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Post by BØRNS on Jan 21, 2014 23:58:16 GMT -5
Last year I got Daniel Bryan, Mark Henry, Jack Swagger, XPac from the General guests after I did my VIPs over a couple of sessions. During a session you could get 2 VIPs and 2-3 other guests. Would be pushing it to get through more in the time allocated. Hoping they announce the VIP list soon and also the pre-sale info. I got 10 autographs during one session with a GA ticket before.
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Post by BØRNS on Jan 22, 2014 2:13:35 GMT -5
Thanks for posting this! If it's possible, I think the MODs should sticky this. There were so many Axxess threads last year. Seems like a big change to add that many more VIPs. But no doubt they'll sell out. I was intrigued a few months back when I heard about the book, & I figured I'd pick it up eventually. So if the stars align for me & I buy a PVIP, I'll have the book then. 24 names is a lot. I'm just trying to picture who could go where. *Just guessing* PVIP: Cena, Undertaker, Triple H, Daniel Bryan, CM Punk, Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, Big Show, Rey Mysterio, The Shield, Batista.....Warrior or Lesnar? VIP: ADR, The Brotherhood, The Wyatt Family, AJ, Ziggler, Kane, Henry, Miz, Kofi, Sheamus, Ryback.....Booker T? I think you are over valuing The Shield. Lesnar is NOT going to do this. Warrior is possible. But I think Hogan is more likely. This is how I see it...but its nothing but a guess. PVIP: Cena, UT, HHH, Daniel Bryan, Punk, HBK, Orton, Batista, Hogan, Bret Hart, Big Show And Mysterio. VIP: ADR, Brotherhood, Wyatts, The Shield, AJ, Ziggler, Kane, Henry, Usos, Sheamus, Big E, Booker T EDIT: I'm amending my VIP....remove Usos and add RVD. And how do you know this? If he's wrestling at Mania, I'd think WWE will pay one of their big draws to sign a few autographs for people paying $200 ticket. It won't break his fingers.
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Post by BIG SUPERSTAR on Jan 22, 2014 3:09:49 GMT -5
Yes thank you for posting this. News like this is why I come to this forum and figures and 2k14 and stuff like that much appreciated.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Jan 22, 2014 19:11:14 GMT -5
GA does NOT guarantee you autographs. WWE makes that very clear that this is not an autograph session, but that autographs are available. Yes, the lineup that will be available for GA is in fact gonna be MUCH MORE limited than it was last year. I think its poor on WWE's part to keep giving us something worse, but charge us more. But they do this week in and week out on television. Doing this for Axxess is pretty much expected. There will probably come a time that the GA tickets get you NO autographs. Every year Axxess goes up in price. I've been to Axxess before, and probably got 10 autographs with a GA ticket (WrestleMania 26). Yes, I see WWE raising prices each year this thing rolls around and I'm going to WrestleMania again this year. I understand why they are doing this for obvious reason, but I think it's 5hitty that they treat their well-paying families like second class citizens at $45 a head. The autographs/meet and greet is really what makes fan axxess special. I think WWE is getting greedy with these increasing price levels and it's a big turn off for people knowing that pretty much every wrestler you see on TV will be only available at more than twice the price of an already pretty expensive ticket. I can *understand* the concept of one or two VIP names at an elevated price, but shifting 90% of the active weekly roster to this position and expecting people paying $100+ dollars per ticket is unreasonable. Families spend a lot of money already on WrestleMania and WWE makes nothing but money on these things. Perhaps we should wait for more details. Completely understand and can see a lot of your points. But WWE is a business and lets face it, they dont care about families. Every year Axxess goes up and it will continue to do so, even in a poor economy. When you say you got 10 autos in 1 session, are you talking about 1 VIP session or 1 day session? It would be almost impossible, even if you got through ever single line and the VIP to get 10 autos. There are 4 auto booths, like 2 legends line and 1 VIP. They dont usually have more than 1 duo at an auto booth. I think you are over valuing The Shield. Lesnar is NOT going to do this. Warrior is possible. But I think Hogan is more likely. This is how I see it...but its nothing but a guess. PVIP: Cena, UT, HHH, Daniel Bryan, Punk, HBK, Orton, Batista, Hogan, Bret Hart, Big Show And Mysterio. VIP: ADR, Brotherhood, Wyatts, The Shield, AJ, Ziggler, Kane, Henry, Usos, Sheamus, Big E, Booker T EDIT: I'm amending my VIP....remove Usos and add RVD. And how do you know this? If he's wrestling at Mania, I'd think WWE will pay one of their big draws to sign a few autographs for people paying $200 ticket. It won't break his fingers. I know this because Lesnar contract only calls for a small window of dates. Lesnar is anti social and hates doing these signings. He didnt do them for UFC and wont do them for WWE either. WWE doesnt have to pay Lesnar for Axxess. Axxess VIP tickets are going to sell out with or without Lesnar. This would cost WWE more money than a name like Flair or Bret Hart, etc. They can simply have one of them there and sell exactly the same number of tickets....ALL. You, yourself, called WWE greedy. Why would WWE go out of the way to make fans happy and get Lesnar on this?
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Post by BØRNS on Jan 23, 2014 3:55:29 GMT -5
I've been to Axxess before, and probably got 10 autographs with a GA ticket (WrestleMania 26). Yes, I see WWE raising prices each year this thing rolls around and I'm going to WrestleMania again this year. I understand why they are doing this for obvious reason, but I think it's 5hitty that they treat their well-paying families like second class citizens at $45 a head. The autographs/meet and greet is really what makes fan axxess special. I think WWE is getting greedy with these increasing price levels and it's a big turn off for people knowing that pretty much every wrestler you see on TV will be only available at more than twice the price of an already pretty expensive ticket. I can *understand* the concept of one or two VIP names at an elevated price, but shifting 90% of the active weekly roster to this position and expecting people paying $100+ dollars per ticket is unreasonable. Families spend a lot of money already on WrestleMania and WWE makes nothing but money on these things. Perhaps we should wait for more details. Completely understand and can see a lot of your points. But WWE is a business and lets face it, they dont care about families. Every year Axxess goes up and it will continue to do so, even in a poor economy. When you say you got 10 autos in 1 session, are you talking about 1 VIP session or 1 day session? It would be almost impossible, even if you got through ever single line and the VIP to get 10 autos. There are 4 auto booths, like 2 legends line and 1 VIP. They dont usually have more than 1 duo at an auto booth. And how do you know this? If he's wrestling at Mania, I'd think WWE will pay one of their big draws to sign a few autographs for people paying $200 ticket. It won't break his fingers. I know this because Lesnar contract only calls for a small window of dates. Lesnar is anti social and hates doing these signings. He didnt do them for UFC and wont do them for WWE either. WWE doesnt have to pay Lesnar for Axxess. Axxess VIP tickets are going to sell out with or without Lesnar. This would cost WWE more money than a name like Flair or Bret Hart, etc. They can simply have one of them there and sell exactly the same number of tickets....ALL. You, yourself, called WWE greedy. Why would WWE go out of the way to make fans happy and get Lesnar on this? 1. I got 10 autographs in one session with a GA ticket, one block of time- I only paid for one ticket. I got autographs from 1) Daniel Brian 2) Ryback 2) Darren Young 3) Heath Slater 4) Justin Gabriel 5) Michael Tarver 6) Wade Barrett 7) Mark Henry 8) David Otunga 9) Hornswoggle 10) Mark Henry. Also got a meet and greet with Mickie James and Tiffany. Trent Barretta and Caylin Croft were signing autographs, too but we didn't get to them and went for the aforementioned first. Kane was there too, but only did a Q&A. I also remember Jimmy Wang Yang def. Zack Ryder. 2. WWE wouldn't go out of their way to make the fans happy. They'd go out of their way to sell more of those high priced VIP tickets. If Brock Lesnar did one of these, WWE could sell more tickets, have a bigger draw, and make more money. If WWE wants to get technical, I'm sure they could easily put him in one of the Sunday spots before WM since it's one of his "on" days. He won't be wrestling until 9PM o'clock anyway.
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Post by Nick on Jan 23, 2014 4:44:23 GMT -5
Is there an exact date when they'll announce who's vip and what day and time they will be signing? A VIP or Premium VIP get's you access to everything?
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Post by Flair Forever on Jan 23, 2014 5:04:11 GMT -5
Having the VIP ticket can actually slow you down from getting other autographs.... Last year, we had Shawn Michaels VIP's.... and while it was well worth it, once we got through the VIP section, we had missed most of the first "segment" of autograph signings..... well, it also took us a little while to figure out the "lay of the land"..... we probably could have attacked the autograph booths a little smarter and gotten more; That being said, with the VIP ticket, this was all I was able to get in the entire block/segment; 1. Shawn Michaels (VIP) probably waited about 35-40 minutes for the autograph.... then did the "backstage tour" which was probably about 30-40 minutes, but well worth it.... 2. Antonio Cesaro (waited about 30 minutes) 3. Larry Zbysko (maybe 15-20 minute wait) 4. Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase & Ted Jr. (both together, about 35 minute wait). I guess if you really rushed through, knew what you were doing, and had a few strokes of good luck (and just focused on autographs) you might be able to get 10 in one session..... I got 5, and I probably could have gotten 2-3 more if I'd tried a little harder (and not wasted so much time walking around the booths, etc). Here's my official report from last year, if anyone's interested.... forum.wrestlingfigs.com/thread/276286/vip-axxess-report-photos
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Jan 23, 2014 16:23:48 GMT -5
Completely understand and can see a lot of your points. But WWE is a business and lets face it, they dont care about families. Every year Axxess goes up and it will continue to do so, even in a poor economy. When you say you got 10 autos in 1 session, are you talking about 1 VIP session or 1 day session? It would be almost impossible, even if you got through ever single line and the VIP to get 10 autos. There are 4 auto booths, like 2 legends line and 1 VIP. They dont usually have more than 1 duo at an auto booth. I know this because Lesnar contract only calls for a small window of dates. Lesnar is anti social and hates doing these signings. He didnt do them for UFC and wont do them for WWE either. WWE doesnt have to pay Lesnar for Axxess. Axxess VIP tickets are going to sell out with or without Lesnar. This would cost WWE more money than a name like Flair or Bret Hart, etc. They can simply have one of them there and sell exactly the same number of tickets....ALL. You, yourself, called WWE greedy. Why would WWE go out of the way to make fans happy and get Lesnar on this? 1. I got 10 autographs in one session with a GA ticket, one block of time- I only paid for one ticket. I got autographs from 1) Daniel Brian 2) Ryback 2) Darren Young 3) Heath Slater 4) Justin Gabriel 5) Michael Tarver 6) Wade Barrett 7) Mark Henry 8) David Otunga 9) Hornswoggle 10) Mark Henry. Also got a meet and greet with Mickie James and Tiffany. Trent Barretta and Caylin Croft were signing autographs, too but we didn't get to them and went for the aforementioned first. Kane was there too, but only did a Q&A. I also remember Jimmy Wang Yang def. Zack Ryder. 2. WWE wouldn't go out of their way to make the fans happy. They'd go out of their way to sell more of those high priced VIP tickets. If Brock Lesnar did one of these, WWE could sell more tickets, have a bigger draw, and make more money. If WWE wants to get technical, I'm sure they could easily put him in one of the Sunday spots before WM since it's one of his "on" days. He won't be wrestling until 9PM o'clock anyway. No, WWE could not sell more tickets and have a bigger draw. There are only a certain number of tickets available for a VIP session. Lets say that amount is 200. Whether its Lesnar or its The Miz....200 tickets are going to sell and they are gonna sell VERY quickly. If WWE sells VIP tix for $175....$35,000 is what they taken in for Miz or for Lesnar. Its the exact same amount. If it was a case of certain PVIPS or VIPS were not going to sell out...you would be correct. But its not. They will ALL sell out. In addition, big stars do not do Axxess on Sunday b/c 90% of those stars are working the WM card. There are some rare exceptions like Sheamus did a VIP on a Sunday session. While Lesnar may not go on till 9pm, he is required to be at the arena LONG before that. They have call times like actors in a play. I think Mania's call time is Noon. They have to be there hours upon hours early for production meetings, cue times, sit down with their opponents, check out the arena, staging, etc. LOTS to do. Isnt as simple as show up and wrestle. Is there an exact date when they'll announce who's vip and what day and time they will be signing? A VIP or Premium VIP get's you access to everything? No. As soon as I get word from a reliable source, I will post it here or if someone sees something go on wwe.com or their twitter or whatever before I get it up, feel free to post. Having the VIP ticket can actually slow you down from getting other autographs.... Last year, we had Shawn Michaels VIP's.... and while it was well worth it, once we got through the VIP section, we had missed most of the first "segment" of autograph signings..... well, it also took us a little while to figure out the "lay of the land"..... we probably could have attacked the autograph booths a little smarter and gotten more; That being said, with the VIP ticket, this was all I was able to get in the entire block/segment; 1. Shawn Michaels (VIP) probably waited about 35-40 minutes for the autograph.... then did the "backstage tour" which was probably about 30-40 minutes, but well worth it.... 2. Antonio Cesaro (waited about 30 minutes) 3. Larry Zbysko (maybe 15-20 minute wait) 4. Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase & Ted Jr. (both together, about 35 minute wait). I guess if you really rushed through, knew what you were doing, and had a few strokes of good luck (and just focused on autographs) you might be able to get 10 in one session..... I got 5, and I probably could have gotten 2-3 more if I'd tried a little harder (and not wasted so much time walking around the booths, etc). Here's my official report from last year, if anyone's interested.... forum.wrestlingfigs.com/thread/276286/vip-axxess-report-photosThats normal man. This is what most people go through at Axxess. Its tough to get other autos if you have a VIP ticket. There are some ways and some tricks. Having help from friends that are place holders in lines is always a biggie. But what you are saying is dead on accurate for the normal axxess experience. Even without a VIP....10 is fairly impossible unless you are talking about the entire day's sessions vs. a VIP session.
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Post by Flair Forever on Jan 23, 2014 17:01:08 GMT -5
In addition, big stars do not do Axxess on Sunday b/c 90% of those stars are working the WM card. There are some rare exceptions like Sheamus did a VIP on a Sunday session. While Lesnar may not go on till 9pm, he is required to be at the arena LONG before that. They have call times like actors in a play. I think Mania's call time is Noon. They have to be there hours upon hours early for production meetings, cue times, sit down with their opponents, check out the arena, staging, etc. LOTS to do. Isnt as simple as show up and wrestle. Well, except John Cena - apparently he just needs to run up to the arena on foot about five minutes before 11..... I had a GREAT time with my VIP ticket at 'Mania AXXESS last year - wouldn't trade the experience for anything. I actually think the highlight (for me) was getting to walk down the RAW stage/ramp! It was an incredible feeling.... I hope the people going this year get to experience that...
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Jan 23, 2014 17:09:05 GMT -5
In addition, big stars do not do Axxess on Sunday b/c 90% of those stars are working the WM card. There are some rare exceptions like Sheamus did a VIP on a Sunday session. While Lesnar may not go on till 9pm, he is required to be at the arena LONG before that. They have call times like actors in a play. I think Mania's call time is Noon. They have to be there hours upon hours early for production meetings, cue times, sit down with their opponents, check out the arena, staging, etc. LOTS to do. Isnt as simple as show up and wrestle. Well, except John Cena - apparently he just needs to run up to the arena on foot about five minutes before 11..... I had a GREAT time with my VIP ticket at 'Mania AXXESS last year - wouldn't trade the experience for anything. I actually think the highlight (for me) was getting to walk down the RAW stage/ramp! It was an incredible feeling.... I hope the people going this year get to experience that... I bet man. Its one thing I regret not being able to do. But cleaning up on UT autos was worth it to me over walking down the ramp. I did the little mini ramp at Axxess the year before and WWE taped it for me.
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Post by BØRNS on Jan 24, 2014 0:57:30 GMT -5
Well, except John Cena - apparently he just needs to run up to the arena on foot about five minutes before 11..... I had a GREAT time with my VIP ticket at 'Mania AXXESS last year - wouldn't trade the experience for anything. I actually think the highlight (for me) was getting to walk down the RAW stage/ramp! It was an incredible feeling.... I hope the people going this year get to experience that... I bet man. Its one thing I regret not being able to do. But cleaning up on UT autos was worth it to me over walking down the ramp. I did the little mini ramp at Axxess the year before and WWE taped it for me. What do you mean "cleaning up on Undertaker autographs"? How many are you allowed? Also, why is it hard to believe I got 10 autographs in one session because you said it is fairly impossible? We got to do pretty much everything that we could, like Undertaker's caskets, WWE championships, see a match and get in the ring, listen to Kane question and answers, also got some free stuff too.
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Post by HHH316 on Jan 24, 2014 0:58:28 GMT -5
I think the most autographs I got in 1 session was 8, & I did that twice. But that included multiple tables with multiple meets (Ricardo/ADR, Vickie/Swagger, Usos/Rikishi in a session. Primo/Epico, Jerry Brisco/Superfly, Duggan/Rocky Sr. In another. Those sessions, I literally did nothing but stand in autograph lines.
On a side note, this popped into my head the other day. Since Bruno is back in the good graces of the WWE, I wouldn't be opposed to see him do a VIP session. WM brings in a lot of long time fans. I bet he'd have no problem selling out. I'm just not sure he travels around much anymore.
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Post by Matt on Jan 25, 2014 11:28:09 GMT -5
When will they announce the VIPs and PVIPs?
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Post by Nick on Jan 25, 2014 15:17:18 GMT -5
I hope they have the Raw stage set-up where you can take a picture on the stage. I know they did last year because Axxess was inside an arena but I don't know how big the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is inside.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Jan 27, 2014 13:16:33 GMT -5
When will they announce the VIPs and PVIPs? RIGHT NOW!!!! Thursday, April 3 6 p.m. – Randy Orton 8 p.m. – Bret Hart Saturday, April 5 Session 1: 10 a.m. – Daniel Bryan Session 2: 1 p.m. – Big Show Session 3: 6 p.m. – CM Punk 8 p.m. – Sheamus Sunday, April 6 8 a.m. – Bruno Sammartino 10 a.m. – Rey Mysterio 12 p.m. – Shawn Michaels PREMIUM VIP SIGNING SCHEDULES Friday, April 4 6 p.m. – John Cena 8 p.m. – Batista Saturday, April 5 3 p.m. – The Undertaker
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Post by El Armbar on Jan 27, 2014 13:42:23 GMT -5
I think I would be interested in meeting Bryan, Punk or Bret Hart. I don't know about $175 for Undertaker. But the man is a legend!
I wish they would release the other Superstar scheduled to appear (signings, photos ops). Ideally they would announce the names before I need to select the Axxess GA times in my travel package.
Now I have to coordinate these times with my non-wrestling activities in New Orleans.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Jan 27, 2014 13:44:35 GMT -5
I think I would be interested in meeting Bryan, Punk or Bret Hart. I don't know about $175 for Undertaker. But the man is a legend! I wish they would release the other Superstar scheduled to appear (signings, photos ops). Ideally they would announce the names before I need to select the Axxess GA times in my travel package. Now I have to coordinate these times with my non-wrestling activities in New Orleans. They wont. GA names arent announced till like a week or 2 before Mania itself. I am also hearing that travel package folks are choosing from VIPs ONLY and that PVIP will all be available to general public. Waiting for confirmation on this.
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Post by El Armbar on Jan 27, 2014 13:55:16 GMT -5
I think I would be interested in meeting Bryan, Punk or Bret Hart. I don't know about $175 for Undertaker. But the man is a legend! I wish they would release the other Superstar scheduled to appear (signings, photos ops). Ideally they would announce the names before I need to select the Axxess GA times in my travel package. Now I have to coordinate these times with my non-wrestling activities in New Orleans. They wont. GA names arent announced till like a week or 2 before Mania itself. I am also hearing that travel package folks are choosing from VIPs ONLY and that PVIP will all be available to general public. Waiting for confirmation on this. I expected as much. My travel package just includes the 2 GA sessions; so I'll probably try to add one of the VIP's.
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Post by Nick on Jan 27, 2014 14:15:21 GMT -5
When will they announce the VIPs and PVIPs? RIGHT NOW!!!! Thursday, April 3 6 p.m. – Randy Orton 8 p.m. – Bret Hart Saturday, April 5 Session 1: 10 a.m. – Daniel Bryan Session 2: 1 p.m. – Big Show Session 3: 6 p.m. – CM Punk 8 p.m. – Sheamus Sunday, April 6 8 a.m. – Bruno Sammartino 10 a.m. – Rey Mysterio 12 p.m. – Shawn Michaels PREMIUM VIP SIGNING SCHEDULES Friday, April 4 6 p.m. – John Cena 8 p.m. – Batista Saturday, April 5 3 p.m. – The Undertaker OMG! I pray I'm able to get The Undertaker Premium VIP package! For those who've done vip I have a question. Can you get a belt signed by the wrestler? I want to get my World Heavyweight Belt signed by the Undertaker.
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Post by Matt on Jan 27, 2014 14:52:32 GMT -5
When will they announce the VIPs and PVIPs? RIGHT NOW!!!! Thursday, April 3 6 p.m. – Randy Orton 8 p.m. – Bret Hart Saturday, April 5 Session 1: 10 a.m. – Daniel Bryan Session 2: 1 p.m. – Big Show Session 3: 6 p.m. – CM Punk 8 p.m. – Sheamus Sunday, April 6 8 a.m. – Bruno Sammartino 10 a.m. – Rey Mysterio 12 p.m. – Shawn Michaels PREMIUM VIP SIGNING SCHEDULES Friday, April 4 6 p.m. – John Cena 8 p.m. – Batista Saturday, April 5 3 p.m. – The Undertaker Wow. Awesome thanks! Pretty surprised there's no HHH
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