Sportskeeda WWE Awards 2016: Pay-Per-View of the year

It's that time again! 

It's that time of year again when we hand out our annual Sportskeeda year-end awards! We take a look back at the year that was, and recount some of the incredible moments that made 2016 memorable. 

This year has provided us with plenty of events that made an impact on the entire industry. Due to the brand-split we had earlier in the year, we've seen more pay-per-views than normal, with Raw and SmackDown receiving their own event each month, respectively. With that said, we have narrowed the list of top pay-per-views, down to five.

In order to come up with the overall top pay-per-view of the year, we did a Facebook poll recently, and the results from that poll have played a significant role in determining the top pay-per-view of 2016. You can see the poll below:

So, without further ado, let's take a look at the top 5 pay-per-view's of 2016, capped off with the number one pay-per-view event of the year. 

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#5 2016 SummerSlam

The demon king claims his prize!

The summer’s hottest event starts our list off at number 5. This year's SummerSlam gave us an impressive 12 matches on the card, topped off with some incredible top bouts, including Brock Lesnar facing Randy Orton and Finn Bálor defeating Seth Rollins, thus becoming the first ever WWE Universal Champion. 

Charlotte took down Sasha Banks in a great women's contest, for the WWE Women’s Title. Let us not forget that it was also on this night that AJ Styles dethroned John Cena as the self-proclaimed "face that runs the place," when the two superstars faced off in singles competition.

All of these matches, plus several others ensures that the 2016 SummerSlam pay-per-view comes in at number five.