List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards
This is a list of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards, detailing all professional wrestling cards promoted by the American promotion available on services such as the WWE Network. Due to the American version of the WWE Network merging under Peacock, and with the WWE Network still available in most international markets, as well as less focus being given to traditional PPV channels, in 2022, the company began using the term "Premium Live Event" to refer to their events airing on PPV and the livestreaming services.[1]
History
The American professional wrestling promotion WWE has been broadcasting pay-per-view (PPV) events since the 1980s, when its classic "Big Four" events (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series) were first established—the company's very first PPV was WrestleMania in 1985. The company's PPV lineup expanded to a monthly basis in the mid-1990s following the introduction of the In Your House series of pay-per views before expanding even further in the mid-2000s during the first WWE brand extension. In addition, WWE produced international PPVs not available in the United States between 1997 and 2003. In 2022, the company began recognizing Money in the Bank as one of their five biggest events of the year, thus making it a "Big Five" event along with the classic "Big Four"; King of the Ring was considered a "Big Five" event from 1993 until 2002, after which, it was discontinued as a PPV.
Following WWE's original brand extension in 2002, the company promoted two touring rosters, Raw and SmackDown, representing its television programs, Raw and SmackDown. The traditional "Big Four" continued to showcase the entire roster, while the remaining PPV events alternated between Raw and SmackDown cards. A special Extreme Championship Wrestling reunion PPV in 2005 led to the creation of an ECW brand in 2006, which also received its own dedicated PPV events. In March 2007, WWE announced that all subsequent PPV events would feature performers from all brands.[2] In 2008, all WWE PPV events began broadcasting in high-definition.
The company's PPV business began to drastically change with the launch of the online streaming service, the WWE Network, on February 24, 2014. WWE's focus shifted away from delivering their events solely on PPV channels, with their main focus on livestreaming all of the events on the WWE Network, including some exclusive events, such as NXT TakeOver.[3] After the second brand extension in July 2016, brand-exclusive PPVs returned with the "Big Four" as the only PPVs to feature both Raw and SmackDown brands.[4] Brand-exclusive PPVs would once again come to an end, this time after WrestleMania 34 in April 2018.[5]
Beginning with NXT TakeOver 31 in October 2020, the TakeOver events started airing on traditional PPV in addition to livestreaming.[6] In late 2021, WWE discontinued the TakeOver series, but has continued to promote major NXT events periodically; however, beginning with the 2022 calendar year, WWE ceased broadcasting NXT's major events on PPV with them now only available via livestreaming.[7]
The 2021 edition of Fastlane would be the beginning of WWE PPVs in the United States airing on NBCUniversal's streaming service, Peacock, following a merger of the American WWE Network under Peacock in March that year. The standalone version of the American WWE Network shut down on April 4. Most of the rest of the world has maintained the separate WWE Network service, with a few exceptions.[8] These exceptions include Indonesia and the Philippines, where the WWE Network merged under Disney+ in January and November 2022, respectively,[9][10] and in Australia, where it merged under Binge in January 2023.[11]
In addition to Peacock's WWE Network channel, WWE PPVs are still made available on traditional PPV outlets in the United States. In Canada, WWE PPVs are available through Vu!, Shaw PPV, or SaskTel PPV, and are shown in select locations of the Cineplex Entertainment chain. In Australia, WWE's pay-per-views are shown on Main Event. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, all PPVs were shown on Sky Sports Box Office until 2019, when BT Sport took over rights to WWE content.[12] In India and South Asia, a single broadcaster (currently Sony Ten) generally holds the rights to all WWE programming,[13] with PPVs broadcast for no additional charge.[14]
Currently, WWE PPV events are generally held on Saturdays and are typically 3 hours in length, with some events running longer or shorter. NXT's events are typically between 2 and 3 hours. Prior to 2022, PPVs were generally held on a Sunday. The change was attributed to Nick Khan who felt that "big sports events were better on Saturday nights".[15] WWE also airs a pre-show before most PPV events known as the Kickoff show which includes interviews, match previews, and a panel of experts analyzing the upcoming line-up; the pre-shows also used to host some matches but these were phased out in early 2022, although some pre-shows for NXT events still occasionally have matches. WWE airs a post-show media press conference following some events, including NXT events. Previously, they would air a post-show for some events, known as Fallout. Each Fallout included interviews and a panel of experts analyzing the event.[16] WWE also previously held PPV editions of the Raw Talk post-show for Raw-branded events and the Talking Smack post-show for SmackDown-branded events.
Past events
1985
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Attendance | Final match |
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March 31 | WrestleMania | Madison Square Garden | New York, New York | 19,121 | Hulk Hogan and Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff in a tag team match |
November 7 | The Wrestling Classic | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | 14,000 | Junkyard Dog vs. Randy Savage in the Wrestling Classic tournament final |
1986
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Attendance | Final match | Notes |
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April 7 | WrestleMania 2 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | 16,585 | Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper in a 10-round boxing match | This aired as one event, but was staged at three locations. Each match listed was the final match for that venue's card |
Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | 9,000 | The Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake) (c) vs. The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid) in a tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship | |||
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Los Angeles, California | 14,500 | Hulk Hogan (c) vs. King Kong Bundy in a steel cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
1987
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Attendance | Final match |
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March 29 | WrestleMania III | Pontiac Silverdome | Pontiac, Michigan | 78,000 | Hulk Hogan (c) vs. André the Giant for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
November 26 | Survivor Series | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield Township, Ohio | 21,300 | Hulk Hogan, Paul Orndorff, Don Muraco, Ken Patera, and Bam Bam Bigelow vs. André the Giant, One Man Gang, King Kong Bundy, Rick Rude, and Butch Reed in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match |
1988
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Attendance | Final match |
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March 27 | WrestleMania IV | Atlantic City Convention Hall | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 19,199 | Randy Savage vs. Ted DiBiase for the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
August 29 | SummerSlam | Madison Square Garden | New York, New York | 20,000 | The Mega Powers (Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan) vs. The Mega Bucks (Ted DiBiase and André the Giant) in a tag team match |
November 24 | Survivor Series | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield Township, Ohio | 13,500 | The Mega Powers (Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan), Hercules, Koko B. Ware, and Hillbilly Jim vs. Big Boss Man, Akeem, Ted DiBiase, Haku, and The Red Rooster in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match |
1989
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Attendance | Final match |
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January 15 | Royal Rumble | The Summit | Houston, Texas | 19,000 | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
April 2 | WrestleMania V | Atlantic City Convention Hall | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 18,946 | Randy Savage (c) vs. Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
August 28 | SummerSlam | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | 20,000 | Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake vs. Randy Savage and Zeus in a tag team match |
November 23 | Survivor Series | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | 15,294 | The Ultimate Warriors (The Ultimate Warrior, Jim Neidhart, and The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty)) vs. The Heenan Family (The Colossal Connection (André the Giant and Haku), Arn Anderson, and Bobby Heenan) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series match |
December 12 (aired December 27) |
No Holds Barred: The Match/The Movie | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | Nashville, Tennessee | Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake vs. Randy Savage and Zeus in a tag team steel cage match |
1990
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Attendance | Final match |
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January 21 | Royal Rumble | Orlando Arena | Orlando, Florida | 16,000 | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
April 1 | WrestleMania VI | SkyDome | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 67,678 | Hulk Hogan (World-c) vs. The Ultimate Warrior (IC-c) in a Winner Takes All match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship and WWF Intercontinental Championship |
August 27 | SummerSlam | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 19,304 | The Ultimate Warrior (c) vs. Rick Rude in a steel cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
November 22 | Survivor Series | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, Connecticut | 16,000 | The Ultimate Warrior, Hulk Hogan, and Tito Santana vs. Ted DiBiase and The Visionaries (Rick Martel, The Warlord, and Power and Glory (Hercules and Paul Roma)) in a 3-on-5 handicap Survivor Series match |
1991
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Attendance | Final match |
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January 19 | Royal Rumble | Miami Arena | Miami, Florida | 16,000 | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
March 24 | WrestleMania VII | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Los Angeles, California | 16,158 | Sgt. Slaughter (c) vs. Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
August 26 | SummerSlam | Madison Square Garden | New York, New York | 20,000 | Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior vs. Sgt. Slaughter, General Adnan, and Col. Mustafa in a 2-on-3 handicap match |
November 27 | Survivor Series | Joe Louis Arena | Detroit, Michigan | 17,500 | Big Boss Man and The Legion Of Doom (Hawk and Animal) vs. Irwin R. Schyster and The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) in a 3-on-3 Survivor Series match |
December 3 | This Tuesday in Texas | Freeman Coliseum | San Antonio, Texas | 8,000 | The Undertaker (c) vs. Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
1992
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Attendance | Final match |
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January 19 | Royal Rumble | Knickerbocker Arena | Albany, New York | 17,000 | 30-man Royal Rumble match for the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
April 5 | WrestleMania VIII | Hoosier Dome | Indianapolis, Indiana | 62,167 | Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice |
August 29 (aired August 31) |
SummerSlam | Wembley Stadium | Brent, London, England | 80,355 | Bret Hart (c) vs. The British Bulldog for the WWF Intercontinental Championship |
November 25 | Survivor Series | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield Township, Ohio | 18,000 | Bret Hart (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
1993
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Attendance | Final match |
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January 24 | Royal Rumble | ARCO Arena | Sacramento, California | 16,000 | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
April 4 | WrestleMania IX | Caesars Palace | Paradise, Nevada | 16,891 | Yokozuna (c) vs. Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
June 13 | King of the Ring | Nutter Center | Dayton, Ohio | 6,500 | Bret Hart vs. Bam Bam Bigelow in the King of the Ring tournament final |
August 30 | SummerSlam | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | 23,954 | Yokozuna (c) vs. Lex Luger for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
November 24 | Survivor Series | Boston Garden | Boston, Massachusetts | 15,509 | The All Americans (Lex Luger, The Undertaker, and The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner)) vs. The Foreign Fanatics (Yokozuna, Ludvig Borga, Jacques Rougeau, and Crush) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series match |
1994
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Attendance | Final match |
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January 22 | Royal Rumble | Providence Civic Center | Providence, Rhode Island | 14,500 | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
March 20 | WrestleMania X | Madison Square Garden | New York, New York | 18,065 | Yokozuna (c) vs. Bret Hart for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
June 19 | King of the Ring | Baltimore Arena | Baltimore, Maryland | 12,000 | Roddy Piper vs. Jerry Lawler |
August 29 | SummerSlam | United Center | Chicago, Illinois | 23,300 | The Undertaker vs. "The Undertaker" |
November 23 | Survivor Series | Freeman Coliseum | San Antonio, Texas | 10,001 | The Undertaker vs. Yokozuna in a casket match |
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Raw-branded event | SmackDown-branded event |
2003
Raw-branded event | SmackDown-branded event |
2004
Raw-branded event | SmackDown-branded event |
2005
Raw-branded event | SmackDown-branded event |
2006
Raw-branded event | SmackDown-branded event | ECW-branded event |
2007
Raw-branded event | SmackDown-branded event |
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
The WWE Network launched on February 24, 2014. Every pay-per-view event from this point forward aired on both traditional PPV outlets and the WWE Network. However, beginning with NXT Arrival, several additional events began airing exclusively on the Network. These Network exclusives are noted as "Network exclusive". Beginning in 2021, some countries saw their version of the WWE Network merge under another streaming platform (e.g., in the United States, the WWE Network merged under Peacock on March 18, 2021). The "Network exclusive" note from 2021 forward also covers these other platforms.
NXT-branded event |
2015
NXT-branded event |
2016
Raw-branded event | SmackDown-branded event | NXT-branded event |
2017
Raw-branded event | SmackDown-branded event | NXT-branded event | United Kingdom-branded event |
2018
Raw-branded event | SmackDown-branded event | NXT-branded event | United Kingdom-branded event |
2019
SmackDown-branded event | NXT-branded event | NXT UK-branded event |
2020
NXT-branded event | NXT UK-branded event |
2021
NXT-branded event |
2022
NXT-branded event |
2023
NXT-branded event |
Upcoming event schedule
2023
NXT-branded event |
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Notes |
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November 4 | Crown Jewel[17] | Mohammed Abdu Arena | Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia | |
November 25 | Survivor Series[18] | Allstate Arena | Rosemont, Illinois | |
December 9 | Deadline[19] | Total Mortgage Arena | Bridgeport, Connecticut | Network exclusive |
2024
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Notes |
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January 27 | Royal Rumble[20] | Tropicana Field | St. Petersburg, Florida | |
February 24 | Elimination Chamber: Perth[21] | Optus Stadium | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
April 6 | WrestleMania XL[22] | Lincoln Financial Field | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Will air as a two-part event |
April 7 | ||||
August 31 | Bash In Berlin[23] | Mercedes-Benz Arena | Berlin, Germany | |
Number of events by year
Overall total — 498 (8 more confirmed)
Most PPV and livestreaming supercard event matches
These ten wrestlers have the most matches as of Fastlane 2023.
Rank | Wrestler | No. of PPV matches[24] | First PPV match | Latest PPV match |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Randy Orton | 181 | SummerSlam 2003 | WrestleMania Backlash 2022 |
2 | Kane | 176 | SummerSlam 1995 | Royal Rumble 2021 |
3 | The Undertaker | 174 | Survivor Series 1990 | WrestleMania 36 |
4 | Triple H | 173 | SummerSlam 1995 | Super ShowDown 2019 |
5 | John Cena | 165 | Vengeance 2002 | Fastlane 2023 |
6 | Edge | 145 | SummerSlam 1998 | WrestleMania 39 |
7 | Chris Jericho | 144 | Unforgiven 1999 | Greatest Royal Rumble |
8 | Big Show | 142 | WrestleMania XV | SummerSlam 2017 |
9 | The Miz | 132 | Armageddon 2004 | Payback 2023 |
10 | Rey Mysterio | 122 | SummerSlam 2002 | Fastlane 2023 |
- The list refers to data from The Internet Wrestling Database and may differ from the actual number of matches.
Themed events
Many WWE events are thematic, centered on particular types of matches, or have an annually recurring main event. Most themed or gimmick events (sans the "Big Five" events) are roughly treated like filler themed events to carry the audience until the next event dating back to the days when the In Your House system was used.[25]
Event | Feature |
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Current | |
Royal Rumble | Features the Royal Rumble match[26][27][28] |
Elimination Chamber | Features the Elimination Chamber match[29][30][31][32] |
Money in the Bank | Features the Money in the Bank ladder match[33] |
Extreme Rules | Generally features at least one Extreme Rules match, while other matches are variants of hardcore wrestling.[34][35] |
Survivor Series | Features elimination-style matches, particularly the traditional Survivor Series match.[36] Carried an interbrand theme from 2016 to 2021,[37] and then themed on the WarGames match beginning in 2022.[38] |
Night of Champions | Features championship matches. From 2007 to 2015, the theme was that every active WWE championship of the main roster was defended;[39][40] this event was replaced by Clash of Champions in 2016 with a similar concept. Night of Champions was reinstated in 2023, but not every main roster championship was defended. |
Former | |
The Wrestling Classic | Featured The Wrestling Classic, a single-elimination tournament[41] |
Invasion | All of the matches were between the WWF and The Alliance of WCW and ECW.[42] |
King of the Ring | Featured the King of the Ring tournament.[43] |
Bad Blood | Featured the Hell in a Cell match.[44] |
One Night Stand | The pay-per-views were themed around the original Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion and consisted of various hardcore-based matches.[45][35] Extreme Rules replaced this event in 2009 and continued the concept of featuring various hardcore-based matches.[34] |
Taboo Tuesday, later Cyber Sunday | Fans were able to vote on the matches, such as opponents or stipulations.[46] |
Breaking Point | Featured matches with "give up" stipulations, such as submission matches and I Quit matches.[47] |
Fatal 4-Way | Featured Fatal 4-Way matches[48][49] |
Bragging Rights | The Raw and SmackDown brands would compete against one another for the Bragging Rights trophy and a 14-man tag team match between the two brands would take place;[50][51] following the return of the brand extension in 2016, Survivor Series took on the brand competition theme where Raw and SmackDown competed for brand supremacy until 2021 (NXT was also involved in 2019). |
Greatest Royal Rumble | Featured the Greatest Royal Rumble match, a 50-man Royal Rumble match where the winner received the Greatest Royal Rumble trophy and championship belt.[52][53] |
Cruiserweight Classic Finale | The culmination of a 32-man single-elimination tournament featuring competitors 205 lbs. and under (designated as cruiserweights) |
United Kingdom Championship Tournament | The event included a single-elimination tournament based around the United Kingdom Championship, featuring competitors from the United Kingdom and around the world. |
Mae Young Classic Finale | The culmination of a 32-woman single-elimination tournament. |
Evolution | Female-only event themed around WWE's various women's divisions.[54] |
Worlds Collide | The event was themed around interbrand competition between the NXT and NXT UK brands (205 Live was also involved in 2019). The event previously included an interbrand single-elimination tournament.[55] There was also a four-episode mini series spun off from the original event in 2019 that aired exclusively on the WWE Network and it also involved Raw and SmackDown. |
Clash of Champions | Every active WWE championship available to Raw and SmackDown was defended (205 Live was also involved in 2019).[56] |
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | At least one match was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, while individual tables matches, ladder matches, and chairs matches would occasionally also take place.[57] The 2014 event was promoted as "TLC: Tables, Ladders, Chairs... and Stairs" and included a steel stairs match.[58] |
NXT WarGames | Featured the WarGames match |
Hell in a Cell | Featured the Hell in a Cell match[44] |
See also
- List of AEW ppv events
- List of major Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide events
- List of ECW supercards and ppv events
- List of FMW supercards and ppv events
- List of GFW specials and ppv events
- List of MLW specials and ppv events
- List of NWA ppv events
- List of major NJPW events
- List of ROH ppv events
- List of TNA / Impact Wrestling ppv events
- List of Impact Plus events
- List of WCCW supercard events
- List of WCW closed-circuit events and ppv events
- List of WCW Clash of the Champions shows
- List of WWE Saturday Night's Main Event shows
- List of WWE Tribute to the Troops shows
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