John Jensen 1 Report post Posted February 3, 2014 The world cup is going to be held in Los Angeles, but where? LA is a big place especially if you include Orange County. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaroslav Hasek 1,751 Report post Posted February 3, 2014 Inglewood always up to no good! http://www.fila-official.com/images/FILA/infos/2014/infos_03_losangeles.pdf The athletes will stay at the airport Hilton and wrestle at the Forum. the venue is a little dated but i've heard it still has it's charm. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Jensen 1 Report post Posted February 3, 2014 Good parking, good size venue, scary neighborhood. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ocvagabond 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2014 The Forum just reopened after being completely renovated...Sounds like a great venue for the World Cup...Looking fwd to watching! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glane18 65 Report post Posted February 4, 2014 Wow, I thought this entire time this was in 2015. I am going to try and make it still, but have not planned on it at all. Anybody know how much tickets are? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaroslav Hasek 1,751 Report post Posted February 4, 2014 The Forum just reopened after being completely renovated...Sounds like a great venue for the World Cup...Looking fwd to watching! you're right, the renovations look impressive too! http://www.fabulousforum.com/about.html its too bad there's no mention of the World Cup on the Forum's website. looks like it will be a really nice event. wish i could go! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
de4856 341 Report post Posted February 5, 2014 The Forum isn't to far from LAX, so that is good. As far as the surrounding neighborhoods, some have a higher incident of Gang activity than others (and the things that are associated with Gang activity) So my advice is to use the major thoroughfares to get to and from the location and not to go sight seeing in the surrounding areas. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OBJoeB 32 Report post Posted February 5, 2014 Anyone know when tickets will go on sale? Nothing on their website about the event. Their website states ticket sales are through Ticketmaster, this afternoon I checked out their website and didn't find anything, called ticketmaster and they don't have any information about the World Cup. 6 weeks out and nothing, so real poor planning here. No surprise though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OBJoeB 32 Report post Posted February 6, 2014 I just got off the phone with a Forum box office representative, they have no information about the World Cup next month; put me on hold and checked with others, they had no idea what I was talking about. So, what the heck is going on? This event is 5 weeks away and the venue that is supposedly holding it doesn't know anything about the event. Another example of how unorganized wrestling is. Come on, small bands that tour on the bar scene & sleep in their vans are more on top of their events than FILA is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaroslav Hasek 1,751 Report post Posted February 6, 2014 I just got off the phone with a Forum box office representative, they have no information about the World Cup next month; put me on hold and checked with others, they had no idea what I was talking about. So, what the heck is going on? This event is 5 weeks away and the venue that is supposedly holding it doesn't know anything about the event. Another example of how unorganized wrestling is. Come on, small bands that tour on the bar scene & sleep in their vans are more on top of their events than FILA is. thats odd. the date on the FILA document is 12/12/13, so you'd have to assume the Forum was booked since at least then. maybe the box office people only get told about events that pay for extra promotion? no idea how such venues and events work, tho. its a shame because teams are flying in from all corners of the globe. a multicultural city like LA could really get behind it. hopefully this isnt an omen that the event will be shunted to some hotel conference room at the last minute. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OBJoeB 32 Report post Posted February 6, 2014 I just got off the phone with a Forum box office representative, they have no information about the World Cup next month; put me on hold and checked with others, they had no idea what I was talking about. So, what the heck is going on? This event is 5 weeks away and the venue that is supposedly holding it doesn't know anything about the event. Another example of how unorganized wrestling is. Come on, small bands that tour on the bar scene & sleep in their vans are more on top of their events than FILA is. thats odd. the date on the FILA document is 12/12/13, so you'd have to assume the Forum was booked since at least then. maybe the box office people only get told about events that pay for extra promotion? no idea how such venues and events work, tho. its a shame because teams are flying in from all corners of the globe. a multicultural city like LA could really get behind it. hopefully this isnt an omen that the event will be shunted to some hotel conference room at the last minute. I don't think it has anything to do with extra promotion, they stated they calendar all their events. I told them about FILA's announcement and they still didn't have any idea what I was talking about; however, they did state it might be because they haven't received any event or ticket information. If that is the case, I don't know what to make of it, the event is 5 weeks away and nothing. The Forum's website also states tickets are available through Ticketmaster, when I spoke with Ticketmaster yesterday the only wrestling event in the LA area they had any tickets or information for was WWE Raw at the Staples Center on 2/10. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cletus_Tucker 888 Report post Posted February 7, 2014 very disappointing. This is an event im trying to plan on attending with friends from different parts of the country. Again, very disappointing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaroslav Hasek 1,751 Report post Posted February 7, 2014 maybe they were waiting on the logo? http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2014/February/07/Logo-released-for-2014-World-Cup-in-LA more interesting then that though is the news that Team Cuba won't be replaced with Azerbaijan but with Japan. it makes for a more diverse group of competing countries. it's also probably good for the Japanese program but its too bad we won't see the Azeris wrestle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OBJoeB 32 Report post Posted February 10, 2014 Finally some advertising, tickets will go on sale this Wednesday. Still has the dates mixed up on part of the announcement... http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Fe ... -announced The final event schedule and ticket distribution plan have been finalized. Discounted All-Session tickets will become available to the general public on Wednesday, February 12, via Ticketmaster, through http://www.ticketmaster.com/, www.fabulousforum.com, and The Forum Box Office. The phone number for Ticketmaster is 800-745-3000. The discounted All-Session tickets for the two-day event will be available for a limited time, and at three price levels: • General Admission (Sections 201-211 and 225-236) for $50 face value • Preferred Seating (in the 100 levels) for $130 face value • VIP (100 levels center mat) for $270 face value. All Ticketmaster purchases are subject to a convenience fee. FREESTYLE WORLD CUP at the Forum, presented by Chase, Inglewood, Calif., March 14-15 Event Schedule Saturday, March 15 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Session I 5:00 p.m. – Opening Ceremonies 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. – Session II Sunday, March 16 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Session III 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Championship Final, Dual Meets for First Place and Third Place, and Award Ceremonies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
