Seth Rollins: Wrestling Is In A Boom, Another Company Just Put 80,000 Fans In A Stadium
Business is booming.
AEW set a record on Sunday with over 81,000 fans packing Wembley Stadium for AEW All In, making it the highest-paid event in wrestling history. The profitably and visibility of wrestling has only increased over the years as AEW joined the market and established itself as the first true contender brand since WCW in the 90s.
Wrestlers have no shortage of places to work with independent promotions scattered throughout the world, and visibility has increased for wrestlers and promotions thanks to social media and streaming.
Speaking on WWE After The Bell, Seth Rollins was asked about the state of the business.
“We are in the boom. You have to understand, there is another company that just put 80,000 people in a stadium for one night. A week before that, we sold 90,000 tickets to WrestleMania, broke the all-time gate on the first day. There are seven, eight different television programs of pro wrestling on a week, not counting premium live events or pay-per-views. The talent roster, across the board, is beyond what any generation has ever put forward. It’s very easy to look back at the past with rose-colored glasses and say, ‘but this, but that,’ I’m not taking anything away from the guys who paved the way, I stand on the shoulders of these guys. I don’t do what I do without the legends of our industry that have defined their own generations, but they should be proud, and I know they are, because they are the people who got us to where we are now. The business is bigger than it’s ever been, it makes more money than ever, it’s healthier. The future of the business is so bright and I’m so happy to be a part of it in any capacity. I can’t tell you the pride I take when I see young cats coming up and succeeding in our industry and pushing the thing forward or guys getting an opportunity to prove their worth, and they do because they are capable and seeing guys like Edge, who is close to deciding to hang it up one way or another, going out there and tear the house down with Sheamus in Toronto. On every level, it’s just firing. I can’t say enough about our industry right now. I’m so proud of it. It’s healthier physically than it’s ever been. The longevity for our generation is going to be better than the generation before us because we learned and got smarter. The business as a whole, the money, it’s all there. I can’t say enough, I really can’t,” said Rollins.
Rollins has experienced the highs and lows of the industry as one of the top stars in WWE for nearly a decade.
He is currently on a high as the reigning WWE World Heavyweight Champion. He is set to defend his title against Shinsuke Nakamura at WWE Payback. Fans can check out the current lineup for the show by clicking here.
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