WWE’s Royal Rumble kicked off 2023 on Saturday and proved to be a smashing good fortune.
WWE introduced Monday that this previous weekend’s Royal Rumble used to be the “highest-grossing and most-viewed Royal Rumble in company history.”
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The match happened on the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, and noticed Cody Rhodes and Rhea Ripley win the 30-man and 30-woman Royal Rumble fits respectively. Rhodes returned to motion after a protracted layoff because of a torn pectoral muscle and Ripley changed into the primary girl to start out the Rumble as the primary entrant within the contest and win. She eradicated Liv Morgan, who used to be the second one entrant, to win.
In the primary match, Roman Reigns defended his undisputed championship towards Kevin Owens. He and The Bloodline beat down Owens after the fit however Sami Zayn would flip at the “Tribal Chief” and obtain a large pop from the group within the procedure. In flip, Zayn won a beatdown as smartly.
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With all of that motion, WWE benefited immensely.
“The event set a new all-time gate record at more than $7.7 million, far surpassing the previous Royal Rumble high in 2017 by more than 50%,” the corporate stated in a information free up received through Fox Business. “Viewership of the event saw a 52% increase versus the previous record set in 2022.”
Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
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WWE | WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT INC. | 84.95 | +0.32 | +0.38% |
WWE’s products gross sales had been additionally up 135% as opposed to final yr’s Royal Rumble and sponsorship income used to be up 200% as opposed to 2022, the corporate stated. Part of it got here from the MTN DEW Pitch Black fit that includes Bray Wyatt and LA Knight. The Royal Rumble clock used to be subsidized through Applebee’s.
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The viewership build up got here amid rumors of a possible sale of the corporate.
WWE’s subsequent occasions are Elimination Chamber on Feb. 18 and WrestleMania on April 1 and a couple of.