| Date: April 29, 2001 | Venue: Allstate Arena | City: Rosemont, Illinois | Attendance: 15, 592 | Buyrate: 375, 000 The Backlash of Wrestlemania is always a great time of year as some new feuds get started and some continue from the biggest show of the year. The biggest story coming out of Wrestlemania was “Stone Cold” Steve Austin turning heel and joining forces with Vince McMahon and later, Triple H. … Continue reading Backlash 2001
| Date: April 1, 2000 | Venue: Reliant Astrodome | City: Houston, Texas | Attendance: 67, 925 | Buyrate: 1, 040, 000 Houston….We have a problem. And that is the biggest show of the year coming to Texas this very evening to the biggest buyrate of all time to this point. And what an incredible line up we have. It’s going to be a 4 four spectacle with no less than 11 … Continue reading Wrestlemania 17
| Date: December 10, 2000 | Venue: Birmingham – Jefferson Civic Centre | City: Birmingham, Alabama | Attendance: 14, 920 | Buyrate: 465, 000 Lord I’m Coming Home To You! How about that for tagline? It can only mean that this pay per view is taking place in sweet home Alabama. On paper this looks like a one match show but we’ll have to see. That one match I refer to is … Continue reading Armageddon 2000
| Date: November 19, 2000 | Venue: Ice Palace | City: Miami, Florida | Attendance: 18, 602 | Buyrate: 400, 000 The Rules Have Changed. I’m not sure which rules have changed but in terms of traditional Survivor Series matches they haven’t. “Stone Cold “Steve Austin is on the poster for this pay per view as he goes one on one with Triple H. How did this come about you ask? Well … Continue reading Survivor Series 2000
| Date: October 22, 2000 | Venue: Pepsi Arena | City: Albany, New York | Attendance: 14, 342 | Buyrate: 550, 000 No Mercy. That is exactly what Kurt Angle and The Rock will have for another as they battle over the WWF title in tonights main event. Kurt Angle won number one contendership for the WWF title when he beat Triple H on Raw a few weeks ago. It wasn’t a … Continue reading No Mercy 2000
| Date: September 24, 2000 | Venue: First Union Centre | City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Attendance: 18, 092 | Buyrate: 605, 000 Unforgiven has the second biggest buyrate of any none big 5 PPV ever. That’s a lot of eyes on this PPV which says a lot about the build into this show. The WWF Champion is the man that tends to get the credit for the big numbers and that man … Continue reading Unforgiven 2000
| Date: August 27, 2000 | Venue: Raleigh Entertainment And Sports Arena | City: Raleigh, North Carolina | Attendance: 18, 128 | Buyrate: 570, 000 Summerslam, the second biggest PPV of the year following Wrestlemania and tonight promises 10 big matches. The main event features the WWF Champion The Rock defending his title. But who would he defend against? Commissioner Mick Foley made a triple threat match on Raw a few weeks … Continue reading Summerslam 2000
| Date: June 25, 2000 | Venue: Fleet Centre | City: Boston, Massachusetts | Attendance: 17, 651 | Buyrate: 475, 000 King Of The Ring 2000 had the highest buyrate for any King Of The Ring in history so the build was good and the tournament itself had a lot of interest behind it. That would be because it is the biggest King Of The Ring history with no less than 32 … Continue reading King Of The Ring 2000
| Date: April 30, 2000 | Venue: MCI Center | City: Washington DC | Attendance: 19, 101 | Buyrate: 675, 000 This PPV has the 6th biggest buyrate of all time up to now. That means a lot of eyes were on this PPV, the first since Wrestlemania. The reset button has been hit since Wrestlemania and there are plenty of new feuds. In the main event, Triple H defends his WWF … Continue reading Backlash 2000
| Date: January 23rd, 2000 | Venue: Madison Square Garden | City: New York, New York | Attendance: 19, 231 | Buyrate: 590, 000 The Road to Wrestlemania begins. And like always, it begins at the Royal Rumble. In the main event tonight WWF Champion Triple H, who beat The Big Show on Raw a few weeks go, will defend against Cactus Jack. Cactus Jack you say? Cactus Jack indeed. On the … Continue reading Royal Rumble 2000
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