Nick Khan Expects To ‘Get Close’ To Record Revenue For WrestleMania 42, Talks High Ticket Price

Nick Khan isn’t stressing the talk about lower ticket sales for WrestleMania 42, saying that they think they’ll ‘get close’ to last year’s record. A big part of the conversation around this year’s event has been slower ticket sales, which has been believed to be driven by the higher prices. WWE even did a 25% discount for the first night, promoted in storyline on WWE TV by Pat McAfee.

The WWE President weighed in on the matter in an appearance at the SBJ CAA World Congress of Sports in Los Angeles. He shrugged off chatter about the ticket prices and also spoke about WrestleMania going to Saudi Arabia next year. You can see highlights below, per the Sporting Tribune:

On WrestleMania 42:

“We’re feeling good. Last year we set records, which we set the year prior to that. So this year we think it’s going to get close to that record, but fingers crossed.”

On the High Ticket Prices:

“The marketplace dictates the ticket price.”

On Next Year’s WrestleMania:

“We’re doing WrestleMania next year in Saudi. First time ever, WrestleMania will be outside the United States or Canada. And we’ve had a big, fruitful partnership with them.”

On WWE Doing More International Shows:

“When we go, it doesn’t have to be only here. Our fans will tune in … no matter where we go.”