WWE Expects WMXX to gross between 40-45 Million..

[Use Your Illusion 0]

WWE issued the following press release:

 

World Wrestling Entertainment Expects Record-Breaking WrestleMania XX Pay-Per-View to Be Its Highest Grossing Event Ever

 

STAMFORD, Conn.– March 25, 2004–

Pay-Per-View Buys for WrestleMania® XX to Exceed $40 Million

 

World Wrestling Entertainment®, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) announced today that it expects world-wide Pay-Per-View gross revenues for WrestleMania XX to be between $40 million and $45 million, making it the highest grossing Pay-Per-View event in WWE® history. WWE’s net share is expected to exceed $20 million after revenue-sharing with cable and satellite providers.

 

WWE said its first-week estimate of Pay-Per-View buys is 825,000, exceeding Pay-Per-View buys for WrestleMania XIX by 25 percent. WWE expects that final Pay-Per-View tallies, once all information is provided by distributors and their affiliates, will be between 900,000 buys to 950,000 buys. The suggested retail price for WrestleMania XX was $49.95 as compared to a suggested retail price of $39.95 for WrestleMania XIX.

 

The number of buys for WrestleMania XX is an estimate based upon preliminary data available from the WWE’s Pay-Per-View distributors and their affiliates and is subject to refinement as further information becomes available from these distributors over the next several months. The estimate has been posted on corporate.wwe.com in accordance with WWE’s practice of updating the website weekly to reflect certain key drivers of its business including television ratings, pay-per-view buys and live event attendance.

 

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) is an integrated media and entertainment company headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Toronto, and London. Additional information on the company can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com.

 

UYI

[SamoaRowe 0]

Well.... they came close to the 1 million buys that Vince wanted.

[Guest Choken One]

wow. People brought this...They oughta name WMXXI

WMXX Pt. 2.

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

25% more buys than XIX even though it was $10 more?

 

 

Huzzah to all idiots who said the PPV would fail miserably. ::drops pants:: Ha Ha Ha-Ha Ha!!

[Guest Choken One]

Well.... they came close to the 1 million buys that Vince wanted.

if they had knocked the price down to 39.99...it would have gone over a million

[SamoaRowe 0]

wow. People brought this...They oughta name WMXIX...

 

WMXX Pt. 2.

Hehe, or do the same tedious year long campaign for it again.

[Guest Choken One]

25% more buys than XIX even though it was $10 more?

 

 

Huzzah to all idiots who said the PPV would fail miserably. ::drops pants:: Ha Ha Ha-Ha Ha!!

WMXX Had a year of hype

 

The "20" added prestige as did MSG...

 

The classy promo videos...

 

Two SURE FIRE ****+ Matches and a even card equally balanced with everything a WWE Card should have.

 

The price likely wasn't a factor...people are willing to pay 49 bucks for something as good as this...while WMXIX was booked around two old men, a racist feud and two relatively unknown main eventers...

[SamoaRowe 0]

25% more buys than XIX even though it was $10 more?

 

 

Huzzah to all idiots who said the PPV would fail miserably. ::drops pants:: Ha Ha Ha-Ha Ha!!

WMXX Had a year of hype

 

The "20" added prestige as did MSG...

 

The classy promo videos...

 

Two SURE FIRE ****+ Matches and a even card equally balanced with everything a WWE Card should have.

 

The price likely wasn't a factor...people are willing to pay 49 bucks for something as good as this...while WMXIX was booked around two old men, a racist feud and two relatively unknown main eventers...

And don't forget the hyped PPV debut of Nathan Jones!

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

WM XX definitely had a better build than XIX (like thats saying much), I'm just rubbing it in the faces of those who said WM XX would bomb miserably.

[Guest Choken One]

like who?

 

I said it would do well but that vince was setting his expecations a little high with a 1,000,000 viewers.

[Use Your Illusion 0]

This was one of the better shows I've seen in a long, long, long time. Not to mention it is one where Benoit & Eddie were two main promotional factors in the build up and execution of the show, so if anything deserves to make a shitload of money, it's this.

 

Oh, and I told DH this show would tank. I gracefully admit defeat.

 

UYI

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

like who?

 

I said it would do well but that vince was setting his expecations a little high with a 1,000,000 viewers.

It could always change to 1,000,000, but I highly doubt it.

 

I blame people who steal cable or beg for links to the show on the internet (looks coldly at everyone who does that here).

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

Uh.

 

I kinda feel dirty for contributing to it...

 

*downloads another WWE match*

 

Eh, I'll make it up.

[Use Your Illusion 0]

like who?

 

I said it would do well but that vince was setting his expecations a little high with a 1,000,000 viewers.

It could always change to 1,000,000, but I highly doubt it.

 

I blame people who steal cable or beg for links to the show on the internet (looks coldly at everyone who does that here).

Um, yeah, cause WWE is really short for cash right now and all.

 

UYI

[Guest Choken One]

everything...save for Brock's departure and Angle's injury...seems to be going right for WWE right now

 

*Raw DRAFT gets ratings boost

*WMXX is a success

*Smarks finally accept Bradshaw

*24/7 could be good

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

everything...save for Brock's departure and Angle's injury...seems to be going right for WWE right now

 

*Raw DRAFT gets ratings boost

*WMXX is a success

*Smarks finally accept Bradshaw

*24/7 could be good

woah-woah-woah! Hold the phone jack.

 

I won't accept Bradshaw until I seem him wrestle as this new gimmick.

 

 

But everything else is a step in the right direction. Too bad 24/7 isn't a PPV thing.

[Guest Choken One]

it's VOD...which is even fucking better.

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

it's VOD...which is even fucking better.

My computer sucks so it's even fucking worse for me.

 

They'll probably show stuff I already own anyway.

[Guest wildpegasus]

It's all Benoit, baby!

 

*Laughs at all the people who thought the WWE would self destruct if Benoit's anywhere near the top*

[Use Your Illusion 0]

I wish I could travel back in time to a few weeks after WMX-8 and tell everyone here that in the not-so distant future we would be loving Bradshaw's character and Benoit & Eddie Guerrero would be the two biggest stars in the company.

 

So just how much progress have you made on that time machine, Choke?

 

UYI

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

I wish I could travel back in time to a few weeks after WMX-8 and tell everyone here that in the not-so distant future we would be loving Bradshaw's character and Benoit & Eddie Guerrero would be the two biggest stars in the company.

 

So just how much progress have you made on that time machine, Choke?

 

UYI

Bradshaw is I.R.S 2.0. I see nothing new in the gimmick. His promo was decent but way too long for live crowds considering he's not too hot on the stick.

[Use Your Illusion 0]

Since when in wrestling is anything original?

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

Since when in wrestling is anything original?

Rikishi rubbing his ass in peoples face while wearing a thong for one.

 

 

Name ONE place EVER wehere you'll see that (in wrestling) before he did it?

[Use Your Illusion 0]

That's basic toilet humour, don't waste my time.

 

Besides, my question was rhetorical, junior.

 

UYI

[Lil' Bitch 0]

I won't accept Bradshaw

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

That's basic toilet humour, don't waste my time.

 

Besides, my question was rhetorical, junior.

 

UYI

JUNIOR?! JUNIOR!!!!!!! When did you transform into Bill DeMott?

[Use Your Illusion 0]

That's basic toilet humour, don't waste my time.

 

Besides, my question was rhetorical, junior.

 

UYI

JUNIOR?! JUNIOR!!!!!!! When did you transform into Bill DeMott?

That post was influenced by Chris Jericho, not Bill DeMott.

 

Creative one, ain't I?

 

That question was also rhetorical.

 

It's sad I need to point this out to you every time.

 

UYI

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

That's basic toilet humour, don't waste my time.

 

Besides, my question was rhetorical, junior.

 

UYI

JUNIOR?! JUNIOR!!!!!!! When did you transform into Bill DeMott?

That post was influenced by Chris Jericho, not Bill DeMott.

 

Creative one, ain't I?

 

That question was also rhetorical.

 

It's sad I need to point this out to you every time.

 

UYI

You sir have crossed the line......::smashes all my GnR CDs:: HA!

[Damaramu 0]

What's that? I believe it's the sound of Benoit/Eddie/Angle drawing! I mean I'm sure HBK and HHH helped........but still............those 3 drew! Well we already knew Eddie could draw........

[jester 0]

And of the many lessons learned from this show, I hope this one sticks with Vince:

 

"Hey, Hogan wasn't booked for that show, and it made truckloads of money..."