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Post by Rumble McSkirmish on Apr 6, 2023 19:31:40 GMT -5
It's a big goddamn stadium man. Can they sell that many tickets? I'm getting serious Wayne's World 2 vibes here. In that case Tony should get the wrestling equivalent of Del Preston to agent the show: "So there I was in Sri Lanka, formally Ceylon and I needed to fill a brandy glass with a thousand steroid pills or Hogan wouldn't work that night. So Jakes Roberts popped his head around the door and told me there was a chemist on the edge of town. So myself, Jake, The Junkyard Dog and Captain Lou Albano went to the chemist but it was closed. So we broke in and instead of a guard dog they had a bloody huge Bengal tiger, I took the tiger out with a can of mace, but the shopkeeper and his son were a totally different matter as I had to beat them to death with their own shoes. Anyways we got the pills, Hogan worked his match and he was great."
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Post by Ganon83 on Apr 6, 2023 19:34:23 GMT -5
I'd imagine that wrestlers like Mercedes and Ibushi would be up for the show. Even if you don't want to commit to AEW long-term, doing a show the size of Wembley Stadium has to be appealing if a deal can be made. Wembley is bigger than the Tokyo Dome and the vast majority of Wrestlemania venues. If I were AEW, I'd be looking to bring people like that in for, say, a month of TV to build up one angle and a match. Who knows, impress them enough and they might commit to more. I'd also be on the phone with NJPW to see who can make the trip. Those two would be the easy ones on my little booking card. The problem is more with ol' Phil up there, but the possibility of main eventing the biggest wrestling crowd in history outside of North Korea and only a few Wrestlemanias may make some of those tensions temporarily go away.
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Post by khali on Apr 6, 2023 20:12:37 GMT -5
This show is the perfect opportunity to bring back the old WWF entrants carts that look like the ring. Do it, Tony.
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Post by Mr Mario Mario on Apr 6, 2023 20:20:29 GMT -5
Going for Wembley Stadium is defo shooting your shot but you know what? I had a real fear that if they did even Craven Cottage that is struggle to get tickets but I feel fairly confident now
My daughter has been wanting to go to a show since she started watching so I’m hyped to take her. She’s already discussing what signs she wants to take and what shirt to buy etc
Already booked a hotel but we’re turning it into a family long weekend in London so the hotel is about a 45 min train journey which I’m happy enough with since it means the price isn’t too bad and I’ve signed up for the presale
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Post by Viking Hall on Apr 7, 2023 0:28:01 GMT -5
You've got to factor in that the entire continent of Europe is pretty starved of huge wrestling shows, and that you can be in London from just about every major European city within two hours. I think this will be a sellout tbh, and I for one can't wait to hear a huge UK crowd reaction live. Enjoy the songs, we'll bring the vibes.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Apr 7, 2023 2:53:59 GMT -5
I've booked my transport while it's still cheap but can't figure out a hotel. Everything near Wembley Stadium is extortionate
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Post by Viking Hall on Apr 7, 2023 3:12:22 GMT -5
I've booked my transport while it's still cheap but can't figure out a hotel. Everything near Wembley Stadium is extortionate We've Air BnB'd a flat for less than fifty quid if that helps? About 20 mins on the Underground.
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Post by Bo Rida on Apr 7, 2023 4:38:05 GMT -5
I didn't get an email back after doing that pre-register thing. Did anyone else?
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Post by "Sweet & Sour" ImSoFudginGreat on Apr 7, 2023 4:58:44 GMT -5
I've booked my transport while it's still cheap but can't figure out a hotel. Everything near Wembley Stadium is extortionate It’s been about 10 years since I’ve stayed in London but I used to look on the outskirts that had easy access to a tube stop. If I remember correctly I stayed in a Travelodge in Kingston for about £60. Wasn’t the nicest area but it was a place to sleep.
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Post by ssdrivin on Apr 7, 2023 5:03:02 GMT -5
I didn't get an email back after doing that pre-register thing. Did anyone else? I've not had anything either. But having registered for Clash pre-sale tickets last year, I found the communication lacking then too. Loads of people didn't even get the pre-sale code, including me, had to just get it off Twitter.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Apr 7, 2023 5:27:27 GMT -5
I didn't get an email back after doing that pre-register thing. Did anyone else? Me neither
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Post by Jaws the Shark on Apr 7, 2023 5:34:23 GMT -5
I didn't get an email back after doing that pre-register thing. Did anyone else? Not only did I not get an email, but the link to the Ticketmaster presale registration thing in my email inbox led to a mostly blank page.
So yeah, that's promising.
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Post by clifford on Apr 7, 2023 6:15:07 GMT -5
Literally every person I know personally who likes wrestling, in IRELAND I'm stessing here, not even the UK, is talking about wanting to go to this. I have a few friends who've never watched AEW outside of maybe the first Double or Nothing and first episode of Dynamite wanting to go.
This is going to be an odyssey, a pilgrimage, for UK, Irish and European wrestling fans. A celebration of all wrestling fandom, facilitated by AEW. I honestly think they sell out, I really do.
The only buzz I've seen like this is when WWE announced Clash at the Castle, but that quickly died away when the ticket prices were made available. I'm telling you, if the prices are reasonable, they will sell this out without breaking a sweat.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Apr 7, 2023 6:39:33 GMT -5
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Post by "Sweet & Sour" ImSoFudginGreat on Apr 7, 2023 7:05:07 GMT -5
Using the assumption like me, every one of those 25,000 sign ups buys 2 tickets, that’s 50,000 easily. If you take into account people that buy alone and/or for groups, you could argue it’d be closer to 60,000 already. I think TK has his stats right and this will do VERY well.
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Post by Garyspivey on Apr 7, 2023 9:51:13 GMT -5
Don't know if he is still wrestling but...
Grado vs OC??
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Post by Viking Hall on Apr 7, 2023 16:17:18 GMT -5
Literally every person I know personally who likes wrestling, in IRELAND I'm stessing here, not even the UK, is talking about wanting to go to this. I have a few friends who've never watched AEW outside of maybe the first Double or Nothing and first episode of Dynamite wanting to go. This is going to be an odyssey, a pilgrimage, for UK, Irish and European wrestling fans. A celebration of all wrestling fandom, facilitated by AEW. I honestly think they sell out, I really do. The only buzz I've seen like this is when WWE announced Clash at the Castle, but that quickly died away when the ticket prices were made available. I'm telling you, if the prices are reasonable, they will sell this out without breaking a sweat. I said on Reddit that I didn't think 100k was beyond the realms as long as things like ticket costs were kept sensible, and I was basically laughed off the page. I don't think people in the U.S. realise how much of a captive audience they're dealing with here, fans will come out in droves for something like this since let's face it, how often do we get things like this? To put things into perspective MLB attracted a 60k audience when it came to the UK. That's a sport with basically no visibility here, little to no coverage and basically no cultural significance, yet it pulled in one of the biggest ever baseball crowds. If they get this right this could be one of the biggest wrestling attendances ever.
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Post by THE FVNKER on Apr 7, 2023 16:34:52 GMT -5
Literally every person I know personally who likes wrestling, in IRELAND I'm stessing here, not even the UK, is talking about wanting to go to this. I have a few friends who've never watched AEW outside of maybe the first Double or Nothing and first episode of Dynamite wanting to go. This is going to be an odyssey, a pilgrimage, for UK, Irish and European wrestling fans. A celebration of all wrestling fandom, facilitated by AEW. I honestly think they sell out, I really do. The only buzz I've seen like this is when WWE announced Clash at the Castle, but that quickly died away when the ticket prices were made available. I'm telling you, if the prices are reasonable, they will sell this out without breaking a sweat. I said on Reddit that I didn't think 100k was beyond the realms as long as things like ticket costs were kept sensible, and I was basically laughed off the page. I don't think people in the U.S. realise how much of a captive audience they're dealing with here, fans will come out in droves for something like this since let's face it, how often do we get things like this? To put things into perspective MLB attracted a 60k audience when it came to the UK. That's a sport with basically no visibility here, little to no coverage and basically no cultural significance, yet it pulled in one of the biggest ever baseball crowds. If they get this right this could be one of the biggest wrestling attendances ever. Just playing the devil's advocate here, as I'm a huge AEW fan (generally), but let's say they do in fact do a huge number over there, given what all the details you just mentioned would it be grounds for bragging rights? Would WWE be looking at a similar attendance? A win is a win for whoever, respectively, just curious if any of the success could be directly attributed to AEW's product itself.
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Post by Bo Rida on Apr 7, 2023 16:36:32 GMT -5
Literally every person I know personally who likes wrestling, in IRELAND I'm stessing here, not even the UK, is talking about wanting to go to this. I have a few friends who've never watched AEW outside of maybe the first Double or Nothing and first episode of Dynamite wanting to go. This is going to be an odyssey, a pilgrimage, for UK, Irish and European wrestling fans. A celebration of all wrestling fandom, facilitated by AEW. I honestly think they sell out, I really do. The only buzz I've seen like this is when WWE announced Clash at the Castle, but that quickly died away when the ticket prices were made available. I'm telling you, if the prices are reasonable, they will sell this out without breaking a sweat. I said on Reddit that I didn't think 100k was beyond the realms as long as things like ticket costs were kept sensible, and I was basically laughed off the page. I don't think people in the U.S. realise how much of a captive audience they're dealing with here, fans will come out in droves for something like this since let's face it, how often do we get things like this? To put things into perspective MLB attracted a 60k audience when it came to the UK. That's a sport with basically no visibility here, little to no coverage and basically no cultural significance, yet it pulled in one of the biggest ever baseball crowds. If they get this right this could be one of the biggest wrestling attendances ever. There's nothing to dilute the amount interested either. No previous aew shows in Europe, no wm weekend equivalent to travel to on mass. No history of having burned fans in the past. It's essentially a clean slate for an entire continent. I think they'll sell at least 50k if reasonably priced. Cost of living/prices and the threat of strikes may stop them hitting those insane numbers but it's not impossible.
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Post by Fake Jesus on Apr 7, 2023 17:05:58 GMT -5
Btw, what's the price range for AEW PPV tickets generally?
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