WWE’s parent company TKO Group touted the success of this past weekend’s WrestleMania 42 event on April 18-19 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
It was announced that this year’s two-night event was one of the highest grossing events in WWE history.
It was also announced that WrestleMania 42 had a record of 32 marketing partners. WrestleMania Saturday was announced to be the most-viewed telecast of the year on ESPN2 while WrestleMania Sunday was the most-viewed telecast of the entire weekend on ESPN.
It was also announced that WrestleMania 42 also set a new digital viewership record of more than 1.3 billion views across all social media platforms, up 18% compared to the record set from last year’s WrestleMania 41 event.
WRESTLEMANIA® 42 TAKES OVER LAS VEGAS WITH MORE THAN 106K ATTENDEES & ONE OF THE HIGHEST-GROSSING EVENTS IN WWE® HISTORY
April 22, 2026 – WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), 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.
WrestleMania 42 was highlighted by the historic Sunday night main event in which Roman Reigns defeated CM Punk to claim the World Heavyweight Championship, and Saturday night’s main event where Cody Rhodes retained his Undisputed WWE Championship against Randy Orton despite early interference by Pat McAfee.
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.
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