Wrestlemania venues

**Team Sheep** · 05-18-2008, 12:22 PM

Something I've been struggling to get my head around. WWE kick-started a trend from Wrestlemanias 17-19 of having them in massive football/baseball stadiums (Astrodome, Sky Dome, SafeCo Field), and then I understand why they had it in MSG for XX, cause of the tradition and all that. But why then did WWE choose to hold the next 2 in just average Raw and Smackdown arenas (granted I know that Staples Center and Allstate Arena are world renowned venues, but hardly have very big capacities after they'd been averaging 70,000 odd in the years prior). And now the past 2 years they've gone back to having them in big stadiums and will continue to do so with Reliant Stadium next year.

So is there any reason why they didn't hold 21 and 22 in stadiums? Did they have doubt of being able to fill those kind of places at the time or something? Or was it just a simple matter of them wanting Mania in LA and Chicago and those were the only suitable venues? I can't help but think that WWE could have made much more money if they did have them in big stadiums, and I can't see them ever going back to an arena for a Wrestlemania after the last 2 years financial success. That success obviously isn't all down to ticket sales but it plays a role, and I can guarantee that a lot of people order Mania for the spectacle of it. Just think how many people got influenced into buying Mania this year just because it was outside? Quite a few I bet.

05-18-2008, 12:22 PM	#1
Team Sheep T�m Defaid Posts: 6,646	Wrestlemania venues Something I've been struggling to get my head around. WWE kick-started a trend from Wrestlemanias 17-19 of having them in massive football/baseball stadiums (Astrodome, Sky Dome, SafeCo Field), and then I understand why they had it in MSG for XX, cause of the tradition and all that. But why then did WWE choose to hold the next 2 in just average Raw and Smackdown arenas (granted I know that Staples Center and Allstate Arena are world renowned venues, but hardly have very big capacities after they'd been averaging 70,000 odd in the years prior). And now the past 2 years they've gone back to having them in big stadiums and will continue to do so with Reliant Stadium next year. So is there any reason why they didn't hold 21 and 22 in stadiums? Did they have doubt of being able to fill those kind of places at the time or something? Or was it just a simple matter of them wanting Mania in LA and Chicago and those were the only suitable venues? I can't help but think that WWE could have made much more money if they did have them in big stadiums, and I can't see them ever going back to an arena for a Wrestlemania after the last 2 years financial success. That success obviously isn't all down to ticket sales but it plays a role, and I can guarantee that a lot of people order Mania for the spectacle of it. Just think how many people got influenced into buying Mania this year just because it was outside? Quite a few I bet.