The following graph shows the average WON star rating for a WWE PPV match between 2002 and now which is around **1/2 and is thus right in the middle of the *****-rating continuum. (BTW: star ratings are not normally distributed around the mean but the distribution is skewed in that there are substantially more bad [* and lower] than great [>= ****] matches - sadly 😒; what pushes the mean towards the center are a large share of ***-to***1/2 matches).
Anyway, the blue-ish line shows the average rating for matches which have taken place at a WWE PPV in the respective month:
Takeaways:
- Wrestlemania rocks: March and April usually mean good times for fans of good wrestling - that's not very surprising as these months regularly include Wrestlemania which tends (see my post on Wrestlemania quality over time below) to deliver quality wrestling!
- Summerslam is pretty good, too: Also not surprising as this is widely considered WWE's number two event (solidly behind Wrestlemania, though) and usually takes place in August.
- Survivor Series blows: Well, I hadn't expected this but thinking about it, I can't really remember a great Survivor Series PPV... November is the second worst month for WWE PPVs
- Christmas and Wrestling = no match: WWE's final PPV of the year tends to be a real stinker, scoring way below the average!
- Armageddon ... yikes!
- So - as a general rule - if you need a break from the WWE (which really helps from time to time), you might as well take it between September and January. This is especially handy if you're an NFL fan!
- Great months: March, April, August
- Average months: January, February, May, June, July, September
- Awful months: October, November, December
Have you considered crunching win rate and seeing how it changes with age?
ReplyDeleteHi Russell,
Deleteyeah I have and I'll make it next on my list! :) I'm a bit lost in work atm, but I hope to have the next blog post up in a week or so!