Over The Limit 2012

|Date: May 20, 2012 |Venue: PNC Arena |City: Raleigh, North Carolina |Attendance: 8,000 |Buys: 167,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Over The Limit returns tonight and has five big matches announced. The WWE Championship will be on the line when CM Punk defends against Daniel Bryan. Daniel Bryan won a beat the clock challenge and had a slight advantage as his opponent was Jerry “The King” Lawler. Bryan won though and as a result we … Continue reading Over The Limit 2012

Royal Rumble 2012

|Date: January 29, 2012 |Venue: Scotttrade Center |City: At Louis, Missouri |Attendance: 18,121 |Buys: 443,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The Royal Rumble returns for the 25th year, it’s my favourite pay per view of the year and as always, I cannot wait for the Royal Rumble match itself. It’s back down to 30 participants (from the 40 that were in it last year) and we know a few of the participants such … Continue reading Royal Rumble 2012

Capitol Punishment 2011

|Date: June 19, 2011 |Venue: Verizon Center |City: Washington, D.C. |Attendance: 9,850 |Buys: 170,000 |Brands: Raw & Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Welcome to the first ever Capitol Punishment pay per view. There is a big political theme to this event and a lot of the marketing has been based around Barrack Obama who is even featured on the poster. The WWE Championship is set to be defended tonight as John Cena defends against R-Truth. … Continue reading Capitol Punishment 2011

Over The Limit 2011

|Date: May 22, 2011 |Venue: KeyArena |City: Seattle, Washington |Attendance: 7,500 |Buys: 142,000 |Brands: Raw & Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Over The Limit returns for a second year and tonight we have eight big matches. The Miz gets another shot at the WWE Championship tonight. He originally used his rematch a few weeks ago and beat champion John Cena but the referee reversed the decision after he clocked on to Alex Riley … Continue reading Over The Limit 2011

Extreme Rules 2011

|Date: May 1, 2011 |Venue: At Pete Times Forum |City: Tampa, Florida |Attendance: 10,000 |Buys: 209,000 |Brands: Raw & Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Extreme Rules in the one night a year where everything goes in every match. Tonight there are eight matches and it comes hot off the heels of the annual WWE draft. So for a lot of these matches, it will be the last time we see them for a while. The … Continue reading Extreme Rules 2011

Wrestlemania 27

|Date: April 3rd, 2011 |Venue: Georgia Dome |City: Atlanta, Georgia |Attendance: 71,617 |Buys: 1,124,000 |Brands: Raw & Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The Biggest Wrestlemania Ever. It’s the 27th edition of the biggest show of the year and this show has the biggest buyrate in history up to this point. It’s a four hour spectacular with 8 huge match-ups. The main event will be for the WWE Championship. The Miz retained his WWE Championship against … Continue reading Wrestlemania 27

Elimination Chamber 2011

|Date: February 20, 2011 |Venue: Oracle Arena |City: Oakland, California |Attendance: 11,500 |Buys: 200,00 |Brands: Raw & Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Elimination Chamber returns for a second year slotted in between Royal Rumble and Wrestlemania as a show to get the ball rolling to Wrestlemania. Tonight we will know both main events for the biggest show of the year. There are only four matches advertised for this event. We know Alberto Del Rio will … Continue reading Elimination Chamber 2011

Royal Rumble 2011

|Date: January 30, 2011 |Venue: TD Garden |City: Boston, Massachusetts |Attendance: 15,113 |Buys: 446,000 |Brands: Raw & Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The Biggest Royal Rumble In History! This years edition will feature forty men (presumably men) in what is the biggest Royal Rumble match in history, up from 30. It’s actually double the size of the first Royal Rumble match back in 1988. Pretty much the entire roster will feature and there are plenty … Continue reading Royal Rumble 2011

Bragging Rights 2010

|Date: October 24, 2010 |Venue: Target Center |City: Minneapolis, Minnesota |Attendance: 9,000 |Buys: 137,000 |Brands: Raw & Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Bragging Rights, the one night a year when Raw and Smackdown battle for brand supremacy. Before we get to the brand war though, lets start with the WWE Championship. John Cena lost to Wade Barrett at Hell In A Cell which meant that Cena had to join the Nexus. The anonymous Raw General … Continue reading Bragging Rights 2010