WWE sent out a press release Tuesday morning announcing the success of this weekend’s Wrestlemania event in Las Vegas.
Take it for what its worth that it was announced by the promotion, but the generated gate according to WWE was 124,693 for the two nights at Allegiant Stadium.
WWE also stated that it was the most-viewed WrestleMania of all time up 114 percent over last year’s record.
Merchandise sales in partnership with Fanatics were “up more than 45 percent” versus last year’s record in Philadelphia.
Perhaps the most interesting and visible change this year was the record 28 total sponsors which also set an all-time event record for revenue.
Payout Perspective:
I was at the event for both nights and I can tell you that there were a lot of people in attendance at I wouldn’t be surprised if the attendance WWE provided was somewhere in the vicinity. One of the most notable things was the dive into the corporate sponsorships that WWE has adopted. There was a time when the WWE did not want to clutter the ring with logos. But now, it resembles a UFC Octagon mat. The amount of people in attendance on both nights plus attending all of the other WWE activities including WWE World at the Las Vegas Convention Center likely generated record revenue. TKO is on a hot streak and it will be interesting to see how much further it can go.
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