Slammiversary 2023 - SATURDAY, July 15 - Live from Windsor, Ontario, Live on PPV

[Sky]

Yeah that's what someone who's leaving would say

 

[Canadian Dragon]

yall think Gresh is done? he wasn't booked on the tapings

 

[Sky]

No spoilies :<

But would be sad to see Gresham go, who would I make short jokes about every week

 

[Canadian Dragon]

No spoilies :<

But would be sad to see Gresham go, who would I make short jokes about every week

my apologies I will be more careful in the future. there's also another reason why im intrigued, and that's because Claudio still doesn't have an opponent Friday

 

[Sky]

my apologies I will be more careful in the future. there's also another reason why im intrigued, and that's because Claudio still doesn't have an opponent Friday

Nah I'd think Gresh is still bitter about Tony Khan

 

[Canadian Dragon]

Nah I'd think Gresh is still bitter about Tony Khan

didn't seem that way in his last interview (he mentioned TK reached out to him after the fact as well and there we no hard feelings). I'd love to see Gresh back in the pures division as well but also am happy if he sticks with Impact just the same. him never winning kind of makes me think he signed a short deal though

 

[Canadian Dragon]

Meltzer/WON: Slammiversary did more than 4,400 PPV buys on television/traditional PPV which for them is outstanding. That’s up from less than 1,300 last year, actually up 248.8 percent.​

'Slammiversary did more than 4,400 PPV buys on television which for them is outstanding. That’s up from less than 1,300 last year, actually up 248.8 percent even though television PPV over the last year is down.'

 

[Canadian Dragon]

 

[Sky]

250% year-on-year boost, and that's just counting traditional PPV. If you add the FITE numbers it's probably better than the PPVs during the late Spike era (which were struggling to make 5 figures even with millions of TV viewers)

 

[Chris]

250% year-on-year boost, and that's just counting traditional PPV. If you add the FITE numbers it's probably better than the PPVs during the late Spike era (which were struggling to make 5 figures even with millions of TV viewers)

He goes on to say that too, I think the highest they ever got then was less than 10k and he assumes with Fite purchases which should be majority compared to cable are probably higher. But no numbers as far as I'm aware for streaming unless the companies themselves release them

 

[Kross Rhodes]

I’m super happy for Impact’s monumental increase in buys.

I’ve always felt Slammiversary was their show.

 

[Kross Rhodes]

As respectfully as I possibly can, I do also want to point out 4400 television PPV buys being so huge for them just shows how downplaying AEW regularly doing over 100K is just ridiculous at this point.

All that being said, happy to see all wrestling doing better and thriving.

 

[Chris]

As respectfully as I possibly can, I do also want to point out 4400 television PPV buys being so huge for them just shows how downplaying AEW regularly doing over 100K is just ridiculous at this point.

All that being said, happy to see all wrestling doing better and thriving.

What's crazy to me while we're on the topic of linear PPV buys is WWE is still doing like 10-20k....when Peacock has them for FIVE FUCKING DOLLARS lol the only logical reason I can think of is people with bad internet that can't stream, like when I would buy AEW ones on cable instead of B/R back at my parents

 

[Chris]

It's interesting though, I can't think of anything specific that would drive Slammy so much higher this year unless even I'm underating how much former fans are excited that Shelley became champ. I think it's mostly just a consistently good product is consistently but slowly building a larger fan base. Worth noting this show went against Collision with the 2 out of 3 falls match on free TV too

 

[Chris]

As respectfully as I possibly can, I do also want to point out 4400 television PPV buys being so huge for them just shows how downplaying AEW regularly doing over 100K is just ridiculous at this point.

All that being said, happy to see all wrestling doing better and thriving.

Oh fwiw for this I do think those AEW numbers are from Tony and do include streaming numbers, not just linear PPV but I'd have to check if they break them down or not bc I never look that hard into it