Well That Could of Been Better

So let's face it, there's been many times a company promotes a PPV and you say 'That should be good' but it ends up being not living up to what you expected. So I've decided to list 4 PPV's (One from each company I can think off)that should of been better then they actually were.

Guilty As Charged 2001
The last ECW PPV should of left with a bang instead we got something off a mess to be honest. First off the ECW style of PPV's were anything can happen and new matches are added in an instance was pretty predictable but this point and the hurting Joel Gertner to get Cyrus on commentary was again something unneeded. With that said lets look at some of the matches.
1) Although the official opening between Doring & Roadkill vs. Hot Commodity for the Tag titles wasn't bad the new tag champs should of got an established team to go over on and not this new team.
2) Nova's new gimmick of making the save and getting into surprise matches on PPV's was rather dumb as you should actually promote your talent for PPV's and not rely on surprises.
3) Simon Diamond, Johnny Swinger, Balls Mahoney, Chilly Willy, Blue Meanie & Jasmin St. Claire being sacrificed to Rhino shouldn't of been on PPV at all but it was probably better then then tag match we would of had to sit through.
4) The ECW title match between Corino, Credible and Sandman just seemed like random bumps and wasn't as good as it could of been. When you combine that with the fact Sandman won the title and then had Rhino demand a title match which resulted in him destroying the Sandman for a couple of minutes and taking the title. It was just made you think what was the point? Sadly this happens to much in wrestling today.
5) The main event of RVD vs. Jerry Lynn was no where near as good as their other classics in ECW, the series seemed to go downhill instead of improve. Also Jerry as a heel really didn't work.

Now it wasn't all bad, the triple threat tag to decide the number one contenders was an excellent match which was expected when you look at who was in it. Also the Dreamer-C.W. Anderson I Quit match was truly epic . Overall this PPV made you realise that ECW had no real stars any more and although the roster was hugely talented it doesn't matter unless you have stars in them. It was really a case of who are they and same old same old in the same show.

Bash at the Beach 1999
People say that the last good WCW PPV was Spring Stampede of the same year, it was a truly great show. Bash at the Beach had plenty of stories going in and interesting matches however it didn't do that well really. 
1) The opener of Disco Inferno vs. The Cat had a random story and very little good moments. Disco wasn't a bad wrestler but the Cat revolved around dancing, kicks and the 'Red Shoes' which made his matches boring.
2) David Flair vs. Dean Malenko for the US title was never gonna work. Combine that with the havoc that occurred with interference and referee bumps meant it was perfect for some TNA main events! Flair has never gotten wrestling like his dad did and has always only ever been able to deliver OK matches, this was a dumb move by WCW really.
3) The No Limit Soldiers vs. The West Texas Rednecks was bases around I don't like the music you listen too. Combine that with the fact an awful rapper was apart of the story meant this was over before it started. Luckily guys like Curt Hennig, Barry Windham and Rey Mysterio carried the match itself.
4) The Junkyard Hardcore brawl lasted too long, had too many guys and too much going on. There was no way you could catch everything that was going on. It also did very little in the long haul.
5) The less said about the Bagwell-Piper boxing match the better, it was just awful and should of never gone on.
6) The main event wasn't all that bad however with the fact it was a tag match that had the World title on the line meant we had the old 'Can he trust his tag partner storyline'. Savage winning the belt did nothing as he lost it to Hogan 24 hours later (that happened twice in WCW). 

The only saving grace was the Jersey Triad (DDP, Bam Bam Bigelow & Chris Kanyon) defending the tag titles against Perry Saturn & Chris Benoit. This match was amazing and a must see, these 5 guys worked their asses off and stole the show.

Wrestlemania 15
The biggest show of the year should of been the best, hell it usually is however number 15 was not that and with several good reasons.
1) Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett defending the tag titles against Test & D'Lo Brown was just random especially when you think that Test and D'Lo won a battle royal to get the shot which was stupid when WWE had plenty of tag teams. It also got little time so it could of been better.
2) Butterbean and Bart Gunns brawl for all lasted less then a minute and simple destroyed the entire Brawl for All. What was funny was the hype video before hand probably lasted longer than the match itself.
3) Sable vs. Tori was just a random story and wasn't very good. What was more off putting was Tori's outfit which was Giant Gonzalez type, seriously look it up. But the biggest thing was that Sable wasn't a wrestler really and it showed, the Women's title really didn't mean anything then.
4) Shane McMahon vs. X-Pac was fun in parts however it relied heavily on interference and a heel turn. It should of been put on earlier and with less rules, Shane was great in no rule matches and these 2 could of done great things at Mania.
5) The Undertaker-Big Bossman Hell in a Cell has gone down as the worst Hell in a Cell ever and you can't really argue. The match which was built around Taker and Vince McMahon more then Bossman made no sense to be inside the structure that was designed to end feuds and not start them. It was a huge mess and the hanging afterwards was a dump idea when you consider the fact they were planning on using Bossman in the future and not kill him off.

There was some good parts though. The 4 way for the Intercontinental title was good fun and helped build Road Dogg as champion, even though he wasn't champion for much longer. The opening Hardcore title match was great which all the Hardcore titles matches were at the time. And of course the main event of Steve Austin vs. The Rock was great as expected, these 2 always had great matches and it wasn't any different here. Now with this being the biggest show of the year it should of been overall a better show instead there were too many negatives that just dragged the show down.

Sacrifice 2008
Truth be told it was a highlight video of this show that made me think about this subject that I'm writing about and with good reason I feel as this show had the ability to be great but it was just a big let down. Lets start looking at the show itself.
1) One of the big draws was the crowning of new Tag team champions but there was a problem. TNA decided to mix actual full time teams with Lethal Lottery type mixes, which of course resulted in 2 guys feuding teaming up and then some completely random teams. With only 3 full time teams in the 8 team tournament you kind of knew what was gonna happen. What was a big mistake was not having the previous champions of AJ Styles & Tomko in the tournament instead we got AJ and the short lived Super Eric! I would of preferred a smaller tournament or a least a tournament with teams that made sense, you can't make people believe that 2 random guys will win a tournament for the titles and that 2 feuding guys will put aside their differences just to be champions.
2) The show had the X-Division Terror Dome match which I've never really liked as it's just a series of big bumps. Combine that with the fact there were just too many guys in such a small space made the match a mess. It was also added that the winner will get a space in the main event replacing Kurt Angle meant only one man would win which was Kazarian who was the only one who had gotten a push and received a title match in the past.
3) The Knockouts Battle Royal was a bit of a waste of time, like many battle royals on PPVs. But with the 2 winners having to wrestle in a ladder match to decide who would get a title shot and who would have their head shaved. To their credit Roxxi and Gail Kim put on a good ladder match but for little reason.
4) The finals of the tag tournament being Team 3D vs. LAX was predictable and something that had been overdone at the time. They could of had Christian Cage & Rhino win the tag titles as they were a good team and hadn't been in the title picture before. This was TNA just saying let's stick with guys who have been their before and not try something new.
5) Although the main event wasn't bad it was hindered by the fact Kazarian had to wrestle a big match earlier in the night and that him and Samoa Joe was stuck with Scott Steiner, who may be talented but was a physical wreck at this time and couldn't give to much in his match. When you consider this was Joe's first defence it was a for gone conclusion that he would retain.

The biggest problem was this show had too much going on for such a short amount of time. They had an entire 8 team tournament, a terrordome, a battle royal, a ladder match and a triple threat. Really TNA should of known that less can be more.

So there you have it 4 PPV's that in my view should of been better then there were. One of the things that all 4 have in common is that they were trying to be too ambitious and do too much. They dreamed big and got little as a result, now this isn't always the case look at most Mania's that consist of dream matches and are some of the best shows however sometimes dreaming too big can do some damage it seems.