List of WWE pay-per-view events

Each month, World Wrestling Entertainment holds one or two annual pay-per-view events. One event is usually three to four hours long and features six to twelve matches. Pay-per-view events are a big part of the revenue stream for WWE.

It is a commonly held misconception that the first WWF 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 undeniable financial successes, and after WrestleMania III became perhaps the best known event in wrestling history, the WWF decided to expand their pay-per-view offerings.

The first Survivor Series event was offered on November 29, 1987, scheduled directly against WCW's StarrCade, traditionally considered to be that promotion's biggest yearly event. The WWF informed cable companies that if they chose to carry StarrCade, they would not be allowed to carry future WWF events. The vast majority of companies showed Survivor Series (only three opted to remain loyal to their contract with WCW), 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. These four events - the Royal Rumble in January, WrestleMania in March or April, SummerSlam in August, and Survivor Series in November - were the only pay-per-view offerings(other than the King of the Ring) from the WWF until 1995, after rival World Championship Wrestling had expanded the number of their pay-per-view shows. Initially, the WWF used the In Your House brand, but beginning in 1996 began using other names to compliment the In Your House name (such as Badd Blood and No Way Out), to avoid confusion. By the end of 1998, the In Your House name was nonexistent.

This trend escalated to the point that by 1996, both companies showed monthly events on pay-per-view. Until recently, World Wrestling Entertainment had a once-a-month pay-per-view schedule, which they had from the late '90s until 2003 totaling twelve a year. Beginning in 2003, the company began to schedule "brand-exclusive" pay-per-views, and as from 2005 offered an annual ECW show. WWE currently produces 15 shows yearly and now charges $39.95 USD for each, except for WrestleMania, which is $49.95 USD. In the UK, only usually around 8 of them charged for and are shown on Sky Box Office. These are all charged at £14.95 GBP and has no extra charge for WrestleMania like USA does. The other events are seen on Sky Sports 1 free of charge.

Annual World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view events

Month	Event	Brand
January	New Year's Revolution	RAW
January	Royal Rumble	Joint
February	No Way Out	SmackDown!
March/April	WrestleMania	Joint
April/May	Backlash	RAW
May	Judgment Day	SmackDown!
June	One Night Stand	ECW
June	Vengeance	RAW
July	The Great American Bash	SmackDown!
August	SummerSlam	Joint
September	Unforgiven	RAW
October	No Mercy	SmackDown!
November	Cyber Sunday	RAW
November	Survivor Series	Joint
December	TBD	ECW
December	Armageddon	SmackDown!

Notes

These pay-per-view events could switch from either brand to the opposite brand, for example, Armageddon 2003 was a RAW event but Armageddon 2004 was a SmackDown! exclusive event.
Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Survivor Series are joint productions of RAW, SmackDown!, and ECW. These events could also change dates making them occur in a different month.
The month of March is usually reserved for the flagship pay-per-view WrestleMania although sometimes WrestleMania is broadcast early in the month of April.
An untitled pay-per-view will be held on December 3, 2006. WWE announced during a media conference call on June 13 that the event was created specifically for the ECW brand.

Upcoming pay-per-view schedule

Date	Event	Venue and City
August 20, 2006	SummerSlam	TD Banknorth Garden	Boston, Massachusetts
September 17, 2006	Unforgiven	Air Canada Centre	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
October 8, 2006	No Mercy	RBC Center	Raleigh, North Carolina
November 5, 2006	Cyber Sunday	US Bank Arena	Cincinnati, Ohio
November 26, 2006	Survivor Series	Wachovia Center	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 3, 2006	Untitled ECW pay-per-view	TBD	TBD
December 17, 2006	Armageddon	Richmond Coliseum	Richmond, Virginia
January 7, 2007	New Year's Revolution	Savvis Center	St. Louis, Missouri
January 28, 2007	Royal Rumble	AT&T Center	San Antonio, Texas
February 18, 2007	No Way Out	Staples Center	Los Angeles, California
April 1, 2007	WrestleMania 23	Ford Field	Detroit, Michigan
April 29, 2007	Backlash	Philips Arena	Atlanta, Georgia
May 20, 2007	Judgment Day	HP Pavilion	San Jose, California
June 10, 2007	ECW One Night Stand III	Hammerstein Ballroom	Manhattan, New York
June 24, 2007	Vengeance	Target Center	Minneapolis, Minnesota
July 22, 2007	The Great American Bash	TBD	TBD
August 26, 2007	SummerSlam	Madison Square Garden	New York City, New York
September 16, 2007	Unforgiven	TBD	TBD
October 7, 2007	No Mercy	TBD	TBD
November 4, 2007	Cyber Sunday	TBD	TBD
November 25, 2007	Survivor Series	Bell Centre	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
December 16, 2007	Armageddon	TBD	TBD