Main Event PPV Ratings (WWF)

WWF

YEAR	AVG	COUNT
1985	1.82	15
1986	0.31	4
1987	(0.13)	2
1988	1.36	14
1989	2.55	5
1990	2.55	5
1991	1.60	5
1992	2.90	5
1993	2.17	12
1994	2.53	16
1995	2.10	17
1996	2.93	19
1997	3.23	20
1998	1.88	28
1999	2.15	21
2000	2.89	22
2001	3.49	21
2002	2.80	19
2003	2.28	18
2004	3.16	22
2005	3.07	22
2006	2.83	33
2007	3.00	24
2008	3.19	37
2009	3.20	33
2010	3.05	30
2011	3.21	32
2012	3.33	27
2013	3.40	27

WCW Winning Percentages by Year (1989-2001)

Information was collected from CageMatch for "World Championship Wrestling".  The results filled in some gaps that I had in my WCW data (particularly TV taping) but I think this exercise was not nearly as complete as the WWF version that I posted a few days ago (and also appeared on reddit and Voices of Wrestling).

(To be included on this chart, a wrestler needed at least 30 non-rumble matches in a single year.  Someone like Kevin Nash was active in 1997, but this dataset only had 28 matches for them that year.)

Records

More than 1,000 matches
Sting: 1037 matches (792-190-47 and 8 rumble victories) = 81% win

More than 700 matches
Lex Luger: 776 matches (544-163-62 and 7 rumble victories) = 77% win
Rick Steiner: 729 matches (533-125-67 and 4 rumble victories) = 81% win

More than 500 matches
Ric Flair: 658 matches (343-281-33 and 1 rumble victory) = 55% win
Buff Bagwell: 631 matches (356-259-16) = 58% win
Booker T: 604 matches (377-201-26) = 65% win
Bobby Eaton: 600 matches (210-356-34) = 37% win
Arn Anderson: 590 matches (261-287-42) = 48% win
Scott Steiner: 580 matches (411-115-52 and 2 rumble victories) = 78% win
Dustin Rhodes: 570 matches (418-114-37 and 1 rumble victory) = 79% win
Diamond Dallas Page: 556 matches (330-208-17 and 1 rumble victory) = 61% win

More than 400 matches
Chris Benoit: 482 matches (303-145-33 and 1 rumble victory) = 68% win
Brian Pillman: 472 matches (292-160-20) = 65% win
Stevie Ray: 465 matches (215-226-23 and 1 rumble victory) = 49% win
Steve Austin: 462 matches (206-207-49) = 50% win
Kevin Nash: 450 matches (215-202-31 and 2 rumble victories) = 52% win
Johnny B Badd: 413 matches (289-113-11) = 72% win
Barry Windham: 413 matches (222-177-14) = 56% win

More than 300 matches
Lord Steven Regal: 385 matches (172-176-37) = 49% win
Billy Kidman: 383 matches (215-154-14) = 58% win
Konnan: 383 matches (280-95-8) = 75% win
Brian Knobbs: 369 matches (230-126-13) = 65% win
Disco Inferno: 359 matches (122-231-6) = 35% win
Dean Malenko: 358 matches (230-111-15 and 2 rumble victories) = 67% win
Ricky Steamboat: 350 matches (232-101-15 and 2 rumble victories) = 70% win
Rey Mysterio Jr: 343 matches (229-101-13) = 69% win
Ron Simmons: 337 matches (239-82-16) = 74% win
Alex Wright: 334 matches (184-140-10) = 57% win
Brad Armstrong: 314 matches (142-166-6) = 46% win
Michael Hayes: 313 matches (144-159-9 and 1 rumble victory) = 48% win
Scott Hall: 311 matches (126-162-22 and 1 rumble victory) = 44% win
Juventud Guerrera: 309 matches (155-145-9) = 52% win
Chris Jericho: 302 matches (168-124-8 and 2 rumble victories) = 58% win
Eddie Guerrero: 300 matches (177-112-11) = 61% win

More than 200 matches
Vader: 291 matches (166-107-17 and 1 rumble victory) = 61% win
Goldberg: 289 matches (252-21-15 and 1 rumble victory) = 92% win
The Z-Man: 284 matches (167-107-10) = 61% win
Terry Taylor: 281 matches (120-146-15) = 45% win
Chavo Guerrero Jr: 280 matches (125-149-5 and 1 rumble victory) = 46% win
Jim Duggan: 275 matches (185-79-11) = 70% win
Paul Orndorff: 273 matches (119-148-6) = 45% win
Jerry Sags: 273 matches (183-82-8) = 69% win
Perry Saturn: 271 matches (167-98-6) = 63% win
The Barbarian: 268 matches (131-130-7) = 50% win
Sid Vicious: 268 matches (131-120-16 and 1 rumble victory) = 52% win
Meng: 268 matches (155-98-15) = 61% win
Hugh Morrus: 264 matches (130-126-8) = 51% win
The Giant: 263 matches (155-90-17 and 1 rumble victory) = 63% win
Jeff Jarrett: 253 matches (142-104-7) = 58% win
Ricky Morton: 244 matches (125-111-8) = 53% win
Ernest Miller: 231 matches (168-58-5) = 74% win
Cactus Jack: 228 matches (103-115-10) = 47% win
Rick Rude: 226 matches (117-105-3 and 1 rumble victory) = 53% win
Kevin Sullivan: 226 matches (123-87-16) = 59% win
Randy Savage: 220 matches (125-78-16 and 1 rumble victory) = 62% win
Prince Iaukea: 214 matches (97-115-2) = 46% win
Curt Hennig: 214 matches (86-119-9) = 42% win
Shane Douglas: 209 matches (136-65-8) = 68% win
Fit Finlay: 207 matches (100-97-9 and 1 rumble victory) = 51% win
Van Hammer: 206 matches (129-68-7 and 2 rumble victories) = 65% win
Scotty Riggs: 206 matches (76-127-3) = 37% win
Jimmy Garvin: 206 matches (96-102-8) = 48% win
Steve Armstrong: 204 matches (77-126-1) = 38% win
Psychosis: 202 matches (74-122-6) = 38% win
Ray Traylor: 201 matches (103-94-4) = 52% win
Chris Kanyon: 201 matches (67-124-10) = 35% win

More than 100 matches
Mike Rotunda: 192 matches (94-92-6) = 51% win
Larry Zbyszko: 187 matches (68-109-9 and 1 rumble victory) = 38% win
Brian Adams: 185 matches (78-99-7 and 1 rumble victory) = 44% win
Scott Norton: 184 matches (79-94-11) = 46% win
Tommy Rich: 182 matches (78-101-3) = 44% win
Raven: 180 matches (66-103-11) = 39% win
Norman Smiley: 179 matches (103-75-1) = 58% win
Big Josh: 175 matches (122-47-4 and 2 rumble victories) = 72% win
Bryan Clarke: 174 matches (104-63-7) = 62% win
2 Cold Scorpio: 173 matches (116-44-13) = 73% win
Dick Slater: 173 matches (46-120-7) = 28% win
Hulk Hogan: 170 matches (92-64-14) = 59% win
Paul Roma: 167 matches (66-100-1) = 40% win
La Parka: 166 matches (52-110-4) = 32% win
Bam Bam Bigelow: 165 matches (59-97-9) = 38% win
Tracy Smothers: 157 matches (71-86-0) = 45% win
The Junkyard Dog: 153 matches (119-32-2) = 79% win
Rocco Rock: 152 matches (75-72-5) = 51% win
Erik Watts: 152 matches (81-60-11) = 57% win
Kaz Hayashi: 151 matches (53-96-2) = 36% win
Johnny Grunge: 150 matches (75-70-5) = 52% win
Jerry Flynn: 143 matches (48-88-7) = 35% win
Silver King: 141 matches (52-85-4) = 38% win
Vampiro: 139 matches (70-63-6) = 53% win
Road Warrior Hawk: 138 matches (73-27-34 and 4 rumble victories) = 73% win
Al Green: 138 matches (43-92-3) = 32% win
Bunkhouse Buck: 136 matches (46-88-2) = 34% win
Evan Karagias: 135 matches (49-81-5) = 38% win
Steve Mcmichael: 134 matches (84-44-6) = 66% win
The Great Muta: 134 matches (68-63-2 and 1 rumble victory) = 52% win
Butch Reed: 134 matches (58-61-15) = 49% win
Kenny Kaos: 128 matches (44-78-6) = 36% win
Davey Boy Smith: 128 matches (98-22-8) = 82% win
El Gigante: 128 matches (91-18-15 and 4 rumble victories) = 83% win
Road Warrior Animal: 126 matches (65-28-33) = 70% win
David Taylor: 125 matches (28-90-7) = 24% win
Shanghai Pierce: 124 matches (26-91-7) = 22% win
Maxx Payne: 122 matches (72-46-4) = 61% win
Patriot: 121 matches (89-31-1) = 74% win
Steve Williams: 118 matches (59-44-15) = 57% win
Tex Slazenger: 117 matches (23-90-4) = 20% win
Sgt Buddy Lee Parker: 117 matches (14-102-1) = 12% win
Bret Hart: 117 matches (52-54-11) = 49% win
Lash Leroux: 117 matches (45-70-2) = 39% win
Mike Enos: 115 matches (31-80-4) = 28% win
Dan Spivey: 112 matches (55-41-15 and 1 rumble victory) = 57% win
Nikita Koloff: 110 matches (45-38-27) = 54% win
Joey Maggs: 110 matches (10-100-0) = 9% win
Big Vito: 109 matches (63-42-4) = 60% win
Scott Armstrong: 107 matches (20-87-0) = 19% win
Fidel Sierra: 107 matches (9-96-2) = 9% win
Vincent: 106 matches (29-76-1) = 28% win
Pn News: 104 matches (79-22-3) = 78% win
David Flair: 104 matches (41-54-9) = 43% win
Jack Victory: 104 matches (18-86-0) = 17% win
Chris Adams: 104 matches (48-54-2) = 47% win
Mark Starr: 100 matches (13-87-0) = 13% win

More than 75 matches
Ultimo Dragon: 98 matches (69-28-1) = 71% win
Devon Storm: 98 matches (37-57-4) = 39% win
Dick Murdoch: 97 matches (51-34-11 and 1 rumble victory) = 60% win
Super Calo: 96 matches (31-64-1) = 33% win
Horace Hogan: 96 matches (33-62-1) = 35% win
The Wall: 95 matches (42-52-1) = 45% win
Terry Funk: 95 matches (49-38-8) = 56% win
Glacier: 95 matches (57-37-1) = 61% win
Dave Sullivan: 95 matches (38-48-9) = 44% win
Mike Awesome: 93 matches (46-40-5 and 2 rumble victories) = 53% win
John Tenta: 93 matches (35-54-4) = 39% win
Lenny Lane: 92 matches (13-79-0) = 14% win
Kendall Windham: 92 matches (32-55-5) = 37% win
Robbie Rage: 91 matches (29-57-5) = 34% win
Ron Harris: 91 matches (43-41-7) = 51% win
Villano V: 90 matches (7-81-2) = 8% win
Curtis Hughes: 87 matches (28-59-0) = 32% win
Chuck Palumbo: 87 matches (43-38-5 and 1 rumble victory) = 53% win
Don Harris: 84 matches (36-41-7) = 47% win
Barry Darsow: 84 matches (29-55-0) = 35% win
Shannon Moore: 83 matches (38-44-1) = 46% win
Lance Storm: 83 matches (50-33-0) = 60% win
Ed Leslie: 83 matches (46-33-4) = 58% win
The One Man Gang: 82 matches (26-52-4) = 33% win
Shane Helms: 82 matches (43-38-1) = 53% win
Stan Lane: 81 matches (49-31-1) = 61% win
Eddie Gilbert: 81 matches (41-37-3) = 53% win
Ice-Train: 80 matches (50-25-5) = 67% win
El Dandy: 80 matches (18-60-2) = 23% win
Rip Morgan: 79 matches (11-66-2) = 14% win
Damien: 78 matches (10-66-2) = 13% win

More than 50 matches
Villano IV: 75 matches (12-63-0) = 16% win
Tim Horner: 75 matches (28-45-2) = 38% win
Barry Horowitz: 74 matches (1-71-2) = 1% win
The Renegade: 71 matches (20-50-1) = 29% win
Sean O'Haire: 71 matches (39-28-2 and 2 rumble victories) = 58% win
Yuji Nagata: 71 matches (33-38-0) = 46% win
The Gambler: 71 matches (5-65-1) = 7% win
Halloween: 71 matches (18-50-2 and 1 rumble victory) = 26% win
Madusa: 70 matches (50-16-4) = 76% win
Dutch Mantel: 69 matches (5-64-0) = 7% win
Sgt Craig Pittman: 68 matches (33-33-2) = 50% win
Johnny The Bull: 68 matches (44-20-4) = 69% win
Shawn Stasiak: 66 matches (25-36-4 and 1 rumble victory) = 41% win
Yang: 66 matches (25-41-0) = 38% win
Jim Powers: 66 matches (16-50-0) = 24% win
Rip Rogers: 65 matches (4-61-0) = 6% win
Joe Gomez: 65 matches (18-47-0) = 28% win
Mean Mike: 64 matches (4-58-2) = 6% win
Abdullah The Butcher: 64 matches (26-21-16 and 1 rumble victory) = 55% win
Fatu: 64 matches (33-15-16) = 69% win
Mike Graham: 63 matches (23-39-1) = 37% win
Bobby Duncum Jr: 62 matches (24-35-3) = 41% win
Tough Tom: 61 matches (4-55-2) = 7% win
Jean-Paul Levesque: 61 matches (26-33-2) = 44% win
Lizmark Jr: 61 matches (25-36-0) = 41% win
Elix Skipper: 61 matches (27-34-0) = 44% win
Mark Jindrak: 60 matches (21-35-2 and 2 rumble victories) = 38% win
Greg Valentine: 60 matches (33-26-1) = 56% win
Samu: 59 matches (30-13-16) = 70% win
Bobby Walker: 58 matches (21-35-2) = 38% win
Robert Gibson: 56 matches (23-29-4) = 44% win
Jerry Lynn: 56 matches (9-46-1) = 16% win
Johnny Ace: 56 matches (37-18-1) = 67% win
Jamie Noble: 54 matches (16-38-0) = 30% win
Lodi: 54 matches (12-41-1) = 23% win
Tank Abbott: 53 matches (35-11-7) = 76% win
Syxx: 53 matches (34-18-1) = 65% win
Jim Neidhart: 53 matches (25-25-3) = 50% win
Frankie Lancaster: 53 matches (10-42-1) = 19% win
Kwee Wee: 52 matches (16-36-0) = 31% win
Jeff Farmer: 52 matches (20-31-1) = 39% win
Johnny Gunn: 51 matches (13-37-1) = 26% win
Black Bart: 51 matches (5-46-0) = 10% win
Scott Vick: 50 matches (10-40-0) = 20% win
Mike Shaw: 50 matches (41-9-0) = 82% win

More than 25 matches
Johnny Swinger: 49 matches (8-41-0) = 16% win
George South: 48 matches (1-47-0) = 2% win
Marcus Laurinaitis: 47 matches (21-25-1) = 46% win
Dale Torborg: 47 matches (17-29-1) = 37% win
Todd Champion: 45 matches (27-15-3) = 64% win
Ranger Ross: 45 matches (24-20-1) = 55% win
Blitzkrieg: 44 matches (8-34-1 and 1 rumble victory) = 19% win
Hak: 44 matches (15-25-4) = 38% win
Lt James Earl Wright: 43 matches (4-39-0) = 9% win
The Iron Sheik: 43 matches (13-30-0) = 30% win
Mike Sanders: 42 matches (10-32-0) = 24% win
Firebreaker Chip: 42 matches (21-18-3) = 54% win
Steve Casey: 41 matches (5-36-0) = 12% win
Rick Fuller: 41 matches (4-37-0) = 10% win
Bull Payne: 41 matches (0-41-0) = 0% win
Stan Hansen: 40 matches (15-23-2) = 39% win
Keith Cole: 40 matches (19-19-2) = 50% win
Larry Santo: 40 matches (0-40-0) = 0% win
Bill Irwin: 40 matches (5-35-0) = 13% win
Mike Thor: 39 matches (0-39-0) = 0% win
Sam Houston: 39 matches (13-25-1) = 34% win
The Maestro: 38 matches (18-20-0) = 47% win
Masahiro Chono: 37 matches (20-15-2) = 57% win
Brian Armstrong: 37 matches (5-32-0) = 14% win
Kenny Kendall: 36 matches (0-36-0) = 0% win
Bobby Blaze: 36 matches (7-29-0) = 19% win
Buddy Landel: 35 matches (5-30-0) = 14% win
Jushin Thunder Liger: 35 matches (17-16-2) = 52% win
Tommy Angel: 34 matches (1-33-0) = 3% win
Maxx Muscle: 33 matches (6-25-2) = 19% win
Scott Putski: 33 matches (8-22-3) = 27% win
Bob Cook: 33 matches (0-33-0) = 0% win
The Honky Tonk Man: 32 matches (22-9-1) = 71% win
Carl Ouellet: 32 matches (14-16-2) = 47% win
Randy Culley: 31 matches (3-28-0) = 10% win
Bobby Fulton: 31 matches (11-19-1) = 37% win
Hector Garza: 31 matches (15-15-1) = 50% win
Terry Gordy: 30 matches (20-6-4) = 77% win
Barry Houston: 30 matches (1-29-0) = 3% win
Kent Cole: 30 matches (20-8-2) = 71% win
Kensuke Sasaki: 30 matches (11-17-2) = 39% win
Randy Rose: 29 matches (9-19-1) = 32% win
Jacques Rougeau: 29 matches (13-14-2) = 48% win
Ron Reis: 28 matches (7-20-1) = 26% win
Brad Anderson: 28 matches (1-27-0) = 4% win
Bill Kazmaier: 28 matches (14-10-4) = 58% win
Reno: 27 matches (11-15-1) = 42% win
Road Block: 27 matches (8-19-0) = 30% win
Roddy Piper: 27 matches (16-10-1) = 62% win
Tommy Rogers: 26 matches (10-16-0) = 38% win
Pat Tanaka: 26 matches (3-21-2) = 13% win
Pat Rose: 26 matches (0-26-0) = 0% win
Mona: 26 matches (20-6-0) = 77% win
Marty Jannetty: 26 matches (10-16-0) = 38% win
Sonny Trout: 26 matches (0-26-0) = 0% win
Dr X: 26 matches (0-26-0) = 0% win
Adrian Byrd: 25 matches (2-23-0) = 8% win
Chris Sullivan: 25 matches (1-24-0) = 4% win

More than 10 matches
Ricky Santana: 24 matches (2-22-0) = 8% win
Rick Thames: 24 matches (1-23-0) = 4% win
Kid Romeo: 24 matches (16-8-0) = 67% win
Fred Ottman: 24 matches (23-1-0) = 96% win
The Raider: 23 matches (0-23-0) = 0% win
Yoshi Kwan: 23 matches (15-8-0) = 65% win
John Peterson: 23 matches (0-23-0) = 0% win
Manabu Nakanishi: 22 matches (8-14-0) = 36% win
Tokyo Magnum: 22 matches (1-20-1) = 5% win
Trent Knight: 22 matches (1-21-0) = 5% win
Mike Winner: 22 matches (4-16-2) = 20% win
Big Sky: 22 matches (5-17-0) = 23% win
Bob Starr: 22 matches (0-21-1) = 0% win
Buddy Lee Parker: 22 matches (1-21-0) = 5% win
Big T: 22 matches (5-17-0) = 23% win
Frank Andersson: 22 matches (22-0-0) = 100% win
Todd Morton: 21 matches (1-20-0) = 5% win
Paul Heyman: 21 matches (1-19-1) = 5% win
Pez Whatley: 21 matches (2-18-1) = 10% win
Thunder: 21 matches (11-10-0) = 52% win
Jim Steele: 21 matches (14-5-2) = 74% win
Dave Burkhead: 21 matches (1-20-0) = 5% win
Fred Avery: 21 matches (0-21-0) = 0% win
Bryant Anderson: 21 matches (8-13-0) = 38% win
The Angel Of Death: 20 matches (6-14-0) = 30% win
Joe Cruz: 20 matches (0-20-0) = 0% win
Bob Emory: 20 matches (0-20-0) = 0% win
Johnny Attitude: 20 matches (2-18-0) = 10% win
Col Robert Parker: 20 matches (5-15-0) = 25% win
Charlie Norris: 20 matches (16-4-0) = 80% win
Hardbody Harrison: 20 matches (2-15-3) = 12% win
Steve Keirn: 19 matches (3-15-1) = 17% win
Lee Scott: 19 matches (0-19-0) = 0% win
Gary Royal: 19 matches (0-19-0) = 0% win
Mark Kyle: 18 matches (0-18-0) = 0% win
The Italian Stallion: 18 matches (3-15-0) = 17% win
Nasty Ned Brady: 18 matches (0-18-0) = 0% win
Jake Roberts: 18 matches (8-10-0) = 44% win
Chris Candido: 18 matches (8-8-2) = 50% win
The Black Scorpion: 17 matches (1-16-0) = 6% win
Tom Burton: 17 matches (0-17-0) = 0% win
Wayne Bloom: 17 matches (3-13-1) = 19% win
Black Blood: 17 matches (12-5-0) = 71% win
Greg Sawyer: 17 matches (1-16-0) = 6% win
Asya: 17 matches (8-7-2) = 53% win
Mike Justice: 16 matches (2-14-0) = 13% win
The Russian Assassin #1: 16 matches (3-13-0) = 19% win
Keith Steinborn: 16 matches (0-16-0) = 0% win
Jw Storm: 16 matches (4-12-0) = 25% win
Bob Orton Jr: 16 matches (10-3-3) = 77% win
Bill Ford: 16 matches (0-16-0) = 0% win
Ivan Koloff: 16 matches (6-10-0) = 38% win
Robbie V: 15 matches (7-8-0) = 47% win
Samoan Savage: 15 matches (7-8-0) = 47% win
Chip Minton: 15 matches (3-11-1) = 21% win
Dusty Rhodes: 15 matches (13-2-0) = 87% win
Eddie Jackie: 15 matches (0-15-0) = 0% win
Chuck Coates: 15 matches (0-15-0) = 0% win
Hector Guerrero: 15 matches (2-12-1) = 14% win
Scott Sandlin: 14 matches (0-14-0) = 0% win
Paul Lee: 14 matches (0-14-0) = 0% win
Torrie Wilson: 14 matches (7-6-1) = 54% win
Tony Mella: 14 matches (0-14-0) = 0% win
Butch Long: 14 matches (0-14-0) = 0% win
King Kong: 14 matches (9-5-0) = 64% win
Art Barr: 14 matches (11-3-0) = 79% win
Manny Fernandez: 13 matches (0-13-0) = 0% win
Ron Oakes: 13 matches (0-13-0) = 0% win
Ray Candy: 13 matches (0-13-0) = 0% win
Shaggy 2 Dope: 13 matches (7-6-0) = 54% win
Mean Mark: 13 matches (6-4-3) = 60% win
Brady Boone: 13 matches (1-12-0) = 8% win
Dennis Condrey: 13 matches (7-6-0) = 54% win
Akira Hokuto: 13 matches (11-1-1) = 92% win
Johnny Rich: 13 matches (1-12-0) = 8% win
Joe Cazana: 13 matches (0-13-0) = 0% win
Rick Martel: 12 matches (8-4-0) = 67% win
Violent J: 12 matches (7-5-0) = 58% win
Owen Hart: 12 matches (12-0-0) = 100% win
Mikey Whipwreck: 12 matches (2-10-0) = 17% win
Tygress: 12 matches (6-5-1) = 55% win
Rex King: 12 matches (0-12-0) = 0% win
Paisley: 12 matches (5-7-0) = 42% win
Awesome Kong: 12 matches (7-5-0) = 58% win
Chic Donovan: 12 matches (0-12-0) = 0% win
Jim Boss: 12 matches (0-12-0) = 0% win
Hercules Hernadez: 12 matches (6-6-0) = 50% win
Chris Nelson: 12 matches (0-12-0) = 0% win
Nick Dinsmore: 11 matches (0-10-1) = 0% win
Paul Ellering: 11 matches (4-7-0) = 36% win
Major Gunns: 11 matches (3-8-0) = 27% win
Scott D'Amore: 11 matches (0-11-0) = 0% win
Tc Carter: 11 matches (1-10-0) = 9% win
Mike Davis: 11 matches (1-10-0) = 9% win
Jc Ice: 11 matches (1-9-1) = 10% win
Kip Abee: 11 matches (1-10-0) = 9% win
Chase Tatum: 11 matches (3-8-0) = 27% win
Emory Hale: 11 matches (4-7-0) = 36% win
Louie Spicolli: 10 matches (2-7-1) = 22% win
Malia Hosaka: 10 matches (5-5-0) = 50% win
The Cheetah Kid: 10 matches (2-8-0) = 20% win
Tim Parker: 10 matches (0-10-0) = 0% win
Rikki Nelson: 10 matches (1-9-0) = 10% win
Wolfie D: 10 matches (1-8-1) = 11% win
Scott Allen: 10 matches (0-10-0) = 0% win
John Nord: 10 matches (9-1-0) = 90% win
Keith Hart: 10 matches (0-10-0) = 0% win
Hiroshi Hase: 10 matches (3-7-0) = 30% win
Bambi: 10 matches (1-9-0) = 10% win
Leroy Howard: 10 matches (0-10-0) = 0% win

Highest Winning Percentage (above 75%)

• Sting: 1037 matches (792-190-47 and 8 rumble victories) = 81% win
• Lex Luger: 776 matches (544-163-62 and 7 rumble victories) = 77% win
• Rick Steiner: 729 matches (533-125-67 and 4 rumble victories) = 81% win
• Scott Steiner: 580 matches (411-115-52 and 2 rumble victories) = 78% win
• Dustin Rhodes: 570 matches (418-114-37 and 1 rumble victory) = 79% win
• Goldberg: 289 matches (252-21-15 and 1 rumble victory) = 92% win
• The Junkyard Dog: 153 matches (119-32-2) = 79% win
• Davey Boy Smith: 128 matches (98-22-8) = 82% win
• El Gigante: 128 matches (91-18-15 and 4 rumble victories) = 83% win
• PN News: 104 matches (79-22-3) = 78% win
• Madusa: 70 matches (50-16-4) = 76% win
• Tank Abbott: 53 matches (35-11-7) = 76% win
• Norman the Lunatic / Mike Shaw: 50 matches (41-9-0) = 82% win
• Terry Gordy: 30 matches (20-6-4) = 77% win

Lowest Winning Percentage (below 25%)

• David Taylor: 125 matches (28-90-7) = 24% win
• Shanghai Pierce: 124 matches (26-91-7) = 22% win
• Tex Slazenger: 117 matches (23-90-4) = 20% win
• Sgt Buddy Lee Parker: 117 matches (14-102-1) = 12% win
• Joey Maggs: 110 matches (10-100-0) = 9% win
• Scott Armstrong: 107 matches (20-87-0) = 19% win
• Fidel Sierra: 107 matches (9-96-2) = 9% win
• Jack Victory: 104 matches (18-86-0) = 17% win
• Mark Starr: 100 matches (13-87-0) = 13% win
• Lenny Lane: 92 matches (13-79-0) = 14% win
• Villano V: 90 matches (7-81-2) = 8% win
• El Dandy: 80 matches (18-60-2) = 23% win
• Rip Morgan: 79 matches (11-66-2) = 14% win
• Damien: 78 matches (10-66-2) = 13% win
• Villano IV: 75 matches (12-63-0) = 16% win
• Barry Horowitz: 74 matches (1-71-2) = 1% win
• The Gambler: 71 matches (5-65-1) = 7% win
• Dutch Mantel: 69 matches (5-64-0) = 7% win
• Jim Powers: 66 matches (16-50-0) = 24% win
• Rip Rogers: 65 matches (4-61-0) = 6% win
• Mean Mike: 64 matches (4-58-2) = 6% win
• Tough Tom: 61 matches (4-55-2) = 7% win
• Jerry Lynn: 56 matches (9-46-1) = 16% win
• Lodi: 54 matches (12-41-1) = 23% win
• Frankie Lancaster: 53 matches (10-42-1) = 19% win
• Black Bart: 51 matches (5-46-0) = 10% win
• Scott Vick: 50 matches (10-40-0) = 20% win
• Johnny Swinger: 49 matches (8-41-0) = 16% win
• George South: 48 matches (1-47-0) = 2% win
• Blitzkrieg: 44 matches (8-34-1 and 1 rumble victory) = 19% win
• Lt James Earl Wright: 43 matches (4-39-0) = 9% win
• Mike Sanders: 42 matches (10-32-0) = 24% win
• Steve Casey: 41 matches (5-36-0) = 12% win
• Rick Fuller: 41 matches (4-37-0) = 10% win
• Bull Payne: 41 matches (0-41-0) = 0% win
• Larry Santo: 40 matches (0-40-0) = 0% win
• Bill Irwin: 40 matches (5-35-0) = 13% win
• Mike Thor: 39 matches (0-39-0) = 0% win
• Brian Armstrong: 37 matches (5-32-0) = 14% win
• Kenny Kendall: 36 matches (0-36-0) = 0% win
• Bobby Blaze: 36 matches (7-29-0) = 19% win
• Buddy Landel: 35 matches (5-30-0) = 14% win
• Tommy Angel: 34 matches (1-33-0) = 3% win
• Maxx Muscle: 33 matches (6-25-2) = 19% win
• Bob Cook: 33 matches (0-33-0) = 0% win
• Randy Culley: 31 matches (3-28-0) = 10% win
• Barry Houston: 30 matches (1-29-0) = 3% win

(Among those with at least three years data..)

Lowest Standard Deviations: Paul Orndorff, Meng, Psychosis, Chris Kanyon, Norman Smiley

Highest Standard Deviations: Lex Luger, Bobby Eaton, DDP, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Tom Zenk (Z-Man), The Giant

• Luger was riding high from 1989-1998 (with a detour to WBF/WWF in the middle there), but his winning percentage really took a tumble during the dying years of WCW.
• Bobby Eaton was all over the map depending on whether he was a focal tag team (ala 1989/1991) or a utility player (1994-1996).
• DDP built his reputation up to it's zenith in 1996-1998 but his winning percentage slipped  in the final years.
• Kevin Nash's early days with the company under ridiculous gimmicks (Oz, Master Blaster Steele, Vinnie Vegas) did him little favors, but his powerful return in 1996 as one-half of the Outsiders was a remarkable change for the win column.
• Likewise, when Big Sexy's running mate Scott Hall transformed from the Diamond Studd to his own name as one-half of the invading New World Order as represented a high-water mark for the former Razor Ramon's victory totals.
• As with many territories, when someone was on their way out of a company, they went from favored nation status to jobber to the stars.  Tom Zenk exemplified this with his plummeting record from 1991-1993 as did The Giant Paul Wight from 1996-1998.
• Meanwhile, one-half of the Faces of Fear Meng (Haku!) won about two-thirds of his matches from 1996-1999. That seems to be the magic percentage since Screamin' Norman (Norman Smiley) also had a very similar record during his 1998-2001 reign.  
• Paul Orndorff's shower shoes were slightly below parity during his 1993-1995 adventure. Sadly, his second run with WCW was cut short when his body broke down during the ill-fated Buffalo PPV.
• A terribly underutilized star, Psychosis lost more than he won during his horned 1997-1999 adventures.
• A man at work, a worker at heart, and not lot of winner's purses exemplified Chris Kanyon's (Positively Kanyon, Mortis) 1998-2001 crusade through WCW.

Highest Winning Percentages by Year

1989

Rick Steiner:  86-21-10 (80% win)

Lex Luger:  82-7-4 (92% win)

Sting:  79-10-5 (89% win)

Fatu:  31-10-16 (76% win)

Shane Douglas:  45-9-2 (83% win)

Dick Murdoch:  36-10-8 (78% win)

Samu:  29-9-16 (76% win)

Ricky Steamboat:  38-12-0 (76% win)

Johnny Ace:  37-12-1 (76% win)

Jimmy Garvin:  23-7-3 (77% win)

Sid Vicious:  21-4-6 (84% win)

The Z-Man:  23-0-0 (100% win)

Bob Orton Jr:  10-3-3 (77% win)

1990

Rick Steiner:  31-3-1 (91% win)

Scott Steiner:  30-4-0 (88% win)

Lex Luger:  26-6-1 (81% win)

Sting:  32-0-0 (100% win)

Ricky Morton:  18-5-1 (78% win)

Ron Simmons:  12-3-9 (80% win)

The Junkyard Dog:  17-3-0 (85% win)

Mike Shaw:  17-0-0 (100% win)

Kevin Nash:  15-2-0 (88% win)

Al Green:  13-3-0 (81% win)

Art Barr:  11-2-0 (85% win)

El Gigante:  11-1-0 (92% win)

1991

Sting:  132-37-13 (78% win)

Lex Luger:  133-19-19 (88% win)

Rick Steiner:  135-19-13 (88% win)

Dustin Rhodes:  127-14-20 (90% win)

Ron Simmons:  90-22-1 (80% win)

El Gigante:  77-17-6 (82% win)

Scott Steiner:  93-2-7 (98% win)

Pn News:  75-17-3 (82% win)

The Junkyard Dog:  53-12-1 (82% win)

Vader:  21-3-3 (88% win)

Rick Rude:  13-2-0 (87% win)

Mike Rotunda:  13-0-0 (100% win)

Owen Hart:  12-0-0 (100% win)

Madusa:  10-0-0 (100% win)

1992

Dustin Rhodes:  84-17-3 (83% win)

Ron Simmons:  79-12-2 (87% win)

Barry Windham:  77-11-2 (88% win)

Scott Steiner:  72-7-9 (91% win)

Rick Steiner:  69-5-9 (93% win)

Terry Taylor:  37-11-0 (77% win)

Nikita Koloff:  33-6-2 (85% win)

Van Hammer:  26-6-1 (81% win)

Shane Douglas:  25-1-0 (96% win)

Erik Watts:  22-3-0 (88% win)

The Junkyard Dog:  16-4-1 (80% win)

Steve Williams:  14-4-2 (78% win)

Terry Gordy:  13-3-1 (81% win)

El Gigante:  2-0-9 (100% win)

1993

Dustin Rhodes:  90-26-10 (78% win)

Sting:  99-20-3 (83% win)

Johnny B Badd:  67-15-4 (82% win)

Davey Boy Smith:  78-6-2 (93% win)

Ric Flair:  51-7-2 (88% win)

Jerry Sags:  39-12-0 (76% win)

Van Hammer:  30-9-2 (77% win)

Kent Cole:  19-5-2 (79% win)

Fred Ottman:  22-0-0 (100% win)

Charlie Norris:  16-4-0 (80% win)

Ice-Train:  17-2-0 (89% win)

1994

Sting:  96-8-4 (92% win)

Buff Bagwell:  82-22-0 (79% win)

Brian Knobbs:  73-23-0 (76% win)

Jerry Sags:  73-22-0 (77% win)

Johnny B Badd:  77-14-2 (85% win)

Dustin Rhodes:  74-16-1 (82% win)

Ricky Steamboat:  60-17-4 (78% win)

Patriot:  60-16-1 (79% win)

Jim Duggan:  49-5-1 (91% win)

Alex Wright:  26-4-1 (87% win)

2 Cold Scorpio:  25-6-0 (81% win)

Hulk Hogan:  24-1-0 (96% win)

Frank Andersson:  16-0-0 (100% win)

Jim Steele:  12-1-0 (92% win)

1995

Sting:  65-3-1 (96% win)

Johnny B Badd:  46-15-2 (75% win)

Alex Wright:  45-12-2 (79% win)

Randy Savage:  42-9-1 (82% win)

Vader:  26-7-0 (79% win)

Sgt Craig Pittman:  17-5-0 (77% win)

Dustin Rhodes:  19-2-0 (90% win)

Lex Luger:  14-4-0 (78% win)

Hulk Hogan:  16-1-1 (94% win)

Eddie Guerrero:  11-3-2 (79% win)

Road Warrior Hawk:  8-2-1 (80% win)

1996

Lex Luger:  90-28-10 (76% win)

The Giant:  73-19-4 (79% win)

Diamond Dallas Page:  63-15-1 (81% win)

Konnan:  56-6-0 (90% win)

Scott Steiner:  28-9-11 (76% win)

Rey Mysterio Jr:  30-8-1 (79% win)

Scott Hall:  33-2-4 (94% win)

Kevin Nash:  33-2-4 (94% win)

Ed Leslie:  23-3-0 (88% win)

Jeff Jarrett:  20-3-0 (87% win)

Road Warrior Hawk:  13-4-6 (76% win)

Johnny B Badd:  15-3-0 (83% win)

Syxx:  16-0-1 (100% win)

Glacier:  14-1-0 (93% win)

Jacques Rougeau:  10-2-2 (83% win)

Carl Ouellet:  10-2-2 (83% win)

Fit Finlay:  10-2-2 (83% win)

Brian Pillman:  11-1-0 (92% win)

1997

Lex Luger:  50-11-7 (82% win)

Diamond Dallas Page:  48-12-3 (80% win)

Rick Steiner:  42-6-5 (88% win)

Scott Steiner:  40-6-5 (87% win)

The Giant:  37-5-7 (88% win)

Kevin Sullivan:  11-3-2 (79% win)

Goldberg:  11-0-1 (100% win)

Jim Duggan:  11-0-1 (100% win)

1998

Lex Luger:  115-10-13 (92% win)

Goldberg:  130-3-3 (98% win)

Konnan:  97-28-3 (78% win)

Diamond Dallas Page:  102-15-6 (87% win)

Booker T:  75-17-5 (82% win)

Chris Benoit:  70-16-8 (81% win)

Dean Malenko:  68-18-3 (79% win)

Sting:  58-18-3 (76% win)

Ernest Miller:  68-6-2 (92% win)

Rick Steiner:  57-4-6 (93% win)

Bryan Clarke:  45-14-2 (76% win)

Jim Duggan:  37-7-2 (84% win)

Ric Flair:  22-4-1 (85% win)

1999

Billy Kidman:  106-26-5 (80% win)

Rey Mysterio Jr:  109-25-3 (81% win)

Booker T:  85-24-2 (78% win)

Konnan:  77-14-1 (85% win)

Sting:  67-21-4 (76% win)

Goldberg:  70-11-7 (86% win)

Buff Bagwell:  57-16-4 (78% win)

Raven:  26-7-1 (79% win)

Shane Douglas:  12-2-1 (86% win)

Steve Mcmichael:  13-0-1 (100% win)

2000-2001

Goldberg:  41-7-4 (85% win)

Tank Abbott:  34-11-4 (76% win)

Mona:  10-1-0 (91% win)

Vince Russo:  5-1-2 (83% win)

Emory Hale:  4-1-0 (80% win)

WWE "enhances" their Talent Philosophy

WWE updated their "Talent Philosophy" page recently:

Old Talent Philosophy Page: 10/14/2013
Current Talent Philosophy Page: 12/15/2013

Three Major Changes Noted:

• Lowered number of performers from 150 to 140. 

That surprises me a bit because I thought that opening the Performance Center would result in more talent under contract.

• Dropped the claims about how much an "average full-time, main-roster performer" works, 4.5 days/week, and the average annual compensation claims of $550k. 

This number had seemed ridiculous skewed, especially since the specifically call out that 'They do not have corporate responsibilities or duties.' yet they're probably including HHH's million dollar comp in that number.

• Changes "WWE's Talent Life Skills program" to "WWE’s Professional Development program" and greatly expands on what they're offering: Life Skills, Education, Wellness and Career Success. 

The third part is really where they've greatly expanded on what they're offering:

Life Skills: Provides talent with practical skills and solutions to manage their careers both in and out of the ring. Educational presentations and seminars help talent with decision making and the development of their personal brand.

Education: Assists talent in reaching their full potential through programs that include financial education, college tuition reimbursement, language courses and media training.
* Financial Education – A partnership with Money Management International (MMI) is designed to provide talent with educational resources that offer them valuable financial insight to build a bright future. This includes budget counseling, debt control, goal setting, understanding financial values, saving, choosing a tax professional and choosing a financial advisor.
* Media Training – Provides talent with a comprehensive training program that focuses on understanding today’s media landscape, delivering key messages, tips and techniques for conducting interviews and the effective and appropriate use of social media. WWE’s Talent Media Training program is conducted in partnership with Kevin Sullivan Communications.
* Continuing Education – Offers tuition assistance to all active WWE talent for college level courses, certificate programs or language courses.

Wellness: Through programs designed in collaboration with WWE’s Medical Team and Talent Relations department, talent receives relevant knowledge to aid their overall well-being and longevity. Seminars will provide information on living a healthy lifestyle as well as injury/illness prevention.

Career Success: Designed to aid a talent’s progression within WWE and beyond, career success provides assistance to talent the NXT and main roster levels, as well as those transitioning to prepare for life after WWE. A comprehensive rookie orientation program provides new talent with all relevant WWE information, including wellness education, strength and conditioning, financial education, media training, social media and continuing education.

Nope, it's not that Kevin Sullivan. Instead, it's a company started by a former White House Communication Director under GW Bush who also worked for NBCUniversal/NBC Sports. On the company website they list WWE in their digital brochure.

I'll be curious whether Cena's recent Chinese lessons are related to the "language courses", or if WWE provided tuition assistance for Xavier Wood's degree. Also, one is always be curious what career paths and suggestions the "life after WWE" training includes.

WWE 1997-2013 Win Percentages

WWF 1997 - WWE 2013 (Win Percentages)

This includes all WWF/WWE shows (including NXT) from 1997 to 2013.  Data was extracted from Cagematch.  This includes singles & tag matches (no rumbles) where there was 30 non-draw matches in the year that fit that description.  (The total matches line here includes draws as well as rumbles and handicap matches).

1997 to 2013 Cumulative

Highest Winning Percentages

Bobby Lashley: 258 matches (87%)

Brodus Clay: 360 matches (82%)

John Cena: 1705 matches (81%)

Steve Austin: 527 matches (79%)

Sin Cara: 241 matches (78%)

Undertaker: 1231 matches (78%)

Shawn Michaels: 549 matches (77%)

Brock Lesnar: 331 matches (72%)

Rey Mysterio Jr.: 1144 matches (72%)

Ryback: 342 matches (71%)

Ken Shamrock: 397 matches (71%)

Lowest Winning Percentages

Heath Slater: 433 matches (15%)

Mike Knox: 236 matches (22%)

Jillian Hall: 206 matches (22%)

Curt Hawkins: 262 matches (24%)

Tamina Snuka: 201 matches (24%)

Shawn Stasiak: 176 matches (26%)

Tyler Reks: 181 matches (26%)

Justin Credible: 273 matches (26%)

Maryse: 298 matches (26%)

Tyson Tomko: 200 matches (26%)

Shannon Moore: 311 matches (27%)

Kenny Dykstra: 238 matches (28%)

Sho Funaki: 758 matches (28%)

David Otunga: 261 matches (28%)

Jinder Mahal: 298 matches (29%)

Damien Sandow: 357 matches (29%)

Stevie Richards: 510 matches (29%)

Titus O'Neil: 286 matches (29%)

Savio Vega: 207 matches (29%)

Jimmy Yang: 371 matches (29%)

Roman Reigns: 212 matches (29%)

Big Bossman: 359 matches (29%)

It's interesting to see how 1999-2003 only had less than 5% of the active wrestlers in the top tier (above 75% winning percentage): Kurt Angle (1999, 2003), Steve Austin (1999, 2002), Undertaker (2000, 2001), Ron Killings (2000),  RVD (2001), Brock Lesnar (2001), Torrie Wilson (2002), Goldberg (2003).  Meanwhile, years like 2005 and 2012 were "bursting at the seam" by comparison (Kane, Big Show, John Cena, Undertaker, Batista, Shawn Michaels, Trish Stratus, Road Warrior Animal, Super Crazy, Mr. Kennedy, Bobby Lashley, Psicosis, Christy Hemme in 2005 and John Cena, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio Jr., Sheamus, Ron Killings, Great Khali, Brodus Clay, Ryback, Antonio Cesaro, Sin Cara in 2012 all had records with winning percentages above 75%).

Low standard deviations: Evan Bourne, Nunzio, Justin Gabriel, Vladimir Kozlov, Big Bossman, Brock Lesnar, Essa Rios, Tyler Reks, Shawn Stasiak

High standard deivations: Batista, Drew McIntyre, Layla, JTG, Brie Bella, Gail Kim, Nikki Bella, Luke Gallows

Keep in mind that heels lose a lot in WWF, so it's tough to treat winning percentages as strictly a proxy for importance.

How do WWE Stars affect the B-level PPV?

Worldwide Buys

Domestic Buys

I have been working on a follow-up to this post: http://indeedwrestling.blogspot.com/2013/12/wwe-2006-2013-ppv-numbers-and-lengthy.html

This looks at the # buys for B-level PPVs (excludes Wrestlemania, Royal Rumble and Summerslam) when a wrestler was in a match on the card versus when they were not.  The 2006-2013 "averages" only include the years that the wrestler was active.

For another take on this topic, see Voices of Wrestling's piece "Is Randy Orton a Draw?"

Anything that tells me that I need more Kane and Morrison instead of Undertaker and Jeff Hardy feels odd to me, but this was the first swipe at the quandary....

@mookieghana

Streaming Statistics by Age Group

Streaming Statistics by Age Group by Chris Harrington

Netflix vs Cable

British Wrestling Historian John Lister pointed out an intriguing factoid that was published by Mashable on December 5:

Netflix Is Almost as Popular as Cable Among Young Adults: Among 18-36 year-old adults, 46% subscribed to Cable TV while 43% subscribed to Netflix.

The inverse directions (by age) for Cable TV versus Netflix/Hulu Plus/Amazon Prime really say a lot about who is (and is not) embracing streaming technology.

Combined with the information from Nielsen on how people are watching over-the-top video, the point has really been hammered home about how differently people watch streaming content (for instance, almost half of subscribers were watching Netflix directly on a computer).

Yet, it wasn't until I was discussing the viability of the proposed over-the-top (streaming) WWE Network with @holycowie that I was challenged to dig even deeper and to cross reference age and streaming medium.

A quick search brought up an article, "Pay-TV Penetration Remains Strong Among Netflix-Loving Parents" which noted:

Parents over-index in subscriptions to Netflix streaming service...(also more likely to subscribe to Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus)... while their their pay-TV subscriptions appear to be unaffected.

The Harris Interactive Poll (October 2013)

More importantly, I finally found the source for both the MarketingChart and Mashable pieces - a new Harris Interactive Poll (released 11/25/2013).  Harris conducted an online poll for their"Tech Tracker" series about SmartPhone ownership (52% of Americans), planning tech purchases in the next three months (37%) and most interestingly the relationship between streaming content and cord cutting by age group.
(PDF of results is available at http://www.harrisinteractive.com/vault/Harris%20Poll%2089%20-%20Tech%20Tracker_11.25.2013.pdf )

Raw Data from the Harris Poll:

U.S. Adult Ownership:
(keep in mind this survey was taken online so there's bound to be some bias there)

• 94% owned a computer (67% had a laptop, 66% had a Desktop)
• 80% owned a Mobile Phone with 52% indicating it was a Smartphone (28% Android, 24% iPhone)
• 36% owned a Tablet (19% had a iPad/iPad Mini, 10% had a Amazon Kindle Fire Series tablet)
• 21% had a stand-alone BluRay player (no breakout of what percentage were internet connected)
• 19% had a XBox 360 and 15% had a PS3
• 12% had a HDTV with built-in internet capabilities (44% had HDTV without)
• 6% had "streaming media box" (such as Roku, AppleTV)

Of course Netflix has two services - Streaming and Disc Delivery:

• 29% of U.S. Adults subscribed to Netflix (25% for Streaming, 9% for Disc Delivery)
• 18-36 years old: 41% Netflix Streaming  / 9% Netflix Disc Delivery / 17% Amazon Prime / 8% Hulu Plus
• 37-48 years old: 24% Netflix Streaming /  13% Netflix Disc Delivery / 15% Amazon Prime / 5% Hulu Plus
• 49-67 years old: 18% Netflix Streaming  / 7% Netflix Disc Delivery / 10% Amazon Prime / 3% Hulu Plus
• 68+ years old: 9% Netflix Streaming  / 7% Netflix Disc Delivery / 6% Amazon Prime / 1% Hulu Plus37% of Parents that have a child under the age of 18 subscribe to Netflix Streaming
• 18-36 years old: 60% have TV service (46% Cable / 16% Satellite)
• 37-48 years old: 76% have TV service (48% Cable / 30% Satellite)
• 49-67 years old:  82% have TV service (55% Cable / 28% Satellite)
• 68+ years old:  88% have TV service (63% Cable / 25% Satellite) 

Key Takeaways

• Traditional Desktop and Laptop Computers are still going to be the massive gateway for over-the-top video to reach consumers (though Tablets and SmartPhones are next largest opportunities)
• Streaming Media Boxes like Roku/AppleTV are exciting future technologies for "cutting the cord", but they are still very uncommon (half as common as internet HDTV, 1/3 as common as XBox 360, 1/6 as common as Tablet)
• Parents with children under 18 have embraced streaming technology via Netflix
• Satellite's hold is similar for 37+ ages groups while Cable especially grows in the 68+ age group

Looking at the actual 2010 U.S. Population by age, with a few approximations, I approximated age groups at: 

• Echo Boomer (18-36 years old): 78.6 million (x 41% Netflix Streaming)
• Gen X (37-48 years old): 50.5 million (x 24% Netflix Streaming)
• Baby Boomer (49-67 years old): 69.0 million (x 18% Netflix Streaming)
• Mature (68+ years old): 31.4 million (x 7% Netflix Streaming)

Applying the Netflix streaming numbers above would imply about 59.6 million adults have access to a Netflix streaming subscription.  If you include children under 18, that'd jump to 87.3 million people in the US.

Keep in mind that Netflix only has 31.1 million domestic streaming "members" as of 9/30/2013 so this number so the near 60 million number means (a) there could be some bias in the poll towards overstating Netflix's prevalence as well (b) that more than one person in a household has access to a single membership.

So, we'd need to apply a ratio to any "viewer to subscriber" calculation: 35.6% of people (including children) or 52.2% of Adults.

Implications for WWE Network

Let's look at a base of about 4 million weekly WWE viewers. Page 15 of WWE CFO George Barrios' latest Investor Presentation reflects the WWE's claim that they have a "balanced age distribution".

• 21% - below 18 years old  (x 37% Streaming = we'll use the Parents number)
• 24% - between 18 and 34 years old (x 41% Streaming)
• 22% - between 35 and 49 years old (x 25.7% Streaming = blend of Echo/GenX/Boomer)
• 33% - above 50 years old (x 15% Streaming = we'll blend the Baby Boomer/Mature numbers)

If they had the same adoption rates of Netflix Streaming U.S. Adults, that would come up with 1.12 million households with access to the over-the-top WWE Network (assuming distribution on the same platforms as Netflix).  

(Yes, this doesn't take into account the price difference.)

Approximate 1,128,500 WWE Network Viewer Demographics (based on 4 million base)

• 310,800 viewers (children under 18) out of 840k
• 393,600 viewers (adults 18 to 34) out of 960k
• 226,160 viewers (adults 35 to 49) out of 880k
• 198,000 viewers (adults 50+) out of the 1.32 million

But assuming that a single subscription will give access to more than one person (as evidenced by the Netflix calculations), we need to apply an adjustment between 35%-52% to this number.

35.2% of 1,128,560 viewers (all ages) = 397,253 subscribers
52.2% of 817,760 viewers (18+ viewers) = 426,871 subscribers

Again, it seems to suggest that somewhere around 415,000 subscribers on a 4 million weekly base would be realistic if people were to adopt to the over-the-top WWE Network akin to Netflix.

415,000 annual domestic subscribers is about $49.8 million in annual revenue which would be twice what WWE Studios has ever produced and about 1.5x times what the Digital Media segment normally does. However, that would not cover both start-up costs and revenue cannibalization.

Chris Harrington (@mookieghana)

chris.harrington@gmail.com

WWE January - November 2013 Stats

I took results from Wrestling Observers and filled in the gaps (Axxess and PPVs) using The History of WWE 2013 page. Excludes Rumbles. Does include some "forfeit" wins which aren't really matches (for instance, Axel over HHH).

Records

175+ matches
Daniel Bryan: 211 matches (172-31-8 = 85%)
Dean Ambrose: 198 matches (70-123-5 = 36%)
Seth Rollins: 195 matches (46-146-3 = 24%)
Randy Orton: 194 matches (129-56-9 = 70%)
Roman Reigns: 186 matches (45-137-4 = 25%)
Alberto Del Rio: 180 matches (123-52-5 = 70%)
Ryback: 179 matches (102-75-2 = 58%)

150+ matches
Antonio Cesaro: 173 matches (62-110-1 = 36%)
Damien Sandow: 172 matches (38-132-2 = 22%)
Dolph Ziggler: 164 matches (51-111-2 = 31%)
Cody Rhodes: 153 matches (48-103-2 = 32%)

125+ matches
Zack Ryder: 144 matches (66-78-0 = 46%)
Jack Swagger: 142 matches (53-86-3 = 38%)
Kofi Kingston: 137 matches (69-68-0 = 50%)
Sheamus: 134 matches (106-24-4 = 82%)
Heath Slater: 133 matches (4-128-1 = 3%)
Titus O'Neil: 133 matches (33-100-0 = 25%)
Tensai: 132 matches (93-38-1 = 71%)
Curtis Axel: 130 matches (58-68-4 = 46%)
The Miz: 130 matches (62-66-2 = 48%)
Wade Barrett: 129 matches (58-71-0 = 45%)
John Cena: 128 matches (122-5-1 = 96%)
Darren Young: 127 matches (32-95-0 = 25%)
Brodus Clay: 125 matches (93-31-1 = 75%)

100+ matches
Jimmy Uso: 124 matches (79-45-0 = 64%)
Jey Uso: 123 matches (79-44-0 = 64%)
Fandango: 120 matches (53-66-1 = 45%)
Justin Gabriel: 120 matches (56-63-1 = 47%)
Kane: 119 matches (98-20-1 = 83%)
R-Truth: 116 matches (67-49-0 = 58%)
Big Show: 114 matches (55-56-3 = 50%)
Kaitlyn: 113 matches (82-29-2 = 74%)
Big E Langston: 106 matches (34-71-1 = 32%)
Great Khali: 104 matches (76-26-2 = 75%)

75+ matches
Drew McIntyre: 99 matches (8-91-0 = 8%)
CM Punk: 95 matches (69-22-4 = 76%)
Jinder Mahal: 92 matches (6-86-0 = 7%)
AJ Lee: 90 matches (36-53-1 = 40%)
Natalya: 90 matches (73-16-1 = 82%)
Tamina Snuka: 86 matches (10-75-1 = 12%)
Brie Bella: 84 matches (28-54-2 = 34%)
Naomi: 77 matches (63-12-2 = 84%)
Mark Henry: 76 matches (50-26-0 = 66%)
Aksana: 75 matches (1-74-0 = 1%)

50+ matches
Primo: 74 matches (26-48-0 = 35%)
Epico: 72 matches (26-46-0 = 36%)
Santino Marella: 64 matches (41-23-0 = 64%)
Luke Harper: 57 matches (38-18-1 = 68%)
Chris Jericho: 55 matches (34-20-1 = 63%)
Alex Riley: 54 matches (20-34-0 = 37%)
Layla: 53 matches (36-16-1 = 69%)
Alicia Fox: 51 matches (15-35-1 = 30%)
Rob Van Dam: 50 matches (34-14-2 = 71%)

25+ matches
Erick Rowan: 48 matches (34-14-0 = 71%)
Sin Cara: 48 matches (28-19-1 = 60%)
Bray Wyatt: 47 matches (41-6-0 = 87%)
Bo Dallas: 38 matches (24-14-0 = 63%)
Cameron: 38 matches (31-7-0 = 82%)
Ted DiBiase: 38 matches (23-14-1 = 62%)
Nikki Bella: 33 matches (16-17-0 = 48%)
Christian: 31 matches (22-9-0 = 71%)
Goldust: 30 matches (25-5-0 = 83%)
Hunico: 27 matches (0-27-0 = 0%)
Curt Hawkins: 25 matches (0-24-1 = 0%)

10+ matches
Yoshi Tatsu: 24 matches (14-8-2 = 64%)
Tyson Kidd: 19 matches (10-9-0 = 53%)
Billy Gunn: 18 matches (17-0-1 = 100%)
Road Dogg: 18 matches (17-0-1 = 100%)
JTG: 17 matches (0-17-0 = 0%)
Brad Maddox: 16 matches (1-15-0 = 6%)
Paul Heyman: 16 matches (2-14-0 = 13%)
Camacho: 14 matches (0-14-0 = 0%)
David Otunga: 14 matches (0-14-0 = 0%)
Corey Graves: 12 matches (0-12-0 = 0%)
Ricardo Rodriguez: 12 matches (5-5-2 = 50%)
Adrian Neville: 11 matches (10-1-0 = 91%)
Sami Zayn: 11 matches (8-3-0 = 73%)
Leo Kruger: 10 matches (0-10-0 = 0%)

5+ matches
Rey Mysterio: 9 matches (6-3-0 = 67%)
Rosa Mendes: 8 matches (0-8-0 = 0%)
Xavier Woods: 8 matches (5-3-0 = 63%)
Eva Marie: 7 matches (4-3-0 = 57%)
William Regal: 7 matches (4-3-0 = 57%)
Paige: 6 matches (4-2-0 = 67%)
Summer Rae: 6 matches (1-5-0 = 17%)
Zeb Colter: 6 matches (0-4-2 = 0%)
Conor O'Brien: 5 matches (0-5-0 = 0%)
Eve Torres: 5 matches (3-2-0 = 60%)
HHH: 5 matches (1-4-0 = 20%)

Multiple Matches
Tyler Breeze: 4 matches (0-4-0 = 0%)
Undertaker: 4 matches (3-1-0 = 75%)
Brock Lesnar: 3 matches (2-1-0 = 67%)
Emma: 3 matches (1-2-0 = 33%)
Hornswoggle: 3 matches (3-0-0 = 100%)
Jo Jo: 3 matches (3-0-0 = 100%)
Mason Ryan: 3 matches (3-0-0 = 100%)
The Rock: 3 matches (2-1-0 = 67%)

Just a dash
Jamie Noble: 2 matches (2-0-0 = 100%)
Brooklyn Brawler: 1 matches (1 loss)
Dante Dash: 1 matches (1 loss)
Ezekiel Jackson: 1 matches (1 win)
Jim Duggan: 1 matches (1 win)
Torito: 1 matches (1 win)
Vickie Guerrero: 1 matches (1 loss)

Highest Win Percentage
Daniel Bryan; 211 matches (172-31-8 = 85%)
Sheamus; 134 matches (106-24-4 = 82%)
John Cena; 128 matches (122-5-1 = 96%)
Kane; 119 matches (98-20-1 = 83%)
CM Punk; 95 matches (69-22-4 = 76%)
Natalya; 90 matches (73-16-1 = 82%)
Naomi; 77 matches (63-12-2 = 84%)
Bray Wyatt; 47 matches (41-6-0 = 87%)
Cameron; 38 matches (31-7-0 = 82%)
Goldust; 30 matches (25-5-0 = 83%)
Billy Gunn; 18 matches (17-0-1 = 100%)
Road Dogg; 18 matches (17-0-1 = 100%)
Adrian Neville; 11 matches (10-1-0 = 91%)

Lowest Win Percentage
Seth Rollins; 195 matches (46-146-3 = 24%)
Roman Reigns; 186 matches (45-137-4 = 25%)
Damien Sandow; 172 matches (38-132-2 = 22%)
Titus O'Neil; 133 matches (33-100-0 = 25%)
Heath Slater; 133 matches (4-128-1 = 3%)
Drew McIntyre; 99 matches (8-91-0 = 8%)
Jinder Mahal; 92 matches (6-86-0 = 7%)
Tamina Snuka; 86 matches (10-75-1 = 12%)
Aksana; 75 matches (1-74-0 = 1%)
Hunico; 27 matches (0-27-0 = 0%)
Curt Hawkins; 25 matches (0-24-1 = 0%)
JTG; 17 matches (0-17-0 = 0%)
Brad Maddox; 16 matches (1-15-0 = 6%)
Paul Heyman; 16 matches (2-14-0 = 13%)
Camacho; 14 matches (0-14-0 = 0%)
David Otunga; 14 matches (0-14-0 = 0%)
Corey Graves; 12 matches (0-12-0 = 0%)
Leo Kruger; 10 matches (0-10-0 = 0%)

Observations

• I don't think there's been a year where HHH had this low of a win percentage but it's a bit deceiving as his "losses" were to Curtis Axel (hell of a lot of good that did) and trading with Lesnar.
• Jamie Noble worked in Texas back in January beating Tensai on consecutive nights. Old friends reuniting?
• Harper had 57 matches while Rowan had 48. Titus had 133 while Darren Young had 127. Jimmy Uso had same number of matches as his brother (I missed an Uso while counting Survivor Series matchse).
• Most NXT guys didn't win much but Neville (Pac) was quite the exception with a 10-1 record. He beat Slater (3x), Hawkins (2x), teamed with Bo Dallas ('member him?!) and Sin Cara to beat PTP & McGillicutty and also took out Sami Zayn. He was bested in a singles matches with Primo though.
• Yes, Jason the Gangster (JTG) is still employed. He lost to Alex Riley (there's someone on the totem pole lower than him), Ryder (ditto), Brodus Clay, Justin Gabriel, Kofi Kingston, Khali and Santino.
• Heyman's victories were over CM Skunk (along with RybacK) and when he teamed with Axel in a No DQ Handicap Elimination Match at NOC and Ryback beat Punk up.
• Zeb had no wins. Sadly, I don't think we're ever going to see a Paul Heyman versus Zeb Colter match.
• Aksana's one win was over Cameron on 6/4/13 in Uniondale, NY at the Nassau Coliseum. Maybe she'll get that date tattooed AJ-style.
• I assume that Hunico as Sin Cara 2013 started in December so he was still winless through the end of November.
• Cena's losses this year were to the Shield (w/ Daniel Bryan & Kane on 4/29), against Curtis Axel (5/27 and 6/3 - gawd, they really did try to get him over on paper), against the Shield (w/ Ryback & Sheamus at Elimination Chamber) and when Bryan pinned him at SummerSlam. (Plus the TLC match.)
• Daniel Bryan, The Shield, Orton, Alberto Del Rio, The Ryback, Cesaro, Sandow, Ryder, Titus O'Neil, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel and The Great Khali all had 5+ matches for Jan-Nov. Poor Ryder is on that list but gets so very, very little airtime. 
• Ziggler's concussion break was over a month spanning his 5/6 (loss to ADR) to 6/11 (loss to Jericho & ADR while teaming with Big E)

Feuds with most singles matches?

• Kaitlyn vs. Tamina Snuka: 45 singles matches and 12 tag matches
• Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton: 37 singles matches and 4 tag matches
• John Cena vs. Ryback: 36 singles matches and 11 tag matches
• Alberto Del Rio vs. Dolph Ziggler: 28 singles matches and 5 tag matches
• Big Show vs. Randy Orton: 26 singles matches and 8 tag matches and 4 handicap matches
• Alberto Del Rio vs. Big Show: 25 singles matches and 5 tag matches
• AJ Lee vs. Kaitlyn: 24 singles matches and 14 tag matches
• Antonio Cesaro vs. The Miz: 24 singles matches and 4 tag matches
• Aksana vs. Natalya: 24 singles matches and 9 tag matches
• Alberto Del Rio vs. Jack Swagger: 20 singles matches and 8 tag matches and 1 handicap match

Feuds with the most tag matches?

• Daniel Bryan vs the Shield (Rollins/Reigns) had 70+ tag matches
• Kane vs the Shield (Rollings/Reigns) had 50+ tag matches
• Sheamus vs the Shield had 35+ tag matches
• Tons of Funk (Tensai/Brodus Clay) vs Rhodes Scholars (Cody & Rhodes/Damien Sandow) had 34+ tag matches
• Cena vs the Shield had 30+ tag matches
• Randy Orton vs the Shield had 30+ tag matches
• Usos vs Prime Time Players (Darren Young/Titus O’Neil) had 27+ tag matches
• Goldust vs the Shield had 22+ tag matches
• 3MB vs Usos had 18+ tag matches
• 3MB vs Tons of Funk had 18+ tag matches
• Ryback vs the Shield had 25+ tag matches
• Wyatts vs the Usos had 17+ tag matches

-Chris Harrington (@mookieghana)

39 Page PDF - summary of WWE Network and WWE TV Rights Stories

#wrestlenomics Analysis: WWE Network Viability

by Chris Harrington

Twitter: @mookieghana
Email: chris.harrington@gmail.com

A collection of pieces during the lead-up to the WWE Network launch.

All pieces originally appeared online at my wrestling blog: indeedwrestling.blogspot.com

Pieces

WWE Rolling 12 Month Revenue Trends – published 10/31/13

Canthe WWE Network succeed? – published 11/1/13

The WWE Whirlwind – published 11/20/13 (published in Figure Four Weekly newsletter)

WWE Network to featureWrestlemania? – published 11/21/13

WWE toredefine "Network" - speculation abounds! – published 12/6/2013

Let’splay the “Predict WWE Network Revenue” game – published 12/6/2013

PredictTV Rights Fees for 2015 – published 12/9/2013

1 million subscribers...  – published 12/10/2013

George Barrios atthe UBS Global Media Conference – published 12/11/2013

Preface

I’ve been chronicling the day-by-day machinations of the WWE for the past two months.  They’re wrestling with two enormous hurdles: TV Rights Fee Negotiations for 2015 and launching the WWE Network in 2014. Each week I’ve been pulling together the speculative data with the known details and offering my thoughts. As you go through this compendium you’ll see how the facts on the ground have continued to evolve. These pieces straddle two business presentations: October’s 3^rd Quarter Conference Call (where nothing huge was announced but the stock rallied enormously) to the December UBS Global Media and Communications Conference (where WWE CFO George Barrios confirmed the company’s frustrations with gaining traction on launching the WWE Network as a Premium Channel). In between that, it became evident that WWE was moving ahead in 1^st quarter of 2014 for launching the WWE Network.  We’ll know a lot more after the January 8, 2014 CES event. There’s plenty of speculation (Over-the-top or Traditionally distributed? Will it include all PPVs and even Wrestlemania? What’s the Price?). In the meanwhile, I hope you’ll find this analysis interesting.                                                      

- Chris Harrington, December 12 2013

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