Price Of WWE RAW Tickets Now More Than Smackdown

January 5, 2012

WWE is now charging higher ticket prices for RAW events than SmackDown shows. SmackDown is now doing better in relation to RAW but RAW is drawing bigger gates. Here are some recent attendance figures:

RAW on December 27th in New York City drew 14,000 fans, around 11,000 paid for $675,000

RAW on December 28th in Pittsburgh drew 8,500 fans for $330,000

SmackDown on December 28th in Detroit drew 10,000 fans for $330,000

RAW on December 29th in Washington, DC drew 8,000 fans for $320,000

SmackDown on December 29th in Buffalo drew 8,200 fans for $230,000

RAW on December 30th in Hartford, CT drew 8,500 fans for $250,000

SmackDown on December 30th in East Rutherford, NJ drew 9,500 fans for $350,000

Justin is is the Executive Producer and Co-host of "Chair Shot Reality" which airs every weekend on WrestleZone. LaBar also hosts a weekly audio podcast called "Wrestling Reality" which is available for download everywhere. You can now read some of his WWE opinions on upgruv.com. He also is a producer and performer for IWC Wrestling in Pittsburgh which has been a sustained indy company with history dating back to 2001. He is also occasionally featured on NBC Sports and 120 Sports for WWE commentary. He's a former WWE columnist for Bleacher Report and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.