WWF/E PPV buys from 1985 to 2012

[R=G]

The WM 3 stuff is kind of fluffed...the attendance for the show was 70 something thousand. They CONTINUE to say it was 93k. Lying outright and for reasons I can't even fathom. The Hogan/Andre stuff did record business though. They built and created PPVs off of the rivalry and rode it for two straight WMs. There was a huge Saturday Night Main Event rating for the rematch too.

 

[Gang$tarr]

Nothing was as big as III still

I saw that cuz people's parents were watchin it. It was a mainstream event

 

[Jmare007]

Every Wrestlemania number has been added

 

[Jmare007]

WWE updated their Key Performance Indicators with figures for the third quarter of this year, which only includes July. You can read the full PDF report at this link (http://www.snl.com/interactive/lookandfeel/4121687/Key-Performance-Indicators.pdf), here are some highlights:

* WWE Money in the Bank in July did 196,000 buys (108K buys domestic, 88K buys international). It looks to have done slightly better than last year's event, which did 185,000 buys.

vs Punk > Cena vs Punk

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

Wrestlemania 19: 560,000 ()

First digital cable only PPV. As in you could order it ONLY IF you had a digital cable box.

cant be.

i was getting free ppvs on my basic cable chip box up until royal rumble '05.

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

That's why you have to respect a guy like Rock or Brock who decides to come in and draw some money, whereas with a guy like CM Punk most people wouldn't even think he's a wrestler. That's why the business is in trouble.

 

[Jmare007]

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

According to new data released by WWE, the 2012 SummerSlam pay-per-view was a huge success with 350,000 worldwide pay-per-view buys. This breaks down to 264,000 North American buys but just 86,000 international. This is the most successful SummerSlam since 2008.

75% of the buys coming from North America indicates that Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H was the reason. Lesnar's main drawing power from his UFC days was big in the US and Canada but little international.

In comparison, the 2011 SummerSlam pay-per-view did 180,000 North American buys and 131,000 international buys for a total of 311,000. Last year was headlined by CM Punk vs. John Cena with Triple H as referee and Randy Orton vs. Christian

 

[Riley Escobar]

Bear in mind that over here in the UK we get 3 or 4 B PPV's a year free, like Money In The Bank

I've also always wondered how Summerslam 1992 worked. Was it a tape delay PPV for the USA or did it just start really early?

 

[CJ]

I've also always wondered how Summerslam 1992 worked. Was it a tape delay PPV for the USA or did it just start really early?

It actually aired 2 DAYS later

Could never pull that off now with the innernets.

 

[Riley Escobar]

It actually aired 2 DAYS later

Goddamn

 

[Ruby'sRevolver]

cant be.

i was getting free ppvs on my basic cable chip box up until royal rumble '05.

Yep, I had a cheater box that still worked until late '04 when our cable company went digital. Watching free PPV was the shyt, damn I miss those days

 

[K-Apps]

Yep, I had a cheater box that still worked until late '04 when our cable company went digital. Watching free PPV was the shyt, damn I miss those days

Word, I was getting free PPVs from 03-05 on a black box, miss those days.

 

[On Site]

I didn't numbers are down that much from 10 years ago.

Wrestling is dying . . .

 

[Jmare007]

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

WWE's WrestleMania 28 pay-per-view did end up being the single most purchased pro wrestling pay-per-view event in history, based on new data that are likely the final numbers for the event.

These updated numbers include late recorded buys and have WrestleMania 28 doing 1,253,000 buys - 733,000 domestic and 520,000 internationally. The international number would beat the all-time record by a significant amount. There have been several events over the years that have topped the domestic number.

The 1,253,000 buys for WrestleMania 28 beats out the 1,250,000 buys for WrestleMania 23 in 2007 with Donald Trump. Technically, when it's all said and done WWE is able to round up to 1.3 million buys and claim the biggest pay-per-view of all-time.

The 2012 Night Of Champion garnered 189,000 worldwide pay-per-view buys. The event did 100,000 buys in North America and 89,000 internationally.

Source: PWInsider

- According to updated numbers from WWE, the 2012 Money in the Bank pay-per-view did just over 200,000 buys, slightly up from 2010 and 2011.

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

i forgot wrestlemania 23 has the record for most buys.

one of the worst manias.