There's too much emphasis on Wrestlemania

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by Pardeep 619 Summerslam is a big PPV and (I think) consistently does the second highest buyrate of the year so it is more likely to have matches happen on there for the first time ever. But even Summerslam doesn't get the huge hype Wrestlemania gets. Heck Wrestlemania has at least 2 PPV's (Royal Rumble and No Way Out) to build up the hype to Wrestlemania whereas Summerslam tends to do well based on the quality of the card. Goldberg vs Triple H and Randy Orton vs Triple H are probably the only two good examples, in that list of matches mentioned, that were completely fresh at that time. But most of those Unforgiven and Cyber Sunday PPV's are filler shows that offer very little value and not that many big feuds have culminated in matches on those PPV's.

Summerslam outbuys the Rumble?

[Pardeep 619]

Originally Posted by Kane Knight Summerslam outbuys the Rumble?

As far as I'm aware it does. Summerslam always seems to do around 500,000 buyrate whereas the Rumble is maybe around 300-400,000?

[Mr. Nerfect]

I sort of agree. While I wouldn't say that WrestleMania is the only show worth ordering a year (you often get some that are better than Mania), I do wish that the company had their shit together all year round.

Something should never be held off until WrestleMania, unless it is a match that really warrants it. I would consider holding off Jericho vs. The Undertaker, for example, just because the streak would add a lot of drama to their first one-on-one encounter like...ever. Building to WrestleMania is good, but holding off can just lead to missed opportunites.

I've brought this up before, and people disagree with me, but I'm not sure I like the idea of TNA just creating a landmark event and calling it their biggest show of the year. They've done that with Bound For Glory, and I just have to ask "What makes that special?" I mean, when WrestleMania started, PPVs were a new thing. In this era, PPVs are the norm. Why does TNA not try to make every PPV a "must watch?"

[NeanderCarl]

Originally Posted by Noid Something should never be held off until WrestleMania, unless it is a match that really warrants it. I would consider holding off Jericho vs. The Undertaker, for example, just because the streak would add a lot of drama to their first one-on-one encounter like...ever.

I would not want to see this match at a WrestleMania. I know that an Undertaker victory is all but guaranteed no matter who he faces, but some are less of a guarantee than others. There would be little intrigue in a Jericho match because nobody in their right mind could believe that Jericho would end the streak. Some people (admittedly even lesser wrestlers than Y2J) you could buy as at least having a chance, but not Jericho. Not when you take politics, context and booking trends into account.