WrestleMania 42 ticket sales continue to trail last year's pace, prompting WWE to take action internally with 65 days until the two-night event at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Per the latest WrestleTix update, WWE has distributed 37,799 tickets for WrestleMania Saturday (April 18) and 37,654 for WrestleMania Sunday (April 19). Saturday added 835 tickets in the past seven days, while Sunday added 917. The cheapest standard admission ticket sits at $266.80, with combo tickets starting at $738.75.
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The current stadium setup seats 43,416 per night, though the full Allegiant Stadium map allows for up to 68,179 seats if WWE expands the configuration, as it did for WrestleMania 41.
How WrestleMania 42 Compares to Last Year
At this same point last year, WWE had moved approximately 10,000 more tickets per night, per Fightful. WrestleMania 41 ultimately finished with WrestleTix estimates of 60,151 distributed for Saturday and 61,389 for Sunday. The Las Vegas Stadium Authority confirmed actual attendance of 58,538 and 60,103 for the respective nights.
WWE Holds Meeting to Address Ticket Sales
Per WrestleVotes, WWE held a multi-department meeting on February 11 to address the lower-than-expected numbers. All departments have been tasked with developing new promotional strategies to roll out in late February. The company reportedly does not plan to lower ticket prices at this time.
Fightful also reported that WWE has been prohibiting WrestleMania watch parties at venues within 50 miles of Allegiant Stadium, a decision that has frustrated local businesses given that Las Vegas paid a site fee to host the event.
Injuries and Card Uncertainty Cloud the Build
Only one match has been officially confirmed: Royal Rumble winner Roman Reigns challenging CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship. Liv Morgan is expected to challenge Women's World Champion Stephanie Vaquer, while the Elimination Chamber on February 28 will determine additional WrestleMania title challengers.
Key injuries are also complicating the build. Seth Rollins, who has been out since October with a torn rotator cuff, was reportedly penciled in against Bron Breakker per the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. However, Breakker underwent hernia surgery this past week and has no return timetable, with Dave Meltzer estimating recovery at 12 weeks to six months.
With WrestleMania week programming already announced and WWE's planned promotional push set to launch later this month, the next several weeks will determine whether WrestleMania 42 can match the pace of its record-setting predecessor.
