The Worst Pay-Per-View Match Ever

[El-P]

Taker has *a lot* of brutal matches. It's funny how he got that rep of super worker because of a bunch of self-conscious epics at Mania.

[Mr. Lacelle]

Trips vs HBK from Royal Rumble 04? To me boring is the worst sin a match can commit & that one was tedious beyond all reason.

[ChuckScumm]

Terry Goody vs Johnny Ace in a street fight from UWF Beach Brawl.

[ButchReedMark]

Big Brian Adams vs Steve McMichael at Road Wild 1998 is the drizzling shits. It takes a lot to be the worst match on that card, but the former leader of the worst stable in wrestling history in the DOA and the man who dresses his dog carry it off with aplomb. It's so bad that it becomes hilarious, and then managed to get even worse in order to transcend that to be the worst thing to happen in wrestling since the Pongo vs Super Ninja match in Herb Abrams' UWF.

[Kil]

T & A vs Al Snow and Steve Blackman at Wrestlemania 2000 is certainly a candidate for worst Wrestlemania match, at least.

[Blehschmidt]

I'll third Taker&Kane vs Kronik as I had to watch that abortion live.

[flyonthewall2983]

The boxing match from WrestleMania II?

[Grimmas]

I really hate Bam Bam Bigelow vs. New Jack from Wrestlepalooza '98. It represents the worst in ECW: bloodletting with no purpose, stupid garbage brawls, and dangerous spots for the sake of a spot. A clearly woozy from blood loss New Jack jumping from the balcony to the concrete just to hit Bam Bam with a guitar is one of the most unnecessary and dumbest spots I've ever seen.

Oh my I loved that match. It's not good or anything, but it was exactly what you'd want from a New Jack vs Bam Bam match. Really a lot of fun.

[Mrzfn]

Don't think I've ever seen anything worse than that '91 GAB Scaffold Match. I don't hate the whole show like some do but holy hell was that one terrible.

[C.S.]

Don't know about "worst ever" but Brock Lesnar vs. Dean Ambrose was a disappointing bore, made even worse by the rumor that Ambrose actually pitched a lot of cool shit, only for it to be turned down - either for PG reasons or because they didn't want to overshadow Reigns.

 

How about the entire Beware of Dog I PPV where the lights went out? That must've been brutal for the live audience, and it was certainly frustrating for the PPV audience, who got blacked out and didn't realize what the hell was was happening.

 

Beware of Dog II at least redeemed itself with a classic Stone Cold/Savio Vega strap match and Ted DiBiase's final appearance.

[ghost]

Goldberg/Lesnar. You can argue the crowd was predestined to shit on them, but they didn't even try to engage them or give them something to cheer for. It was just a spit in the face of the audience.

[Strummer]

Big Al v Tank Abbott

[Death From Above]

I still have nightmares about Konnan vs. nWo black and white leader Stevie Ray.

[JerryvonKramer]

Sid vs. El Giante at Superbrawl I.

[Champagne]

Diesel vs. King Mabel at Summerslam 95.

 

I dreaded this match like a prostate exam and it was even more of a bummer than I feared it would be. Vince McMahon has a complete brain fart and puts Oz against the big fat guy from Men On A Mission in the main event of his second biggest PPV of the year. What results is a 9 minute mess with more Irish Whips than a Dublin S&M shop.

 

WCW were geniuses by comparison with Sid-Gigante, hiding two bums in a short gimmick match on the undercard.

[Rah]

Do the TNA One Night Only shows count as PPV? If so, pretty much any match from Knockouts Knockdown, then.

[Sportz Entertainment]

Lesnar-Undertaker at WMXXX would be a contender if it weren't for the shock ending. The match with Big Show and A-Train at WMXIX was pretty bad too considering it was meant to be a tag match and ended up being Taker beating the shite out of two people.

 

The HHH-Steiner match at No Way Out 2003 was awful. I never saw the Royal Rumble match.

[Judy Bagwell]

Nailz vs Virgil

Randy Savage vs Zodiac

Doomsday Cage Match Uncensored

Stacy keibler vs Major Guns

[Migs]

It's a cliche, but Jake v. Neidhart from Heroes of Wrestling is a true embarrassment to wrestling.

[Woof]

Did we forget Kennel In A Cell? I mean, I'd *like* to forget Kennel In A Cell, but I feel it deserves it's awfulness props.

[JaymeFuture]

I want to thank everybody for the contributions, we got to read many of them on the show, which is now available at the following link:

http://squaredcirclegazette.podbean.com/mf/play/nj3v3t/SCG_Radio_80_-_The_Worst_PPV_Match_Ever.mp3

Join us as we debate the Worst Pay-Per-View Match Ever! Taking your nominations for the lofty title, the panel runs the gauntlet and discusses some of the absolute worst drivel to ever see the light of day and collect your money in the process, including the Patterson Vs. Brisco Evening Gown Match, a litany of WCW Hulk Hogan bouts, the Bash 91 Scaffold Match, TNA's finer contributions, Triple H Vs. Scott Steiner, Undertaker Vs. Giant Gonzalez, Warrior Vs. Goldust, Lesnar Vs. Goldberg, Cole Vs. Lawler and countless more abominations to boot. A really fun show this week, check it out and let us know what you think!

[Judy Bagwell]

I missed the bus here but Ken Patera vs Bad News Brown at Summerslam 88 was brutally bad, Ken at that point looked like my Grandmother and moved like a statue, Bad News was also pretty fucking horrible and the match just sucked the air out of the Madison Garden crowd

[TheU_2001]

Sid vs. El Giante at Superbrawl I.

That match was burning garbage on a hot day bad. Ugh. Thankfully it was short. El Gigante in practically anything qualifies for this thread. His only fun match, while Inshould say 2 matches that are even worth watching at all are his match at Bash '90, which he never even legally enters the match, and his match with Zbyszko against Dustin Rhodes and Richard Morton at Starrcade '91. That's literally it. El Gigante sucked.

[Kardo]

Tyson Tomko vs. Stevie Richards WWE Unforgiven 2004