Update On The TLC Buyrate & Punk’s Drawing Power

By Ryan Clark on January 31, 2013

Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

WWE reported earlier this week that December’s Tables, Ladders & Chairs PPV did around 170,000 buys. The number is down from last year’s 179,000. The show is listed as having 71,000 domestic buys and 99,000 foreign. This is very low and maybe an error. Last year’s show did 98,000 domestic.

October’s Hell in a Cell PPV, which featured Punk vs. Ryback in the main event (and no John Cena because of injury) did strong sales. The lower buyrate of TLC is good news for Punk, who wasn’t competing on the show due to injury.

CM Punk not wrestling on the show, which had one of the worst buyrates of the year, is a sign that Punk was a solid PPV draw while he was champion and his matches are whether fans will pay $40+ for a PPV.

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  • Mr. Show

    Good job at manipulating the facts.

    1- TLC drew poorly because the WWE championship was not on the line. No PPV that doesn’t have a WWE championship match will do great.

    2- If Cm Punk is champion all year round and then you take him off and put no title match, OF COURSE that’s gonna be the weakest selling PPV… Cm Punk was the only champion during the year.. so you have no one to compare him to.

    To say, “Oh he is a big draw, because the time he did not wrestle did poorly” is INCREDIBLY misleading.

    Also, Nice that you don’t mention that During his reign RAW saw the WORST ratings in YEARS.

    Hell, back in 2011, they took the title off of him and put it on Cena because Vince panicked about the ratings.

    I love Cm Punk.. he is one of the greatest stars in a long time… but don’t fucking twist the facts to make it look like he is a big draw.

    • Phil

      “CM Punk not wrestling on the show, which had one of the worst buy-rates of the year, is a SIGN that Punk was a solid PPV draw…”

      The article read that the buy-rates are indicative of a strong drawing power. Read for thought next time, and don’t get your panties in a bunch.

    • some guy

      Fans wanted to see either Ryback toss Punk around or Punk beating Ryback. The fact that he couldnt compete made fans not want to buy the ppv. Raw ratings went down because they went to three hours not because of Punk.

      • Mr. Show

        the ratings had gone down WAAAY before they switch to 3 hours…

        No title match = Lower buys

        ALWAYS. It has nothing to do with Punk.

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