3 elements needed for a WWE PPV to be a classic

#1 Rewatchability

That's a pretty good way to kick off a show...

I don't know if I'd call WrestleMania 35 a "classic" yet - these things also need the benefit of time to determine (an element I would have added to this list but three is a pretty nice number so, I'll just shove it into this entry) - but I can tell you one thing: I love to rewatch the crud out of that show.

Not every match was a barnburner, of course. In fact, if you were a barn, you were probably pretty safe if you were in attendance in New Jersey that day. But, the entertainment level was off the charts and there were more than a handful of amazing moments.

Starting the show off with the Brock Lesnar/Seth Rollins Universal Title match, and Seth's astounding win. It was the rush of adrenaline the show needed. Kofi Kingston's historic WWE Championship win over Daniel Bryan will be replayed on WWE Network for years. John Cena bringing back his "Doctor of Thuganomics" schtick for one night was also an unexpected treat.

My point is that if a PPV event is going to be considered a classic, it has to be one that you can throw on TV and watch from beginning to end, and be just as entertained as the first time you saw it.

It's why the Royal Rumble is one of the few shows a year that has more potential to be a classic than the others. The Rumble match itself has so many opportunities for surprises, moments, and making history, that you really just need to make sure the rest of the card is up to snuff.

Now, I turn it over to you guys. Based on this criteria, what do you consider a classic PPV? It doesn't necessarily have to be a WWE PPV, either. WCW, ECW, Impact, even AEW - Double or Nothing is actually looking more and more like a classic to me the more I watch it. Share it in the comments below and let's go and watch them.