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WWE has been accused of turning its back on loyal fans by a former champion. The sports entertainment giant has been under the cosh from fans for its exorbitant prices for its events.While the company has been doing record numbers over the last few years, it has come at the cost of rising prices. This has made it difficult for fans to regularly attend shows as TKO looks to maximize its earnings.This move has been called out by legends such as Rob Van Dam, and former WWE Hardcore champion Maven also addressed this issue recently.On TMZ Sports' Inside the Ring podcast, Maven was asked about the soaring prices, and he didn't hold back in his assessment. He said making shows affordable for families was something Vince McMahon understood."It’s one of the things that angers me the most. You can say what you want about Vince McMahon. Vince knew that the everyday family was where his bread was buttered. He knew that in order to create generational fans, he was going to have to make his product accessible, accessible on a weekly basis, accessible on a monthly basis at an affordable rate," he said.Maven mentioned how earlier people would pool in money to buy a pay-per-view and recalled his experience of attending his first show."I remember also going to my first show when I was, I think, seven years old. I asked my dad how much that cost. He told me it was about $300 for everything. The tickets, the parking, the food, everything. $300 for everybody. That was his whole investment. That right now, you’re not even getting one ticket, one good ticket for that. They’re pricing out loyal fans," he added.You can watch the interview below:A recent report by Wrestlenomics recently revealed that ticket prices for WWE’s weekly main roster television shows have approximately doubled since the TKO merger.WWE may not lower its prices anytime soonFans have voiced their displeasure at rising ticket prices for WWE events, but it looks like TKO isn't budging anytime soon.In September TKO's Chief Operating Officer Mark Shapiro indicated that fans should expect a further increase in prices.During the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference, Shapiro stated that WWE had work to do when it came to its ticket yield and catching up with UFC.If you use quotes from this article, please credit TMZ Sports' Inside the Ring and give an H/T to Sportskeeda Wrestling for the transcription.
