List of professional wrestling attendance records in Puerto Rico

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The 1983 edition of WWC Aniversario, held at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum on September 17, 1983, drew approximately 32,000 spectators, making it the country's highest attended pro wrestling event.
This article is about attendance records for professional wrestling in Puerto Rico. For all-time records, see List of professional wrestling attendance records.

The following is a list of professional wrestling attendance records in Puerto Rico. The list is dominated by Puerto Rico's oldest promotion, the World Wrestling Council, which has controlled the industry in the country since its founding in 1973. It was part of the National Wrestling Alliance from 1979 to 1986 and is the last remaining North American member of the original NWA territory system.

According to this list, 6 events are from WWC's annual Aniversario supercard, which in the late-1980s had been held exclusively at the Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium which typically has a seating capacity of at least 22,000 people or more. Only ten of the attendances listed are non-WWC events, with eight being from the U.S.-based World Wrestling Entertainment including a co-promotional effort with IWA Puerto Rico in 1999. WWE's presence on the island has been gradually increasing since holding its New Year's Revolution pay-per-view (PPV) event in 2005. All but nine of the events have been held in the capital city of San Juan, while seven have been held in Bayamón and two in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Events and attendances[]

Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
WWC WWC Aniversario
September 17, 1983 		San Juan, Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium 32,000 Abdullah the Butcher vs. André the Giant [1]
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 [2]
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 [3]
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
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
WWC WWC Aniversario
September 15, 1987 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium 23,000 Chicky Starr vs. Invader #1 in a Hair vs. Retirement match [4]
WWC
April 14, 1981 		San Juan, Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium 20,000 Carlos Colón vs. Harley Race
WWC
February 1, 1975 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium 18,000 Carlos Colón and El Santo vs. Rebelde Rojo and Barrabás
WWE WWE SmackDown & ECW
September 4, 2009 		San Juan, Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 18,000 Triple H and The Undertaker vs. Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase Jr. and CM Punk in a handicap match [5]
WWE WWE Raw
March 8, 2007 		San Juan, Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 17,477 John Cena (c) vs. Umaga for the WWE Championship with special guest referee Ricky Steamboat [6]
WWE WWE Raw
October 18, 2008 		San Juan, Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 17,000 Chris Jericho (c) vs. Shawn Michaels in a No Disqualification match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship [7]
WWE WWE SmackDown
June 29, 2006 		San Juan, Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 16,940 The Undertaker vs. The Great Khali and Mark Henry in a handicap match [8]
WWE WWE New Year's Revolution
January 9, 2005 		San Juan, Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 15,764 Triple H vs. Batista vs. Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit vs. Edge in an Elimination Chamber match for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship with special guest referee Shawn Michaels [9]
IWA
June 25, 1999 		San Juan, Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium 15,000 Miguel Pérez Jr. and Road Dogg vs. The Brood (Gangrel and Christian)
WWC
April 19, 1992 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium 14,000 Carlos Colón vs. Invader #1 [10]
IWA / WWF IWA/WWF Histeria Boricua
January 6, 1999 		Ponce, Puerto Rico Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns 14,000 The Puerto Rican Express (Miguel Pérez Jr. and Huracán Castillo Jr.) vs. New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) with special referee Savio Vega [11]
WWE WWE Raw
August 26, 2005 		San Juan, Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 13,200 John Cena (c) vs. Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels in a three-way elimination match for the WWE Championship [9]
WWC
March 11, 1978 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium 13,000 Gorilla Monsoon vs. Bruno Sammartino
WWE WWE Live in Puerto Rico
August 29, 2015 		San Juan, Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 13,000 Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt in a Street Fight match [12]
WWE WWE Live in Puerto Rico
June 8, 2017 		San Juan, Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 12,500 Jinder Mahal (c) vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship [13]
WWC WWC Aniversario
August 8, 1993 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium 12,000 Carlos Colón vs. Terry Funk in a retirement match [14]
WWC WWC Aniversario (Day 2)
September 8, 2001 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium 12,000 Abdullah the Butcher vs. Big Hail [15]
WWC
January 6, 2001 		San Juan, Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium 11,850 Thunder & Lightning (Thunder and Lightning) vs. Barry Windham and Kendall Windham
WWC
July 14, 1979 		San Juan, Puerto Rico 11,000 Carlos Colón vs. Pampero Firpo
WWC WWC Aniversario (Day 1)
September 7, 2001 		Ponce, Puerto Rico Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns 11,000 Carly Colón and Súper Gladiador vs Thunder & Lightning (Thunder and Lightning)

Historical[]

Top 5 most-attended shows in the 1970s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
1. CSP
July 22, 1978 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico 25,000 Bruno Sammartino (c) vs. Gorilla Monsoon for the WWC North American Heavyweight Championship
2. WWC
February 1, 1975 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium 18,000 Carlos Colón and El Santo vs. Rebelde Rojo and Barrabás
3. WWC
March 11, 1978 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium 13,000 Gorilla Monsoon vs. Bruno Sammartino
4. WWC
July 14, 1979 		San Juan, Puerto Rico 11,000 Carlos Colón vs. Pampero Firpo
5. WWC
May 24, 1978 		San Juan, Puerto Rico 10,000 Gorilla Monsoon vs. Bruno Sammartino
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1980s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
1. WWC WWC Aniversario
September 17, 1983 		San Juan, Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium 32,000 Abdullah the Butcher vs. André the Giant [16]
2. 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 [17]
3. 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 [18]
4. WWC
January 30, 1988 		San Juan, Puerto Rico Roberto Clemente Coliseum 25,000 Carlos Colon (c) vs. The Iron Sheik for the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship
5. 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
6. 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
WWC WWC Aniversario
September 15, 1987 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Chicky Starr vs. Invader #1 in a Hair vs. Retirement match [19]
7. WWC WWC Aniversario
September 21, 1985 		San Juan, Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium 22,000 Jimmy Valiant vs. Kamala
8. WWC
April 14, 1981 		San Juan, Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium 20,000 Carlos Colón vs. Harley Race
9. WWC WWC Aniversario (Night 3)
September 21, 1986 		San Juan, Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium 17,500 Carlos Colon vs. Terry Funk for the vacant WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship
10. WWC WWC Aniversario
September 10, 1988 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum 17,000 Hurricane Castillo Jr. and Miguel Perez Jr. vs. Bobby Jaggers and Dan Kroffat in a Hair vs. Hair match
WWC WWC Aniversario
October 7, 1989 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Steve Strong (c) vs. Carlos Colon in a barbed wire cage match to win the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1990s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
1. IWA
June 25, 1999 		San Juan, Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium 15,000 Miguel Pérez Jr. and Road Dogg vs. The Brood (Gangrel and Christian)
2. WWC
April 19, 1992 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium 14,000 Carlos Colón vs. Invader #1 [20]
IWA / WWF IWA/WWF Histeria Boricua (Day 2)
January 6, 1999 		Ponce, Puerto Rico Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns The Puerto Rican Express (Miguel Pérez Jr. and Huracán Castillo Jr.) vs. New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) with special referee Savio Vega [21]
3. WWC WWC Aniversario
August 1, 1998 		San Juan, Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium 13,000 Ricky Santana vs. El Texano in a Hair vs. Hair match
4. WWC WWC Aniversario
August 8, 1993 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium 12,000 Carlos Colón vs. Terry Funk in a retirement match [22]
5. WWC WWC Aniversario
August 14, 1999 		Caguas, Puerto Rico Parque Yldefonso Solá Morales 11,678 Abdullah the Butcher vs. Tower of Doom in a Lumberjacks with Whips match
6. IWA / WWF IWA/WWF Histeria Boricua (Day 1)
January 5, 1999 		Caguas, Puerto Rico Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares 9,000 The Undertaker vs Kane
7. WWC WWC Aniversario
August 15, 1997 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium 8,000 Ray González (c) vs. Tom Brandi for the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship
WWC
December 20, 1998 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Carlos Colón and Abdullah the Butcher vs. La Familia del Milenio (Ray González and Víctor the Bodyguard)
8. IWA / WWF (Day 1)
December 15, 1999 		San Juan, Puerto Rico Roberto Clemente Coliseum 7,800 Kane and The Godfather vs. Ministry of Darkness (The Undertaker and Viscera)
9. WWC WWC Aniversario
August 6, 1994 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium 7,500 Eddie Gilbert vs. Huracán Castillo Jr. in a No Ropes Barbed Wire Fire match
10. WWC
October 8, 1994 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium 7,000 Carlos Colón (c) vs. Bronco I for the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 2000s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
1. WWE WWE SmackDown & ECW
September 4, 2009 		San Juan, Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 18,000 Triple H and The Undertaker vs. Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase Jr. and CM Punk in a handicap match [23]
2. WWE WWE Raw
March 8, 2007 		San Juan, Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 17,477 John Cena (c) vs. Umaga for the WWE Championship with special guest referee Ricky Steamboat [24]
3. WWE WWE Raw
October 18, 2008 		San Juan, Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 17,000 Chris Jericho (c) vs. Shawn Michaels in a No Disqualification match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship [25]
4. WWE WWE SmackDown
June 29, 2006 		San Juan, Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 16,940 The Undertaker vs. The Great Khali and Mark Henry in a handicap match [26]
5. WWE WWE New Year's Revolution
January 9, 2005 		San Juan, Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 15,764 Triple H vs. Batista vs. Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit vs. Edge in an Elimination Chamber match for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship with special guest referee Shawn Michaels [9]
6. WWE WWE Raw
August 26, 2005 		San Juan, Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 13,200 John Cena (c) vs. Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels in a three-way elimination match for the WWE Championship [9]
7. WWC WWC Aniversario (Day 2)
September 8, 2001 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium 12,000 Abdullah the Butcher vs. Big Hail [27]
8. WWC
January 6, 2001 		San Juan, Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium 11,850 Thunder & Lightning (Thunder and Lightning) vs. Barry Windham and Kendall Windham
9. WWC WWC Aniversario (Day 1)
September 7, 2001 		Ponce, Puerto Rico Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns 11,000 Carly Colón and Súper Gladiador vs Thunder & Lightning (Thunder and Lightning)
10. WWC WWC Aniversario
July 11, 2009 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez 10,400 Ray González vs. La Pesadilla in a Mask vs. Hair match with special referee Tito Trinidad
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 2010s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
1. WWE WWE Live in San Juan
August 29, 2015 		San Juan, Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 13,000 Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt in a Street Fight match
2. WWE WWE Live in San Juan
June 8, 2017 		San Juan, Puerto Rico [[José Miguel Agrelot Colise 12,500 Jinder Mahal (c) vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship
3. WWC WWC Euphoria
January 6, 2013 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez 10,000 Ricky Banderas vs. Apolo
4. WWE WWE RAW
September 3, 2010 		Ponce, Puerto Rico Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns 9,000 John Cena, Mark Henry, John Morrison and Primo vs. The Nexus (Wade Barrett, David Otunga, Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater)
5. WWE WWE SmackDown
January 5, 2013 		San Juan, Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 7,000 Big Show (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. Sheamus in a 3-Way match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
6. WWC WWC Euphoria
January 16, 2010 		San Juan, Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 6,000 Ray González vs. Carlito Caribbean Cool vs. El Mega Campeon de AAA in a 3-Way match for the Puerto Rico Wrestler of the Decade Cup
7. WWC WWC Aniversario
July 11, 2010 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez 5,500 Ricky Banderas vs. Carlito Caribbean Cool
8. WWC WWC Aniversario
July 16, 2011 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez 4,500 Los Fugitivos de la Calle (Lynx and El Niche) (c) vs. La Artilleria Pesada (Thunder and Lightning) for the WWC World Tag Team Championship
9. WWL
January 6, 2015 		San Juan, Puerto Rico Roberto Clemente Coliseum 4,200 Carlitos vs. Hammett in a Tables, Ladders & Chairs match to determine the number-one contender for the WWL Americas Championship
10. WWC WWC Aniversario
June 30, 2012 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez 4,000
WWL
December 13, 2014 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico La Cancha Pepín Cestero Carlitos vs. Hammett
WWC
December 5, 2015 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Mr. 450 (c) vs. Carlitos for the WWC Unified Universal Heavyweight Championship
WWC WWC Euphoria
January 9, 2016 		Bayamón, Puerto Rico Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Mr. 450 (c) vs. Carlitos in a Tables, Ladders & Chairs match for the WWC Unified Universal Heavyweight Championship
WS
November 29, 2018 		Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Mario Morales Coliseum Penta el 0M (c) vs. Ricky Banderas for the WS World Submission Lucha Championship

See also[]

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