Category: Live events market-to-market

AEW, WWE live events market-to-market comparison for February 2025

All data represent tickets distributed estimates by WrestleTix.

AEW: same-market, same-event type comparisons for February 2025

  • -13% on 2/11/2025 in Cedar Park, TX for Dynamite: 2,828 (from 3,246 on 2/14/2024)

  • -44% on 2/19/2025 in Phoenix, AZ for Dynamite: 2,933 (from 5,248 on 2/7/2024)

WWE: same-market, same-event type comparisons for February 2025

  • +421% on 2/1/2025 in Indianapolis, IN for PPV: 67,843 (from 13,022 on 10/7/2023)

  • +32% on 2/3/2025 in Cleveland, OH for Raw: 12,648 (from 9,552 on 12/11/2023)

  • -28% on 2/7/2025 in Memphis, TN for Smackdown: 8,901 (from 12,435 on 3/15/2024)

  • +17% on 2/10/2025 in Nashville, TN for Raw: 12,356 (from 10,521 on 11/27/2023)

  • -7% on 2/14/2025 in Washington, DC for Smackdown: 12,789 (from 13,707 on 8/23/2024)

  • +76% on 2/17/2025 in Charlotte, NC for Raw: 14,616 (from 8,299 on 9/4/2023)

  • +20% on 2/21/2025 in New Orleans, LA for Smackdown: 9,837 (from 8,200 on 7/28/2023)

  • +61% on 2/24/2025 in Cincinnati, OH for Raw: 12,286 (from 7,608 on 1/16/2023)

  • -30% on 2/28/2025 in Toronto, ON for Smackdown: 11,905 (from 16,980 on 7/5/2024)

Methodology

“Same-market, same-event type comparison” here means we’re looking at the estimated tickets distributed and comparing that number against the last time the same event type was in that market.

This is the most meaningful way I’ve found to assess live event business. It allows us to avoid problems with comparing different markets to one another (e.g., New York, NY tends to have bigger crowds than Huntsville, AL) and different event types (e.g., PPVs draw better than Raw or Smackdown, which draw better than house shows).

Note that a small number of events did not have ticket maps available and therefore WrestleTix did not provide an estimate for those events.

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Note: WWE ran no house shows in January or February 2025.  

Brandon Thurston has written about wrestling business since 2015. He operates and owns Wrestlenomics.

AEW, WWE live events market-to-market comparison for January 2025

All data represent tickets distributed estimates by WrestleTix.

AEW: same-market, same-event type comparisons for January 2025

  • -23% on 1/4/2025 in Charlotte, NC for Collision: 2,941 (from 3,802 on 1/6/2024)

  • -41% on 1/15/2025 in Cincinnati, OH for Dynamite: 1,570 (from 2,667 on 9/13/2023)

  • +23% on 1/25/2025 in Jacksonville, FL for Collision: 2,986 (from 2,421 on 4/27/2024)

  • -32% on 1/29/2025 in Huntsville, AL for Dynamite: 2,305 (from 3,413 on 2/28/2024)

WWE: same-market, same-event type comparisons for January 2025

  • +36% on 1/3/2025 in Phoenix, AZ for Smackdown: 10,804 (from 7,966 on 7/1/2022)

  • -9% on 1/10/2025 in Portland, OR for Smackdown: 9,239 (from 10,116 on 4/7/2023)

  • +9% on 1/13/2025 in San Jose, CA for Raw: 13,301 (from 12,218 on 2/26/2024)

  • +20% on 1/20/2025 in Dallas, TX for Raw: 14,324 (from 11,949 on 10/23/2023)

  • +61% on 1/24/2025 in Austin, TX for Smackdown: 9,953 (from 6,199 on 6/24/2022)

  • +1% on 1/27/2025 in Atlanta, GA for Raw: 12,098 (from 12,014 on 7/17/2023)

  • +36% on 1/31/2025 in Indianapolis, IN for Smackdown: 12,433 (from 9,119 on 11/11/2022)

Methodology

“Same-market, same-event type comparison” here means we’re looking at the estimated tickets distributed and comparing that number against the last time the same event type was in that market.

This is the most meaningful way I’ve found to assess live event business. It allows us to avoid problems with comparing different markets to one another (e.g., New York, NY tends to have bigger crowds than Huntsville, AL) and different event types (e.g., PPVs draw better than Raw or Smackdown, which draw better than house shows).

Note that a small number of events did not have ticket maps available and therefore WrestleTix did not provide an estimate for those events.

brandon@wrestlenomics.com

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Note: WWE ran no house shows in January 2025.

AEW, WWE live events market-to-market comparison for November 2024

All data represent tickets distributed estimates by WrestleTix.

AEW: same-market, same-event type comparisons for November 2024

  • -13% on 11/13/2024 in Bridgeport, CT for Dynamite: 2,727 (from 3,141 on 11/16/2022)

  • -12% on 11/23/2024 in Newark, NJ for PPV: 10,639 (from 12,106 on 11/19/2022)

  • -11% on 11/27/2024 in Chicago, IL for Dynamite: 4,709 (from 5,291 on 7/3/2024)

WWE: same-market, same-event type comparisons for November 2024

  • -11% on 11/6/2024 in Sheffield, UK for House show: 6,120 (from 6,908 on 6/29/2023)

  • +97% on 11/8/2024 in Buffalo, NY for Smackdown: 12,938 (from 6,570 on 12/2/2022)

  • +21% on 11/11/2024 in Grand Rapids, MI for Raw: 8,997 (from 7,447 on 11/20/2023)

  • -5% on 11/15/2024 in Milwaukee, WI for Smackdown: 10,690 (from 11,253 on 3/22/2024)

  • -25% on 11/22/2024 in Salt Lake City, UT for Smackdown: 8,394 (from 11,233 on 2/16/2024)

Methodology

“Same-market, same-event type comparison” here means we’re looking at the estimated tickets distributed and comparing that number against the last time the same event type was in that market.

This is the most meaningful way I’ve found to assess live event business. It allows us to avoid problems with comparing different markets to one another (e.g., New York, NY tends to have bigger crowds than Huntsville, AL) and different event types (e.g., PPVs draw better than Raw or Smackdown, which draw better than house shows).

Note that a small number of events did not have ticket maps available and therefore WrestleTix did not provide an estimate for those events.

brandon@wrestlenomics.com

  

  

   

Brandon Thurston has written about wrestling business since 2015. He operates and owns Wrestlenomics.

AEW, WWE live events market-to-market comparison for October 2024

All data represent tickets distributed estimates by WrestleTix.

AEW: same-market, same-event type comparisons for October 2024

  • -22% on 10/2/2024 in Pittsburgh, PA for Dynamite: 4,585 (from 5,844 on 4/19/2023)

  • -40% on 10/3/2024 in Toledo, OH for Collision: 2,356 (from 3,923 on 10/14/2023)

  • -20% on 10/30/2024 in Cleveland, OH for Dynamite: 3,681 (from 4,591 on 8/24/2022)

WWE: same-market, same-event type comparisons for October 2024

  • +53% on 10/4/2024 in Nashville, TN for Smackdown: 10,081 (from 6,589 on 1/21/2022)

  • +33% on 10/5/2024 in Atlanta, GA for PPV: 14,957 (from 11,213 on 1/1/2022)

  • -17% on 10/7/2024 in St. Louis, MO for Raw: 8,296 (from 9,943 on 2/5/2024)

  • -20% on 10/11/2024 in Greenville, SC for Smackdown: 7,763 (from 9,756 on 2/3/2023)

  • -0% on 10/13/2024 in Cardiff, UK for House show: 4,962 (from 4,984 on 4/18/2024)

  • -15% on 10/15/2024 in Newcastle, UK for House show: 6,753 (from 7,989 on 6/30/2023)

  • -11% on 10/16/2024 in Manchester, UK for House show: 7,390 (from 8,275 on 4/27/2023)

  • -1% on 10/18/2024 in Columbia, SC for Smackdown: 10,215 (from 10,355 on 5/19/2023)

  • -31% on 10/21/2024 in Philadelphia, PA for Raw: 12,701 (from 18,486 on 4/8/2024)

  • -6% on 10/25/2024 in Brooklyn, NY for Smackdown: 11,482 (from 12,241 on 12/1/2023)

  • -15% on 10/28/2024 in Hershey, PA for Raw: 7,756 (from 9,176 on 6/3/2024)

Methodology

“Same-market, same-event type comparison” here means we’re looking at the estimated tickets distributed and comparing that number against the last time the same event type was in that market.

This is the most meaningful way I’ve found to assess live event business. It allows us to avoid problems with comparing different markets to one another (e.g., New York, NY tends to have bigger crowds than Huntsville, AL) and different event types (e.g., PPVs draw better than Raw or Smackdown, which draw better than house shows).

Note that a small number of events did not have ticket maps available and therefore WrestleTix did not provide an estimate for those events.

brandon@wrestlenomics.com

   

  

AEW, WWE live events market-to-market comparison for September 2024

All data represent tickets distributed estimates by WrestleTix.

AEW: same-market, same-event type comparisons for September 2024

  • -29% on 9/4/2024 in Milwaukee, WI for Dynamite: 2,313 (from 3,273 on 4/12/2023)

  • -4% on 9/7/2024 in Hoffman Estates, IL for PPV: 8,660 (from 9,039 on 9/4/2022)

  • -47% on 9/11/2024 in Lexington, KY for Dynamite: 2,911 (from 5,494 on 1/25/2023)

  • -22% on 9/25/2024 in Flushing, NY for Dynamite: 8,834 (from 11,263 on 9/20/2023)

WWE: same-market, same-event type comparisons for September 2024

  • +86% on 9/2/2024 in Denver, CO for Raw: 11,396 (from 6,138 on 2/7/2022)

  • +40% on 9/13/2024 in Seattle, WA for Smackdown: 13,732 (from 9,814 on 9/9/2022)

  • -3% on 9/16/2024 in Portland, OR for Raw: 10,013 (from 10,294 on 1/8/2024)

  • +9% on 9/20/2024 in Sacramento, CA for Smackdown: 13,789 (from 12,632 on 9/29/2023)

  • +6% on 9/23/2024 in Ontario, CA for Raw: 8,616 (from 8,132 on 9/25/2023)

  • +67% on 9/27/2024 in Oklahoma City, OK for Smackdown: 8,196 (from 4,912 on 2/4/2022)

  • -7% on 9/28/2024 in Columbus, GA for House show: 5,317 (from 5,747 on 2/4/2023)

  • +21% on 9/29/2024 in Huntsville, AL for House show: 5,492 (from 4,548 on 8/27/2023)

  • +17% on 9/30/2024 in Evansville, IN for Raw: 6,586 (from 5,653 on 5/23/2022)

Methodology

“Same-market, same-event type comparison” here means we’re looking at the estimated tickets distributed and comparing that number against the last time the same event type was in that market.

This is the most meaningful way I’ve found to assess live event business. It allows us to avoid problems with comparing different markets to one another (e.g., New York, NY tends to have bigger crowds than Huntsville, AL) and different event types (e.g., PPVs draw better than Raw or Smackdown, which draw better than house shows).

Note that a small number of events did not have ticket maps available and therefore WrestleTix did not provide an estimate for those events.

brandon@wrestlenomics.com

 

Brandon Thurston has written about wrestling business since 2015. He operates and owns Wrestlenomics.

AEW, WWE live events market-to-market comparison for August 2024

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All data represent tickets distributed estimates by WrestleTix.

AEW: same-market, same-event type comparisons for August 2024

  • -39% on 8/1/2024 in Arlington, TX for Collision: 811 (from 1,333 on 7/27/2024)

  • +53% on 8/10/2024 in Arlington, TX for Collision: 1,240 (from 811 on 8/1/2024)

  • -6% on 8/14/2024 in Norfolk, VA for Dynamite: 3,232 (from 3,431 on 10/26/2022)

  • +4% on 8/17/2024 in Arlington, TX for Collision: 1,293 (from 1,240 on 8/10/2024)

  • -35% on 8/25/2024 in London, England for PPV: 53,922 (from 83,131 on 8/27/2023)

WWE: same-market, same-event type comparisons for August 2024

  • -0% on 8/2/2024 in Cleveland, OH for Smackdown: 10,242 (from 10,255 on 7/23/2021)

    +8% on 8/5/2024 in Baltimore, MD for Raw: 11,168 (from 10,343 on 7/3/2023)

    -1% on 8/9/2024 in Tulsa, OK for Smackdown: 10,686 (from 10,786 on 10/13/2023)

    +15% on 8/16/2024 in Orlando, FL for Smackdown: 14,136 (from 12,287 on 7/21/2023)

    +0% on 8/18/2024 in Estero, FL for House show: 4,972 (from 4,948 on 7/29/2023)

    +2% on 8/23/2024 in Washington, DC for Smackdown: 13,707 (from 13,475 on 3/3/2023)

    +18% on 8/26/2024 in Providence, RI for Raw: 9,111 (from 7,720 on 3/13/2023)

    +9% on 8/28/2024 in Stuttgart, Germany for House show: 4,065 (from 3,725 on 10/31/2022)

Methodology

“Same-market, same-event type comparison” here means we’re looking at the estimated tickets distributed and comparing that number against the last time the same event type was in that market.

This is the most meaningful way I’ve found to assess live event business. It allows us to avoid problems with comparing different markets to one another (e.g., New York, NY tends to have bigger crowds than Huntsville, AL) and different event types (e.g., PPVs draw better than Raw or Smackdown, which draw better than house shows).

Note that a small number of events did not have ticket maps available and therefore WrestleTix did not provide an estimate for those events.

brandon@wrestlenomics.com

 

 

 

  

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