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Think it can officially be said that AEW priced fans out of Grand Slam. 2 weeks until the show and they've not even hit 6,000 tickets sold, which is half of the 12,000 seats they're set up for (and even that is less than the 13,000 draw last year).
It would be easy for AEW detractors to point to that as a sign that interest is dead but the vibes around the on-screen product seem a lot more positive right now than this time last year when they were seemingly directionless and up to their tits in injuries. In this market it is very tough for me to imagine they wouldn't sell a similar number of tickets if the prices were reasonable.
The actual US Open tourney at Ashe has had the same problems, entire sections are empty because they're charging like $700 for nosebleeds or something ridiculous.
I'm making it a threepeat of going and this will almost certainly be the last time I go if they raise the rates any more than they have now. I realize inflation and NYC play into things but it's a bit ridiculous now. I can totally see why people can't justify that kind of spend and I'm almost there myself.
With what they're charging I'm sure they'll still make a profit even with drawing these small numbers, but it's gonna look like absolute shit and be borderline uncomfortable seeing that many empty seats in that size of a venue.
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