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WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque emphasized the enormous success of the most recent WrestleMania under his creative influence at the post-WrestleMania 39 news conference. Subsequently, WWE formally disclosed the figures surrounding the most recent Show of Shows edition on his official website.
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The audience for WrestleMania 39 increased by 28% for the first night compared to the previous high, and by 33% for the second night globally. With 161,892 attendances at SoFi Stadium over two nights, April PLE broke the previous record by 27% and earned a gate of approximately $21.6 million.
With an attendance of 80,497 on the first night and 81,395 on the second, according to Triple H, WWE shattered the SoFi Stadium attendance record twice in a row. Although WWE has a history of inflating attendance figures for occasions like WrestleMania, these figures ultimately go into their record books.
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WrestleMania 39 sets social media and viewership records
During night one and night two, WrestleMania 39 generated “almost 500 million views and 11 million hours of video consumption” on social media. This represents a 42% increase from WrestleMania 38 last year.
WrestleMania 39 also set new milestones in sponsorship and retail sales. More than doubling the previous record, revenue of almost $20 million was earned. Compared to the record year of 2022, merchandise sales rise by 20%.
“This is the most prosperous WrestleMania ever,” Triple H said when asked about the event’s profitability. As Roman Reigns would put it, “WrestleMania 39 set records for gates, sponsorships, merchandising, and social media viewership.” The CEO then clarified that it was also the highest-earning weekend and highest-paid appearance in company history.
The Usos were defeated by Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships in the WrestleMania 39 Night One main event. Roman Reigns defeated Cody Rhodes on night two to defend his Undisputed WWE Universal Title.