Elimination Chamber 2012

|Date: February 19, 2012 |Venue: Bradley Center |City: Milwaukee, Wisconsin |Attendance: 15,306 |Buys: 178,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Elimination Chamber is the final stop on the road to Wrestlemania and tonight’s stop features two huge Elimination Chamber matches that will set the stage for Wrestlemania 28. The WWE Championship will be defended in one with CM Punk defending his title against Dolph Ziggler, R-Truth, The Miz, Kofi Kingston and Chris Jericho. The five contenders … Continue reading Elimination Chamber 2012

TLC 2011

|Date: December 18, 2011 |Venue: 1st Mariner Arena |City: Baltimore, Maryland |Attendance: 9,000 |Buys: 179,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Tables, Ladders and Chairs, oh my! TLC returns as the December PPV and tonight we have a loaded card ahead of us. CM Punk defends the WWE Championship in a triple threat match. There were four men who had to win singles matches in order to earn an opportunity and they were Alberto Del … Continue reading TLC 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

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

Extreme Rules 2009

|Date: June 7, 2009 |Venue: New Orleans Arena |City: New Orleans, Louisiana |Attendance: 9,124 |Buys: 213,000 |Brands: Raw, Smackdown & ECW |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Extreme Rules replaces One Night Stand but keeps the same traditions, lots of gimmicks and lots of hardcore wrestling. Sadly, gimmicks aside, this pay per view is almost identical to last months Judgment Day which doesn’t get me very excited for this show. Batista once again gets a shot at … Continue reading Extreme Rules 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

Armageddon 2008

|Date: December 14, 2008 |Venue: HSBC Arena |City: Buffalo, New York |Attendance: 12,500 |Buys: 193,000 |Brands: Raw, Smackdown & ECW |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Armageddon is upon us! It’s the final PPV of 2008 and there are some big matches scheduled. The WWE Championship is set to be defended as Edge puts the belt on line. Edge knew he would be facing either Jeff Hardy, Triple H or Vladimir Kozlov, who would beat the clock … Continue reading Armageddon 2008