Posted on 4/22/125 by Bob Magee
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- WWE®, part of TKO Group
Holdings (NYSE: TKO), today announced that WrestleMania 41,
which emanated from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, became
the most-successful and highest-grossing event in company
history.
Highlights include:
GATE: WrestleMania 41 generated the largest gate for any
event in WWE history. The Premium Live Event drew 124,693
fans across two nights at Allegiant Stadium.
VIEWERSHIP: WrestleMania 41 was the most-viewed WrestleMania
of all time, up 114 percent from the record set last year at
WrestleMania XL.
MERCHANDISE: In partnership with Fanatics, merchandise sales
onsite were up more than 45 percent versus the previous all-
time event record set by WrestleMania XL in 2024, making
WrestleMania 41 the highest-grossing event of all-time.
Additionally, ecommerce sales were up 86 percent versus last
year’s record.
SPONSORSHIP: WrestleMania 41 featured a record 28 total
partners and set an all-time event record for revenue.
ON LOCATION: On Location, the exclusive hospitality
experiences partner for WWE, saw a 75 percent increase in
hospitality sales and packages.
WWE WORLD: WWE World at WrestleMania 41, the five-day
interactive fan experience in partnership with Fanatics
Events, became the most-attended WWE fan convention of all
time with more than 50,000 attendees – a 21 percent increase
over last year’s event surrounding WrestleMania XL.
SOCIAL: WrestleMania 41 became the most socially viewed WWE
event of all-time, generating 1.1 billion social views
throughout the weekend. Additionally, WWE's YouTube channel
saw its most-viewed day ever on WrestleMania Sunday.
The record-breaking event was highlighted by John Cena
defeating Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship,
Seth Rollins winning the Triple Threat Match featuring Roman
Reigns and CM Punk, IYO SKY retaining the Women’s World
Championship, the return of Becky Lynch and more.
About WWE
WWE® is the global leader in sports entertainment. The
company creates and delivers original content 52 weeks a
year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family-
friendly entertainment on its television programming,
premium live events, digital media, and publishing
platforms. WWE’s TV-PG programming can be seen in more than
1 billion households worldwide in more than 20 languages
through world-class distribution partners including
NBCUniversal, The CW and Netflix. In the United States,
NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock, is the exclusive
home to all premium live events, a variety of original
programming and a massive video-on-demand library. Netflix
is the exclusive home for WWE programming around the world,
other than select international markets. WWE is part of TKO
Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO). Additional information on WWE
can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com.