Moose Fires Back at Claims TNA Gave Away Thousands of Tickets for Bound for Glory

TNA Wrestling shattered its all-time attendance record at Bound for Glory, drawing 7,794 fans to the Tsongas Center. But instead of celebrating, the company has faced accusations that nearly half the crowd got in for free. Now Moose has stepped up to shut down the talk, making it clear the numbers are real.

The former TNA World Champion took to Twitter and called out the critics who claimed 3,000 free tickets were handed out for the event. Moose reminded fans of the leaner years when he and some of wrestling’s biggest names performed in front of barely 150 people at Universal Studios — and every one of those fans was comped.

“For the people saying half of our record-setting attendance was free tickets — you’re brain dead and fail to realize that in 2016/17, myself, The Hardys, Eddie, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, and Lashley wrestled at Universal in front of only 150 people, where every single ticket was free because Universal didn’t allow ticket sales.”

Moose admitted that it’s normal for promotions to hand out a few hundred tickets for sponsors, family, media, and friends — but said the idea of giving away thousands is flat-out wrong.

“I could understand 200 or 300 comped tickets for sponsors, media, friends, and family — but 3,000? No business would take that kind of loss just to fill up an arena. If it were that easy, every company would do it, and we would’ve done it a decade ago when we were struggling to get 500 people to attend a show.”

He ended his message by telling fans to focus on the positives and recognize the company’s resurgence.

“Just enjoy the growth and the win. We wouldn’t be in this position without you guys — our true fans. THIS IS TNA.”

At the end of the day, Moose isn’t letting anyone take away TNA’s big moment — and whether you believe the numbers or not, the energy inside the Tsongas Center spoke for itself. The company is clearly riding a wave of momentum, and Moose made sure to remind everyone that this is just the beginning of TNA’s comeback story.