WWE of the TKO group said that the pioneering Wrestlemania event at the end of last week recorded records in all fields, as viewers on Peacock increased by 114 %.
The 41st edition of the annual exhibition was held on April 19 and 20 at the Algait Stadium in Las Vegas.
The amount of viewing time was not revealed, but it increased the weakness of the 1.3 billion minute minute in 2024. The peacock ended in 2024 with 36 million subscribers, according to the companies of the companies, Comcast and NBCunivesal.
The current US rights deal between WWE and Peacock is in its final stages. In 2021, Peacock acquired broadcasting rights in the wrestling circuit, including excellent direct events such as Wrestlemania, in an agreement of 5 years worth about one billion dollars.
WWE said the presence of Gate for Wrestlemania 41 also recorded, with 124,693 fans in both nights. The goods sales, which are dealt with through partnership with fanatics, increased by 45 % at the site and e -commerce 86 %, both of which are new high signs.
The two -day event also achieved 1.1 billion views on social media, and I spent YouTube at WWE on Sunday.
In the peak match in Wrestlemania on Easter night, John Cena Cody Rhodes defeated the WWE Championship. Seth Rollins won the “triple threat match”, which also included Roman Reigns and CM Punk, IYO Sky kept the Women's World Championship.
On the corporate front, LAS Vegas followed the two-day softness of the companies of the companies of the ARI Emanuel-Run TKO group. Last month, Emmanuel has long been taken, Endeavor, by Silver Lake. The deal has ended for four years to try as a public trading company. Some of the previously controlled assets by Endeavor have moved to the TKO group in recent months.
TKO President Mark Shapiro addressed WWE's relationship with Peacock and NBCU at the appearance of last month at a conference hosted by Wall Street Morgan Stanley.
“This deal comes early to the middle of the part of 2026,” he said. “Our conversations start on renewal relatively soon. When talking to all the forces in Comicast, they are keen to renew while we were excited to hold these conversations. By the way, Peacock was a good crazy partner, we were a great engine for that platform – in terms of acquisition and keeping them – and they make it first, so we renew with them.”
