LemonPie Posted February 10 Posted February 10 Are y’all doing this? https://la28.org/en/ticketing.html You can now register for a ticket draw to be held in April. Do we need to do this? Or is wrestling such a joke that the re-sell market will be non-existent? Might be some Iranian fans trying to go, but have a feeling we might get some under-market prices. Thoughts? I may just register anyway.
CHROMEBIRD Posted February 10 Posted February 10 LA has a ginormous Iranian community so they'll probably turn out like the did at the last UWW World Cup or whatever it was in LA. If you know anyone who lives in Southern California, get them to sign up for the ticket lottery. People who live in the local LA-area zip codes get early access to buy tickets.
Gantry Posted March 1 Posted March 1 On 2/10/2026 at 6:13 PM, LemonPie said: Do we need to do this? Or is wrestling such a joke that the re-sell market will be non-existent? Might be some Iranian fans trying to go, but have a feeling we might get some under-market prices. Thoughts? I may just register anyway. It's the Olympics, tickets are going to be crazy scarce and crazy expensive secondhand. There is no way there's going to be under market prices, zero. Try to get tickets any way you can, good luck!
Silver Posted April 17 Posted April 17 I just tried to order freestyle an hour ago was my time slot, says all sessions currently unavailable crap
CHROMEBIRD Posted April 17 Posted April 17 6 minutes ago, Silver said: I just tried to order freestyle an hour ago was my time slot, says all sessions currently unavailable crap More tickets will be available in future drops. Official resale site will launch next year, for those who want to avoid scams, etc. 1
MPhillips Posted April 17 Posted April 17 They prey on the fears and get you to buy crap seats at crap prices and then release more later. Straight outta Live Nation/Ticketbastard playbook.... 3 .
bnwtwg Posted April 17 Posted April 17 11 minutes ago, MPhillips said: They prey on the fears and get you to buy crap seats at crap prices and then release more later. Straight outta Live Nation/Ticketbastard playbook.... At least those rat bastards might finally be broken up, not that I'm holding my breath on the decision being overturned. https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/nx-s1-5786715/live-nation-ticketmaster-antitrust-verdict-monopoly i am an idiot on the internet
CHROMEBIRD Posted April 17 Posted April 17 23 minutes ago, MPhillips said: They prey on the fears and get you to buy crap seats at crap prices and then release more later. Straight outta Live Nation/Ticketbastard playbook.... Esp with the outrageous service fees
LJB Posted April 17 Posted April 17 i will continue to rely solely on the Athlete friends and family ticket program...
MPhillips Posted April 17 Posted April 17 Membership has it's privileges. Earned, given or taken... .
nick Posted August 12 Posted August 12 42 minutes ago, fishbane said: Has anyone been able to get tickets during Drop 2? No, wrestling wasn't listed in the sports dropdown for me
fishbane Posted August 12 Posted August 12 18 minutes ago, nick said: No, wrestling wasn't listed in the sports dropdown for me When was your buying window? Might mean no tickets were available for that event given your filters.
nick Posted August 12 Posted August 12 Just now, fishbane said: When was your buying window? Might mean no tickets were available for that event given your filters. It opened yesterday for me, I got in exactly at the opening time (4PM EST) I had options like hockey, boxing, flag football, soccer, weight lifting, etc.. I did take a look now and most of those are gone
bnwtwg Posted August 12 Posted August 12 13 minutes ago, nick said: It opened yesterday for me, I got in exactly at the opening time (4PM EST) I had options like hockey, boxing, flag football, soccer, weight lifting, etc.. I did take a look now and most of those are gone Were prices as bad as the first drop? i am an idiot on the internet
fishbane Posted August 12 Posted August 12 6 minutes ago, nick said: It opened yesterday for me, I got in exactly at the opening time (4PM EST) I had options like hockey, boxing, flag football, soccer, weight lifting, etc.. I did take a look now and most of those are gone 4pm EST? The start times for the windows I’ve seen in drop 2 are all 10 Pacific Time which is 1 PM EDT. I had some friends that were able to buy wrestling tickets during the pre-sale. Those guys had a 10 PT window in the presale and another friend with a presale window of 16 PT the same day was not able to buy. No regular wrestling tickets were available only wheelchair tickets by 16:00 PT. During the main drop 2 a couple friends with the window on the first day were able to buy wrestling tickets as well, so they refreshed the ticket inventory between the presale and the main drop. Both friends had a 10 PT window on the 10th. Your window should be for 48 hrs. It might be worth it for you to log on at 1 EDT (about 45min from now) and see if anything is available in case they release additional tickets each day. I’m hoping they do that as the window I was drawn isn’t for a couple more days.
fishbane Posted August 12 Posted August 12 10 minutes ago, bnwtwg said: Were prices as bad as the first drop? Prices were the same as drop 1, but lower category tickets (B-D) were available. At least for the visa presale and early in drop 2. I don’t expect the price to change.
nick Posted August 12 Posted August 12 1 hour ago, fishbane said: 4pm EST? The start times for the windows I’ve seen in drop 2 are all 10 Pacific Time which is 1 PM EDT. I had some friends that were able to buy wrestling tickets during the pre-sale. Those guys had a 10 PT window in the presale and another friend with a presale window of 16 PT the same day was not able to buy. No regular wrestling tickets were available only wheelchair tickets by 16:00 PT. During the main drop 2 a couple friends with the window on the first day were able to buy wrestling tickets as well, so they refreshed the ticket inventory between the presale and the main drop. Both friends had a 10 PT window on the 10th. Your window should be for 48 hrs. It might be worth it for you to log on at 1 EDT (about 45min from now) and see if anything is available in case they release additional tickets each day. I’m hoping they do that as the window I was drawn isn’t for a couple more days. Unless I did my conversion wrong, from the email Start: August 11, 2026 | 13:00 PT (24-hour clock) End: August 13, 2026 | 13:00 PT (24-hour clock) I did take a look now and boxing/weightlifting are back but no wrestling
jross Posted August 12 Posted August 12 Boo! "Thank you for registering for the LA28 Olympic Ticket Draw*. Demand has been extraordinarily high, and you were not selected for a purchase time slot in this ticket drop."
Gantry Posted August 12 Posted August 12 Think I've had three drops and during each one no wrestling tix for any session were available. Checked the next day just to be safe. Same for my buddy, doesn't seem like it's in the cards for us this time.
bnwtwg Posted August 16 Posted August 16 Draw 2 came for me finally about 45 mins ago. Everything decent has been sold out but men's 1500 finals. i am an idiot on the internet
GreenandGold Posted August 17 Posted August 17 (edited) This feels like the appropriate place to go on a rant as LA28 is absolutely fumbling ticketing. This will be the 4th olympics I attend as a spectator (London to LA, minus Tokyo) and it has been the worst ticketing experience in both price and availability. My theory is LA28 is making the same backward attempt that FIFA made with the world cup, tying a majority of tickets to over priced and generally worthless hospitality packages in an effort to break even or make money. The number I have seen is $2.5 billion they are trying to do through ticketing and that doesn't happen without the inflated hospitality packages. If I can watch 8 days straight of wrestling overseas but can't get a single session living in the host country, that is an absolute and utter failure on the part of the organizers. Edit: My wife and I both got in Draw 1, wife got in Draw 2 Visa presale, I got in Draw 2. No wrestling tickets. Edited August 17 by GreenandGold Additional context
Gantry Posted August 17 Posted August 17 We had Tokyo tix and went to Paris, but this one sure does feel like we've had no chance at actually getting tickets throughout this process.
fishbane Posted August 18 Posted August 18 23 hours ago, GreenandGold said: This feels like the appropriate place to go on a rant as LA28 is absolutely fumbling ticketing. This will be the 4th olympics I attend as a spectator (London to LA, minus Tokyo) and it has been the worst ticketing experience in both price and availability. My theory is LA28 is making the same backward attempt that FIFA made with the world cup, tying a majority of tickets to over priced and generally worthless hospitality packages in an effort to break even or make money. The number I have seen is $2.5 billion they are trying to do through ticketing and that doesn't happen without the inflated hospitality packages. If I can watch 8 days straight of wrestling overseas but can't get a single session living in the host country, that is an absolute and utter failure on the part of the organizers. Edit: My wife and I both got in Draw 1, wife got in Draw 2 Visa presale, I got in Draw 2. No wrestling tickets. Where in the Visa Presale and Draw 2 were your time slots? I had friends that got the first available timeslot in both the Visa Presale (7/29 10PT) and the main drop 2 (8/10 10PT) and both were able to get tickets. Everyone I know with later time slots in either the presale or the main drop 2 were not able to get wrestling tickets at any price point. Hospitality packages remain available.
MPhillips Posted August 18 Posted August 18 18 minutes ago, fishbane said: were not able to get wrestling tickets at any price point. No one should be surprised when tiks become available at a later point. The pre-sale is the biggest rip off in ticketing. Panic buying with mostly expensive options. .
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