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Vengeance, promoted mainly around Vince McMahon vs. Zach Gowan, drew what's expected to be a 0.42 buyrate, the lowest for the WWE since In Your House: It's Time, headlined by Psycho Sid vs. Bret Hart in late 1996.

 

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Going in, it looked like a total POS card. It's not what happens on the show that affects the buyrate as much as what you THINK is going to happen.

 

The next SD-only PPV will probably do better since the show was so good despite Vince and Steph.

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Vince: Well, it's a shame that poor Gowan kid dragged down the buyrate like that Hogan chap. I know what will work, Me vs. Angle! SUMMERSLAM~!

 

Steph: I told you daddy! Sable is bad news! Let's bring back Sunny! I think we could do some BIG business!

 

HHH: Yeah, and put me and Kev on Smackdown too. We're the real deal Dad. Not like that Brock Lesnar.

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I'm sure since Vengeance was overall great, profit will be made from VHS / DVD purchases next month.

 

I would mark out for a Sunny return. ^_^

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Vince won't accept the blame, niether will Steph, and the ME had some McMahon Golden Boys in it. Someone strange will be blamed.

 

Somehow this is Jericho's fault.

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Vince won't accept the blame, niether will Steph, and the ME had some McMahon Golden Boys in it. Someone strange will be blamed.

 

Somehow this is Jericho's fault.

No, it's Gowen's fault.

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Vince won't accept the blame, niether will Steph, and the ME had some McMahon Golden Boys in it. Someone strange will be blamed.

 

Somehow this is Jericho's fault.

No, it's Gowen's fault.

Well, it is Gowen's fault.

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I had a feeling this was going to happen.

 

Smackdown may have the better wrestlers but they don't have the star power that Raw does.

Raw has star power?

Hey, they had Foley refereeing the main event, and Mick has a very loyal fanbase.

 

Also, while it may not be anywhere close to 1998 levels, Goldberg has one too.

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I had a feeling this was going to happen.

 

Smackdown may have the better wrestlers but they don't have the star power that Raw does.

Raw has star power?

Hey, they had Foley refereeing the main event, and Mick has a very loyal fanbase.

 

Also, while it may not be anywhere close to 1998 levels, Goldberg has one too.

Not a fanbase devoted enough to buy a PPV because of him, according to Backlash's buyrate.

 

And Foley being brought in for Bad Blood was a desperation move. Even WWE knew how much the show would suck.

Guest Mulatto Heat
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Of course it was a desparation move. That's why they did it. It's not a huge logic stretch.

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Vince won't accept the blame, niether will Steph, and the ME had some McMahon Golden Boys in it. Someone strange will be blamed.

 

Somehow this is Jericho's fault. 

 

No, it's Gowen's fault. 

 

Well, it is Gowen's fault.

 

Its actually Hogan's fault for leaving that caused them to stick Gowen in Hogan's spot.

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I didn't see it but wasn't the main, Angle/Show/Lesnar?

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All the July main events involved Show, Lesnar, and Angle. It really is an odd thing considering ratings. Sometimes who ever goes on last gets blamed for the bad buyrate/ratings but sometimes it's who gets the most hype. I know Vince/Gowen was hyped alot but people still knew of the main event of Lesnar/Show/Angle. It's odd because WM and Vengeance both had considerably worse buyrates and they had Brock and Angle in the main event yet a good number of advertising went towards the McMahon match.

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Most of th eTV time leading up to it was for Hogan/Gowan/Steph and Vince.

 

hogan quit and the rest put on a terrible buyrate.

 

Hurrah!

 

Seriously though...I've been certain for some time that people will not pay to watch Brock Lesnar be a face. Nothing he did during his face run changes that beleif for me.

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Sable / Steph and McMahon / Gowen were not worth part of paying $35 for the overall, good PPV.

 

Although props to Vince for the sick blade job. :P

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