• WWE Network Subscriber Count Crosses 2 Million Mark
WWE announced the following:
WWE® Network Hits Record 2.1 Million Subscribers
04/09/2018
WWE® Raises Q1 and Full Year 2018 Guidance
STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE® (NYSE:WWE) today announced that its digital streaming service, WWE Network, reached a record 2.12 million total subscribers following last night’s WrestleMania®.1 This is a 9% increase from April 3, 2017, the day after WrestleMania last year.
“We expect to deliver record subscriber levels, revenue and Adjusted OIBDA in 2018,” said George Barrios, WWE Co-President. “WWE Network’s continued growth along with our massive reach across traditional television as well as digital and social platforms, reaffirms the effectiveness of our global, multi-platform content strategy.”
WWE Network Subscriber Highlights
WWE Network achieved record levels of total and total paid subscribers as of April 9, 2018. Total paid subscribers reached 1.81 million, representing a 9% increase from April 3, 2017 – the day after WrestleMania last year.
WrestleMania Milestones
* WrestleMania broke the record for the Mercedes-Benz Superdome’s highest grossing entertainment event at $14.1 million, as a sold-out crowd of 78,133 fans from all 50 states and 67 countries attended the event. As part of the week-long WrestleMania celebration, WWE hosts five consecutive nights of events at the Superdome and the Smoothie King Center
* WWE Network subscribers viewed 25.2 million hours during WrestleMania Week or 14 hours per subscriber during the week. This compares to 22.5 million hours last year, a 12% year-over-year increase
• Huge Return On RAW After WrestleMania 34
On tonight’s post-WrestleMania 34 edition of RAW, Bobby Lashley returned to WWE and interrupted Elias. Lashley then laid out Elias quickly and left!
IS THIS REAL LIFE?!?!? BOBBY LASHLEY IS BACK!!!!!! #RAW #RAWAfterMania @fightbobby pic.twitter.com/CZ48QkpR2N
— WWE (@WWE) April 10, 2018
Simple rule of science… what goes UP, must come DOWN!!! #RAW #RAWAfterMania @fightbobby @IAmEliasWWE pic.twitter.com/iKPNWrltxp
— WWE (@WWE) April 10, 2018
STATEMENT MADE.
WELCOME BACK, @fightbobby!!! #RAW #RAWAfterMania @IAmEliasWWE pic.twitter.com/fuoplnalRb
— WWE (@WWE) April 10, 2018
You can watch it below:
HE'S BACK!@fightbobby didn't want to hear @IAmEliasWWE's music any longer! #RAW pic.twitter.com/q9ehYn8leW
— WWE (@WWE) April 10, 2018