The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that the recently sold out NJPW/ROH G-1 Special at Madison Square Garden can be considered a double loss for WWE CEO Vince McMahon.
According to the Observer,
“The first loss is when, after successfully blocking the show, Madison Square Garden had to back down to legal threats and give ROH and NJPW the date. The second loss was when tickets were put on sale, and it was clear there was more demand for the show than any WWE show in the world’s most famous arena in a several years.”
The April 6th show is the first wrestling show to sell out Madison Square Garden in nearly three years. This includes numerous WWE shows that failed to sell the building out.
The Observer also reports that the G-1 Special will become the first non-Vince McMahon promoted North American wrestling show to earn a $1 million gate.
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DETROIT - APRIL 1: WWE chairman Vince McMahon gets his head shaved by Donald TRump after losing a bet to Trump in the Battle of the Billionaires at the 2007 World Wrestling Entertainment's Wrestlemania April 1, 2007 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Umaga, who was representing McMahon in the match, lost to Bobby Lashley, who was representing Trump, so McMahon lost the bet. The event drew more than 75,000 wrestling fans. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
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Vince McMahon during the WWE Monday Night Raw show at the Thomas & Mack Center August 24, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Vince McMahon during the WWE Monday Night Raw show at the Thomas & Mack Center August 24, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Vince McMahon during the WWE Monday Night Raw show at the Thomas & Mack Center August 24, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Vince McMahon during the WWE Monday Night Raw show at the Thomas & Mack Center August 24, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Vince McMahon attends the press confrence held by Battle of the Billionaires to announce details of Wrestlemania 23 at Trump Tower on March 28, 2007 in New York City.
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NEW YORK - MARCH 26: WWE president Vince McMahon speaks at a press conference for WrestleMania XXIV on March 26, 2008 at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City. (Photo by Rob Loud/Getty Images)
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HOUSTON - APRIL 04: WWE Chairman Vince McMahon inducts Stone Cold Steve Austin into the WWE Hall of Fame at the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania's WWE Hall of Fame at the Toyota Center on April 4, 2009 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/WireImage)
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