Filed: Austin doubled WWF/E's live event business from 97-98

[Vinny Lupton]

that boy good
From a throwback Observer issue that Dave posted last week:

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
Note: "this year" means 1998

So all records were destroyed this year. WWF increased its attendance 71.7% over the previous year, increased television ratings 48.9% and increased PPV buy rates 67.2% (from an 0.61 average in 1997 to a 1.02 average), sold out 33.5% of its house shows as compared with 16.7% last year, and averaged $188,482 gross per house show as compared with $94,562 last year, an increase of 99.3%.

HOUSE SHOW AVERAGE ATTENDANCE

'97 '98

January 6,843 7,603

February 4,633 9,464

March 5,678 10,363

April 5,425 7,920

May 5,421 9,382

June 5,687 9,568

July 6,343 9,549

August 5,359 11,311

September 4,348 8,526

October 6,122 11,084

November 7,440 12,341

December 6,616 12,963



Yr. avg. 5,826 10,006



TELEVISION RATINGS

'97 '98

Yr avg. 1.80 2.68


stunning stone cold

 

[Silkk]

Salute to HBK for laying that foundation

 

[Vinny Lupton]

When it comes to consistently drawing over a long period of time, the all-time top ten are Jim Londos, Bruno Sammartino, Lou Thesz, Wild Bill Longson, Hulk Hogan, Ed Strangler Lewis, Argentina Rocca, Ric Flair, Buddy Rogers and Joe Stecher. While Steve Austin at his peak was the biggest drawing card in pro wrestling history, his number of years at that peak were far shorter than those ranked above him.

 

[Silkk]

When it comes to consistently drawing over a long period of time, the all-time top ten are Jim Londos, Bruno Sammartino, Lou Thesz, Wild Bill Longson, Hulk Hogan, Ed Strangler Lewis, Argentina Rocca, Ric Flair, Buddy Rogers and Joe Stecher. While Steve Austin at his peak was the biggest drawing card in pro wrestling history, his number of years at that peak were far shorter than those ranked above him.

You looking for somebody to debate you?

 

[TransJenner]

WWF had toys and merch everywhere back in the day


Austin was on everything

 

[Vinny Lupton]

You looking for somebody to debate you?

Nah, I just like my threads to get the attention they deserve

 

[mrken12]

Salute to HBK for laying that foundation

He was about to make the company go bankrupt.

 

[mrken12]

And no one better bring up Vince saying how Shawn kept the company afloat because that was his man crush. He'll never flat out admit that he lost tons of money and sabotaged the careers of many high tier wrestlers. HBK's injury saved this company from getting squashed by WCW.

 

[Vinny Lupton]

And no one better bring up Vince saying how Shawn kept the company afloat because that was his man crush. He'll never flat out admit that he lost tons of money and sabotaged the careers of many high tier wrestlers. HBK's injury saved this company from getting squashed by WCW.

Shawn and Patterson definitely gave each other head

 

[mrken12]

Shawn and Patterson definitely gave each other head

Didn't need to know that detail.

 

[Vinny Lupton]

Didn't need to know that detail.

I hope you dream about it now

 

[Silkk]

He was about to make the company go bankrupt.

 

[RammerJammer]

WWF Mid-90s Business threads

 

[Da King]

:HBGOAT: the flame that started the Attitude Era confirmed :HBGOAT:

 

[Tide Run This]

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