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WWE-AAA Worlds Collide Event Sets Incredible New Record

By John Canton • Published Jun 09, 2025 14:20 EDT
WWE AAA Worlds Collide Vikingo Chad Gable

The live broadcast of WWE-AAA Worlds Collide set a new record that may be tough to beat.

It was a busy Saturday, June 7th for WWE in Los Angeles since the company aired the Worlds Collide show from the Kia Forum at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT for 2.5 hours, which led right into the Money in the Bank PLE.

The Money in the Bank PLE also took place in Los Angeles at the Intuit Dome at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, and it ran for over three hours.

Those two shows combined to put on a lot of great matches while some wrestlers, like Stephanie Vaquer and Chad Gable, wrestled twice that day.

Worlds Collide aired on WWE’s YouTube channel in both English and Spanish, while Money in the Bank aired on Peacock in the US and on Netflix for international fans.

The experiment of running two shows in the same market on the same day appeared to be successful, as evidenced by WWE’s press release touting the success of Worlds Collide as a record-breaking event.

WORLDS COLLIDE SHATTERS WWE RECORD FOR LARGEST LIVE AUDIENCE ON YOUTUBE

June 9, 2025 – WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), today announced that Worlds Collide set a record for the largest live audience in company history for a YouTube broadcast. The event peaked at 764,389 live concurrent viewers across the WWE and WWE Espańol YouTube channels during the main event between El Hijo del Vikingo and Chad Gable.

Additionally, Saturday’s broadcast has been watched by more than 4.1 million viewers on YouTube in the first 24 hours. On X, #WorldsCollide was the No. 1 trending topic globally on Saturday and WWE generated more than 32 million social views across all platforms in the first 24 hours.

In April, WWE announced its acquisition of leading Mexican lucha libre promotion AAA in partnership with Mexico-based sports and entertainment holding company, Fillip.

Worlds Collide can be watched back on WWE’s YouTube channel and with Spanish commentary here.

Chad Gable Reacts To Competing At WWE Worlds Collide And Money In The Bank

In the main event of Worlds Collide, El Hijo Del Vikingo retained the AAA Mega Championship against Chad Gable in a match that many people are calling one of the best WWE matches of the year.

Even though WWE won’t admit it due to the storyline, Gable is also El Grande Americano and was one of the six men in the Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder match, which Seth Rollins won.

Gable was heavily praised for his performances, and he responded to the unique two-match performance on social media.

Yesterday was a special day for me for so many reasons. New experiences for both myself and my buddy @Americano_WWE. Other than him — Luchadores? Don’t like ‘em. Never will. But I’ve come to respect them. I felt alive. Like never before.