WWE Royal Rumble 2023 Sets Impressive Gate Record

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WWE has now Royal Rumble 2023 as the highest grossing and most viewed Royal Rumble show ever.

WWE has confirmed that the event set a gate record for Royal Rumble events, with the January 28 event bringing in over $7.7 million in ticket sales.

This gate figure was more than 50% higher than the previous record holder, Royal Rumble 2017.

WWE shared the following statement:

STAMFORD, Conn., January 30, 2023 – WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that the 2023 Royal Rumble, which emanated from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, became WWE’s highest-grossing and most-viewed Royal Rumble in company history.

The event set a new all-time gate record at more than $7.7 million, far surpassing the previous Royal Rumble high in 2017 by more than 50 percent. Viewership of the event saw a 52 percent increase versus the previous record set in 2022.

In addition, the 2023 Royal Rumble broke all-time venue merchandise and sponsorship records. Merchandise sales were up 135 percent versus the record set in 2022.

Royal Rumble sponsorship revenue was up nearly 200 percent versus 2022 and featured the first-ever sponsored match (MTN DEW PITCH BLACK) and sponsored countdown clock (Applebee’s).

On social, the Roman Reigns-Sami Zayn videos generated 20 million-plus views across all WWE platforms and became the most-viewed WWE clip of 2023.

Additional highlights include Logan Paul and Ricochet’s high-flying collision which amassed 26.5 million views across WWE and Paul’s platforms, and the launch of Reigns’ TikTok account which netted 100K followers in the first 24 hours.

The backstage reaction of WWE to the Royal Rumble event has been revealed, with several names impressing WWE.

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