WWE Q2 Financials: Breakdown of WWE’s Record Quarter

– In today’s WWE Q2 financials, the company announced that revenues, which increased 32% to a quarterly record high $199.0 million. This was partly due to the timing of WrestleMania. North American revenues increased 39% from the prior year quarter primarily due to the impact of WrestleMania ticket and merchandise sales as well as by the growth of WWE Network subscribers and the escalation of television rights fees. The quarter also reflected higher ticket sales and prices at other North American events and increased digital advertising revenue. Revenues from outside North America increased 15%