Summerslam Set A Pretty Impressive Record

That’s impressive. There are a lot of problems in WWE at the moment but one of their most successful, as well as most impressive, areas is their financial status. The company is bringing in money hand over fist, mainly due to their rather impressive television deals. That isn’t the only place where they are making money though and another area just had a rather good night.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, this weekend’s Summerslam set a new record for the largest gate revenue for any non-Wrestlemania event in North America. The event had an announced attendance of 51,236, though it is not clear how legitimate of a number that is. This year’s edition was the first ever Summerslam held in an NFL stadium and only the second ever held in a stadium of any kind.

There were a lot of people there. Check out some of the show’s best moments:

Brock Lesnar comes calling for Roman Reigns: SummerSlam 2021 (WWE Network Exclusive)

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Full SummerSlam 2021 highlights (WWE Network Exclusive)

Opinion: I know WWE gets a lot of criticism and a lot of it is certainly warranted given some of what they present, but there is absolutely an audience and a lot of people like what they are seeing. WWE has figured out how to make a fortune and this is another impressive result on a rather long list. I’m not sure how long this kind of success is going to last, but it is certainly working for now.

What did you think of Summerslam? Can WWE top this total? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 60,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 6,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his- Amazon author page with 30 wrestling books.

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