WrestleMania 42 sets WWE digital record
April 23, 2026
By Nik Roseveare
WWE has reported that WrestleMania 42 , which took place over on April 18th and 19th at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, 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.
The PLE, which streamed live on Netflix, was headlined by the Sunday night main event in which Roman Reigns defeated CM Punk to claim the World Heavyweight Championship, and Saturday night’s main event which saw Cody Rhodes retain his Undisputed WWE Championship against Randy Orton.
Across both 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 – which all featured heavily during the broadcast of the event.
WrestleMania Saturday was the most-viewed telecast of the year on ESPN2 in the US, while WrestleMania Sunday was the most-viewed telecast of the entire weekend on ESPN, reported WWE.
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 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 per cent from the record set at WrestleMania 41.
Other results from the PLE saw Rhea Ripley defeat Jade Cargyll to become WWE Women’s Champion; Liv Morgan bested Stephanie Vaquer to be crowned WWE Women’s World Champion; and Oba Femi defeated Brock Lesnar, leading to Lesnar to immediately announce his retirement from the ring.
The next WWE PLE will be Backlash, taking place on May 9th at the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida. The event will also stream live on Netflix.
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