This past weekend, WWE held its annual Money in the Bank premier live event in London. Today, The company 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. Notably, Money In The Bank set a new record for the 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.
Here are the records that Money in the Bank (MITB) broke.
Viewership jumped 17 percent from last year’s record, surpassing 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 four times jump from the top clip of Night of Champions, Jimmy Uso super-kicking Roman Reigns
With the recent success of both of the major wrestling companies in the United States, we are definitely in the best position and time for wrestling to take off. Will it reach the heights of the Attitude Era? Most likely not, as fans all we can do is enjoy the endless hours, shows, and chances each of our favorite wrestlers have to continue to live their dreams while helping us with a brief escape from our realities and giving us those timeless moments.
So, what did you think of Money In The Bank 2023?
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