>>13606097WWF Prospectus filed in Oct 1999 with SEC:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1091907/000095013099005812/0000950130-99-005812.txtMay-Apr Fiscal Year - WWF Net Income (Profit/Loss):
1994-95 - $87,352,000 (-$4,431,000)
1995-96 - $85,815,000 ($3,199,000)
1996-97 - $81,863,000 (-$6,505,000)
Bret was WWF Champ from May 1, 1994 - Nov 23, 1994 & WWF made loss of $4.43 million
Diesel was WWF Champ from May 1, 1995 - Nov 19, 1995 & WWF made profit of $3.19 million
HBK was WWF Champ from May 1, 1996 - Nov 17, 1996 & WWF made loss of $6.50 million
HBK would win the WWF title again at Royal Rumble 1997, & hold it for another 25 days. So in the 1996-97 fiscal year, HBK held the WWF title for a combined 226 days. Sycho Sid held the WWF title for a combined 97 days. Bret Hart held the WWF title for 1 day. The Undertaker held the WWF title for 39 days.
Therefore the man who held the WWF title the longest during WWF's biggest money losing year was Shawn Michaels.
Royal Rumble PPV buyrates:
(1.10) - Bret Hart vs. Taker - RR 96
(1.00) - Diesel vs. Bret Hart - RR 95
(0.90) - Yokozuna vs. Taker - RR 94
(0.70) - HBK vs. Sid - RR 97
WrestleMania PPV buyrates:
(1.68) - Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna - WM 94
(1.40) - Diesel vs. HBK - WM 95
(1.20) - HBK vs. Bret Hart - WM 96
(0.77) - Taker vs. Sid - WM 97
King of the Ring PPV buyrates:
(0.85) - Piper vs. Lawler - KOTR 94
(0.65 ) - Diesel/Bigelow vs. Sid/Tatanka - KOTR 95
(0.60) - HBK vs. Bulldog - KOTR 96
(0.50) - Taker vs. Farooq - KOTR 97
SummerSlam PPV buyrates:
(1.30) - Taker vs. Taker - SS 94
(0.90) - Diesel vs. Mabel - SS 95
(0.80) - Bret Hart vs. Taker - SS 97
(0.58) - HBK vs. Vader - SS 96
Survivor Series PPV buyrate:
(0.90) - Taker vs. Yokozuna - SS 94
(0.89) - Bret Hart vs. HBK - SS 97
(0.58) - HBK vs. Sid - SS 96
(0.57) - Diesel vs. Bret Hart - SS 95