List of IWE pay-per-view events

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This article lists pay-per-view events promoted by IWE. IWE typically holds a pay-per-view event each month. In 2011, in the months May and October, IWE holds two. WrestleMania is shared with the months of March/April, if held in April, then no pay-per-view is produced in March. With the exception of WrestleMania, each event is scheduled for three hours, although they sometimes run short of that time. Pay-per-view events are a significant part of the revenue stream for IWE.

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History

It is a commonly held misconception that the first IWE, then known as the International Wrestling Federation (IWF), pay-per-view was November 1985's The Wrestling Classic, a tournament held at the Rosemont Horizon near Chicago, but the first WrestleMania event, in March of the same year, was available on pay-per-view in some markets. The first two WrestleManias were financial successes, and after WrestleMania III became a popular event in wrestling history, the IWF then decided to expand their pay-per-view offerings.

The first Survivor Series event occurred on November 29, 1987, scheduled to conflict with NWA's Starrcade. The IWF informed cable companies that if they chose to carry Starrcade, they would not be allowed to carry future IWF events. The vast majority of companies showed Survivor Series (only three opted to remain loyal to their contract with the NWA), and the resulting financial blow to Starrcade was in many ways the beginning of the end for Jim Crockett Promotions. The debut of the Royal Rumble in January 1988 was actually shown on the USA Network, where it drew the highest rating to that time in the network's history. The event became a pay-per-view the following year.

The first SummerSlam was held in Madison Square Garden in August 1988. The Royal Rumble in January, WrestleMania in March or April, SummerSlam in August, and Survivor Series in November – were the only annual pay-per-view offerings until 1993, when the IWF started the King of the Ring in June. In May, 1995, the IWF began offering pay-per-views in the months that did not already have one. Initially, the IWF used the In Your House brand, but beginning in 1996 began using other names to complement the In Your House name (such as Bad Blood and No Way Out), to avoid confusion. Until recently, International Wrestling Entertainment had a once-a-month pay-per-view schedule, which they had from the late '90s until 2003 totaling twelve a year. In 2004 they offered a 13th pay-per-view, and in 2005 they offered 14 PPV's, 2006 had 16, and 2007 had 14. In 2008, they ended New Year's Revolution, bringing the number of pay-per-views back to 14. The pay-per-view events in the United States are offered by In Demand, Dish Network or DirecTV.

The IWE ran two yearly pay-per-views which were exclusive to the UK up to 2003, but after the brand extension occurred they were removed in favor of international tours, with a TV taping included. Currently, IWE has the WrestleMania Revenge tour, after WrestleMania, at the beginning of the year and the Survivor Series tour, at the end of the year, in the UK. Each includes a Meltdown, Fusion, and an XCW taping. In Australia, IWE's pay-per-views are shown on Main Event. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, some pay-per-views are shown on Sky Sports 1 and others on Sky Box Office. Starting with the 2008 Royal Rumble, all IWE pay-per-views are broadcast in North America in High-definition, with similar HD broadcasts starting in the United Kingdom and Ireland from WrestleMania XXIV.

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IWE Pay Per View List

Date Event Venue City
January Royal Rumble Air Canada Centre Toronto, Canada
February Elimination Chamber XL Center Hartford, Connecticut
April WrestleMania Sun Life Stadium Miami, Florida
May Extreme Rules St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida
May Over the Limit Key Arena Seattle, Washington
June IWE Capitol Punishment Verizon Center Washington D.C.
July Money in the Bank Allstate Arena Chicago, Illinois
August SummerSlam Staples Center Los Angeles, California
September Night of Champions HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York
October Hell in a Cell New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
October Vengeance AT&T Center San Antonio, Texas
November Survivor Series Madison Square Garden New York City, New York
Dececember TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Brand Extension

Pay Per View Brand Years Notes
New Year's Revolution Meltdown 2005 - 2007
Bad Blood Meltdown 2003 - 2004
Unforgiven Meltdown 2003 - 2006
Cyber Sunday Meltdown 2004 - 2008 04–05, the event was promoted under the name TT
Armageddon Fusion 2004 - 2006 In 03, Armageddon was a MD-exclusive event.
No Way Out Fusion 2004 - 2007
Judgment Day Fusion 2004 - 2006
The Great American Bash Fusion 2004 - 2006
No Mercy Fusion 2003 - 2006
December to Dismember XCW 2006 This was the only XCW exclusive PPV

Former Pay-Per-View Events

Pay-Per-View Year(s) Active Notes
The Wrestling Classic 1988
This Tuesday in Texas 1991
King of the Ring 1993-2002
In Your House 1995-1999
Bad Blood 1997, 2003-2004
Over the Egde 1998-1999
Fully Loaded 1998-2000
Invasion 2001
One Night Stand 2005 - 2008
December to Dismember 2006 This was was the only XCW exclusive pay-per-view
New Year's Revolution 2005 - 2007
Unforgiven 1998 - 2008
No Mercy 1999-2008
Cyber Sunday Taboo Tuesday (04-05)
Cyber Sunday (06-08)
Armageddon 1999-2000, 2002-2008
No Way Out 1998, 2000-2009
Backlash 1999-2009
Judgment Day 1998, 2000-2009
The Bash 2004-2009
Breaking Point 2009
Fatal 4-Way 2010
Bragging Rights 2009–2010

International Pay-Per-View Events

Pay-Per-View Year(s) Active Notes
One Night Only 1997 only This even took place in the UK in September
Capital Carnage 1998 only This even took place in the UK in December
No Mercy (UK) 1999 only This event took place in May of that year
Rebellion 1999-2002 The event took place int he UK in October
Insurrextion 2000-2003 The event took place in the UK in May

IWE DVD Specials

# DVD Titles
One Top 50 IWE Superstars
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