Major update on the future of WrestleMania – Reports
WWE looks likely to make a permanent change for the future of WrestleMania. The company reportedly wants all future editions of The Show of Shows to be two-night events.
This change first happened in 2020, when 'Mania 36 shifted from Raymond James Stadium to the Performance Center. WWE also made the following year's event two nights, although it had a limited capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the latest episode of the Sunday Night's Main Event podcast, Dave Meltzer noted WrestleMania 38 was a test to see if the event does well with ticket sales with a two-night format. It's the first such 'Mania without any restrictions due to the pandemic:
“I think WrestleMania is gonna be a two-night thing going forward. I think was the first step to see will people buy and they bought in good enough numbers. Did it sell out first day, were the original numbers gigantic? No, but it’s fine. It’s a big stadium. It wasn’t gonna be easy to sell it out two straight days.” (H/T - WrestlingNews)
Meltzer added that it's better to go for a two-day event as more money gets made. He spoke to people in WWE, who indicated this would be the idea in the future, and The Show of Shows will continue to take place across Saturday and Sunday:
“I talked to people there and they certainly gave me the impression that the idea is two days going forward. They always can change their mind based on what happens. I think that they all thought that seven-hour show just doesn’t work. That’s more tiring than the two days.”
I can't believe some of y'all here want WWE to go back to one night Wrestlemanias, after what happened with 35.
What are WrestleMania 38's ticket sales so far?
WrestleMania - Night 2
Sun, Apr 3 at 6:30pm
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
Available Tickets => 5,095
Combo Tickets Available => 321
Current Setup/Capacity => 63,438
Tickets Distributed => 58,022
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According to WrestleTix on Twitter, WWE has sold over 58,000 tickets for Night 2 of WrestleMania 38. Night 1 is in a similar range. The current capacity is around 63,000 seats, although that could increase considering the AT&T Stadium in Dallas can hold over 80,000 people.
WrestleMania 32 took place in the same stadium, with over 100,000 fans announced to be in attendance. While WWE hasn't come close to that number, selling around 60,000 seats for two nights in a row can be considered a success.