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Randy Orton · 04-02-2005, 01:38 AM

How much are they charging for Wrestlemania this year in the states?

Crockerinho · 04-02-2005, 04:57 AM

Its Â£16 in the Uk which is a little over $27

The Phantom · 04-02-2005, 07:46 AM

This is the first year we've had to pay for Wrestlemania

Randy Orton · 04-02-2005, 01:41 PM

Oh, then i don't see what the big deal is. Over here we have to pay for every single PPV.

Mr. Kennedy · 04-02-2005, 04:36 PM

I always thought it was unfair that people in the UK got to watch WWE PPV's for free, i'd be more than willing to give up going to WWE events in person if it meant I could watch all of their PPV's for free. You're still getting a deal because in the US WM21 will cost $50.

Tyler Durden · 04-03-2005, 04:33 AM

I think there are a couple of reasons we used to get them "free". For starters they weren't strictly speaking free since not only do we have to pay our annual television licence fee but also subscription monthly to Sky Sports which showed these events. I'm sure it would have always been in their mind to eventually switch the PPV's to their Box Office channels, however they had to build an audience for the PPV's first, especially since the "live" shows here typically don't start till 1am, therefore a lot of people don't watch them "live" anyway.

K Jay · 04-03-2005, 07:58 AM

I stopped paying for PPV`s when the offerings got really poor (just after the invasion angle).