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Post by Gerard Gerard on Apr 5, 2023 20:52:52 GMT -5
Is it actually replacing All Out as a PPV?
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Post by Talent Name on Apr 5, 2023 20:53:34 GMT -5
Best birthday present
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Post by darbus alan on Apr 5, 2023 20:53:56 GMT -5
The UK has also always been a great wrestling market for non-WWE promotions. NJPW, ROH, and TNA have all done very well over there IIRC. Hell, for awhile the UK was practically TNA's home territory.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Apr 5, 2023 20:53:56 GMT -5
Wonder if this would be enticing to Drew if his contract is up before then. My exact thought here. The promise to do him right and get him a win in front of 50,000 would be really cool.
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ssdrivin
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Post by ssdrivin on Apr 5, 2023 20:56:42 GMT -5
f***ing nuts that they're going straight to Wembley Stadium. The show is going to be insane. Not sure if I'll go (I already have three trips to London this year, IDK about adding a fourth) but I signed up for the early access tickets. I think the fact that it’s their first show there and it’s a PPV, they’ll have no trouble moving tickets. Yeah, but picking the biggest stadium in the UK is a ballsy move. Even Clash at the Castle Principality Stadium had (nominally) 15k fewer seats, yet one end of that was tarped off with WWE there.
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Post by raymondo316 on Apr 5, 2023 21:01:57 GMT -5
First show outside of North America and first time in Europe, I can see this pulling in a big crowd and attracting quite a lot of people from mainland Europe. The show being on a 3 day bank holiday weekend, will certainly help things.
I just hope AEW don't make the mistake of making the tickets too expensive like WWE did with the Cardiff show.
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Post by Error on Apr 5, 2023 21:02:50 GMT -5
I wonder what Vince will counter program with.
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Apr 5, 2023 21:04:28 GMT -5
First show outside of North America and first time in Europe, I can see this pulling in a big crowd and attracting quite a lot of people from mainland Europe. The show being on a 3 day bank holiday weekend, will certainly help things. Yeah, I’m sure I’ll be one of many flying over for it. It’s an hour flight like and I’m fairly confident it’s not going to be as gougy as CatC which I feel contributed to Clash not selling out
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Post by khali on Apr 5, 2023 21:04:29 GMT -5
I admire the ballsy move to go as big as possible.
But it is probably smart if you’re going to do a stadium that size to do it there. You get the benefit of a lot of people traveling in throughout Europe.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Apr 5, 2023 21:06:05 GMT -5
Is it actually replacing All Out as a PPV? TBD. As for the show? I figured with Nigel being announced as signed that it was a UK announcement, but I was convinced it would be either at an arena or Craven Cottage. Wembley seems very ambitious
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Post by ssdrivin on Apr 5, 2023 21:06:39 GMT -5
First show outside of North America and first time in Europe, I can see this pulling in a big crowd and attracting quite a lot of people from mainland Europe. The show being on a 3 day bank holiday weekend, will certainly help things.
I just hope AEW don't make the mistake of making the tickets too expensive like WWE did with the Cardiff show.
I don't know how much of those Clash prices was WWE and how much was Ticketmaster pulling "dynamic pricing" shenanigans, but I agree, I hope it's not ridiculous.
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Post by The Ichi on Apr 5, 2023 21:07:45 GMT -5
f*** it, I'm going to see this somehow even though I think I have work that day.
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Post by Kalmia on Apr 5, 2023 21:07:56 GMT -5
The ticket prices are going to be very interesting. I'm sure they won't be as ridiculously high as Clash at the Castle was and if AEW can get the price levels right, they could have a huge show on their hands.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Apr 5, 2023 21:08:29 GMT -5
The great thing about the venue is it helps make it feel like it's a big deal. Even if you're not a big AEW person in England, it's harder to turn down this gigantic stadium show in the country's biggest stadium.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2023 21:10:15 GMT -5
Will they need Punk back to fill it? I hope.
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Post by asuka007 on Apr 5, 2023 21:10:21 GMT -5
Hayter vs. Saraya as the Women’s title match?
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Post by coleslaw on Apr 5, 2023 21:16:00 GMT -5
get the "Out" out
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Apr 5, 2023 21:16:54 GMT -5
Hayter vs. Saraya as the Women’s title match? Might benefit pairing them off into separate matches spread out the draw.
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Apr 5, 2023 21:16:59 GMT -5
Will they need Punk back to fill it? Clash at the Castle Doctrine. (Yes, I dusted that off from the Scrum thread.)
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Apr 5, 2023 21:18:48 GMT -5
Is it actually replacing All Out as a PPV? At least this year, unless you think AEW is going to run a PPV the week after.
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