What a weird year 2019 was for professional wrestling. WWE’s NXT brand finally started gaining the recognition it deserves as a major player in the industry, while Smackdown jumped to a new network and All Elite Wrestling–fronted by the Young Bucks, Cody (Don’t Call Him Rhodes), and Kenny Omega–launched its first weekly TV series and PPV events.
With such a crowded wrestling space, you might think it would be hard to note the best PPVs of the year. After all, WWE is practically presenting them bi-weekly at this point. However, the cream always rises, and that’s exactly what happened in the pro wrestling world. There were dozens of PPVs this year, but we–the GameSpot wrestling nerds–have picked out the eight best that you should set time aside to make sure you watch.
Take a look at our favorite pay-per-views of 2019 below. While, yes, WWE is well-represented, there’s a couple entries in there that might just surprise you. Then, while you get ready for somehow even more wrestling in 2019, take a look back at our favorite moments of 2019.

