WWE News and Rumor Roundup: Paul Heyman brings up Bray Wyatt in spoiler for Roman Reigns’ Survivor Series match, trouble with WrestleMania 38 ticket sales (November 17th, 2021)

#4 WWE reportedly struggling with WrestleMania 38 ticket sales

WWE is set to continue with the two-night format for WrestleMania 38 next year. The recent reports suggest that the company is not close to meeting its expected numbers in terms of ticket sales.

The price of the tickets could be one of the factors behind it, but comparisons are being drawn to the 2016 edition of WrestleMania, which was held at the same venue.

"Mania tickets, I don't have a number but you could tell from the push really hard and everything like that [that they are] far far far far far from a sellout. I didn't expect it would be this quick. The first time they went to AT&T Stadium, it actually didn't sell out until a week out and that was for one show…I know that the number was lower than they expected."

"It's funny because when I talked with them a couple of weeks ago, [they said] because we're gonna do two shows, we're gonna make it pricewise easier. And they did not do that and that may have been a mistake. I mean the price is really high, high enough to scare people away. There is a certain thing that you can charge more money for WrestleMania than any other show but there is a limit on everything as far as how much you can charge," stated the report.

WrestleMania 32 recorded the highest attendance in the history of WWE's biggest pay-per-view of the year. Reports at the time stated that Vince McMahon's company sold over 100,000 tickets, but other publications later disputed those claims.

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#3 Ric Flair takes a shot at Becky Lynch for her RAW promo against Charlotte Flair

This week, Becky Lynch made a strong statement on RAW as she promised to humble her former best friend and SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair at Survivor Series.

Her words didn't sit well with Hall of Famer Ric Flair, who was quick to take a shot at Big Time Becks in response to her promo. He made his feelings known with a not-so-subtle tweet after the show.

"I think I'm going to have to make the trip personally to see you beat the piss out of Charlotte! I don't think so sister, The Man, Big Time Becks, or whatever you call yourself. There's not enough choreography in the business to save you Becky Lynch," wrote Ric Flair.

Latest backstage updates suggest that Lynch and Flair have been involved in a real-life rift. The two superstars have further flamed the stories with their words and actions on WWE television and otherwise.