Wrestling PPVs are the most important shows for any company, whether it is WWE, AEW, or anybody else, it is the PPV events that every show is built up towards and these are the nights when wrestlers have to step up and put on an incredible evening of entertainment.
Throughout every PPV there are going to be great matches and weaker matches, but the most important of the night should always be the main event. This is what every event is sold on, people tune in for the main event and everything beforehand should be simply building to excitement towards that.
While not every PPV main event will send fans home happy, as the heels do have to win sometimes, the key is for the match to at least be satisfying, which isn't always the case. Within this article, we will rank the 10 most disappointing main event PPV finishes of all time, when things have just gone totally wrong.
10 WrestleMania 32
While every wrestling PPV is an important one, when it comes to WrestleMania, the pressure is put even higher as it is considered by most to be the biggest wrestling show of the year.
Of course, some WrestleMania main events are better than others and not all of them will meet expectations, but the WrestleMania 32 match between Roman Reigns and Triple H was just hated by everybody.
The outcome was obvious before the opening bell had even been rung, and then it simply continued to be a slow, methodical slog from that point, with fans booing almost everything that happened, ending a solid event in disappointing fashion.
9 WrestleMania 25
Speaking of WrestleMania main events featuring Triple H that seriously disappointed, his WrestleMania 25 match with Randy Orton was incredibly poor, despite the fact it had a brilliant build.
While it wasn't a bad match by any stretch of the imagination, the duo simply could not follow up the unbelievable Shawn Michaels and Undertaker match and added the ridiculous stipulation that HHH would lose the title if he was disqualified.
WWE had built up a huge blood feud between the two men with Orton taking out all of Hunter's family, and they should have had a massive brawl, not a slow-paced wrestling match.
8 December To Dismember
This was an entire PPV to forget about so it isn't much of a surprise that the main event was a total let down, but when you have an 'extreme' Elimination Chamber match, you sort of expect something half decent.
The idea was that WWE's ECW was going to intensify the Chamber match by adding weapons to the mix, and the fact was that it really added absolutely nothing to it and instead hurt the match even more.
CM Punk was the only wrestler that fans cared about in this match and WWE opted to eliminate him first which led to the rest of the match being a very poorly received bout.
7 Backlash 2017
Let's face it, a match between Randy Orton and Jinder Mahal was never going to be great, but their Backlash 2017 clash was worse than what people had expected, with the match being so dull that it left people feeling very flat.
The fact was that Jinder Mahal wasn't ready for WWE Championship main event scene, yet WWE consistently stayed the course with him as the Viper struggled to pull him through a match worthy of closing a PPV.
Had these been dual-branded shows and the match been on earlier in the night, it could have been accepted, but the fact was this closed the show and having Mahal stand tall with the WWE Title wasn't the way to do it.
6 Over The Limit 2012
People sometimes wonder why wrestling fans chose to boo John Cena for the majority of his run with the company, and it is moments like this which provide all of the answers, with WWE opting to have his match against John Laurinaitis headline a PPV.
This event had CM Punk vs Daniel Bryan on the bill, and they had this awful excuse of a match headline instead. While there is a time and a place for some comedy, with this match being a good example, having it main event a PPV was the wrong call.
Not only that, but WWE didn't let Cena get the big win to send Johnny packing either, they had Big Show appear and help Johnny Ace secure the win, making this even more of a waste of time.
5 Great American Bash 2004
Let's be honest here, a handicap match should never be headlining a PPV, even if you have major names like The Undertaker taking on The Dudley Boyz, with Paul Bearer trapped inside a box with cement pouring in.
The idea was that 'Taker would fight through the match to save his manager and stop the concrete from 'killing' him, but in reality, the three men battled a very poor match and Undertaker then poured all the cement on him anyway.
The footage of the stunt had been pre-taped and was leaked online earlier, and the fact that Undertaker did what he was trying to fight against just made the entire thing pointless.
4 SummerSlam 2010
SummerSlam 2010 could have been a real turning point for WWE, with Nexus bursting onto the scene as the new hot acts it seemed like the product was about to be injected with new main event level talent.
The group were running wild and destroying everything in their paths, leading to this huge elimination match that featured many of WWE's biggest names, but in the end, this just served as a way to kill the group before it had begun.
As soon as John Cena defeated them on his own, everyone in the arena knew that the group's momentum was over, and while people were happy with a babyface win, many wrestling fans knew this was a poor decision.
3 Starrcade 1997
A mega match between Hulk Hogan and Sting should have been a huge deal for WCW, with the match being the culmination of a story that had lasted over a year, and instead of Sting finally having his big moment they booked Hogan to dominate.
Of course, Hogan ended up scoring the win and the crowd were left stunned as the atmosphere inside the arena totally left the room. Not even an appearance from Bret Hart to restart the match could help matters.
The Hitman got the match going again and Sting did get the win in the end, but by that point, it was already a tainted victory and a match that fans didn't care about.
2 Royal Rumble 2015
The Royal Rumble match is a difficult one to navigate and plan, and for the most part WWE has done a great job, which is why it is one of the most highly anticipated matches every year.
However, 2015 was a terrible example with WWE getting it totally wrong by having Roman Reigns win the match, ignoring the fans for a second year in a row who wanted to see Daniel Bryan take the win.
What is even worse is how WWE constructed this one, with the final four having Kane and Big Show, who were both members of The Authority, as well as Rusev who was never winning. The fact that a surprise appearance from The Rock was booed should tell you how bad this one was.
1 Victory Road 2011
This has to be the most infamous PPV finish of all time at this point, with Jeff Hardy almost ruining his entire career within one drug-fueled 'performance,' with this being one main event everyone wants to forget.
Hardy was supposed to collide with Sting in the main event of the TNA PPV, yet Hardy turned up not in any condition to wrestle and Eric Bischoff had to make the call for the match to end straight away with a roll-up.
Sting voiced his frustrations about the match to the fans, making it clear he wasn't happy with the situation as TNA was forced into giving refunds to people in attendance and those who had ordered the show.