WWE Blamed For Massive Transportation Problems After WM35

[Susan "Poison" Candy]

New Jersey Transit released a statement blaming WWE for the significant delays after WrestleMania in getting people to their homes. Some fans had to wait hours for transit, while others were waiting into the early hours of Monday for Uber to get them home.

"The primary factor contributing to the post-event delays was the WWE’s decision to extend the event to 12:30 a.m., which had significant operational impacts on the evening. NJ Transit was not informed of this decision until late last night."

The city was originally told that the event would last until 10:30 PM or so but a day before the PPV, were informed that it would be extended past midnight. WWE released a statement on the matter:

"We regret any inconveniences fans may have experienced with mass transportation after the event.”

Source:Rajah.com

Take it or leave it this is why that show shouldn't be like going on that late for that long of time.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

That isn't a reason to keep the show shorter.

That is a reason to prepare better.

It's amazing that they have managed to keep rewriting the show, sometimes when it is already on air, for their TV tapings.

Not preparing the local transport services for your show going that long is simply unacceptable for a corporation of their size. There is absolutely no way that with that many matches booked they didn't know the show was running way past 10.30.

No wonder wrestling is still seen as f***ing rinky dink compared to real sporting events and live entertainment if they can make this kind of mistake.

By the way, I am absolutely not saying Mania should stay this long. It shouldn't. But the show being long isn't what made this happen, it's gross incompetence by WWE.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

The transit is always shit after a show

There was a Beyonce and Jay-Z concert last year that had this same problem so they need to go ahead with that lol

[Perd]

Could’ve been worse. They could’ve hired the Dudleys to handle it.

[Mister Pigwell]

That flat out says that WWE told them a day before the PPV that they were going long.
So the city ignored it or something?

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Apr 10, 2019 11:34:59 GMT -5 Perd said:

Could’ve been worse. They could’ve hired the Dudleys to handle it.

Keep New Jack away from everything

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Apr 10, 2019 11:37:49 GMT -5 Mister Pigwell said:

That flat out says that WWE told them a day before the PPV that they were going long.
So the city ignored it or something?

Yes, NY/NJ never handles this shit right

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Apr 10, 2019 11:37:49 GMT -5 Mister Pigwell said:

That flat out says that WWE told them a day before the PPV that they were going long.
So the city ignored it or something?

It might just not have been possible to get enough people to work that late at under a day's notice.

And even if the NY/NJ transport people should have been able to pull it together in that short a time, I still vote that this is on WWE for changing it that late when they so blatantly knew they would be making the show that long for months.

[A Platypus Rave is Correct]

A half inch of snow causes the trains to come to a complete halt in New York.

Jersey's Public Transport is Worse.

[Mister Pigwell]

Apr 10, 2019 11:46:59 GMT -5 "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay said:

Apr 10, 2019 11:37:49 GMT -5 Mister Pigwell said:

That flat out says that WWE told them a day before the PPV that they were going long.
So the city ignored it or something?

It might just not have been possible to get enough people to work that late at under a day's notice.

And even if the NY/NJ transport people should have been able to pull it together in that short a time, I still vote that this is on WWE for changing it that late when they so blatantly knew they would be making the show that long for months.

"Hey you want a shift? Some shit came up"
~Every job ever.
Handled.

[MrElijah]

Apr 10, 2019 11:38:18 GMT -5 Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) said:

Apr 10, 2019 11:37:49 GMT -5 Mister Pigwell said:

That flat out says that WWE told them a day before the PPV that they were going long.
So the city ignored it or something?

Yes, NY/NJ never handles this shit right

Hold up. It's New Jersey Transit. They somehow do worse than the MTA at some points, like no service after a certain time?! At least the MTA has late night service. To various degrees of.... success.

[ToyfareMark]

Cities fault, end of story.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Apr 10, 2019 12:07:24 GMT -5 MrElijah said:

Apr 10, 2019 11:38:18 GMT -5 Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) said:

Yes, NY/NJ never handles this shit right

Hold up. It's New Jersey Transit. They somehow do worse than the MTA at some points, like no service after a certain time?! At least the MTA has late night service. To various degrees of.... success.

Yea, don't try to take the B train on the weekends or late at night

Shit takes an ice age but yes New Jersey Transit is somehow worse and they be having the damn time the train comes and it still f**s up

[Feargus McReddit]

Are they going to blame WWE for why there wasn’t enough security to stop the asshole from jumping Bret Hart?

[Mister Pigwell]

Apr 10, 2019 12:36:27 GMT -5 Feargus McReddit said:

Are they going to blame WWE for why there wasn’t enough security to stop the asshole from jumping Bret Hart?

There should have been more/better security to stop the asshole from jumping Bret Hart.

[salz4life]

I mean, the show shouldn't be that long.... but outside of letting the Transit authorities of the approximate time the show is going to end, what else are they supposed to do. I remember when I went to 22 at the Allstate Arena it was a mess getting in AND out of the parking lot and that was a simple arena show.

[TGM]

Nobody should be using that garbage company Uber anyway

[darbus alan]

Apr 10, 2019 12:36:27 GMT -5 Feargus McReddit said:

Are they going to blame WWE for why there wasn’t enough security to stop the asshole from jumping Bret Hart?

Doesn't WWE contract the security themselves?

[MWC]

Protip to anyone who goes to a Wrestlemania in the future...If it is out in a separated place from the main "area" of everything else, find one of the independent companies that are doing a bus service. It might cost you an extra $20-$80, but it is so hassle-free and has saved me a few times over. Way better than trying public transportation.

24 was hell to get in and out of...but at 33 Wrestlecon did a bus and it was super smooth.
32 would have been terrible to try and get out of. Wrestlecon and WWN did a bus that year and we were all back to the hotel in a decent time after the show.

I wasn't at 35 but just searching on Twitter it sounds like anyone who took the Wrestlecon bus got back pretty quick.

Any time that one is offered I take advantage of it.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Apr 10, 2019 13:05:20 GMT -5 MWC said:

Protip to anyone who goes to a Wrestlemania in the future...If it is out in a separated place from the main "area" of everything else, find one of the independent companies that are doing a bus service. It might cost you an extra $20-$80, but it is so hassle-free and has saved me a few times over. Way better than trying public transportation.

24 was hell to get in and out of...but at 33 Wrestlecon did a bus and it was super smooth.
32 would have been terrible to try and get out of. Wrestlecon and WWN did a bus that year and we were all back to the hotel in a decent time after the show.

I wasn't at 35 but just searching on Twitter it sounds like anyone who took the Wrestlecon bus got back pretty quick.

Any time that one is offered I take advantage of it.

35 wasn't that bad tho we kicked back and waited an hour and it was pretty much cleared out by then