Unforgiven 2005

|Date: September 18, 2005 |Venue: Ford Center |City: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |Attendance: 8,000 |Buys: 250,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger WWE Champion vs. Gold Medalist. Tonight John Cena defends his WWE Championship against Kurt Angle. Cena went one on one with Chris Jericho one final time on Raw a few weeks ago with the winner leaving with the WWE title and the loser being fired. Jericho lost the match and was subsequently given his marching … Continue reading Unforgiven 2005

Summerslam 2005

| Date: August 21, 2005 | Venue: MCI Center | City: Washington DC | Attendance: 15, 700 | Buys: 650, 000 | tweet me: @BastionBlogger Hogan vs. Michaels: For the first time ever. You can guess what is considered to be the main event tonight off that tagline alone. On paper the whole card is stacked even without the likes of Triple H, The Big Show, Kane, Booker T, Intercontinental Champion Carlito and … Continue reading Summerslam 2005

Vengeance 2005

|Date: June 26, 2005 |Venue: Thomas & Mack Center |City: Las Vegas, Nevada |Attendance: 9,850 |Buys: 420,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Hell In A Cell. Tonight the long standing rivalry between Triple H and World Heavyweight Champion Batista comes to a close when the two men go one on one in Hell In A Cell. There was a number one contenders “gold rush” tournament to decide a contender to Batista and this tournament was … Continue reading Vengeance 2005

ECW One Night Stand 2005

|Date: June 12, 2005 |Venue: Hammerstein Ballroom |City: New York City, New York |Attendance: 2,500 |Buys: 340, 000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger ECW returns! Albeit just for one night only. Tommy Dreamer and Paul Heyman have been tasked with putting together an ECW show featuring some of the top ECW stars from the late 90’s. Prior to the show there were no match announcements or no build to the matches. Instead the build has … Continue reading ECW One Night Stand 2005

Backlash 2005

|Date: May 1, 2005 |Venue: Verizon Wireless Arena |City: Manchester, New Hampshire |Attendance: 14, 000 |Buys: 320,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Tonight Triple H has promised a Backlash as he looks to retain the World Heavyweight Championship from Batista. Triple H has decided to cash in his contracted re-match at Backlash against a man that has had the better of him over the past month. Triple H has been acting like he runs Raw … Continue reading Backlash 2005

Wrestlemania 21

| Date: April 3, 2005 | Venue: Staples Center | City: Los Angeles, California | Attendance: 20, 193 | Buys: 980, 000 | tweet me: @BastionBlogger Wrestlemania goes Hollywood! This years event comes from LA and has the second highest amount of buys for any PPV up to now (behind Wrestlemania 17). There’s a double main event as both world championships are set to be defended. Royal Rumble winner Batista turned his back … Continue reading Wrestlemania 21

Royal Rumble 2005

| Date: January 30, 2005 | Venue: Save Mart Center | City: Fresno, California | Attendance: 12, 000 | Buys: 575, 000 | tweet me: @BastionBlogger All The Rumbling, Minus The Dancing And Singing! The WWE Championship is set to be defended as John “Bradshaw” Layfield puts his title on the line against both Kurt Angle and The Big Show in a triple threat match. Kurt Angle had a shot at JBL on … Continue reading Royal Rumble 2005

New Year’s Revolution 2005

| Date: January 9, 2005 | Venue: Coliseo De Puerto Rico | City: San Juan, Puerto Rico | Attendance: 15, 764 | Buys: 49, 000 | tweet me: @BastionBlogger New Year’s Revolution makes its debut in 2005 as a pay per view to see in the new year. This edition is a Raw brand show and as it stand there are only 6 matches booked for it. This is in part because of … Continue reading New Year’s Revolution 2005