WWE Survivor Series site fee from San Diego tourism board revealed

A new report out by Wrestlenomics on Monday has WWE potentially taking in $5 million for bringing this November’s Survivor Series to San Diego, California.

The information was revealed by public records requests answered by the city’s Tourism Marketing District, a group funded by fees on hotel stays.

Brandon Thurston’s reporting showed an initial outlay of $650,000 approved by the TMD in June. There was an additional $4.25 million budget for other expenses submitted by the San Diego Padres’ baseball team who plays at Petco Park where the event will take place. It’s also a strong likelihood that either the prior Friday’s SmackDown, the following Monday’s Raw or both will also take place in the city.

Documents refer to an overall budget of $5 million. It’s unknown what group will cover the additional budget expenses and specifically what they are for. It’s also unknown how much WWE would get of that $5 million.

The higher end would put it up among other reported site fees, led by this year’s two-night WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas ($5 million in site fees & $4.2 million in tax credits), next month’s two-night SummerSlam in New Jersey ($7.1 million) and 2022’s WrestleMania in Arlington, Texas ($5.1 million).

The report notes that the TMD is estimating 18,000 hotel room nights, good for $3.6 million in revenue alone.