If wrestling was so popular in the late 90s, why did modern day

That jump from 13 to 14 undermines your point.

There's more access to it (i.e. the Network) and it's relatively cheaper in today standards.

>>2818087
Network doesn't count ya dingus. Up until 29, those are all legit PPV numbers.

>>2818080

Mania has become somewhat of a cultural event, even for people who don't follow wrestling otherwise. If anything one should look up the average PPV buyrates per year and show.

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>>2818080
Based Trump

>>2818080
WrestleMania more established in modern era. Just like the company is more efficient and established and has better infrastructure. Most people I know are lapsed attitude era fans.They don't watch wrestling anymore but will watch WrestleMania.

You're also missing closed circuit buys from early Manias. Add 400 - 450k to WM 3 buys and another 175k to WM 5 buys.

>>2818080
WM 4 figure is wrong on chart.

WM 4 did 485,000 PPV buys and 175,000 buys on closed circuit.

PPV buys going increasingly worldwide

23 was the first to be available for purchase in India IIRC

>>2818105
>>2818108
lmao no, closed circuit did minimal business, less than 50k each. Stop parroting le meltz, e-drones

>>2818122
I'm pretty sure PPVs have been free since 1998 and still are

>>2818080
It only counted US numbers, didn't it? I think 17 is still the highest overall, which is 2001. The other people are just talking clear bullshit.

>>2818137
Yup I am sure I remember Melzter saying they never disclosed international buys until WM 20

>>2818080
So what happened in 2003?

Because back in the day people would have Mania parties an 20 bros would all chip in and buy one ppv cover together.

Nowadays nobody has any friends and everyone is scared of socialising, so those 20 potential bros all have to buy the ppv separately, while cuddling their otaku jizz pillow.

>>2818152
Something to do with cable and/or PPV providers changing up

>>2818080
you have numbers for the rumble?

>>2818152
People didn't buy into the attractions i.e. matches.

Had nothing to do with cable providers changing as somebody else mentioned.

>>2818225
the WM 19 was a hundred times better than WM 20 though in terms of star power

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>>2818129
Nope.

I hate Meltzer and think WWE sucks.

>>2818227
Debatable.

For whatever reason, people didn't buy WM 19 card. Insiders pointed blame at McMahon vs. Hogan since it had most promotion. But kind of lame excuse when you also got Rock vs. Austin on card.

It was shocking number at the time. WWE was on decline. 2004 was all-around worse year business wise except WM.

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>>2818227

Wrestlemania became increasing a more popular event (because of branding) not because WWE has continued to become more popular altogether.

It's more telling when you look at, for example, the buyrate history for Survivors Series, which did really good in the mid to late 80s. Then declined big in the early-mid 90s. Then went to their highest in the late 90s to the mid 2000s before plummeting again in the late 2000s.

That buyrate history has a much stronger correlation with the booms and busts for WWE popularity the last 25 years.