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

Judgment Day 2001

| Date: May 20, 2001 | Venue: ARCO Arena | City: Sacremento, California | Attendance: 13, 632 | Buyrate: 405, 000 Tonight could be Judgment Day for the two man power trip of Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H. Both men will defend their championships with Austin defending his WWF title in the main event against The Undertaker. This rivalry has been going on since Wrestlemania and took a turn for … Continue reading Judgment Day 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

Backlash 2001

| 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

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

Royal Rumble 2001

| Date: January 21, 2001 | Venue: New Orleans Arena | City: New Orleans, Louisiana | Attendance:  17, 137 | Buyrate: 625, 000 30 men. Every man for himself. One victor. It’s the pay per view that provides the biggest match of the year signalling the beginning of the road to Wrestlemania. This years Rumble will be as big as always with some of the biggest names in the company being … Continue reading Royal Rumble 2001

Armageddon 2000

| 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

Rebellion 2000

| Date: December 2nd, 2000 | Venue: Sheffield Arena | City: Sheffield, England | Attendance: 11, 077 | Buyrate: 165, 000 This is the (now) annual Rebellion PPV from the UK, the seocnd PPV from England this year. There are never any matches announced for this card so I can’t tell you what to expect. What I will say is that there is a new Intercontinental champion in “The One” Billy Gunn. … Continue reading Rebellion 2000

Survivor Series 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