AEW Double or Nothing Sells 14,028 Tickets, Nears $1.5 Million Gate as PPV Buys Run Above Normal
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Updated · Figure Four Online · May 24
AEW Double or Nothing Sells 14,028 Tickets, Nears $1.5 Million Gate as PPV Buys Run Above Normal
1 articles · Updated · Figure Four Online · May 24
14,028 tickets had been distributed by Friday for AEW Double or Nothing, selling out the show and pushing the live gate close to $1.5 million.
Advance pay-per-view purchases were "way above normal" as of Saturday afternoon, according to Wrestling Observer Radio, even though most AEW PPV buys typically come on the day of the event.
$153 was the lowest secondary-market entry price after the title-vs.-hair stipulation was added to Darby Allin's AEW world title match with MJF, roughly tripling resale prices from the announcement.
That stipulation accelerated a sellout that was already on track, and Meltzer said the gate would rank as the second-biggest non-WWE gate in U.S. pro wrestling history.
With soaring ticket prices, did AEW's hyped gimmick match alienate its core fanbase for profit?
Beyond one sell-out, can AEW's unique booking model sustain its challenge to industry giants?
What does this historic East Coast success signal for AEW's future expansion and market strategy?