Battleground Draws Approximately 125,000 Buys
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In other words, three of the four shows headlined by Bryan were down in buys and the only one up saw Cena returning. That’s why Daniel Bryan is feuding with the Wyatts instead of the Authority and John Cena is headlining another pay per view.