How much money do you spend on WWE?

[The Curmudgeon]

It's weird, but Raw and Smackdown are my number one TV shows. I don't watch a ton of TV, but of the things I watch, WWE is the main thing I care about seeing, and get mighty pissed off if I miss it.

That said, the WWE itself receives NO money from me at all. I live in the UK, so I subscribe to Sky and get the sports channels every month.

It was different when I was younger, and I had Bret Hart sunglasses and Undertaker teddy bears and God knows what other crap, and I would buy WWE magazine monthly.

Nowadays? I don't buy any wrestling merchandise and I don't buy any wrestling mags (thank YOU, internet), and I don't buy the PPV's either.

It's weird, 'cos any other interests I have; movies, music, comic books - I pay serious money into them over the years, and yet wrestling, which I've loved for as long as I can remember, gets zero.

Anyone else like this?

[leemir]

I usually go half on any PPV on box office that looks good but I do spend a lot on CMLL, ROH, other Indies, shirt & other merch.

[Tea & Crumpets]

^ I live in the UK too, BTW.

I generally only spend money on the DVDs, as most PPVs are free or nto worth buying. But I do order Mania and the Rumble every year. Last year I bought more PPVs than ever (They're on Box Office of course), as I bought Mania, Rumble, Survivor Series and Armageddon. Typically though I don't buy Armageddon, SS was the first I've bought since it went from Sky Sports to Box Office, and I've never bought Summerslam since it went onto Box Office in 04.
Overall I don't spend that much on WWE- I tape any PPVs I want to keep rather than buy the DVD as the extras usually aren't worth it. I only really buy Superstar DVDs or Compilation DVDs.

However that being said I'm desparately looking for a VHS or DVD of WM17 and WM19- I lost my WM19 recording years ago.

[Doomrider]

They pretty much only get my money from the DVDs they put out...not PPVs though, the ECW/Legends stuff is what I buy.

[robferatu]

I spend about as much money on Wrestling as I do on Comics, Movies, Music and Video Games.

I buy some shirts, some figures and usually go in half on PPV's with my friends, although lately I haven't been doing that. I've not purchased a wrestling magazine in years though. God bless the internet.

[Funkyjumbo]

teaandcrumpets said:

^ I live in the UK too, BTW.

I generally only spend money on the DVDs, as most PPVs are free or nto worth buying. But I do order Mania and the Rumble every year. Last year I bought more PPVs than ever (They're on Box Office of course), as I bought Mania, Rumble, Survivor Series and Armageddon. Typically though I don't buy Armageddon, SS was the first I've bought since it went from Sky Sports to Box Office, and I've never bought Summerslam since it went onto Box Office in 04.
Overall I don't spend that much on WWE- I tape any PPVs I want to keep rather than buy the DVD as the extras usually aren't worth it. I only really buy Superstar DVDs or Compilation DVDs.

However that being said I'm desparately looking for a VHS or DVD of WM17 and WM19- I lost my WM19 recording years ago.

I got 17 on VHS, give us a shout as fellow Brit.

['Sweet n' Sour' A. A. Estrada]

Maybe fifty dollars a year from splitting on PPVs.

[hbk619 - QUACK!]

a few tshirts, a neckalace, tape free ppvs (so no money there) occasional use box office, but tend to split cost. a few dvd's now getting them from silvervision as cheaper than HMV or elsewhere

[heyguesswhatidid]

I spend too much, I buy the DVD's some shirts (but I usually wait until they're dirt cheap or come with DVD's on wweshop.com) and tickets anytime they're in NYC. Plus I subscribe to the magazine and WWE 24/7.

Though I don't buy PPV's, sometimes I go to my Uncles to watch them and offer to split the cost but he never takes my money.

Though I work at a Best Buy so I get the DVD's for only like $13.

[JoshWoodrumGreaterThanHBK]

I try to buy PWI every month... and i own EVERY WWE Smackdown game except one... and i thin 2 is broke

I order usually 3 PPVs a year.... RR... WM and whatever else... the last two years its been RR WM and ECWONS

I'll probally order WM but i dont know after that

Last year i also spent like 200 bucks to take me, my dad, two brothers, and my best friend to see BackLash live

[MGH]

These days I've stopped buying their PPVs, don't buy their merchandise, and I get their DVDs used off of Amazon from someone else. So, I guess none?

Ring of Honor gets my wrestling funds now.

[Jiren]

Every year i get about

- 2 T-shirts when they come to my town
- DVD's that look good
- The year's Smackdown game
- VHS (colloseum video ones)
- Tickets to shows
- PPV's on Box Office

Price vary's

[mysterydriver]

I haven't bought a wrestling T-Shirt in 5 years.

Most of my DVDs are usually bought on sale. Although I did splurge and get the Rise & Fall of ECW as well as One Night Stand.

I am now going on a PPV sabbatical. I bought way to many last year (Both WWE & TNA).

...Yeah, I am a cheapskate. Proud of it. I do have a foam urn from 95.

[Avalanche Alvarez]

$0

I watch PPV's at my friends houses.

Don't judge me too quickly.

I bring snacks for everyone...so it balances out.

(I guess technically, the food counts as money I spend.)
(Hmm.)
(About $20 an event? Love the dollar menus....)

[#Classic Hi-Definition X]

I did get the Bret Hart DVD last year. Other than that, nada.

[amplifierWORSHIP!]

0 dollars

since D2D anyway, that was the nail in the coffin

[adope]

Smackdown Game, that's it.

[Chuckie Finster]

A Couple of the DVD's (last year Pillman's and another) and besides that, hooray torrents!

[j2thabill]

I'm in the uk aswell. If you pay for sky sports then i am sure that wwe gets money from sky for the brodcast rights which comes from the money you pay for your sky subscription. So wwe is getting some of your money!

It is annoying when the 6 ppv's a year turn up on box office (we are so used to getting them on sky sports over here!)

Ive only ever recorded on to vhs before does anyone record the ppvs' on to a dvd recorder? Are the box office ppv's scrambled when you try and record?

[Desi]

Maybe occasional DVDs and tickets to a live event.