The Wrestling Thread: WWE WrestleMania XL - 6/7 April 2024

[captain red dog]

Went for the £67 tier. Ticketmaster need heavily regulating because even when you select your price band it pulls up "best available" to encourage you to spend more. I eventually managed to get the price I wanted but it took 30 mins and having to reselect multiple times.

I'm in the nose bleeds, but I'm taking my wife and kid and I wasn't going to spend £200 on a single ticket. As it is, it's cost me just over £200 with the extortionate booking fees.

[gaminglegend]

These prices are ridiculous. The best I can get in this 'presale' is £225 each. For that price I'd rather plan ahead for a Mania and plan a whole holiday around it. It's just not worth that price when I can get tickets for a house show for about £30 when they visit Newcastle

[captain red dog]

These prices are ridiculous. The best I can get in this 'presale' is £225 each. For that price I'd rather plan ahead for a Mania and plan a whole holiday around it. It's just not worth that price when I can get tickets for a house show for about £30 when they visit Newcastle

If you keep trying you can get the cheaper tier eventually. Ticketmaster is an absolute con.

Totally agree with what you say. I won't pay that price for a single ticket as I'd rather do two weeks in the US for a holiday and also get better/cheaper tickets for actual WrestleMania.

[gaminglegend]

These prices are ridiculous. The best I can get in this 'presale' is £225 each. For that price I'd rather plan ahead for a Mania and plan a whole holiday around it. It's just not worth that price when I can get tickets for a house show for about £30 when they visit Newcastle

If you keep trying you can get the cheaper tier eventually. Ticketmaster is an absolute con.

Totally agree with what you say. I won't pay that price for a single ticket as I'd rather do two weeks in the US for a holiday and also get better/cheaper tickets for actual WrestleMania.

Got some for £67 each. My friend's just dropped out on me as I booked so I'm fuming oh well. I'll see if I can get someone else if not probably just end up selling them at a loss

[KK]

Once out of the queue (12,000 ahead of me!) I couldn't find anything for under £250.

High demand across Europe no doubt, they clearly feel they can get away with it. Cheaper to go to one of the big 4 in the US than it is here, which is just craziness really.

Could be a great show (One Night Only 97, RAW in 2007 headlined by John Cena and Shawn Michaels) or it could be an absolute shocker (basically every other Sky Box Office show). At least you know whatever happens the weather is an irrellevance.

I'm hoping Tony Conman does the business at the O2 or Fulham at more realistic rates. London events are great for me because it saves me a fortune in travel and hotel expenses, though I obviously don't begrudge the rest of the UK getting something for a change.

[captain red dog]

I'm predicting a WWF Rebellion show, but hopeful they will stack something special as it could reignite interest in the UK again.

Impressive demand really given how low their ratings have sunk here, and how they don't really have many, if any, household names. Pretty sure it's going to be a lot of parents taking their kids, expecting Hulk Hogan!

A mate of mine is going and he hasn't watched wrestling since 1998 and doesn't have a clue about it, but he wants to take his kid to a once in a generation event.

[GrinWithoutaKat]

I got the £67 tickets too but it took two turns. First time I selected only that price and it was trying to give me £225 tickets instead.

[KK]

The WWE brand name definitely doing all the heavy lifting. AEW has a far bigger casual audience on TV in the UK, but how many of those would actually translate to ticket sales is another matter. Plus internationally WWE has far more appeal across Europe. It's like when you go into a toy shop or supermarket, WWE figures and merchandise is everywhere, whereas AEW is either non-existent or a solitary rung.

Even if the action in the ring is terrible, visually it'll be impressive and the atmosphere will improve things for everyone in the building. Being there live is always better. Entrances go from being something you've seen a thousand times before on TV and a fridge break, to a big deal in the building and all part of the spectacle.

Do WWE still do the ear pieces for the commentary like they do for other sports or has that been dumped?

[captain red dog]

Do WWE still do the ear pieces for the commentary like they do for other sports or has that been dumped?

Wow I didn't know WWE ever did that, never had that at Mania 29 from what I saw, but then that was a decade ago now.

But now I'm questioning myself, all those times I've gone to a stadium event and I never even thought to try and get something like that!

[KK]

UFC, Wimbledon and Snooker do them. I know WWE definitely had them for the PPVs throughout 2011.

I guess maybe these days if you want the commentary on WWE you would just listen to the WWE Network feed in your ear, albeit delayed.

[Slimgrady]

Cheapest I was offered was 225 each, so coming from Ireland and staying for 2 nights would cost me around £1300 all in with flights. strawberry float right of Vince. I’ll try Friday again when tickets go on general sale, they surely kept back a few poor people tickets
Any word on the Raw or Smackdown for that week? I assume they’ll be UK shows too? Might be a better option!

[GrinWithoutaKat]

One of my friends just keeps sending me screenshots of ticket prices and I can't believe it. £225 for the upper tier, two blocks away from our £67 seats. £450 for middle tier in the same section. £1315 for the back of the 'ringside block', in row 11. £2054 for the back of the ramp block in row 8. Can't imagine what ringside would have been, as it looks like there's none left.

[KK]

You know what, many of these ticket/packages are more expensive than a 3 day weekend at the Monaco Grand Prix including hotels in neighbouring Nice.

WWE management must think we're properly loaded in the UK. Funny how in America there's been the long held belief amongst advertising and TV executives that wrestling fans don't have a pot to piss in and all live in trailer parks, therefore the ad rates are all at rock bottom and are for hamburgers and motor oil, instead of beemers and holidays.

[Return_of_the_STAR]

Well I've got tickets for the event. I don't really want to go but I have to take my son way up in the gods, top tier, for £113 each. Ridiculous.

[KK]

I hope WWE puts on a good show for everyone who has got tickets.

Latest rumour the other day was that the main would now be Drew vs Roman.

[GrinWithoutaKat]

I definitely feel like Drew will be main eventing, and possibly winning. I wonder if they will drag this feud out for 4 months or come back to it later?

[Slimgrady]

Was checking back on Ticketmaster there to see what was still available, and noticed all the tickets are now at least £25 cheaper!..turns out I was automatically diverted to Ticketmaster.ie and all tickets were cheaper there than Ticketmaster.co.uk the whole time! I’ll be keeping loyal to the homeland when I chance my arm on Friday anyway!

[Slimgrady]

Loads of new tickets up today for some reason, starting from £37! I got a couple of pretty good mid level seats for £100 each. My summary of the last 3 days though, Ticketmaster AND WWE are a shambles

[Return_of_the_STAR]

Loads of new tickets up today for some reason, starting from £37! I got a couple of pretty good mid level seats for £100 each. My summary of the last 3 days though, Ticketmaster AND WWE are a shambles

Really? I can't see any for less than £168. Even some top tier locations are in the £200 range.

[Slimgrady]

Loads of new tickets up today for some reason, starting from £37! I got a couple of pretty good mid level seats for £100 each. My summary of the last 3 days though, Ticketmaster AND WWE are a shambles

Really? I can't see any for less than £168. Even some top tier locations are in the £200 range.

Yup, must’ve been around 1:30 I was sitting in my car, I was just checking in to see if it was sold out yet and at that time there was a good 60 or 70 tickets there from £37-£60, I remember because I was scrolling for quite a while before I got to the £100 tickets!
Ya £150 seems to be the cheapest left at the moment. Really odd to just throw them up without announcing it.
Edit: I got seats 1 and 2( the very left hand side) half way up section L38, the seat literally right in front of me is £200!
It’s like they’re just throwing random prices on seats at this stage!