WWE reportedly discussing how to boost WrestleMania 42 ticket sales
A new report out Thursday has WWE looking for new strategies and ideas on how to sell more tickets for April’s two-night WWE WrestleMania 42.
WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select noted Thursday that the company held a multi-department meeting Wednesday as sales for their biggest shows of the year are in the 36,000 distributed range per night which is roughly 10,000 tickets per night behind the pace they were at this time last year.
While there is still two months to go, last year’s event ended up between 56,000-60,000 distributed per night (announced as 124,693 combined), contributing to a record financial weekend for WWE.
The outlet also noted, however, that “WWE plans to keep ticket pricing as is for the time being.”
One major similarity from year to year is that both WrestleMania 41 and 42 are being held at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. One talking point about why ticket sales may be slower is due to concerns from those traveling internationally to the U.S. due to the current political climate.
A report about one strategy also came from Fightful earlier this week with WWE prohibiting any WrestleMania 42 watch parties at establishments within 50 miles of the stadium.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.