WWE Brighton Live - 10 Interesting Observations
WWE's European tour rolled into the south coast of England last night!
Last night (November 11th), the WWE tour rolled into the Brighton Centre on the citys seafront for its return visit. Last years visit, also on November 11th, was the first time that the worlds biggest wrestling promotion had stopped at my hometown of Brighton for 21 years, and so this was, to quote many a musician, the tricky second album. Did they do a good enough job to get people to come back? Would the falling television ratings and poorly received product have an impact on numbers? In a word, no. Last year, the show sold out well in advance, however, last night, tickets were still available on the night. Having said that, I could not see a single empty seat, and the Brighton Centre was once again packed with 5000 WWE fans (sorry, the WWE Universe..how I hate that phrase). Brighton has never been a city that many wrestling companies have visited in the modern era, simply because its a place where there is always so much to do and so many options for people wanting a night out, that wrestling always has plenty of competition. British independent wrestling tends to do well in smaller, sleepier places. However, the corporate machine of the WWE, with their worldwide reach, meant that it can easily slay its competition for the night and pack out the venue.