SLAM! Wrestling: PPV Reports

SLAM! Wrestling: PPV Reports

WrestleMania XX bombs

By JOHN POWELL -- Co-producer, SLAM! Wrestling
WrestleMania XX was promoted with the slogan: �Where it all begins again�. After last night�s positively abominable pay-per-view broadcast, it is apparent what the �it� actually means. It means more relentless frustration for wrestling fans as the thoroughly clueless WWE continues on their course of utter self-destruction.

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Benoit wins the 'Rumble'

By JOHN POWELL -- Co-producer, SLAM! Wrestling
Sixteen years after the Royal Rumble concept debuted at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario, a Canadian - Chris Benoit - has finally won the grueling match and a championship title match at WrestleMania.

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WWE Armageddon a flop

By NICK TYLWALK and DALE PLUMMER -- SLAM! Wrestling
Back in the days when WCW was still kicking around, wrestling fans used to get a present each December in the form of StarrCade. Since WWE is now the only game in town, all that's left as the holidays aproach is a fruitcake called Armageddon.

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Past 2003 PPVs

2002 PPVs

April 22: Hogan champ again at BackLash
April 15: WWA Eruption sputters
March 18: Triple H crowned WWF Champion at WM X8
March 18: Hogan passes torch at WrestleMania
Feb. 18: nWo returns at No Way Out
Jan. 21: Triple H wins Royal Rumble
Jan. 7: WWA debuts, Thunder returns

2001 PPVs

Dec. 10: Jericho new WWF World Champion at Vengeance
Nov. 19: WWF pulls out Survivor Series win
Oct. 22: McMahons ruin No Mercy
Sept. 24: Angle wins WWF title at Unforgiven
Aug. 20: Rock wins WCW title at SummerSlam
July 23: Austin turns at Invasion
June 25: Angle and Edge rule King Of The Ring
May 21: Triple H loses, Austin wins at J-Day
Apr. 30: McMahonMania at Backlash
Apr. 2: Austin turns heel at WM X-Seven
Apr. 2: Lessons from the cheap seats at Wrestlemania
Mar. 19: WCW downplays demise at Greed
Feb. 26: Triple H & The Rock winners at No Way Out
Feb. 19: Main event mess hurts SuperBrawl
Feb. 5: WOW unleashes worst PPV ever
Jan. 22: Surprises dominate Rumble 2001
Jan. 15: Animal the Mystery Man at Sin
Jan. 8: Confusion reigns at ECW's Guilty As Charged

2000 PPVs

Dec. 18: Starrcade ends Y2K on a positive note
Dec. 11: Armageddon: WWF saves the worst for last
Dec. 4: Tag team bout steals Massacre show
Nov. 27: Steiner wins WCW World Title at Mayhem
Nov. 20: Weak stunt ruins Survivor Series
Nov. 6: ECW has an Old School champ at N2R
Oct. 30: Halloween Havoc a howling bad PPV
Oct. 22: Angle wins WWF gold at No Mercy
Oct. 2: Jerry Lynn new ECW champ
Sep. 25: Austin culprit unrevealed at Unforgiven
Sep. 18: Orndorff injured at Fall Brawl
Aug. 28: Stunts highlight SummerSlam
Aug. 14: Canada rules at New Blood Rising
July 24: Fully Loaded a bloody good PPV
July 17: ECW's Heat Wave fizzles
July 10: Booker new champ at the Bash
June 26: Angle, Rock, King Of The Ring victors
June 12: Goldberg turns at the Bash
June 12: Bash crowd mostly quiet in Baltimore
May 22: Taker costs Rock the title at J-Day
May 15: Credible retains title at Hardcore Heaven
May 8: Cagey Jarrett wins Slamboree gold
May 1: Rock victorious at Backlash
Apr. 17: Stampede: Spring back in WCW's step
Apr. 3: WrestleMania 2000 a flop
Mar. 20: Uncensored elevates WCW
Mar. 20: Living Dangerously boosts ECW
Feb. 28: No Way Out for Cactus Jack?
Feb. 21: Super Brawl equals Super Bore
Jan. 17: Rocky wins the Rumble
Jan. 17: Souled Out: Benoit crowned World champ
Jan. 10: Overbooking convicts Guilty As Charged

1999 PPVs

Dec. 20: Goldberg screwed at Starrcade
Dec. 13: Steph betrays Vince at Armageddon
Nov. 22: Hart executes sixth world title reign at WCW Mayhem
Nov. 15: Booking blows Survivor Series
Oct. 25: Glitches mar ECW's N2R
Oct. 25: WCW rebounds at Havoc
Oct. 18: Tag match highlights No Mercy
Oct. 18: Heroes PPV a disappointment
Sept. 27: HHH regains title at Unforgiven
Sept. 20: Anarchy Rulz: ECW has an Awesome new champ
Sept. 12: Fall Brawl: Sting wins World title at PPV
Aug. 23: Foley new champ at SummerSlam
Aug. 15: Hogan - Nash, an embarrassment at Road Wild
July. 26: Fully Loaded recycles Raw material
July. 12: Bash At The Beach: Savage new WCW champ
June 22: Gunn crowned KOTR
June 14: Great American Bash: Sid returns
May 24: Over The Edge: Hart tragedy overshadows Taker win
May 10: Nash champ again at Slamboree
April 26: Backlash: Austin wins, Stephanie abducted
April 12: DDP new champ at Stampede
March 29: Austin wins title at WM15
March 22: Living Dangerously: ECW rises to the occasion
March 22: ECW delivers at Living Dangerously
March 15: Flair wins title at Uncensored
Feb. 22: David Flair turns at SuperBrawl
Feb. 22: St. Valentine's Day Massacre: McMahon makes a Giant mistake
Jan. 25: McMahon wins Royal Rumble, Rock champ again
Jan. 18: Hall zapped at Souled Out
Jan. 11: Gulity As Charged: ECW PPV delivers

1998 PPVs

Dec. 28: Starrcade: Nash wins title, ends Goldberg's streak
Dec. 14: Rock Bottom: Foley Screwed again
Nov. 23: Nash dominates WW3
Nov. 16: The Rock wins Survivor Series tourney
Oct. 26: Horace causes Halloween havoc
Oct. 19: Austin fired at Judgement Day
Sept. 28: Austin loses title at Breakdown
Sept. 14: Fall Brawl tanks hard
Aug. 31: Ladder match dominates SummerSlam
Aug. 9: Leno pins Bischoff at Road Wild
July 27: Fully Loaded: Austin and Taker win tag team gold
July 12: Bash At The Beach: Mailman doesn't deliver a win
June 29: King Of The Ring: Kane wins WWF World Title, Foley soars
June 29: American Bash anything but Great
May 30: Over The Edge: Stone Cold beats the odds
May 18: Slamboree: Bischoff beats McMahon...sort of
April 27: McMahon, the real star of Unforgiven
April 20: Spring Stampede: Injured Savage wins World Title
March 30: WrestleMania XIV: Austin wins WWF World Title
March 16: Confusion ruins sound Uncensored PPV
Feb 23: SuperBrawl: Hollywood overcome by Madness
Feb 16: No Way Out: Austin stuns Chyna
Jan. 25: WCW / nWo Souled Out: Rhodes turns nWo
Jan. 25: Austin wins predictable Royal Rumble

1997 PPVs

Dec. 29: Starrcade: Hart Stings Hogan
Dec. 8: D-Generation X : A Hart's Revenge
Nov. 24: World War Three: An Outsider wins the War
Nov. 10: Survivor Series screws the fans
Oct. 27: Hallowen Havoc: Hogan pays the Piper
Oct. 6: Undertaker gets Cain-ed at Badd Blood
September 15: Fall Brawl: The Horsemen Perfectly betrayed
September 8: Ground Zero: Hit Man dismantles The Patriot
August 9th: Road Wild: Hogan goes wild on Luger
August 4th: SummerSlam: Hit Man wins WWF title for a fifth time
July 14th: Bash At The Beach : Rodman, Hogan Bashed At Beach