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Post by lucaslawless on May 2, 2023 11:30:03 GMT -5
The dirt sheets dont help these days because every 14 year old with a Facebook account is running pages called RassleZone, Figure Four Headlock, Back Stage Newz 2.0 etc. One made up post and everyone runs with it as factual.
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Post by Kalmia on May 2, 2023 11:45:35 GMT -5
Anyone who thought this was going to fail was always going to be wrong. We only have the occasional rough idea of how popular AEW is in the UK, but Tony Khan and AEW have all of the figures. TV ratings, Fite TV subscriptions, AEW Shop sales, etc. There's no way AEW went into booking Wembley without being confident they could pull it off. Yeah, you don't just casually book Wembley freakin' Stadium on a whim and a fantasy, that would be incredibly stupid. No matter what dirtsheet reporters and non-AEW fans think about AEW being small-time or lame, TK's clearly not stupid. If he was then AEW would've TNA'd itself already. He absolutely knew it wouldn't be an attendance of 23 fans, a couple of confused football fans who got the wrong date, the guy selling hotdogs, and a life-sized cardboard cutout of Mr Blobby. I'm just imagining Wembley Stadium filled with 90,000 cardboard cutouts of Mr. Blobby in the seats and now I'm very, very scared.
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Post by ssdrivin on May 2, 2023 11:46:58 GMT -5
Yeah, you don't just casually book Wembley freakin' Stadium on a whim and a fantasy, that would be incredibly stupid. No matter what dirtsheet reporters and non-AEW fans think about AEW being small-time or lame, TK's clearly not stupid. If he was then AEW would've TNA'd itself already. He absolutely knew it wouldn't be an attendance of 23 fans, a couple of confused football fans who got the wrong date, the guy selling hotdogs, and a life-sized cardboard cutout of Mr Blobby. I'm just imagining Wembley Stadium filled with 90,000 cardboard cutouts of Mr. Blobby in the seats and now I'm very, very scared. Book it! I mean... book it as in "make it happen", not book it as in "run away very fast". 😂
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Post by Bo Rida on May 2, 2023 11:47:01 GMT -5
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Post by Feargus McReddit on May 2, 2023 11:47:26 GMT -5
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Post by ssdrivin on May 2, 2023 11:49:03 GMT -5
Hot damn. So that's already almost twice AEW's attendance record... on the first day of presale?
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Post by markymark on May 2, 2023 11:49:35 GMT -5
They need like 5k to break WCWs record right?(excluding the Korea show).
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Post by discoelysium on May 2, 2023 11:54:00 GMT -5
In terms of British talent... I wouldn't mind Ospraey and Aussie Open ( yes I know but they count) being involved but apart from that I definitely want it to be an AEW card. No Seven or random Progress or Rev Pro guys. Needs to be the proper AEW roster as that's what people want to see. No Mason Ryan? I mean you wouldn't want to see him against Wardlow?
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Post by discoelysium on May 2, 2023 11:54:59 GMT -5
35 is good and a definite win. If they can make 50 it's a huge success.
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Post by THE FVNKER on May 2, 2023 11:57:44 GMT -5
Even if they don't fill it, they'll break their attendance record which in itself is such an awesome moment for them, it's crazy. I'd love to see it go above 50k just so they can say it, but whatever they get, I'm proud of them.
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Post by 4real on May 2, 2023 12:00:51 GMT -5
Got my ticket. Looks like it’s in the nose bleeds but hey. Falls within my work holiday as well so all good. Gonna be a fun weekend!
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Post by ssdrivin on May 2, 2023 12:01:51 GMT -5
They need like 5k to break WCWs record right?(excluding the Korea show). Looks like it, yeah. Attendance records (as reported, may or may not be kayfabe): 8,100 TNA (House show? @ Wembley Arena, London) 20,177 AEW (Dynamite Grand Slam @ Arthur Ashe Stadium, NY) >35,000 AEW (All In @ Wembley Stadium, London) 41,412 WCW (Nitro @ Georgia Dome, GA) 57,127 UFC (UFC 243 @ Marvel Stadium, Melbourne) 64,500 WCW/NJPW (Starrcade '91 @ Tokyo Dome, Tokyo) 101,763 WWE (WM32 @ AT&T Stadium, TX) While I'm looking up stats, Wembley Stadium's records: 80,355 (Wrestling: WWF SummerSlam '92, but that was the old Wembley Stadium, before they built the new one) 86,215 (NFL) 89,874 (Football: Cardiff City vs. Portsmouth) 94,000 (Boxing: Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte) 98,000 (Concert: Adele) Seems unlikely they'll get close to beating any of those, but I was curious.
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Post by firsttimelongtime on May 2, 2023 12:11:47 GMT -5
35k for first day of presales is a great number! I imagine they will be over 50, if not past 60 by next week's time. Congrats to everyone who got tickets! I am jealous.
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Post by discoelysium on May 2, 2023 12:16:17 GMT -5
They need like 5k to break WCWs record right?(excluding the Korea show). Looks like it, yeah. Attendance records (as reported, may or may not be kayfabe): Â Â 8,100 TNA (House show? @ Wembley Arena, London) Â 20,177 AEW (Dynamite Grand Slam @ Arthur Ashe Stadium, NY) >35,000 AEW (All In @ Wembley Stadium, London)Â 41,412 WCW (Nitro @ Georgia Dome, GA) Â 64,500 WCW/NJPW (Starrcade '91 @ Tokyo Dome, Tokyo) 101,763 WWE (WM32 @ AT&T Stadium, TX) While I'm looking up stats, Wembley Stadium's records: 80,355 (Wrestling: WWF SummerSlam '92, but that was the old Wembley Stadium, before they built the new one) 86,215 (NFL) 89,874 (Football: Cardiff City vs. Portsmouth) 94,000 (Boxing: Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte) 98,000 (Concert: Adele) Seems unlikely they'll get close to beating any of those, but I was curious. How the hell did Cardiff Vs Portsmouth draw 89k...
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Post by polarbearpete on May 2, 2023 12:16:41 GMT -5
35K puts them ahead of the Clash at the Castle presale numbers.
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Post by Viking Hall on May 2, 2023 12:17:40 GMT -5
Anyone who thought this was going to fail was always going to be wrong. We only have the occasional rough idea of how popular AEW is in the UK, but Tony Khan and AEW have all of the figures. TV ratings, Fite TV subscriptions, AEW Shop sales, etc. There's no way AEW went into booking Wembley without being confident they could pull it off. The UK is a captive audience, when TNA were drawing tens of people on home soil they were still drawing thousands in the UK.
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Post by ssdrivin on May 2, 2023 12:19:12 GMT -5
How the hell did Cardiff Vs Portsmouth draw 89k... Haha, I was wondering that, turns out it was the 2008 FA Cup final.
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Post by Kalmia on May 2, 2023 12:20:40 GMT -5
Looks like it, yeah. Attendance records (as reported, may or may not be kayfabe): Â Â 8,100 TNA (House show? @ Wembley Arena, London) Â 20,177 AEW (Dynamite Grand Slam @ Arthur Ashe Stadium, NY) >35,000 AEW (All In @ Wembley Stadium, London)Â 41,412 WCW (Nitro @ Georgia Dome, GA) Â 64,500 WCW/NJPW (Starrcade '91 @ Tokyo Dome, Tokyo) 101,763 WWE (WM32 @ AT&T Stadium, TX) While I'm looking up stats, Wembley Stadium's records: 80,355 (Wrestling: WWF SummerSlam '92, but that was the old Wembley Stadium, before they built the new one) 86,215 (NFL) 89,874 (Football: Cardiff City vs. Portsmouth) 94,000 (Boxing: Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte) 98,000 (Concert: Adele) Seems unlikely they'll get close to beating any of those, but I was curious. How the hell did Cardiff Vs Portsmouth draw 89k... That stuck out to me, as well. It was the 2008 FA Cup Final so it was the second FA Cup at the new stadium. If it was the first it would have been more understandable. Maybe half of Wales decided to make the trip?
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Post by Kalmia on May 2, 2023 12:21:40 GMT -5
Anyone who thought this was going to fail was always going to be wrong. We only have the occasional rough idea of how popular AEW is in the UK, but Tony Khan and AEW have all of the figures. TV ratings, Fite TV subscriptions, AEW Shop sales, etc. There's no way AEW went into booking Wembley without being confident they could pull it off. The UK is a captive audience, when TNA were drawing tens of people on home soil they were still drawing thousands in the UK. Yeah, I was one of the people that went to one of those TNA house shows.
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Post by brettappedout (BLM) on May 2, 2023 12:25:58 GMT -5
I'm not from or going to England, but if this doesn't put a smile on your face..wtf!? Even if you're not a fan of AEW or WWE, how can you not love seeing wrestling have multiple companies selling these many tickets in different countries. f***ing awesome.
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