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The 15 Best Pay-Per-Views Ever: photos
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, R! b. w) E9 x. C" [A hard-hitting Divas match was one of the highlights of Survivor Series 1995.
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& k3 p! b) W: HBret Hart defeated Diesel for the WWE Championship in a brutal No Disqualification Match.
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In a Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match, Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson teamed with British Bulldog and Sid to face Dean Douglas, Yokozuna, Owen Hart and Razor Ramon.
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1 v$ \1 D9 c5 t1 n8 fThe Undertaker, Fatu, Savio Vega and Henry Godwinn swept King Mabel's Royals in their bout.
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( [- K8 v! B' I1 SSpike Dudley teamed with Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman to take on The Dudley Boyz at ECW Heat Wave 1998.0 c# D. Z, J4 L. `, M
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Masato Tanaka and Mike Awesome went all-out in their hardcore war., a4 x4 u" o2 J4 y6 Z; }
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Ricky Steamboat had his first singles match since 1994 against Chris Jericho at Backlash 2009.
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Matt and Jeff Hardy collided in a vicious "I Quit" Match on the same show." Y* x9 V5 c* u8 z
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Though Matt quit, his brother still put him through a table.& I3 }1 U# c8 r# t' t% m9 V
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Scott Hall and Kevin Nash started their takeover of WCW at Bash at the Beach 1996.
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9 }# b: d. s9 ^$ x! W* l$ o: A. ENobody expected Hulk Hogan to join their crew.
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' V/ ^! |% @9 i* \( @5 |) LJohn Cena and Brock Lesnar threw everything at each other in their Extreme Rules Match at the pay-per-view of the same name in 2012.
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0 Q$ t- E1 q' |- H+ u8 VBret Hart had Calgary behind him as he led The Hart Foundation into battle at In Your House: Canadian Stampede.% q0 L: ~( c! O: F
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+ Y* m! A0 i& x# G7 d$ wThe Harts emerged victorious in a 10-Man Tag Team Match against a squad captained by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
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The Rock defeated Kurt Angle to win the WWE Title at No Way Out 2001.
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Austin and Triple H collided in a Three Stages of Hell Match that night.
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& }, \ ~& `' a- MThe Game took the second fall, a Street Fight.
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: L3 w3 Q1 }: p7 @! q) n7 h% j% g0 mTriple H won the ensuing Steel Cage Match to take the victory, two falls to one.
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With the help of his family, Bray Wyatt defeated Kane.: L6 }: c [& y( i" Y6 B
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! W6 x8 Z7 Z, l% U/ H# Q9 gCM Punk threw every strike he could at Brock Lesnar, but on that night, The Best was unable to unseat The Beast.
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With the WWE Universe behind him, Daniel Bryan defeated John Cena for the WWE Title.
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Triple H immediately assisted Money in the Bank contract holder Randy Orton in dethroning Bryan.# p6 y: R5 h/ N0 \( P* C
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WrestleMania III will go down as a landmark pay-per-view in WWE history.
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93,173 people jam-packed the Pontiac Silverdome to see Hulk Hogan battle Andre the Giant.
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Hogan bodyslammed The Eighth Wonder of the World to retain his WWE Title.% w6 n* X+ q$ B- b) \6 @
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5 d" S3 ]8 a( \4 `6 I3 T/ oThe worldwide audience was also treated to an instant classic between Ricky Steamboat and "Macho Man" Randy Savage.: ?( j7 B( G( R R
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, |) x T& X% b/ P$ F3 d6 [0 qDustin Rhodes clashed with Bunkhouse Buck in a Bunkhouse Match at Spring Stampede 1994.4 K! ?* T( \1 K+ T' W
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Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat renewed their rivalry that night, as well.% x+ J# h( e0 z- J% A3 b' z
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Flair retained the title in a No-Contest that could be favorably compared with their epic 1989 trilogy.
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Triple H defended the WWE Championship against Cactus Jack in a brutal Street Fight.
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John Cena tried to prevent CM Punk from leaving WWE with the WWE Championship at Money in the Bank 2011.& x1 p8 M9 r) j! C, k2 C% r
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& d5 u! V2 D: {% ]- iDespite Mr. McMahon's meddling, The Second City Saint absconded into the Chicago night with the title.$ a" ^$ S9 N6 c5 M/ b% ~! {
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The Undertaker continued his epic Streak with a win over Triple H at WrestleMania X-Seven.
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With Mr. McMahon's help, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin defeated The Rock to win the WWE Title. |
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