Summerslam 2013

|Date: August 18, 2013 |Venue: Staples Center |City: Los Angeles, California |Attendance: 17,739 |Buys: 298,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The biggest party of the summer returns and there are seven big matches tonight. The WWE Championship is set to be defended and champion John Cena was given the opportunity to pick his opponent. Cena chose Daniel Bryan whose popularity has soared in recent months. Vince McMahon is somebody not happy with John Cena’s choice … Continue reading Summerslam 2013

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

Wrestlemania 29

|Date: April 7, 2013 |Venue: MetLife Stadium |City: East Rutherford, New Jersey |Attendance: 80,676 |Buys: 1,048,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Wrestlemania 29 is here, the 29th edition of the biggest pay per view of the year and tonight has all the big stars on the card. The WWE Championship will be on the line in the main event when The Rock, who won the title at Royal Rumble and successfully defended it at Elimination … Continue reading Wrestlemania 29

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

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

Wrestlemania 28

|Date: April 1, 2012 |Venue: Sun Life Stadium |City: Miami Gardens, Florida |Attendance: 78,363 |Buys: 1,253,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Once In A Lifetime. This pay per view brings in the highest amount of any buys in wrestling history and a big part of that is because The Rock returns to the grandest stage of them all to fight John Cena. This match was announced on the Raw after Wrestlemania 27 and has been … Continue reading Wrestlemania 28

Vengeance 2011

|Date: October 23, 2011 |Venue: AT&T Center |City: San Antonio, Texas |Attendance: 8,000 |Buys: 247,000 |Brands: Brand split seemingly over |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Vengeance is mine. That’s the tag for this event and the sentence on everybody’s lips. There are eight big matches scheduled for tonight and the WWE Championship will be on the line. Alberto Del Rio defends the title against the man using his automatic rematch clause, John Cena. This match was … Continue reading Vengeance 2011

Stat Pack Vol 48

Welcome everybody to my 48th WWE Stat Pack! I have been watching every WWF/WWE PPV from the very beginning, back from Wrestlemania 1 and reviewing each and every show. Every 5 or 10 PPVs I have put together and updated a stat pack which records all the major stats, facts and figures from the big shows. Within this Stat Pack you’ll see all the PPVs ranked … Continue reading Stat Pack Vol 48