November 12, 2001 Observer Newsletter: Chaos continues in WWF, more
It’s been a topsy-turvy week for the WWF, plagued with internal turmoil and more bad economic signs everywhere, plus planning storyline changes many are dead set against, yet at the same time, first day ticket sales for next year’s Wrestlemania pretty well guarantee it will be the biggest live gate in the history of pro wrestling in North America.
As of 11/5, approximately 53,000 tickets were out for Mania, with 51,630 of them paid for $5,542,730 Canadian, which is $3,508,548 U.S. No doubt that by the middle of the week, the company’s all-time gate record set at the 4/1 Wrestlemania in Houston of $3,530,905 will have been broken and that it’s practically a lock the event will sellout the Skydome in Toronto since there is still four months to go, which legitimately put in 64,278 in 1990 for Wrestlemania. It showed that the Mania name, even with business down, has some incredible sizzle.
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Dave Meltzer is the founder and lead writer on the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the weekly constant when it comes to news and reviews in pro wrestling and mixed martial arts for more than 40 years. Dave also co-hosts Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and had had bylines for The National, Yahoo Sports, MMA Fighting and others.