{"id":4159,"date":"2015-11-25T02:48:25","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T08:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=4159"},"modified":"2015-11-25T04:15:58","modified_gmt":"2015-11-25T10:15:58","slug":"4159","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/25\/4159\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE HIAC PPV Buys &#8211; Prelim figure for Brock-Taker III"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-229660631\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/ir.corporate.wwe.com\/Cache\/1001204762.PDF?Y=&amp;O=PDF&amp;D=&amp;fid=1001204762&amp;T=&amp;iid=4121687\" target=\"_blank\">WWE has released preliminary PPV buy figures<\/a> for the Hell in a Cell PPV in October, which featured the blow-off match to The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar feud.<\/p>\n<p>The prelim figure is 87,000 PPV buys, up from 77,000 for Night of Champions.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of the total is from international sources. 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WWE also went heavy on Taker-related content in November for Survivor Series as WWE looks to boost the Fourth Quarter and year-end subscriber totals.<\/p>\n<p><b>2015 PPV Buys Trend<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Jan: Royal Rumble &#8211; 145,000 buys<br \/>\n&#8211; Feb: Fast Lane &#8211; 46,000 buys<br \/>\n&#8211; Mar: WM31 &#8211; 259,000 buys<br \/>\n&#8211; Apr: Extreme Rules &#8211; 56,000 buys<br \/>\n&#8211; May: Payback &#8211; 57,000 buys<br \/>\n&#8211; June: MITB &#8211; 57,000 buys<br \/>\n&#8211; July: Battleground &#8211;\u00a080,000 buys<br \/>\n&#8211; Aug.: Summerslam &#8211;\u00a0121,000 buys<br \/>\n&#8211; Sept.: Night of Champions &#8211; 77,000 buys<br \/>\n&#8211; Oct.: Hell in a Cell &#8211; 87,000 buys (prelim)<br \/>\n&#8211; Nov.: Survivor Series &#8211; ???<br \/>\n&#8211; Dec.: TLC &#8211; ???<\/p>\n<h3>ARE YOU\u00a0VISITING OUR\u00a0SISTER WEBSITE, \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwpodcasts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">PWPODCASTS.COM<\/a>?<\/h3>\n<h3>Written summaries of pro wrestling\u2019s most popular celebrity-hosted podcasts. 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