[ SECRET POST #3286 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3286 ⌋

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Comments

[fingalsanteater]

I feel you. I didn't want to go to Wrestlemania if I could only get tickets in the nosebleeds. For wrestling, I only pay 150+ for tickets to big shows, like PPVs or special Raws. If you use Ticketmaster, the more you buy, the better seats and offers you can get for future shows. I got front row seats to SmackDown pretty cheap once. I get offers to other shows and concerts now too. Obviously this isn't feasible for everyone, but if you frequently do live shows, it becomes much easier to get better seats.

Venues and the make up of the crowd (especially in wrestling) make a huge difference too.

[fingalsanteater]

I'm the fuddy-duddy who is going to two shows this weekend. And I will shell out big bucks for a few hours of entertainment because wrestling owns my ass now. At least I get a commemorative chair this time. I hope Roman Reigns face is on it.

[fingalsanteater]

Haha, well. First you see Roman Reigns' face and then you're like "Damn he's pretty. I'd like to know more." THAT'S HOW IT STARTS. I'm only half kidding. I made a post about Roman being a gateway into wrestling the other day and a bunch of people reblogged with comments like "Wow! That's what happened to me!"

Seriously though, you find a person you are interested in and start watching the shows for them. The more you watch the more you start getting into other people and learning more about what's going on. I started by being interested in Roman and Seth Rollins, now I'm all about the dude in my icon. There's no firm narrative, but there's a somewhat consistent storyline with a few characters/factions that's been going on since about end of 2012 and 2013. Most of the current storylines stem from people introduced during those years. Plain ol' wikipedia was helpful too. Just look up a wrestler and it'll typically have a run-down of their major storylines/matches.

[(Anonymous)]

I just googled this Roman Reigns guy and ohhhh man. I love long-haired metalhead-looking guys and this guy is particularly fine. Hngh.

[fingalsanteater]

The beauty of Roman Reigns claims another victim!

[(Anonymous)]

Pssst. You have a tumblr? Are you willing to share the name publically? fingalsanteater.tumblr.com looks like it was never used. I basically only lurk these days, but I'd love to follow your wrestling thoughts!

[fingalsanteater]

ha, yeah. that's mine but I never use it. the one i use is http://fingalselectronsexparty.tumblr.com/. it's 90% luke harper. (not really, but damn do i reblog stuff about him a lot.)

[(Anonymous)]

Well, Luke Harper is pretty damn talented! Thank you kindly :)

[(Anonymous)]

For me it was Stone Cold.

[(Anonymous)]

If you use Ticketmaster, the more you buy, the better seats and offers you can get for future shows

Is this, like, a loyalty program with points you can use for discounts, or access to pre-sales, or you being offered special offers via email subscription, or what? how does that work specifically?

jw, don't mean to grill you

[fingalsanteater]

It's kind of like an unwritten rule, according to various places on the Internet... Many people, including myself, have noticed that the more you buy, better seats become available when you are trying to buy tickets your next event. Like, when you buy tickets, it just pops up with what's available according to your search parameters. So you keep refreshing for better seats. When I first started buying tickets, I was getting limited view bs and fucking nosebleeds and my fiancé would spend hours refreshing trying to get decent seats. Now it's like, hey, here's rampside Wrestlemamia tickets and um, wow, somehow they are half the price of the other tickets in this area. (Still not quite sure how I managed it.) Like, worse tickets were 10k and mine weren't even CLOSE to that much and I have a much better view. I used to not even get offers of front row seats and now those open up for me fairly often. So, it's just a trend we've noticed, but not any type of rewards program.

Also, yeah, I will get emails from venues saying so-and-so is in town on this date, be the first to buy tickets.

[(Anonymous)]

lolllllllllll fucking ticketmaster, that is shady as hell

(i mean, it's good that it's benefited you, it's just supremely shady)

[mithen]

I've just recently negotiated the Japanese stuff enough to figure out that if you belong to the New Japan "fan club" you get access to early options for good seats, whooo! Also--I assume they don't do it this way in the States--you don't get to pick a seat, you enter a lottery and are only guaranteed a seat in a general area. I'll find out sometime this week how close I am for my next show. *crosses fingers*

I could have made this secret a year or so ago (also, I loathe crowds, loud noises, and bright lights, WTF am I doing at a wrestling show?). And so far the bigger the show the less I've enjoyed it. But there's an electricity to being there live, something intangible that I've come to really love. The smaller house shows in smaller venues are a LOT of fun--wrestlers play more to the people there when they're not being televised, and everyone seems to be having more fun, IMHO. That said, there's nothing at all wrong with preferring to watch in your PJs in the comfort of home, OP! I like that too because I like to pause and analyze and think about stuff, and in person I'm kind of like ARGH I'M SO OVERWHELMED IT'S AWESOME BUT ARGH WHERE IS THE PAUSE WHERE IS THE MUTE. You do you!

I hope your shows are fun this weekend, Fingal!