All In attendance in Arlington below forecast payout cut to 700K

AEW’s All In pay-per-view at Globe Life Field in Arlington on July 12 had an actual attendance of 23,759, city documentation shows, and the promotion will receive a reduced amount of public reimbursement because turnout fell short of earlier projections. Government records filed after the event report 21,973 spectators were scanned at the turnstiles, with the larger total figure accounting for staff, vendors and others in the building.

The scanned spectator count matters because AEW had applied for and received preapproval for just over $1 million in combined state and local support through the Texas Event Trust Fund based on an estimated attendance of 33,490, including 32,500 paying fans. Arlington city officials confirmed that because the final certified attendance was lower than the February estimate, the company’s reimbursement will be proportionally reduced and is expected to be roughly $700,000. City staff also noted the payment process can take several months to complete.

Records show discrepancies between tickets distributed and actual entry. A previously circulated ticket-distribution estimate put total distributed at about 27,245, but only 21,973 tickets were scanned...