AEW Revolution could finish in 130,000-140,000 PPV buy range
AEW & ROH head Tony Khan said it’s been a very successful week for his companies.
Speaking at the post-AEW Revolution press conference Sunday, Khan said the early pay-per-view buy numbers for the show look to be “very successful” and line with recent PPV offerings like last June’s Forbidden Door and last November’s Full Gear, possibly higher.
Khan said the final number could be in the range of between 130,000-140,000 buys and believes AEW has a good chance to get replay buys based on the strength of the show.
Last night’s gate of over $800,000 which is a record for wrestling events in the city. That was based on attendance of more than 9000 fans, over 8000 of which paid.
Khan also was happy with the early success of Ring of Honor on HonorClub, noting they have 12,000 subscribers for the streaming service — something he believed was as good as the previous iterations of Honor Club ever achieved.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.