Clips of IShowSpeed’s death-defying splash on Logan Paul at Wrestlemania 42 have reached hundreds of millions of viewers on social media, with his latest video becoming one of his most popular posts.
Darren “IShowSpeed” Watkins Jr’s appeared at WrestleMania 42, stepping into the ring among professional wrestlers and even fellow influencer Logan Paul. Speed performed a spectacular diving splash on Logan Paul, which has gone viral to the tune of millions of views.
How many viewers watched Speed’s WrestleMania 42 streams?
For his short broadcasts across Twitch and YouTube Live, IShowSpeed earned a concurrent viewership averaging over 40,000 viewers. On the night of his WWE appearance, he went live across both Twitch and YouTube for a short livestream, catching his viral splash live. The stunt earned over 58,600 Peak Viewers on YouTube Live, with another 25,000 tuned in on Twitch.
While Speed’s streams for WrestleMania 42 and the days before it were relatively short, he still managed to rack up over 134,000 Hours Watched thanks to his large concurrent audience.
Post-event social media posts are where IShowSpeed truly made his return-on-investment with his WrestleMania appearance: Speed posted his viral splash to Instagram, where it has already accumulated over 119M views. He also posted two YouTube Shorts for the splash, where his stunt with Logan Paul accumulated another 14M views.
While not a video, Speed posted pictures of his outfit for WrestleMania 42 on X, which boasts over 4M impressions. This traction was quickly put to use by Speed, who announced his Caribbean tour the following day; his announcement post on X quickly reached over 1M impressions.
What did IShowSpeed do at WrestleMania 42?
After appearing at an edition of Monday Night Raw, Speed was challenged by wrestler LA Knight to a match. Speed was then announced as part of a six-man tag team match, teaming up with Logan Paul and Austin Theory against The Usos and LA Knight, at WrestleMania 42.
At WrestleMania 42, Speed put his athleticism on show and performed a variety of wrestling stunts. Ignoring his viral frog splash moment on Logan Paul, he first attempted a Suplex, took a series of collisions and even performed a celebratory backflip.
Ultimately, The Usos and LA Knight defeated Speed and his team, leading to rising tensions between Paul and Speed. After Paul threatened Speed with a splash, the victors returned to set the record straight and set Speed up for his viral moment. The climatic dive marked the high-point of Speed’s appearance at WrestleMania42, and one of the most viral moments of the year for Speed.
IShowSpeed’s previous WWE appearances
IShowSpeed originally appeared at WrestleMania XL in April 2024, where he appeared wearing an oversized bottle of Prime. The appearance coincided with Logan Paul and Randy Orton’s match, where Orton promptly RKO’ed Speed onto the commentator’s table.
Speed also appeared on WWE Raw later that month to announce the second round picks for the second night of the 2024 WWE Draft.
In February 2025, Speed appeared at a Royal Rumble as a substitute for Akira Tozawa. Speed managed to help Bron Breakker eliminate Otis, before Breakker quickly eliminated Speed and put an end to his short cameo at the Rumble.
Speed’s appearance at WrestleMania 42 marked his first proper match in the circuit. Considering the viral nature of Speed’s climatic stunt, not to mention the WWE’s own social media success with the clip, Speed will likely be looking to secure more WWE appearances in the future.
