From: JaKyL25 | #037
And I think the crux of my question is this:
Is it just a general "No 3-hour wrestling show period, no matter how good, is worth $55 of my money" thing, or is it "The show is not likely to be good enough to be worth $55, but if it was better, it might be."
And then if you answer the former, what's the highest amount of money you would pay for a 3-hour wrestling show if it was the best card ever constructed. For Biscuit that seems to be $20.
More the former, though there would certainly be a few dream cards that I'd buy no matter the price. Compared to other mediums, that is a lot of money to drop down on a product, and you're not even getting to see it live. I don't mind paying a premium price for a premium product; I go to a lot of concerts, and most are in the $20-35 range, but I will pay higher for my favourite artists (Tom Waits, Lou Reed, Godspeed You! Black Emperor) or for artists I really enjoy but don't tour that often if ever (Radiohead, Prince, Leonard Cohen). The WWE doesn't offer a premium product, they charge an enormous amount for what they offer, and there's little discrepancy in price. I don't mind if the big four are priced high, but I do mind that a PPV every three to six weeks costs $50+.
I'd rather give that money to promotions I routinely enjoy, anyway. I could buy a CHIKARA DVD, an ROH PPV, and a PWG DVD for the price WWE charges for one show.
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