 15, 2004 | No Way Out | Cow Palace | Daly City, California | Brock Lesnar vs. Eddie Guerrero |
March 14, 2004 | WrestleMania XX | Madison Square Garden | New York, New York | Triple H vs. Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels |
April 18, 2004 | Backlash | Rexall Place | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Chris Benoit vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels |
May 16, 2004 | Judgment Day | Staples Center | Los Angeles, California | Eddie Guerrero vs. John "Bradshaw" Layfield |
June 13, 2004 | Bad Blood | Nationwide Arena | Columbus, Ohio | Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels |
June 27, 2004 | The Great American Bash | Norfolk Scope | Norfolk, Virginia | The Undertaker vs. The Dudley Boyz |
July 11, 2004 | Vengeance | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, Connecticut | Chris Benoit vs. Triple H |
August 15, 2004 | SummerSlam | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Chris Benoit vs. Randy Orton |
September 12, 2004 | Unforgiven | Rose Garden Arena | Portland, Oregon | Randy Orton vs. Triple H |
October 3, 2004 | No Mercy | Continental Airlines Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | John "Bradshaw" Layfield vs. The Undertaker |
October 19, 2004 | Taboo Tuesday | Bradley Center | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Randy Orton vs. Ric Flair |
November 14, 2004 | Survivor Series | Gund Arena | Cleveland, Ohio | Triple H, Batista, Edge and Gene Snitsky vs. Randy Orton, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho and Maven |
December 12, 2004 | Armageddon | Gwinnett Arena | Duluth, Georgia | John "Bradshaw" Layfield vs. The Undertaker vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. Booker T |
2005
██ Raw branded event ██ SmackDown branded event ██ ECW branded event
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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January 9, 2005 | New Year's Revolution | Coliseo de Puerto Rico | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Triple H vs. Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho vs. Batista vs. Randy Orton vs. Edge |
January 30, 2005 | Royal Rumble | Save Mart Center | Fresno, California | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
February 20, 2005 | No Way Out | Mellon Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | John "Bradshaw" Layfield vs. Big Show |
April 3, 2005 | WrestleMania 21 | Staples Center | Los Angeles, California | Triple H vs. Batista |
May 1, 2005 | Backlash | Verizon Wireless Arena | Manchester, New Hampshire | Batista vs. Triple H |
May 22, 2005 | Judgment Day | Target Center | Minneaplois, Minnesota | John Cena vs. John "Bradshaw" Layfield |
June 12, 2005 | One Night Stand | Hammerstein Ballroom | New York, New York | The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) vs. Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman |
June 26, 2005 | Vengeance | Thomas & Mack Center | Paradise, Nevada | Batista vs. Triple H |
July 24, 2005 | The Great American Bash | HSBC Arena | Buffalo, New York | Batista vs. John "Bradshaw" Layfield |
August 21, 2005 | SummerSlam | MCI Center | Washington, D.C. | Hulk Hogan vs. Shawn Michaels |
September 18, 2005 | Unforgiven | Ford Center | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | John Cena vs. Kurt Angle |
October 9, 2005 | No Mercy | Toyota Center | Houston, Texas | Batista vs. Eddie Guerrero |
November 1, 2005 | Taboo Tuesday | iPayOne Center | San Diego, California | John Cena vs. Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels |
November 27, 2005 | Survivor Series | Joe Louis Arena | Detroit, Michigan | Batista, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, John "Bradshaw" Layfield and Bobby Lashley vs. Shawn Michaels, Kane, Big Show, Carlito and Chris Masters |
December 18, 2005 | Armageddon | Dunkin' Donuts Center | Providence, Rhode Island | The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton |
2006
██ Raw branded event ██ SmackDown branded event ██ ECW branded event
2007
██ Raw branded event ██ SmackDown branded event
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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January 7, 2007 | New Year's Revolution | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri | John Cena vs. Umaga |
January 28, 2007 | Royal Rumble | AT&T Center | San Antonio, Texas | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
February 18, 2007 | No Way Out | Staples Center | Los Angeles, California | John Cena and Shawn Michaels vs. Batista and The Undertaker |
April 1, 2007 | WrestleMania 23 | Ford Field | Detroit, Michigan | John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels |
April 29, 2007 | Backlash | Philips Arena | Atlanta, Georgia | John Cena vs. Edge vs. Randy Orton vs. Shawn Michaels |
May 20, 2007 | Judgment Day | Scottrade Center | St. Louis, Missouri | John Cena vs. The Great Khali |
June 3, 2007 | One Night Stand | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville, Florida | John Cena vs. The Great Khali |
June 24, 2007 | Vengeance: Night of Champions | Toyota Center | Houston, Texas | John Cena vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Randy Orton vs. Booker T vs. Mick Foley |
July 22, 2007 | The Great American Bash | HP Pavilion | San Jose, California | John Cena vs. Bobby Lashley |
August 26, 2007 | SummerSlam | Continental Airlines Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | John Cena vs. Randy Orton |
September 16, 2007 | Unforgiven | FedExForum | Memphis, Tennessee | The Undertaker vs. Mark Henry |
October 7, 2007 | No Mercy | Allstate Arena | Rosemont, Illinois | Triple H vs. Randy Orton |
October 28, 2007 | Cyber Sunday | Verizon Center | Washington, D.C. | Batista vs. The Undertaker |
November 18, 2007 | Survivor Series | American Airlines Arena | Miami, Florida | Batista vs. The Undertaker |
December 16, 2007 | Armageddon | Mellon Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Batista vs. The Undertaker vs. Edge |
2008
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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January 27, 2008 | Royal Rumble | Madison Square Garden | New York, New York | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
February 17, 2008 | No Way Out | Thomas & Mack Center | Paradise, Nevada | Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Chris Jericho vs. Umaga vs. John "Bradshaw" Layfield |
March 30, 2008 | WrestleMania XXIV | Florida Citrus Bowl | Orlando, Florida | Edge vs. The Undertaker |
April 27, 2008 | Backlash | 1st Mariner Arena | Baltimore, Maryland | Randy Orton vs. Triple H vs. John Cena vs. John "Bradshaw" Layfield |
May 18, 2008 | Judgment Day | Qwest Center Omaha | Omaha, Nebraska | Triple H vs. Randy Orton |
June 1, 2008 | One Night Stand | San Diego Sports Arena | San Diego, California | The Undertaker vs. Edge |
June 29, 2008 | Night of Champions | American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas | Triple H vs. John Cena |
July 20, 2008 | The Great American Bash | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Triple H vs. Edge |
August 17, 2008 | SummerSlam | Conseco Fieldhouse | Indianapolis, Indiana | The Undertaker vs. Edge |
September 7, 2008 | Unforgiven | Quicken Loans Arena | Cleveland, Ohio | Batista vs. John "Bradshaw" Layfield vs. Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Kane |
October 5, 2008 | No Mercy | Rose Garden Arena | Portland, Oregon | Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels |
October 26, 2008 | Cyber Sunday | US Airways Center | Phoenix, Arizona | Chris Jericho vs. Batista |
November 23, 2008 | Survivor Series | TD Banknorth Garden | Boston, Massachusetts | Chris Jericho vs. John Cena |
December 14, 2008 | Armageddon | HSBC Arena | Buffalo, New York | Edge vs. Triple H vs. Jeff Hardy |
2009
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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January 25, 2009 | Royal Rumble | Joe Louis Arena | Detroit, Michigan | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
February 15, 2009 | No Way Out | KeyArena | Seattle, Washington | John Cena vs. Edge vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho vs. Kane vs. Mike Knox |
April 5, 2009 | WrestleMania XXV | Reliant Stadium | Houston, Texas | Triple H vs. Randy Orton |
April 26, 2009 | Backlash | Dunkin' Donuts Center | Providence, Rhode Island | John Cena vs. Edge |
May 17, 2009 | Judgment Day | Allstate Arena | Rosemont, Illinois | Edge vs. Jeff Hardy |
June 7, 2009 | Extreme Rules | New Orleans Arena | New Orleans, Louisiana | Jeff Hardy vs. CM Punk |
June 28, 2009 | The Bash | ARCO Arena | Sacramento, California | Randy Orton vs. Triple H |
July 26, 2009 | Night of Champions | Wachovia Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy |
August 23, 2009 | SummerSlam | Staples Center | Los Angeles, California | Jeff Hardy vs. CM Punk |
September 13, 2009 | Breaking Point | Bell Centre | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | CM Punk vs. The Undertaker |
October 4, 2009 | Hell in a Cell | Prudential Center | Newark, New Jersey | D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) vs. The Legacy (Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase) |
October 25, 2009 | Bragging Rights | Mellon Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Randy Orton vs. John Cena |
November 22, 2009 | Survivor Series | Verizon Center | Washington, D.C. | John Cena vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels |
December 13, 2009 | TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs | AT&T Center | San Antonio, Texas | D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) vs. Jeri-Show (Chris Jericho and Big Show) |
2010s
2010
2011
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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January 30, 2011 | Royal Rumble | TD Garden | Boston, Massachusetts | 40-man Royal Rumble match |
February 20, 2011 | Elimination Chamber | Oracle Arena | Oakland, California | CM Punk vs. John Cena vs. John Morrison vs. Sheamus vs. Randy Orton vs. R-Truth |
April 3, 2011 | WrestleMania XXVII | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, Georgia | The Miz vs. John Cena |
May 1, 2011 | Extreme Rules | St. Pete Times Forum | Tampa, Florida | The Miz vs. John Cena vs. John Morrison |
May 22, 2011 | Over the Limit | KeyArena | Seattle, Washington | John Cena vs. The Miz |
June 19, 2011 | Capitol Punishment | Verizon Center | Washington, D.C. | John Cena vs. R-Truth |
July 17, 2011 | Money in the Bank | Allstate Arena | Rosemont, Illinois | John Cena vs. CM Punk |
August 14, 2011 | SummerSlam | Staples Center | Los Angeles, California | CM Punk vs. Alberto Del Rio |
September 18, 2011 | Night of Champions | First Niagara Center | Buffalo, New York | Triple H vs. CM Punk |
October 2, 2011 | Hell in a Cell | New Orleans Arena | New Orleans, Louisiana | John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. CM Punk |
October 23, 2011 | Vengeance | AT&T Center | San Antonio, Texas | Alberto Del Rio vs. John Cena |
November 20, 2011 | Survivor Series | Madison Square Garden | New York, New York | John Cena and The Rock vs. Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) |
December 18, 2011 | TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs | 1st Mariner Arena | Baltimore, Maryland | CM Punk vs. The Miz vs. Alberto Del Rio |
2012
2013
2014
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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January 26, 2014 | Royal Rumble | Consol Energy Center | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
February 23, 2014 | Elimination Chamber | Target Center | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Randy Orton vs. John Cena vs. Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Cesaro vs. Christian |
April 6, 2014 | WrestleMania XXX | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana | Randy Orton vs. Batista vs. Daniel Bryan |
May 4, 2014 | Extreme Rules | Izod Center | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Daniel Bryan vs. Kane |
June 1, 2014 | Payback | Allstate Arena | Rosemont, Illinois | The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) vs. Evolution (Triple H, Randy Orton and Batista) |
June 29, 2014 | Money in the Bank | TD Garden | Boston, Massachusetts | John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Bray Wyatt vs. Cesaro vs. Kane vs. Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus |
July 20, 2014 | Battleground | Tampa Bay Times Forum | Tampa, Florida | John Cena vs. Randy Orton vs. Kane vs. Roman Reigns |
August 17, 2014 | SummerSlam | Staples Center | Los Angeles, California | John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar |
September 21, 2014 | Night of Champions | Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tennessee | Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena |
October 26, 2014 | Hell in a Cell | American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas | Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose |
November 23, 2014 | Survivor Series | Scottrade Center | St. Louis, Missouri | Team Cena (John Cena, Dolph Ziggler, Big Show, Ryback and Erick Rowan) vs. The Authority (Seth Rollins, Kane, Mark Henry, Rusev and Luke Harper) |
December 14, 2014 | TLC: Tables, Ladders, Chairs... and Stairs | Quicken Loans Arena | Cleveland, Ohio | Dean Ambrose vs. Bray Wyatt |
2015
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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January 25, 2015 | Royal Rumble | Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
February 22, 2015 | Fastlane | FedExForum | Memphis, Tennessee | Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan |
March 29, 2015 | WrestleMania 31 | Levi's Stadium | Santa Clara, California | Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins |
April 26, 2015 | Extreme Rules | Allstate Arena | Rosemont, Illinois | Seth Rollins vs. Randy Orton |
May 17, 2015 | Payback | Royal Farms Arena | Baltimore, Maryland | Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton vs. Dean Ambrose |
May 31, 2015 | Elimination Chamber | American Bank Center | Corpus Christi, Texas | Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose |
June 14, 2015 | Money in the Bank | Nationwide Arena | Columbus, Ohio | Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose |
July 19, 2015 | Battleground | Scottrade Center | St. Louis, Missouri | Seth Rollins vs. Brock Lesnar |
August 23, 2015 | SummerSlam | Barclays Center | Brooklyn, New York | The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar |
September 20, 2015 | Night of Champions | Toyota Center | Houston, Texas | Seth Rollins vs. Sting |
October 25, 2015 | Hell in a Cell | Staples Center | Los Angeles, California | Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker |
November 22, 2015 | Survivor Series | Philips Arena | Atlanta, Georgia | Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus |
December 13, 2015 | TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs | TD Garden | Boston, Massachusetts | Sheamus vs. Roman Reigns |
2016
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event |
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January 24, 2016 | Royal Rumble | Amway Center | Orlando, Florida | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
February 21, 2016 | Fastlane | Quicken Loans Arena | Cleveland, Ohio | Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Brock Lesnar |
April 3, 2016 | WrestleMania 32 | AT&T Stadium | Arlington, Texas | Triple H vs. Roman Reigns |
May 1, 2016 | Payback | Allstate Arena | Rosemont, Illinois | Roman Reigns vs. AJ Styles |
May 22, 2016 | Extreme Rules | Prudential Center | Newark, New Jersey | Roman Reigns vs. AJ Styles |
Upcoming pay-per-view schedule
2016
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
June 19, 2016 | Money in the Bank | T-Mobile Arena | Paradise, Nevada | Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins | [9] |
July 24, 2016 | Battleground | Verizon Center | Washington, D.C. | TBD | [9][10] |
August 21, 2016 | SummerSlam | Barclays Center | Brooklyn, New York | TBD | [11] |
September 25, 2016 | Night of Champions | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | Indianapolis, Indiana | TBD | [12][13] |
October 30, 2016 | Hell in a Cell | TD Garden | Boston, Massachusetts | TBD | [9] |
November 20, 2016 | Survivor Series | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | TBD | [9] |
December 18, 2016 | TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs | Consol Energy Center | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | TBD | [9] |
2017
Date | Name | Venue | City | Main event | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
April 2, 2017 | WrestleMania 33 | Camping World Stadium | Orlando, Florida | TBD | [14] |
August 20, 2017 | SummerSlam | Barclays Center | Brooklyn, New York | TBD | [11] |
Number of events by year
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- 1985 – 2
- 1986 – 1
- 1987 – 2
- 1988 – 3
- 1989 – 5
- 1990 – 4
- 1991 – 5
- 1992 – 4
- 1993 – 5
- 1994 – 5
- 1995 – 10
- 1996 – 12
- 1997 – 13
- 1998 – 13
- 1999 – 14
- 2000 – 14
- 2001 – 14
- 2002 – 14
- 2003 – 13
- 2004 – 14
- 2005 – 15
- 2006 – 16
- 2007 – 15
- 2008 – 14
- 2009 – 14
- 2010 – 13
- 2011 – 13
- 2012 – 12
- 2013 – 12
- 2014 – 12
- 2015 – 13
- 2016 – 5 (7 more confirmed)
- 2017 – (2 confirmed)
- Total – 321
Themed pay-per-views
Many WWE pay-per-views are thematic, centered on particular types of matches, or have an annually-recurring main-event. Most themed pay-per-view-events (sans the Big Four) are roughly treated like filler themed events to carry the audience until the next event dating back to the days when the In Your House system was used.[15]
Pay-per-view | Feature | ||||||
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Current | |||||||
Royal Rumble | Features the Royal Rumble match | ||||||
Extreme Rules | Many of the matches will either be "Extreme Rules" matches or will otherwise be variants of hardcore wrestling | ||||||
Money in the Bank | One of the matches will be the Money in the Bank ladder match | ||||||
Night of Champions | Every championship must be defended | ||||||
Hell in a Cell | One or more of the matches will be a Hell in a Cell match | ||||||
Survivor Series | A focus on elimination-style matches, particularly the traditional Survivor Series elimination tag-team match | ||||||
TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs | At least one of the matches will be a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match while individual tables matches, ladder matches and chair matches may also be present. In 2014, a steel stairs match was also present. | ||||||
Former | |||||||
The Wrestling Classic | The Wrestling Classic was a single-elimination tournament | ||||||
Invasion | All of the matches were between the WWF and The Alliance (WCW and ECW) | ||||||
King of the Ring | The King of the Ring was a single-elimination tournament | ||||||
Elimination Chamber | One or more of the matches were Elimination Chamber matches | ||||||
One Night Stand | The pay-per-views were themed around the old ECW promotion and so consisted of various hardcore matches | ||||||
Taboo Tuesday, later Cyber Sunday | Fans were able to vote on the matches, such as opponents or stipulations | ||||||
Breaking Point | Many of the matches were focused on forcing your opponent to give up, either through submission matches or "I Quit" matches | ||||||
Fatal 4-Way | Many of the matches were fatal-four way matches | ||||||
Bragging Rights | The Raw and SmackDown brands would compete against one another for a "Bragging Rights" trophy, and a 14-man tag team match between the two brands would take place |
See also
- List of WWE Network events
- List of WCW pay-per-view events
- List of ECW pay-per-view events
- List of NWA pay-per-view events
- List of TNA pay-per-view events
- List of ROH pay-per-view events
Notes
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