Paid Members Ronnie Posted March 17, 2019 Paid Members Posted March 17, 2019 93,173 or 78,000? Back then, WWE could report anything it liked. Zane Bresloff might have known the actual figure but didn't really have much reach. Even people who were more cynical wouldn't necessarily have known where they could credibly source an answer. Things are different now that WWE is public. They might still present untrue figures 'for entertainment purposes' but have to tell the truth in their quarterly financial statements. Brandon Thurston has crunched the numbers to present the difference between the announced figures and the official ones: I shouldn't be surprised that a company synonymous with exaggeration since I was a boy still does it so blatantly and needlessly but for some reason I was. I haven't watched in years; do they crow about having breached 100,000 the way they used to venerate WM3's figure?
The Dart Posted March 17, 2019 Posted March 17, 2019 What they announce as the attendance includes all freebies, comps, competition winners, venue staff etc doesn't it? Whereas the number they announce in their financial reports is just going to be people who paid. Obviously they still exaggerate the number, but the difference in actual number of people there isn't as big as this shows, I assume.
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted March 17, 2019 Paid Members Posted March 17, 2019 On the opposite end, the popular theory is that SummerSlam had way more than 80,000 there.
Dazzer Posted March 17, 2019 Posted March 17, 2019 Wasn't the Wembley capacity for football 80k so when you add the floor it would make sense to be over that? I recall it being pretty full.
Paid Members Ronnie Posted March 17, 2019 Paid Members Posted March 17, 2019 1 hour ago, The Dart said: Whereas the number they announce in their financial reports is just going to be people who paid. Obviously they still exaggerate the number, but the difference in actual number of people there isn't as big as this shows, I assume. Yes, I suppose that could be true. Even with comps, did WM3 really do 93,173? It seems that it didn't: Quote And in 2001, respected wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer, writing for his publication Wrestling Observer Newsletter, reported that numbers for WrestleMania III, the event's previous longstanding record, were knowingly fudged. WWE boosted the numbers by more than 13,000 spectators. Meltzer claimed that Vince told him as much—that the numbers shown on television are for "entertainment purposes only." It's hard to think of a Wrestlemania having a significant number of comps, isn't it? Not enough for those huge discrepancies, I would've thought.
Sonny Mustang Posted March 17, 2019 Posted March 17, 2019 There are a huge number of comps. Friends and family of employees, in ring talent, competition winners, corporate sponsors and partners, the list is endless. I would expect it to be about 10% of any show. But all of those people are ‘in attendance’, no?
Paid Members Onyx2 Posted March 17, 2019 Paid Members Posted March 17, 2019 Guess who these two are. Go on. Trent Seven and Tyler Bate. I had no fucking clue who it was! So bland without hairy faces.
WyattSheepMask Posted March 19, 2019 Posted March 19, 2019 Much like how Tommy Robinson follows even the faintest whiff of racism around, stick Mötley Crüe on something and this pillock won’t be far behind
zep81 Posted March 19, 2019 Posted March 19, 2019 I can't stand Ziggler and it annoys me how much his facial appearance reminds me of one of my favourite actors, Kurt Russell. ?
Sheffbag Posted March 19, 2019 Posted March 19, 2019 On 3/18/2019 at 7:07 AM, WyattSheepMask said: Touch of Ian Huntley on the left there i thought it was a young DDP
Paid Members chokeout Posted March 21, 2019 Paid Members Posted March 21, 2019 On 3/19/2019 at 12:32 PM, zep81 said: I can't stand Ziggler and it annoys me how much his facial appearance reminds me of one of my favourite actors, Kurt Russell. ? ☹️
Cannibal Man Posted March 21, 2019 Posted March 21, 2019 On 3/17/2019 at 11:24 PM, Onyx2 said: Guess who these two are. Go on. Honestly thought for a minute this was a recent photo of the Kersal Massive and that they'd completed training for some sort of upcoming match with the hopes of a viral moment
Paid Members Onyx2 Posted March 21, 2019 Paid Members Posted March 21, 2019 A wonderful gallery of current wrestlers when they were absolute dork fans. https://www.wwe.com/gallery/wwe-superstars-when-they-were-fans-photos Johnny Gargano auditioning for the Blue Oyster club is a highlight.
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