| 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
|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
|Date: May 22, 2005 |Venue: Target Center |City: Minneapolis, Minnesota |Attendance: 12, 000 |Buys: 260, 000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Judgment Day has finally arrived for many of the Smackdown superstars. On the poster is WWE Champion John Cena and tonight he will be defending his title against number one contender John “Bradshaw” Layfield. Layfield made the mistake of not putting a rematch clause in his contract but his fortunes would change as … Continue reading Judgment Day 2005
| 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
| Date: February 20, 2005 | Venue: Mellon Arena | City: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Attendance: 9,500 | Buys: 240, 000 | tweet me: @BastionBlogger Tonight there will be no way out for John “Bradshaw” Layfield as he defends his WWE Championship against The Big Show inside a barbed-wire steel cage. It’s the first time this match type has ever happened in the WWE and it’ll be very interesting to see how it plays … Continue reading No Way Out 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
| Date: December 12, 2004 | Venue: Gwinnett Center | City: Duluth, Georgia | Attendance: 5, 000 | Buys: 230, 000 | tweet me: @BastionBlogger The end is near! But there aren’t many watching. 5000 in attendance and the smallest amount of buys an Armageddon PPV has had up to now meant that not many eyes are on this show. The biggest title in the game will be defended as John “Bradshaw” Layfield … Continue reading Armageddon 2004
| Date: November 14, 2004 | Venue: Gund Arena | City: Cleveland, Ohio | Attendance: 7, 500 | Buys: 325, 000 | tweet me: @BastionBlogger The 18th annual Survivor series may have the lowest buyrate for 7 years but it has a stacked card. The WWE Championship is set to be defended as John “Bradshaw” Layfield puts his title on the line against Booker T. Booker T teased teaming with JBL for a … Continue reading Survivor Series 2004
| Date: October 3, 2004 | Venue: Continental Airlines Arena | City: East Rutherford, New Jersey | Attendance: 10, 000 | Buys: 240, 000 Business Can Be Brutal. And tonight it is guaranteed to be just that. Unless it’s referring to the diminishing business of the WWE as attendances and buyrates continue to drop through 2004. Tonight though, John “Bradshaw” Layfield must defend his WWE Championship one more time against The Undertaker. … Continue reading No Mercy 2004
| Date: August 15, 2004 | Venue: Air Canada Centre | City: Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Attendance: 17, 640 | Buys: 415, 000 | tweet me: @BastionBlogger Let The Games Begin. Summerslam 2004 has an Olympics theme to it, falling in line with the 2004 Olympic Game in Athens. Besides the over-the-top advertising campaign, there isn’t a lot of “gamesmanship” involved except for one particular event but I’ll get to that later. Summerslam … Continue reading Summerslam 2004
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