5 most unimpressive WWE Pay Per Views of the 2000s

The first 9 years of the new Millennia was a unique time for WWE. Established stars such as The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin winded down their careers, with Austin retiring in 2003, and the People's Champion in 2004.

In their absence, new stars arose. John Cena debuted in 2002, originally as a bland face of Ruthless Aggression (a Prototype, even), and grew into the company's biggest star by December 2009.

Similarly, Randy Orton debuted in 2002, also a bland face with only his family heritage to him. Yet a year later, he would be one of RAW's cockiest heels, was the World Champion a year later, and one of the most sadistic heels by 2009.

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But with all these huge stars, there were good shows and bad show throughout the 2000s.

Here are the five worst pay per views from 2000-2009, that failed to get anyone excited.

#5 Great American Bash 2004

Known really for just one match (and it's weird finish), the SmackDown show is a hugely forgettable encounter.

The first Bash since the collapse of WCW, the show had high expectations, that sadly didn't deliver.

A lackluster card saw Kenzo Susuki (remember him?) defeat Billy Gunn and Mordecai (Remember him?!) defeat Hardcore Holly.

In the penultimate match, Eddie Guerrero defended the WWE Championship against JBL in a Texas Bullrope match. In an entertaining match that saw Guerrero just retain the title, Kurt Angle came out to reverse the decision, with Bradshaw winning the title in the most convoluted of ways.

The only thing more bizarre was the main event with the Dudleyz facing the Undertaker in a Concrete Crypt match, with the Deadman saving his manager Paul Bearer from being buried alive in cement by the villainous Paul Heyman, only to go and bury his former manager himself.

#4 Summerslam 2007

In a show that saw two huge stars return from injury (Rey Mysterio and Triple H) the show did not do well in the wake of the Benoit murder-suicide.

CM Punk failed to win the ECW title (again) from John Morrison, whilst Batista and Great Khali faced in a horrific World title match to silence from the crowd, made worse by a DQ finish.

Triple H returned to defeat King Booker, in a match where the commentary team made the Game's return after tearing his quad in January, seem at par with the Cerebral Assassin rising from the dead.

Rey Mysterio fared no better, returning from injury to defeat Chavo Guerrero in a forgettable match remembered only for Rey's silver body paint attire to tie into that year's Fantastic Four movie.

Whilst the main event of Randy Orton Vs John Cena delivered, the match was much better at the Summer event two years later.

#3 The Bash 2009

The second show on this list to feature the Bash name, this was the final show under the Bash name as a pay per view.

Whilst the Rey Mysterio Vs Chris Jericho match delivered, as you'd expect, the rest of the show became a blundering mess.

Jericho would team with Edge later in the night to win the WWE Unified Tag Team Championships, an impressive team, though Edge would go down with an injury not long after, and Jericho teaming up with the Big Show instead for the rest of the year.

In the main event, Randy Orton defended the WWE Title in 3 Stages of Hell against Triple H.

You would think that given the two men's closeness, and their past epic encounters, that the two would deliver, however, their encounter here left a lot to be desired. Orton retained the championship, finally putting this sadly, mediocre feud to bed, and the crowd went mild.

#2 Armageddon 2003

The final show of 2003 aimed to have the year got out with a bang, not a whimper.

With forgettable matches from the Red brand, the shows opener of Mark Henry Vs Booker T failed to electrify the fans, as well as the Batista-Shawn Michaels feud that'd begun at the November Survivor Series.

Randy Orton and RVD did impress in their Intercontinental title bout, which saw the Legend Killer win his first gold with the company, and extend his feud with the guest referee, Mick Foley.

A very awkward intergender match saw Christian and Chris Jericho take on Trish Stratus and Lita, in Eric Bischoff's 'Battles of the Sexes'.

One of the few redeeming aspects of the show came in the final minute, which saw Evolution pose with all the men's gold on RAW, showing how dominant the team was.

#1 December to Dismember 2006

The first and only ECW pay per view after their return in 2006, the show struggled massively and was seen by many as the first major problem with the revamped third brand.

Advertised with just two matches, the rest of the event was filler, with the Great Khali destroying Tommy Dreamer, and Matt Striker facing Balls Mahoney.

The opener featured an impressive Tag match between the Hardyz and MNM, but fans did not take kindly to the 4 non-ECW stars opening this supposedly extreme show.

The main event saw Lashley dethrone the Big Show (two more WWE guys) to win the ECW Title in the Extreme Chamber match.

Reportedly, Heyman was forced to make changes to satisfy the WWE higher-ups, and was immediately sent home after the failure of the show, with all the changes being blamed on him for making them.

With a show featuring stars like Dreamer, Sabu, and Rob Van Dam all come up short, it's no wonder the event got consistent TNA chants.