Kenny Omega is proud of All Elite Wrestling ticket prices allowing for fans of all walks of life to attend AEW events live.
The No. 1 Contender to the AEW World Championship spoke with CBC News Manitoba for an interview before this week’s AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision at the Canadian Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
During the discussion, “The Cleaner” addressed AEW’s ticket prices, as well as how AEW isn’t quite WWE, but not an independent either.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the interview where he touches on these topics with his thoughts. Also embedded below is a complete video archive of the discussion.
On Winnipeg as a wrestling city and how AEW isn’t quite WWE but not an independent either: “So, I think that does make Winnipeg and Manitoba especially great for wrestling culture. And what I think is great for them is that they’ve always had WWE to run shows, but they’ve also had this myriad of independent startups as well. So, they’ve seen the dichotomy of what it’s like from humble beginnings to what it is to be at the big show. And now here we are. We’re sort of like the alternative. We’re not quite WWE and we’re not an indie either. We’re just kind of AEW and what we try to be is the most fun live show that you can watch, available to you.”
On being proud of ticket prices allowing all walks of life to attend AEW events live: “He further stressed on the AEW ticket prices being within the affordable range for families to attend. Omega also delved into the value fans receive for their money’s worth, whether ticket prices align with quality of AEW shows. And I do think that for family friendly shows, mostly family friendly ticket prices, absolutely friendly and we never skimp on the content. You’ll always get a ton of wrestling for your money value. And I even think, geez, if I could be wrong but I don’t think that I am. I even think we’re getting a double taping as well in Winnipeg. So you are getting a whole heck of a lot of AEW and you’re not having to, you know, mortgage your first house or sell off your first child. And that’s not even a knock on any of the promotions or anything. It’s just that if you want to check out a television product, see yourself on TV, have fun, see what makes AEW so special, you can do it. And you can do it at an affordable price. And I’m just really glad that if there’s any interest whatsoever, whether it be because you’re a diehard AEW fan or you just want to go out and check out a night of wrestling and do something fun with a family or with friends, I’m glad there’s price point options available for all walks of life. And that’s one thing that I’m very proud of with AEW.”
