Royal Rumble 2006

|Date: January 29, 2006 |Venue: American Airlines Arena |City: Miami, Florida |Attendance: 16,000 |Buys: 550,000 |Brand: Raw & Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The Royal Rumble, my favourite match of the year and tonight will be no different. There is no clear favourite going into the match but a handful of guys worth keeping your eye on. The likes of Triple H, Shawn Michaels and the returning Rob Van Dam representing Raw and Randy Orton, … Continue reading Royal Rumble 2006

No Mercy 2005

| Date: October 9, 2005 | Venue: Toyota Center | City: Houston, Texas | Attendance: 7,000 | Buys: 230,000 | tweet me: @BastionBlogger Tonight we find out whether “good friends” Batista and Eddie Guerrero have no mercy for one another as they battle in tonights main event. Palmer Cannon has been a thorn in Teddy Long’s side as of late, showing up on Smackdown as a network representative and sticking his oar in … Continue reading No Mercy 2005

Summerslam 2005

| 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

The Great American Bash 2005

| Date: July 24, 2005 | Venue: HSBC Arena | City: Buffalo, New York | Attendance: 8, 000  | Buys: 280, 000   | tweet me: @BastionBlogger The Great American Bash returns for a second year and John “Bradshaw” Layfield will be hoping to replicate what he did in 2004 and win a world title. This time he vies for the World Heavyweight Championship held by Smackdown’s newest draft pick, Batista. Layfield thought … Continue reading The Great American Bash 2005

ECW One Night Stand 2005

|Date: June 12, 2005 |Venue: Hammerstein Ballroom |City: New York City, New York |Attendance: 2,500 |Buys: 340, 000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger ECW returns! Albeit just for one night only. Tommy Dreamer and Paul Heyman have been tasked with putting together an ECW show featuring some of the top ECW stars from the late 90’s. Prior to the show there were no match announcements or no build to the matches. Instead the build has … Continue reading ECW One Night Stand 2005

Judgment Day 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

Wrestlemania 21

| 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

No Way Out 2005

| 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

Royal Rumble 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

Armageddon 2004

| 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