WWE Reveals PPV Buyrates, More On RAW Guest Hosts

As part of its quarterly earnings statement, WWE officially revealed numbers for its second fiscal quarter pay-per-view events.

– WrestleMania 25 (960,000); WrestleMania 24 was not reported in the second quarter of 2008 (it did 1,058,000 buys)
– Backlash (182,000); Backlash did 200,000 buys in 2008
– Judgment Day (228,000); Judgment Day did 252,000 buys in 2008
– Extreme Rules (213,000); Extreme Rules did 194,000 buys in 2008
– The Bash (178,000); The Bash was not reported in the second quarter of 2008
– Night of Champions is not reported in the second quarter of 2009; Night of Champions did 273,000 buys in 2008

– During the earnings conference call, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon praised the guest host angle for bringing more attention to WWE RAW. Noting that the Shaquille O'Neal appearance boosted viewership and garnered mention on ESPN, he added that Seth Green and Jeremy Piven had outlets who do not usually cover WWE talking about RAW.