It had been previously reported that early ticket sales for WWE Stomping Grounds 2019 were quite low and that a number of seats were still available two weeks prior to the event. But how many people actually were in attendance?
According to Matt Farmer of DEFY Wrestling, around 6,000 people were actually there for the show, making it one of WWE’s lowest attended pay-per-view events in a long time.
In addition, it was reported that there were many 2-for-1 sales and comp tickets being given out in order to fill the arena.
@davemeltzerWON maybe 6,000 in building. Tons of comps, 2 for 1's.
Probably smallest PPV crowd in a long time.
— Matt Farmer (@mattfarmer93) June 23, 2019
On Wrestling Observer Radio, it was noted that the paid attendance was somewhere between 4,000-4,500 people. Dave Meltzer also said that many tickets were given away at the mall earlier in the day.
Below are some photos showing how poorly attended the show was:
A look at the arena for #WWEStompingGrounds tonight. Half of the arena was curtained off. Thanks to Wrestling Inc. reader Kent Blanch for sending the pic pic.twitter.com/EUia9pUGXs
— WrestlingINC.com (@WrestlingInc) June 24, 2019
@StatGuyGreg Overflow crowd here at Stomping Grounds. About half curtains, but still. pic.twitter.com/zDwVgCTm86
— Ollie McClellan (@OllieMcClellan) June 23, 2019
This is what fans got to see as the main event:
Editor’s Opinion:
This is really bad in some ways, and good in others. Although the numbers were dismal, the energy that the crowd showed for the matches and superstars that they wanted to see was quite impressive. However, there is no excuse for these low figures, and WWE needs to fix it quickly.
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