Post by Hulk With A Mustache on Dec 15, 2021 22:12:58 GMT -5
Survivor Series wins the 1995 in a LANDSLIDE!!!! No other PPV got any points! And, it moves to the top of the rankings. Now, onto 1st full year of monthly PPVs, 1996:
Royal Rumble: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(1996)
A pretty forgettable Rumble PPV that was mainly known for Shawn Michaels winning the Rumble again, Vader going apeshit in the Rumble match, and Steve Austin falling out of the ring before he was supposed to be eliminated. Also, Goldust felt up Razor Ramon.
In Your House 6: Rage In The Cage: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Your_House_6
For a holdover show between The Rumble and WrestleMania, this one was pretty good, featuring a great match between Owen Hart and Shawn Michaels and a fun Steel Cage match between Bret Hart and Diesel.
WrestleMania XII: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania_XII
The Iron Man WrestleMania. Bret Hart and Shawn Michael duke it out for over an hour in a match that some see as a technical classic between two great wrestlers and others as a boring slog until the last 10 minutes. Also, Roddy Piper stips down Goldust, The Undertaker finally has a good WrestleMania match with Diesel, Ultimate Warrior squashes Hunter Hearst Helmsley, and those awful Billionaire Ted skits come to an end.
In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Your_House_7:_Good_Friends,_Better_Enemies
A good WrestleMania follow-up show with a great main event between Diesel and Shawn Michaels. Though, it also had an awful Goldust-Ultimate Warrior match.
In Your House 8: Beware Of Dog: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Your_House_8:_Beware_of_Dog
The Blackout PPV. The event was held on a stormy Memorial Day weekend, and just before the 2nd match, the power went out. It came back on in time for the main event, but 3 matches had to be refilmed for a make-shift redo. Despite this, it wasn't a bad show and features Stone Cold Steve Austin's 1st great WWE match, a Caribbean Strap Match against Savio Vega.
King Of The Ring: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Ring_(1996)
"The first thing I want to be done is to get that piece of crap out of my ring. Don't just get him out of the ring, get him out of the WWF, because I proved, son, without a shadow of a doubt, that you ain't got what it takes anymore! You sit there, and you thump your Bible, and you say your prayers, and it didn't get you anywhere. Talk about your Psalms, talk about John 3:16 - AUSTIN 3:16 SAYS I JUST WHIPPED YOUR ASS! All he's gotta do is go buy him a cheap bottle of Thunderbird and try to get back some of that courage he had in his prime. As the King of the Ring, I'm servin' notice to every one of the 'WWF superstars.' I don't give a damn what they are, they're all on the list, and that's Stone Cold's list, and I'm fixin' to start runnin' through all of them. As far as this championship match is considered, son, I don't give a damn if it's Davey Boy Smith or Shawn Michaels. Steve Austin's time has come, and when I get the shot, you're lookin' at the next WWF Champion, and that's the bottom line because Stone Cold said so!"
In Your House 9: International Incident: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Your_House_9:_International_Incident
Honestly, the only thing I really remember about this show was that it strangely had no title matches.
SummerSlam: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SummerSlam_(1996)
Paul Bearer turns on The Undertaker and joins with Mankind. And, Shawn Michaels fights Vader in a really good main event. The rest of the PPV ain't that great.
In Your House 10: Mind Games: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Your_House_10:_Mind_Games
Shawn Michaels and Mankind fight in a wild brawl. ECW shows up in the crowd. Owen Hart and The British Bulldog win the Tag Team Titles. Mark Henry makes his debut. And, Jose Lothario takes on Jim Cornette.
In Your House 11: Buried Alive: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Your_House_11:_Buried_Alive
The Undertaker and Mankind have another wild brawl, this time in a Buried Alive Match. Also, Stone Cold and Triple H wrestle for the 1st time.
Survivor Series: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_Series_(1996)
Another good Survivor Series. This one had an underrated Elimination Tag Match with Doug Furnas, Phil Lafon, and The Godwinns taking on Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, and The New Rockers; another good Undertaker-Mankind match; the 1st Bret Hart-Stone Cold classic; Dwayne Johnson debuting as Rocky Maivia; and a fun main event where Sycho Sid hits Shawn Michaels with a camera to win the WWE Title, much to the delight of the New York crowd.
In Your House 12: It's Time: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Your_House_12:_It%27s_Time
Sycho Sid defends the WWE Title against Bret Hart, and The Undertaker takes on Terry Gordy in a black hood.
Best WWE PPV Before 1988: WrestleMania III: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616099/best-wwe-ppv-before-1988
Best WWE PPV Of 1988: Royal Rumble and SummerSlam: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616127/best-wwe-ppv-1988
Best WWE PPV Of 1989: WrestleMania V and Survivor Series: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616163/best-wwe-ppv-1989
Best WWE PPV Of 1990: WrestleMania VI and Survivor Series: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616193/best-wwe-ppv-1990
Best WWE PPV Of 1991: SummerSlam: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616220/best-wwe-ppv-1991
Best WWE PPV Of 1992: Royal Rumble: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616231/best-wwe-ppv-1992
Best WWE PPV Of 1993: King Of The Ring: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616250/best-wwe-ppv-1993
Best WWE PPV Of 1994: WrestleMania X: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616276/best-wwe-ppv-1994
Best WWE PPV Of 1995: Survivor Series: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616301/best-wwe-ppv-1995
Rankings (I reserve the right as tiebreaker as the poll maker):
1. Survivor Series 1995 (7)
2. King Of The Ring 1993 (6)
3. WrestleMania III (5)
4. WrestleMania X (5)
5. WrestleMania VI (5)
6. Royal Rumble 1992 (4)
7. SummerSlam 1991 (4)
8. WrestleMania VIII (3)
9. WrestleMania V (2)
10. SummerSlam 1988 (2)
11. Survivor Series 1989 (2)
12. Royal Rumble 1993 (2)
13. Survivor Series 1990 (2)
14. Royal Rumble 1988 (2)
15. SummerSlam 1992 (1)
16. SummerSlam 1989 (1)
17. Royal Rumble 1991 (1)
18. Royal Rumble 1994 (1)
19. Royal Rumble 1989 (1)
20. Survivor Series 1993 (1)
21. WrestleMania 2 (1)
22. Survivor Series 1987 (0)
23. Survivor Series 1988 (0)
24. Survivor Series 1992 (0)
25. SummerSlam 1994 (0)
26. SummerSlam 1995 (0)
27. Royal Rumble 1995 (0)
28. Royal Rumble 1990 (0)
29. WrestleMania I (0)
30. WrestleMania IV (0)
31. In Your House 4: Seasons Beatings (December 1995) (0)
32. In Your House 3: Triple Header (September 1995) (0)
33. WrestleMania VII (0)
34. Survivor Series 1994 (0)
35. King Of The Ring 1994 (0)
36. In Your House (May 1995) (0)
37. In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks (July 1995) (0)
38. This Tuesday In Texas 1991 (0)
39. SummerSlam 1990 (0)
40. SummerSlam 1993 (0)
41. Survivor Series 1991 (0)
42. WrestleMania XI (0)
43. The Wrestling Classic 1985 (0)
44. WrestleMania IX (0)
45. In Your House 4: Great White North (October 1995) (0)
46. King Of The Ring 1995 (0)
Royal Rumble: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(1996)
A pretty forgettable Rumble PPV that was mainly known for Shawn Michaels winning the Rumble again, Vader going apeshit in the Rumble match, and Steve Austin falling out of the ring before he was supposed to be eliminated. Also, Goldust felt up Razor Ramon.
In Your House 6: Rage In The Cage: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Your_House_6
For a holdover show between The Rumble and WrestleMania, this one was pretty good, featuring a great match between Owen Hart and Shawn Michaels and a fun Steel Cage match between Bret Hart and Diesel.
WrestleMania XII: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania_XII
The Iron Man WrestleMania. Bret Hart and Shawn Michael duke it out for over an hour in a match that some see as a technical classic between two great wrestlers and others as a boring slog until the last 10 minutes. Also, Roddy Piper stips down Goldust, The Undertaker finally has a good WrestleMania match with Diesel, Ultimate Warrior squashes Hunter Hearst Helmsley, and those awful Billionaire Ted skits come to an end.
In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Your_House_7:_Good_Friends,_Better_Enemies
A good WrestleMania follow-up show with a great main event between Diesel and Shawn Michaels. Though, it also had an awful Goldust-Ultimate Warrior match.
In Your House 8: Beware Of Dog: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Your_House_8:_Beware_of_Dog
The Blackout PPV. The event was held on a stormy Memorial Day weekend, and just before the 2nd match, the power went out. It came back on in time for the main event, but 3 matches had to be refilmed for a make-shift redo. Despite this, it wasn't a bad show and features Stone Cold Steve Austin's 1st great WWE match, a Caribbean Strap Match against Savio Vega.
King Of The Ring: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Ring_(1996)
"The first thing I want to be done is to get that piece of crap out of my ring. Don't just get him out of the ring, get him out of the WWF, because I proved, son, without a shadow of a doubt, that you ain't got what it takes anymore! You sit there, and you thump your Bible, and you say your prayers, and it didn't get you anywhere. Talk about your Psalms, talk about John 3:16 - AUSTIN 3:16 SAYS I JUST WHIPPED YOUR ASS! All he's gotta do is go buy him a cheap bottle of Thunderbird and try to get back some of that courage he had in his prime. As the King of the Ring, I'm servin' notice to every one of the 'WWF superstars.' I don't give a damn what they are, they're all on the list, and that's Stone Cold's list, and I'm fixin' to start runnin' through all of them. As far as this championship match is considered, son, I don't give a damn if it's Davey Boy Smith or Shawn Michaels. Steve Austin's time has come, and when I get the shot, you're lookin' at the next WWF Champion, and that's the bottom line because Stone Cold said so!"
In Your House 9: International Incident: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Your_House_9:_International_Incident
Honestly, the only thing I really remember about this show was that it strangely had no title matches.
SummerSlam: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SummerSlam_(1996)
Paul Bearer turns on The Undertaker and joins with Mankind. And, Shawn Michaels fights Vader in a really good main event. The rest of the PPV ain't that great.
In Your House 10: Mind Games: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Your_House_10:_Mind_Games
Shawn Michaels and Mankind fight in a wild brawl. ECW shows up in the crowd. Owen Hart and The British Bulldog win the Tag Team Titles. Mark Henry makes his debut. And, Jose Lothario takes on Jim Cornette.
In Your House 11: Buried Alive: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Your_House_11:_Buried_Alive
The Undertaker and Mankind have another wild brawl, this time in a Buried Alive Match. Also, Stone Cold and Triple H wrestle for the 1st time.
Survivor Series: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_Series_(1996)
Another good Survivor Series. This one had an underrated Elimination Tag Match with Doug Furnas, Phil Lafon, and The Godwinns taking on Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, and The New Rockers; another good Undertaker-Mankind match; the 1st Bret Hart-Stone Cold classic; Dwayne Johnson debuting as Rocky Maivia; and a fun main event where Sycho Sid hits Shawn Michaels with a camera to win the WWE Title, much to the delight of the New York crowd.
In Your House 12: It's Time: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Your_House_12:_It%27s_Time
Sycho Sid defends the WWE Title against Bret Hart, and The Undertaker takes on Terry Gordy in a black hood.
Best WWE PPV Before 1988: WrestleMania III: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616099/best-wwe-ppv-before-1988
Best WWE PPV Of 1988: Royal Rumble and SummerSlam: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616127/best-wwe-ppv-1988
Best WWE PPV Of 1989: WrestleMania V and Survivor Series: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616163/best-wwe-ppv-1989
Best WWE PPV Of 1990: WrestleMania VI and Survivor Series: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616193/best-wwe-ppv-1990
Best WWE PPV Of 1991: SummerSlam: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616220/best-wwe-ppv-1991
Best WWE PPV Of 1992: Royal Rumble: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616231/best-wwe-ppv-1992
Best WWE PPV Of 1993: King Of The Ring: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616250/best-wwe-ppv-1993
Best WWE PPV Of 1994: WrestleMania X: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616276/best-wwe-ppv-1994
Best WWE PPV Of 1995: Survivor Series: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616301/best-wwe-ppv-1995
Rankings (I reserve the right as tiebreaker as the poll maker):
1. Survivor Series 1995 (7)
2. King Of The Ring 1993 (6)
3. WrestleMania III (5)
4. WrestleMania X (5)
5. WrestleMania VI (5)
6. Royal Rumble 1992 (4)
7. SummerSlam 1991 (4)
8. WrestleMania VIII (3)
9. WrestleMania V (2)
10. SummerSlam 1988 (2)
11. Survivor Series 1989 (2)
12. Royal Rumble 1993 (2)
13. Survivor Series 1990 (2)
14. Royal Rumble 1988 (2)
15. SummerSlam 1992 (1)
16. SummerSlam 1989 (1)
17. Royal Rumble 1991 (1)
18. Royal Rumble 1994 (1)
19. Royal Rumble 1989 (1)
20. Survivor Series 1993 (1)
21. WrestleMania 2 (1)
22. Survivor Series 1987 (0)
23. Survivor Series 1988 (0)
24. Survivor Series 1992 (0)
25. SummerSlam 1994 (0)
26. SummerSlam 1995 (0)
27. Royal Rumble 1995 (0)
28. Royal Rumble 1990 (0)
29. WrestleMania I (0)
30. WrestleMania IV (0)
31. In Your House 4: Seasons Beatings (December 1995) (0)
32. In Your House 3: Triple Header (September 1995) (0)
33. WrestleMania VII (0)
34. Survivor Series 1994 (0)
35. King Of The Ring 1994 (0)
36. In Your House (May 1995) (0)
37. In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks (July 1995) (0)
38. This Tuesday In Texas 1991 (0)
39. SummerSlam 1990 (0)
40. SummerSlam 1993 (0)
41. Survivor Series 1991 (0)
42. WrestleMania XI (0)
43. The Wrestling Classic 1985 (0)
44. WrestleMania IX (0)
45. In Your House 4: Great White North (October 1995) (0)
46. King Of The Ring 1995 (0)