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may8elle · 2 years ago

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So according to currently and actively-updating numbers (as of 5 May, when I’m writing this), AEW: All In set for Wembley just crossed 70,000 tickets sold- assuming everyone shows up, they’ve just outpaced WWE’s Clash at the Castle (2022), whose attendance was just over 60k

And they just opened up more seats in the arena, as well- meaning if they somehow manage to keep pace with their current sales and everyone shows up, they could- maybe, just maybe- outpace 1992′s SummerSlam, whose attendance (according to WWE) was barely over 80k. (I doubt they open up all the seats, as that would put people behind the stage and whatnot so I’m not holding my breath on that one- but we’ll definitely see)

I PERSONALLY don’t like to pit the companies against each other- friendly rivalry is fine, the animosity of the fans choosing one side over another and shitting on/berating the other side just isn’t cool and definitely not for me. I like parts of both companies and both brands, etc etc. This is just a super important moment to talk about in the Pro Wrestling Ecosphere simply because it’s the first company outside of WWE to do numbers like that anywhere in the UK/Europe. It’s especially impressive because AEW is such a new company and new product.

#aew #all elite wrestling #yes yes aew has been around for 4 years now #and in the day and age of streaming its a lot easier to reach wider audiences and be more popular blah blah #HOWEVER #Impact never did this #ROH never did this #NJPW hasn't really crested that either #(NJPW's Royal Quest (their first UK show) only had around 6k in attendance)#And these are companies who have been around longer and have tried to use streaming to their advantages- obviously with varying results #The fact that this is happening and that so many tickets have been sold so far (scalpers or otherwise) is such a huge huge ordeal #And I'm tired of WWE diehards trying to deny that it IS a big deal #I love WWE- i grew up watching it and its what got me into wrestling after all- so don't get me wrong on this #I'm NOT an AEW defender- if AEW fucks something up I'll call them out on it the same way I would if WWE fucked something up #THE POINT is that it's the ONLY company OUTSIDE of WWE to have ever done this and that is HUGE #Regardless of whether or not you want to admit it- it's a big deal #may talks wrestling #all in

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