- Here is a recap from WWE’s conference call to discuss financial results on Thursday:
* Michael Weitz opened the call and then turned it over to Vince McMahon.
* Vince McMahon said they had “mixed results” in the first quarter. He noted that the live events and pay-per-view buys were up. Vince mentions the television ratings are strong and pointed to increases in Raw and Smackdown.
* Vince called WrestleMania “a huge success.”
* Vince said they had seven new talents appear at WrestleMania 29 and said it’s important to build new stars.
* “As far as the network is concerned, we are continuing to build on that as far as a subscription model,” McMahon said.
* Vince turned the call over to Barrios.
* Barrios said that PPV buys for the Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber pay-per-views were up 17 percent compared to the same events last year.
* Barrios noted that there was a five percent increase in the average revenue per buy due to the hi...
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