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There's nothing quite like a good WWE Pay Per View.
If a show goes off well, it can be one of the most exciting and entertaining nights in the company's calendar.
From old staples like the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, to more recent additions like Money in the Bank and the NXT: TakeOver events, a good pay per view can stay in the minds of fans long after the show has drawn to a close.
But sometimes, a pay per view will come and go and hardly be remembered.
For whatever reason, some shows the WWE spent weeks, if not months planning, will be forgotten by fans just days later.
Here are five obscure WWE Pay Per Views only the most hardcore of fans will be able to remember.
#5. Breaking Point (2009)
From 2009-2010, something changed in the WWE PPV landscape.
Gone were classic events like One Night Stand, No Way Out and Judgement Day, as shows focused on specific stipulations began to crop up. Though some of these new PPVs have become staples of their own (Hell in a Cell for example), one that fans probably don't remember is Breaking Point.
Based around submission-based matches, the show saw the team of Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase topple DX in a Submissions Tag Team match, whilst John Cena dethroned WWE Champion in an I-Quit match. In the main event, CM Punk retained the World Heavyweight Title from The Undertaker, despite the Deadman never tapping out to Punk's Anaconda Vice.
And before you ask, yes, Breaking Point was held in Montreal, and after this show, was never brought back to pay per view ever again.
#4. Fatal 4-Way (2010)
In the months that followed Breaking Point hit screens, the WWE went all out on their match-branded events. After the success of TLC in December 2009 and Elimination Chamber in February 2010, the company hoped to do well once more with Fatal 4-Way.
Taking place in May, the show was dominated as you can imagine, by Fatal 4-Way matches, as the Divas Championship, World Heavyweight Championship and WWE Championship were all defended in the match-type.
The numbers clearly weren't in the champion's favour, as each title changed hands, with Alicia Fox, Rey Mysterio and Sheamus winning the respective titles. Despite the show leading to a major change in WWE storylines at the time, the show did 35,000 fewer buys than the show it had replaced (2009's The Bash) and the idea was quickly retired.
#3. WWE Global Warning (2002)
The WWE may have showcased their roster down under at last year's Super Show Down, but a mere 16 years earlier, the company had a similar showing in Australia. Bizarrely referred to as a tour, Global Warning took place on August 10, 2002 at the Colonial Stadium in Australia, and was the company's first tour in 16 years.
A highly exciting night for those being able to see WWE live (many of whom for the first time), the company certainly delivered, as in the main event, Undisputed Champion The Rock defeated both Triple H and The Undertaker to retain the gold.
Despite being a Pay Per View under WWE's definition, the show was never actually streamed, and instead was released on Home Video that year, before being released again with Super Show Down on DVD in 2018.
#2. WWE Bragging Rights (2009-2010)
Another pay per view that debuted in late 2009, WWE Bragging Rights aimed to determine which brand was superior once and for all: Monday Night RAW or Friday Night SmackDown.
An interesting concept, the show saw matches pitting RAW Superstars against SmackDown Superstars, with the brand with the most wins at the end of the night getting the titular bragging rights. In 2009, it was SmackDown who reigned supreme, and the blue brand were able to go 2-0 the following year.
Despite the show being an interesting concept, the 2010 event drew a measly 9,000 fans to the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which may explain why it was cancelled. In recent years though, the concept of Bragging Rights has returned at Survivor Series, as the November tradition has become about brand supremacy much like the defunct pay per view.
#1. Rock Bottom (1998)
When The Rock captured his first WWF Championship at Survivor Series 1998, change came fast. No longer the People's Champion, the Brahma Bull sided with the villainous Corporation, who vowed to give The Rock everything he wanted. What he wanted, was his very own Pay Per View.
Labelled Rock Bottom, the show was dripping in the Great One, as banner's of the newly-heel turned Rock hung from the entrance throughout the entire night. What should have been a perfect night for The Rock quickly turned ugly, as he was lost his WWF title match to Mankind thanks to the Mandible Claw.
In a brazen act of evil though, Mr. McMahon said that since Rock had never tapped, he would remain the champion, a slap in the face to Foley, who had been on the receiving end of a Screwjob the prior month.
