Royal Rumble 2019

|Date: January 27, 2019|Venue: Chase Field |City: Phoenix, Arizona|Attendance: 48,193 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show kicks off with a video package focusing on the two Royal Rumble match, the Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles match, Becky Lynch vs. Asuka, Ronda Rousey vs. Asuka and Brock Lesnar vs. Finn Balor. It’s my favourite PPV of the year and I cannot wait. Tom Phillips welcomes us to … Continue reading Royal Rumble 2019

Battleground 2014

|Date: July 20, 2014|Venue: Tampa Bay Times Forum |City: Tampa, Florida|Attendance: 12,000 |Buys: 99,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Battleground returns following a disappointing outing last year. The main event for this year is a fatal four way match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Triple H made the announcement after telling John Cena the night after Money In The Bank that he could do things the … Continue reading Battleground 2014

Survivor Series 2009

|Date: November 22, 2009 |Venue: Verizon Center |City: Washington, D.C. |Attendance: 12,500 |Buys: 225,000 |Brands: Raw, Smackdown & ECW |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The second longest running PPV in WWE history is back but it has a terrible amount of buys, the worst in 13 years of Survivor Series and the fourth worst in Survivor Series history. There are six matches on tonight’s card, three of which are traditional Survivor Series matches. There are two … Continue reading Survivor Series 2009

Bragging Rights 2009

|Date: October 25, 2009 |Venue: Mellon Arena |City: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |Attendance: 13,562 |Buys: 200,000 |Brands: Raw & Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Welcome to this review of the first ever Bragging Rights PPV. Bragging Rights replaces Cyber Sunday and has a considerably higher buyrate. The theme for the show is Raw vs. Smackdown and there are three matches tonight pitting Raw superstars against Smackdown superstars to decide who is the better brand. As well as … Continue reading Bragging Rights 2009

The Bash 2009

|Date: June 28, 2009 |Venue: ARCO Arena |City: Sacramento, California |Attendance: 11,946 |Buys: 178,000 |Brands: Raw, Smackdown & ECW |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The Bash is the revamped PPV previously known as The Great American Bash. This years edition has a big card, headlined by a WWE Championship defence by Randy Orton. Orton won the belt in a fatal four way after injuring Batista with help from his pals Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase. Orton … Continue reading The Bash 2009

Backlash 2009

|Date: April 26, 2009 |Venue: Dunkin’ Donuts Center |City: Providence, Rhode Island |Attendance: 8,357 |Buys: 182,000 |Brands: Raw, Smackdown & ECW |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The Backlash from Wrestlemania is upon us and with this show following a brand draft it means the landscape is about to change. The WWE Championship will be defended tonight in an unconventional six man tag team match. Triple H, Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon have been feuding with Randy … Continue reading Backlash 2009

Wrestlemania 25

|Date: April 5, 2009 |Venue: Reliant Stadium |City: Houston, Texas |Attendance: 72,744 |Buys: 960,000 |Brands: Raw, Smackdown & ECW |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The 25th Anniversary Of Wrestlemania is upon us and there are eight huge matches scheduled. The WWE Championship will be on the line of course as Triple H defends against Royal Rumble winner Randy Orton. Orton has taken out the McMahon family one by one, Shane and Vince first and then Stephanie … Continue reading Wrestlemania 25

No Way Out 2009

|Date: February 15, 2009 |Venue: KeyArena |City: Seattle, Washington |Attendance: 11,200 |Buys: 272,000 |Brands: Raw, Smackdown & ECW |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Tonight there will be No Way Out for 12 of WWE’s top superstars as they battle inside two Elimination Chamber matches. One will be contested for the WWE Championship and the other for the World Heavyweight Championship. Edge will be defending his WWE Championship against The Undertaker who beat Mark Henry to qualify, … Continue reading No Way Out 2009

Royal Rumble 2009

|Date: January 25, 2009 |Venue: Joe Louis Arena |City: Detroit, Michigan |Attendance: 16,685 |Buys: 450,000 |Brands: Raw, Smackdown & ECW |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The Royal Rumble event is always one I look forward to and this one is no different. Interestingly it has the lowest amount of buys for a Royal Rumble event since 1998. Jeff Hardy, the WWE Champion will be defending his title for the first time and it’ll be against the … Continue reading Royal Rumble 2009