Bragging Rights 2009

|Date: October 25, 2009 |Venue: Mellon Arena |City: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |Attendance: 13,562 |Buys: 200,000 |Brands: Raw & Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Welcome to this review of the first ever Bragging Rights PPV. Bragging Rights replaces Cyber Sunday and has a considerably higher buyrate. The theme for the show is Raw vs. Smackdown and there are three matches tonight pitting Raw superstars against Smackdown superstars to decide who is the better brand. As well as … Continue reading Bragging Rights 2009

Hell In A Cell 2009

|Date: October 4, 2009 |Venue: Prudential Center |City: Newark, New Jersey |Attendance: 12,356 |Buys: 300,000 |Brands: Raw & Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger This is the inaugural Hell In A Cell pay per view in which the three main events will all be contest inside Satans structure. John Cena beat Randy Orton for the WWE Championship at Breaking Point but the next night on Raw it was guest host Trish Stratus that made the rematch … Continue reading Hell In A Cell 2009

Breaking Point 2009

|Date: September 13, 2009 |Venue: Bell Centre |City: Montreal, Quebec, Canada |Attendance: 12,000 |Buys: 169,000 |Brands: Raw, Smackdown & ECW |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Breaking Point is a brand new concept in which all main events will be contested under submission rules. The WWE Championship will be on the line as Randy Orton will be defending his title against John Cena. This was the first match announced for the pay per view and it was … Continue reading Breaking Point 2009

Summerslam 2009

|Date: August 23, 2009 |Venue: Staples Center |City: Los Angeles, California |Attendance: 14,116 |Buys: 369,000 |Brands: Raw, Smackdown & ECW |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The Biggest Event Of The Summer returns for 2009 but it has the lowest amount of buys since 1997. Maybe it is because of the new stars in the WWE Championship picture. Jeff Hardy will be defending the title against CM Punk once more but Teddy Long has made this one … Continue reading Summerslam 2009

Night Of Champions 2009

|Date: July 26, 2009 |Venue: Wachovia Center |City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |Attendance: 17,774 |Buys: 267,000 |Brands: Raw, Smackdown & ECW |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Night Of Champions is the one event where every championships is on the line. There will be eight title matches tonight with all the top stars from Raw, Smackdown and ECW. Raw has been ruled by a different special guest host every week and the very first of them, Batista, announced that … Continue reading Night Of Champions 2009

The Bash 2009

|Date: June 28, 2009 |Venue: ARCO Arena |City: Sacramento, California |Attendance: 11,946 |Buys: 178,000 |Brands: Raw, Smackdown & ECW |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The Bash is the revamped PPV previously known as The Great American Bash. This years edition has a big card, headlined by a WWE Championship defence by Randy Orton. Orton won the belt in a fatal four way after injuring Batista with help from his pals Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase. Orton … Continue reading The Bash 2009

Extreme Rules 2009

|Date: June 7, 2009 |Venue: New Orleans Arena |City: New Orleans, Louisiana |Attendance: 9,124 |Buys: 213,000 |Brands: Raw, Smackdown & ECW |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Extreme Rules replaces One Night Stand but keeps the same traditions, lots of gimmicks and lots of hardcore wrestling. Sadly, gimmicks aside, this pay per view is almost identical to last months Judgment Day which doesn’t get me very excited for this show. Batista once again gets a shot at … Continue reading Extreme Rules 2009

Judgment Day 2009

|Date: May 17, 2009 |Venue: Allstate Arena |City: Rosemont, Illinois |Attendance: 14,822 |Buys: 228,000 |Brands: Raw, Smackdown & ECW |tweet me: @BastionBlogger It might be Judgment Day tonight but buys for this show are the lowest in Judgment Day history. It does feel like the WWE is starting off fresh. We’re coming off a brand split, there are new feuds, the likes of Triple H, Shawn Michaels and Undertaker are nowhere to be seen … Continue reading Judgment Day 2009

Backlash 2009

|Date: April 26, 2009 |Venue: Dunkin’ Donuts Center |City: Providence, Rhode Island |Attendance: 8,357 |Buys: 182,000 |Brands: Raw, Smackdown & ECW |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The Backlash from Wrestlemania is upon us and with this show following a brand draft it means the landscape is about to change. The WWE Championship will be defended tonight in an unconventional six man tag team match. Triple H, Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon have been feuding with Randy … Continue reading Backlash 2009

No Way Out 2009

|Date: February 15, 2009 |Venue: KeyArena |City: Seattle, Washington |Attendance: 11,200 |Buys: 272,000 |Brands: Raw, Smackdown & ECW |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Tonight there will be No Way Out for 12 of WWE’s top superstars as they battle inside two Elimination Chamber matches. One will be contested for the WWE Championship and the other for the World Heavyweight Championship. Edge will be defending his WWE Championship against The Undertaker who beat Mark Henry to qualify, … Continue reading No Way Out 2009