Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]
FANatic
Writer, Lover of all things Wrestling. Analytical, Critical, Lovable (hopefully). Lets all have fun!
Posts: 244,181
|
Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 9, 2023 4:13:23 GMT -5
Meltzer claims he was told that figure by the promoter and saw internal WWF paperwork stating it. Others think it was somewhere in the 80,000s. It seems like one of those things that nobody is ever going to know the actual answer to other than that the "official" figure is inflated, as all wrestling attendances usually are. If you're interested, this is a pretty good write-up of the inconsistencies and potential figures (and doesn't come to a conclusion either) deadspin.com/how-many-people-were-actually-at-wrestlemania-iii-a-de-1824178481I can buy that it wasn't 93,000. But there's no way it wasn just 78,000. This is such a weird thing to argue, also JUST 78,000? Like that's some small potatoes number? Don't know why it's so hard to believe AEW can rival a WrestleMania in scale or something.
|
|
ssdrivin
ALF
Claims to be squishy, has yet to be proven.
Posts: 1,042
|
Post by ssdrivin on Aug 9, 2023 4:18:58 GMT -5
I can buy that it wasn't 93,000. But there's no way it wasn just 78,000. This is such a weird thing to argue, also JUST 78,000? Like that's some small potatoes number? Don't know why it's so hard to believe AEW can rival a WrestleMania in scale or something.
Think it's fair to say that even if it doesn't rival that particular WrestleMania (to the exact figure, whatever it might be), it's definitely WrestleMania-class attendance.
If it were a WrestleMania, it would come well within the top 10 (even with kayfabe numbers), out-performing the vast majority of WrestleManias throughout history.
The specific numbers aren't that important, especially when we're not 100% sure what the real numbers are, at the end of the day it can't be disputed that it's one of the absolute top attended wrestling events in history with numbers that WWE could only dream of for most of the events they've ever held in the history of the company.
|
|
|
Post by ThatDudeThatExsists on Aug 9, 2023 4:23:38 GMT -5
I can buy that it wasn't 93,000. But there's no way it wasn just 78,000. This is such a weird thing to argue, also JUST 78,000? Like that's some small potatoes number? Don't know why it's so hard to believe AEW can rival a WrestleMania in scale or something. My argument isn't that AEW can reach those numbers. My argument is that WM 3 had more than 78,000.
|
|
Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]
FANatic
Writer, Lover of all things Wrestling. Analytical, Critical, Lovable (hopefully). Lets all have fun!
Posts: 244,181
|
Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 9, 2023 4:28:11 GMT -5
This is such a weird thing to argue, also JUST 78,000? Like that's some small potatoes number? Don't know why it's so hard to believe AEW can rival a WrestleMania in scale or something. My argument isn't that AEW can reach those numbers. My argument is that WM 3 had more than 78,000. Well idk what to tell you if official stats are saying the numbers were inflated as a whole It really doesn't make much of a difference, either number is gigantic
|
|
|
Post by ThatDudeThatExsists on Aug 9, 2023 4:49:02 GMT -5
My argument isn't that AEW can reach those numbers. My argument is that WM 3 had more than 78,000. Well idk what to tell you if official stats are saying the numbers were inflated as a whole It really doesn't make much of a difference, either number is gigantic The problem is, there's no consensus agreed upon number with with WM 3. I actually created a whole different thread about this LOL.
|
|
Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]
FANatic
Writer, Lover of all things Wrestling. Analytical, Critical, Lovable (hopefully). Lets all have fun!
Posts: 244,181
|
Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 9, 2023 4:55:19 GMT -5
Well idk what to tell you if official stats are saying the numbers were inflated as a whole It really doesn't make much of a difference, either number is gigantic The problem is, there's no consensus agreed upon number with with WM 3. I actually created a whole different thread about this LOL. Genuine question here, did you make a FAN Account with the sole purpose of arguing the specific attendance numbers to WrestleMania III? It's an oddly specific thing to make an account over but it's all you've talked about so I'm just curious if that's the straw that broke the camels back to go from lurker to poster here lol
|
|
|
Post by ThatDudeThatExsists on Aug 9, 2023 5:00:43 GMT -5
The problem is, there's no consensus agreed upon number with with WM 3. I actually created a whole different thread about this LOL. Genuine question here, did you make a FAN Account with the sole purpose of arguing the specific attendance numbers to WrestleMania III? It's an oddly specific thing to make an account over but it's all you've talked about so I'm just curious if that's the straw that broke the camels back to go from lurker to poster here lol I actually signed up before I saw the first post about the AEW ticket number. But it is all I've talked about... Hmmm. I need to post more lol.
|
|
Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]
FANatic
Writer, Lover of all things Wrestling. Analytical, Critical, Lovable (hopefully). Lets all have fun!
Posts: 244,181
|
Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 9, 2023 5:01:54 GMT -5
Genuine question here, did you make a FAN Account with the sole purpose of arguing the specific attendance numbers to WrestleMania III? It's an oddly specific thing to make an account over but it's all you've talked about so I'm just curious if that's the straw that broke the camels back to go from lurker to poster here lol I actually signed up before I saw the first post about the AEW ticket number. But it is all I've talked about... Hmmm. I need to post more lol. I will say it's been the big fixation since you got here, of all things I guess we all gotta start somewhere!
|
|
|
Post by ThatDudeThatExsists on Aug 9, 2023 5:02:58 GMT -5
I actually signed up before I saw the first post about the AEW ticket number. But it is all I've talked about... Hmmm. I need to post more lol. I will say it's been the big fixation since you got here, of all things I guess we all gotta start somewhere! I grew up a devout Hulk-A-Maniac lol. So maybe that. Lol.
|
|
markymark
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Posts: 19,651
|
Post by markymark on Aug 9, 2023 14:28:11 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by Feargus McReddit on Aug 9, 2023 14:42:19 GMT -5
That gets me weirdly nostalgic about all the announcements going into the first All In.
|
|
|
Post by Mid-Carder on Aug 9, 2023 14:46:24 GMT -5
From opening the first one to main eventing the second. What a story.
|
|
|
Post by Feargus McReddit on Aug 9, 2023 14:49:00 GMT -5
From opening the first one to main eventing the second. What a story. Yeah, looking back at a lot of that first All-In, it's weird what happened and who went where good and bad. And I'd imagine it'd be super weird looking at him going "Dude opened against Matt Cross? M-Dogg 20?!"
|
|
Kalmia
King Koopa
Happy to be here
Posts: 12,452
|
Post by Kalmia on Aug 9, 2023 14:53:03 GMT -5
I just looked at the original All In card because I thought it might be cute to repeat one of the matches from that show on this All In. Between the matches already announced, wrestlers employed elsewhere, and people that are basically persona non grata, the only option left would be Omega vs Penta.
|
|
|
Post by Feargus McReddit on Aug 9, 2023 14:55:35 GMT -5
If intergender wrestling was allowed by Turner, you could get away with doing the Over budget battle royale since a good few are free agents right now.
Still weird to think that Punishment Martinez was in that thing...
|
|
Kalmia
King Koopa
Happy to be here
Posts: 12,452
|
Post by Kalmia on Aug 9, 2023 15:07:23 GMT -5
If intergender wrestling was allowed by Turner, you could get away with doing the Over budget battle royale since a good few are free agents right now. Still weird to think that Punishment Martinez was in that thing... I wouldn't be surprised if they did do a battle royale for a TNT or International title shot as a way of getting more people on the card.
|
|
Dub H
Crow T. Robot
Captain Pixel: the Game Master
I ❤ Aniki
Posts: 48,424
|
Post by Dub H on Aug 9, 2023 15:07:36 GMT -5
From opening the first one to main eventing the second. What a story. There really isnt a better person to Main Event this All In. And hopefully close it too
|
|
Dub H
Crow T. Robot
Captain Pixel: the Game Master
I ❤ Aniki
Posts: 48,424
|
Post by Dub H on Aug 9, 2023 15:08:57 GMT -5
From opening the first one to main eventing the second. What a story. Yeah, looking back at a lot of that first All-In, it's weird what happened and who went where good and bad. And I'd imagine it'd be super weird looking at him going "Dude opened against Matt Cross? M-Dogg 20?!" Note the topic but Matt Cross was always such an underlooked talent.
|
|
|
Post by Feargus McReddit on Aug 9, 2023 15:10:14 GMT -5
If intergender wrestling was allowed by Turner, you could get away with doing the Over budget battle royale since a good few are free agents right now. Still weird to think that Punishment Martinez was in that thing... I wouldn't be surprised if they did do a battle royale for a TNT or International title shot as a way of getting more people on the card. Even do it for the International title and say the winner gets the next shot at All Out, especially since they did Royal Rampage for the TNT one. Adds some spice to whatever Cassidy gets up to (please Jon Moxley, that'd be so much fun)
|
|
Kalmia
King Koopa
Happy to be here
Posts: 12,452
|
Post by Kalmia on Aug 9, 2023 15:36:31 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised if they did do a battle royale for a TNT or International title shot as a way of getting more people on the card. Even do it for the International title and say the winner gets the next shot at All Out, especially since they did Royal Rampage for the TNT one. Adds some spice to whatever Cassidy gets up to (please Jon Moxley, that'd be so much fun) OC vs Mox would be great. Plus, if AEW is determined to put some UK wrestlers like Grado on the card (and there's no evidence they are, this is just hypothetical) giving them a fun spot in a battle royale is probably the best way. It won't take spots away from other matches and a couple more people in a battle royale won't make a difference either.
|
|