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The May Day Stadium hosted Collision in Korea, a two-day supercard co-promoted by NJPW and WCW, from April 28–29, 1995. The second night, with a crowd of at least 165,000, is the highest attended wrestling event of all-time.
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The following is a list of professional wrestling attendance records. The highest number of events on the list have been promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), the largest professional wrestling promotion in Japan.

NJPW's Collision in Korea, a two-day interpromotional supercard co-hosted with World Championship Wrestling, was the first-ever pro wrestling event held in North Korea and remains the most attended live event of all-time. The event reportedly had a combined crowd of 320,000, with 150,000 and 190,000 attending the first and second nights respectively.[1] Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter stated actual attendances were about 150,000 and 165,000.[2][3] Regardless, the second night of Collision in Korea remains the most attended overall live event of all-time. It is generally accepted that many attendees at Collision in Korea attended for free.[2]

Events and attendances

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Many professional wrestling events are marketed with an inflated attendance figure "for entertainment purposes".[4] Some events below are excluded as their attendances have not been credibly verified – for example, India and Pakistan allegedly hosted numerous wrestling shows pre-1970 which had attendances of over 40,000,[5][6] peaking in 1945 with the Emile Czaja vs. Hamida Pahalwan event at 200,000;[7] the existence of these events, however, have not been verified.

Note: Minimum attendance of 40,000.

Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main event(s) Notes
NJPW / WCW Collision in Korea (Day 2)
April 29, 1995 		Pyongyang, North Korea May Day Stadium 165,000 Antonio Inoki vs. Ric Flair [2]
NJPW / WCW Collision in Korea (Day 1)
April 28, 1995 		Pyongyang, North Korea May Day Stadium 150,000 Shinya Hashimoto (c) vs. Scott Norton for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship [3]
WWE WrestleMania 32
April 3, 2016 		Arlington, Texas AT&T Stadium 80,709 Triple H (c) vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship [Note 1][4][8][9]
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 Jim Londos vs. Kola Kwariani
October 22, 1933 		Athens, Greece Panathenaic Stadium 80,000+ Jim Londos (c) vs. Kola Kwariani for the World Heavyweight Championship [Note 2][10]
WWF SummerSlam
August 29, 1992 		London, England Wembley Stadium 78,927 Bret Hart (c) vs. The British Bulldog for the WWF Intercontinental Championship [Note 3][11][12]
WWF WrestleMania III
March 29, 1987 		Pontiac, Michigan Pontiac Silverdome 93,173 Hulk Hogan (c) vs. André the Giant for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [13]
WWE WrestleMania 23
April 1, 2007 		Detroit, Michigan Ford Field 74,687 John Cena (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship [14][15]
AEW All In
August 27, 2023 		London, England Wembley Stadium 72,265 MJF (c) vs. Adam Cole for the AEW World Championship [Note 4][8][16][17][18]
WWE Super Show-Down
October 6, 2018 		Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground 70,309 Triple H vs. The Undertaker in a No Disqualification match
WWE WrestleMania 29
April 7, 2013 		East Rutherford, New Jersey MetLife Stadium 68,900 The Rock (c) vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship [14][19][20]
WWE WrestleMania 39 (Night 2)
April 2, 2023 		Inglewood, California SoFi Stadium 67,553 Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship [21]
WrestleMania 39 (Night 1)
April 1, 2023 		Inglewood, California SoFi Stadium 67,303 The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) (c) vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
March 30, 2008 		Orlando, Florida Florida Citrus Bowl 65,700 Edge (c) vs. The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship [14][22]
WWE WrestleMania 38 (Night 1)
April 2, 2022 		Arlington, Texas AT&T Stadium 65,719 Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Kevin Owens [23][24]
WrestleMania 38 (Night 2)
April 3, 2022 		Arlington, Texas AT&T Stadium 65,653 Roman Reigns (c - Universal) vs. Brock Lesnar (c - WWE) in a Winner Takes All match for the WWE and Universal Championships
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 Jim Londos vs. Karl Zbyszko
December 9, 1928 		Athens, Greece Panathenaic Stadium 65,000 Jim Londos vs. Karl Zbyszko [25]
TPW Battle Entertainment (Day 1)
July 23, 1996 		Atami, Japan Atami Sun Beach 65,000 Abdullah the Butcher and Daikokubo Benkei vs. Kishin Kawabata and Takashi Ishikawa [26][27]
WWE WrestleMania 33
April 2, 2017 		Orlando, Florida Camping World Stadium 64,900 Roman Reigns vs. The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred match [28][29]
WWE WrestleMania XXVI
March 28, 2010 		Glendale, Arizona University of Phoenix Stadium 64,100 The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels in a No Disqualification Streak vs. Career match [14][22]
WWE WrestleMania 35
April 7, 2019 		East Rutherford, New Jersey MetLife Stadium 63,000 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 and the WWE SmackDown Women's Championships [30]
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
April 1, 2012 		Miami Gardens, Florida Sun Life Stadium 62,400 John Cena vs. The Rock [14][31]
WWE Clash at the Castle
September 3, 2022 		Cardiff, Wales Principality Stadium 62,296 Roman Reigns (c) vs. Drew McIntyre for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship [32][33]
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
April 3, 2011 		Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Dome 61,846 The Miz (c) vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship [14]
WWF WrestleMania VI
April 1, 1990 		Toronto, Canada SkyDome 61,846 Hulk Hogan (c - WHC) vs. The Ultimate Warrior (c - IC) in a Winner Takes All match for the WWF World Heavyweight and WWF Intercontinental Championships [14][34]
WWF The Big Event
August 28, 1986 		Toronto, Canada Exhibition Stadium 61,470 Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Paul Orndorff for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [35]
WWF WrestleMania X-Seven
April 1, 2001 		Houston, Texas Reliant Astrodome 61,079 The Rock (c) vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin in a No Disqualification match for the WWF Championship [14][36]
WWF WrestleMania X8
March 17, 2002 		Toronto, Canada SkyDome 61,069 Chris Jericho (c) vs. Triple H for the Undisputed WWF Championship [14][37]
WWE Wrestlemania XL (Night 2)
April 7, 2024 		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lincoln Financial Field 60,203 Roman Reigns(c) vs. Cody Rhodes in a Bloodline Rules match for the WWE Championship
WWE Wrestlemania XL (Night 1)
April 6, 2024 		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lincoln Financial Field 60,036 The Bloodline (The Rock and Roman Reigns) vs. Cody Rhodes and Seth "Freakin" Rollins in a tag team match
WWE WrestleMania XXX
April 6, 2014 		New Orleans, Louisiana Mercedes-Benz Superdome 59,500 Randy Orton (c) vs. Batista vs. Daniel Bryan in a Triple Threat match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship [38]
WWE WrestleMania 25
April 5, 2009 		Houston, Texas Reliant Stadium 58,200 Triple H (c) vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship
WWE WrestleMania 31
March 29, 2015 		Santa Clara, California Levi's Stadium 57,800 Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins in a Triple Threat match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship [39]
NJPW / UWFi NJPW vs. UWFi
October 9, 1995 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 57,000 Keiji Muto (c) vs. Nobuhiko Takada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship [14][40]
NJPW Antonio Inoki Retirement Show
April 4, 1998 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 57,000 Antonio Inoki vs. Don Frye [14][41]
NJPW Battle Formation
April 29, 1996 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 55,000 Nobuhiko Takada (c) vs. Shinya Hashimoto for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship [42][43]
NJPW / WCW Starrcade in Tokyo Dome
March 21, 1991 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 54,500 Tatsumi Fujinami (c - IWGP) vs. Ric Flair (c - NWA) in a Champion vs. Champion match for the IWGP Heavyweight and NWA World Heavyweight Championships [42][44]
WWF WrestleMania VIII
April 5, 1992 		Indianapolis, Indiana Hoosier Dome 54,000 Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice [14]
NJPW Do Judge!!
October 9, 2000 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 54,000 Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kensuke Sasaki [42][45]
NJPW Super Fight in Tokyo Dome
February 10, 1990 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 53,000 Antonio Inoki and Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Masahiro Chono and Shinya Hashimoto [42][46]
NJPW Strong Style Symphony: New Japan Spirit
April 10, 1999 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 53,000 Keiji Muto (c) vs. Don Frye for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship [42][47]
NOAH Destiny
July 18, 2005 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 62,000 Toshiaki Kawada vs. Mitsuharu Misawa [48]
NJPW Indicate of Next
October 8, 2001 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 61,500 Jun Akiyama and Yuji Nagata vs. BATT (Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Muto) [49]
NJPW Battle Formation
April 12, 1997 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 60,500 Shinya Hashimoto vs. Naoya Ogawa [50]
WWF Royal Rumble
January 19, 1997 		San Antonio, Texas Alamodome 60,447 Sycho Sid (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship [51]
UWF U-Cosmos
November 29, 1989 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 60,000 Akira Maeda vs. Willie Wilhelm in a Wrestler vs. Judoka match [52]
NJPW Dome Impact
April 7, 2000 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 60,000 Shinya Hashimoto vs. Naoya Ogawa [45]
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
April 27, 2018 		Jeddah, Saudi Arabia King Abdullah International Stadium 60,000 50-man Greatest Royal Rumble match [53]
AJPW 25th Anniversary Show
May 1, 1998 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 58,300 Mitsuharu Misawa (c) vs. Toshiaki Kawada for the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship [54]
NOAH Departure
July 10, 2004 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 58,000 Kenta Kobashi (c) vs. Jun Akiyama for the GHC Heavyweight Championship [55]
NJPW Toukon Memorial Day
May 2, 2002 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 57,000 Masahiro Chono vs. Mitsuharu Misawa [56]
WWE Global Warning
August 10, 2002 		Melbourne, Australia Colonial Stadium 56,734 The Rock (c) vs. Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar in a Triple Threat match for the WWE Undisputed Championship [57]
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku in Fukuoka Dome
May 3, 1993 		Fukuoka, Japan Fukuoka Dome 55,000 Antonio Inoki and Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Genichiro Tenryu and Riki Choshu [58]
NJPW Final Power Hall in Tokyo Dome
January 4, 1998 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 55,000 Kensuke Sasaki (c) vs. Keiji Muto for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship [41]
AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Show
May 2, 1999 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 55,000 Vader (c) vs. Mitsuharu Misawa for the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship [59]
NJPW Ultimate Crush
May 2, 2003 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 55,000 Yuji Nagata (c - IWGP) vs. Yoshihiro Takayama (c - NWF) in a Title for Title match for the IWGP Heavyweight and NWF Heavyweight Championships [60]
WWE WrestleMania XIX
March 30, 2003 		Seattle, Washington Safeco Field 54,097 Kurt Angle (c) vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship [61]
NJPW / UWFi Wrestling World 1996
January 4, 1996 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 54,000 Keiji Muto (c) vs. Nobuhiko Takada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship [62][63]
AEW All In
August 25, 2024 		London, England Wembley Stadium 53,393 Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Bryan Danielson in a Title vs. Career match for the AEW World Championship [64][65]
NJPW / WCW Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome
January 4, 1993 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 53,500 Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu [66][67]
NJPW Wrestling World 2000
January 4, 2000 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 53,500 Genichiro Tenryu (c) vs. Kensuke Sasaki for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship [68]
NJPW / WCW Wrestling Dontaku in Fukuoka Dome
May 1, 1994 		Fukuoka, Japan Fukuoka Dome 53,000 Antonio Inoki vs. The Great Muta [69]
NJPW Strong Style Evolution
May 3, 1997 		Osaka, Japan Osaka Dome 53,000 Shinya Hashimoto (c) vs. Naoya Ogawa for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship [70]
WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth
February 24, 2024 		Perth, Western Australia, Australia Optus Stadium 52,590 Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Nia Jax for the Women's World Championship
NJPW Battle 7
January 4, 1995 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 52,500 Shinya Hashimoto (c) vs. Kensuke Sasaki for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship [71][72]
NJPW / BJW Wrestling World 1997
January 4, 1997 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 52,500 Shinya Hashimoto (c) vs. Riki Choshu for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship [73]
NJPW Wrestling World 1999
January 4, 1999 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 52,500 Scott Norton (c) vs. Keiji Muto for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship [74]
WWE Royal Rumble
January 29, 2017 		San Antonio, Texas Alamodome 52,020 30-man Royal Rumble match [75]
FMW 5th Anniversary Show
May 5, 1994 		Kawasaki, Japan Kawasaki Stadium 52,000 Atsushi Onita vs. Genichiro Tenryu in an Exploding Barbed Wire Cage Deathmatch [76]
NJPW Wrestling World 2001
January 4, 2001 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 52,000 Kensuke Sasaki vs. Toshiaki Kawada in a tournament final for the vacant IWGP Heavyweight Championship [77]
NJPW Wrestling World 2002
January 4, 2002 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 51,500 Jun Akiyama (c) vs. Yuji Nagata for the GHC Heavyweight Championship [78]
WWE SummerSlam
August 5, 2023 		Detroit, Michigan Ford Field 51,477 Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jey Uso in a Tribal Combat match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship and recognition of Tribal Chief of the Anoaʻi family [79]
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 Jim Londos vs. Dinarli Mehmed
August 2, 1936 		Athens, Greece Panathenaic Stadium 50,000+ Jim Londos vs. Dinarli Mehmed [Note 5][10]
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 Jim Londos vs. Johannes van der Walt
July 25, 1937 		Athens, Greece Panathenaic Stadium 50,000+ Jim Londos vs. Johannes van der Walt [Note 6][10]
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 Gino Garibaldi vs. Colonel Kobolo
1927 		Trieste, Italy Unknown 50,000 Gino Garibaldi vs. Colonel Kobolo [25]
WWF WWF at the Ohio State Fair
August 13, 1985 		Columbus, Ohio Ohio State Fairgrounds 50,000 Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Big John Studd for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [80]
NJPW / WCW Super Warriors in Tokyo Dome
January 4, 1992 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 50,000 Tatsumi Fujinami (c – IWGP) vs. Riki Choshu (c – Greatest 18) in a Champion vs. Champion match for the IWGP Heavyweight and Greatest 18 Club Championships [44]
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 Weekly Pro Wrestling Tokyo Dome Show
April 2, 1995 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 50,000 Shinya Hashimoto vs. Masahiro Chono [81][82]
FMW 6th Anniversary Show
May 5, 1995 		Kawasaki, Japan Kawasaki Stadium 50,000 Atsushi Onita (c) vs. Hayabusa in an Exploding Barbed Wire Cage Deathmatch for the FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship [83]
NJPW The Spiral
October 14, 2002 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 50,000 Yuji Nagata (c) vs. Kazuyuki Fujita for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship [78]
NJPW Nexess
May 3, 2004 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 50,000 Bob Sapp (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship [84]
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 [85]
CWE The Great Khali Returns (Day 2)
February 28, 2016 		Dehradun, India Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium 50,000 Brody Steele (c) vs. The Great Khali for the CWE World Heavyweight Championship [5]
FMW Barbed Wire Deathmatch Tournament
August 17, 1991 		Tokyo, Japan Torisu Stadium 48,221 Atsushi Onita vs. Sambo Asako in a No Rope Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch tournament final [86]
WWE Royal Rumble
January 27, 2019 		Phoenix, Arizona Chase Field 48,193 30-man Royal Rumble match [87]
AAA Triplemanía
April 30, 1993 		Mexico City, Mexico Plaza de Toros 48,000+ Cien Caras vs. Konnan in a Best 2-of-3 Falls Retirement match [Note 7][88]
TVC Médico Asesino vs. Gardenia Davis
October 3, 1954 		Guadalajara, Mexico Plaza de Toros el Progreso 48,000 Médico Asesino vs. Gardenia Davis [89]
NJPW Battlefield
January 4, 1994 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 48,000 Antonio Inoki vs. Genichiro Tenryu [90]
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku in Fukuoka Dome
May 3, 1995 		Fukuoka, Japan Fukuoka Dome 48,000 Shinya Hashimoto (c) vs. Keiji Muto for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship [91]
NJPW Jingu Climax
August 28, 1999 		Tokyo, Japan Jingu Stadium 48,000 The Great Muta vs. The Great Nita in a No Rope Exploding Barbed Wire and Explosive Barricades Land Mine Deathmatch [47]
NJPW Final Dome
October 11, 1999 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 48,000 Naoya Ogawa (c) vs. Shinya Hashimoto for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [92]
NJPW Ultimate Crush II
October 13, 2003 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 47,000 Yoshihiro Takayama, Kazuyuki Fujita, Bob Sapp, Minoru Suzuki and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Seiji Sakaguchi in a 10-man elimination match [93]
UWFi Pro-Wrestling World Championship: Takada vs. Vader
December 5, 1993 		Tokyo, Japan Jingu Stadium 46,168 Nobuhiko Takada (c) vs. Super Vader for the Pro-Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship [94]
NJPW Toukon Festival: Wrestling World 2005
January 4, 2005 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 46,000 Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship [95]
WWE SummerSlam
August 21, 2021 		Las Vegas, Nevada Allegiant Stadium 45,690 Roman Reigns (c) vs. John Cena for the WWE Universal Championship [96]
AJPW 2nd Wrestle-1
January 19, 2003 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 45,371 Bob Sapp vs. Ernesto Hoost [97]
NJPW Antonio Inoki vs. Bad News Allen
August 15, 1984 		Islamabad, Pakistan Almin Sports Center 45,000 Antonio Inoki vs. Bad News Allen [6]
NJPW Rising the Next Generations in Osaka Dome
August 8, 1998 		Osaka, Japan Osaka Dome 45,000 Tatsumi Fujinami (c) vs. Masahiro Chono for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship [98]
NJPW Battle Satellite in Tokyo Dome
April 24, 1989 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 43,800 Antonio Inoki (c) vs. Shota Chochishvili in a no rope martial arts match for the WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship [99][100]
NJPW The Four Heaven in Nagoya Dome
August 10, 1997 		Nagoya, Japan Nagoya Dome 43,500 Shinya Hashimoto (c) vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship [101]
AJPW / NJPW / WWF The US/Japan Wrestling Summit
April 13, 1990 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 43,000 Hulk Hogan vs. Stan Hansen [102]
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 Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye
December 31, 2000 		Osaka, Japan Osaka Dome 42,753 Antonio Inoki vs. Renzo Gracie [103]
WWE Royal Rumble
January 26, 2020 		Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park 42,715 30-man Royal Rumble match [104]
SWS / WWF WrestleFest
March 30, 1991 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 42,000 Hulk Hogan and Genichiro Tenryu vs. The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) [105]
WWF Raw Is War
February 8, 1999 		Toronto, Canada SkyDome 41,432 Vince McMahon, Ken Shamrock, Test, Kane, Chyna and Big Boss Man vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin in a 6-on-1 handicap elimination match [106]
WCW Monday Nitro
July 6, 1998 		Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Dome 39,000 Hollywood Hogan (c) vs. Goldberg for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship [Note 8][107][108]
TVC Médico Asesino vs. Tonina Jackson
February 28, 1954 		Guadalajara, Mexico Plaza de Toros el Progreso 41,000 Médico Asesino vs. Tonina Jackson in a Mask vs. Hair match [89]
FMW 4th Anniversary Show
May 5, 1993 		Kawasaki, Japan Kawasaki Stadium 41,000 Atsushi Onita vs. Terry Funk in a No Rope Exploding Barbed Wire Timebomb Deathmatch [76]
PWFG Stack of Arms
October 4, 1992 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 40,800 Masakatsu Funaki vs. Maurice Smith in a Different Style Fight [109]
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 (Day 1)
January 4, 2020 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 40,008 Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship [110]
—
 Jim Londos vs. Karol Zbyszko
December 2, 1928 		Athens, Greece Panathenaic Stadium 40,000+ Jim Londos vs. Karol Zbyszko [Note 9][10]
—
 Jim Londos vs. Jim Wright
October 3, 1956 		Athens, Greece Panathenaic Stadium 40,000 Jim Londos vs. Jim Wright [10]
AWA Braves Field Show
July 30, 1935 		Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 40,000 Ed Don George (c) vs. Danno O'Mahoney for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship [111]
NJPW Antonio Inoki vs. Akram Pahalwan
December 12, 1976 		Karachi, Pakistan National Stadium[112] 40,000 Antonio Inoki vs. Akram Pahalwan [112][6]
NJPW Antonio Inoki vs. Billy Crusher
August 6, 1984 		Peshawar, Pakistan Peshawar Stadium 40,000 Antonio Inoki vs. Billy Crusher [6]
SWS / WWF SuperWrestle
December 12, 1991 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 40,000 Genichiro Tenryu vs. Hulk Hogan [113]
NJPW Final Power Hall in Fukuoka Dome
November 2, 1997 		Fukuoka, Japan Fukuoka Dome 40,000 Keiji Muto and Masahiro Chono vs. Tatsumi Fujinami and Genichiro Tenryu [114]
NJPW Wrestling World 2004
January 4, 2004 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 40,000 Shinsuke Nakamura (c - IWGP) vs. Yoshihiro Takayama (c - NWF) in an Unification match for the IWGP Heavyweight and NWF Heavyweight Championships [115]
MPW Sendai Television Broadcasting Festival: Happy!! Juni*Land (Day 2)
November 5, 2006 		Sendai, Japan Sendai West Park 40,000 Jinsei Shinzaki and Shinjitsu Nohashi vs. Yoshitsune and Rasse [116]

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ 80,709 is the turnstile attendance as disclosed by the Arlington, Texas police department; the figure of 101,763 is WWE's announced estimate including no-shows, complimentary tickets, and staff and stewarding.
  2. ^ There are different reports on the attendance of the event with numbers ranging from 60,000 to as high as 110,000 or 125,000.
  3. ^ 78,927 was the paid attendance for SummerSlam 1992; the total attendance for the event was 79,127.
  4. ^ 72,265 was the turnstile attendance as disclosed by Brent London Borough Council; 81,035 was the separate metric of tickets sold.
  5. ^ There are different reports on the attendance of the event with numbers ranging from 50,000 to as high as 60,000.
  6. ^ There are different reports on the attendance of the event with numbers ranging from 50,000 to as high as 70,000.
  7. ^ There are different reports on the attendance of the event with numbers ranging from 48,000 to 50,000.
  8. ^ Total attendance 41,412. The paid attendance for the event was ~5000 less than the total attendance.
  9. ^ There are different reports on the attendance of the event with numbers ranging from 40,000 to as high as 50,000 or 65,000.

References

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General

  • 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.

Specific

  1. ^ "Wrestling History: 1991-1995". PWI-Online.com. Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 2005. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  2. ^ a b c Meltzer, Dave. "April 11, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter". f4wonline.com. Wrestling Observer. Retrieved 7 April 2016. The all-time pro wrestling attendance record would be for shows on April 28 and April 29, 1995 at May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. The announced crowds for those shows were 165,000 and 190,000, although the real numbers were about 150,000 and 165,000. The first show was headlined by Scott Norton vs. Shinya Hashimoto and the second by Antonio Inoki vs. Ric Flair. While there were tickets sold, most of the people attending got in free, and were pretty much ordered to attend, so it's not really a fair comparison.
  3. ^ a b Keller, Wade (April 28, 2015). "WCW FLASHBACK - "Collision in Korea" 20 yrs. ago today: Flair & WCW crew head to N. Korea with New Japan Pro Wrestling". PWTorch.com. Pro Wrestling Torch.
  4. ^ a b Meltzer, Dave (April 7, 2016). "April 11, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Wrestling Observer. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016. The attendance as would be normally announced for an event was 93,730 people, breaking the WWE's all-time total attendance (paid plus comps) record of 79,127 set at the 1992 SummerSlam show at Wembley Stadium, which barely beat out the 1987 WrestleMania III show which did more than 78,000. The actual number in the building was 97,769. ... the company had pushed the idea from the start of drawing 100,000 people (pretty much insuring [sic] they would have to announce a number over that or it would be a disappointment to the fans) ... The WWE announced the number at 101,763, which is the mythical number "for entertainment purposes" as Vince McMahon told me about the difference between real numbers and announced numbers years ago.
  5. ^ a b "India: February 28, 2016 in Dehradun, India". ProWrestlingHistory.com.
  6. ^ a b c d Campbell, Jason. "New Japan International Cards: Pakistan". ProWrestlingHistory.com.
  7. ^ Schramm, Chris (7 May 1999). "A history of crowds". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ a b Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez (August 27, 2023). "Wrestling Observer Radio: AEW All In review, new records & PPVs, Punk vs. Jungle Boy". Wrestling Observer Radio. Retrieved August 29, 2023. Tony [Khan] said the number in the building was 90,000. The key with the 90,000 is that that does include people that normally would not be counted in attendance, which would be like the staff and things like that. But there were several thousand at comps. So, you know, we're talking about [84,000, 85,000 total fans in attendance]. . . . I don't want to say close to 90,000, but it was probably 85 or 84 or somewhere in that range as far as number of [fans]. . . . So the old record, 79,800, 80,709 total [fans] inside the building [at Wrestlemania 32], they broke both those, actually.
  9. ^ Meltzer, Dave [@davemeltzerWON] (10 July 2023). "That number [of 97,000] was everyone in the building. The 80,709 was the number of fans who went into the building" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via Twitter.
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  12. ^ Meltzer, Dave [@davemeltzerWON] (22 December 2022). "They didn't exaggerate Wembley much. They announced 80,355 and the real number based on their internal computer records was 79,127 in the building and 78,927 paid" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ Meltzer, Dave (April 7, 2016). "April 11, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Wrestling Observer. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016. ....the WWE's all-time total attendance (paid plus comps) record of 79,127 set at the 1992 SummerSlam show at Wembley Stadium, which barely beat out the 1987 WrestleMania III show which did more than 78,000....
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  18. ^ "WHAT A NIGHT as #AEWAllIn London sets a new worldwide record for a professional wrestling event at 81,035 screaming fans in @wembleystadium". All Elite Wrestling on Twitter. August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  19. ^ Observer Staff (August 1, 2019). "August 5, 2019 Observer Newsletter: WWE financials breakdown, AEW TV taping details, more". f4wonline.com. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved August 1, 2019. The paid the previous time they were in MetLife Stadium was 68,900 paid and a real number of 74,300 in the building, which was announced at 80,676.
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  26. ^ Meltzer, Dave; Alvarez, Bryan (August 5, 1996). "Major changes to WWF syndication, Herb Abrams dies, Kobashi wins Triple Crown for the first time, more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. Several of the groups this past week have run free shows as part of fireworks festivals or country fair type of events. The biggest was Tokyo Pro's show on 7/23 at Atami Sun Beach which was reported as being viewed by more than 65,000 fans.
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  38. ^ Observer Staff (April 12, 2018). "April 16, 2018 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Historic Wrestlemania 34 weekend reviewed, more". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2020. At the 2014 WrestleMania in the same building, they announced 75,167 fans, and the actual attendance was between 60,000 and 65,000, with 59,500 paid.
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  40. ^ Meltzer, Dave (October 16, 1995). "Muto beats Takada, Warrior Whatever Happened To? Fun, New Jack troubles, legal issues in Mexico, tons more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. The combined New Japan/UWFI show on 10/9 at the Tokyo Dome set an all-time gate record for pro wrestling of more than $6 million. [...] The overflow crowd of 67,000, which included 2,200 standing room tickets sold the day of the show, was the largest crowd for any indoor event ever in Tokyo.
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  43. ^ Meltzer, Dave; Alvarez, Bryan (May 6, 1996). "Hashimoto wins IWGP title, Michaels vs. Diesel at In Your House, world of MMA goes completely nuts, more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. Shinya Hashimoto captured the IWGP heavyweight championship from Nobuhiko Takada via cross armbreaker submission to headline the 4/29 Tokyo Dome show which drew the second largest crowd in the history of Japanese wrestling and what is believed to be the second largest live gate in the history of pro wrestling. The card, entitled "'96 Battle Formation," drew a sellout crowd announced at 65,000 fans and a gate that should have approached $6 million
  44. ^ a b Meltzer, Dave (January 10, 1992). "Huge Billy Graham interview, Inside Edition on WWF, more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. [WCW/New Japan Supershow II], which will air as an edited pay-per-view in mid-March in the United States, was said to be nowhere near the level of the initial combined show last March. The show drew a turnaway crowd of 60,000 fans. A few thousand seats that were used at the March show (which drew 64,500)
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  50. ^ Meltzer, Dave (April 21, 1997). "ECW PPV historical debut, Ogawa debut, MMA group out of business, more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. New Japan garnered tons of mainstream publicity which led to a crowd announced at 60,500, which everyone was thrilled with since the show's advance wasn't promising at all. This would probably be a gate around $5 million which will make it wind up as almost surely the second biggest money show of 1997 behind only the 1/4 Dome show when it comes to total revenue. The show wasn't sold out but was fairly close to capacity and we're told that announced figure sounded about right.
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  63. ^ Meltzer, Dave; Alvarez, Bryan (January 15, 1996). "World Championship Wrestling turns first-ever profit in 1995, biggest drawing feud in pro-wrestling history as of 1996, Pena and Televisa breakdown, tons more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. New Japan's traditional biggest event of the year, which occurs every January 4th, entitled this year "`96 Wrestling War in Tokyo Dome," was built once again around the same New Japan vs. UWFI matches that set the record in October. This version drew a turnaway crowd of 64,000 fans, selling out nearly two weeks in advance, and a gate estimated at between $5 and $6 million along with a television audience estimated at 14 million. It was probably the second largest live gate in history (certainly no lower than third on the all-time list), was the ninth largest recorded crowd in history and the third largest crowd ever in Japan.
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  67. ^ Meltzer, Dave (January 15, 1993). "Flair leaves WWF, two World Title changes, Japan update, tons more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. The annual New Japan Tokyo Egg Dome show has, which had its fifth version on Monday, 1/4, has in that time turned into from a prestige factor, right behind Wrestlemania as the biggest card of the year in the world. This year's show did nothing to hurt that reputation as the seventh largest recorded crowd to ever witness pro wrestling--63,500--sold the building out one week in advance to see a show that received raves from everyone I spoke with about it.
  68. ^ Hornbaker, Tim. "(NJPW) New Japan Pro Wrestling Results - 2000". LegacyOfWrestling.com.
  69. ^ Meltzer, Dave (May 9, 1994). "Charles Austin receives gigantic judgment after suffering paralysis following Rocker's match, Tiger Mask returns, tons more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. [T]he announced crowd of 53,500 fans paying an estimated $3 million. [...] Complete results of the 13-match show, which drew what will almost assuredly be the second largest crowd to attend pro wrestling in 1994 and 15th largest recorded crowd of all-time
  70. ^ Meltzer, Dave (May 12, 1997). "First Osaka Dome show, Hashimoto x Ogawa, FMW talking to WWF and ECW, more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. The first pro wrestling event at the new Osaka Dome, New Japan's "Strong Style Evolution" headlined by the Shinya Hashimoto vs. Naoya Ogawa rematch for the IWGP heavyweight title broke just about every record for pro wrestling in that city. The show drew basically a full house of 53,000 fans
  71. ^ "Battle Seven". ProWrestlingHistory.com. January 4, 1995. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  72. ^ Meltzer, Dave (January 9, 1995). "Flash report from Tokyo Dome, looking back at 1994, UFC V date announced, Hogan vs. Vader preview, tons more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. We'll have more details next week. The show, billed as "Battle 7" (because it was New Japan's seventh annual Tokyo Dome show) drew a legit sellout 62,500 which makes it the eighth largest recorded crowd for pro wrestling of all-time.
  73. ^ Meltzer, Dave (January 13, 1997). "1997 Annual Awards Issue, a look at all the major shows of the year, tons more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. New Japan's annual major event of the year, "'97 Wrestling World in Tokyo Dome" drew a reported 62,500 fans
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  79. ^ PWMania.com Staff (August 6, 2023). "WWE SummerSlam Attendance Update, Triple H Reveals More Records With Saturday's PLE". PWMania. Retrieved August 6, 2023. According to WrestleTix, a total of 51,477 tickets were distributed.
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  82. ^ Meltzer, Dave (May 15, 1995). "WCW taping policy update, real-life pro-wrestling shoot fight booked for UFC, an early "too many shows" story, tons more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. What more can be said than a sellout of 60,000 at the Tokyo Dome and probably the largest house in the history of pro wrestling (a record that only lasted a few weeks) of somewhere between $5 and $6 million?
  83. ^ Meltzer, Dave (May 15, 1995). "WCW taping policy update, real-life pro-wrestling shoot fight booked for UFC, an early "too many shows" story, tons more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. Onita's much-ballyhooed final match on 5/5 at Kawasaki Baseball Stadium drew a sellout of approximately 50,000 fans (announced at 58,250) which would be a gate in the $2.5 million range and tons more in merchandise
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  85. ^ Ryan McCarthy. "WWE honors Fort Hood soldiers with Tribute to the Troops". KXXV. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  86. ^ Bixenspan, David (August 3, 2017). "Japanese Wrestling's Bomb-Loving Cult Hero Is Coming To New Jersey". Deadspin.com.
  87. ^ Powell, Jason (27 January 2019). "Powell's WWE Royal Rumble 2019 live review: Men's and Women's Royal Rumble matches, Brock Lesnar vs. Finn Balor for the WWE Universal Championship, Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles for the WWE Championship, Ronda Rousey vs. Sasha Banks for the Raw Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  88. ^ Meltzer, Dave (May 10, 1993). "Konnan retires, Hogan buries WWF, Heyman new promotion, tons more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. Triple Mania, headlined by the loser must retire match between Konnan El Barbaro (Carlos Espada) vs. Cien Caras (Carmelo Reyes), the top babyface and heel in the country, drew a sellout 48,000 fans of which between 42,000 and 45,000 were paid, or about the 12th largest verified paid attendance in pro wrestling history.
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  90. ^ Meltzer, Dave (January 10, 1994). "Starrcade 93 fallout, New Japan Dome show, catching up on news". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. Well, the good of the promotion won out this time, however an ominous note was the failure of the show to sellout, the first time this has been the case for a New Japan Dome show since the first one in 1989. The crowd was announced at 62,000, although from our reports that is a slightly inflated figure as the outfield section was empty, although there were more than 50,000 there.
  91. ^ Meltzer, Dave (May 15, 1995). "WCW taping policy update, real-life pro-wrestling shoot fight booked for UFC, an early "too many shows" story, tons more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. With an excellent line-up on paper, the show drew a crowd estimated at 48,000 (announced as 52,500).
  92. ^ "New Japan Pro-Wrestling Results: 1999". Purolove.com.
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  98. ^ Wilson, Kevin (October 5, 2006). "Puroresu Review: New Japan Rising the Next Generations 1998". InsidePulse.com.
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  101. ^ Meltzer, Dave (August 18, 1997). "WCW Road Wild PPV, Shinya Hashimoto all-time drawing card, Sabu beats Funk in barbed wire match, more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. Shinya Hashimoto solidified his unique all-time drawing power record with his headlining a sellout crowd of 43,500 at New Japan's first show ever at the Nagoya Dome on 8/10.
  102. ^ Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 1990". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.
  103. ^ "Bom-Ba-Ye 2000". ProWrestlingHistory.com.
  104. ^ Tedesco, Mike (January 26, 2020). "WWE Royal Rumble Results – 1/26/20 (Men's and Women's Royal Rumble Matches)". WrestleView. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  105. ^ Cawthon, Graham (16 January 2023). "Yearly Results: 1991". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.
  106. ^ Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 1999". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.
  107. ^ Stroud, Brandon (March 29, 2019). "The Best And Worst Of WCW Monday Nitro 7/6/98: Dome Arigato". Uproxx.com.
  108. ^ Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez (August 31, 2023). "Wrestling Observer Radio: All In PPV numbers, All Out, WWE Payback, Dynamite and NXT, more!". Wrestling Observer Radio. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  109. ^ Wall, Jeremy (2005). UFC's Ultimate Warriors: The Top 10. Toronto: ECW Press. p. 46. ISBN 1550226916.
  110. ^ "2020.01.04 WRESTLE KINGDOM 14 in TOKYO DOME night 1 - NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. January 4, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
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  114. ^ Meltzer, Dave (November 10, 1997). "Bret Hart gives notice, Brian Pillman's official cause of death, NJPW Fukuoka Dome results, Tijuana & ECW riots, and much more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. New Japan's final dome show of 1997 wound up on a flat note with a uneventful and largely disappointing show on 11/2 at the Fukuoka Dome. The crowd was announced at 48,000, although those there live estimated the real figure as closer to 40,000 in the largest indoor stadium in Japan with a capacity of just under 70,000, which would be the smallest Dome show crowd ever for the promotion.
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  116. ^ "Michinoku Pro-Wrestling Results: 2006". Purolove.com.
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