WrestleMania 40 is the most-streamed leisure occasion ever on Peacock, Selection has realized completely.
Per the NBCUniversal streamer, the 2 night time occasion at Lincoln Monetary Subject in Philadelphia was considered for 1.3 billion minutes over the weekend of April 6 & 7. Primarily based on the typical minute viewers, night time one in all this yr’s present was up 26% over night time one from final yr, whereas night time two was up 30% over final yr.
It was additionally the second largest utilization weekend for Peacock of all time, rating solely behind the NFL Wild Card sport and following day on Jan. 13 & 14. As well as, the Peacock particular “Bray Wyatt: Turning into Immortal” is the most-viewed authentic sports activities WWE documentary by its first seven days on the platform. The doc examined the life and profession of Wyatt, who died suddenly in 2023 at simply 36 years outdated.
That is the newest document damaged for WrestleMania 40. It was previously reported that the occasion was probably the most profitable reside occasion in WWE historical past. Per WWE, the gate for the occasion was up 78% in comparison with the earlier document set throughout WrestleMania 39, with 145,298 in attendance throughout each nights this yr. Merchandise gross sales have been up greater than 20% over final yr.
The present featured a lot of smash hit matches, most notably the WWE Common Championship match between Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes on Night time 2. On Night time 1, the 2 squared off with the help of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Seth Rollins, respectively, in a tag workforce match that marked Johnson’s first match for WWE since 2016.
