Moderators PowerButchi Posted October 7, 2014 Moderators Share Posted October 7, 2014 I'd assume they'd just use one of the function rooms/bar things. I'll ask about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dart Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 All Star do get pretty big crowds at Butlins, but no bigger than a lot of their regular shows. Â Am I right in thinking All Star did two shows in Liverpool or Birkenhead on the same day around 10 years ago and both got 2,000. That's pretty impressive if true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rohpete Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 If this article is about the Manchester Micky Francis show then he was using tributes according to this he was doing a Tazz knockoff  http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/return-of-the-guvnor--this-time-1183968 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Jones Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I know Butlins Minehead has a 5,000 seat venue, but I'm not sure if All Star uses that when it runs at the camp.Ref: Butlins Minehead.  I've been taking my kids to Butlins Minehead for the last five years or so an always go to the wrestling.  Up until this year, they've always held it in Reds (capacity 1500) but this year they ran the Wednesday show (they have two a week, Wednesday and Sunday) in Centre Stage (capacity 2800). Both shows were about 80% full.  Butlins also have the Skyline Pavilion (5648 capacity) which WWE run. I've seen pictures of All Star in the Skyline but the 5648 number is for when the Pavilion is fully converted to an indoor arena which they only do for special weekend events such as WWE, darts and the adult weekends. During regular holiday time, the Pavilion is seen as the heart of the resort with a live stage but a lot of the sqaure footage is filled with arcade games, soft play and concessions, all of which is taken away for WWE etc.  Minehead capacity source: http://www.butlins.com/events/our-locations/minehead/venues/  Video: WWE Minehead setup  Video: All Star in Reds 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrestlingmad Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Mental to think that Butlins has a bigger capacity than the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. No wonder we don't get half the UK tours lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingofSports Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Crowd shots from "Fightmare" 2001, mentioned earlier in the thread. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bettencourt Posted October 8, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted October 8, 2014 RE: The ICW show coming up at the Barrowlands in Glasgow. The Barrowlands holds around 2100 for gigs. There's no chance they are getting anywhere near that number in when the ring is in the middle of the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members herbie747 Posted October 8, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted October 8, 2014 Crowd shots from "Fightmare" 2001, mentioned earlier in the thread. Â Â Â Is that 2000 people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgi86 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 RE: The ICW show coming up at the Barrowlands in Glasgow. The Barrowlands holds around 2100 for gigs. There's no chance they are getting anywhere near that number in when the ring is in the middle of the floor. They're not, indeed. Mark Dallas mentioned on Facebook the other day that their set-up is for 1,600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightmare Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Oh believe me that was a 2000 crowd with hundreds turned away fightmare 2001 we were overwhelmed at the turnout 1464 advance and we were just swamped on the night the queue seemed to go on forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted October 9, 2014 Awards Moderator Share Posted October 9, 2014 This might be an odd question Ricky, but how did you get so much interest in that show? Was it marketed for ages beforehand, did you have local TV coverage in the buildup, was it full of big matches - what was it that resulted in such big numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightmare Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 We played the British wrestling is alive and well card and that we had moved on from daddy and haystacks. We were on both main tv channels, breakfast tv, local paper weekly in a six month build up. We had an advert on norwich city scoreboard, a ten foot banner outside the venue, which happens to be next to the busiest Asda in norwich, put to that 50,000 leaflets delivered door to door we were never out of the public eye. The amazing thing was three year earlier I took over running Norwich from Allstar our first attendance was 80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightmare Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 We had 40 wrestlers, 38 british, 2 from USA PN News and Tiger Steele who were over for Allstar at the time. The match which drew the most interest was Zebra Kid v Jody Fleisch selling 270 tickets in one day after announcement, it was crazy. It was also a pilot for Sky sports but we lost it through the production company i hired being full of shite, so although it was a great night attendance wise, it ended up being a crap night in the grand scheme of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Mask V Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Would be great to see another Fightmare Ricky, ever considered it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Rob Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Fightmare 2 did happen (in Lowestoft, I believe) which drew around 700-800 I think and was a really good show. That was 2006 I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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