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ESPN ratings for first hour of Wrestlemania 42

May 4, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

For the first time, we could see how many people tuned in to watch Wrestlemania. ESPN showed the first hour of each night with the rest on the ESPN Unlimited App. The first night Saturday scored 1.62M viewers per Nielsen. On Sunday, it drew 1.82M viewers. The telecast on Saturday featured crossover stars Logan Paul […]

Filed Under: ESPN, ratings, UFC, Wrestlemania, WWE

Wrestlemania 42 attendance dips from 2025

April 21, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Wrestlemania 42 took place over the weekend at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for the second straight year. Based on the announced attendance, the promotion fell short of its records last year. Wrestlemania 42 night 1 drew 50,816 fans on Saturday. In 2025, the event drew 58,538. Night 2 on Sunday drew 55,255 fans which […]

Filed Under: Attendance, Featured, Wrestlemania, WWE

Man sits at WWE announce desk at Wrestlemania

April 20, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Night two of Wrestlemania 42 was much better than night one. However, a peculiar production twist came during the broadcast when a man by the name of Adam Weitsman sat next to Wade Barrett and Michael Cole at the commentary desk. According to a report by Awful Announcing, the man is a “recycling magnate turned […]

Filed Under: Wrestlemania, WWE

How will WWE’s big weekend turn out?

April 19, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

It is the second straight year that WWE held its biggest event of the year in Las Vegas. Last year’s two-day event generated record revenue for the company. Instead of moving on to another city (ahem…New Orleans), it decided to roll the dice one more time with Las Vegas. It seemed like a great opportunity […]

Filed Under: Featured, Wrestlemania, Wrestling, WWE, WWE

ESPN goes crazy with WWE coverage

April 17, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Last fall, ESPN signed a media deal with WWE which would cover its Premium Live Events on its digital platform. It has now gone all in with coverage of WWE including airing the first hour of Wrestlemania on both nights on the main ESPN network. In leadup to this year’s two-night extravaganza, ESPN has WWE […]

Filed Under: ESPN, Wrestlemania, WWE

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