List of National Wrestling Alliance attendance records
The following is a list of National Wrestling Alliance attendance records. Founded in 1948, the National Wrestling Alliance controlled the professional wrestling industry in North America and other parts of the world during the "Territory-era" (1940s-1980s). All of the major NWA promoters were put out of business after the World Wrestling Federation began its national expansion under Vince McMahon, Jr. during the 1980s wrestling boom.
The two largest remaining members, New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) left the organization in 1993, however, the NWA continued to exist as a loose coalition of independent promotions until the mid-2010s. In 2017, the NWA was purchased by Billy Corgan and became a singular, independent promotion, putting an end to the NWA territory system.
The list is dominated by the American wrestling promotion World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), a precursor to the modern-day World Wrestling Entertainment, which was operated by Vince McMahon, Sr. and Toots Mondt. Based in New York City, New York, they joined the NWA in 1957 as the Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC) with their territory eventually encompassing most of the Northeastern United States. , co-promoted by the CWC and Fred Kohler Enterprises, was held at Comiskey Park on June 30, 1961, drawing a crowd of 38,000. It earned a then-record $141,345 (equivalent to US$1,224,098 in 2020) at the gate[1] and is most attended NWA live event of all-time. On January 24, 1963, McMahon and Mondt left the NWA and began promoting their own world champion under the WWWF banner. McMahon rejoined the NWA in 1971 and remained a member until his son, Vince McMahon, Jr., finally split from the organization in 1983.
The Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance (JWA) and World Wrestling Council (WWC) are tied for the second highest number of shows with 5 each. At the height of its power, NWA-affiliated promotions held events at indoor arenas and sports stadiums that typically had a seating capacity of at least 20,000 people or more, and in which the NWA World Heavyweight Championship was often contested in the main event. All but sixteen of the events have been held in United States, while five have been held in Japan and Puerto Rico, four in Mexico and two in Canada.
Events and attendances[]
Promotion | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) | |
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FKE / CWC | June 30, 1961 |
Chicago, Illinois | Comiskey Park † | 38,000 | Pat O'Connor (c) vs. Buddy Rogers in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [2] |
JWA | May 7, 1961 |
Nara, Japan | 36,000 | Rikidozan and Toyonobori vs. Jim Wright and Mr. X in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match | [3] | |
WCCW | David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions May 6, 1984 |
Irving, Texas | Texas Stadium † | 32,132 | Ric Flair (c) vs. Kerry Von Erich for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [4] |
WWWF | Showdown at Shea June 25, 1976 |
New York City, New York | Shea Stadium | 32,000 | Antonio Inoki vs. Muhammad Ali in a Boxer vs. Wrestler match | [5] |
WWC | WWC Aniversario September 17, 1983 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | Abdullah the Butcher vs. André the Giant | [6] | |
TSW | July 22, 1978 |
New Orleans, Louisiana | Louisiana Superdome † | 31,000 | Ray Candy vs. Ernie Ladd in a steel cage match | [7] |
FKE | July 29, 1960 |
Chicago, Illinois | Comiskey Park † | 30,275 | Pat O'Connor (c) vs. Yukon Eric in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [8] |
WCCW | Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '85 October 6, 1985 |
Dallas, Texas | Cotton Bowl † | 30,214 | The Von Erichs (Kerry and Kevin Von Erich) vs. The Dynamic Duo (Chris Adams and Gino Hernandez) in a Hair vs. Hair match | [9] |
JWA | (Day 1) October 7, 1957 |
Tokyo, Japan | Korakuen Stadium | 30,000 | Lou Thesz (c) vs. Rikidozan for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [10] |
JWA | (Day 2) October 13, 1957 |
Osaka, Japan | Lou Thesz (c) vs. Rikidozan in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [10] | ||
WWC | December 18, 1983 |
Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium | Carlos Colón (c) vs. Ric Flair in a steel cage match for the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship | [11] | |
WWC | WWC Aniversario September 15, 1984 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico | Roberto Clemente Coliseum | 29,000 | Stan Hansen and Bruiser Brody (c) vs. Abdullah the Butcher and Carlos Colón for the PWF World Tag Team Championship | [12] |
EMLL | September 27, 1953 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Plaza de Toros | 28,000 | Blue Demon (c) vs. El Santo for the NWA World Welterweight Championship | [13] |
JCP | Great American Bash July 6, 1985 |
Charlotte, North Carolina | American Legion Memorial Stadium | 27,000 | Ric Flair (c) vs. Nikita Koloff for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship with David Crockett as special referee | [14] |
FKE | September 16, 1960 |
Chicago, Illinois | Comiskey Park † | 26,731 | Killer Kowalski vs. Bearcat Wright in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match | [8] |
BTW | Parade of Champions June 24, 1972 |
Irving, Texas | Texas Stadium † | 26,339 | Dory Funk Jr. (c) vs. Fritz Von Erich for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [15] |
WCCW | 2nd Annual Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions May 5, 1985 |
Irving, Texas | Texas Stadium † | 26,153 | Kerry Von Erich vs. One Man Gang. Per the pre-match stipulation, One Man Gang would earn a match against Fritz Von Erich but if Kerry won manager Gary Hart would have his head shaved. | [16] |
WWWF | June 27, 1977 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 26,090 | Superstar Billy Graham (c) vs. Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [17] |
WWWF | August 28, 1978 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 26,000 | Bob Backlund (c) vs. Ivan Koloff for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [17] |
NWA-HW | August 27, 1971 |
Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum † | 25,847 | Fred Blassie vs. John Tolos in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match | [18] |
IWA | July 21, 1960 |
Montreal, Canada | Delorimier Stadium † | 25,703 | Édouard Carpentier vs. Buddy Rogers in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match | [19] |
May 21, 1952 |
Los Angeles, California | † | 25,256 | Lou Thesz (c) vs. Baron Michele Leone in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [20] | |
WWWF | September 26, 1977 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 25,102 | Superstar Billy Graham (c) vs. Dusty Rhodes for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [17] |
EMLL | November 27, 1953 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Plaza de Toros | 25,000 | Blue Demon vs. Tony Borne in a Mask vs. Hair/Beard match | [21][22] |
JWA | (Day 10) August 1, 1955 |
Osaka, Japan | Mitsuhiro Rikidozan and Kin'ichi Azumafuji (c) vs. Jesús Ortega and Bud Curtis in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship | [23] | ||
EMLL | October 30, 1958 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Plaza de Toros | Black Shadow vs. Tony Borne in a Hair vs. Hair match | [24][22] | |
JWA | (Day 15) August 14, 1967 |
Osaka, Japan | Giant Baba (c) vs. Gene Kiniski in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA International Heavyweight Championship | [25] | ||
JCP | Great American Bash (Day 20) July 18, 1987 |
Charlotte, North Carolina | American Legion Memorial Stadium | Ric Flair (c) vs. Road Warrior Hawk for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [26] | |
WWWF | May 19, 1975 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 24,553 | Bruno Sammartino (c) vs. Waldo Von Erich for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [27] |
WWC | October 16, 1982 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | 24,000 | Carlos Colón (c) vs. Ric Flair for the WWC World Heavyweight Championship | |
IWA | July 18, 1956 |
Montreal, Canada | Delorimier Stadium † | 23,227 | Édouard Carpentier vs. Antonino Rocca | [28] |
WWC | January 6, 1983 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | 23,000 | Carlos Colón (WWC) vs. Ric Flair (NWA) in a Champion vs. Champion match for the WWC World Heavyweight Championship and NWA World Heavyweight Championship | |
JCP | Great American Bash (Day 4) July 5, 1986 |
Charlotte, North Carolina | American Legion Memorial Stadium | Ric Flair (c) vs. Ricky Morton in a steel cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [26] | |
WWWF | Showdown At Shea September 30, 1972 |
Flushing, New York | Shea Stadium | 22,508 | Pedro Morales (c) vs. Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [29] |
WWWF | February 20, 1978 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 22,092 | Superstar Billy Graham (c) vs. Bob Backlund for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [17] |
WWWF | December 19, 1977 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 22,085 | Superstar Billy Graham (c) vs. Mil Máscaras for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [17] |
EMLL | January 1, 1954 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Plaza de Toros | 22,000 | Sugi Sito (c) vs. El Santo for the NWA World Middleweight Championship | [22] |
Historical[]
No. | Promotion | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) | |
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1. | January 28, 1949 |
St. Louis, Missouri | Kiel Auditorium | 12,496 | Lou Thesz (c) vs. Gorgeous George for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [30] | |
2. | February 25, 1949 |
St. Louis, Missouri | Kiel Auditorium | 10,932 | Lou Thesz (c) vs. Antonino Rocca for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [31] | |
3. | FKE | November 18, 1949 |
Chicago, Illinois | International Amphitheater | 10,745 | Don Eagle vs. Cyclone Anaya in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match | [32] |
4. | February 4, 1949 |
St. Louis, Missouri | Kiel Auditorium | 10,651 | Buddy Rogers vs. Don Eagle | [31] | |
5. | April 1, 1949 |
St. Louis, Missouri | Kiel Auditorium | 10,598 | Buddy Rogers vs. Billy Darnell | [31] | |
6. | January 14, 1949 |
St. Louis, Missouri | Kiel Auditorium | 10,579 | Lou Thesz (c) vs. Enrique Torres for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [31] | |
7. | March 11, 1949 |
St. Louis, Missouri | Kiel Auditorium | 10,573 | Bill Longson vs. Gorgeous George | ||
8. | March 25, 1949 |
St. Louis, Missouri | Kiel Auditorium | 10,466 | Bill Longson vs. Primo Carnera | [31] | |
9. | March 18, 1949 |
St. Louis, Missouri | Kiel Auditorium | 10,276 | Buddy Rogers vs. Don Eagle | [31] | |
10. | January 7, 1949 |
St. Louis, Missouri | Kiel Auditorium | 10,110 | Buddy Rogers vs. Bobby Bruns | [31] |
No. | Promotion | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) | |
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1. | JWA | (Day 1) October 7, 1957 |
Tokyo, Japan | Korakuen Stadium | 30,000 | Lou Thesz (c) vs. Rikidozan for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [10] |
(Day 2) October 13, 1957 |
Osaka, Japan | Lou Thesz (c) vs. Rikidozan in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [10] | ||||
2. | EMLL | September 27, 1953 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Plaza de Toros | 28,000 | Blue Demon (c) vs. El Santo for the NWA World Welterweight Championship | [13] |
3. | May 21, 1952 |
Los Angeles, California | 25,256 | Lou Thesz (c) vs. Baron Michele Leone in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [20] | ||
4. | JWA | (Day 10) August 1, 1955 |
Osaka, Japan | 25,000 | Mitsuhiro Rikidozan and Kin'ichi Azumafuji (c) vs. Jesús Ortega and Bud Curtis in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship | [23] | |
EMLL | November 27, 1953 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Plaza de Toros | Blue Demon vs. Tony Borne in a Mask vs. Hair/Beard match | [21][22] | ||
EMLL | October 30, 1958 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Plaza de Toros | Black Shadow vs. Tony Borne in a Hair vs. Hair match | [24][22] | ||
5. | IWA | July 18, 1956 |
Montreal, Canada | Delorimier Stadium | 23,227 | Édouard Carpentier vs. Antonino Rocca | [28] |
6. | EMLL | January 1, 1954 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Plaza de Toros | 22,000 | Sugi Sito (c) vs. El Santo for the NWA World Middleweight Championship | [22] |
7. | IWA | July 17, 1957 |
Montreal, Canada | Delorimier Stadium | 21,851 | Gene Kiniski (c) vs. Killer Kowalski in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the MAC International Heavyweight Championship with Mike Mazurki as the guest referee | [33] |
8. | IWA | August 18, 1954 |
Montreal, Canada | Delorimier Stadium | 21,616 | Yvon Robert vs. Pat O'Connor in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match | [34] |
9. | IWA | August 15, 1956 |
Montreal, Quebec | Delorimier Stadium | 21,454 | Killer Kowalski (c) vs. Édouard Carpentier for the MAC World Heavyweight Championship with special referee Rocky Marciano | [35] |
10. | CWC | October 20, 1958 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 20,793 | Antonino Rocca and Miguel Pérez vs. Sheik of Araby and Bull Curry | [36] |
No. | Promotion | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | FKE / CWC | June 30, 1961 |
Chicago, Illinois | Comiskey Park † | 38,000 | Pat O'Connor (c) vs. Buddy Rogers in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [2] |
2. | JWA | May 7, 1961 |
Nara, Japan | 36,000 | Rikidozan and Toyonobori vs. Jim Wright and Mr. X in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match | [3] | |
3. | FKE | July 29, 1960 |
Chicago, Illinois | Comiskey Park † | 30,275 | Pat O'Connor (c) vs. Yukon Eric in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [8][37] |
4. | FKE | September 16, 1960 |
Chicago, Illinois | Comiskey Park † | 26,731 | Killer Kowalski vs. Bearcat Wright in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match | [8] |
5. | IWA | July 21, 1960 |
Montreal, Canada | Delorimier Stadium | 25,703 | Édouard Carpentier vs. Buddy Rogers in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match | [19] |
6. | JWA | (Day 15) August 14, 1967 |
Osaka, Japan | 25,000 | Giant Baba (c) vs. Gene Kiniski in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA International Heavyweight Championship | [25] | |
7. | CWC | July 17, 1962 |
Washington, D.C. | D.C. Stadium † | 20,959 | Buddy Rogers vs. Bobo Brazil in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [38] |
8. | CWC | January 22, 1962 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 20,777 | Buddy Rogers and Bob Orton vs. Johnny Valentine and Bearcat Wright in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match | [39] |
9. | CWC | May 26, 1961 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 20,702 | Buddy Rogers and Bob Orton vs. Johnny Valentine and Vittorio Apollo | [40] |
10. | CWC | February 27, 1961 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 20,400 | Antonino Rocca and Johnny Valentine vs. The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) | [41] |
No. | Promotion | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) | |
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1. | WWWF | Showdown at Shea June 25, 1976 |
New York City, New York | Shea Stadium | 32,000 | Antonio Inoki vs. Muhammad Ali in a Boxer vs. Wrestler match | [5] |
2. | TSW | July 22, 1978 |
New Orleans, Louisiana | Louisiana Superdome † | 31,000 | Ray Candy vs. Ernie Ladd in a steel cage match | [7] |
3. | BTW | Parade of Champions June 24, 1972 |
Irving, Texas | Texas Stadium | 26,339 | Dory Funk Jr. (c) vs. Fritz Von Erich for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [15] |
4. | WWWF | June 27, 1977 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 26,090 | Superstar Billy Graham (c) vs. Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [17] |
5. | WWWF | August 28, 1978 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 26,000 | Bob Backlund (c) vs. Ivan Koloff for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [17] |
6. | NWA-HW | August 27, 1971 |
Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 25,847 | Fred Blassie vs. John Tolos in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match | [18] |
7. | WWWF | September 26, 1977 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 25,102 | Superstar Billy Graham (c) vs. Dusty Rhodes for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [17] |
8. | WWWF | May 19, 1975 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 24,553 | Bruno Sammartino (c) vs. Waldo Von Erich for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [27] |
9. | WWWF | Showdown at Shea September 30, 1972 |
Flushing, New York | Shea Stadium | 22,508 | Pedro Morales (c) vs. Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [29] |
10. | WWWF | February 20, 1978 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 22,092 | Superstar Billy Graham (c) vs. Bob Backlund for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [17] |
No. | Promotion | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) | |
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1. | WCCW | David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions May 6, 1984 |
Irving, Texas | Texas Stadium † | 32,132 | Ric Flair (c) vs. Kerry Von Erich for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [4] |
2. | WWC | WWC Aniversario September 17, 1983 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | 32,000 | Abdullah the Butcher vs. André the Giant | [6] |
3. | WCCW | Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '85 October 6, 1985 |
Dallas, Texas | Cotton Bowl † | 30,214 | The Von Erichs (Kerry and Kevin Von Erich) vs. The Dynamic Duo (Chris Adams and Gino Hernandez) in a Hair vs. Hair match | [9] |
4. | WWC | December 18, 1983 |
Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium | 30,000 | Carlos Colón (c) vs. Ric Flair in a steel cage match for the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship | [11] |
5. | WWC | WWC Aniversario September 15, 1984 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico | Roberto Clemente Coliseum | 29,000 | Stan Hansen and Bruiser Brody (c) vs. Abdullah the Butcher and Carlos Colón for the PWF World Tag Team Championship | [12] |
6. | JCP | Great American Bash July 6, 1985 |
Charlotte, North Carolina | American Legion Memorial Stadium | 27,000 | Ric Flair (c) vs. Nikita Koloff for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship with David Crockett as special referee | [14] |
7. | WCCW | 2nd Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions May 5, 1985 |
Irving, Texas | Texas Stadium | 26,153 | Ric Flair (c) vs. Kevin Von Erich for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [16] |
8. | JCP | Great American Bash (Day 20) July 18, 1987 |
Charlotte, North Carolina | American Legion Memorial Stadium | 25,000 | Ric Flair (c) vs. Road Warrior Hawk for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [26] |
9. | WWC | October 16, 1982 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | 24,000 | Carlos Colón (c) vs. Ric Flair for the WWC World Heavyweight Championship | |
10. | WWC | January 6, 1983 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | 23,000 | Carlos Colón (WWC) vs. Ric Flair (NWA) in a Champion vs. Champion match for the WWC World Heavyweight Championship and NWA World Heavyweight Championship | |
JCP | Great American Bash (Day 4) July 5, 1986 |
Charlotte, North Carolina | American Legion Memorial Stadium | Ric Flair (c) vs. Ricky Morton in a steel cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [26] |
See also[]
- List of professional wrestling attendance records
- List of professional wrestling attendance records in Canada
- List of professional wrestling attendance records in Europe
- List of professional wrestling attendance records in Japan
- List of professional wrestling attendance records in Mexico
- List of professional wrestling attendance records in Puerto Rico
- List of professional wrestling attendance records in the United Kingdom
- List of professional wrestling attendance records in the United States
- List of WWE attendance records
Notes[]
- † ^ Retractable roof stadium
- * ^ Open air venue
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A recent night when the mercury stood at 11 degrees, with a knife-edged wind and slippery streets discouraging ventures out of doors, long lines of vehicles crawled purposefully toward the Arena. When the turnstiles stopped clicking, 12,496 ticket-buyers had disposed themselves about a wrestling ring.
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External links[]
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