Should WWE do away with PPV's named after Gimmick matches ?

Posted by Sebrina Pilcher on Wednesday, May 8, 2024
I do not want to see the older PPV brands come back. With the gimmick themed PPV brands you know what to expect. TLC has 4 gimmicks in one: Tables, Ladders, Chairs, and TLC. Elimination Chamber, Hell In a Cell, and Money In the Bank feature matches containing their gimmick namesake match type. Night of Champions has every belt on the line. Over the Limit is more open, but has featured types such as the I Quit match. Brands such as Unforgiven, No Mercy, and Backlash all need to stay in the past. None of them stood out from the other. There was literally nothing separating an Unforgiven card from a No Mercy card, and the Big 4 were always made to be superior, so my mindset was often why bother with these lesser shows? I'd rather know what's coming, and with the gimmick themed shows we get just that.

The current PPV lineup is just fine other than two little things I would change. Chances are Payback is just going to be about as pointless as No Way Out or Capitol Punishment, although it is still worth giving a chance. I'd put it where Extreme Rules is and get rid of that brand. Extreme Rules continues to be my least favorite PPV brand and I doubt that will change this year. If Payback is moved to April then that also frees up a summer slot for Over the Limit, which I would move there. That makes Hell In a Cell the only October PPV event. That's where Over the Limit used to be anyhow, I don't understand why it got moved to October where it is doomed to likely have the lowest buy rate of the year. Why do they keep insisting on having two October PPV's and then get upset when they don't get the desired number of PPV buys? It's not rocket science, WWE. There's absolutely no reason to do 2 PPV's in October. NONE.

So, yes, I am in favor of keeping the gimmick themed PPV brands. Why bring back the old names and have 8 shows per year that are interchangeable other than their name when they can continue to make the lesser shows stand out from each other regardless of how far away they are from the Big 4 in historical value? I hope the old PPV brands never come back and that they continue to build on the importance of the brands they currently have. They struggle enough with convincing fans to purchase the shows as it is. If the fans know what type of match is coming, the WWE can focus more on the storyline leading into the match to help make them want to buy it as opposed to worrying about what type of card to make when they have enough to be concerned about with promos and building up to each PPV.

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