Despite the hit or miss nature of the actual show itself, it’s safe to say that WrestleMania 33 was a resounding success. This is particularly the case for the WWE’s finances and their corporate reputation from a business point of view.
Even the actual show was pretty damn good except for a few below par matches, and we also saw one of the most legendary WWE careers come to an end as The Undertaker finally hung up his boots after nearly three decades in the business.
So, just how successful was WrestleMania 33? Well, that’s what we’re here to explore today. With the company experiencing unprecedented success through the 33rd edition of their biggest event, some pretty spectacular records bit the dust over the course of the past week or so.
So, without any further do, let’s get into the list of 5 new records set at WrestleMania 33.
#5 Most WWE community service events during WrestleMania weekend – 24
This is one that won’t be making the headlines like some of the other entries on this list, but it still deserves a shout out. The WWE makes a conscious effort towards community service, and the company always arranges a number of events to help the local community hosting WrestleMania.
While normally they do around 10-12 events, this year Vince McMahon and co completely shattered that record by arranging a highly admirable 24 events in Orlando, Florida this time around.
It might not be the flashiest thing they do, but it’s still something the WWE deserves a lot of praise for. Despite the bad reputation it has, you can’t discount the fact that the company does more than its fair share to give back to the community and this new record is the latest example of the same.
#4 Most global WrestleMania ever
While in the old days only people living in the US could ever realistically attend a WrestleMania, all that has changed in recent times. Now, you have people from all across the planet flocking to the WrestleMania every year for a once in a lifetime experience.
This year, people from approximately 60 countries made the trip over to Orlando in order to flock to the Citrus Bowl and attend WrestleMania 33. According to Stephanie McMahon, this makes this year’s Show of Shows the most international WrestleMania ever.
In addition to this, people from each of the 50 states in the United States of America also made the journey to Orlando to enjoy the Ultimate Thrill Ride. It’s an exciting time in wrestling, and there is a real global popularity as these figures very clearly attest.
When people talk about an international WrestleMania, they need look no further than the one where The Undertaker retired.
#3 5 consecutive nights sold out at The Citrus Bowl and The Amway Centre
This was one of the busiest WrestleMania weeks as the WWE sold out The Amway Centre and The Citrus Bowl for an unprecedented 5 consecutive nights for all of their events. The 2017 Hall of Fame and NXT Takeover: Orlando kicked things off at the smaller venue followed by WrestleMania 33 at The Citrus Bowl.
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Then the company returned to The Amway Centre for back to back nights of Monday Night Raw and SmackDown LIVE. All 5 events were sold out completely, and this was the first time in the company’s history that the WWE planned such an ambitious WrestleMania week.
These signs are certainly encouraging, and the McMahons will be looking to build on that in the year up ahead to WrestleMania 34.
#2 Highest attendance at The Citrus Bowl – 75,245
The grand success of WrestleMania 33 can be encapsulated by the fact that the WWE achieved record attendance numbers for an event at The Citrus Bowl. The arena’s previous record was also held by the company for WrestleMania 24 where 74,635 flocked to Orlando. This time around it was an eye-watering 75,245 people.
The WWE’s decision to move to full-fledged stadiums has paid off in full as the WWE Universe comes in year after year to fill up stadiums no matter what the capacity seems to be. This isn’t WWE’s attendance record, of course, as that honour still belongs to WrestleMania 32 in Dallas.
But, regardless it is a mighty impressive number of people to come in and see John Cena propose to Nikki Bella.
#1 Highest grossing event at The Citrus Bowl – $14.5 million
All the success achieved by WrestleMania 33 naturally translates into the financial world as the WWE made a jaw-dropping $14.5 million in gross revenue from the Show of Shows.
Oh, and just to show you how impressive this is, the previous record was held by one of the most famous rock bands in the entire universe – The Rolling Stones. When you wipe out a record set by The Stones you know you’ve had a fantastic event.
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