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Post by DC:UK on Apr 6, 2017 16:03:02 GMT -5
It's not going to happen for WrestleMania. Way too big of a money grab for the American media. John Cena isn't going to go on The Tonight Show and tell Jimmy Fallon that viewers can catch WrestleMania at 2:00pm, with the Kickoff starting at noon. I don't know the numbers, but I imagine the viewership for those Pre-Season NFL games in London are small compared the those played in the states. The WWE want fans to watch their biggest show LIVE, not on Demand. That's what's so terrible. You continue stating that it's inconvenient for UK fans to stay up late and almost have a "it's time for US fans to be inconvenienced" mentality on the situation. Not gonna happen. Whilst I agree it would be a risk, the revenue they could make out of us in the U.K. would help immensely. With the focus shift to the Network, people 'buying' the show is no longer what they need, so people can still watch it any time at their own leisure. I honestly think they could charge £100 ($125) for the cheapest tickets at Wembley stadium right up in the rafters and they would still sell it out twice over. Also 2 minutes away from Wembley Stadium is the SSE arena where they held NXT Takeover London a few years back. Logistically it would be the best possible venue in the U.K. to do it all, and the money they could make on tickets and merch would be insane. I guess it's whether they feel that would outweigh pissing off its core audience due to a time difference.
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Post by The Brain on Apr 6, 2017 16:21:10 GMT -5
Mania in Chicago or how about Boston area at Gillette Stadium Foxworth where the Patriots play Philly and Boston are in the same boat. Both haven't had one in nearly 20 years and both IMO are long overdue to have another one.
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Post by ARUN on Apr 6, 2017 16:24:56 GMT -5
I personally would prefer them going back to start times of 1 or 2pm because going past midnight is a tad overbearing. That said, London should definitely get one. Like someone else mentioned, people watch NFL games at 1pm and pregame shows starting at like 9am, so giving London one and having U.S. fans inconvenienced one time is not that big a deal. I totally agree. They should start earlier. My son and I went to mania on Sunday and he's 6, so it was hard for him to be there that late. Plus it wasn't in the safest neighbourhood.
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Post by Mark Martin on Apr 6, 2017 16:25:35 GMT -5
US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, because I live near there.
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Post by tg11 on Apr 6, 2017 16:35:15 GMT -5
Chicago needs a Mania and why? Even though I am not from Chicago...I am from Toronto and next to us Chicago has the best fans in the world and not to mention whenever they have hosted a Mania they have always put on a good show
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Post by J12 on Apr 6, 2017 19:16:34 GMT -5
It's not going to happen for WrestleMania. Way too big of a money grab for the American media. John Cena isn't going to go on The Tonight Show and tell Jimmy Fallon that viewers can catch WrestleMania at 2:00pm, with the Kickoff starting at noon. I don't know the numbers, but I imagine the viewership for those Pre-Season NFL games in London are small compared the those played in the states. The WWE want fans to watch their biggest show LIVE, not on Demand. That's what's so terrible. You continue stating that it's inconvenient for UK fans to stay up late and almost have a "it's time for US fans to be inconvenienced" mentality on the situation. Not gonna happen. Whilst I agree it would be a risk, the revenue they could make out of us in the U.K. would help immensely. With the focus shift to the Network, people 'buying' the show is no longer what they need, so people can still watch it any time at their own leisure. I honestly think they could charge £100 ($125) for the cheapest tickets at Wembley stadium right up in the rafters and they would still sell it out twice over. Also 2 minutes away from Wembley Stadium is the SSE arena where they held NXT Takeover London a few years back. Logistically it would be the best possible venue in the U.K. to do it all, and the money they could make on tickets and merch would be insane. I guess it's whether they feel that would outweigh pissing off its core audience due to a time difference. It's not just the core audience they risk pissing off. It's about their public image. Wrestlemania is the one time of year the general public tend to take WWE seriously - and it's because they're undeniably doing something incredibly positive for the economy. The American economy, specifically. They have one of the biggest yearly domestic events and taking that outside of their country would be seen as a selfish thing to do. They also get a ton of media coverage from any and all American news and entertainment outlets. That all goes away, or decreases dramatically, the moment they bring their week long spectacle overseas. That's more important to them than any fan service or good will they earn by giving those fans a Wrestlemania. Fans overseas have shown a tremendous willingness to travel to the US for Wrestlemania as well, so there's really almost no upside to bringing Wrestlemania over there other than claiming they sold out Wembley, and that's simply not enough.
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Apr 6, 2017 19:53:00 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind a WM at Wembley but not sure how that would work. It wouldn't, so they won't do it. At least until they can't draw in stadiums in the US anymore for it. If that happens, they'd maybe start trying to milk the UK market to get a big venue filled. Even then, probably not Wembley. Early April in the UK in a stadium with a roof that doesn't close properly would be too big a weather risk. Millennium Stadium would be a safer bet.
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Post by kazoosandstreamers on Apr 6, 2017 20:08:27 GMT -5
Chicago. Cause I live here.
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Post by TheLastDude on Apr 6, 2017 20:22:37 GMT -5
It's going to bounce around between big/new stadiums like the Super Bowl.
It's become a multi-media event instead of just a big wrestling show, thus, the days of Hartford, Rosemont, Indianapolis, AC, and Philly are long gone...
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Post by A-Rob on Apr 6, 2017 20:28:04 GMT -5
35 or 36 will be in Atlanta, WWE won't pass up an opportunity to sell out a brand new stadium especially in a big city like Atlanta.
I would like for them to do Mania again at The Rogers Centre in Toronto or Ford Field in Detroit but I doubt it because they want warm climate locations.
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Post by The Brain on Apr 6, 2017 20:35:55 GMT -5
It's going to bounce around between big/new stadiums like the Super Bowl. It's become a multi-media event instead of just a big wrestling show, thus, the days of Hartford, Rosemont, Indianapolis, AC, and Philly are long gone... Sadly that seems to be the case. We would have had another one here in Philly for sure by now if we had a dome on the Linc. looks like our only chance now is if we get a new stadium with a dome but that's many years off.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2017 0:22:32 GMT -5
Detroit. Just cause i'd rather not wait another ten years for a WrestleMania. Plus its been forever since theyve been in the midwest.
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Post by Vamp55 on Apr 7, 2017 8:00:22 GMT -5
Come to Australia and you'll get 110,000 people I wish, but honestly - it would suck in Australia. Our crowds suck (partly because of the ushers - we have been told to sit down at a concert (Bruce Springsteen) and football (NRL State of Origin) by both ushers and other people)
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Post by T R W on Apr 7, 2017 8:12:59 GMT -5
Honestly, I would love it if Wrestlemania started earlier on Sunday so I would have no problem with a UK WM. In fact I highly support it. I think the atmosphere would be great.
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Post by AV1 on Apr 7, 2017 11:21:51 GMT -5
With a new stadium in Vegas, surely they will host one in a few years? I know it's too early for 35 but Wrestlemania in Vegas would be awesome.
I would obviously go to one in London but would much rather travel to the U.S for it.
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Post by Lego Customs! on Apr 7, 2017 11:36:32 GMT -5
I personally would prefer them going back to start times of 1 or 2pm because going past midnight is a tad overbearing. That said, London should definitely get one. Like someone else mentioned, people watch NFL games at 1pm and pregame shows starting at like 9am, so giving London one and having U.S. fans inconvenienced one time is not that big a deal. Not gonna happen. Not with a company based in the US and core audience is the US. I think that NFL thing is US based... that happens over here more and more often. Having Wrestlemania start at 1pm for the US audience, at a weekend isn't much of an inconvenience where as in the UK we have to see everything at 12-1am Monday morning. I don't think one Wrestlemania in London is a lot to ask.
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Post by Zigzag on Apr 7, 2017 11:48:54 GMT -5
It's going to bounce around between big/new stadiums like the Super Bowl. It's become a multi-media event instead of just a big wrestling show, thus, the days of Hartford, Rosemont, Indianapolis, AC, and Philly are long gone... Hartford was my first Mania. Oh, to go back there and surprise my fifteen-year-old self. "We go to three more Manias?" "Wait...We're married?" "So who are the champs in WWF & WCW in 2017?"
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Post by LostHawk05 on Apr 7, 2017 11:51:15 GMT -5
Not sure when the new stadium in Vegas is expected to be finished but a WrestleMania there would make for a wild weekend.
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Post by J12 on Apr 7, 2017 15:06:43 GMT -5
Not gonna happen. Not with a company based in the US and core audience is the US. I think that NFL thing is US based... that happens over here more and more often. Having Wrestlemania start at 1pm for the US audience, at a weekend isn't much of an inconvenience where as in the UK we have to see everything at 12-1am Monday morning. I don't think one Wrestlemania in London is a lot to ask. That's apples to oranges. The NFL hosts a handful of low-market regular season games per season in London, the same way WWE hosts a pair of Raw and Smackdowns overseas every year. If you want to make that comparison, then the NFL would need to hold the Super Bowl in London. And they won't.
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Post by Midnight on Apr 7, 2017 15:59:44 GMT -5
Levi's Stadium. Reason: I need a reason to go to California. Lol.
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