ESPN simulcast of WrestleMania 42 posts strong weekend viewership

ESPN’s WrestleMania 42 simulcast drew solid numbers: 1.62 million viewers on ESPN2 for Saturday’s hour (Drew McIntyre vs. Jacob Fatu and a Lucha-style trio bout) and 1.82 million on ESPN on Sunday (Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi and the men’s Intercontinental ladder match), with countdowns pulling 676k on ESPN2 and 750k on ESPN. WWE billed WrestleMania Saturday as the most‑viewed telecast of the year on ESPN2 and Sunday as the weekend’s top telecast on ESPN; full ESPN Unlimited streaming numbers weren’t disclosed. This marks WrestleMania’s first event under WWE/ESPN’s five‑year exclusive domestic deal.