Travicity
08-05-2010, 09:08 PM
WWE
released their most current PPV buyrate numbers today and they continue to slide backwards.
Also, It looks like WWE may have confused themselves with their renaming and shuffling of PPV events. In today's second quarter numbers, WWE compared Extreme Rules 2010 (held on April 25th) with Extreme Rules 2009 (held on June 7, 2009). Given the dates of the PPV events, Extreme Rules for this year should really be compared to Backlash 2009, which was previously the end of April PPV offering.
Here is a breakdown of WWE's second quarter PPV events over the last three years (with the numbers as they were reported at the end of the quarter by WWE).
April PPV
Extreme Rules April 25, 2010 182
Backlash April 26, 2009 182
Backlash April 27, 2008 200
May PPV
Over The Limit May 23, 2010 197
Judgment Day May 17, 2009 228
Judgment Day May 18, 2008 252
Early June PPV
No early June PPV in 2010
Extreme Rules June 7, 2009 213
One Night Stand June 1, 2008 194
Late June PPV
Fatal Four Way June 20, 2010 143
The Bash June 28, 2009 178
Night Of Champions June 29, 2008 273
Buck Woodward and I will have full analysis of WWE's second quarter numbers on today's No Name Show.
PWI
released their most current PPV buyrate numbers today and they continue to slide backwards.
Also, It looks like WWE may have confused themselves with their renaming and shuffling of PPV events. In today's second quarter numbers, WWE compared Extreme Rules 2010 (held on April 25th) with Extreme Rules 2009 (held on June 7, 2009). Given the dates of the PPV events, Extreme Rules for this year should really be compared to Backlash 2009, which was previously the end of April PPV offering.
Here is a breakdown of WWE's second quarter PPV events over the last three years (with the numbers as they were reported at the end of the quarter by WWE).
April PPV
Extreme Rules April 25, 2010 182
Backlash April 26, 2009 182
Backlash April 27, 2008 200
May PPV
Over The Limit May 23, 2010 197
Judgment Day May 17, 2009 228
Judgment Day May 18, 2008 252
Early June PPV
No early June PPV in 2010
Extreme Rules June 7, 2009 213
One Night Stand June 1, 2008 194
Late June PPV
Fatal Four Way June 20, 2010 143
The Bash June 28, 2009 178
Night Of Champions June 29, 2008 273
Buck Woodward and I will have full analysis of WWE's second quarter numbers on today's No Name Show.
PWI