Ranking every WWE pay-per-view in 2019 so far from worst to best

We are at the halfway stage of 2019 and man, what a crazy year it has been so far. The year began with a renewed sense of optimism, with a tasty road to WrestleMania lying ahead. There were a couple of NXT call-ups, all with varied success on the main roster so far. We even got heartwarming news in February that Roman Reigns had entered remission from his leukemia.

This year was going so good that at one point, it seemed like 2019 would be the year where WWE would not have a post-WrestleMania lull. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. In fact, this year has been the complete opposite of that. WWE's weekly programming has become pretty stale, with TV ratings and attendance figures dwindling down. Hopefully, the tide will be turned with Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff getting new roles, in charge of Raw and Smackdown respectively.

Despite all the madness with the product, the quality of WWE's pay-per-view events has been pretty great. This just shows the immense level of talent that the WWE main roster has on their hands. Almost every show in 2019 has come away as a net positive, making this year one of the best in terms of pay-per-view quality. There were seven shows in the first half of the year, with a lot of fun matches and moments throughout them.

Here is every WWE pay-per-view in 2019 so far ranked from worst to best.

#7 Super Showdown

Every time WWE goes to Saudi Arabia for a show, it ends up being a big disappointment. While not as bad as last year's Crown Jewel event, Super ShowDown did not exactly cover itself in glory. As expected, the consequences of this show were minimal. It did help to set up matches for the next pay-per-view event, but a lot of the bouts in Jeddah were thrown together.

There were a lot of problems, like Shane McMahon beating Roman Reigns and the general lack of reaction from the crowd. There were some good things as well though, with Finn Balor and Andrade having a great Intercontinental title match. The hometown victory for Mansoor in the 50-man battle royal was another good moment, one that garnered a massive reaction.

However, this show will be remembered for its disappointing main event between Goldberg and the Undertaker. Both of them are absolute legends of the industry, but the match they had proved that WWE has to let go of the past. The closing stages of the match were an absolute disaster, with both men risking their health and well-being.

Overall, Super ShowDown did much more bad than good for WWE. It just seems like the company always makes the weirdest decisions at the Saudi shows. Coincidence? Probably not.

#6 Stomping Grounds

Stomping Grounds is a perfect example of why you shouldn't write a PPV off before it happens. Most fans jumped to the conclusion that Stomping Grounds would be a terrible show just because of the stale product that WWE was putting on weekly. However, the talent worked really hard to make this show a decent one.

The first half of the pay-per-view was really great, with two fantastic tag team matches involving the likes of the New Day, the Planet's Tag Team Champions and Heavy Machinery. Ricochet surprisingly won the United States Championship from Samoa Joe while the action was solid throughout the night.

The second half of the show might not have been that great, but there was nothing terrible. Even the lumbering WWE Championship steel cage match provided an excellent finish, with Kofi Kingston diving through the ropes to touch the floor before Dolph Ziggler could, to win the match.

The main event may have been an underwhelming and prolonged angle, but the payoff was good. Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch standing tall at the end of the show was a fun moment, capping off a solid night that exceeded expectations.

#5 Elimination Chamber

The Elimination Chamber matches on this show were both world-class, keeping the show at a respectable position. Everything else in between ranged from terrible to decent, as WWE built nicely towards WrestleMania.

This show saw the crowning of the first-ever WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, as Sasha Banks and Bayley survived one hell of a Chamber match. It was better than it had any right to be, thanks to great performances from Sasha and Bayley, as well as the tandem of Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose.

However, the undisputed match of the night was the WWE Championship main event. It certainly ranks up there among the greatest Elimination Chamber matches in history. There was a tremendous story being told, as Kofi Kingston came seconds away from winning the title from Daniel Bryan.

It wasn't meant to be, but this match was the perfect pre-cursor to KofiMania and the month and a half that would follow. The match was tremendous and should be remembered as one of the best in the entire year.

#4 Fastlane

An emotional moment between three brothers.

Fastlane has generally been a lackluster pay-per-view, mainly because of the somewhat predictable build to WrestleMania. This year was a real exception, as this might have been the greatest Fastlane pay-per-view yet.

It was a show built around multi-man matches, with triple threats and fatal-4-ways dominating the card. The Raw Tag Team Championship got a great spotlight, as The Revival retained their titles in a hard-fought triple threat match. Samoa Joe did the same with his United States title against R-Truth, Andrade and Rey Mysterio.

The match of the night may have been Daniel Bryan's successful WWE Championship defense against Kevin Owens and Mustafa Ali, but the moment of the night came in the main event. The Shield reunited once again to take on the villainous trio of Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre.

It was Roman Reigns' first match back following his leukemia, and what a way to return. The Big Dog put on a great shift alongside his Shield brothers, as the Hounds of Justice reigned victorious for the final time in a pay-per-view setting.

#3 Money in the Bank

Like Stomping Grounds, Money in the Bank is a show that took place in the midst of declining ratings. The card was an exciting one, as these events tend to be, and it certainly delivered. It was a good day at the office for the WWE main roster Superstars.

It was an especially good night for Bayley, who won the women's Money in the Bank briefcase to open the main show. She would end the night as the Smackdown Women's Champion, as she cashed in on Charlotte Flair after the entire story of 'Becky Two Belts', a great hook on the show.

Seth Rollins defeated AJ Styles in one of the best matches of the entire year, one that involved a lot of slick moves and counters. It was an absolute treat for the fans, proving that no matter how the booking is, WWE can still put on some killer matches.

The show's main event was an absolute barnburner, with an intriguing plot device. The men's Money in the Bank ladder featured the likes of Finn Balor, Andrade, Ricochet and Ali. Everybody in the match busted their ass and made it one of the greatest briefcase matches ever, until that ending.

Brock Lesnar made a shocking appearance as the mystery eighth man in the match and simply won, rendering the past twenty minutes of carnage, mayhem and sacrifice all for nothing. It was still a great match and a great show, nonetheless.

#2 Royal Rumble

Hardly ever talked about in the WWE's current climate, Royal Rumble 2019 is one of the biggest hidden gem pay-per-views in recent history. The card was stacked, certainly, the most stacked a Royal Rumble has been. Aside from the two 30-person showcases, there were two world title matches, a tag title match and two of the biggest women's title matches WWE could book, aside from the WrestleMania main event.

The females did steal the show, as Becky Lynch vs Asuka and Sasha Banks vs Ronda Rousey were both excellent. The Man, who tapped out to Asuka earlier, would show up later and enter the women's Rumble match. It lifted the entire match to no ends, taking it from average to memorable in next to no time.

The men's side was not too bad either. Aside from AJ Styles vs Daniel Bryan playing in front of a dead crowd, we got Finn Balor vs Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship. The show-closing men's Rumble match may not have been the best, but it did provide some fun surprises.

The biggest one came when Nia Jax attacked R-Truth and entered her second Rumble of the night. She would end up eating a Superkick, a 619 and an RKO. But, the big winner was Seth Rollins, who won the match from the number 10 spot.

Of course, both Rumble winners went on to have bigger and more memorable triumphs. But let us not overlook the fact that WWE was spot on with the two Royal Rumble winners. Not bad for the first Rumble at a baseball stadium.

#1 WrestleMania

It isn't exactly a common occurrence that the WWE completely listens to the fans. But that's what happened at WrestleMania 35. This may have been the most feel-good WrestleMania of all time, with all three big championship matches ending with the babyface standing tall.

There were a whopping sixteen matches on the show, making it the longest WWE pay-per-view of all time. But, the placement of the matches was done perfectly. The opening angle between Brock Lesnar and Seth Rollins was a huge hit, followed by a slur of decent matches with some fun action in them.

The biggest and most emotional moment of the night was obviously Kofi Kingston's WWE Championship victory over Daniel Bryan. It was near-perfect, from the video package to the match to the celebrations. One of the greatest things to happen at WrestleMania in years.

Following that, it was hard for much to get over with the crowd. Some of the matches on the Raw side suffered due to the excessive length of the show. That was perfectly demonstrated by Triple H's No Holds Barred match with Batista, which was entertaining but could have done with around five minutes shaved off.

The moments kept on coming, as John Cena returned as the Doctor of Thuganomics to crush Elias and the women got to main event the Show of Shows. Ronda Rousey, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch faced each other in a Winner Takes All triple threat match for both the Raw and Smackdown Women's Championships.

Again, the crowd was battered at this point, sitting at MetLife Stadium for seven hours now. It was a tough task for the ladies, but they did deliver one hell of a match. Aside from the sloppy finish, the main event of WrestleMania 35 was one of the better ones in recent history. Becky Lynch winning the titles completed the trifecta of big babyface victories on this show, proving that WWE does listen to the fans.

Those moments certainly make WrestleMania 35 the best WWE pay-per-view of the year so far, despite its epic length.