July 10, 2023 / By mobanmarket
WWE has announced that Money in the Bank 2023 and the 6/30 SmackDown set all-time revenue records for the company.
WWE sent out a press release on Wednesday touting Friday's SmackDown from London's O2 Arena as the highest-grossing edition of the show in history. The company also says Saturday's Money in the Bank show is now the highest-grossing arena event in WWE history. The two shows combined to bring in more than $5.4 million in revenue.
"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," reads a WWE press release.
The press release continues:
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.
Over 17,000 tickets were distributed for both Money in the Bank and the 6/30 SmackDown, according to WrestleTix.
The announcement follows similar ones made earlier this year regarding other PLEs. WWE announced in May that this year's Backlash event from Puerto Rico was the company's highest-grossing and most-watched edition of a Backlash PLE in history. In April, WWE also announced that WrestleMania 39 was the highest-grossing and most successful event in company history, setting records for viewership, gate, sponsorship, merchandise, and social media. In February, WWE announced that this year's Elimination Chamber from Montreal also broke revenue records and was the highest-grossing version of the PLE in history.
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