This weekend, WWE will host its first Saturday Night’s Main Event special of 2026. On that night, there will be a Fatal 4 Way to determine who will face Drew McIntyre for the Undisputed WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble.
The only advertised championship match so far is Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky against Liv Morgan and Roxanne Perez for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles. Another match scheduled is Cody Rhodes going one-on-one with Jacob Fatu for the first time.
This, possibly being a stacked show with only three matches booked so far, gives fans a chance to reflect on the old SNME shows that took place in the 2000s. There were five SNME during that time, and some delivered, while some didn’t exceed fan expectations. Here is a ranking of every WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event in the 2000s.
#5: WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event (June 2, 2007)
If there was an edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event that came up as underwhelming, it was definitely this one. The event kicked off with the top rivalry at the time, which was then WWE Champion John Cena against The Great Khali.
A match that was built for One Night Stand ended up being the match opener for the night. Khali gained the upper hand by beating Cena cleanly, leaving the rest of the show in an ambiguous state with the crowd.
The next match that took place was Batista and Chris Benoit getting the win over the then World Heavyweight Champion Edge and WWE United States Champion MVP. This tag team bout was the match of the night, as the rest of the card was filled with jobbers.
Followed by this match was Finlay and Hornswoggle defeating The Boogeyman and Little Boogeyman. The final match of the night was the odd team of Kane, Doink the Clown, and Eugene beating Viscera, Umaga, and Kevin Thorn. It was mainly a backwards show as the first matches were the main event while the undercard matches closed the show.
