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TV RATINGS AND OTHER NOTES
WrestleMania, which airs on Peacock and not Netflix in the U.S., didn’t make the top 10 for Netflix’s “Tudum” chart. The #10 slot (North of North: Season 1) had 2.7 million global views. So both days of WrestleMania would be somewhere under that.
Royal Rumble, with similar distribution, had made Netflix’s top 10 in February at #10 with 2.1 million global views, so with easier competition in the rankings than this past week.
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Despite not ranking in the top 10 globally, WrestleMania Saturday ranked in the top 10 for 28 different countries, including the UK, Canada, India, and Australia.
WrestleMania Sunday ranked in the top 10 for 13 countries, including Canada.
Netflix doesn’t disclose viewing data for individual countries, only for the top 10 globally.
The Saturday event had the advantage over the Sunday event by having the extra day to gather delayed viewing.
Note that unlike measurements for Raw on Netflix, which not only airs in the U.S. as well as internationally, Raw has the whole week to gather delayed viewing.
Netflix’s weekly “Tudum” chart provides a Monday through Sunday measurement of viewing on its platform.
WWE’s press release stated that viewership for WrestleMania this year was up 114% from the prior year. The difference includes international viewing on Netflix. We confirmed with NBCUniversal that the increase doesn’t reflect whatever the undisclosed difference was in U.S. viewership on Peacock this year versus last year. Deadline updated its story that originally indicated the 114% increase was on Peacock
WWE’s release also indicated the gate was the highest in WrestleMania history but didn’t disclose a dollar amount or percentage difference from the prior year. Last year’s two-day gate was $38.5 million including fees, or $36.1 million without fees. Additional highlights were provided by the company, all with percentage differences only from the prior year, no specific measurements:
- Venue merchandise: +45%
- eCommerce merchandise: +86%
- On Location (VIP hospitality packages): +75%
- WWE World attendees: +21%
The release also noted that the events had 28 sponsor partners and reached a new record for sponsorship revenue. WWE claimed it had 1.1 billion social media views throughout the weekend and that its YouTube channel set a record for views on Sunday.
LIVE EVENTS
Data from WrestleTix
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Las Vegas, NV at Allegiant Stadium
Estimated tickets distributed: 60,151
Sunday, April 20, 2025
Las Vegas, NV at Allegiant Stadium
Estimated tickets distributed: 60,212
Note: WrestleTix may update these figures later with a final estimate.
WWE’s announced attendances were 61,467 for Saturday and 63,226 for Sunday.
WrestleTix estimates don’t include suite attendees. It’s possible WWE’s announced attendances do.
YOUTUBE
Videos tracked since 8 PM Sun Apr 20 2025 as of 3 PM Tue Apr 22 2025 U.S. Eastern Time.
RECEPTION
As of 3:27 pm, Apr 22
WrestleMania Saturday – Event rating:
- Cagematch.net voter rating: 5.67 (545 votes)
WrestleMania Sunday – Event rating:
- Cagematch.net voter rating: 5.82 (400 votes)
Saturday & Sunday: Match ratings:
- 9.12 (644 votes) – Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley vs. IYO SKY (c)
- 8.79 (807 votes) – Seth Rollins vs. CM Punk and Roman Reigns
- 7.81 (554 votes) – Finn Balor vs. Dominik Mysterio vs. Penta vs. Bron Breakker (c)
- 7.46 (538 votes) – Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre
- 7.12 (666 votes) – Jacob Fatu vs. LA Knight (c)
- 6.37 (669 votes) – Charlotte Flair vs. Tiffany Stratton (c)
- 6.34 (658 votes) – El Grande Americano vs. Rey Fenix
- 5.85 (642 votes) – Jade Cargill vs. Naomi
- 5.12 (468 votes) – Becky Lynch & Lyra Valkyria vs. The Judgment Day (Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez) (c)
- 4.50 (638 votes) – The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) vs. The War Raiders (Erik & Ivar) (c)
- 4.49 (722 votes) – Jey Uso vs. Gunther (c)
- 4.63 (486 votes) – Logan Paul vs. AJ Styles
- 3.48 (592 votes) – John Cena vs. Cody Rhodes (c)
- Ineligible (<5 mins) – Randy Orton vs. Joe Hendry
Brandon Thurston has written about wrestling business since 2015. He operates and owns Wrestlenomics.