WWE Summerslam 2021 was touted to be no less than a Wrestlemania scale event since the beginning of the builds. The company wanted to push all the boundaries to make it a huge success by gathering all the star powers they could possibly have. It appears that their efforts produced some big outcomes as the event has now scored some big-time records.
As per the official announcement, WWE SummerSlam 2021 pay-per-view from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada was the most-viewed and highest-grossing SummerSlam of all-time. It set records for live global viewership, gate receipts, indoor attendance, merchandise sales, sponsorships, and social engagement.
The show ended with Brock Lesnar’s return to confront Roman Reigns in a massive shocker which became WWE’s most-watched Instagram video of all-time with four million views. It eventually surpassed John Cena’s return, last month by the end of the Money In The Bank PPV event.
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Overall, WWE Summerslam 2021 achieved the following milestones:
* More people watched the PPV event live across Peacock and WWE Network than any other SummerSlam in the company’s history. The seven-figure global audience marked a 55% increase over 2020 and a 29% increase over 2019.
* The sell-out crowd of 51,326 broke SummerSlam records for indoor attendance and gate receipts. With tickets purchased by fans from all 50 U.S. states, Saturday’s live gate was more than four times greater than the last SummerSlam held with fans in attendance in 2019.
* Merchandise sales posted an increase of 155% over 2019.
* WWE SummerSlam 2021 set a new sponsorship record, growing by 25% vs. 2019 and 18% vs. 2020.
* With more than four million views, Brock Lesnar’s return became WWE’s most-watched Instagram video of all-time – surpassing the video of John Cena’s return at Money In The Bank. In total, SummerSlam videos generated more than one billion views across all WWE social platforms during the week.
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Roman Reigns vs. John Cena was the main event of WWE Summerslam 2021 where Reigns got the win to retain his Universal Title. Following the big-time announcement by WWE regarding those accomplishments, The Tribal Chief commented on Twitter mentioning that it was a “Legitimate needle-moving” success.
Legitimate needle moving. https://t.co/1Qsr6kYWb2
— Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) August 24, 2021
