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Post by Arrow on Dec 22, 2012 8:05:08 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2012 8:12:57 GMT -5
For comparison, last year's Survivor Series did 281,000 buys whilst the 2010 event got 244,000. With a buyrate like that, there's no argument that Survivor Series is no longer a 'Big Four' PPV.
The PPV only had three weeks of build, the main event was changed less than two weeks before the event, and the rest of the card seemed to be thrown together at the last minute. No surprise.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2012 8:33:14 GMT -5
The PPV only had three weeks of build, the main event was changed less than two weeks before the event, and the rest of the card seemed to be thrown together at the last minute. Yeah, and that's the problem. I think SS could be one of the big players again, but 3 weeks of build is absolutely pathetic. You wouldn't give Wrestlemania 3 weeks of build, would you? All the more baffling considering that Hell in a Cell had almost 7 weeks of build, to what is generally considered to be a filler PPV. |
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Post by paywindah on Dec 22, 2012 8:39:23 GMT -5
I don't see SS ever being a big time PPV again. The gimmick of the traditional SS matches worked in the old days because you rarely saw these guys teaming up together. But these days with no jobber matches and so many hours of programming each week, everyone teams with almost everyone else at some point during the year. So take away that uniqueness and you are left with a typical B-level PPV.
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Post by wrestling4ever on Dec 22, 2012 9:34:17 GMT -5
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Post by Jimmy on Dec 22, 2012 14:37:54 GMT -5
I have no problem with Survivor Series not being a 'major' PPV anymore, but please keep the name.
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Post by thelonewolf527 on Dec 22, 2012 16:46:06 GMT -5
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Post by Big Daddy Bad Booking on Dec 22, 2012 16:48:27 GMT -5
Dear WWE: Please spread the PPV's out better so this original icon can get whatever dignity it has left. Sincerely, Bad Booking
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Post by Red on Dec 22, 2012 19:25:37 GMT -5
Remember, last year's Survivor Series had The Rock in his first match in like, 8 years.
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Post by Emmet Russell on Dec 22, 2012 21:56:13 GMT -5
It's the Miz's fault
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Post by thegame415 on Dec 23, 2012 1:46:37 GMT -5
To tell you the truth, the buyrate isn't that bad when you think of the fact that last year's event has the return of Rock to the ring after 7 years.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Dec 23, 2012 2:34:05 GMT -5
To tell you the truth, the buyrate isn't that bad when you think of the fact that last year's event has the return of Rock to the ring after 7 years. If I'm correct, it's the first show since Elimination Chamber that's down on the previous year. Everything else (except the Royal Rumble, which had a small loss) has had higher total buyrates than in 2011. |
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Post by Snaptastic on Dec 23, 2012 16:37:07 GMT -5
To tell you the truth, the buyrate isn't that bad when you think of the fact that last year's event has the return of Rock to the ring after 7 years. If I'm correct, it's the first show since Elimination Chamber that's down on the previous year. Everything else (except the Royal Rumble, which had a small loss) has had higher total buyrates than in 2011. I do think it's mainly down to how little time they had to build it. |
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Post by Brother Nero....Wolfe on Dec 23, 2012 16:53:05 GMT -5
Well in that case, this deserves to be quoted again. |
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