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Post by Citizen Snips on Apr 18, 2023 11:36:49 GMT -5
1st official day of Summerslam tickets did 32,000 (not including the presales). The only vague hint of a match is Becky/Trish, which (and certainly meaning no offense to these two great performers) isn’t exactly Hogan/Andre.
This seems to be a pretty good indicator that if you put a big show in a wrestling hotbed that hasn’t had a big show in a long time, you’re gonna draw a crowd regardless of what the card is. i don’t even think AEW has to stack the card with every dream match imaginable like some folks are saying, this show’s gonna do most of the selling based on it merely happening.
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Post by stoptheclocks on Apr 18, 2023 12:57:03 GMT -5
1st official day of Summerslam tickets did 32,000 (not including the presales). The only vague hint of a match is Becky/Trish, which (and certainly meaning no offense to these two great performers) isn’t exactly Hogan/Andre. This seems to be a pretty good indicator that if you put a big show in a wrestling hotbed that hasn’t had a big show in a long time, you’re gonna draw a crowd regardless of what the card is. i don’t even think AEW has to stack the card with every dream match imaginable like some folks are saying, this show’s gonna do most of the selling based on it merely happening. Agreed. The pricing is key here. If there are a good chunk of tickets at £30-60, then the hype of the event itself will sell.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Apr 19, 2023 2:02:42 GMT -5
So I’m in London right now and people have asked me when I might be back. Thanks TK for saying it might be August. In all seriousness, I’m going to do everything in my power to make sure me and whoever wants to be there is there. Maybe we still will get that drink
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Post by Kalmia on Apr 19, 2023 12:03:17 GMT -5
I may be on an island with this, but Golden Lovers reunion > Punk & FTR vs the Elite
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Post by ssdrivin on Apr 19, 2023 15:02:57 GMT -5
I may be on an island with this, but Golden Lovers reunion > Punk & FTR vs the Elite I don't know a huge amount about the Golden Lovers, but I know enough to know that would be immeasurably more impactful and positively emotional than any Punk return. It's like trying to compare... I dunno, Foley/Kofi/Bryan winning the big one versus... Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda on RAW or something. They'll both get people talking but one is an amazing high point and the other is a cheap tacky rage machine. Completely different league of importance in the moment, elation rather than disappointment or hateful bitterness. I want to remember a great show that mattered and had historical significance, not a wasted opportunity spoiled 2 weeks later by an egotist throwing his toys out of the pram and AEW under the bus again. No contest. Yes, give me Kenny and Kota.
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Post by markymark on Apr 22, 2023 11:32:09 GMT -5
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Apr 22, 2023 12:33:13 GMT -5
This is the seating map that is floating around.
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Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on Apr 22, 2023 12:38:40 GMT -5
This is the seating map that is floating around. I hope its not that many blocked out arena. We will see. Maybe one of those that the start but if demand is high enough they open more kind of deal. Because that almost half blocked off.
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Post by Kalmia on Apr 22, 2023 12:50:55 GMT -5
This is the seating map that is floating around. I hope its not that many blocked out arena. We will see. Maybe one of those that the start but if demand is high enough they open more kind of deal. Because that almost half blocked off. That's how a lot of stadiums that have a stage look. They could move the stage back a little so it's built onto the lower tier but you'd still end up with a third blocked out. That's probably set up for around 50k when you take into account the floor seating.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Apr 22, 2023 12:53:07 GMT -5
Yeah, you want to sell out the tickets that will be most prominent on television first as opposed to opening up the entire stadium and having 60K there but scattered around. If the demand is there, they'll keep opening up more sections.
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Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on Apr 22, 2023 13:00:38 GMT -5
I hope its not that many blocked out arena. We will see. Maybe one of those that the start but if demand is high enough they open more kind of deal. Because that almost half blocked off. That's how a lot of stadiums that have a stage look. They could move the stage back a little so it's built onto the lower tier but you'd still end up with a third blocked out. That's probably set up for around 50k when you take into account the floor seating. They could design a stage much like Arthur Ashe shows if the demand is there, Since it was shorter to allow more seats. Like WWE rumbles do as well. We should see.
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Post by darbus alan on Apr 22, 2023 13:09:08 GMT -5
They'll probably open more seats on the edges if there's the demand for it.
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Post by ANuclearError on Apr 22, 2023 13:51:57 GMT -5
Adverts for the show were pitchside during today's FA Cup semi-final between Manchester City and Sheffield United.
Looks like Jade, Jay White, Dax, Sting, Darby, Jungle Boy & Lucha Bros were on this advert.
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Post by IgnahtaSempria on Apr 22, 2023 14:01:16 GMT -5
I may be on an island with this, but Golden Lovers reunion > Punk & FTR vs the Elite No, that's definitely a bigger sell to me than CMFTR. Heck, if you get the inevitable 5v5 there (Omega, Bucks, Hangman, Ibushi vs. Moxley, Claudio, Yuta, Danielson, Takeshita), that's practically worth the price of admission/PPV on its own.
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Post by ssdrivin on Apr 22, 2023 15:34:50 GMT -5
That's how a lot of stadiums that have a stage look. They could move the stage back a little so it's built onto the lower tier but you'd still end up with a third blocked out. That's probably set up for around 50k when you take into account the floor seating. They could design a stage much like Arthur Ashe shows if the demand is there, Since it was shorter to allow more seats. Like WWE rumbles do as well. We should see. Clash basically didn't even have a stage, except the big Castletron above the ring. Though they still tarped off a big chunk of seats.
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Post by Dub H on Apr 22, 2023 16:36:19 GMT -5
If golden lovers reunite that will even make me buy the ppv in spite of ftr/punk
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Post by THE FVNKER on Apr 22, 2023 17:21:16 GMT -5
That's how a lot of stadiums that have a stage look. They could move the stage back a little so it's built onto the lower tier but you'd still end up with a third blocked out. That's probably set up for around 50k when you take into account the floor seating. They could design a stage much like Arthur Ashe shows if the demand is there, Since it was shorter to allow more seats. Like WWE rumbles do as well. We should see. I was actually thinking it might be a good time for them to leave that portion blocked off and go full TK mode and have a super elaborate stage set up. If they are ever going to do it, this should be the show they do it for.
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Post by ssdrivin on Apr 22, 2023 18:12:26 GMT -5
They could design a stage much like Arthur Ashe shows if the demand is there, Since it was shorter to allow more seats. Like WWE rumbles do as well. We should see. I was actually thinking it might be a good time for them to leave that portion blocked off and go full TK mode and have a super elaborate stage set up. If they are ever going to do it, this should be the show they do it for. I think having more people would be better than having a huge stage, but I won't lie, it would be awesome if they did take the opportunity to have some kind of mega WrestleMania-esque stage, to really hammer home how big this thing is.
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Post by THE FVNKER on Apr 22, 2023 18:21:03 GMT -5
I was actually thinking it might be a good time for them to leave that portion blocked off and go full TK mode and have a super elaborate stage set up. If they are ever going to do it, this should be the show they do it for. I think having more people would be better than having a huge stage, but I won't lie, it would be awesome if they did take the opportunity to have some kind of mega WrestleMania-esque stage, to really hammer home how big this thing is. Valid point, and the stage honestly doesn't really matter, but they are gonna break their attendance record regardless so maybe just go banana and have some kind of ridiculous shit going on. I'd prefer a New Japan, classy looking kind of deal but maybe they can get all gaudy with it.
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Post by darbus alan on Apr 22, 2023 18:36:59 GMT -5
While they aren't like, super-elaborate like Wrestlemania, NJPW's Tokyo Dome shows can have some massive stages in their own right.
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