Hippotizer MX Series delivers power for WrestleMania

Green Hippo’s new Hippotizer MX Series Media Servers were out in force for WWE WrestleMania 2025

The Netflix two-night WrestleMania event took place at the 65,000-capacity Allegiant Stadium, just outside of Las Vegas, in April 2025. Thanks to Green Hippo’s Hippotizer MX Series Media Servers, a wealth of 4K live and pre-made content was displayed across the stadium’s LED screens and strips.

Eight Hippotizer Kasai MX Media Servers, distributed by ACT Entertainment, were at the heart of the video setup. These 2U, 10-bit video playback servers were able to run two 4K outputs and offer Genlock for large surface displays. These servers were joined by 12 Hippotizer Boreal+ MK2 and two Hippotizer Karst+ MK2 Media Servers.

Alongside this technology, production experts Upstaging took the video helm, supplying all the Hippotizer Media Servers, system design and integration support.

“I had a demo of the new MX Series at LDI last year and was impressed by the performance advances and hardware upgrades,” said Tony Thompson, project manager at Upstaging. “Green Hippo’s forward thinking on where the industry is going and now offering us the required options in the product path is paramount to us delivering successful events.”

Inside the stadium, a high volume of content was sent to LED screens, strips and ribbons. More than 20 LED display areas were rigged and other video elements, like ring skirts, LED barricades and an LED ramp, were also used.

“The Kasai MX Media Servers handled all the 4K elements for the show,” Thompson continued. “The Boreal+ MK2s were on HD duty for the Allegiant Stadium House LED Boards.”

The Hippotizers were commended for their ability to manage the huge workflow and handle transitions. Chris Keene, WWE media server programmer, enthused, “The thing that always impresses me most is the ability of Hippotizer Media Servers to be so solid – they’re true workhorses. We’re constantly syncing, encoding and swapping clips in the map, while playback is never interrupted.”

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