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Post by stoptheclocks on May 13, 2023 1:36:55 GMT -5
Also Nigel was part of TNA/impact at a time where TNA was actually big in Uk. People forget but some of TNA most successful shows were their Uk tour ones. Sure, but that popularity is still relative - you could take their entire attendance for a UK tour, double it, and that wouldn't get you to the amount of tickets All In has sold. Not crapping on Nigel, but there's no clamour for a TNA reunion in the UK led by Desmond Wolfe.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on May 13, 2023 2:14:45 GMT -5
Also Nigel was part of TNA/impact at a time where TNA was actually big in Uk. People forget but some of TNA most successful shows were their Uk tour ones. Sure, but that popularity is still relative - you could take their entire attendance for a UK tour, double it, and that wouldn't get you to the amount of tickets All In has sold. Not crapping on Nigel, but there's no clamour for a TNA reunion in the UK led by Desmond Wolfe. Once again, if Nigel's on the card and in a match, AEW is gonna build that match and showcase everything Nigel did in ROH for people to care other than the fact he'd be a home town boy, it'd be a comeback story which sells itself anyway given it'd be his first match in like a decade.
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Post by Fake Jesus on May 13, 2023 5:49:22 GMT -5
Also Nigel was part of TNA/impact at a time where TNA was actually big in Uk. People forget but some of TNA most successful shows were their Uk tour ones. The "TNA was popular in the UK" thing is also a myth that needs to be busted. You watched TNA because you liked wrestling and you literally couldn't afford the ridiculously expensive sky sports package. TNA was on an obscure freeview channel mostly known for reruns of shit like Dog the Bounty Hunter. There was little actual affection for it, it just happened to be widely accessible
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Post by Kalmia on May 13, 2023 10:47:40 GMT -5
Also Nigel was part of TNA/impact at a time where TNA was actually big in Uk. People forget but some of TNA most successful shows were their Uk tour ones. The "TNA was popular in the UK" thing is also a myth that needs to be busted. You watched TNA because you liked wrestling and you literally couldn't afford the ridiculously expensive sky sports package. TNA was on an obscure freeview channel mostly known for reruns of shit like Dog the Bounty Hunter. There was little actual affection for it, it just happened to be widely accessible So, people still watched it then? I went to one of those TNA shows in the UK, at one of the arenas in Birmingham. I can't remember if it was the NIA or NEC (or whatever they're called these days) but they're both 15k arenas and it was packed and it was noisy. I don't even know why we're talking about TNA's success in the UK because it means f*** all to AEW. It means f*** all to Nigel McGuiness either, who, again was an NXT commentator and is a contracted AEW talent that was literally making the Wembley announcement on AEW TV with Tony Khan. TNA probably ranks third or fourth on his list of employers.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on May 14, 2023 10:03:28 GMT -5
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Post by CeilingFan on May 14, 2023 11:57:57 GMT -5
A crowd of at least 82000 will shatter most WWE attendance records.
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Post by johncasey on May 15, 2023 5:00:00 GMT -5
Is the finishing time likely to be 22:30 as previously mentioned.
If it is, its possible to travel there and back without staying in London?
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Post by lucaslawless on May 15, 2023 7:55:40 GMT -5
Is the finishing time likely to be 22:30 as previously mentioned. If it is, its possible to travel there and back without staying in London? Depends where your traveling from.. But yeah, the capital will have late transport out of the city.
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Post by raymondo316 on May 15, 2023 8:21:38 GMT -5
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Post by Bo Rida on May 15, 2023 8:59:18 GMT -5
Is the finishing time likely to be 22:30 as previously mentioned. If it is, its possible to travel there and back without staying in London? If you haven't bought a ticket yet there's an option to book a coach from several major cities. It only gave a few minutes to decide and at the moment I can't see an option to book separately but suspect there will be one judging by the other events on the national express site. By train it depends where but on a bank holiday weekend I suspect there'll be a dash across London to get the last train and getting out of Wembley can be slow. Or a strike.
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Post by Kalmia on May 15, 2023 10:55:48 GMT -5
Is the finishing time likely to be 22:30 as previously mentioned. If it is, its possible to travel there and back without staying in London? If you haven't bought a ticket yet there's an option to book a coach from several major cities. It only gave a few minutes to decide and at the moment I can't see an option to book separately but suspect there will be one judging by the other events on the national express site. By train it depends where but on a bank holiday weekend I suspect there'll be a dash across London to get the last train and getting out of Wembley can be slow. Or a strike. www.biggreencoach.co.uk/events/aew-wembley-stadium-coach-travelYou can book coaches from there. The list of cities they're running coaches from is listed as well. The pick-up time is 11 pm so you'll be fine for getting back as long as your city is on the list!
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Post by rajaah on May 15, 2023 11:33:26 GMT -5
Is the finishing time likely to be 22:30 as previously mentioned. If it is, its possible to travel there and back without staying in London? If you're traveling internationally I wouldn't risk that kind of rushing around, especially given how long it'll likely take to get to the airport from Wembley due to the traffic. I was considering doing the same thing but it makes a lot more sense to just stay overnight once and fly back the next day when things are settled down. Also I was looking up airplane prices to go to London that day and return a day or two later, and it looks like the cheapest is around $1800 from where I am. Damn, that's ridiculous. A few years ago I was able to go to London for around $300 round trip, but it seems like the smaller airlines that had prices like that aren't available now and the only choices are the big ones.
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Post by Fake Jesus on May 15, 2023 12:36:27 GMT -5
Is the finishing time likely to be 22:30 as previously mentioned. If it is, its possible to travel there and back without staying in London? If you're traveling internationally I wouldn't risk that kind of rushing around, especially given how long it'll likely take to get to the airport from Wembley due to the traffic. I was considering doing the same thing but it makes a lot more sense to just stay overnight once and fly back the next day when things are settled down. Also I was looking up airplane prices to go to London that day and return a day or two later, and it looks like the cheapest is around $1800 from where I am. Damn, that's ridiculous. A few years ago I was able to go to London for around $300 round trip, but it seems like the smaller airlines that had prices like that aren't available now and the only choices are the big ones. Most budget airlines gambling on transatlantic (or even further afield) travel got f***ed by the pandemic for reasons I hope are obvious - however at this stage new ones are starting to launch again, it's just a case of a lot of them seem to be commencing from this autumn
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Post by johncasey on May 15, 2023 12:41:23 GMT -5
Thanks guys, basically the last bus would be 23:59 from Victoria Bus Station.
I was just wondering if it's possible to make it if it was a 2230 end time but I have this feeling that they would overrun and pay the fine.
Just wish it was a earlier start time.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on May 17, 2023 12:12:27 GMT -5
My brother just got tickets to the Rev Pro show at the Copper Box so we're making a weekend of it.
Yeah, going to a show with Ospreay after the BS with PROGRESS isn't super ideal but hopefully, they put in boatloads of New Japan talent to make it much more worth it.
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Post by Bo Rida on May 17, 2023 15:38:14 GMT -5
Coming from the otherside of London Copper Box looks a pain in the arse to get to, shame.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on May 17, 2023 16:29:23 GMT -5
Coming from the otherside of London Copper Box looks a pain in the arse to get to, shame. Where you coming from? Looks pretty close to Stratford, there's a fair few good ways to get there
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Post by Bo Rida on May 17, 2023 17:09:24 GMT -5
Coming from the otherside of London Copper Box looks a pain in the arse to get to, shame. Where you coming from? Looks pretty close to Stratford, there's a fair few good ways to get there I'd arrive into Paddington. Google seems to think it'll then take about 1hr 30m to get to the arena. Maybe an hour if times allign perfectly which seems unlikely on the way back. Tbh I think it would be too much anyway without an oversight stay I was just tempted by the main event, I'm thinking more of a potential future njpw show there.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on May 17, 2023 17:29:55 GMT -5
I have discovered my best friend independently got tickets to this without us even consulting each other so we are going to hang that weekend too.
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Post by darbus alan on May 17, 2023 18:52:10 GMT -5
I have discovered my best friend independently got tickets to this without us even consulting each other so we are going to hang that weekend too. It'd be pretty funny if your seats were near each other.
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