Looks like WWE's attempt to sabotage or drive away interest from AAA's MSG show is having little to no effect at all.
Not only did they fail in trying to one up NJPW and ROH with having a fast sell-out, those RAW & Smackdown tapings are selling just as poorly as AAA's upcoming MSG show in terms of expectations.
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Originally Posted by WrestlingInc
On the latest Wrestling Observer Radio it was said ticket sales have been "not good," although specific ticket sale numbers weren't given, neither show has sold-out yet. Dave Meltzer reported that RAW was expected to be an instant sell-out, and it's been viewed as "exceeding disappointing" that didn't take place.
Meltzer also noted WWE's goal for these shows was to have fast sell-outs like NJPW / ROH did with their G1 Supercard this past April. WWE was hoping to have the 15 minute instant sell-out to show big demand for the product, but that doesn't look to be the case. Overpricing and scalpers having a lack of interest in scooping up tickets look to be possible reasons why.
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Similar incident happened with their upcoming NXT UK Takeover show. They rushed the date in order to undercut NJPW and instead managed to both completely overestimate the interest in NXT UK and underestimate the interest in NJPW's UK event. Then took another hit when AEW announced All Out taking place on the same day since now AEW is undercutting the mainstream and social media "trending" for NXT UK's show.