Insurrextion 2002

| Date: May 4th, 2002 | Venue: Wembley Arena | City: London, UK | Attendance: 10, 500 | tweet me: @BastionBlogger Insurrextion 2002, the third annual Insurrextion PPV. It’s held in the UK as it always is but this year moves away from Earl’s Court and into Wembley Arena. These shows are always a mystery heading into it. There is never any build towards this specific show but they will continue … Continue reading Insurrextion 2002

Survivor Series 2001

| Date: November 18, 2001 | Venue: Greensboro Coliseum | City: Greensboro, North Carolina | Attendance: 10, 142 | Buyrate: 450, 000 Winner Take All is the theme for tonight as the WWF vs. Alliance rivalry officially ends tonight. The fate of both companies is on the line in the 5 against 5 traditional Survivor Series match main event. If the WWF wins then The Alliance are out of business and if … Continue reading Survivor Series 2001

Unforgiven 2001

| Date: September 23, 2001 | Venue: Mellon Arena | City: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Attendance: 13, 855 | Buyrate: 350, 000 The Greatest Battles Are Fought From Within. “Stone Cold” Steve Austin has shown a paranoid side in recent months that have caused him to go over the deep end. After Kurt beat Austin at Summerslam by disqualification, Kurt soaked the whole of the Alliance with a milk bath, humiliating Austin. The … Continue reading Unforgiven 2001

Insurrextion 2001

| Date: May 5, 2001 | Venue: Earls Court | City: London, England | Attendance: 15, 794 Insurrextion is one of two annual PPVs held in the UK. What I like about these shows are that you don’t always get matches you expect. They don’t necessarily follow the curve of the storylines that are current. Tonight will probably be no different. No matches have been announced going into this but … Continue reading Insurrextion 2001

Wrestlemania 17

| 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

No Way Out 2001

| Date: February 25th, 2001 | Venue: Thomas & Mack Center | City: Las Vegas, Nevada | Attendance: 15, 223 | Buyrate: 590, 000 There’ll be No Way Out tonight as the biggest ever viewing figure for a No Way Out PPV watch on. In the main event tonight will be Kurt Angles final hurdle before the biggest show of the year, Wrestlemania. Kurt defends his WWF Championship against the man that … Continue reading No Way Out 2001