Payback 2013

|Date: June 16, 2013 |Venue: Allstate Arena |City: Rosemont, Illinois |Attendance: 14,623 |Buys: 196,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Payback…is coming. And now it’s here. The first ever Payback pay per view is tonight and there are no frills, it’s just a new PPV to the WWE PPV calendar with a cliche name. The main event tonight is a rematch between WWE Champion John Cena and challenger Ryback. It comes as no surprise … Continue reading Payback 2013

Extreme Rules 2013

|Date: May 19, 2013 |Venue: Scotttrade Center |City: St Louis, Missouri |Attendance: 14,500 |Buys: 228,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Extreme Rules, the one night a year where WWE goes extreme! If you don’t count TLC, Hell In A Cell and Elimination Chamber. I guess “Extreme” must be different. Anyway, the man behind “Extreme” Paul Heyman has a busy night as his client Brock Lesnar is scheduled for action in the rubber match against … Continue reading Extreme Rules 2013

Royal Rumble 2013

|Date: January 27, 2013 |Venue: US Airways Center |City: Phoenix, Arizona |Attendance: 15,103 |Buys: 579,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Finally…..The Rock makes his return and his first WWE Championship match in a long long time. On July 23, 2012 The Rock made the announcement that he would challenge for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble whoever the champion is. Well CM Punk has hung on to the title for well over a year … Continue reading Royal Rumble 2013

Survivor Series 2012

|Date: November 18, 2012 |Venue: Bankers Life Fieldhouse |City:  Indianapolis, Indiana |Attendance: 8,500 |Buys: 208,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger This is the 25th annual Survivor Series event and although it isn’t the same format as it once was, it does still keep some of the tradition. CM Punk was originally scheduled to be part of a traditional Survivor Series match (I’ll get to that shortly) but Vince McMahon was the man to take … Continue reading Survivor Series 2012

Hell In A Cell 2012

|Date: October 28, 2012 |Venue: Philips Arena |City: Atlanta, Georgia |Attendance: 10,000 |Buys: 199,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Hell In A Cell returns but this show will only have one Hell In A Cell match. CM Punk was given the choice to either defend his WWE Championship against John Cena or Ryback. Cena had been petitioning for a rematch whilst Ryback has been silently working his way up the card and making his presence … Continue reading Hell In A Cell 2012

Night Of Champions 2012

|Date: September 16, 2012 |Venue: TD Garden |City: Boston, Massachusetts |Attendance: 14,886 |Buys: 189,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger CM Punk defends the WWE Championship against a man he chose to be his number one contender, John Cena. AJ Lee had to agree with CM Punk’s chosen opponent and she did, so it’ll be Cena and Punk tonight. Punk has tried to make Cena agree to saying that Punk is the best in the world … Continue reading Night Of Champions 2012

Summerslam 2012

|Date: August 19, 2012 |Venue: Staple Center |City: Los Angeles, California |Attendance: 14,205 |Buys: 358,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The Perfect Storm. That is the moniker that has been given to the match between Triple H and Brock Lesnar tonight. Months ago Brock Lesnar broke Triple H’s arm and when Triple H returned he only had one man in his sights. Paul Heyman wouldn’t originally accept the match for Summerslam on behalf of Brock … Continue reading Summerslam 2012

Money In The Bank 2012

|Date: July 15, 2012 |Venue: US Airways Center |City: Phoenix, Arizona |Attendance: 9,000 |Buys: 188,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Money In The Bank returns for a third year and the main focus is around the Money In The Bank ladder matches. There will be two tonight, one for the opportunity to fight for the WWE Championship and one for the opportunity to fight for the World Heavyweight Championship. The WWE MITB ladder match was … Continue reading Money In The Bank 2012

No Way Out 2012

|Date: June 17, 2012 |Venue: Izod Center |City: East Rutherford, New Jersey |Attendance: 10,001 |Buys: 194,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Yes! Yes! Yes! Daniel Bryan’s catchphrase is taking over the WWE Universe and he features in the main event tonight as he gets another shot at the WWE Championship held by CM Punk. However, unlike last month’s Over The Limit, this won’t be a singles match, it will be a triple threat with Kane. … Continue reading No Way Out 2012

Over The Limit 2012

|Date: May 20, 2012 |Venue: PNC Arena |City: Raleigh, North Carolina |Attendance: 8,000 |Buys: 167,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Over The Limit returns tonight and has five big matches announced. The WWE Championship will be on the line when CM Punk defends against Daniel Bryan. Daniel Bryan won a beat the clock challenge and had a slight advantage as his opponent was Jerry “The King” Lawler. Bryan won though and as a result we … Continue reading Over The Limit 2012