July 3, 2006 Observer Newsletter: WWE Vengeance, Luke Graham obituary

WWE’s Vengeance, on 6/25 from the Bobcats Arena in Charlotte, was a loaded line-up that underachieved a bit, producing a decent show that got a mixed response.

There was nothing really eventful about it, with several good matches but no great ones. The show was expected to do well above usual buy rate levels, due to the first DX tag team match together in the main event against the Spirit Squad. Based on our responses, it seemed to do that, easing the transition from $34.95 to $39.95 for the “B” shows with two shows that had a certain base more apt to buy regardless of price point. The first was the ECW show two weeks earlier, which may not have had as much casual interest, but was still going to get a lot of people to buy regardless of price. This was a nostalgia deal, and strong nostalgia draws well at first.

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