• Good News For WrestleMania 42 Ticket Sales
WWE is proving that the Stone Cold Steve Austin brand is still a massive money-maker, even decades later. By launching a new “Austin 3:16” ticket promotion, the company has seen a huge surge in sales for WrestleMania 42 and several upcoming events.
According to data from WrestleTix and the Wrestling Observer, the nostalgia-heavy campaign moved about 2,000 extra tickets for each night of WrestleMania 42 almost immediately. It also gave a big boost to smaller house shows, with some seeing jumps of over 1,000 fans per night.
Before this promotion, WrestleMania 42 was trailing about 18% behind last year’s ticket pace. Now, that gap has closed to just 11%. Both nights are currently hovering around 40,000 fans. WWE has about a month left to hit their 50,000-seat goal, and experts fully expect them to sell out.
SmackDown events also saw a spike in interest as soon as the Austin-themed deals went live.
While interest on the secondary market (like StubHub) is still lower than last year, Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas is expected to be packed by the time April 18 rolls around.
• Title Match, Brock Lesnar Segment, & More Matches Announced For Tomorrow’s RAW
Adam Pearce has announced the updated card for tomorrow’s RAW:
– Brock Lesnar will address Oba Femi
– Roman Reigns and World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk will be in the building
– Becky Lynch will address attacking Women’s Intercontinental Champion AJ Lee
– World Tag Team Champions The Usos vs. The Vision (Austin Theory and Logan Paul) in a non-title match
– Grayson Waller vs. Je’Von Evans
– Bayley and Lyra Valkyria vs. The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane)
– Intercontinental Championship Match: Penta (c) vs. AAA Mega Champion Dominik Mysterio
