| 1 | WrestleMania X-Seven April 1, 2001 — Houston, TX Universally regarded as the greatest WWE PPV ever produced, with a top-to-bottom stacked card including Austin vs. Rock, TLC II, and Shane vs. Vince. | 2,001 | Astrodome, Houston | 67,925 | WrestleMania |
| 2 | WrestleMania III March 29, 1987 — Pontiac, MI The show that put wrestling on the mainstream map. Savage vs. Steamboat and Hogan vs. Andre drew a record indoor attendance that stood for years. | 1,987 | Silverdome, Pontiac | 93,173 | WrestleMania |
| 3 | SummerSlam 2002 August 25, 2002 — Long Island, NY Brock Lesnar's coronation, Shawn Michaels' return, and HBK vs. Triple H made this one of the best SummerSlam cards in history. | 2,002 | Nassau Coliseum | — | SummerSlam |
| 4 | WrestleMania XXX April 6, 2014 — New Orleans, LA Daniel Bryan's triumphant YES moment and the shocking end of The Undertaker's undefeated streak made this a once-in-a-generation event. | 2,014 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | — | WrestleMania |
| 5 | Royal Rumble 1992 January 19, 1992 — Albany, NY The only Royal Rumble where the WWE Championship was on the line. Ric Flair's wire-to-wire performance delivered the greatest Rumble match ever. | 1,992 | — | — | Royal Rumble |
| 6 | Survivor Series 2001 November 18, 2001 — Greensboro, NC Team WWF vs. Team Alliance in a winner-take-all elimination match with the fate of the entire company on the line. | 2,001 | — | — | Survivor Series |
| 7 | WrestleMania XIX March 30, 2003 — Seattle, WA Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle, HBK vs. Jericho, and The Rock vs. Goldberg headlined one of the most underrated WrestleMania cards ever. | 2,003 | Safeco Field, Seattle | — | WrestleMania |
| 8 | Backlash 2004 April 18, 2004 — Edmonton, Canada Chris Benoit defending his World Title in front of his hometown crowd after his WM XX win made for one of the most emotionally charged PPVs of the era. | 2,004 | Rexall Place, Edmonton | — | Backlash |
| 9 | Extreme Rules 2012 April 29, 2012 — Rosemont, IL CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho in a Chicago Street Fight headlined a deep card that showcased the full potential of stipulation-based PPV programming. | 2,012 | Allstate Arena, Chicago | — | Extreme Rules |
| 10 | In Your House: Mind Games September 22, 1996 — Philadelphia, PA Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind in a forgotten gem of a match, widely considered one of the most underrated WWE PPV main events in history. | 1,996 | CoreStates Center, Philadelphia | — | In Your House |