WWF/E PPV buys from 1985 to 2012

[Gang$tarr]

The numbers are biased comparing them to the old cuz a shell of a lot more people can buy the PPVs now

The buyrates for the 80s wrestlemanias shyt on everything later

 

[Jmare007]

New Update:

The details for the number of buys (in 000s) for each pay-per-view in the quarter are as follows:

-------------------2012----2011

WWE Hell in a Cell --199------182

Survivor Series-----208------281

TLC---------------175------179


WWE released their financial results for the fourth quarter of 2012 this morning. Pay-Per-View revenues for the quarter were $13.0 million, as compared to $14.6 million in the prior-year quarter. However the company produced three pay-per-view events in the quarter in 2012, as compared to four in the prior-year quarter.

Revenue and buys were also effected by their television partnership in the U.K., as they selected one fewer event in the current quarter to distribute on pay-per-view. On a comparable basis for the events produced in the quarter, revenue increased approximately 4% as the 3% decline in buys was offset by a 7% increase in the average revenue per buy due in part to an increased number of high-definition buys, which are generally charged at a higher prices.

For the year, revenues from pay-per-view were $83.6 million, as opposed to $78.3 million in 2011.

 

[The G.O.D II]

Michaels da gawd headlining the second biggest Mania of all time

 

[Jmare007]

So this guy Nell Santucci at the PWO forums is trying a formula based on PPV revenues and a number of other factors to try to unveil the numbers for all the PPVs we don't have any info. The formula ain't perfect and possibly will change in time, but it has worked for him when matching the buys we already know (say, he used it for WM XI and it worked). He calculates a 15,000 buys margin of error.

Here's what he's got for 1995 PPVs:

WWF

Royal Rumble - 225,000 buys aprox.
Wrestlemania XI - 340,000 buys aprox.
In Your House: Mother's Day - 180,000 aprox.
King of the Ring -150,000 aprox.
IYH 2: The Jackknife v. The Powerbomb -155,000 aprox.
Summerslam - 205,000 aprox.
IYH 3: Two Dudes with Attitude - 160,000 aprox.
IYH 4: Bite of the Bulldog - 90,000 aprox.

WCW:

Superbrawl V - 215,000 buys aprox.
Uncensored - 200,000 aprox.
Slamboree - 100,000 aprox.
Great American Bash - 90,000 aprox.
Bash at the Beach - 180,000 aprox.
Fall Brawl - 85,000 aprox.
Halloween Havoc - 120,000 aprox.

 

[Brad Maddox]

somebody make dias already. I want one graph for each ppv. with this list it's really hard to compare anything!

 

[dbp]

Wow...quite a difference from Wrestlemania 13 to 14

 

[Jmare007]

More from Nell

1994:

WWF

Royal Rumble - 200,000 buys aprox.
Wrestlemania X - 420,000 aprox.
King of the Ring - 185,000 aprox.
Summerslam - 300,000 aprox.

WCW

Superbrawl IV - 110,000 buys aprox.
Spring Stampede - 125,000 aprox.
Slamboree - 100,000 aprox.
Bash at the Beach -225,000 aprox. (Hogan debuts vs Flair)
Fall Brawl -110,000 aprox. (No Hogan)
Halloween Havoc -220,000 aprox. (Hogan vs Flair II)

 

[Quarterback]

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 reason is to inflate themselves. The WWF is good at lying and decieving.

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.

They rematched on The Main Event. But it was like their 10th match overall.

 

[Quarterback]

It actually aired 2 DAYS later

Could never pull that off now with the innernets.

So it was taped Sunday, not talked about the next night on Prime Time Wrestling, then aired on Tuesday?

Kids across the land thinking the sun sets here at the same time it does in the UK smh

 

[Gang$tarr]

More from Nell

1994:

WWF


WCW

WCW numbers pretty good before nitro I wonder why he omits Starrcade in both of em

 

[Jmare007]

WCW numbers pretty good before nitro I wonder why he omits Starrcade in both of em

My guess is that he's either waiting to find a number on the WON or he hasn't found the PPV revenue yet.


1993 WCW:

Superbrawl III - 85,000 buys aprox.
Slamboree - 110,000 aprox.
Beach Blast- 100,000 aprox.
Fall Brawl - 95,000 aprox.
Halloween Havoc - 100,000 aprox.
Battlebowl - 60,000 aprox.
Starrcade - 120,000 aprox.

 

[Tide Run This]

WCW had some pretty dope PPV in the early 90's even though they had some cheesy gimmicks going on. The PPV's didn't start to suck until Hoegan and his friends were hogging up spots and going over everyone. Starrcade 94 is the worst WCW PPV I've ever watched live it was almost as bad as 95 KOTR as far as worst PPV's overall during that era.

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

WCW numbers pretty good before nitro I wonder why he omits Starrcade in both of em

thats what the wwe doesnt want people to know.

somebody should post the fact that wcw was getting higher tv ratings long before nitro even existed.

WCW had some pretty dope PPV in the early 90's even though they had some cheesy gimmicks going on. The PPV's didn't start to suck until Hoegan and his friends were hogging up spots and going over everyone. Starrcade 94 is the worst WCW PPV I've ever watched live it was almost as bad as 95 KOTR as far as worst PPV's overall during that era.

yea, but in fairness, the hogan regime brought in the money. and they eventually meshed the old wcw with the hogan regime perfectly by summer '95. then nitro came out and it was a wrap. that chit turned into a dream card promotion.

i think this is what they were trying to do with TNA in 2010, but failed miserably because TNA didnt have the built-in fanbase that wcw/nwa had, and the climate of the wrestling industry had already went to chit.

 

[Gang$tarr]

thats what the wwe doesnt want people to know.

somebody should post the fact that wcw was getting higher tv ratings long before nitro even existed.



yea, but in fairness, the hogan regime brought in the money. and they eventually meshed the old wcw with the hogan regime perfectly by summer '95. then nitro came out and it was a wrap. that chit turned into a dream card promotion.

i think this is what they were trying to do with TNA in 2010, but failed miserably because TNA didnt have the built-in fanbase that wcw/nwa had, and the climate of the wrestling industry had already went to chit.

On point

 

[NYChase718]

i forgot wrestlemania 23 has the record for most buys.

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