Combined Gate For WWE Money In The Bank & SmackDown In London Confirmed

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WWE has now revealed a combined gate figure for Money in the Bank 2023 and SmackDown in London, following both shows setting new records.

During the post-Money in the Bank press conference, Triple H confirmed that Money in the Bank was the highest grossing arena event in WWE history, and that the previous night’s edition of SmackDown was the highest grossing SmackDown ever.

In a new press release shared by WWE, the company confirmed that a combined gate of over $5.4 million was generated from both Money in the Bank and SmackDown, which both emanated from the O2 Arena in London, England.

The following statement was shared to the WWE corporate site:

Friday Night SmackDown at The O2 Becomes Highest-Grossing SmackDown

STAMFORD, Conn., July 5, 2023 – WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that Money In The Bank, which emanated from The O2 in London on Saturday, became the most-successful and highest-grossing Money In The Bank of all-time. Notably, Money In The Bank set a new record for highest-grossing arena event in WWE history and Friday Night SmackDown from The O2 became the highest-grossing SmackDown of all-time. The weekend generated a combined gate of more than $5.4 million.

Money In The Bank (MITB) also set new records for viewership, sponsorship, merchandise and social media:

Viewership jumped 17 percent from last year’s record, and surpassed the last U.K. premium live event – Clash at the Castle – by 30 percent.

Sponsorship revenue was up nine percent versus the record set in 2022.

MITB marked the highest-grossing arena event for venue merchandise in WWE history.

MITB set a new record for On Location fan experience packages, becoming the highest-grossing non-WrestleMania event ever.

The event became the most social Money In The Bank of all-time, with video views of the Bloodline Civil War match reaching 40 million in the first 48 hours –a 4X jump from the top clip at Night of Champions, Jimmy Uso super-kicking Roman Reigns.

Additionally, Friday’s episode of SmackDown on Fox drew 2.51 million total viewers, up 17 percent versus a year ago, and was No. 1 in the 18-49 demographic with a .7 rating and 897K total viewers, up 39 percent versus a year ago.

As far as attendance figures go, WrestleTix previously reported that 17,617 tickets had been distributed for the sold out Money in the Bank event.

Triple H had stated that 37,000 fans were in attendance at the O2 Arena across both nights.

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