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Old 12-29-2017, 04:45 PM   #91
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Originally Posted by Noid View Post
Gotta go Benoit here. Even when talking about "drawing power," did Batista really put asses in seats? They were much better then than they are now, and I remember being enthused about the push and all, but Benoit was a fairly important guy in 2000 and got to headline some PPVs that did really well. Strictly speaking, I'm not sure I would classify Batista as a bigger draw.
Batista didn't set the world on fire but I can't think of a single way that you could argue he wasn't a bigger draw than Benoit. Numbers were down across the board as soon as Benoit won the title and got better when they put it on Batista.

Batista's WrestleMania coronation drew more than Benoit's the year before.

The buyrate for the Backlash PPV with Benoit making his first defense dipped from the previous year and then rose back up the next year with Batista making his first defense.

Raw ratings improved slightly with Batista as champion over Benoit.

Everything points to Batista being a bigger draw.
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