PPV Sales have shot down this year. Vince is using the WWE title to add more hype to this than last year. Cena goes over though.
WWE PPV sales were actually up in 2012. The U.S. average for the year was up 29,000 on the average for 2011.
Buyrates for the 2013 Rumble ppv and obviously last night's Chamber ppv haven't been announced yet.
Rock has been a major draw since he came back, Raw tv ratings are well up, all the tv tapings he has worked have sold out with only Rock featuring in all the advertising.
I don't have a problem with Rock vs Cena for the WWE title as the main event. It's a cert Cena wins, and gets his win back, as Rock is leaving after WM29 to go to Hungary to film the Hercules movie.
I predicted Swagger would win, you could see Del Rio vs Swagger a mile off the minute they gave Swagger a new manager and went down the immigration story route. I still think Ziggler is running in after that match and cashing in at WM29.
I actually like Swagger winning the Chamber match. He's got a new look, new manager, new music. He's not a bad wrestler by any stretch of the imagination.
I reckon Taker shows up tonight to set up a match vs Punk. Lesnar vs HHH will probably happen too - I just hope Lesnar wins.
Also, Wrestlemania 30 has just been announced for New Orleans, Sunday April 6th, 2014.