Update on AEW Revolution PPV buys
AEW Revolution is trending toward finishing as one of the company’s most-purchased pay-per-views in their young history.
On Saturday’s Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer provided some updates to his reporting earlier in the week, stating he believes that the final number for last Sunday’s PPV will end up in the 170,000-176,000 range.
Saying he will know more by this Thursday, Meltzer said that compared to December’s Worlds End that ended up at 141,000 buys, linear TV buys were up 26% and streaming buys were up 25%.
He went on to say that while international buys weren’t up as much, 170,000 would be a good bet today but that, as always, the late buys will make the difference.
AEW’s top PPVs of all-time are 2021’s All Out (205,000 buys) and 2023’s All In (200,000 buys) followed by 2022’s Revolution (175,000).
The show from North Carolina’s Greensboro Coliseum was headlined and marketed around Sting’s final match — a show that drew a sellout crowd of 16,118 and a $1+ million gate.
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.