Mexican Lucha Libre Promotion AAA’s TripleMania XXXIII Sees Record Viewership

Mexican lucha libre promotion AAA set a viewership record for Saturday’s TripleMania XXXIII.

The first to be held since the WWE acquired the brand, the annual event drew more than 4M viewers within the first 24 hours. TripleMania XXXIII streamed globally on WWE and AAA’s YouTube channels in both English and Spanish.

Per the WWE, the live stream on Saturday peaked at a concurrent audience of 614,000.

TripleMania XXXIII was held at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City on Saturday with 19,691 attendees, setting AAA’s all-time gate record.

The WWE announced at Wrestlemania in April that it held acquired leading Mexican lucha libre promotion AAA in partnership with Mexico-based sports and entertainment holding company Fillip. In June, the WWE and AAA’s first crossover event also picked up 4.1M viewers in the first 24 hours.

AAA was founded in 1992 by Antonio Peña and has been a family-operated business for more than 30 years, with some of the greatest talent in lucha libre history, including Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio and Penta, calling AAA home throughout their careers. The Peña family will continue to be involved in the next chapter of the AAA business alongside WWE and Fillip.