List of National Wrestling Alliance attendance records

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The original NWA territory system in North America (1940s-1980s).

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)
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[]

Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1940s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
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]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1950s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
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]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1960s
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]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1970s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
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]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1980s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
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[]

Notes[]

  • ^ Retractable roof stadium
  • * ^ Open air venue

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