Mayweather's claim to crush Wrestlemania's PPV record of 1.4 million stays a dream

WrestleMania 24, featuring Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. The Big Show, did well below the WWE's expectations. The event had a buyrate of 1,058,000 million buys with a profit number of $23.8 million. During a recent conference call with investors, the company denied paying Mayweather anywhere close to $20 million dollars. Most insiders says the real number is closer to $5 million.

Last year's WrestleMania 23 featuring Donald Trump had a buyrate of 1,200,000 and made $24 million dollars. The company was hoping to surpass last year's number by a significant amount with the involvement of Mayweather.

Did somebody forget to tell Vince Mcmahon that the fans don't particularly dig Floyd Mayweather? :confused: lol If he wanted that number surpassed he should have hired Oscar De La Hoya.

Hmmmmm $5Miliions in WWE vs over $15 Millions that he could make in Boxing.............:-\
Thats could mean something right?;D

Ah well, maybe he'll start boxing again or something crazy like that.

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WrestleMania 24, featuring Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. The Big Show, did well below the WWE's expectations. The event had a buyrate of 1,058,000 million buys with a profit number of $23.8 million. During a recent conference call with investors, the company denied paying Mayweather anywhere close to $20 million dollars. Most insiders says the real number is closer to $5 million.

Last year's WrestleMania 23 featuring Donald Trump had a buyrate of 1,200,000 and made $24 million dollars. The company was hoping to surpass last year's number by a significant amount with the involvement of Mayweather.

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Hey Chamiley , can you tell me where did you get this information ?

I'd like to know where you're getting this info. It would be strange for the PPV buys to be so low, considering that this Wrestlemania set the record for the biggest live gate of any WWE event.

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I'd like to know where you're getting this info. It would be strange for the PPV buys to be so low, considering that this Wrestlemania set the record for the biggest live gate of any WWE event.

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It was reported from a Conference call to WWE investors. Not sure where it originated, maybe the WWE site? But here is another interesting tidbit:

"WWE Chief Operating Officer Michael Sileck told WWE investors in a conference call earlier today to discuss WWE’s first quarter financial results that the company did not pay Floyd Mayweather $20 million for working WrestleMania XXIV as reported."


It looks like it came from here: http://vmsvideo.wwe.com/corpbiz/2008...1st_q_2008.wma

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Hmmmmm $5Miliions in WWE vs over $15 Millions that he could make in Boxing.............:-\
Thats could mean something right?;D

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Yea, how can anyone defend him fighting the Big Show for less than he would make to fight Miguel Cotto. It's a joke I tell you, especially considering The Big Show is so much bigger. Mayweather must have trained harder than he ever has in his life for that 5 mill:rolleyes:

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Hmmmmm $5Miliions in WWE vs over $15 Millions that he could make in Boxing.............:-\
Thats could mean something right?;D

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Yea, how can anyone defend him fighting the Big Show for less than he would make to fight Miguel Cotto. It's a joke I tell you, especially considering The Big Show is so much bigger. Mayweather must have trained harder than he ever has in his life for that 5 mill:rolleyes:

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I guarantee you that Cotto will be getting at least 8 Million to fight Margarito. Do you think Cotto vs Mayweather would be a less lucrative fight?

It would be twice as big. Floyd would easily make 20 million vs Cotto. We all know Floyd loves cash :)

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Hmmmmm $5Miliions in WWE vs over $15 Millions that he could make in Boxing.............:-\
Thats could mean something right?;D

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Yea, how can anyone defend him fighting the Big Show for less than he would make to fight Miguel Cotto. It's a joke I tell you, especially considering The Big Show is so much bigger. Mayweather must have trained harder than he ever has in his life for that 5 mill:rolleyes:

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I guarantee you that Cotto will be getting at least 8 Million to fight Margarito. Do you think Cotto vs Mayweather would be a less lucrative fight?

It would be twice as big. Floyd would easily make 20 million vs Cotto. We all know Floyd loves cash :)

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Oh I'm sure he would, wasn't really making any comment of what Floyd would make fighting any boxer.. But Five million to get in a ring and playfight, for one night, doesn't sound to bad to me.. If he could do that anytime he wanted why the hell box.

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Oh I'm sure he would, wasn't really making any comment of what Floyd would make fighting any boxer.. But Five million to get in a ring and playfight, for one night, doesn't sound to bad to me.. If he could do that anytime he wanted why the hell box.

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Agreed. Not that pro wrestling is without its risks, but 5 mil for one night, without the need of 2 months of hard, rigourous training, and without the punishment that would be absorded by fighting someone like Hatton or Cotto. Pretty sweet deal for FLoyd.

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I'd like to know where you're getting this info. It would be strange for the PPV buys to be so low, considering that this Wrestlemania set the record for the biggest live gate of any WWE event.

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Boxing News : Mayweather's WrestleMania Numbers Disappoint

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Hmmmmm $5Miliions in WWE vs over $15 Millions that he could make in Boxing.............:-\
Thats could mean something right?;D

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Yea, how can anyone defend him fighting the Big Show for less than he would make to fight Miguel Cotto. It's a joke I tell you, especially considering The Big Show is so much bigger. Mayweather must have trained harder than he ever has in his life for that 5 mill:rolleyes:

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Yea p4pking , you can use any excuses for that , but nobody cant cover the Sky with a hand , somebody have to be Blind for believe your post..............;D

Thats dont have Sense.........LOLOLOL;D
We all know what we are talking about...........LOLOLOLOL;D

I FUCKING TOLD EVERYONE SO!!!!
ONLY STUPID PEOPLE BELIEVED THAT CRAP.

That Mayweather wasn't paid not even near 20 mil. :-\

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Hmmmmm $5Miliions in WWE vs over $15 Millions that he could make in Boxing.............:-\
Thats could mean something right?;D

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Yea, how can anyone defend him fighting the Big Show for less than he would make to fight Miguel Cotto. It's a joke I tell you, especially considering The Big Show is so much bigger. Mayweather must have trained harder than he ever has in his life for that 5 mill:rolleyes:

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Yea p4pking , you can use any excuses for that , but nobody cant cover the Sky with a hand , somebody have to be Blind for believe your post..............;D

Thats dont have Sense.........LOLOLOL;D
We all know what we are talking about...........LOLOLOLOL;D

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I know you ment to say post a nd not Thread.

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Hmmmmm $5Miliions in WWE vs over $15 Millions that he could make in Boxing.............:-\
Thats could mean something right?;D

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Yea, how can anyone defend him fighting the Big Show for less than he would make to fight Miguel Cotto. It's a joke I tell you, especially considering The Big Show is so much bigger. Mayweather must have trained harder than he ever has in his life for that 5 mill:rolleyes:

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Objection!

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Hmmmmm $5Miliions in WWE vs over $15 Millions that he could make in Boxing.............:-\
Thats could mean something right?;D

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Yea, how can anyone defend him fighting the Big Show for less than he would make to fight Miguel Cotto. It's a joke I tell you, especially considering The Big Show is so much bigger. Mayweather must have trained harder than he ever has in his life for that 5 mill:rolleyes:

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Yea p4pking , you can use any excuses for that , but nobody cant cover the Sky with a hand , somebody have to be Blind for believe your thread..............;D

Thats dont have Sense.........LOLOLOL;D
We all know what we are talking about...........LOLOLOLOL;D

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Without any disrespect, I was being sarcastic, and you don't know what I was talking about. I don't understand most of your posts either though, so no worries.

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Yea, how can anyone defend him fighting the Big Show for less than he would make to fight Miguel Cotto. It's a joke I tell you, especially considering The Big Show is so much bigger. Mayweather must have trained harder than he ever has in his life for that 5 mill:rolleyes:

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Yea p4pking , you can use any excuses for that , but nobody cant cover the Sky with a hand , somebody have to be Blind for believe your post..............;D

Thats dont have Sense.........LOLOLOL;D
We all know what we are talking about...........LOLOLOLOL;D

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I know you ment to say post a nd not Thread.

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THANKS PUYA.................;D

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Hmmmmm $5Miliions in WWE vs over $15 Millions that he could make in Boxing.............:-\
Thats could mean something right?;D

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Yea, how can anyone defend him fighting the Big Show for less than he would make to fight Miguel Cotto. It's a joke I tell you, especially considering The Big Show is so much bigger. Mayweather must have trained harder than he ever has in his life for that 5 mill:rolleyes:

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Seriously?? It's called SARCASM. Dear lord. Perhaps I should have added that "fighting" the Big show was probably a bit easier money than boxing anyone, let alone Cotto.. Although maybe you don't realize it's fake? Was fighting the Big show a big test for Floyd in your eyes:confused:;DI guess I really needed to spell that one out. I even put the eye rolling face in and everything.... Of course Floyd should do whatever he want's to make money outside of boxing, it's his life.

I don't think that anybody believed Floyd when he said that he was making $20mil.

Everyone knows that Floyd has a silver tongue when it comes to talking about himself.

The man lies!!! We all know this!!!

If anyone believed him when he said he was making 20mil, then they are seriously naive.

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Yea, how can anyone defend him fighting the Big Show for less than he would make to fight Miguel Cotto. It's a joke I tell you, especially considering The Big Show is so much bigger. Mayweather must have trained harder than he ever has in his life for that 5 mill:rolleyes:

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Objection!

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Seriously?? It's called SARCASM. Dear lord.

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Haha I was thinking that, you got so many serious replies it was mad! I thought your sarcasm was quite obvious if it makes you feel any better ;D

I think he may make a habit of appearing in different sports now that he's apparently retiring (again). Everyone knows he loves that cash, and he's that big a name everyone would bend over backwards to have him on their shows.

Floyd made more fake wrestling than most boxers make fighting for real. TO critisize him even if he only made 50k is silly. When i get to a point in my life where i can even get one person to belive i'm gettin 1 mil let alone 20 to do anything (especially when it's not even my real job) then i'll feel comfortable enough to bad mouth someone for getting paid when im not.

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I don't think that anybody believed Floyd when he said that he was making $20mil.

Everyone knows that Floyd has a silver tongue when it comes to talking about himself.

The man lies!!! We all know this!!!

If anyone believed him when he said he was making 20mil, then they are seriously naive.

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It does seem like Mayweather is allergic to the truth.

Shame they couldnt have made the big show vs mayweather a REAL FIGHT! Instead of scripted choreographed wrestling entertainment.

Now that woulda been fun;)

Watching the big show throw lil mayweather around the ring and sit on him hahahahaha.