The Thread Killer Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 So they just announced All Out is going to be in Toronto in September at the Scotiabank Arena. You can seat around 18,000 people in that arena for Pro Wrestling but it depends how they configure the place, of course. They have only sold about 15,000 tickets for All In Texas, and that’s a stadium show, so I assume they will be draping off part of the arena for All Out. I guess that All Out being in September means Tony Khan figured out that doing All In and All Out on consecutive weekends isn’t going to work, especially if you don’t offer some sort of discount for people who purchase both shows. I have a buddy who really wants to go, but I don’t live in Toronto anymore, I’m a few hours outside the city now, plus there’s no way I will be able to afford a ticket anyways. Last time they ran Toronto, the tickets were $1,200. They finally came down a few days before the show because they didn’t sell out, but I honestly can’t be bothered. I think my days of going to Live Pro Wrestling shows are over, for a variety of reasons. EDIT: Oh shit…I just saw somebody mention online that the fact that they are doing the show in Toronto could indicate that this is where they are planning on having the big Cope & Christian vs. FTR match finally. That makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 4 minutes ago, The Thread Killer said: Last time they ran Toronto, the tickets were $1,200. Seriously, what the fuck ? I checked the Forbidden Door tickets. Again. I *could* go. But I'm not sure I wanna spend hundreds of euros for a wrestling shows, no matter how great it might be, not even counting the transport and hotel and food and shit in London. I wouldn't mind take some walks in London again, last time I was there was.... eons ago. But fuuuuck this is so ridiculously expensive. I'm guessing in Toronto they will go full Cope/Christian doing something important, like the tag-team championship against FTR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thread Killer Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 The tickets for All Out in Toronto are now on sale. They are opening around 8,000 seats for this show. From the seating map, it looks like they are going to block off about 1/3 of the arena with the stage. They have already sold 5,600 seats with about 2,400 still available. The cheapest seats are going for $52.00 so obviously Tony Khan learned his lesson last time around. (Which I would hope he would have considering that last AEW Canadian tour was a total disaster as far as ticket sales. There was that Collision taping in Hamilton where they sold less than 1000 seats in Copps Colliseum.) I am guessing that if (as speculated) this is the show where Copeland and Christian reunite, they will have no issue selling the rest of those tickets, provided they announce the card well enough in advance and do some local publicity (which is never a guarantee with AEW) because those two guys are so well known here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thread Killer Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 They are now up to over 16,000 tickets sold for All In: Texas. I guess that’s a decent number for them, but I kind of hope they get up to at least 20,000 by July. Even though that’s a respectable amount of tickets sold, this is pretty much their tentpole event this year, and in a big stadium, even that many people might look a little bit sparse, depending on how they have a place configured. I remember those stadium shows that World Class and the AWA used to run, especially the ones in baseball stadiums, and they always looked kind of sad to me. Not to mention you have to worry about the acoustics with an outdoor show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 The fact Beast Mortos is actually a lawyer now and he and Mercedes Moné are dating is funny as hell. That picture. Pro-wrestling only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thread Killer Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 So apparently the Observer has released ticket sales updates on some upcoming AEW shows. Looking at the figures, it’s really sad at how badly AEW has pretty much killed the Chicago market. This is the place that was essentially the launching pad for their entire promotion, and they could always count on a sold out house packed with rabid fans. They have tickets on sale right now for an episode of Dynamite that is happening in Chicago in less than a month, and as of right now they have sold 971 tickets. They are taping Collision in Chicago the next night, and they have sold a grand total of 755 tickets for that event. I’m sure they are running the event in some sort of smaller venue than they used to. I’m sure they will move more tickets closer to the date of the show, and I’m sure they will paper the crowd with giveaways and free promo tickets if it comes to that, but when you consider how hot Chicago used to be for AEW, it’s pretty crazy when you look at how far they have fallen. I don’t know if it’s because of the whole CM Punk fiasco, or just because they oversaturated that market and kept going back to the well way too many times, but it’s really sad to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTLL Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 On 6/6/2025 at 12:36 PM, The Thread Killer said: I remember those stadium shows that World Class and the AWA used to run, especially the ones in baseball stadiums, and they always looked kind of sad to me. Not to mention you have to worry about the acoustics with an outdoor show. Globe Life Field is a baseball stadium, but one with a retractable roof that won't be open in mid-July. They actually advertise (a lot) that it's 72F at all times. And it had major design considerations for non-baseball events. The configuration on TicketMaster right now is a large floor setup with the ring around second base/shallow center, the stage in right field, and then the seating decks are open between ~first and third base. Add in a few lighting tricks, and it should look like any other show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Schneider Posted July 5 Report Share Posted July 5 My new book AEW: Way of the Blade is now live on Amazon Match write ups, art, and interviews with Moxley, Danielson, Kingston, MJF, Darby, Britt Baker and more https://www.amazon.com/Way-Blade-AEW-Phil-Schneider/dp/1734945982?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.f8euaq9N2yRz__rZFsEwuixGHJfd89YZ_yeL-sUh9Mo.Gg0qJ7rAvw0kBQ4BW3Hdd5DyxXCPCXCuoL5alKJT_hk&qid=1751723069&sr=8-1&linkCode=sl1&tag=hybridshoot-20&linkId=e704673dddacd9a6de0f88ca734b34c7&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Brown Koko Posted July 5 Report Share Posted July 5 Awesome! I will definitely be getting this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmare007 Posted July 6 Report Share Posted July 6 13 hours ago, Phil Schneider said: My new book AEW: Way of the Blade is now live on Amazon Match write ups, art, and interviews with Moxley, Danielson, Kingston, MJF, Darby, Britt Baker and more https://www.amazon.com/Way-Blade-AEW-Phil-Schneider/dp/1734945982?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.f8euaq9N2yRz__rZFsEwuixGHJfd89YZ_yeL-sUh9Mo.Gg0qJ7rAvw0kBQ4BW3Hdd5DyxXCPCXCuoL5alKJT_hk&qid=1751723069&sr=8-1&linkCode=sl1&tag=hybridshoot-20&linkId=e704673dddacd9a6de0f88ca734b34c7&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl Got this one of Friday. Dope fucking read Phil, I had to keep some matches in the backburner to not read it all in one sit. The interviews you got from Danielson, Mox, MJF, Barreta and TK made it pretty special, as you never heard them talk about these matches anywhere in this kind of level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Schneider Posted July 6 Report Share Posted July 6 Thanks! I have really been branching out to doing more interviews in the last couple of years especially for The Ringer and Yahoo and I am really happy with how the interviews for this book turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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