5 best single-branded PPVs of the New Era

#1 Elimination Chamber 2017

Only one year ago, Bray Wyatt was on top of the WWE

Reflecting on how far Smackdown has fallen in the space of 12 months is really quite depressing. This time last year, Smackdown was firing on all cylinders and was considerably more entertaining than Raw.

The show featured a lot of the company's future stars, and Elimination Chamber 2017 brought together Smackdown's best and brightest and had them compete inside an Elimination Chamber to determine who would be the brand's champion heading into Wrestlemania 33.

The six men involved in the match were: AJ Styles, Bray Wyatt, Baron Corbin, The Miz, Dean Ambrose, and defending champion John Cena. The six men put on a thrilling encounter, which finished with AJ Styles and Bray Wyatt battling it out for the title. Bray would go on to win the match and then tarnish his reputation even further with his match against Randy Orton at Wrestlemania. For one night only, though, fans were given a glimpse of just how great Bray Wyatt could be.

The rest of the card was reasonable enough, with Randy Orton and Luke Harper putting on a solid bout, and American Alpha winning the tag team titles in an enjoyable tag-team turmoil match, but this night will always be remembered for that excellent main event. This was a swan song for that very brief, but wonderful period in Smackdown's history, and it was a great way to say goodbye.

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