
1. The WWE's decision to have Roman Reigns beat Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 39 in 2023 to set up a year-long storyline that saw Rhodes finish his story this past weekend at WrestleMania 40 paid off in a huge way.
The company says that viewership on Peacock for Nights 1 and 2 of WrestleMania 40, which took place at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field, was up 41% from WrestleMania 39, which had set a viewership record.