Marshall Von Erich has criticized WWE’s excessive ticket costs and emphasised the significance of somebody like Tony Khan for the wrestling enterprise.
Following his latest match at AEW’s All In, the place he and his brother Ross teamed with Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara, Marshall mentioned his admiration and love for AEW, contrasting that together with his dislike for WWE. He highlighted WWE’s skyrocketing ticket costs, mentioning WWE star Randy Orton’s response to costs to drive house his level.
“And one other factor that AEW does, as a result of I am simply rising to like AEW an increasing number of and extra, however the ticket costs [of WWE]. To do this to the folks is — that is tousled,” mentioned Von Erich on “The Claw Pod with Ross & Marshall Von Erich.” “I noticed a video of Randy Orton reacting to how a lot followers have been paying for tickets. Like you would see, he is like, ‘Good lord.'”
Von Erich believes that AEW CEO Tony Khan is particularly essential in occasions like these, as he prioritizes bringing extra folks to exhibits over specializing in the underside line.
“Man, I really feel like that is why Tony [Khan] is so invaluable to wrestling followers as a result of for the primary time, you might have this man that is not restricted financially in any respect, however he is additionally a man that is not likely dominated by cash. I really feel like cash’s been in his life. It isn’t like a worship factor. So, he is identical to, ‘Come on, guys. Come watch the present.’ Like, I do not know. He did not value gouge, it appears like, and he needs folks to expertise it extra so than him make some cash, you recognize?”
WWE’s ticket costs have risen fairly a bit in recent times, with the most affordable ticket at this yr’s WrestleMania being $160 and $262 for evening 1 and evening 2, respectively. WWE even elevated costs for AAA’s Triplemania, following their acquisition of the Mexican wrestling promotion.
