[JasonLives]

My predicted winners :

Kurt Angle Vs. Jeff Jarrett : Dont see how Jeff winning helps this thing.
Foley/Styles/Devon Vs. Steiner/Nash/Booker T : Dont see Foley lose his first match
Rhino Vs. Sting : No build at all for a Rhino win
Lethal/Creed Vs. Beer Money Vs. Abyss/Morgan : They let the young guys keep the titles so they atleast have something.
Awesome Kong Vs. Christy Hemme : Not having Hemme on the last Impact tells that this doesnt mean much and Kong wont lose the title.
Alex Shelley Vs. Chris Sabin : Unless there is a swerve then Shelley should take this.
Sewell Vs. Bashir : Heel win to further the feud.

[skookum]

Well when I looked at the prices for Genesis tickets a month ago just out of curiosity they were completely unaffordable:

Anywhere on the floor: $150
First rows of elevated seating in bottom bowl: $125
Last rows of elevated seating in bottom bowl: $75
First rows of elevated seating in upper bowl: $50
Last rows of elevated seating in the upper bowl: $25

"Daddy, can Johnny and I see wrestling this weekend? Please Daddy?"
"Sure son, let's get some seats next to the enterance way so maybe you can high five some wrestlers as they come out. Wouldn't that be cool?"
"YES!"
"Ok son lemme see how much those would cost- hmmm....$450? Sorry boys maybe another time"

If you look at any other TNA event it's like $50 for a ringside seat, compared to $150 in Charlotte. Blame TNA for renting out too large of an arena for an event like this, which is probably the reason behind the insane ticket prices.

Royal Rumble ringside seats cost $253, then drop to $93 and lower after that. What was TNA thinking with these prices?

Originally Posted by Taroostyles

There's other factors besides just advertising that could be affecting the ticket sales, primarily the economy being in such dire straights and the fact that the Panthers have a home playoff game this weekend. (It's on Saturday but that wasn't made official til just last week)

The arena holds almost 10,000 people as well, even if they sell 5,000 tickets that's still only half of the capacity. So actual ticket sales could still be good, but just not enough to fill such a big arena.

Actually I think the Panthers game would boost consumer spending this weekend- people buying incredible amounts of food for the game, big spreads, possibly TV's even.

If morale was high enough I think people wouldn't mind springing an extra $40-50 to watch some wrestling. But when the prices are $150/$125/etc. who would pay that?

[KYSeahawks]

This looks like a good ppv and IMPACT made me want to order.Angle vs Jarrett and Sabin vs Shelley both could be great if given enough time and no crap endings.The Three Way Tag Team Title Match could be sleeper MOTN.And nothing else looks overly bad on the show.

[Taroostyles]

Originally Posted by JasonLives

Selling half the arena is not gonna happen. I can say that right now, not gonna happen. Maybe sell 2000 - 2500 at most then get 1000 more free. Since you dont sell 5000 and then give the rest away for free, what message does that send to the fans??? "Dont buy our tickets, wait until we give them away". Also not fair to people that actually buys the tickets. No wonder they are running back to the Impact Zone for Against All Odds.

Regarding what Ken Andersson wrote, I get his point. Since Lethal/Creed has looked weak all along, even when they won the titles. But like someone pointed out, will probably take advantage some way and get a quick win. Of course pray for a Beer Money win!

And that bitch Jeff Jarrett better tap out!

I never actually said they were gonna sell half, I just said if they can sell half then ticket sales aren't as bad as you were trying to make them out to be. Why do you constantly take joy in trying to be the bearer of bad news?

Originally Posted by skookum

Well when I looked at the prices for Genesis tickets a month ago just out of curiosity they were completely unaffordable:

Anywhere on the floor: $150
First rows of elevated seating in bottom bowl: $125
Last rows of elevated seating in bottom bowl: $75
First rows of elevated seating in upper bowl: $50
Last rows of elevated seating in the upper bowl: $25

"Daddy, can Johnny and I see wrestling this weekend? Please Daddy?"
"Sure son, let's get some seats next to the enterance way so maybe you can high five some wrestlers as they come out. Wouldn't that be cool?"
"YES!"
"Ok son lemme see how much those would cost- hmmm....$450? Sorry boys maybe another time"

If you look at any other TNA event it's like $50 for a ringside seat, compared to $150 in Charlotte. Blame TNA for renting out too large of an arena for an event like this, which is probably the reason behind the insane ticket prices.

Royal Rumble ringside seats cost $253, then drop to $93 and lower after that. What was TNA thinking with these prices?



Actually I think the Panthers game would boost consumer spending this weekend- people buying incredible amounts of food for the game, big spreads, possibly TV's even.

If morale was high enough I think people wouldn't mind springing an extra $40-50 to watch some wrestling. But when the prices are $150/$125/etc. who would pay that?

Once again, I wasn't saying the game had anything to do with people spending money (even though I disagree with your theory wholeheartedly) I was saying there was a possibility up until last weekend that the Panthers game was gonna be on at 4PM on Sunday and possibly not ending til right up until the start of Genesis. (Which might've hindered some sales)

Now as for the prices I find those shocking to say the least, where did you get those numbers from? I sat in the 4th row from the ring on the floor and next to the aisle at Lockdown (very very good seats) and only paid $50 for each ticket. I find it hard to believe that those prices have tripled for every seat on the floor, if so then yeah TNA made a major mistake here.

[skookum]

Originally Posted by Taroostyles

I never actually said they were gonna sell half, I just said if they can sell half then ticket sales aren't as bad as you were trying to make them out to be. Why do you constantly take joy in trying to be the bearer of bad news?



Once again, I wasn't saying the game had anything to do with people spending money (even though I disagree with your theory wholeheartedly) I was saying there was a possibility up until last weekend that the Panthers game was gonna be on at 4PM on Sunday and possibly not ending til right up until the start of Genesis. (Which might've hindered some sales)

Now as for the prices I find those shocking to say the least, where did you get those numbers from? I sat in the 4th row from the ring on the floor and next to the aisle at Lockdown (very very good seats) and only paid $50 for each ticket. I find it hard to believe that those prices have tripled for every seat on the floor, if so then yeah TNA made a major mistake here.

On the TNA website it directs you to Ticketmaster to buy tickets for Genesis:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E...&minorcatid=27

Open the "Any Price" drop down window under "Full Price Tickets" to see the prices.

As much as I love TNA, they are still a second-rate company, and I would never pay more than $50 for a ringside seat at any of their shows.

[Taroostyles]

For the $50 I spent on each ticket I thought it was a tremendous deal, I got them on pre-sale though so maybe that was part of it. For shows like BFG and Lockdown I think $100 for a front row seat is fair, but this $150 for anywhere on the floor stuff is definitely too much. Not sure how the arena looks or is setup but that's alot of money just to get on the floor. (It could be like 10+ rows back or something)

If ticket sales are indeed that slow well there's your answer right there, in this economy prices need to be going down not up.

[Gin]

I'm really thinking to check this one out. The card doesn't look that bad.

[TNAfan123]

Kurt Angle Vs. Jeff Jarrett - Jarrett winning won't do anything for anyone.
Foley/Styles/Devon Vs. Steiner/Nash/Booker T - Foley losing wouldn't make sence
Rhino Vs. Sting - No build up
Lethal/Creed Vs. Beer Money Vs. Abyss/Morgan - Unless Russo has a SWERVE then Lethal consequences should retain, It wouldn't make sence if they lost the titles straight away
Awesome Kong Vs. ??? - Kong because it would be weird replacing Hemme and then letting the replacement win.
Alex Shelley Vs. Chris Sabin - I like Sabin just a bit better
Sewell Vs. Bashir - Sewell losing in his first match probably isn't a good idea.

[slammer09]

Im trying to keep my expectaions for Jarrett/Angle low. There is strong possibility its just storyline procressing match before their big showdown at Lockdown.

[StylinProfilin]

Looking very much forward to Genesis. This is my first TNA ppv I will be ordering in over a year.