I still feel like those are marketing tactics.
He's said that WM is now like the Olympics in the sense that cities will be "bidding/pitching" to get WM in their city.
This could all be WWE getting proof from the fans of those market themselves to show anyone in charge in those cities of hosting major events as to why they should throw their name in the running for WM.
Im sure lots of the "highest grossing ___" stuff is due to inflation. Obviously ticket prices are higher now than a WM from 1992 even if they had way more fans then.
Despite that, it's great to see such good numbers from WWE and AEW in 2023. Sure, the MNW was the biggest in a mainstream sense for wrestling ever and had insane TV numbers and great shows, but from a business perspective, how can you argue that this era is probably the best?
Jey definitely felt like he took more than shots.