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Paul Walter Hauser Calls WWE/TKO Pricing 'Greedy and Ugly'

His comments highlight a higher‑yield strategy producing steep ticket packages alongside leaner $40 cards.

Overview

  • In a TMZ Inside The Ring interview, the actor-wrestler criticized WWE/TKO for raising costs, saying the approach lacks humanity.
  • He denounced the five‑match, $40 premium live event format as inadequate and urged the company to add more bouts.
  • He contrasted WWE prices with AEW and MLW events that he said offer seats in the $15–$40 range.
  • Vice reported WrestleMania 42 ticket packages priced as high as $37,500 per person as an example of the new cost landscape.
  • The backlash follows TKO leaders publicly prioritizing higher ticket yields and a recent joking exchange by WWE president Nick Khan about prices.