The 10 Best PPVs Of All-Time, Ranked By Cagematch Ratings

All fans have their lists and choices for what the greatest pay-per-view events of all time are. Of course, these individual lists are all subjective, as choices for the best PPVs typically revolve around the quality of the matches, crowd reactions, and entrances. Internet wrestling database Cagematch has a rating ranking of what the best PPVs are throughout all of wrestling history.RELATED: Bret Hart's 10 Best PPV Matches, According To Cagematch.netAs the list can change due to subjectiveness, these are the current ranks as of September 2021. Honorable mentions include ECW Heat Wave 1998, AEWDouble Or Nothing 2019, TNA Turning Point 2009, and ECW One Night Stand 2005.

10 WWE SummerSlam 2002

The 10th best PPV of all time according to Cagematch is WWE's 15th annual SummerSlam which took place August 25, 2002, in Uniondale, New York. Kurt Angle subdued Rey Mysterio with the Ankle Lock in the night's exciting opener.

Ric Flair submitted Chris Jericho, Edge defeated Eddie Guerrero, Shawn Michaels defeated Triple H in a non-sanctioned match in Shawn's first match with the company in 4 years, and in the main event, Brock Lesnar defeated The Rock for the WWE Undisputed Championship.

9 WWE WrestleMania XIX

With the tagline "Dare To Dream," WWE WrestleMania XIX on March 30, 2003, presented a strong card with several memorable moments. Rey Mysterio unsuccessfully challenged for the Cruiserweight Championship in his WrestleMania debut against Matt Hardy in the show's opener. Shawn Michaels' win over Chris Jericho stole the show.

Hulk Hogan defeated Vince McMahon in a blood-filled Street Fight, The Rock "retired" Steve Austin by winning the last match of their trilogy, and Brock Lesnar won the WWE Championship from Kurt Angle in the main event at Seattle's Safeco Field.

8 Pro Wrestling Noah Departure 2004

Pro Wrestling Noah presented their Departure event on July 10, 2004, from the Tokyo Dome in Japan. KENTA and Naomichi Marufuji defended their GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships against Kendo Kashin and Takashi Sugiura.

Minoru Suzuki and Yoshihiro Takayama defended their IWGP Tag Team Championships against Takeshi Morishima and Takeshi Rikio. In the main event, Kenta Kobashi defended his GHC Heavyweight Championship against Jun Akiyama.

7 ROH Driven 2007

Bryan Danielson delivering a dropkick to Nigel McGuinness

Broadcasted on September 21, 2007, from the Frontier Fieldhouse in Chicago Ridge, Illinois, Ring of Honor's Driven event ranks as the 7th best PPV of all time according to Cagematch. By Cagematch ratings, this ranks as the best PPV in ROH's history.

Claudio Castagnoli (Cesaro) defeated Matt Sydal. Mark and Jay Briscoe defended the ROH World Tag Team Championship against El Generico and Kevin Steen. In the night's main event Bryan Danielson defeated Nigel McGuinness in an ROH World Championship #1 Contendership match.

6 WWE Money In The Bank 2011

Best remembered for its high stakes main event, WWE's Money In The Bank 2011 event on July 17 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois had one of professional wrestling's greatest crowds. Daniel Bryan defeated 7 others to win the Money In The Bank Ladder match for a World Heavyweight Championship match.

The World Heavyweight Championship did change hands by disqualification with Christian defeating Randy Orton. To close the show, CM Punk won the WWE Championship against John Cena on what was promoted to be Punk's final WWE appearance; he signed a contract extension earlier in the day.

5 WWE WrestleMania X-Seven

Ranked at #5 is widely considered the greatest WrestleMania of all time, WrestleMania X-Seven which is also WWE's best PPV of all time according to Cagematch; taking place on April 1, 2001, at the Reliant Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The night filled with great memories and jaw-dropping moments kicked off with Chris Jericho retaining the Intercontinental Championship over William Regal.

Kurt Angle defeated Chris Benoit, Shane McMahon defeated Vince McMahon in a Street Fight, and Edge and Christian won the WWE Tag Team Championship in TLC 2. The Undertaker defeated Triple H, and Steve Austin won the WWE Championship from The Rock in the night's No Disqualification main event match.

4 AEW All Out 2021

AEW's 2021 All Out PPV exceeded expectations far more than most people thought. Despite the highly-anticipated Andrade El Idolo vs. Pac match being pulled, the show still delivered! Miro and Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. retained their TNT and AEW Women's World Championships respectively. The Lucha Bros won the AEW World Tag Team Championships in a Cage match from The Young Bucks in the night's best fight.

Hoffman Estates' NOW Arena saw CM Punk win his first match in more than 7 years against Darby Allin, and Kenny Omega retained the AEW World Championship against Christian in the main event. 4 big AEW debuts also occurred that night by Minoru Suzuki, Ruby Soho, Bryan Danielson, and Adam Cole (BAYBAY!). This has been voted AEW's greatest PPV to date.

3 NJPW WrestleKingdom 9 In Tokyo Dome

Occurring on January 4, 2015, NJPW presented WrestleKingdom 9 In Tokyo Dome. Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish defended their IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Championships in the night's opener in a Four-way tag match. Tetsuya Naito was defeated by AJ Styles.

Shinsuke Nakamura defended the IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Kota Ibushi and in the main event, Hiroshi Tanahashi defended the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Kazuchika Okada.

2 NJPW G1 Climax 23 - Tag 4

Receiving a double accolade, night 4 of the G1 Climax 23 is considered NJPW's greatest PPV of all time as well as being the 2nd best PPV of all time according to Cagematch. The tournament took place from August 1-11 of 2013, the best PPV in question took place on August 4 from Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka.

Consisting of Block A and B matches, standouts were Tomohiro Ishii defeating Katsuyori Shibata, Tetsuya Naito defeating Minoru Suzuki, Togi Makabe defeating Kazuchika Okada, and Shinsuke Nakamura defeating Kota Ibushi.

1 The Hana Kimura Memorial "MATANE"

The greatest PPV of all time unfortunately comes with a very sad overtone. In May 2020, popular Japanese women's wrestler Hana Kimura took her life at the age of 22. Kimura was a victim of cyberbullying and in early 2021, Tokyo Police arrested and charged several men that contributed to Hana's bullying.

One year later to the day of her passing, The Hana Kimura Memorial "MATANE" (also known as The Hana Kimura Memorial Show) was held on May 23, 2021, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. The event was broadcasted on FITE TV for the world to watch. 4 matches took place that night with reputable names Kagetsu and Hazuki coming out of retirement to compete. The main event saw ASUKA (not WWE's Asuka) defeat Kagetsu.