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Sid To Healine NWA card. Come on in for dicussion, friendship and maybe more

  • 01-05-2008 5:38pm
    #1
    the flananator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,431 ✭✭✭


    This from Rajah:
    Former WWE/WCW Champion Sid Vicious will be headlining an indy show at the home of the Atlanta Hawks, the Philips Arena. The show will be from The National Wrestling Alliance and it will take place on Saturday, June 7. Tickets for the event will range from $17 to $52 a piece. Philips Arena holds about 18,500 people for basketball.

    Reckon he could fill it?


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  • #2
    Fozzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,594 ✭✭✭Fozzy


    Not a chance


  • #3
    john concannon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 474 ✭✭john concannon


    I think it depends on who else is on the card.He could single hanedly sell about six thousand seats at max.


  • #4
    the flananator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,431 ✭✭✭the flananator


    I personally think Sid could still be quite an attraction. Obviously your target market is people who haven't watched wrestling in about 10 years and remember the good old days of "Sid Vicious", and might bring their kids along or whatever. And then theres always the hardcore fans, of which theres probably around 2,000 of which, maybe more, in the Atlanta area. Tickets aren't outragously prcied either. Must be remembered that TNA only attracted 5,000 paid with Kurt and Sting in October though, so they could struggle if they can't convince the casual fan that Sid's return is a big deal


  • #5
    Fozzy
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    The NWA drew 2000 to Sid's return match last month in Rhode Island


  • #6
    the flananator
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    How many did the venue hold?


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  • #7
    john concannon
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    19000 because it's a basketball stadium.


  • #8
    Fozzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,594 ✭✭✭Fozzy


    the flananator wrote: »
    How many did the venue hold?

    I think it was sold out


  • #9
    brick tamland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭brick tamland


    Sid was never good. even in the old days


  • #10
    Cactus Col
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,457 ✭✭✭Cactus Col


    He was never that good ... but he was pretty popular.

    Maybe NWE will try pick him up and put him in a tag team with the ultimate warrior!


  • #11
    redmosquito
    Closed Accounts Posts: 464 ✭✭redmosquito


    Remember a few months back Sid claimed he was a bigger star than Austin, the Rock etc. because he had two "great" runs while the others only had one and said he had another couple of matched in him where he could sell ot 70000 seats in a stadium!! Dont think so big man!

    Having said that, I do like Sid, not a great wrestler but I found him entertaining! The video of him on youtube completely over selling a chop block from Austin is hilarious!

    Edit:
    Can I put this here?:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfeffwKZcVo


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  • #12
    the flananator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,431 ✭✭✭the flananator


    Sid was never good. even in the old days

    Well, you could say that about a lot of guys who have drawn huge live gates/ratings/buy-rates in the past. The question of this topic is, can Sid draw the guts of 18,000 fans to this venue?

    I hope he can, not so much for him but for the NWA; I like the idea of a third large-ish promotion in North America, behind WWE and TNA, but above ROH. I think there's a market for family friendly wrestling, espeically in the South.

    The AWA has proven in recent years that nostalgia and a family friendly product can draw big enough crowds, while ROH has proven that selling DVD's to a niche market can be quite a money-spinner. These are two markets I reckon a strong NWA could get into.


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