Netflix has released the best-performing WWE premium live events from 2025 and WrestleMania did NOT do the biggest numbers.
We’ve already seen what numbers RAW, SmackDown and some Saturday Night Main Events did for the streaming service in their debut year with WWE.
With one year already down, Netflix are paying $5 billion over 10 years for the WWE product and, understandably, want to see a return on their investment.
See below the best viewed shows of 2025:
- Royal Rumble: 3.2M
- Elimination Chamber: 2M
- WrestleMania Mania Night 1: 2.5M
- WrestleMania Night 2: 2.9M
- Backlash: 1.5M
- Money in the Bank: 1.7M
- Night of Champions: 1.3M
- Evolution: 900K
- SummerSlam Night 1: 1.5M
- SummerSlam Night 2: 1.7M
- Clash in Paris: 1.3M
- WrestlePalooza: 1.9M
- Crown Jewel: 1.4M
- Survivor Series WarGames: 1.8M
The Royal Rumble being the first pay-per-view of the year and the higest point is interesting. Is there a correlation between the initial interest following the debut and perhaps viewership waning towards the end of the year?
Charlotte Flair and Jey Uso were the winners of the Rumble and the card featured an insane ladder match between Kevin Owens and Cody Rhodes.
Interestingly, the Elimination Chamber where John Cena turns heel only did two million views. One would think that would be higher, certainly once the news broke.
WWE is in the thick of WrestleMania season again right now. Will a Rumble in Saudi do as well this year? Time will tell.
