Early Buyrate For WWE Survivor Series

[EdwardKnoxII 0]

From 411

 

Early Buyrate For WWE Survivor Series

Posted By Ashish on 12.07.03

 

Below expectations...

 

WWE Survivor Series looks to have done about 500,000 buys. That is below the 625,000 buys WWE was expecting for the PPV.

 

 

Credit: Pro-Wrestling Torch Newsletter

[Lil' Bitch 0]

Damn...

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

You mean a recent WWE PPV hasn't done as good a buy as they'd hoped? REALLY?!

 

Maybe these people NOT buying the PPV should be forced into a "Loser Buys The PPV" match, and then be screwed into a loss.

[iliketurtles 0]

That number is bullshit, IMO. They have underestimated all the buyrates this year. I bet they get around 550,000 - 575,000...that will be the number floating around in a few months.

[SamoaRowe 0]

I'm impressed that it even did that well by this point.

[Guest Anglesault]

You mean the Undertaker and Vince McMahon fighting for no reason with no build up isn't a draw?

[Guest drdrainoscott]

Considering the past couple of PPV's were in the 250,000 - 350,000 range, 500,000 is pretty impressive.

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

I'll wait a few more months to know the real estimate, as they always say the numbers are bad, when the final ones usually end up from 50-100 thousand buys more than orginally reported.

[teke184 0]

500,000 would be a good buyrate if it was an In Your House show with either the RAW or SD crew, but it's below par for a co-promoted show. Wrestlemania, Royal Rumble, and Survivor Series would all be considered disappointments with buyrates below 600,000, although WM will have a bunch of trouble reaching that this year now that it's up to $50. That's fucking highway robbery considering that the five hour show will contain relatively little wrestling compared to all the backstage shit and musical performances no one really wants to se.

[iliketurtles 0]

The thing is...even though the buyrate is going to be down for Mania this year, they'll bring in so much more money with it being 50 bucks.

[Mole 0]

Plus the fact it's FUCKIN WRESTLEMANIA 20.

 

I am sure plenty of people will be getting it.

[KTID 0]

why?

[Youth N Asia 0]

Maybe booking a really really shitty card didn't help them as much as they thought it would.

[Boner Kawanger 0]

why?

Numbers that end with zero>Any card whatsoever.

[Guest Jimbo]

That number is bullshit, IMO. They have underestimated all the buyrates this year. I bet they get around 550,000 - 575,000...that will be the number floating around in a few months.

that's still pretty crappy and way below expectations though...

[Tawren 0]

why?

Numbers that end with zero>Any card whatsoever.

It's been scientifically proved, don'tchaknow.

[Guest hunger4unger]

That PPV still made the company a LOT of money.