WWE Ticket Sales Update: "Scary Bad" In Some Cities, Lagging Behind AEW
The latest on WWE's ticket sales ahead of its first tour since the COVID-19 pandemic started.
Ticket sales for WWE's first proper tour coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic aren't going well in some markets.
Per Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE is currently lagging behind AEW as far as tickets sold per show goes. That some events on the upcoming WWE tour are house shows (while AEW's are only for television tapings) likely contributes to this.
AEW is currently outdrawing WWE in Charlotte, North Carolina and Miami, Florida, though neither company is performing to expectations in the latter city.
Some shows on WWE's tour have sold under 2,000 tickets thus far, with Meltzer describing the worst shows as "scary bad." While the company was averaging attendances of around 6,300 prior to the pandemic forcing wrestling into empty and sparsely-populated arenas, the tour's numbers currently sit at around half that. AEW, meanwhile, is selling similar volumes to what it was doing pre-pandemic.
On a more positive note, Money in the Bank 2021 looks set to sell out on 18 July, with only a few clusters of the more expensive seats still available. The 2 August episode of Raw in Chicago, Illinois has also shifted over 6,000 tickets.
WWE's upcoming ticketed tour starts with the Friday 16 July episode of SmackDown, taking in states like Wisconsin, Ohio, and Pennsylvania as well as those listed above.