As reported by fw4online.com, the WWE drew a solid amount of buys for it's WWE Royal Rumble PPV event. See a few facts listed below:

* 272,000 (U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico)

* 166,000 (Rest of the World)

* Domestic buys are up 3% compared to the number of buys for the 2011 Royal Rumble.

* International buys are down almost 9% compared to the number of buys for the 2011 Royal Rumble.

These numbers reflect what appears to be a pattern of lower international PPV buys and higher domestic PPV buys recently. Given the success of the Royal Rumble, it could be assumed that Wrestlemania 28 is set for a very large amount of purchases.