Tuesday ended the five most important days of WWE’s year so far. WrestleMania weekend in Las Vegas definitely lived up to the hype that it received. SmackDown and Raw were filled with twists and turns, while NXT had lots of exciting action. WWE WrestleMania 41 had lots of amazing results, including the Paul Heyman betrayal and John Cena winning his 17th world championship.
The WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony, WWE World, The Roast of WrestleMania, and the Undertaker 1 Deadman Show allowed fans to see their favorite wrestlers up close and personal.
There were tons of ways to have fun over that five day period. A lot of people were indeed happy last weekend, but there are some drawbacks to the experience. With so many events to choose to go to, has WWE gone too all in on their biggest weekend of the year?
WrestleMania Ticket Prices Are Out of Control
WWE knows that WrestleMania is their biggest event of the year. It’s their season finale, as the Raw after Mania is filled with new challengers, debuts, and returns. That’s why they charge top dollar for seats. People were paying upwards of $1000 just for seats in the nosebleed sections of Allegiant Stadium.
But the prices only went up from there when people sat closer to the action. Ticketmaster is no stranger to pricing increases, as their dynamic pricing model has been controversial for years now.
As fans get more interested in an event, the company raises ticket prices, which has caused many people stress. Even Randy Orton was shocked at how much people paid for a seat at WrestleMania when he was chatting with fans. If WWE can’t get their prices under control, there will be a lot of empty seats in New Orleans next year.
Fans Have to Pick and Choose Which Events to Go To
If WrestleMania was the only WWE related show in Las Vegas last weekend, the itinerary of fans would be easy. However, there were tons of WWE related things for fans to do other than attend the event. That seems like fun, but it could quickly become a problem.
Not even taking into consideration the astronomical price tags of WrestleMania tickets, fans still shelled out hundreds of dollars into other WWE related shows. Factoring in the flight tickets, money for gas, and hotel reservations makes everything worse.
There was no possible way people went to multiple WWE events while not spending thousands of dollars. Yes, WWE is breaking gate records, but their doing so by charging an insane amount of money. That strategy pulls people away and forces them to either go to a limited amount of shows or not go at all.
WWE Might Have to Rethink Their Strategy Next Year
It’s no secret that a lot of people have been unhappy about WrestleMania weekend. There has been talk all over social media about how bad the prices have been. Just going to Allegiant Stadium on Saturday and Sunday cost people thousands of dollars.
There were probably a lot of people living in Las Vegas that decided to watch from home this year. That’s how ridiculous the pricing is. Randy Orton couldn’t believe how much money fans gave up in order to watch the event.
Thousands of more dollars were spent on television tapings, WWE World, and other events. WWE expects people to give up thousands of dollars in order to have the full WrestleMania experience. The problem is that a lot of people can’t afford those prices. A lot of people won’t be going to New Orleans next year if the prices stay the same.
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