WWE Royal Rumble 2025 record sounds absolutely crazy

WWE Royal Rumble this year was a stacked affair. Superstars like John Cena, Seth Rollins, and CM Punk were among those who participated in the high-profile over-the-top-rope men's match. The match eventually saw Jey Uso emerge victorious, while there were other notable contests.

Charlotte Flair won the Women's Royal Rumble, and the fans also saw Cody Rhodes successfully defend his Undisputed WWE Championship. As it turns out, the premium live event has been a massive success for the Stamford-based promotion, according to the figures released by Netflix.

On Thursday, Netflix released its biannual "What We Watched" report. The streaming giant claims that it includes "99% of all viewing in the first half of 2025,” which obviously includes viewing figures for WWE programs.

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The data shows that this year's Royal Rumble drew three million viewers worldwide on Netflix, the highest of any WWE event so far. This number also surpasses the numbers for individual nights of WrestleMania 41. Night 1 of The Grandest Stage of Them All drew 2.4 million viewers while Night 2 saw 2.8 million viewers tune in.

Notably, WrestleMania 41 had more views with both nights combined, but the Royal Rumble was able to outperform it when compared individually.

Netflix set to launch new WWE show

WWE's partnership with Netflix will be taken to the next level soon. In line with other sports docuseries produced by the streaming giant, Netflix will be launching WWE: Unreal, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how WWE shows are put together and an insight into the creative processes.

On Thursday, Netflix dropped the trailer for the show, highlighting various superstars as fans get a closer look at them backstage.

The series will release on July 29 and will consist of six episodes for its first season, with each episode being 50 minutes long.

About the author

Sherjeel Malik is a writer at Sportskeeda and covers pro wrestling. He was hooked on the product from the moment he saw The Hardy Boyz jumping off ladders during the Attitude Era. While he comes from an engineering background, Sherjeel’s love for pro wrestling and content writing led him to pursue a career in sports journalism. Before assuming his current role at Sportskeeda, Sherjeel worked at other reputable organizations for five years.

While writing articles, he ensures that he only relies on credible sources for information and covers relevant subjects that do not project an agenda against a particular person or association. WWE legend Paul Heyman once shared Sherjeel’s work on his social media handle.

Sherjeel’s earliest memory of pro wrestling is watching Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker square off for the WWE Title in the main event of a pay-per-view in 1998. His favorite wrestlers are Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy. While he admires Orton for his character work as a heel, he looks up to Jeff because of his unique wrestling style and risk-taking ability.

If he could go back to the Attitude Era, Sherjeel would like to manage Ken Shamrock and be his mouthpiece. He feels Shamrock’s promo skills prevented him from becoming a main event-level act in WWE. Hence, he would like to help the UFC Hall of Famer get over with fans.

When not writing about pro wrestling, he likes to read classics and fiction books.

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