Here are updated WWE pay-per-view buys after today’s announcement. Also, please note that all of the pay-per-views listed below aired on the WWE Network.
* WrestleMania XXX drew 690,000 buys, down from 1,039,000 last year
* Extreme Rules drew 108,000 buys, down from 231,000 last year
* Payback drew 67,000 buys, down from 186,000 last year
* Money In the Bank did 122,000 buys, down from 199,000 last year
Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
– We noted before that WWE Network subscribers who pay with PayPal are able to stop payment or cancel their payments before the six month commitment is up. This likely isn’t hurting the Network much as less than 5% of Network subscribers are paying via PayPal.
– Apparently WrestleMania payoffs were sent out this past week and people who expected to get screwed, given their unhappiness over video game royalties, said that was not the case and the payoffs were better than they expected.
