WWE has scheduled a match between ‘The Head of the Table’ Roman Reigns and ‘The Beast’ Brock Lesnar for the Universal championship at the inaugural pay-per-view called Day 1, taking place on January 1st in Atlanta.
However, it is reported in the Daily Update in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that even though WWE announced such a big match for the PPV; they are having a hard time in selling out the arena.
The other matches announced so far are Big E vs. Seth Rollins vs. Kevin Owens for the WWE Championship, Edge vs. The Miz, and The Usos vs. The New Day for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
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WWE having a tough time with Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar on the card?
As reported by the Observer, ticket sales for WWE Day 1 improved a lot after WWE announced Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar in the main event of the show. However, it’s unlikely that the pay-per-view will sell out completely.
“In the Daily Update, it’s noted by the Observer that tickets for Day 1 started moving much faster after the announcement of Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar but it’s still unlikely to sell out.” [h/t: Cageside Seats]
Eventually, the company has time to build more hype for the pay-per-view and it is sure that a rematch between Becky Lynch and Liv Morgan for the Raw women’s championship will take place on the PPV.
With Roman Reigns set to appear on next week’s Friday Night SmackDown, and Brock Lesnar also expected to appear on the blue brand; it is likely that the two Goliaths will cross path and maybe then the ticket will sell itself.
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The WWE will try to add more and more star-power to the PPV because it is reported that the idea for this new PPV comes from WWE Vice President, Nick Khan, who wants to make it an annual ritual.
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