WWE News: Survivor Series preliminary buy count released

WWE released preliminary buy estimates for the 2013 Survivor Series pay-per-view. The show is listed at approximately 179,000 buys, down from 208,000 buys last year, and 281,000 buys from the previous year. To view the information released by WWE, visit http://ir.corporate.wwe.com/Cache/1001181648.PDF?Y=&O=PDF&D=&fid=1001181648&T=&iid=4121687. [Thanks to Dot Net reader Darius Malcisky]

Powell's POV: It's worth nothing that the 2011 show featured The Rock's return to the ring in a tag match with John Cena. This year's show was headlined by Randy Orton vs. Big Show for the WWE Championship, and John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship.