WWE recently made the announcement that the 16-time World Champion John Cena will make his return on the March 6 episode of WWE RAW. Now details of the impact it has had on ticket sales has emerged.
John Cena made a massive boost on the ticket sales
Cena had last appeared on WWE SmackDown on December 30 in his only match of 2022. With WrestleMania 39 fast approaching, there has been speculation that Cena will face the current WWE United States Champion Austin Theory at the two-day April 2023 premium live event.
With the announcement of an appearance on the March 6 show in Boston, Dave Meltzer addressed the impact of Cena on ticket sales, saying[via Wrestletalk]:
‘They announced John Cena on Monday night, right? They’ve sold 2,000 more tickets as of this (Wednesday) morning with the announcement, so they’ll probably end up selling out.
‘The guy, make no mistake about it, just the announcing of John Cena’¦ when he was in Laredo, Texas, the first one, where he sold out the building (for his 20th anniversary show on June 27, 2022). And then Tampa he sold out again (December 30, 2022).
‘Tampa did not have anything special as an advance, it was a normal advance, and then as soon as they announced John Cena, tickets started moving really, really quick. And the other show was the same thing.
‘Boston was fine (March 6, 2023), they were over 7,000 tickets ’“ 7,700 tickets out when they announced him. And they’re at probably 10,000 right now, just under 10 as of this (Wednesday) morning, so I would guess over 10 right now. So the guy can move tickets, that was pretty impressive.’
