AEW London 2023

[TildeGuy~!]

My favourite one was Money in the bank sold 30,000 tickets within in the first couple of minutes even though the 02 only holds around 20,000.

[Keith Houchen]

But, again, that doesn’t constitute the media wanting it to not sell out. One person got numbers wrong and didn’t correct it, it’s not some coke fuelled paranoia that it means the media want it to not sell out. Most of the media couldn’t give a fuck about wrestling. 
 

It’s as you say, tribalistic bollocks, not Rupert Murdoch et al trying to stop bums getting on seats. I just found it a very odd thing to say. 
 

EDIT @TildeGuy~! “Well it did that night”

Edited May 6, 2023 by Keith Houchen

[westlondonmist]

25 minutes ago, TildeGuy~! said:

My favourite one was Money in the bank sold 30,000 tickets within in the first couple of minutes even though the 02 only holds around 20,000.

That could come from the duo tickets as you essentially had to buy tickets for Smack down. 

[Hannibal Scorch]

2 hours ago, westlondonmist said:

That could come from the duo tickets as you essentially had to buy tickets for Smack down. 

It’s why Wrestlemania was attended by 160k odd fans this year even though a lot of people would have had tickets for both nights.

[The Gaffer]

It's impressive, but it's not exactly 29,000 people in the garden. 

[Tsurutagun]

4 hours ago, Keith Houchen said:

One person got numbers wrong and didn’t correct it, it’s not some coke fuelled paranoia that it means the media want it to not sell out. Most of the media couldn’t give a fuck about wrestling.

Which makes the Coppinger tweet what it was. This wasn't WWEGareth or some guy trying to get click bait money. It was the ESPN boxing writer who wrote it. I don't believe in coincidences and a CAA guy writing a blatant lie was not a coincidence. 

It's deffo not coke paranoia because it's been two months since I've done that lol

Edited May 6, 2023 by Tsurutagun

[Keith Houchen]

10 minutes ago, Tsurutagun said:

Which makes the Coppinger tweet what it was. This wasn't WWEGareth or some guy trying to get click bait money. It was the ESPN boxing writer who wrote it. I don't believe in coincidences and a CAA guy writing a blatant lie was not a coincidence. 

So that makes “The media” complicit in not wanting the show to sell out? If you’re going down that route then Meltzer is their number one cheerleader therefore “The media” want the show to sell out. 
 

Do you see what I’m getting at? One persons opinion or bias doesn’t constitute the media subscribing to that opinion or bias. Coppinger may not want the show to sell out for whatever reason, but that’s him. I think Bret Hart is a boring moaning arsehole but that doesn’t mean the UKFF thinks that. 

[The King Of Swing]

10 hours ago, Keith Houchen said:

I think Bret Hart is a boring moaning arsehole but that doesn’t mean the UKFF thinks that. 

[Marshmallo]

13 hours ago, Gay as FOOK said:

It's impressive, but it's not exactly 29,000 people in the garden. 

Does The Garden even hold 29,000?

[iPumaPants]

9 minutes ago, Marshmallo said:

Does The Garden even hold 29,000?

According to Wikipedia, 18,500 for wrestling 

[Keith Houchen]

According to Nashapedia it did that night. 

[Alex Wright Mark]

10 minutes ago, Marshmallo said:

Does The Garden even hold 29,000?

It did the night Diesel beat Bob Backlund for the WWF title

[Infinity Land]

Kids on shoulders, babies in arms. Everyone wanted to be there to support Big Sexy to his first title win. The real People's champion.

 

[TobyK]

Is it safe to assume that Lucha Bros won’t be able to make it over? I imagined it was gonna be unlikely and they’re not on the poster 

[westlondonmist]

45 minutes ago, TobyK said:

Is it safe to assume that Lucha Bros won’t be able to make it over? I imagined it was gonna be unlikely and they’re not on the poster 

Is there a reason they couldn't?