Gobshite
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TNA Live Impact tapings not selling well...
http://nodq.com/tna/315080982.shtml
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The TNA Impact Wrestling tapings outside of Orlando on August 25th in Huntsville, Alabama has reportedly sold less than 400 tickets. One of the
big frustrations within TNA these days is that now they have the chance to take Impact on the road, they can�t sell any tickets.
I checked ticketmaster and can get 4 seats together in the third/fourth row of any next to the ring block... I can't imagine that $70 seats to
impact are ever going to sell well though. Have they picked bad markets, or have they priced themselves out of the game? I can't imagine floor
seats to RAW going for more than $70 (this does include ticketbastard fees), so charging this much for like it or not, what is viewed as a second tier
product...
I think if floor seats were $25, mid tier $15 and cheap seats $10 then they'd sell much better.
Is anyone else suprised they're struggling?
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Ultimate GCS
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It's been a few years since I checked, but when I went to RAW, floor seats WERE about $100.
Still, $70 is a lot of money. I've never heard a bad word about any TNA house show, but it's going to be hard for them to pick up any
steam at that price.
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Gobshite
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| posted on 8-11-2011 at 10:22 PM |
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Floor seats for the October 3rd Raw in LA are exactly the same price...
It's like they've just said "WWE charges this much for Raw, so that's what we'll charge. No matter that they've been
doing this in front of thousands of people for years and we can't get 1,000 fans in a free arena, if we go out of Florida and charge $20
we'll look bush-league, even if we sell it out."
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cardscott5
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| posted on 8-11-2011 at 11:15 PM |
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And that's the story of how 600 people got into the Impact tapings for free.
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theflammablemanimal
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Front row ROH tix go for $25 for a Mich better show. Obviously, the arenas are very different and TNA probably can't make their money back with
such cheap tix, but Indies like ROH and DGUSA seem like a much better value UNLESS you really need to see Velvet Sky, who may be worth the price of
admission.
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CreativeInternetAliass
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25 dollars gets you ringside at TNA houseshows as well. I think TNA has to charge more for the cost of all the camera equipment/lighting/crew for the
live show. In the end, they really should be charging less, as the television show is no where near as good as the house shows they put on.
I remember Lucky Lopez.
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Gobshite
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IMO, they shouldn't be looking to turn a profit, this is an experiment to see if they can take impact out of Orlando. They can charge $70 and
make a fortune next year. Surely they've realised that they can't sell out 3-4,000 seats fir their speciality ppv's, they'll
never sell out a tv taping at that price.
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DevilSoprano
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| posted on 8-12-2011 at 03:19 AM |
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ROH tickets in new york for front row are $100, so take that for what it is.
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Devineman
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[Edited on 12-8-11 by Devineman]
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joerizal
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clearly, this is all obama's fault.
my av is a burger.
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cardscott5
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| posted on 8-12-2011 at 06:51 PM |
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I've bought front row tickets to ROH tv tapings and it was like 50 bucks. I think part of the reason that the tickets are moving slow is because
the taping is in Huntsville, Alabama. They couldn't even pick a real city.
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happy_buddha
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Ahem. It's not a real city, but has one of the highest average education levels in the country. Oh, and it was on the Soviet first strike list
back when we had nukes pointed at us.
But it's not a real city. We leave those for Ohio...
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They both got screwed by Stacy Keibler.
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Laner
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Apparently ticket prices have skyrocketed over the past decade. The last time I attended live TV tapings was back in the late 90s, but I'm
pretty certain I never spent anywhere near $70 for floor seats.
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TheMakerSaidTaker
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It costs a lot more money than people think to produce a live or live-to-tape wrestling show.
4 or 5 camera ops, switcher, director, pa, producers, aps, runners, probably 15-20 tv personnel in total... on minimum 8 hour days... plus the cost of
renting or shipping your own production equipment... a satelite truck or mobile production truck... add in costs for post-production (editing),
transmissions, etc...
the average NHL/NFL/MLB/NBA game costs between $75,000 on the low end to $250,000 on the mid to high range... my guess, ROH or TNA costs are in the
$30,000-$60,000 per day... while WWE is likely in the $75,000-150,000 for RAW (just a guess though -- and keep in mind WWE has already invested
millions on transportation and production infrastructure... so their costs are mainly staffing, etc).
so charging $100 for 100-200 ringside seats = $10,000-20,000 potentially... these are the important seats... the "break-even" if we're lucky
seats...
charging $25 to a tv taping sounds romantic, but in reality, these companies can't afford it, regardless of the need to prove an ability survive
outside of Orlando (as in TNA's case)...
the bottom line... if they can consistantly sell the ringsides at $100, that would more than prove an ability to move Impact on the road fulltime.
[Edited on 8-14-2011 by TheMakerSaidTaker]
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Gobshite
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Well now they've gone from $70 to FREE with an action figure from Toys R Us!!!
Linky
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MPACT WRESTLING teams with Toys R Us in Huntsville, Alabama, for a very special ticket offer for the huge August 25 SpikeTV Taping at the Von
Braun Arena! That night, we take our IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on the road to Huntsville, featuring Hulk Hogan, Sting, Kurt Angle, AJ Styles,
Mr. Anderson, Rob Van Dam, the X Division Superstars, the lovely Knockouts and many more of your favorite Superstars! IMPACT WRESTLING returns
to where it all began for TNA in 2002 for this special taping, the site of our historic first event!
Starting this Wednesday, August 17, fans can visit Toys R Us at 1001 Memorial Parkway (Mall #1), Huntsville, AL 35801 for this special offer:
- Purchase a TNA IMPACT WRESTLING Action Figure and get a FREE ticket to the IMPACT WRESTLING SpikeTV Taping in Huntsville on Aug. 25 at the Von Braun
Arena (Offer valid 8/17-8/25)
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TheMakerSaidTaker
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quote:
Originally posted by Gobshite
Well now they've gone from $70 to FREE with an action figure from Toys R Us!!!
Linky
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MPACT WRESTLING teams with Toys R Us in Huntsville, Alabama, for a very special ticket offer for the huge August 25 SpikeTV Taping at the Von
Braun Arena! That night, we take our IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on the road to Huntsville, featuring Hulk Hogan, Sting, Kurt Angle, AJ Styles,
Mr. Anderson, Rob Van Dam, the X Division Superstars, the lovely Knockouts and many more of your favorite Superstars! IMPACT WRESTLING returns
to where it all began for TNA in 2002 for this special taping, the site of our historic first event!
Starting this Wednesday, August 17, fans can visit Toys R Us at 1001 Memorial Parkway (Mall #1), Huntsville, AL 35801 for this special offer:
- Purchase a TNA IMPACT WRESTLING Action Figure and get a FREE ticket to the IMPACT WRESTLING SpikeTV Taping in Huntsville on Aug. 25 at the Von Braun
Arena (Offer valid 8/17-8/25)
...and this would be TNA admitting failure and conceding a major loss of money on the event.
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Thom
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Just out of curiosity, how has the show been marketed in the area? And I don't know much about the Huntsville area - is this somewhere that
should reasonably be able to support a show like this, or is everyone saving up their money for college football?
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TommyD420
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quote:
Originally posted by TheMakerSaidTaker
...and this would be TNA admitting failure and conceding a major loss of money on the event.
Or...they cut a deal with the local Toys R' Us and will get a check from them.
Either one.
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happy_buddha
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One thing I forgot to mention- the tv production costs are rarely passed on to the event goers. The cost is covered by the money generated by the
broadcast itself. The reason TNA house shows are less expensive is likely because they are generally promoted locally and produced by a 3rd party,
unless something had changed...
ETA- it only took 6 years to hit 300 posts? Nice!
[Edited on 8-15-2011 by happy_buddha]
What do Sherri Martel and George Clooney have in common?
They both got screwed by Stacy Keibler.
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cardscott5
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Someone is getting third row seats for $7. I doubt the 1 Toys R Us is providing the $63. That would be stupid.
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ScottySN
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Free ticket does not necessarily mean floor seats. My guess is that they are still trying to sell those, but have blocked some nosebleed seats to
give away.
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Thom
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...And, if they don't sell the floor tix, TNA will end up shuffling everyone down (up?) a level. So, same thing, pretty much.
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C.MontgomeryPunk
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TNA could be in more trouble with UFC leaving Spike for Fox and FX - it might lead to Spike rebranding, and getting away from the male 18-34 targeted
demo.
I remember Eddie Guerrero.
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Matte
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I think enough of their shows are still targeted at that demographic, so if anything, this just means Impact is now that much more important to Spike.
UFC got higher ratings, but with that gone, Impact is the network's star program.
[Edited on 8-17-2011 by Matte]
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C.MontgomeryPunk
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quote:
- Based on early estimates, TNA's Hardcore Justice pay-per-view did the same number of pay-per-view buys, or slightly less, than the Destination
X pay-per-view, which would put it in the 7,500 range.
How is TNA making any money?
I remember Eddie Guerrero.
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