According to John Cena, the December 13 WWE Saturday Night Main Event exceeded his personal expectations. The event itself also surpassed the previous record set in 2025, according to a new report.
According to POST Wrestling, Cena’s retirement show currently holds the record for the largest live attendance at an arena event in WWE history, even when adjusted for inflation, according to data obtained by Pollstar. From a financial perspective, WWE’s December Saturday Night Main Event ticket sales were $6,553,883 million, with a total of 17,121 tickets purchased. The average ticket price is reported to be $383, but this may not include additional fees.
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The respective SNMEs originated at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., kicking off with a cross-brand match between then-NXT Champion Oba Femi and then-Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. WWE NXT star Saul Ruka followed, defeating Bayley on the WWE Raw roster, while then-WWE World Tag Team Champions AJ Styles and Dragon Lee defeated NXT’s Je’Von Evans and TNA’s Leon Slater. Cena headlined the event in his retirement match, facing off against “The Hitman” Gunther. As his nickname suggested, GUNTHER scored a sleeper victory after shutting out the 17-time world champion.
Prior to December’s SNME, Netflix’s premiere of “Raw,” held at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles on January 6, 2025, held the record for the largest live audience attendance with $4,898,365 million in ticket sales. The main event of the show was a match between CM Punk and Seth Rollins.
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