Posted on 4/22/126 by Colin Vassallo
WWE today announced that WrestleMania 42 became one of the
highest-grossing events in company history, with record or
near-record performances across gate, sponsorship,
merchandise, WWE World, On Location VIP experiences and
digital.
Across two nights at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas,
attendance reached 106,072 with tickets purchased from all
50 states and more than 69 countries.
WrestleMania 42 featured a record 32 marketing partners,
including Snickers, 2K, Riyadh Season, Ram, DoorDash,
Wingstop, Wheatley American Vodka, Minute Maid, The General
Insurance, PepsiCo’s MUG Root Beer and Chumba Casino.
WrestleMania Saturday was the most-viewed telecast of the
year on ESPN2, while WrestleMania Sunday was the most-viewed
telecast of the entire weekend on ESPN.
At WWE World, a five-day interactive fan experience in
partnership with Fanatics, paid experience sales reached
all-time highs. WWE World also featured a lounge for
attendees who signed up for Club WWE, the recently announced
Gold membership experience for fans.
Additionally, WrestleMania 42 set a new digital record,
generating more than 1.3 billion views across all social
platforms – up 18 percent from the record set at
WrestleMania 41.