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It didn't at HIAC 2012 when Punk was champ and Ryback was at his peak.You're telling me CM Punk and Ryback couldn't draw a decent PPV buy?
Advertise the match months in advance. Have the two of them shoot on each other every few weeks, spice it up on Twitter, talk about that 'other company', etc.
I think that show could do business.
What are you talking about? HIAC was their 4th highest buyrate that year beating out Survivor Series.It didn't at HIAC 2012 when Punk was champ and Ryback was at his peak.
It wouldn't now.
No it wasn't.What are you talking about? HIAC was their 4th highest buyrate that year beating out Survivor Series.
This would be much bigger than that, especially if they have free reign to promote the match as they please.
The WWE built it's brand on stars. The fans will go where the stars go.Nothing will ever be bigger than the WWE In the wrestling industry, smarks may love Punk and maybe some love Ryback but the WWE brand is a bigger draw than both.
Didn't it take them over a year for their flagship program to beat the WWF's and a couple years for WCW to have any sort of dominance?The WWE built it's brand on stars. The fans will go where the stars go.
When Hogan arrived in WCW, they started beating WWF. If not for Austin and Rock, they would have lost the war handily regardless of their established brand.
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