Vengeance 2002

| Date: July 21, 2002 | Venue: Joe Louis Arena | City: Detroit, Michigan | Attendance: 12, 000 | Buyrate: 375, 000 Quick and Merciless. That is how The Undertaker is hoping to end his match tonight against Kurt Angle and The Rock. WWE Undisputed Champion The Undertaker finds himself in a triple threat situation after originally challenging The Rock to a match after The Rock nearly cost The Undertaker his title … Continue reading Vengeance 2002

King Of The Ring 2002

| Date: June 23rd, 2002 | Venue: Nationwide Arena | City: Columbus, Ohio | Attendance: 14, 198 | Buyrate: 320, 000 | tweet me: @BastionBlogger The tenth annual King Of The Ring pay per view is upon us and as we would later find out, it is also the last ever KOTR PPV. The King Of The Ring tournament takes centre stage as it always does in June and like we have … Continue reading King Of The Ring 2002

Judgment Day 2002

| Date: May 19th, 2002 | Venue: Gaylord Entertainment Centre | City: Nashville, Tennessee | Attendance: 14, 521 | Buyrate: 373, 000 Judge, jury and executioner. The Undertaker takes on all three roles tonight as he zones in on the WWF Undisputed Championship. Undertaker beat Stone Cold Steve Austin to become number one contender to the title last month at Backlash and tonight he gets his shot. Hulk Hogan is the … Continue reading Judgment Day 2002

Insurrextion 2002

| Date: May 4th, 2002 | Venue: Wembley Arena | City: London, UK | Attendance: 10, 500 | tweet me: @BastionBlogger Insurrextion 2002, the third annual Insurrextion PPV. It’s held in the UK as it always is but this year moves away from Earl’s Court and into Wembley Arena. These shows are always a mystery heading into it. There is never any build towards this specific show but they will continue … Continue reading Insurrextion 2002

Backlash 2002

| Date: April 21, 2002 | Venue: Kemper Memorial Arena | City: Kansas City, Missouri | Attendance: 12, 489 | Buyrate: 400, 000 | tweet me: @BastionBlogger One Man’s Journey To Stand Alone. That’s the tagline for this pay per view but it’s unclear who it applies to. Maybe it’s Hulk Hogan who is no longer part of the nWo and now stands alone. Hogan was attacked by the nWo at Wrestlemania and … Continue reading Backlash 2002

Judgment Day 2001

| Date: May 20, 2001 | Venue: ARCO Arena | City: Sacremento, California | Attendance: 13, 632 | Buyrate: 405, 000 Tonight could be Judgment Day for the two man power trip of Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H. Both men will defend their championships with Austin defending his WWF title in the main event against The Undertaker. This rivalry has been going on since Wrestlemania and took a turn for … Continue reading Judgment Day 2001

Insurrextion 2001

| Date: May 5, 2001 | Venue: Earls Court | City: London, England | Attendance: 15, 794 Insurrextion is one of two annual PPVs held in the UK. What I like about these shows are that you don’t always get matches you expect. They don’t necessarily follow the curve of the storylines that are current. Tonight will probably be no different. No matches have been announced going into this but … Continue reading Insurrextion 2001

Backlash 2001

| Date: April 29, 2001 | Venue: Allstate Arena | City: Rosemont, Illinois | Attendance: 15, 592 | Buyrate: 375, 000 The Backlash of Wrestlemania is always a great time of year as some new feuds get started and some continue from the biggest show of the year. The biggest story coming out of Wrestlemania was “Stone Cold” Steve Austin turning heel and joining forces with Vince McMahon and later, Triple H. … Continue reading Backlash 2001

Wrestlemania 17

| Date: April 1, 2000 | Venue: Reliant Astrodome | City: Houston, Texas | Attendance: 67, 925 | Buyrate: 1, 040, 000 Houston….We have a problem. And that is the biggest show of the year coming to Texas this very evening to the biggest buyrate of all time to this point. And what an incredible line up  we have. It’s going to be a 4 four spectacle with no less than 11 … Continue reading Wrestlemania 17

No Way Out 2001

| Date: February 25th, 2001 | Venue: Thomas & Mack Center | City: Las Vegas, Nevada | Attendance: 15, 223 | Buyrate: 590, 000 There’ll be No Way Out tonight as the biggest ever viewing figure for a No Way Out PPV watch on. In the main event tonight will be Kurt Angles final hurdle before the biggest show of the year, Wrestlemania. Kurt defends his WWF Championship against the man that … Continue reading No Way Out 2001