WrestleMania 42: How commercials, ads and excess took over WWE's biggest weekend
Throughout all the ups and downs of WrestleMania 42, there was one consistent complaint: What is it with all the commercials? Rest assured, it's not in your head — and we can prove it.
Once again, this year's WrestleMania was a mixed affair — Night 1 was weaker than fruit drink in a retirement home , while Night 2 kicked like a mule . But throughout all the various ups and downs, there was one pretty consistent complaint from those who tuned in for the spectacle: What is it with all the commercials? They weren't kidding on that front.
Across WrestleMania 42 weekend, U. S. viewers got around one hour of commercials each night.
In other words, around one-quarter of the entire run time for WrestleMania 42 was taken up by content trying to sell you something. First, there were the plugs for other WWE products like the merch store. Second, there were the WWE commercial partnerships, including Drew McIntyre and Tiffany Stratton plugging an online gambling platform.
And then there were the third-party commercials, with everyone from Wayfair to the World Cup getting in on the action. You can see why fans could feel aggrieved. And if that's you, then rest assured, it's not in your head — there never used to be that many commercials during WrestleMania.
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