WWE Smackdown [Wilkes-Barre, PA] update (Patreon)

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

Fri • Oct 29 • 7:45 PM

Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre, PA

Available Tickets => 594

Estimated Setup/Capacity => 4,352

Tickets Distributed => 3,758 (86%)

This one just isn't moving much. They opened up one partial upper deck and that's it in the past few days. Usually WWE closes strong on a lot of shows and while it's still possible here, even a strong finish will only get them above 4K. One of my favorite things to watch for now is how they shoot their crowd. Pay attention to which sections get the spot lights and which ones are intentionally dark. Also look for how far the camera pans. This past Monday for example, and even the recent Smackdown in Ontario, CA, all camera angles were in play for the most part because they expected a good crowd. The funny thing about the Ontario show was the late arriving crowd. They were filming it as if it was going to be packed from the start. They almost never show the edge of the stage sections but they did for that show  and it was surprising at the amount of empty seats due to the late arriving crowd. As for this past Monday, they definitely panned around a little bit more of the bowl because it was full. What will they do here? They just won't pan as much and keep the shots pretty basic. It will be interesting to see if the small crowd is noticeable. WWE are masters of hiding them. Most casual fans likely have no idea how small the crowd is for certain shows and that is a credit to them. The other interesting thing here is they even offered a good ticket deal