The American professional wrestling promotion WWE has been broadcasting PPV events since the 1980s, when its classic "Big Four" events (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series) were first established with the company's very first PPV being WrestleMania in 1985. The company's PPV lineup expanded to a monthly basis in the mid-1990s following the introduction of the In Your House series of pay-per views before expanding even further in the mid-2000s during the first WWE brand extension. Following WWE's original brand extension in 2002, the company promoted two touring rosters, Raw and SmackDown, representing its television programs, Raw and SmackDown. The traditional "Big Four" continued to showcase the entire roster, while the remaining PPV events alternated between Raw and SmackDown cards. In March 2007, WWE announced that all subsequent PPV events would feature performers from all brands. In 2008, all WWE PPV events began broadcasting in high-definition.
Royal Rumble (Episode 1)
Air date: 2014-01-26
Runtime: 163 min
Overview: Royal Rumble is the twenty-seventh annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE. It will take place on January 26, 2014 at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It will be the first WWE pay-per-view in the 2014 line-up. The main event is scheduled to be Randy Orton defending the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against John Cena with winner by pinfall or submission only. The secondary main event will be the Royal Rumble itself, in which 30 wrestlers compete in a battle royal for a chance at the title at WrestleMania. Also on the card is Brock Lesnar vs Big Show.
Elimination Chamber (Episode 2)
Air date: 2014-02-23
Runtime: 174 min
NXT Arrival (Episode 3)
Air date: 2014-02-27
Runtime: 115 min
WrestleMania XXX (Episode 4)
Air date: 2014-04-06
Runtime: 234 min
Overview: WrestleMania XXX was the 30th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling PPV event produced by WWE to be held, on April 6, 2014, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event was the first WrestleMania to be held in the state of Louisiana. This was also the first WWE pay-per-view to broadcast live on the WWE Network service.
Extreme Rules (Episode 5)
Air date: 2014-05-04
Runtime: 164 min
NXT TakeOver (Episode 6)
Air date: 2014-05-29
Runtime: 118 min
Payback (Episode 7)
Air date: 2014-06-01
Runtime: 177 min
Money in the Bank (Episode 8)
Air date: 2014-06-29
Runtime: 175 min
Battleground (Episode 9)
Air date: 2014-07-20
Runtime: 180 min
SummerSlam (Episode 10)
Air date: 2014-08-17
Runtime: 168 min
Overview: SummerSlam (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on August 17, 2014 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. It was the twenty-seventh annual SummerSlam, and the sixth consecutive event held at the Staples Center. This was the first pay-per-view in which the promotional poster incorporated the new WWE logo. Eight professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event's main card and one match took place on the pre-show, which was streamed on the WWE Network.
TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way (Episode 11)
Air date: 2014-09-11
Runtime: 119 min
Night of Champions (Episode 12)
Air date: 2014-09-21
Runtime: 166 min
Hell in a Cell (Episode 13)
Air date: 2014-10-26
Runtime: 180 min
Survivor Series (Episode 14)
Air date: 2014-11-23
Runtime: 179 min
TakeOver: R Evolution (Episode 15)
Air date: 2014-12-11
Runtime: 119 min
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.... and Stairs (Episode 16)
