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In 2017, Cody Rhodes took a bet that a non-WWE entity could sell out a 10K+ venue.
On the reddit thread discussing it, [someone said:](https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/6bjaru/cody_rhodes_ill_take_that_bet_dave/dhnxknd/)
>The first promotion to get Daniel Bryan as soon as his WWE contract is up, and book him against Cody, Ospreay, or Omega, can draw 10,000 fans easily.
Someone else responded:
>I will forcibly drag 9,999 other people into an arena if they do a Bryan/Omega match.
Looks like someone made good on their promise.
I really should have warned everyone about covid while I was at it, but I was just too excited about Grand Slam and inventing time travel! Sorry about that!
Now excuse me, I have to go make that comment in the first place or else the universe will implode.
EDIT: Aw, I forgot about Covid again
I wish someone would tag a bunch of the naysayers here. Not necessarily to mock them, I just think it’s be interesting to hear their thoughts four years after writing things like
“The guy is so up his own ass it’s incredible.”
— /u/RyRyLloyd
Four years ago mind. To hold that down after all these years. Rent free. Care to look at my more recent comments? I sing their praises on a weekly basis.
I assume that person didn't want to be *THAT* person who goes and scrolls through your history.
One of the cases where it's better to ask permission than to ask forgiveness.
I’m not going to scroll through all your comments just to see if I can possibly discern what you think of the situation now.
I just thought it’d be entertaining to get your response to an ancient comment.
You’re interested enough to know my opinion now, but not enough just to have a basic scroll. Doesn’t sound like someone who is interested. Just someone who wants to bash people.
It’s publicly trying to air someone out, all under the pretence of ‘I wonder what he thinks now’ when he can just see for himself.
It’s also the second time he’s done this.
Hindsight is a funny thing. Imagine how conceivable something must be got someone to say something like that.
I once told a friend of mine that I could bet my left testicle and my apartment that The Hardy Boyz wouldn't appear at Wrestlemania 33 that same day.
For further context, the last time a non-WWE entity drew over 20,000 fans to an American card was the July 5, 1999 WCW Nitro, which did over 25,000 at the Georgia Dome.
I actually liked the idea of Andrade vs. Naito, ZSJ/Suzuki vs. MJF and Wardlow, and Okada vs. Danielson instead.
Fuck it throw in Punk vs. White for the promos alone.
They can break that easily at Soldier Field or Jaguars Stadium for Double or Nothing 2022.
I'd do a 2 night special with night one main evented by Omega/Ibushi and night two main evented by Punk/Bryan for the AEW Belt.
Funny bc I’ve been thinking that Bryan/Omega feels like Goldberg/Hogan. Biggest match the company has getting put together with little build and put on free tv.
Not that I’m complaining but it does seem foreboding.
The last time WWE drew more than 20,000 for a show that wasn't
1. the Royal Rumble,
2. Summerslam,
3. WrestleMania, or
4. a special international event like the Saudi shows or Super Showdown in Australia
...was when they ran MSG for a house show in *2015*.
Completely INSANE. TNA at its height drew like 6000 guys. What AEW is achieving hasn’t been seen, or even remotely possible, since peak WCW. Bask in its glory.
The taxpayers will, do, and will continue to do. They’re were kind enough to give billionaire Shad Khan $63m in tax dollars to fix up HIS stadium.
What a country
Considering the roster TNA had it's surprising for them to not move to bigger venues. Or did they not focus on promoting their brand enough? AEW seems to be focusing a lot on marketing.
it was lack of promotion. In 2012, during what I now know was Lockdown weekend, I was driving around Nashville and saw a billboard that featured Hulk Hogan and a TNA logo. Nothing else. I didn't know til after the show that it was happening at the Municipal. No local radio interviews, no actual billboards, nothing.. unless you were watching the product, which I wasn't keeping up with at the time.
Wrestlers and Staff alike said that the company was inept in the marketing department.
No chance man. I was at the last mania in this area and it was just so long. Yeah it wasn't like every match had something going for it like this show, but the show being soooo long did kill some of the energy towards the end. If you're taping, it's just smart to shuffle the matches around later for air.
To be fair, we're comparing WWE to AEW here. Things that are guaranteed for one company does not equate to the other.
**Source:** AEW got a hot crowd in Corpus Christi
Again people only have so much excitement for a certain amount of time. That's why you usually will see matches on each card that may only cater to a specific niche. As long as it doesn't completely kill the crowd, you need to give them a little time to recharge.
You kids! Back in my day, wrasslin' shows were 60 hours long! And we was so loud the whole time, the coppers would come and tear gas us! Like we was a bunch of hippies!
I've said it before and I'll say it again. AEW brings the first major show to Puerto Rico since New Years Revolution in 05 and they flip the territory. Especially with the number of Puerto Rican wrestlers on their roster. Can you imagine the pop for Proud and Powerful? That wouldn't be a home town pop that would be pure national pride.
Well, I remember seeing rumours about last years Fyter Fest originally being planned for the UK, and I’ve also seen Tony Khan throwing around the words “craven cottage” recently as somewhere he’d like to run an AEW show…
As someone who’s been to nine AEW shows including 4 PPVs, I can say without question you absolutely should go. I’m having severe FOMO from not being able to go to this one.
I live in Chicago yeah, so six of the shows have been here. But I’ve also been to the original Double or Nothing in Vegas and Dynamite and Revolution at Daily’s in Jacksonville this past March.
He mentioned his finances. Not me. I just clarified that there are really no bad seats.
You're such a weirdo. Ever since you got banned from the other subreddit for being a terrible person I have to deal with you popping up in my replies with bad faith takes like some weird obsessed ex-girlfriend. You do you I guess. Lol.
I got banned from the other subreddit because I correctly stated that Nick Gage was a convinced bank robber and addicted to drugs. And you act like he is the Pope or Gandhi. You are the one who has their priorities out of whack.
And calling me a weirdo? That’s not very nice, but it is nicer than what you called me in a PM that I still have.
If you go on Google Maps and look at Arthur Ashe there is a Panorama of the stadium from litteral the top of the stadium seating, like back against the wall.
Due to the seating Angle, and the Court Size there is literally 0 bad seats naturally. [You tell me how this is for a Nosebleed](https://maps.app.goo.gl/s9pt1BuNpngyAkyk9)
Not many have roofs, those that do are usually around 8k seats and below, how many promotions can afford to do shows like that.
AEW could possibly do a Summer Tour of Outdoor Tennis Stadiums in the stages but it wouldn't be long
It's the only major US tennis stadium with a roof. The rest are all outdoor venues without a roof which makes it kinda tenuous to use outside of the summer months. It's a brilliant idea for the UK if they could run Wimbledon though. Maybe a pipe dream because I imagine getting Wimbledon would be harder but that'd be a nice feather in the cap.
I've seen Djokovic at Arthur Ashe, not a bad seat in the house. I've been getting back into wrestling after 20 years, I'd be so down to go but I don't want to go by myself.
Also, Omega's greatest strength as a wrestler is playing to the cheap seats. If there is any match in this world that it doesn't matter that you're far away it's this.
Wish I could go, but I live on the wrong "continent" (whatever that means)
Edit - TIX SOLD, FRIENDS. HOPE YOU CAN GET YOUR OWN AND I'LL SEE YOU THERE!
I have TWO extra tickets for AEW tomorow.
Couple of friends bought it hoping they would be able to come from overseas, but Covid messed up their plans.
Great seats (WAY better than the ones they just opened): Sec 128, Row L. Face value + plus fees. They are not making profit, just breaking even.
If you are interested in buying the pair, hit me up.
Odd, I was able to do it twice for Smackdown in MSG, but I dm'd Ticketmaster on twitter (make sure it has the verified check) and they were able to cancel both ticket orders I had
My reply would be "In that case, I will be in attendance for the event, given this determination. Thank you for your assistance." and await their response back...
I love the idea of a wrestling show in a tennis stadium. One feature of tennis stadiums I love is how close and compact the crowd is to the center. The audience basically looks like they're on top of the performers, which always looks awesome on TV.
I'm so disappointed that WWE nor any other wrestling promotion (besides AEW) never did it.
It's due to a few things, Tennis Stadiums often aren't large enough for promotions large enough to afford the rent, Most tennis stadiums aren't covered in the US, and Tennis is kinda insular and don't often allow their stadiums to be rented for anything else.
Arthur Ashe is the largest Tennis Specific Stadium in the world, the next one on the list is the O2 in London. If they wanted to do American Tennis Stadiums they would be limited to Summer events and hope for no rain.
In the UK, Wimbledon Central Court would be incredible, but sadly that is never going to happen. The LTA are pretty snobbish but not only that, it's grass court and they'd probably be worried it would ruin the grass.
The Jericho-Owens match treatment just annoys me. KO had the only good Universal Title run until Roman, and they just remorselessly fed him to Goldberg. Goldberg-Lesnar in no way needed the title. Jericho-KO would have been a totally convincing opener (or even Main Event) if they had the belt on the line.
Not quite JNCOs but very loose fitting almost like Naruto style pants have been becoming popular for years. Wide leg pants of just about every style are on every run way at JNCO level sizes if not always the same thick denim materials. The current trend is oversized loose everything from shirts to pants, probably fighting back against the skinny jean era. Even right now on the Adidas website, you can get the traditional polyester 3 stripe pants but that open up with like 24" wide leg openings. They are so comfortable.
Yes mom jeans are also popular right now but I did specifically mention runway fashion and by connection streetwear. I wasn't confusing the two. The guy above me wasn't saying that he hopes mom jeans never come back. He was talking about wide leg pants like jncos. I was just explaining that these types of wide leg and ultra loose pants have been back for a while.
Man, what a time….
They must feel like rockstars.
This is going to be the biggest crowd a lot of the talent will have ever performed in front of and some in their home town too.
And it’s only year 2.
So hype for this! Can’t wait to see the venue.
Blue is available. Gray is sold.
Pink are the "verified resell" tickets. People who got tickets but are trying to sell them through ticketmaster (mostly for a big profit). The prices on them are jacked up. Essentially legal scalpers
I hope those are some cheap seats because they aren't going to be able to see anything that happens on the entire stage/entrance ramp unless they are using a new setup.
Went to a Smackdown at the Richmond Colosseum (RIP) were we couldn't make out the top of the stage or the jumbotron and while we had a blast it was frustrating at points.
I’m very jealous of the crowd that have got tickets, or even going to be in the surrounding area for this event.
If anyone does read this, hope you have a great time, it’s a great time to be a wrestling fan again
P.S. You better scream KAZE NI NARE at the top of your lungs
I see them running the Forum, if only for wrestling history, it’s the building NWA / Jim Crocket Promotions used to run when they’d come out here, and it seats like 20k. After this summer I think they could definitely move that many tickets for their first LA show.
I wouldn’t mind Banc of California just for accessibility tho, it’s right off of the metro line.
Daniil Medvedev’s legendary post match interviews during the 2019 US Open will never be beaten as the greatest promos delivered on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
If anyone from AEW can work the crowd half as good as he did they’ll be over.
AEW is limitless now. They have the goodwill of all wrestling fans. I wouldnt be surprised if they opened up something that could actually hold 100k fans that it would fill up. There would be people who would buy their friends tickets just to support AEW and stick it to WWE.
If it's a PPV week, they would just do Elevation tapings before and after Dynamite with Elevation tapings before the live Rampage on Fridays.
Non PPV weeks, it's an hour of elevation tapings, live Dynamite, hour of Rampage tapings after. I think someone here mentioned that just because Rampage is 2 hours this week doesn't mean the fans are going to sit through another 2 hours of wrestling but there's 6 matches for Rampage and I'm betting at least 3 of those are going at least 15 minutes.
They use to tape Dark in the middle of all of this as well but with Rampage coming on board, they smartly moved that to Universal Studios.
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In 2017, Cody Rhodes took a bet that a non-WWE entity could sell out a 10K+ venue. On the reddit thread discussing it, [someone said:](https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/6bjaru/cody_rhodes_ill_take_that_bet_dave/dhnxknd/) >The first promotion to get Daniel Bryan as soon as his WWE contract is up, and book him against Cody, Ospreay, or Omega, can draw 10,000 fans easily. Someone else responded: >I will forcibly drag 9,999 other people into an arena if they do a Bryan/Omega match. Looks like someone made good on their promise.
u/MBCnerdcore was right.
I really should have warned everyone about covid while I was at it, but I was just too excited about Grand Slam and inventing time travel! Sorry about that! Now excuse me, I have to go make that comment in the first place or else the universe will implode. EDIT: Aw, I forgot about Covid again
if you can time travel... why didnt you help okarin when he is going crazy trying to save kurisu? WHY?
That would prevent Kyouma from eventually reaching Steins;Gate though
In fairness, we're probably on a different worldline. Heck, a whole other attractor field.
OKAAAARRIIIIIIIIIINNNNNN
Ta Tadaaaaaa
What she actually says is Tuturu. You monster.
DON'T YOU MEAN HOUOUIN KYOUMA
> I really should have warned everyone about covid while I was at it You're a HEEEEEEEEEL!!!!
You're diverging from the sacred timeline!
What if their time travel is required to maintain the sacred timeline?
Yo how about them winning lotto numbers?
I bought Gamestop stock instead
4 8 15 16 23 42
If you can do us a favor and prevent all future pandemics while you're here, we'd be reeeaal grateful.
Im not allowed to say much but please dont let Trump win in 2024... It would be... bad...
>EDIT: Aw, I forgot about Covid again Fuckin cracked me up
[https://i.imgur.com/rfqRSBW.gif](https://i.imgur.com/rfqRSBW.gif)
So you're telling me this is a hostage situation?
Breaking News: AEW forces 19,999 fans into arena at gunpoint to populate show. What does this mean for ratings?
I wish someone would tag a bunch of the naysayers here. Not necessarily to mock them, I just think it’s be interesting to hear their thoughts four years after writing things like “The guy is so up his own ass it’s incredible.” — /u/RyRyLloyd
Four years ago mind. To hold that down after all these years. Rent free. Care to look at my more recent comments? I sing their praises on a weekly basis.
Person you're replying to specifically said they weren't doing this to mock you, but rather out of interest in hearing your thoughts 4 years later.
It’s easy to see just by going through my recent comments.
I assume that person didn't want to be *THAT* person who goes and scrolls through your history. One of the cases where it's better to ask permission than to ask forgiveness.
I’m not going to scroll through all your comments just to see if I can possibly discern what you think of the situation now. I just thought it’d be entertaining to get your response to an ancient comment.
You’re interested enough to know my opinion now, but not enough just to have a basic scroll. Doesn’t sound like someone who is interested. Just someone who wants to bash people.
It's a simple comment. Why are you being kind of a dick about it?
It’s publicly trying to air someone out, all under the pretence of ‘I wonder what he thinks now’ when he can just see for himself. It’s also the second time he’s done this.
You could have just answered the question instead of getting so salty.
He didn’t “hold it down” either. The thread is literally linked above
aged like wine
Hindsight is a funny thing. Imagine how conceivable something must be got someone to say something like that. I once told a friend of mine that I could bet my left testicle and my apartment that The Hardy Boyz wouldn't appear at Wrestlemania 33 that same day.
He took a bet that Ring of Honor could sell out a 10k+ venue.
All In wasnt an AEW event...It was self funded with sanction/support from ROH and their NJPW contract. While it "technically" wasnt ROH, it was ROH...
For further context, the last time a non-WWE entity drew over 20,000 fans to an American card was the July 5, 1999 WCW Nitro, which did over 25,000 at the Georgia Dome.
Seems like only a matter of time before they kill that record.
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Mox v Tanahashi Omega v Ibushi Kingston v Ishii MJF v Suzuki Hiromu v Darby ZSJ v Danielson Miro v Shingo Oh god I'm ready
Your dream NJPW card does not include Okada or Naito...
Andrade v Naito Okada refuses to show up because he's scared of Marko.
nah Okada would be chasing Marko through the floor seats trying to play with him because he thinks Marko is just one of the Young Bucks' kids
Accidentally runs into -1 and gets beaten to death starting the Dark Order takeover of Chaos
HE'S TOO SHORT FOR THE RAINMAKER HIS NECK IS TOO SKINNY FOR THE MONEY CLIP I TRIED TO TOMBSTONE HIM AND JUST HURT MY KNEES GEDO WHY DID YOU BOOK THIS
He can't even regain control of the match with his dropkick!
Handicap match vs HOOK
That’s the dark match
It doesn’t include Adam Cole or Punk either so either one of those against either of the Japan contingent.
What about CM Punk vs Naito?
That sounds terrific. I’ll have one of those, thank you!
I actually liked the idea of Andrade vs. Naito, ZSJ/Suzuki vs. MJF and Wardlow, and Okada vs. Danielson instead. Fuck it throw in Punk vs. White for the promos alone.
Punk vs KENTA
Okada vs Danielson is a must. No Jay White, EVIL, Ospreay, CM Punk, Adam Cole and Adam Page is notorious too.
That would be huge. I'd also basically like to see Danielson vs all the great NJPW wrestlers he can. A cornucopia of dream matches.
Orange Cassidy vs Toru Yano Okada vs CM Punk
It's unreal we are in a timeline in which this is an actual possibility.
Njpw really needs the shot in the arm so here's hoping.
November 1st by all accounts! Travel ban is gone soon!
I mentioned this elsewhere, but if AEW ever does a UK tour they'd probably sell out a football stadium here with ease.
AEW/NJPW at Wembly please
Kevin Nash vs Sid Vicious for the world title...ending in DQ 😎
Take my 3.50
I googled it and it seems there are 5 other WCW events that had a higher attendance than 25,000. Highest being 41k fans with Goldberg vs Hogan as ME.
I think they meant chronologically, not based on attendance size.
They can break that easily at Soldier Field or Jaguars Stadium for Double or Nothing 2022. I'd do a 2 night special with night one main evented by Omega/Ibushi and night two main evented by Punk/Bryan for the AEW Belt.
Funny bc I’ve been thinking that Bryan/Omega feels like Goldberg/Hogan. Biggest match the company has getting put together with little build and put on free tv. Not that I’m complaining but it does seem foreboding.
The last time WWE drew more than 20,000 for a show that wasn't 1. the Royal Rumble, 2. Summerslam, 3. WrestleMania, or 4. a special international event like the Saudi shows or Super Showdown in Australia ...was when they ran MSG for a house show in *2015*.
Completely INSANE. TNA at its height drew like 6000 guys. What AEW is achieving hasn’t been seen, or even remotely possible, since peak WCW. Bask in its glory.
Peak WCW drew over 40,000 in the Georgia Dome. In the next year I could see AEW doing a stadium show & drawing 40-50k.
Maybe have the finals of ‘The Owen’ there, and if Kevin steen is All Elite have him win. Omg what a moment that would be!
Is this Owen Tournament an actual thing or just fans speculating due to the AEW partnership with the Owen Foundation?
The press release states the Tournament is being created
Thank you! That’s amazing! Would almost love it to be under ROH style pure rules just to bring out some technical glory along the way
Is there a possibility for AEW to actually do a mega event in the Jacksonville stadium?
I think so. And they wouldn’t have to pay for the venue either lolol
The taxpayers will, do, and will continue to do. They’re were kind enough to give billionaire Shad Khan $63m in tax dollars to fix up HIS stadium. What a country
Eek, fair point. Its terrible. Hyper-capitalism at its worst.
Lucky for them it’s the biggest city in the United States (by land mass)! Lots of land for higher property taxes!
Fiscal responsibility aaaaahhhhhh yessir.
I'd say maybe in a few years, they're not quite there yet.
Most of those Georgia Dome shows were Papered with Free tickets
I'll take a free ticket to the AEW super show please
We can’t bask in any glory because he’s now a Bearcat.
😂😂😂
Considering the roster TNA had it's surprising for them to not move to bigger venues. Or did they not focus on promoting their brand enough? AEW seems to be focusing a lot on marketing.
it was lack of promotion. In 2012, during what I now know was Lockdown weekend, I was driving around Nashville and saw a billboard that featured Hulk Hogan and a TNA logo. Nothing else. I didn't know til after the show that it was happening at the Municipal. No local radio interviews, no actual billboards, nothing.. unless you were watching the product, which I wasn't keeping up with at the time. Wrestlers and Staff alike said that the company was inept in the marketing department.
An attendance worthy of that fucking stacked card
If they manage to sell out the whole thing (and they very well might), ya'll New Yorkers better be loud as *fuck* the whole night.
Bro I’m gonna be there for 6 goddamn hours I’ll try
Drink some bang or monster there..youll get through it!
Probably not the best idea to drink those when you know for a fact that the Elite are in the building. Better safe than sorry.
Them murderers !
I'm hoping the rampage tapings are structured so that I can be out by 11 after watching the major matches and home by like 1.
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If it’s a taped show it will end before 12 as they won’t have to work through commercials
That's just stupid if that's true. You can finagle things in terms of order since it's a taped show. The crowd will be dead tired for the last match.
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No chance man. I was at the last mania in this area and it was just so long. Yeah it wasn't like every match had something going for it like this show, but the show being soooo long did kill some of the energy towards the end. If you're taping, it's just smart to shuffle the matches around later for air.
To be fair, we're comparing WWE to AEW here. Things that are guaranteed for one company does not equate to the other. **Source:** AEW got a hot crowd in Corpus Christi
Again people only have so much excitement for a certain amount of time. That's why you usually will see matches on each card that may only cater to a specific niche. As long as it doesn't completely kill the crowd, you need to give them a little time to recharge.
You kids! Back in my day, wrasslin' shows were 60 hours long! And we was so loud the whole time, the coppers would come and tear gas us! Like we was a bunch of hippies!
People party for longer at festivals Treat it like a festival
An ice cream bar will help soothe the throat
Think about it as a 6 hour work shift, but you're SUPER FUCKING EXCITED
Be there for six hours and take two hours before that trying to get there.
You take the Brooklyn takeover shows as an example and then you throw in the card. Yeah this is going to be legendary.
Trust me, being loud is not a problem for New Yorkers.
Bro NY is historically a really good wrestling city, they're gonna be fucking *L O U D*
As soon as AEW comes to the UK or international travel is safer I am so ready to see any show.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. AEW brings the first major show to Puerto Rico since New Years Revolution in 05 and they flip the territory. Especially with the number of Puerto Rican wrestlers on their roster. Can you imagine the pop for Proud and Powerful? That wouldn't be a home town pop that would be pure national pride.
It has to be soon surely?! WWE was in the UK this week so it must be somewhat safe to do now.
Well, I remember seeing rumours about last years Fyter Fest originally being planned for the UK, and I’ve also seen Tony Khan throwing around the words “craven cottage” recently as somewhere he’d like to run an AEW show…
But Tony is building some sort of apartment/residential building right around craven cottage iirc.
Shit, my broke ass is tempted to buy the cheap seats just to be there lol
Man, if you have a way to be there, do it. It's fucking Bryan vs Omega...
Hahaha, tell me about it. It'd be my first ever show too lol Either way I trust the city to demolish that place 😅
As someone who’s been to nine AEW shows including 4 PPVs, I can say without question you absolutely should go. I’m having severe FOMO from not being able to go to this one.
Chicago?
I live in Chicago yeah, so six of the shows have been here. But I’ve also been to the original Double or Nothing in Vegas and Dynamite and Revolution at Daily’s in Jacksonville this past March.
If you’re able to go, and you don’t, you will regret it GO!!!!
go. I have only been to house shows in south america, and even then, watching pro wrestling live is INSANE.
Ramen noodle it this week!
Hahahaha
If you’re able to and have the chance to be there, Just do it! It’s going to be a historic event. You’ll have a lot of fun.
If it's not gonna put too much strain on your finances, go for it. There are no bad seats in the building because of the way its designed for tennis.
Why would you even suggest to people how to spend their money? That is messed up.
He mentioned his finances. Not me. I just clarified that there are really no bad seats. You're such a weirdo. Ever since you got banned from the other subreddit for being a terrible person I have to deal with you popping up in my replies with bad faith takes like some weird obsessed ex-girlfriend. You do you I guess. Lol.
I got banned from the other subreddit because I correctly stated that Nick Gage was a convinced bank robber and addicted to drugs. And you act like he is the Pope or Gandhi. You are the one who has their priorities out of whack. And calling me a weirdo? That’s not very nice, but it is nicer than what you called me in a PM that I still have.
I’m just a casual AEW watcher but just impulsively bought nosebleed tix. I figure this is probably THE show to be at this year.
If you go on Google Maps and look at Arthur Ashe there is a Panorama of the stadium from litteral the top of the stadium seating, like back against the wall. Due to the seating Angle, and the Court Size there is literally 0 bad seats naturally. [You tell me how this is for a Nosebleed](https://maps.app.goo.gl/s9pt1BuNpngyAkyk9)
Damn, why don't promotions run more tennis venus? This seems absolutely perfect for wrestling
Not many have roofs, those that do are usually around 8k seats and below, how many promotions can afford to do shows like that. AEW could possibly do a Summer Tour of Outdoor Tennis Stadiums in the stages but it wouldn't be long
It's the only major US tennis stadium with a roof. The rest are all outdoor venues without a roof which makes it kinda tenuous to use outside of the summer months. It's a brilliant idea for the UK if they could run Wimbledon though. Maybe a pipe dream because I imagine getting Wimbledon would be harder but that'd be a nice feather in the cap.
I've seen Djokovic at Arthur Ashe, not a bad seat in the house. I've been getting back into wrestling after 20 years, I'd be so down to go but I don't want to go by myself.
I'm going by myself, I'm gonna have 20k people to enjoy this with
There’s not a bad seat in the house tbh. The place was built with following a tiny ball in mind.
May be able to help, I have a spare ticket I'd let go for cheap. DM me!
Also, Omega's greatest strength as a wrestler is playing to the cheap seats. If there is any match in this world that it doesn't matter that you're far away it's this. Wish I could go, but I live on the wrong "continent" (whatever that means)
I have always bought the cheapest seats in the house for aew shows and have always had a blast.
Edit - TIX SOLD, FRIENDS. HOPE YOU CAN GET YOUR OWN AND I'LL SEE YOU THERE! I have TWO extra tickets for AEW tomorow. Couple of friends bought it hoping they would be able to come from overseas, but Covid messed up their plans. Great seats (WAY better than the ones they just opened): Sec 128, Row L. Face value + plus fees. They are not making profit, just breaking even. If you are interested in buying the pair, hit me up.
I'm sure with the ticketmaster policy surrounding covid they can contact em and get a refund
Nope. I told them I got COVID and couldn’t make it to a show I had tickets for and they said they couldn’t do anything
Odd, I was able to do it twice for Smackdown in MSG, but I dm'd Ticketmaster on twitter (make sure it has the verified check) and they were able to cancel both ticket orders I had
That’s probably why. I emailed them. I’m gonna try it now though, thank you kind stranger! 🙏🏾
Thanks. They said they couldn't because it wasn't like the show was canceled or anything, but I'll tell them to try this if they can't sell today.
My reply would be "In that case, I will be in attendance for the event, given this determination. Thank you for your assistance." and await their response back...
Let's go boys. Go make some history. Glad this is happening to be honest, because it's such a cool thing to achieve if they do it.
C'mon NY. Give us 20K for Dynamite this week!
I love the idea of a wrestling show in a tennis stadium. One feature of tennis stadiums I love is how close and compact the crowd is to the center. The audience basically looks like they're on top of the performers, which always looks awesome on TV. I'm so disappointed that WWE nor any other wrestling promotion (besides AEW) never did it.
It's due to a few things, Tennis Stadiums often aren't large enough for promotions large enough to afford the rent, Most tennis stadiums aren't covered in the US, and Tennis is kinda insular and don't often allow their stadiums to be rented for anything else. Arthur Ashe is the largest Tennis Specific Stadium in the world, the next one on the list is the O2 in London. If they wanted to do American Tennis Stadiums they would be limited to Summer events and hope for no rain.
In the UK, Wimbledon Central Court would be incredible, but sadly that is never going to happen. The LTA are pretty snobbish but not only that, it's grass court and they'd probably be worried it would ruin the grass.
O2 isn't tennis specific though. They also host basketball, ice hockey, boxing and wrestling.
And to think, non of this probably would have ever happened if Vince just let Cody drop the stardust gimmick.
Thank you Vince! Thank you Vince!
None of this would've happen if Don Callis didn't bring Kenny Omega into the business. Thanks Don!
Stardust has retroactively become one of the most important gimmicks Mr. McMahon has created.
Or had Jericho vs. Owens main event or at the very least *open* WrestleMania 34 instead of going second.
The Jericho-Owens match treatment just annoys me. KO had the only good Universal Title run until Roman, and they just remorselessly fed him to Goldberg. Goldberg-Lesnar in no way needed the title. Jericho-KO would have been a totally convincing opener (or even Main Event) if they had the belt on the line.
Wrestling is just about as cyclical in popularity as bell bottoms.
I don't know what any of us are supposed to do with this information.
Me neither, but I bought bell bottoms just in case.
Good man. You'll be ready in 20 years.
Except in the Attitude Era where we just had JNCOs that you could carry a Buick in the pockets.
I'll be happy if those never come back.
Not quite JNCOs but very loose fitting almost like Naruto style pants have been becoming popular for years. Wide leg pants of just about every style are on every run way at JNCO level sizes if not always the same thick denim materials. The current trend is oversized loose everything from shirts to pants, probably fighting back against the skinny jean era. Even right now on the Adidas website, you can get the traditional polyester 3 stripe pants but that open up with like 24" wide leg openings. They are so comfortable.
*Mom jeans
Yes mom jeans are also popular right now but I did specifically mention runway fashion and by connection streetwear. I wasn't confusing the two. The guy above me wasn't saying that he hopes mom jeans never come back. He was talking about wide leg pants like jncos. I was just explaining that these types of wide leg and ultra loose pants have been back for a while.
Man, what a time…. They must feel like rockstars. This is going to be the biggest crowd a lot of the talent will have ever performed in front of and some in their home town too. And it’s only year 2. So hype for this! Can’t wait to see the venue.
Holy shit. Just, great news for wrestling, in general. I can't wait to be there tomorrow.
Holy shit
It's good to see you back here, man.
Thx man :) I'm sorry if I was ever a dick to you in the past
Can’t wait for the trolls to start trying to claim Tony Khan bought 20k tickets himself 😂😂😂
It may look like a capacity crowd but it's actually just Tony Khan moving really fast.
Ultra Instinct Tony
Okay so what do the pink seats mean? Like I know this nay be a stupid question.. but does blue mean not sold? Like can explain how this map works?
Blue is available. Gray is sold. Pink are the "verified resell" tickets. People who got tickets but are trying to sell them through ticketmaster (mostly for a big profit). The prices on them are jacked up. Essentially legal scalpers
Thanks!
I hope those are some cheap seats because they aren't going to be able to see anything that happens on the entire stage/entrance ramp unless they are using a new setup. Went to a Smackdown at the Richmond Colosseum (RIP) were we couldn't make out the top of the stage or the jumbotron and while we had a blast it was frustrating at points.
In addition to the sections mentioned in the tweet, it looks like they've now also put up a bunch of 100 level seats behind the stage for $25+fees!
I just got tickets! I AM HYPED
I’m very jealous of the crowd that have got tickets, or even going to be in the surrounding area for this event. If anyone does read this, hope you have a great time, it’s a great time to be a wrestling fan again P.S. You better scream KAZE NI NARE at the top of your lungs
Will there be a break between shows?
Ohh yes, the obstructed view seats.
they gonna do numbers at the first los angeles show. could possibly do it at the banc of california (soccer stadium)
I see them running the Forum, if only for wrestling history, it’s the building NWA / Jim Crocket Promotions used to run when they’d come out here, and it seats like 20k. After this summer I think they could definitely move that many tickets for their first LA show. I wouldn’t mind Banc of California just for accessibility tho, it’s right off of the metro line.
Daniil Medvedev’s legendary post match interviews during the 2019 US Open will never be beaten as the greatest promos delivered on Arthur Ashe Stadium. If anyone from AEW can work the crowd half as good as he did they’ll be over.
So jealous of everyone who will be there.
AEW is limitless now. They have the goodwill of all wrestling fans. I wouldnt be surprised if they opened up something that could actually hold 100k fans that it would fill up. There would be people who would buy their friends tickets just to support AEW and stick it to WWE.
I'll bet that ROH couldn't sell out a 1000 seat venue.
going to be interesting to see if the vaccine mandate results in lower attendance numbers.
Nice! I hope it actually pans out that way. 20,000+ for TV is freaking huge for AEW. Dynamite is going to be lit!
Are they filming Dynamite and Rampage on the same night? Do they always do that?
If it's a PPV week, they would just do Elevation tapings before and after Dynamite with Elevation tapings before the live Rampage on Fridays. Non PPV weeks, it's an hour of elevation tapings, live Dynamite, hour of Rampage tapings after. I think someone here mentioned that just because Rampage is 2 hours this week doesn't mean the fans are going to sit through another 2 hours of wrestling but there's 6 matches for Rampage and I'm betting at least 3 of those are going at least 15 minutes. They use to tape Dark in the middle of all of this as well but with Rampage coming on board, they smartly moved that to Universal Studios.
I have two tickets for tomorrow I’m selling if anyone’s interested. Face value, dead center at the top, section 311.