{"id":181253,"date":"2024-07-08T10:33:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T15:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=181253"},"modified":"2024-07-08T10:33:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T15:33:36","slug":"wwe-touts-impressive-statistics-about-money-in-the-bank-and-the-behind-the-curtain-wrestlemania-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/07\/08\/wwe-touts-impressive-statistics-about-money-in-the-bank-and-the-behind-the-curtain-wrestlemania-special\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE touts impressive statistics about Money in the Bank and the Behind the Curtain WrestleMania special"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1841225973\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Saturday night&#8217;s WWE Money in the Bank set a record for any WWE arena event in Canada history. WWE touted the following details in their press release issued to PWTorch this morning:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>GATE: Money In The Bank 2024 became the highest-grossing WWE arena event in Canada in company history.<\/li>\n<li>ATTENDANCE: More than 45,000 fans attended the four events running Thursday to Sunday, including the debut of WWE Superstar Sami Zayn\u2019s comedy show, Sami Zayn &amp; Friends Do Toronto, in addition to Friday Night SmackDown, Money In The Bank and NXT Heatwave at Scotiabank Arena.<\/li>\n<li>VIEWERSHIP: Saturday\u2019s show became the most-watched Money In The Bank of all time, with viewership up 46 percent from last year\u2019s record-setting number.<\/li>\n<li>JOHN CENA: WWE Superstar John Cena made international news with his announcement that he will retire from in-ring action following The Last Time Is Now John Cena Farewell Tour in 2025.<\/li>\n<li>MERCHANDISE: In partnership with Fanatics, merchandise sales were up from last year\u2019s record-setting number, with the Canadian-themed Money In The Bank briefcase grabbing the top spot as the best-selling item of the weekend.<\/li>\n<li>FAN HOSPITALITY: Money In The Bank weekend set a revenue record for fan experience packages offered by exclusive partner On Location.<\/li>\n<li>SOCIAL: Cena\u2019s retirement announcement amassed more than 65 million social media views in the first 24 hours, making it WWE\u2019s most-viewed social segment since WrestleMania XL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Weekends that bring visitors en masse to our host cities play an important part in our planning process,\u201d said WWE President Nick Khan. \u201cThe results are a testament to our Superstars, our creative team led by Paul Levesque, our media &amp; production team led by Lee Fitting, and &#8211; most importantly &#8211; our fans who both attended and created our massive viewership.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The press release also noted that the &#8220;WrestleMania XL: Behind the Curtain&#8221; has amassed more than 2.3 million total viewers since it debuted on July 3 on WWE&#8217;s YouTube Channel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED NEXT:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/07\/06\/leclairs-wwe-money-in-the-bank-2024-report-alt-perspective-detailed-coverage-of-priest-vs-rollins-mens-womens-ladder-matches-more\/\">LECLAIR\u2019S WWE MONEY IN THE BANK 2024 REPORT: Alt perspective, detailed coverage of Priest vs. Rollins, men\u2019s &amp; women\u2019s ladder matches, more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OR CHECK THIS OUT AT PROWRESTLING.NET: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2024\/07\/06\/wwe-money-in-the-bank-results-powells-review-of-damian-priest-vs-seth-rollins-for-the-world-heavyweight-championship-two-mitb-ladder-matches-sami-zayn-vs-bron-breakker-for-the-intercontinental\/\">WWE Money in the Bank results: Powell\u2019s review of Damian Priest vs. Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship, two MITB ladder matches, Sami Zayn vs. Bron Breakker for the Intercontinental Title<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CHECK OUT OUR MONEY IN THE BANK POST-PPV YOU TUBE SHOW INCLUDING ON-SITE CORRESPONDENTS WITH IN-ARENA DETAILS&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WWE Money in the Bank LIVE Post-show w\/Greg Parks &amp; Brandon LeClair\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LzjXeNa0R2I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>OR CHECK OUT THE PODCAST AUDIO-ONLY VERSION OF THE MITB POST-SHOW&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=60628348&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1713847789\"><div id=\"pwtor-1468378704\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Saturday night&#8217;s WWE Money in the Bank set a record for any WWE arena event in Canada history. 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