Posted on 9/26/125 by Colin Vassallo
WrestleMania 42 ticket sales have been a big disappointment
so far, with thousands of tickets remaining unsold four days
in.
The rush to purchase tickets for the biggest wrestling show
of the year was not there this year, as evident by the quick
entry into Ticketmaster.com during the pre-sale.
Ticket sales were not helped by the expensive ticket prices
in most sections, with the cheapest ticket available as of
now being at $661.80 plus fees for the two nights at the
very top of the stadium. Dynamic pricing has not even kicked
in for this event.
Some ringside seats were even placed back on sale and that
requires a $32,083 payment. Tickets a few rows further back
are going for $11,563.
A lot of sections at Allegiant Stadium remain closed off and
won’t be open until WWE can move more tickets.
Holding WrestleMania again in Las Vegas following
WrestleMania 41 was a big gamble, pun intended, as unlike
other cities, the majority of fans have to fly in to Las
Vegas as the city is not synonymous with being one of those
popular wrestling cities. Thanks to high prices at
restaurants, hotels, and everything in between, Las Vegas is
experiencing a slump in tourism and considering how
expensive everything was this year, from just buying a
bottle of water to a simple meal, fans have seemingly put on
the breaks when it comes to visiting Sin City for
WrestleMania.
The show was originally set to take place in New Orleans,
Louisiana but WWE set a dangerous precedent by pulling the
show from NOLA after it was announced and handed it to Vegas
again.
This was a TKO move that might ultimately backfire, although
the show is still seven months away and the build for it is
not even close to a start. But compared to previous years at
this stage, 42 is still lagging behind previous events