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March 8, 2024

WWE surpassed 100 million subscribers on its official YouTube channel




WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings, today surpassed 100 million subscribers on its official YouTube channel, becoming one of only 10 channels worldwide to achieve the milestone.

The return of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has helped supercharge the channel’s subscriber total in recent months, highlighted by the WrestleMania XL Kickoff event in Las Vegas on Feb. 8 which added more than 100,000 subscribers in a day. Further, every segment featuring “The Rock” since his surprise Friday Night SmackDown return on September 15, 2023, has drawn more than one million views. Prior to The Rock’s return to WWE television in September, the company was tracking to reach the 100 million subscriber milestone in late April.

With more than 100 million subscribers and 81 billion lifetime views, WWE is the largest sports channel on YouTube and No. 10 overall. The new subscriber total is more than the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL combined. An early adopter of the platform, WWE joined YouTube in 2007 and has since created and curated exclusive and original content to super serve the WWE Universe. Today, the channel combines premiere in-ring action highlights from Monday Night Raw, Friday Night SmackDown, NXT and premium live events, archival premium live event footage, exclusive interviews and content featuring WWE Superstars, weekly episodes of The Bump, post-event press conferences, and more.

Much of WWE’s success on the platform is owed to original programming created specifically for YouTube. Productions such as WWE Playback where Superstars rewatch classic matches, WWE Now, a news series covering all things WWE, and popular highlight compilations like WWE Top 10 and WWE Playlist have driven massive growth for the channel.

October 24, 2019

WWE Announces 50 Million Subscribers On YouTube

Below is the full announcement from WWE:

WWE's YouTube channel hits 50 million subscribers

WWE's official YouTube keeps on climbing, as the channel surpassed the 50 million subscriber milestone.

With more than 50 million total subscribers, WWE ranks as the No. 1 Sports channel on YouTube, ahead of the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, ESPN and NASCAR. WWE's YouTube channel is also the fourth most-viewed channel in the world with 36.6 billion video views, behind only T-Series, SET India and Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes.

To put that eye-popping number into context, the 50 million following would make up the biggest state in the U.S. and outnumbers the population of countries such as Spain, Canada and Australia. To date, only six other channels have crossed the milestone, and WWE currently has more subscribers than other top-ranking channels such as Justin Bieber, Dude Perfect and Ed Sheeran.

The channel combines premiere in-ring action highlights from Raw, SmackDown, pay-per-views, NXT, NXT UK and 205 Live, incredible access with exclusive interviews, the latest news from WWE Now and live event coverage with WWE Kickoffs, Watch Alongs and WWE's new Wednesday morning show The Bump.

September 6, 2019

Triple H Appears on UpUpDownDown, Names His Favorite Video Games

To celebrate hitting two million subscribers, Xavier Woods brought Triple H onto his UpUpDownDown YouTube channel on Wednesday to ask "The Game" some questions.

When asked what his experience with game was, Hunter admitted that he was playing back in the days of arcades.

"So I'm old enough to remember when video games were played like you had to go somewhere and put a quarter in to play those video games," he said. "So for me that whole time frame, and we actually have a one of those console things at our house that the kids play that has Galaga, Centipede, Pac-Man, that's all the stuff I played. Donkey Kong, all that suff."

He said if he had that arcade cabinet back in the day, Donkey Kong would've been his favorite.

He was then asked about Star Trek vs. Star Wars, as somebody hold told Woods that the Hall of Famer was a Star Trek fan. Hunter corrected him by saying he's a fan of both, but leans more towards Star Wars.

"If you were to ask me back in the day, there's that big debate Star Trek or Star Wars, I would've said Star Wars. I don't dislike either one of them but if you were to ask me about any of the Star Trek movies or the shows, I don't know, I don't know s—."

The 14-time former world champion then said the last game he can remember playing all the way through was the Metal Gear Solid series.

"When that stuff was kind of coming out, there was a moment in time where I would get home off the road I would need something to disconnect," he said. And that was kind of like the thing. And then I just got too busy.

"That was a very cool game for me," he added. "I wasn't smart enough at that time even as those games were coming out to realize that there was a community of things that you could do to learn the tricks to get through the game. So I was one of those people that played the same game for like a year and a half on end because I was stuck on the same level for like six straight months."

The NXT brand, spearheaded by Triple H, is set to move from the WWE Network to the USA Network starting on Sept. 18.

July 5, 2019

Triple H Heading To Vidcon

WWE is headed to Vidcon for the first time ever. Triple H announced today that he will be speaking at the big YouTube-related convention in Anaheim next week, discussing the Content Innovation Lab. WWE has success with both of their YouTube channels - the main WWE channel and the WWE Performance Center channel. They also have a hand in running some of the other related channels, such as The Bella Twins and Xavier Woods' UpUpDownDown channel.

"The @WWEPC has continued to grow in all facets, training the next crop of @WWENXT Superstars in every aspect of the business. Excited to discuss the Content Innovation Lab's success and growth opportunities next week at #VidconUS," Triple H wrote.

November 14, 2018

New WWE PC YouTube Channel And Series

The WWE Performance Center has launched an official YouTube channel at youtube.com/wwepc. The premiere episode of their new "Arrival" series features WWE NXT Superstar Matt Riddle.

April 6, 2016

WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon Now Worth $1.1 Billion


The WWE is as popular as ever, and its chairman/CEO Vince McMahon is reaping the benefits, as his net worth swells to $1.1 billion, reports Forbes.

Leading up to this past week's WrestleMania 32, shares of the WWE climbed 18%, helping McMahon's net worth climb, thanks to his 52% majority stake in the company.

Back in mid-February, Forbes estimated his net worth to just just under $1 billion.

The WWE Network posted impressive 49% year over year subscriber growth in the fourth quarter... now boasting 1.22 million paid subscribers at $9.99 a month. This gives the network the fifth largest direct-to-consumer subscription service in the U.S., behind only Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and MLB.TV.

The network segment of the WWE generated $159 million in revenue and $48 million in operating income last year, which is nearly double the PPV business before the network launch, according to the company. It's also the most followed sports channel on YouTube and second most on Facebook.

February 29, 2016

WWE Receives YouTube's Diamond Play Button, Touts More Than 10 Million YouTube Subscribers


WWE today received the highly-coveted Diamond Play Button, YouTube's highest honor, after surpassing 10 million subscribers, further solidifying itself as one of the world's top channels on the site. WWE joins Taylor Swift, The Ellen Show and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as YouTube's Diamond Play Button honorees.

With more than 8 billion video views in the last 12 months, WWE is the No. 1 Sports channel on YouTube. WWE continues to be a leader in digital and social media, with more than 600 million combined social media followers globally and more than 790 million social media engagements in 2015 alone.

Since launching in 2008, WWE's YouTube channel has featured award-winning original short-form programming, including popular shows such as 5 Things, WWE Fury, WWE Game Night, WWE Top 10 and Superstar Ink. In addition, WWE's channel on YouTube airs live pre-shows for pay-per-view events that include exclusive matches and commentary.

December 18, 2015

Xavier Woods On Who He Wants To Help Win The WWE World Title, Big Names On UpUpDownDown?, More


WWE Tag Team Champion Xavier Woods recently spoke with Sports Illustrated's Extra Mustard blog. The full interview is at this link. He revealed the original idea for his "UpUpDownDown" YouTube gaming channel and noted that there are plans for Triple H and Vince McMahon to appear at some point in the future. He said:

"I sacrifice sleep to do it. Originally, I wanted to do a Travel Channel show. Normally, if we're staying in a town before a show, I'll go to a barcade. Those are dive bars that have tons of arcades, since there aren't a ton of arcades where kids can put quarters in games and actually have that kind of arcade experience. Barcades are for those people who lived through that generation, and I pitched a show for the [WWE] Network where I'd go to these different places each week."

Woods said WWE was interested in that idea but then it was pitched to him as a weekly online gaming site. "We merged the ideas and came up with a YouTube gaming channel," said Woods. "I always have my carrying case–it's called a GAEMS case, and has my PS4 in it and a built-in TV–and so we put together a gaming channel. The first couple episodes where me and Kofi [Kingston] playing FIFA, and the loser had to eat hot peppers. It was stuff that we were already doing, but now we're filming it and putting on a little punishment at the end. We've been branching out and connecting with other YouTubers, other arcades, and other gaming people. We're learning what's good, what's bad, the connections to use with the systems and TVs, and it's been a very eye-opening experience."

An interesting comment from the interview was Woods saying his goal is to help Kofi Kingston become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. "'Stone Cold' [Steve Austin] explained that if you're not trying to be heavyweight champion, then you're in the wrong business," said Woods. "That's interesting to me because my goal is to make sure Kofi becomes heavyweight champion. He is the guy who absolutely deserves it over anyone else in the company. My long-term goal is to help, in whatever way I can, Kofi become heavyweight champion."

Woods talked a lot more about video games, his plans for the channel, how close he is with Kofi and Big E, and more in the full interview.

October 29, 2015

WWE Conference Call: Vince McMahon discusses the third quarter financial report


Vince McMahon and members of senior management served as the hosts of a conference call pertaining to the 2015 third quarter financial report that was released on October 29, 2015. The following are the highlights of the call.

-The call is hosted by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, WWE Chief Strategy and Financial Officer George Barrios, and WWE Investor Relations Michael Weitz.

-Vince touted the successful quarter and touted some of the WWE Network content. He said the NXT live specials do extremely well for them. He also spoke positively about the Best in the East special and the MSG special.

-WWE Network will launch in Japan and Germany in January.

-Vince said WWE Network is the most viewed channel on Youtube. He said that's "really important for us."

-Barrios read through the financial presentation, then opened up the line for phone calls.

-One of the themes Barrios emphasized was what WWE business would be like if the network grew at the same rate as Netflix. He was quick to point out that he wasn't forecasting that.

-Barrios said they like the $9.99 price because its easy to message and understand. He pointed to Netflix having difference price points. He noted that they could eventually do the same, but it did not sound like anything is imminent.

October 22, 2015

WWE YouTube Stats For September


According to OpenSlate and Tubefilter, WWE's YouTube channel was the second most-viewed for the month of September with 365 million video views. The netd muzik channel had 371 million views. WWE had 342,467 subscribers this month. WWE's YouTube channel has 5,344,307,281 all-time views and 7,766,722 all-time subs. In August, the WWE channel was the #1 most-viewed channel with 454 million viewers.

October 20, 2015

Celebrity To Host Breaking Ground, Premiere On Social Media, WWE's Kevin Dunn Comments


The AP reports that actor William Shatner will narrate the 10-episode WWE Breaking Ground series. The premiere will air on WWE's Facebook and YouTube channels this Sunday after Hell In a Cell, then debut on the WWE Network after Monday's RAW.

WWE Executive Producer Kevin Dunn commented:

"I wouldn't say we're pulling back the curtain at all. We're telling real stories of these real people and the hardships and difficulty of making it to the WWE. I don't think we're giving it away. You're just going to see how this process actually works."

"It's not about NXT. It's about making it to the WWE."

"I think new is always interesting on any level, especially when you have new stars on any TV show."

Dunn also said the return of WWE Tough Enough is uncertain.

September 28, 2015

WWE Top YouTube Channel Chart For August


The official WWE YouTube channel was viewed a whopping 456.4m times during the month of August which featured heavy promotion of SummerSlam, according to the latest chart of the online video service’s top channels.

The channel beat British children’s music channel Little Baby Bum, whose videos were watched 448.4m times and Turkish music channel netd müzik which ranked third in the chart with 433.6m views.

WWE have rapidly increased their viewership over the last few years, leaping from the 52nd most popular channel with 41.8m views in August 2013 to the 15th biggest channel on YouTube today.

June 16, 2015

WWE Creates New YouTube Gaming Channel


WWE today launched UpUpDownDown, a new YouTube channel focusing on the world of video gaming, hosted by WWE Superstar and avid gamer, Xavier Woods®. Woods, also known to online players by his handle “Austin Creed,” will be joined by YouTube celebrities, WWE Superstars and video game editors who will star in daily programming about everything in the world of gaming – from current hits like “WWE 2K15” and “The Witcher” to classic series like “FIFA” and “Grand Theft Auto.”

“By leveraging WWE’s massive influence on YouTube and tapping into a content vertical that scores highly among our fans, we’re poised to make an immediate impact with this new channel,” said Lisa Fox, WWE Executive Vice President, Content. “We’re confident that UpUpDownDown will entertain not only WWE fans, but gamers everywhere.”

WWE has a powerful presence on YouTube, having served more than 5 billion video views in the last 12 months and boasting more than 6.4 million subscribers, making it the No. 1 Sports channel on the platform ahead of the NBA, MLB, NFL, NHL, ESPN and NASCAR.

Programming for UpUpDownDown will include:

• UpUpDownDown Plays (Mondays) – A “Let’s Play” style show featuring Woods and other personalities playing through today’s hottest titles.

• For the Lolz (Wednesdays) – Woods and others explore the vast worlds of popular sandbox games like Grand Theft Auto V, where just about anything and everything can happen.

• Jump Scares (Fridays) – Delving deep into the horror genre, players push their intestinal fortitude to the limit by creeping through the industry’s most bloodcurdling games.

• Superstar Savepoint (Saturdays) – Guests are tasked with jumping into a random game totally “cold,” and must help lead Woods to gaming glory in this unpredictable co-op experiment.

• Gamer Gauntlet (Sundays) – Woods and friends challenge each other for more than gaming bragging rights, with losers suffering pre-determined penalties.

February 25, 2015

WWE Surpasses NBA as Number One Sports Channel on YouTube


With more than 4.2 billion video views in the last 12 months, WWE has become the No. 1 Sports channel on YouTube ahead of the NBA, MLB, NFL, NHL, ESPN and NASCAR. In addition, WWE on YouTube has more than 5.2 million subscribers, which is more than MLB, NFL, NHL, ESPN, NASCAR, MLS and NBC Sports COMBINED.

WWE continues to remain a leader in social media, with more than 450 million combined social media followers globally. During the past year, WWE’s social media channels added more than 194 million followers, a nearly 75 percent increase year-over-year. WWE’s network of Facebook pages has more followers than the NFL and its 32 teams’ pages combined, and WWE Superstar John Cena is the No. 1 most-followed active American athlete on Facebook, with more than 36 million “Likes.”

Since launching in 2008, WWE’s YouTube channel has featured award-winning original short-form programming, including popular shows such as WWE Inbox, WWE Fury, 5 Things and WWE Top Ten. In addition, WWE uses its YouTube channel to promote its monthly WWE Network and pay-per-view events by airing live pre-shows that include exclusive matches and commentary.

July 2, 2014

New WWE YouTube Show Coming Soon


WWE will be premiering a new YouTube show called WWE Insider on July 7th, next Monday. Apparently Alicia Fox will be hosting. WWE wrote on Twitter:

"Superstar & Diva dirty laundry? @AliciaFoxy reveals their secrets on #WWEInsider, premiering July 7 on @WWEonYouTube!"

March 20, 2014

Minor Change For WWE NXT


WWE has changed the way they add NXT episodes to Hulu Plus and all episodes will be available on Fridays now. They also haven't added the videos to YouTube yet so the only way to catch NXT first in the United States is on the WWE Network at 9pm on Thursdays.

March 17, 2014

WWE Superstars Get Animated


WWE and Mattel, Inc. today announced the launch of WWE Slam City™, WWE’s new kids property that includes an original animated short-form series and a complete line of WWE Slam City merchandise. The 26-episode series, which launches today in the U.S., Canada, and U.K., is comprised of two minute shorts featuring WWE Superstars in their new animated world, WWE Slam City. The first four episodes begin airing today at WWESlamCity.com and Cartoonium on YouTube. WWE Slam City toys, including action figures, ring sets and more, are currently available at major retail stores.

The series, filmed in the next generation of stop-motion animation, features a new WWE animated character The Finisher, who fires all of the WWE Superstars and sends them to WWE Slam City to find day jobs. WWE Superstars are plunged into new career challenges as John Cena®, Randy Orton®, Sheamus®, The Miz™, Rey Mysterio®, Kane®, Alberto Del Rio® and Mark Henry® pack every street corner with work to do and scores to settle. With John Cena as an auto mechanic, Alberto Del Rio as a coffee house barista, Randy Orton as a zookeeper and Sheamus as a theater usher, these Superstars have a new life outside the ring, but still stay true to their WWE personas.

May 8, 2013

WWE-YouTube Update


Variety reported today that WWE will not be part of the new Youtube initiative to have paid channels on their service. According to their piece, Google (which owns Youtube) attempted to bring WWE on board but WWE turned down the offer, opting instead to maintain their current free channel, where they make money through advertising impressions.

WWE declined to comment to Variety on the issue

May 7, 2013

Google to unveil YouTube subscription service, WWE listed


CNN.com is featuring an article noting that Google is set to unveil a subscription service involving YouTube channels where you would be able to subscribe for as little as $1.99 per month. Around 50 channels are expected to be part of this launch. WWE is still being advertised as a YouTube channel partner despite reports of a one year contract recently expiring. You can check out the full article at this link.

April 25, 2013

New WWE YouTube Show: WWE Hangouts


WWE has a new Youtube show called WWE Hangouts, hosted by Howard Finkel, where he talks to a panel of WWE fans via Google+ Hangouts. Tyson Kidd is the guest on the first episode. You can watch it by clicking here.

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