King Silva
King of Kings
Number of posts : 32652
Age : 34
Location : Sacramento, California
Favorite WWE Wrestler : ---
Current and Former:
The Rock, JoMo, Ziggler, Edge, Orton, Y2J, Hardyz, + Rhodes!
Favorite WWE Diva : -------
ALL TIME
# 1} Lita
# 2} Trish Stratus
# 3} Mickie James
# 4} Gail Kim
# 5} Michelle McCool
Favorite TNA Wrestler : ----
Favorite TNA Knockout : ---
Registration date : 2009-09-30
 |  Subject: WWE NEWS: Official Q4 PPV Buys - How Did The Ryback Run Fare? Fri 01 Mar 2013, 10:56 am | |
| http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_68968.shtml
Included in WWE's Fourth Quarter 2012 earnings release is official PPV business for Hell in a Cell, Survivor Series, and TLC.
HIAC, which featured Ryback's surprising run to a WWE Title shot against C.M. Punk, officially drew 199,000 buys, up from 182,000 buys in 2011. However, it was down from the 2010 HIAC PPV.
Survivor Series, which featured Punk vs. John Cena vs. Ryback, drew 208,000 buys, down significantly from 281,000 buys in 2011 for The Rock's in-ring return. S. Series was also down from 244,000 buys in 2010.
TLC also scored a three-year low, officially drawing 175,000 buys for John Cena vs. Dolph Ziggler and The Shield's in-ring debut. This was down from 179,000 buys in 2011 and 195,000 buys in 2010 for the blow-off to Cena vs. Nexus.
Hell in a Cell
2012 - 199,000 buys
2011 - 182,000 buys
2010 - 210,000 buys
Survivor Series
2012 - 208,000 buys
2011 - 281,000 buys (Rock's in-ring return)
2010 - 244,000 buys
TLC PPV
2012 - 175,000 buys
2011 - 179,000 buys
2010 - 195,000 buys
Overall, WWE drew $13.0 million in the fourth quarter, down 12 percent from Q4-2011. Last year's fourth quarter also included the Vengeance PPV, which was cut from the 2012 schedule.
WWE blamed the revenue decline on one fewer PPV and international distribution, citing their U.K. TV partner "selected one fewer event in the current quarter for distribution via pay-per-view."
WWE claimed that "on a comparable basis" to the 2011 fourth quarter, revenue increased "approximately four percent." WWE added that a three percent decline in PPV buys was "more than offset by a 7 percent increase in the average revenue per buy due in part to an increased proportion of buys to view our events in high definition, which generally attracts higher retail prices." | |
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