WWE PPVs: 10 best pay per view events

#4 Survivor Series

Moving on towards the bigger playground, we now look into the Big Four PPVs of the WWE and our first entry into this list is the Survivor Series. One of the original pay-per-views produced by the WWE and the second-longest running show after Wrestlemania, the foundations of this event is based on the traditional four or five-man tag team elimination matches that came to be known as the traditional Survivor Series matches.

Following the success of WM III, WWE cashed in on the Hulk Hogan and Andre The Giant rivalry as they realised the immense potential of the PPV market. Held for the first time in 1987, the PPV became an annual phenomenon and one of the landmark events in a wrestling fan's calender.

The biggest impact? The Montreal Screwjob. Pro wrestling's most infamous incident occurred on the night of the 1997 Survivor Series when Vince Mcmahon manipulated the result in favour of Shawn Michaels and betrayed Bret Hart. Survivor Series also witnessed one of WWE's most interesting and ambitious storylines decided in the year 2001 where Team WWF (Vince) and Team Alliance (ECW and WCW owned by Stephanie and Shane respectively) feuded to end the Invasion angle, thus restoring WWE's status as the only pro-wrestling organisation.