Wrestlemania 27 PPV: 1 million buys

The 1 million buys was helped by the return of The Rock to the WWE roster and the annual celebrity involvement, this time it was Snooki of the Jersey Shore. In 2009, the buy rate neared 1 million with 960K buys and 2010 received a disappointing 885K. 2010’s numbers probably spurred Vince McMahon to make a push for big talent. Hence, the return of The Rock.


WrestleMania is the company’s single biggest moneymaker each year. Last year’s PPV earned $19 million; ticket sales to the Phoenix show chalked up another $5.8 million. But that was down from previous years. In 2008, Orlando’s ‘Mania earned nearly $24 million from PPV buys and another $6 million in ticket sales.



It will be interesting to compare UFC 129’s buy rate with that of Wrestlemania 27. While many might balk at this comparison, it’s a nice sample of where people are spending their money.

Yes theyre watching real sports instead of the soap opera WWE

I bought WrestleMania 27, but had some friends chip in. I've bought a couple of UFC's in the past, but none recently. These days I really wouldn't spend the money on PPV's, but my son is huge into WWE, so that makes a big difference. I have to admit that after watching WWE for a few months, I really wish UFC would try to liven up their events. Their long, slow entrances are sooooo boring. I wish they would bring them in WWE style. That would be much more exciting than waiting 10 minutes for both fighters to enter the ring and then having to endure Bruce Buffer's crap. Didn't one of the MMA promotions have entrances like that? With the ramp to the ring and the fighters coming in more quickly?

Ox 51 said:

I bought WrestleMania 27, but had some friends chip in. I've bought a couple of UFC's in the past, but none recently. These days I really wouldn't spend the money on PPV's, but my son is huge into WWE, so that makes a big difference. I have to admit that after watching WWE for a few months, I really wish UFC would try to liven up their events. Their long, slow entrances are sooooo boring. I wish they would bring them in WWE style. That would be much more exciting than waiting 10 minutes for both fighters to enter the ring and then having to endure Bruce Buffer's crap. Didn't one of the MMA promotions have entrances like that? With the ramp to the ring and the fighters coming in more quickly?

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Strikeforce has a ramp they walk on