msc
Dennis Stamp
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Post by msc on Sept 7, 2023 1:50:03 GMT -5
Vengeance 2005 had Batista v HHH, hell in a cell AND Hbk v Kurt Angle. You could get people to buy that card today let alone when they were all in their prime.
HHH drew well in two roles. As the villain a loved face is finally going to destroy. And when he was returning from hiatuses because crowds genuinely miss the guy when he's not around.
Oh and DX reunions going from the above.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Sept 7, 2023 4:57:40 GMT -5
Unforgiven 2000 did much higher than you would expect a non-big four PPV to do given it had the Angle/Triple H singles match that they were building to all summer. Wasn't it because of Austin's return?
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Post by Starshine on Sept 7, 2023 6:42:09 GMT -5
I'm trying to think of what matchup could've led to superbrawl 99 having such a big number, but I'm drawing a blank If I had to guess, it was probably the last serious Hogan vs Flair main event program before things got super goofy again. Flair was re-established at the end of '98, Hogan was still top heelin' after the fingerpoke of doom and it was a true main event level heel Hogan vs face Flair program. After that, fans knew it was the road to Uncensored which historically has always been pretty silly and WCW '99 began to really WCW '99. Yeah, most of this. Also it was Flair's first main event since his return in '98, and the last singles match he'd had with Hogan had been around 2 1/2 years prior.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Sept 7, 2023 7:07:46 GMT -5
Unforgiven 2000 did much higher than you would expect a non-big four PPV to do given it had the Angle/Triple H singles match that they were building to all summer. Wasn't it because of Austin's return? I rewatched those shows recently and Triple H/Angle was definitely the focus and the hot program.
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Sept 7, 2023 13:22:04 GMT -5
No Mercy 2008 got around 100,000 more buys than the following (Cyber Sunday) and around 50,000 more than the previous PPV (Unforgiven). Jericho/HBK in a ladder match and HHH/Hardy was a good one-two punch of world title matches.
Extreme Rules 2013 got a higher than expected number. I think people thought Brock/HHH had run it's course and should have ended at WM but it ended up getting more buys than EC 2 months earlier so even with a weaker support/undercard Brock/HHH III beat Rock/Punk II.
Cena/Henry at MITB 2013 drew more than Cena/Punk at MITB 2011 and was one of the last above-average non-big 4 PPVs before the WWE Network became a thing.
Extreme Rules 2011 beat every PPV that year except the big 4. So a PPV main evented by Miz and Morrison also beat the hyped up MITB 2011. Not trying to pick on Punk because he's in the news right now but he was never a great PPV or TV draw. The boost he gave All Out 2021/Revolution 2022 after arriving in AEW is probably his biggest success in that regard. And his 2012 HIAC match with Ryback which did pretty good.
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