List of professional wrestling attendance records in the United States

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Madison Square Garden, long considered WWE's home arena, holds a number of pro wrestling attendance records.
This article is about attendance records for professional wrestling in the United States. For all-time records, see List of professional wrestling attendance records.

The following is a list of professional wrestling attendance records in the United States. The list is dominated by the American professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment which has controlled the industry in North America since 2002. As the World Wrestling Federation, it became the first national promotion in the U.S. during the 1980s wrestling boom. The National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling were both main competitors to the WWF during the 1980s and 1990s, however, all of their events were surpassed by the WWE by the early 2000s.

According to this list, 17 events are from WWE's flagship WrestleMania pay-per-view (PPV) event, which since 2007's WrestleMania 23 has been held exclusively in stadiums that typically have a seating capacity of at least 70,000 people or more. Only three of the attendances listed are non-WWE events, with two WCW Monday Nitro episodes being the only house show events on the list. There are only two attendance records remaining from the "Territory-era" (1940s-1980s) and one from the "Pioneer-era" (1900s-1940s). All but eleven of the events have been held in the Southern United States, while three have been held on the East Coast (Massachusetts and New Jersey), four in the Midwest (Indiana, Michigan and Ohio), two in the Southwest (Arizona) and two on the West Coast of the United States (California and Washington).

Events and attendances[]

Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
WWE WrestleMania 32
April 3, 2016 		Arlington, Texas AT&T Stadium† 101,763* Triple H (c) vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship [1]
WWE WrestleMania 35
April 7, 2009 		East Rutherford, New Jersey MetLife Stadium 82,265 Ronda Rousey (c - Raw) vs. Charlotte Flair (c - SD) vs. Becky Lynch in a winner takes all triple threat match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship and the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship [2]
WWE WrestleMania 29
April 7, 2013 		East Rutherford, New Jersey MetLife Stadium 80,676 The Rock (c) vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship [3]
WWE WrestleMania 23
April 1, 2007 		Detroit, Michigan Ford Field 80,103 John Cena (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship [4]
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
April 1, 2012 		Miami Gardens, Florida Sun Life Stadium 78,363 John Cena vs. The Rock [5]
WWE WrestleMania 34
April 8, 2018 		New Orleans, Louisiana Mercedes-Benz Superdome 78,133 Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship [6]
WWF WrestleMania III
March 29, 1987 		Pontiac, Michigan Pontiac Silverdome 78,000 Hulk Hogan (c) vs. André the Giant for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [7]
WWE WrestleMania 31
March 29, 2015 		Santa Clara, California Levi's Stadium 76,976 Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship [8]
WWE WrestleMania 33
April 2, 2017 		Orlando, Florida Camping World Stadium 75,245 Roman Reigns vs. The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred match [9]
WWE WrestleMania XXX
April 6, 2014 		New Orleans, Louisiana Mercedes-Benz Superdome 75,167 Randy Orton (c) vs. Batista vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship [10]
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
March 30, 2008 		Orlando, Florida Florida Citrus Bowl 74,635 Edge (c) vs. The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship [11]
WWE WrestleMania XXV
April 5, 2009 		Houston, Texas Reliant Stadium† 72,744 Triple H (c) vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship [12]
WWE WrestleMania XXVI
March 28, 2010 		Glendale, Arizona University of Phoenix Stadium† 72,219 The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels in a No Disqualification Streak vs. Career match [13]
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
April 3, 2011 		Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Dome 71,617 The Miz (c) vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship [14]
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
April 1, 2001 		Houston, Texas Reliant Astrodome 67,925 The Rock (c) vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin in a No Disqualification match for the WWF Championship [15]
WWF WrestleMania VIII
April 5, 1992 		Indianapolis, Indiana Hoosier Dome 62,167 Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice [16]
WWF Royal Rumble
January 19, 1997 		San Antonio, Texas Alamodome 60,447 Sycho Sid (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship [17]
WWE WrestleMania XIX
March 30, 2003 		Seattle, Washington Safeco Field† 54,097 Kurt Angle (c) vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship [18]
WWE Royal Rumble
January 29, 2017 		San Antonio, Texas Alamodome 52,050 30-man Royal Rumble match [19]
WWF
August 13, 1985 		Columbus, Ohio Ohio State Fairgrounds 50,000 Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Big John Studd for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [20]
WWE WWE Tribute to the Troops
December 11, 2010 		Fort Hood, Texas Fort Hood 50,000 John Cena, Rey Mysterio, and Randy Orton vs. Alberto Del Rio, Wade Barrett, and The Miz [21]
WWE Royal Rumble
January 27, 2019 		Phoenix, Arizona Chase Field † 48,193 30-man Royal Rumble match [22]
WCW WCW Monday Nitro (Ep. 147)
July 6, 1998 		Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Dome 41,412 Hollywood Hogan (c) vs. Bill Goldberg for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship [23][24]
AWA
July 30, 1935 		Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 40,000 Ed Don George (AWA) vs. Danno O'Mahoney (WC) in a unification match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship and World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship [25][26]
WCW WCW Monday Nitro (Ep. 173)
January 4, 1999 		Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Dome 38,809 Hollywood Hogan vs. Kevin Nash for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship [23][27]

Historical[]

Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1900s
No. Promoter Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
1.
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March 21, 1900 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 12,000 Ernest Roeber (c-AC) vs. Bech Olsen (c-WC) in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match in a Champion vs. Champion match for the American Graeco-Roman Heavyweight Championship and the World Graeco-Roman Heavyweight Championship [28]
2.
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March 25, 1909 		Kansas City, Missouri Convention Hall 11,000 Frank Gotch (c) vs. Raoul de Rouen in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship [29]
3.
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April 14, 1909 		Chicago, Illinois Dexter Park Pavilion 10,000 Frank Gotch (c) vs. in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship [30]
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November 9, 1909 		Chicago, Illinois Chicago Coliseum Frank Gotch (c) vs. Giovanni Raicevich in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship [30]
4.
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April 8, 1901 		East St. Louis, Missouri Exhibition Coliseum 8,000 Tom Jenkins vs. Ernest Roeber in a "mixed styles" Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match [31]
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August 31, 1904 		Trenton, New Jersey Mercer Pleasure Park Rudy Santell vs. Harry Lescher [32]
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December 17, 1906 		Kansas City, Missouri Convention Hall Fred Beell (c) vs. Frank Gotch in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the American Heavyweight Championship [33]

April 3, 1908 		Chicago, Illinois Dexter Park Pavilion George Hackenschmidt (c) vs. Frank Gotch for the American Mixed-Style (Freestyle) Heavyweight Championship [34]
5.
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January 19, 1909 		Kansas City, Missouri Convention Hall 7,000 Raoul de Rouen vs. Yussiff Mahmout in a Handicap match [30]
6.
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April 6, 1905 		New York City, New York Grand Central Palace 6,000 George Bothner vs. Katsuguma Higashi in a Wrestler vs. Jujutsuka match [35]
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May 23, 1906 		Kansas City, Missouri Convention Hall Tom Jenkins (c) vs. Frank Gotch in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the American Heavyweight Championship [36]
7.
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April 27, 1909 		Kansas City, Missouri Convention Hall 5,500 Frank Gotch (c) vs. Dr. B. F. Roller in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the World Heavyweight Championship [37]
8.
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February 6, 1901 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 5,000 Ernest Roeber vs. Paul Pons [38]
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November 7, 1901 		Cleveland, Ohio Central Armory Tom Jenkins vs. Dan McLeod for the American Heavyweight Championship [39]
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January 18, 1905 		New York City, New York Grand Central Palace John Piening vs. Harald Egeberg [35]
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April 26, 1906 		Chicago, Illinois Chicago Coliseum John Rooney vs. Tom Sharkey in a Handicap match [40]
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March 14, 1907 		Chicago, Illinois Chicago Coliseum Frank Gotch (c) vs. John Rooney in a Best 2 out of 3 Falls match for the American Heavyweight Championship [41]
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May 3, 1909 		Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines Auditorium Frank Gotch (c) vs. Jess Reimer in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the World Heavyweight Championship with special referee Dr. B. F. Roller [42]
9.
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November 29, 1909 		Chicago, Illinois Riverside Rink 4,500 Stanislaus Zbyszko vs. Leo Pardello in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match [30]
10.
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November 19, 1909 		Chicago, Illinois Dexter Park Pavilion 4,100 Stanislaus Zbyszko vs. Tom Winkelhoefer, John Eberly and Leon Dumont in a 3 on 1 Handicap match [30]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1910s
No. Promoter Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
1.
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September 4, 1911 		Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 30,000 Frank Gotch (c) vs. George Hackenschmidt in a Best 2 out of 3 Falls match for the World Heavyweight Championship [43]
2.
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July 4, 1916 		Omaha, Nebraska Gene Melady Stadium 18,000 Ed "Strangler" Lewis vs. Joe Stecher [44]
3.
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April 1, 1913 		Kansas City, Missouri Convention Hall 14,000 Frank Gotch (c) vs. Georg Lurich in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship [45]
4.
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February 22, 1917 		San Francisco, California Civic Auditorium 12,000 Ad Santel (PC) vs. Joe Stecher (WC) in a Champion vs. Champion Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship and World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship [46]
5.
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June 1, 1910 		Chicago, Illinois Chicago Coliseum 10,000 Frank Gotch (c) vs. Stanislaus Zbyszko in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the World Heavyweight Championship [47]
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May 1, 1917 		Chicago, Illinois Chicago Coliseum Frank Gotch vs. Leo Pardello [48]
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January 29, 1918 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden Wladek Zbyszko (c) vs. John Olin for the American Heavyweight Championship [49]
Jack Curley
December 8, 1919 		New York City, New York 71st Regiment Armory Joe Stecher (c) vs. Wladek Zbyszko for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship [50]
6.
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February 14, 1910 		Chicago, Illinois Chicago Coliseum 8,000 Stanislaus Zbyszko vs. Yussiff Mahmout [51]
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February 9, 1917 		Omaha, Nebraska Civic Auditorium Joe Stecher vs. Charley Peters [52]
7.
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December 12, 1916 		San Francisco, California Civic Auditorium 7,500 Ed "Strangler" Lewis vs. Ad Santel [53]
8.
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May 2, 1917 		Chicago, Illinois Chicago Coliseum 7,000 John Olin (c) vs. Ed "Strangler" Lewis for the World Heavyweight Championship [54]
9.
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April 23, 1913 		Chicago, Illinois Chicago Coliseum 6,500 Stanislaus Zbyszko vs. Constant Le Marin in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match [55]
10.
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October 27, 1913 		Salt Lake City, Utah Auditorium 6,000 Chris Jordan (c) vs. Mike Yokel in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the World Middleweight Championship [56]
Samuel Rachmann (Day 1)
May 19, 1915 		New York City, New York Manhattan Opera House 50-man tournament [57]
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April 28, 1919 		Chicago, Illinois Chicago Coliseum Wladek Zbyszko vs. Ed "Strangler" Lewis [58]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1920s
No. Promoter Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
1. Aurelio Fabiani
August 23, 1929 		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Municipal Stadium 30,000 Dick Shikat vs. Jim Londos for the New York State Athletic Commission World Heavyweight Championship [59]
2. Paul Bowser
July 9, 1929 		Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 25,000 Gus Sonnenberg (c) vs. Ed "Strangler" Lewis in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship [60]
3. Paul Bowser
January 4, 1929 		Boston, Massachusetts Boston Garden 20,000 Ed "Strangler" Lewis (c) vs. Gus Sonnenberg for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship [60]
4. Paul Bowser
March 15, 1929 		Boston, Massachusetts Boston Garden 18,000 Gus Sonnenberg (c) vs. Joe Malcewicz in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship [60]
5. Tom Packs
May 30, 1925 		St. Louis, Missouri University Stadium 13,500 Stanislaus Zbyszko (c) vs. Joe Stecher in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship [61]
6. William Wellman
February 6, 1922 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 12,000 Stanislaus Zbyszko (c) vs. Earl Caddock in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the World Heavyweight Championship [62]
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February 11, 1925 		Kansas City, Missouri Convention Hall Wayne Munn (c) vs. Stanislaus Zbyszko in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the World Heavyweight Championship [63]
Floyd Fltzsimmons
May 30, 1925 		Michigan City, Indiana Ed "Strangler" Lewis vs. Wayne Munn in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match [64]
Tom Packs
February 10, 1926 		St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Coliseum Joe Stecher (c) vs. Jim Londos in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the World Heavyweight Championship [65]
Ray Fabiani
August 2, 1927 		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Baker Bowl Joe Stecher (c) vs. George Calza for the World Heavyweight Championship [66]
Paul Bowser
June 29, 1928 		Boston, Massachusetts Boston Arena Ed "Strangler" Lewis (c) vs. Gus Sonnenberg for the World Heavyweight Championship [67]
7. Jack Curley
March 15, 1920 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 11,000 Ed "Strangler" Lewis vs. Earl Caddock [68]
Lou Daro
October 23, 1929 		Los Angeles, California Grand Olympic Auditorium Gus Sonnenberg (c) vs. Ed "Strangler" Lewis in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship [69]
Lou Daro
November 13, 1929 		Los Angeles, California Grand Olympic Auditorium Gus Sonnenberg (c) vs. Ed "Strangler" Lewis in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship [70]
8. Lou Daro
July 24, 1929 		Los Angeles, California Grand Olympic Auditorium 10,700 Gus Sonnenberg (c) vs. Joe Malcewicz in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship [71]
9.
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January 3, 1927 		Chicago, Illinois 10,500 Ed "Strangler" Lewis vs. Wayne Munn in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match [72]
10. Lou Daro
April 7, 1926 		Los Angeles, California Grand Olympic Auditorium 10,400 Joe Stecher (c) vs. George Kotsonaros for the World Heavyweight Championship [71]
Lou Daro
September 18, 1929 		Los Angeles, California Grand Olympic Auditorium Gus Sonnenberg (c) vs. Joe Stecher in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship [67]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1930s
No. Promoter Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
1. Paul Bowser
July 30, 1935 		Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 40,000 Ed Don George (AWA) vs. Danno O'Mahoney (WC) in a unification match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship and World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship [23]
2.
October 10, 1934 		Los Angeles, California Grand Olympic Auditorium 38,756 Jim Londos (c) vs. Man Mountain Dean in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the World Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles-Version) [73]
3. Ed White
September 20, 1934 		Chicago, Illinois Wrigley Field 35,265 Jim Londos (c) vs. Ed "Strangler" Lewis for the World Heavyweight Championship [74]
4. Paul Bowser
July 30, 1931 		Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 30,000 Henri Deglane (c) vs. Gus Sonnenberg in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship [75]
Paul Bowser
July 18, 1934 		Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park Ed Don George (AWA) vs. Danno O'Mahoney (WC) in a unification match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship and World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship [76]
Paul Bowser
June 27, 1935 		Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park Jim Londos vs. Danno O'Mahoney for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship [77]
5. Jack Curley
June 9, 1932 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden Bowl 25,000 Ed "Strangler" Lewis vs. Dick Shikat [78]
Jack Curley
June 25, 1934 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden Bowl Jim Browning (c) vs. Jim Londos for the NYSAC World Heavyweight Championship [78]
6. Jack Curley
January 26, 1931 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 22,200 Jim Londos (c) vs. Jim McMillen for the NYSAC World Heavyweight Championship [79]
7. Paul Bowser
June 29, 1932 		Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 22,197 Jim Browning vs. Stanley Sitkowski
8. Jack Curley
December 29, 1930 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 22,000 Jim Londos (c) vs. Ferenc Holuban for the NYSAC World Heavyweight Championship [80]
Paul Bowser
January 13, 1933 		Boston, Massachusetts Boston Garden Henri Deglane (c) vs. Gus Sonnenberg for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship [81]
9. Jack Curley
June 29, 1931 		New York City, New York Yankee Stadium 21,000 Jim Londos (c) vs. Ray Steele for the NYSAC World Heavyweight Championship [78]
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November 16, 1937 		Chicago, Illinois Chicago Stadium Jim McMillen (c) vs. Ruffy Silverstein for the Illinois Heavyweight Championship [82]
10.
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January 31, 1934 		Chicago, Illinois Chicago Stadium 20,200 Jim Londos (c) vs. Joe Savoldi for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [83]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1940s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
1. MBA
December 12, 1949 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 17,854 Antonino Rocca vs. Gene Stanlee [84]
2. TPSE
April 12, 1946 		St. Louis, Missouri Kiel Auditorium 17,621 Bill Longson (c) vs. Buddy Rogers for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [85]
3. TPSE
January 23, 1947 		St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Arena 15,180 Bill Longson (c) vs. Lou Thesz for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [86]
4.
May 25, 1942 		Buffalo, New York Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 14,220 Maurice Tillet vs. Wladyslaw Talun [87]
5. TPSE
January 26, 1945 		St. Louis, Missouri Kiel Auditorium 13,879 Bill Longson vs. Wladyslaw Talun [88]
6. TPSE
February 23, 1945 		St. Louis, Missouri Kiel Auditorium 13,807 Bill Longson (c) vs. Wladyslaw Talun for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [89]
7. TPSE
May 5, 1944 		St. Louis, Missouri Kiel Auditorium 13,471 Bill Longson (c) vs. Whipper Billy Watson for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [89]
8.
January 23, 1942 		Buffalo, New York Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 13,046 Maurice Tillet (c) vs. Joe Cox for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship [90]
9. TPSE
April 8, 1942 		St. Louis, Missouri Kiel Auditorium 12,986 Bill Longson (c) vs. Ed "Strangler" Lewis for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [89]
10. TPSE
February 25, 1944 		St. Louis, Missouri Kiel Auditorium 12,886 Bill Longson (c) vs. Sandor Szabo for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [89]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1950s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
1.
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 [91]
2. Pfefer
November 13, 1959 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 21,890 Argentina Rocca vs. Mighty Zuma [92]
3. KKBO
January 26, 1959 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 21,240 Antonino Rocca and Miguel Pérez defeated The Golden Grahams (Dr. Jerry Graham and Eddie Graham) in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match [92]
4. 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 [93]
5. CWC
November 2, 1957 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 20,675 Édouard Carpentier vs. Killer Kowalski [94]
6. CWC
December 1, 1958 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 20,350 Antonino Rocca and Miguel Pérez defeated The Golden Grahams (Dr. Jerry Graham and Eddie Graham) in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match [93]
7. CWC
May 24, 1958 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 20,335 Antonino Rocca and Miguel Pérez vs. The Hamilton Brothers (Joe Hamilton and Larry Hamilton) [93]
8. CWC
August 30, 1958 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 20,179 Antonino Rocca and Miguel Pérez vs. The Fabulous Kangaroos (Roy Heffernan and Al Costello) in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match [93]
9. CWC
August 9, 1958 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 20,169 Antonino Rocca and Miguel Pérez vs. The Fabulous Kangaroos (Roy Heffernan and Al Costello) in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match [93]
10.
March 30, 1957 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 20,125 Antonino Rocca and Miguel Pérez vs. Jackie Fargo and Don Stevens [95]
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 [96]
2. 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 [97][98]
3. FKE
September 16, 1960 		Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park † 26,731 Killer Kowalski vs. Bearcat Wright in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match [97]
4. KKBO
January 2, 1960 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden † 21,950 Argentina Rocca vs. [99]
5. 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 [100]
6. 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 [101]
7. 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 [102]
8. 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) [103]
9. CWC
November 13, 1961 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 20,353 Buddy Rogers (c) vs. Antonino Rocca in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [102]
10. FKE
September 1, 1961 		Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park † 20,015 Buddy Rogers (c) vs. Pat O'Connor in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [96]
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 fought in a Boxer vs. Wrestler match [104]
2. NWA-TS
July 22, 1978 		New Orleans, Louisiana Louisiana Superdome † 31,000 Ray Candy vs. Ernie Ladd in a Steel Cage match [98]
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 [105]
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 [106]
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 [106]
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 [107]
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 [106]
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 [108]
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 [109]
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 [106]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1980s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
1. WWF WrestleMania III
March 29, 1987 		Pontiac, Michigan Pontiac Silverdome 78,000 Hulk Hogan (c) vs. André the Giant for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [7]
2. WWF
August 13, 1985 		Columbus, Ohio Ohio State Fairgrounds 50,000 Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Big John Studd for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [110]
3. WWF Showdown at Shea
August 9, 1980 		New York City, New York Shea Stadium 36,295 Bruno Sammartino vs. Larry Zbyszko in a Steel Cage match [111]
4. 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 [74]
5. WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '85
October 6, 1985 		Dallas, Texas Cotton Bowl † 30,214 Kerry and Kevin Von Erich vs. The Dynamic Duo (Chris Adams and Gino Hernandez) in a Hair vs. Hair match [112]
6. WWF
August 28, 1985 		Detroit, Michigan Michigan State Fairgrounds 30,000 Hulk Hogan (c-WC) vs. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine (c-TTC) in a Champion vs. Champion match for the WWF World Tag Team Championship and WWF World Heavyweight Championship [113]
7. MSW
August 2, 1980 		New Orleans, Louisiana Louisiana Superdome 28,000 Junkyard Dog vs. Michael Hayes in a Steel Cage Dog Collar match [114]
8. WWF WWF on MSG Network
July 30, 1983 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 27,000 Bob Backlund (c) vs. George "The Animal" Steele for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [115]
JCP Great American Bash
July 6, 1985 		Charlotte, North Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium Ric Flair (c) vs. Nikita Koloff for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship with David Crockett as special referee [116]
9. WWF WWF on MSG Network
January 23, 1984 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 26,292 André the Giant and The Soul Patrol (Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas) vs. The Wild Samoans (Afa, Sika and Samula) [115]
10. 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 [117]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1990s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
1. WWF WrestleMania VIII
April 5, 1992 		Indianapolis, Indiana Hoosier Dome 62,167 Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice [16]
2. WWF Royal Rumble
January 19, 1997 		San Antonio, Texas Alamodome 60,447 Sycho Sid (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship [17]
3. WCW WCW Monday Nitro (Ep. 147)
July 6, 1998 		Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Dome 41,412 Hollywood Hogan (c) vs. Bill Goldberg for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship [118]
4. WCW WCW Monday Nitro (Ep. 173)
January 4, 1999 		Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Dome 38,809 Hollywood Hogan (c) vs. Kevin Nash for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship [119]
5. WWF WWF Raw is War (Ep. 333)
October 11, 1999 		Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Dome 33,375 Val Venis and The British Bulldog vs. The Rock 'n' Sock Connection (The Rock and Mankind) [120]
6. WCW WCW Monday Nitro (Ep. 169)
December 7, 1998 		Houston, Texas Reliant Astrodome 32,067 Bill Goldberg (c) vs. Bam Bam Bigelow for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship [121]
7. WCW WCW Monday Nitro (Ep. 171)
December 21, 1998 		St. Louis, Missouri Trans World Dome 29,000 Bill Goldberg (c) vs. Scott Hall for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship [121]
8. WCW WCW Monday Nitro (Ep. 121)
January 5, 1998 		Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Dome 26,773 Lex Luger vs. Randy Savage [121]
9. WCW WCW Monday Nitro (Ep. 198)
July 5, 1999 		Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Dome 25,338 Kevin Nash (c) vs. Sid Vicious for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship [119]
10. WWF SummerSlam
August 30, 1993 		Auburn Hills, Michigan The Palace 23,954 Yokozuna (c) vs. Lex Luger for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [122]

See also[]

  • List of WWE attendance records

Notes[]

  • † ^ Retractable roof stadium

References[]

General

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  • Freedman, Lew (2018). "Attendance at Wrestling Matches". Pro Wrestling: A Comprehensive Reference Guide. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, LLC. ISBN 978-1-4408-5350-0.

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