haVoc 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 As more information comes in, it looks as if WWE PPV buyrates are coming in higher than originally thought. The May Judgment Day PPV headlined by Triple H vs. Kevin Nash, originally thought to have down 275,000 buys, is now up to 315,000 buys. The June RAW-only Bad Blood PPV, headlined by Triple H vs. Kevin Nash in a Hell in the Cell match with Mick Foley as ref, is now up to 385,000 buys from the 325,000 buys originally reported. That puts the 2003 June PPV ahead of the 2002 June PPV (King of the Ring) which did 325,000 buys. That show was headlined by Kurt Angle vs. Hulk Hogan and Triple H vs. The Undertaker. The July SD-only Vengeance PPV, originally reported at 300,000 buys, is now up to 325,000 buys. That show was headlined by Vince McMahon vs. Zach Gowen. Summerslam in August is now up to 415,000 buys. It was originally reported at 375,000 buys. It still falls short of the 2002 Summerslam which did 500,000 buys, but that Summerslam featured one of WWE's best promoted matches in recent years (The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar). The September RAW-only Unforgiven show is now up to 285,000 buys. That show, originally reported at 260,000 buys, was headlined by Triple H vs. Goldberg. The October SD-only No Mercy PPV, headlined by Vince McMahon vs. Stephanie McMahon, is now being reported at 245,000 buys (up from the 200,000 buys originally reported). That number remains the lowest PPV buyrate in six years, but if the other PPVs are any indication, the show's buyrate should go up as more detailed info becomes available. This seems to show that WWE PPV business is not as bad as it seemed a few weeks ago when WWE released their early PPV buyrate info. Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter/411mania Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damaramu 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 Hmmm.....the numbers are still low. A jump of 20,000 buys doesn't seem to be much help. They still aren't where they should be with the way they're promoting this crap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 Hmmm.....the numbers are still low. A jump of 20,000 buys doesn't seem to be much help. They still aren't where they should be with the way they're promoting this crap. Where they "should" be is late-2000-WCW numbers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KTID 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 The July SD-only Vengeance PPV, originally reported at 300,000 buys, is now up to 325,000 buys. That show was headlined by Vince McMahon vs. Zach Gowen. The October SD-only No Mercy PPV, headlined by Vince McMahon vs. Stephanie McMahon, is now being reported at 245,000 buys (up from the 200,000 buys originally reported). That number remains the lowest PPV buyrate in six years, but if the other PPVs are any indication, the show's buyrate should go up as more detailed info becomes available. I understand that "journalists" can use their "creative licence", but this is just downright lies. The Vengeance show was headlined, without question, by Lesnar/Angle/Big Show, while Vince/Gowen was, arguably, the second biggest match (Taker/Cena was also featured). This is quite the exageration. However, saying that Vince/Stephanie headlined No Mercy is just ridiculous. Lesnar/Taker, Angle/Cena and Big Show/Eddie were all bigger matches, Vince/Steph was a friggin' midcard attraction, at best, about as big as Benoit/Albert. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teke184 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2003 The July SD-only Vengeance PPV, originally reported at 300,000 buys, is now up to 325,000 buys. That show was headlined by Vince McMahon vs. Zach Gowen. The October SD-only No Mercy PPV, headlined by Vince McMahon vs. Stephanie McMahon, is now being reported at 245,000 buys (up from the 200,000 buys originally reported). That number remains the lowest PPV buyrate in six years, but if the other PPVs are any indication, the show's buyrate should go up as more detailed info becomes available. I understand that "journalists" can use their "creative licence", but this is just downright lies. The Vengeance show was headlined, without question, by Lesnar/Angle/Big Show, while Vince/Gowen was, arguably, the second biggest match (Taker/Cena was also featured). This is quite the exageration. However, saying that Vince/Stephanie headlined No Mercy is just ridiculous. Lesnar/Taker, Angle/Cena and Big Show/Eddie were all bigger matches, Vince/Steph was a friggin' midcard attraction, at best, about as big as Benoit/Albert. It depends in how you look at it... Vengeance was PROMOTED around Vince/Gowan, even if the main event was Angle/Show/Lesnar. Same deal with Vince/Steph for No Mercy (ME of Lesnar/Taker, which was to strengthen Taker for the Vince match) and Vince/Taker for Survivor Series (ME of Trips/Goldberg). The amount of TV time the McMahons give themselves for their angles makes their matches a semi-main at the least, as even World Title matches get less buildup than their matches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted November 20, 2003 Vince/Steph got most of the airtime going into No Mercy. It wasn't the actual ME but it was promoted like it was. They got at least double maybe even triple the airtime of any of the other matches. I don't totally recall the Vengence promos but Vince/Gowan got just as much time as the ME and more airtime. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Use Your Illusion 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2003 Hmmm.....the numbers are still low. A jump of 20,000 buys doesn't seem to be much help. They still aren't where they should be with the way they're promoting this crap. Where they "should" be is late-2000-WCW numbers. Jesus Christ, who thought we'd ever be saying THAT? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
