List of professional wrestling attendance records in Europe

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This article is about professional wrestling attendance records in continental Europe. For attendance records in the United Kingdom, see list of professional wrestling attendance records in the United Kingdom. For an all-time records, see List of professional wrestling attendance records.

The following is a list of professional wrestling attendance records in Europe. Unlike other parts of the world, almost all of the records set during the period contemporary to the "Pioneer-era" (1900s–1940s) in American wrestling still remain. A number of these events are also among the highest attended pro wrestling shows of all-time. According to this list, these include the stadium shows in Athens, Greece, especially those headlined by Jim Londos, held at the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium and Panathenaic Stadium from the late 1920s to early 1970s. Rafvela vs. Felix Lamban, promoted by Luis Bamala, was held at the Estadio Metropolitano on August 24, 1957, then the largest football stadium in Spain,[1] drawing a crowd of over 35,000.[2] All but fourteen of the events have been held in Greece, while six have been held in Bulgaria, four in Spain, two in Ireland, and one each in Denmark and Italy.

In the 21st century, Europe is dominated by the American professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment which has controlled the industry in North America since 2002, although traditional styles of professional wrestling have survived in France and Germany/Austria, as well as the United Kingdom. As the World Wrestling Federation, it became the first national promotion in the U.S. during the 1980s wrestling boom. Its first-ever show in mainland Europe took place on October 23, 1987, at the sold-out Bercy de Paris in Paris, France. The main event was a match between Harley Race and Junkyard Dog featuring André the Giant as special guest referee. The event was attended by 12,000 people and televised on Canal+.[3] In the modern-era, the highest attended shows are from WWE's weekly television programs WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown, with the June 18, 2005 episode of WWE SmackDown in Dublin, Ireland being the company's most attended wrestling event in Europe. Only two of the attendances listed are non-WWE events, with the European Wrestling Federation (the Italian promotion of the 2000s, not the French promotion of 1988–1993 which provided matches filmed in France for Eurosport's New Catch) and Nu-Wrestling Evolution being the only European-based promotions on the list.

Events and attendances[edit]

Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
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 Jim Londos vs. Karl Zybszko
December 9, 1928 		Athens, Greece Panathenaic Stadium 65,000 Jim Londos vs. Karl Zybszko [4]
—
 Jim Londos vs. Kola Kwariani
October 22, 1933 		Athens, Greece Panathenaic Stadium 60,000+[Note 1] Jim Londos vs. Kola Kwariani for the World Heavyweight Championship with special referee George Tragos [5][6][7]
—
 Jim Londos vs. Johannes van der Walt
July 25, 1937 		Athens, Greece Panathenaic Stadium 50,000+[Note 2] Jim Londos vs. Johannes van der Walt [5][6][8]
—
 Jim Londos vs. Dinarli Mehmed
August 2, 1936 		Athens, Greece Panathenaic Stadium 50,000+[Note 3] Jim Londos vs. Dinarli Mehmed [5][6][8]
—
 Jim Londos vs. Kola Kwariani
September 30, 1933 		Athens, Greece Panathenaic Stadium 50,000 Jim Londos vs. Kola Kwariani for the World Heavyweight Championship
—
 Gino Garibaldi vs. Colonel Kobolo
1927 		Trieste, Italy 50,000 Gino Garibaldi vs. Colonel Kobolo [4]
—
 Jim Londos vs. Karol Zbyszko
December 2, 1928 		Athens, Greece Panathenaic Stadium 40,000+[Note 4] Jim Londos vs. Karol Zbyszko [5][6][9]
—
 Jim Londos vs. Jim Wright
October 3, 1956 		Athens, Greece Panathenaic Stadium 40,000 Jim Londos vs. Jim Wright [5][6][10][11]
Bamala
 Rafvela vs. Felix Lamban
August 24, 1957 		Madrid, Spain Estadio Metropolitano 35,000+[Note 5] Rafvela vs. Felix Lamban in a 10-minute Challenge match for 20,000 pesetas [2]
—
 Dan Koloff vs. Peter Ferestanoff
September 8, 1935 		Sofia, Bulgaria Yunak Stadium 30,000[Note 6] Dan Koloff vs. Peter Ferestanoff [12]
—
 Dan Koloff vs. Regis Siki
August 25, 1935 		Sofia, Bulgaria Yunak Stadium 25,000+[Note 7] Dan Koloff vs. Regis Siki [12]
—
 Dan Koloff vs. Al Pereira
September 19, 1937 		Sofia, Bulgaria Yunak Stadium 25,000+[Note 7] Dan Koloff vs. Al Pereira [12]
Salvadó
 Stan Karolyi vs. Jose Tarres
September 24, 1949 		Valencia, Spain Plaza de Toros de Valencia 25,000 Stan Karolyi (c) vs. Jose Tarres for the World Mid-Heavyweight Championship [13][14]
Salvadó
 Jose Tarres vs. Georges Freymond
July 30, 1949 		Valencia, Spain Plaza de Toros de Valencia 23,000 Jose Tarres (c) vs. Georges Freymond for the European Middleweight Championship [13]
Salvadó
 Victorio Ochoa vs. Jose Tarres
August 14, 1948 		Valencia, Spain Plaza de Toros de Valencia 22,000 Victorio Ochoa (c) vs. Jose Tarres for the Spanish Middleweight Championship [13]
WWE
 WWE SmackDown
June 18, 2005 		Dublin, Ireland Convention Centre Dublin 22,000 John Cena (c) vs. John Bradshaw Layfield vs. Kurt Angle in a three-way elimination match for the WWE Championship with special guest referee Steve Austin [15]
—
 Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Jess Pedersen
October 4, 1903 		Charlottenlund, Denmark Charlottenlund Racetrack 20,000 Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Jess Pedersen [16][17]
Koloff-Stoeff
 Dan Koloff vs. Charlie Santen
June 20, 1935 		Sofia, Bulgaria Yunak Stadium 20,000 Dan Koloff vs. Charlie Santen [12]
Koloff-Stoeff
 Dan Koloff vs. Regis Siki
July 7, 1935 		Sofia, Bulgaria AS-23 Stadium 20,000[Note 8] Dan Koloff vs. Regis Siki [12]
—
 Dan Koloff vs. Frank Bronowicz
June 7, 1936 		Sofia, Bulgaria Yunak Stadium 20,000 Dan Koloff vs. Frank Bronowicz [12]
—
 Danno O'Mahoney vs. Rube Wright
August 9, 1936 		Dublin, Ireland Dalymount Park 20,000 Danno O'Mahoney vs. Rube Wright [7]
—
 International Catch Show
July 1, 1962 		Athens, Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium 20,000 Andreas Lambrakis vs. The Masked Wrestler; Per the pre-match stipulation, if Lambrakis won his opponent would be forced to unmask [6][18]
Karpozilos
 World Catch Festival
August 11, 1968 		Athens, Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium 20,000 Atilio vs. Theodoros Megaritis [6][18]
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 Kevin Ramsten vs. Theodoros Megaritis
June 6, 1971 		Athens, Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium 20,000 Kevin Ramsten (c) vs. Theodoros Megaritis for the European Heavyweight Championship [6][19]
Nikolarakos
 Theodoros Megaritis vs. Di Bestia & Yousouf Osman
September 16, 1974 		Athens, Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium 20,000 Theodoros Megaritis vs. Di Bestia and Yousouf Osman in a handicap match [6][19]

Historical[edit]

Top 10 most-attended shows prior to 1890s
No. Promoter Event Location Venue Attendance Main event(s) Ref.
1.
Rossignol-Rollin
 Blas vs. Creste
September 16, 1855 		Marseille, France Hippodrome du Chateau des Fleurs 3,000[Note 9] “Pitiless” Blas vs. “The Bull of Provence” Creste [20]
2.
Rossignol-Rollin
 Pujol vs. Creste
August 9, 1857 		Marseille, France Hippodrome du Chateau des Fleurs 2,000+[Note 10] "The Colossus of Gironde" Pujol vs. “The Bull of Provence” Creste [20]
3.
Rossignol-Rollin
 Belt of Nantes
February 15, 1857 		Nantes, France Manege Foucault Unknown[Note 11] Belt of Nantes tournament [20]
Rossignol-Rollin
 Vincent vs. Creste
April 1, 1863 		"The Iron Man" Vincent vs. "The Bull of Provence" Creste in a Revenge match [20]
5.
Rossignol-Rollin
 Pujol vs. Marseille Sr.
July 23, 1857 		Marseille, France Cirque Courtin Unknown[Note 12] "The Colossus of Gironde" Pujol vs. "The Tireless Miller of La Palud" Marseille Sr. [20]
Rossignol-Rollin
 Pujol vs. Marseille Sr.
July 30, 1857 		Pujol (c-Bordeaux) vs. Marseille Sr. (c-Lyon) in a Champion vs. Champion match for the Belt of Bordeaux and Belt of Lyon [20]
7.
Rossignol-Rollin
October 26, 1857 		Saint-Étienne, France Salle de la Rotonde Saint-Charles Unknown[Note 13] [20]
Rossignol-Rollin
 Etienne vs. Vincent
December 1, 1862 		"The Shepherd" Etienne vs. "The Iron Man" Vincent [20]
9.
Rossignol-Rollin
 Etienne vs. Pujol
July 25, 1858 		Marseille, France Hippodrome du Chateau des Fleurs Unknown[Note 14] "The Shepherd" Etienne vs. "The Colossus of Gironde" Pujol [20]
Rossignol-Rollin
 Etienne vs. Creste
August 22, 1858 		"The Shepherd" Etienne vs. "The Bull of Provence" Creste [20]
Rossignol-Rollin
July 28, 1861 		[20]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1890s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main event(s) Ref.
1.
—
 Athens 1896
April 11, 1896 		Athens, Greece Panathenaic Stadium 55,000 Carl Schuhmann vs. Georgios Tsitas in the Men's Greco-Roman finals [21]
2.
FAB
 Meuse International Championship Tournament (Day 3)
August 22, 1899 		Namur, Belgium Namur Velodrome 12,000 Tournament finals for the Meuse International Heavyweight and Lightweight Championships [22][23][24]
3.
—
 Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Paul Pons
October 1, 1899 		Charlottenlund, Denmark Charlottenlund Racetrack 10,000+[Note 15] Magnus Bech-Olsen (c) vs. Paul Pons for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship [22][16][25][26]
—
 Carl Norbeck vs. Camillus Ewertsen
August 21, 1898 		Oslo, Norway Bygdøy Cycling Track 10,000+[Note 16] Carl Norbeck vs. Camillus Ewertsen [22]
—
 Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Paul Pons
October 8, 1899 		Charlottenlund, Denmark Charlottenlund Racetrack Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Paul Pons [22][16][25][26]
6.
—
 Auguste Robinnet vs. Antonio Pierri
September 3, 1893 		Budapest, Austria-Hungary Circus Salamonski Hippodrome 10,000 Auguste Robinnet vs. Antonio Pierri [22]
—
 Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Mehmed Effendi
September 27, 1896 		Copenhagen, Denmark St. Thomas Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Mehmed Effendi [22][25]
—
 Antonio Pierri vs. Magnus Bech-Olsen
October 3, 1897 		Ordrup, Denmark Ordrup Velodrome Antonio Pierri (c) vs. Magnus Bech-Olsen for the World Greco-Roman Championship [22][25][26]
—
 Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Tom Cannon
June 5, 1898 		Copenhagen, Denmark Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Tom Cannon [16]
—
 Carl Nordbeck vs. Camillus Ewersten
June 1898 		Oslo, Norway Bygdøy Cycling Track Carl Nordbeck vs. Camillus Ewersten in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match [22][27][16]
—
 Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Leon Masson
July 17, 1898 		Charlottenlund, Denmark Charlottenlund Racetrack Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Leon Masson in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match [22][16][25][26]
—
 Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Heinrich Niemann & Camillus Ewersten
October 9, 1898 		Charlottenlund, Denmark Charlottenlund Racetrack Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Heinrich Niemann & Camillus Ewersten [16]
FAB
 Meuse International Championship Tournament (Day 1)
August 20, 1899 		Namur, Belgium Namur Velodrome Tournament for the Meuse International Heavyweight and Lightweight Championships [22][23][24]
—
 Constant le Boucher vs. Charles Fengler
August 27, 1899 		Florennes, Belgium Chateau de Beaufort Constant le Boucher vs. Charles Fengler [22][24]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1900s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main event(s) Ref.
1.
—
 Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Jess Pedersen
October 4, 1903 		Charlottenlund, Denmark Charlottenlund Racetrack 20,000 Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Jess Pedersen [16][17]
2.
—
 Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Ernest Roeber
September 16, 1900 		Charlottenlund, Denmark Charlottenlund Racetrack 15,000+[Note 17] Magnus Bech-Olsen (c) vs. Ernest Roeber for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship [22][26][17]
3.
—
 Stanislaus Zbyszko vs. Dr. B.F. Roller
September 30, 1909 		Vienna, Austria-Hungary 12,000 Stanislaus Zbyszko vs. Dr. B.F. Roller [28]
4.
—
 Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Nourlah
April 26, 1903 		Charlottenlund, Denmark Charlottenlund Racetrack 10,000+[Note 18] Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Nourlah [22][26][16][17]
5.
—
 Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Dirk van den Berg
September 29, 1901 		Charlottenlund, Denmark Charlottenlund Racetrack 10,000 Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Dirk van den Berg [22][26][17]
6.
—
 Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Ernest Roeber
September 23, 1900 		Charlottenlund, Denmark Charlottenlund Racetrack 8,000+[Note 19] Magnus Bech-Olsen (c) vs. Ernest Roeber for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship [22][26][17]
—
 Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Paul Belling
August 12, 1900 		Charlottenlund, Denmark Charlottenlund Racetrack 8,000+[Note 20] Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Paul Belling [22][26][17]
8.
—
 Nourlah vs. Kara Ahmed
February 4, 1900 		Paris, France Salle Wagram 6,000+[Note 21] Nourlah vs. Kara Ahmed [22]
—
 Gullam vs. Court-Dereli
August 12, 1900 		Paris, France Hippodrome de Montmartre 6,000 Gullam vs. Court-Dereli [22]
—
 European Championship Tournament (Final Day)
April 28, 1905 		Paris, France Hippodrome de Montmartre 6,000+ European Championship tournament finals [22]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1910s
No. Promoter Event Location Venue Attendance Main event(s) Ref.
1.
—
 Stanislaus Zbyszko vs. Georg Lurich
July 2, 1913 		Vienna, Austria-Hungary Kaisergarten 20,000?[Note 22] Stanislaus Zbyszko vs. Georg Lurich [28][29]
2.
—
 Gustav Frištenský vs. Josef Šmejkal
June 1, 1913 		Prague, Austria-Hungary Slavia-Place 7,000 Gustav Frištenský vs. Josef Šmejkal [22][30][31]
3.
—
 Wladek Zbyszko vs. John Lemm
July 16, 1911 		Davos, Switzerland Davos Skating Rink 5,000 Wladek Zbyszko vs. John Lemm [22][32]
—
 Gustav Frištenský vs. Georg Lurich
August 24, 1913 		Prague, Austria-Hungary Slavia-Place Gustav Frištenský vs. Georg Lurich [22][30][31]
—
 Gustav Frištenský vs. Georg Lurich
August 30, 1913 		Prague, Austria-Hungary Slavia-Place Gustav Frištenský vs. Georg Lurich in a Revenge match
6.
—
 Stanislaus Zbyszko vs. Gustav Frištenský
July 16, 1913 		Vienna, Austria-Hungary Kaisergarten 4,000 Stanislaus Zbyszko vs. Gustav Frištenský [29]
—
 Georg Lurich vs. Heinrich Eberle
August 15, 1913 		Prague, Austria-Hungary Slavia-Place Georg Lurich vs. Heinrich Eberle [22][30][31]
8.
—
 Georg Lurich vs. Gustav Frištenský
July 27, 1913 		Pilsen, Austria-Hungary Waldek-Saal 3,000 Georg Lurich vs. Gustav Frištenský [30][31]
9.
—
 Stanislaus Zbyszko vs. Heinrich Eberle
July 29, 1913 		Vienna, Austria-Hungary Kaisergarten 1,000 Stanislaus Zbyszko vs. Heinrich Eberle for the World Heavyweight Championship [29]
10.
—
 European Heavyweight Graeco-Roman Championship Tournament
August 30, 1912 		Dortmund, Germany Olympia-Theatre Unknown[Note 23] Hans Schwarz Sr. vs. Josef Šmejkal [33]
Top 5 most-attended shows in the 1920s[Note 24]
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main event(s) Ref.
1.
—
 Jim Londos vs. Karl Zybszko
December 9, 1928 		Athens, Greece Panathenaic Stadium 65,000 Jim Londos vs. Karl Zybszko [4]
2.
—
 Gino Garibaldi vs. Colonel Kobolo
1927 		Trieste, Italy 50,000 Gino Garibaldi vs. Colonel Kobolo [4]
3.
—
 Jim Londos vs. Karol Zbyszko
December 2, 1928 		Athens, Greece Panathenaic Stadium 40,000+[Note 4] Jim Londos vs. Karol Zbyszko [5][6][9]
4.
—
 Jim Londos vs. Dimitrios Tofalos
December 16, 1928 		Argos, Greece 12,000 Jim Londos vs. Dimitrios Tofalos [6][9]
5.
—
 Gustav Frištenský vs. Alexander Garkawienko
March 1, 1923 		Prague, Czechoslovakia Cinema Lucerna 5,000 Gustav Frištenský vs. Alexander Garkawienko [30][34]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1930s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main event(s) Ref.
1.
—
 Jim Londos vs. Kola Kwariani
October 22, 1933 		Athens, Greece Panathenaic Stadium 60,000+[Note 1] Jim Londos vs. Kola Kwariani for the World Heavyweight Championship with special referee George Tragos [5][6][7]
2.
—
 Jim Londos vs. Johannes van der Walt
July 25, 1937 		Athens, Greece Panathenaic Stadium 50,000+[Note 2] Jim Londos vs. Johannes van der Walt [5][6][8]
Jim Londos vs. Dinarli Mehmed
August 2, 1936 		50,000+[Note 3] Jim Londos vs. Dinarli Mehmed [5][6][8]
4.
—
 Jim Londos vs. Kola Kwariani
September 30, 1933 		Athens, Greece Panathenaic Stadium 50,000 Jim Londos vs. Kola Kwariani for the World Heavyweight Championship
5.
—
 Dan Koloff vs. Peter Ferestanoff
September 8, 1935 		Sofia, Bulgaria Yunak Stadium 30,000[Note 6] Dan Koloff vs. Peter Ferestanoff [12]
6.
—
 Dan Koloff vs. Regis Siki
August 25, 1935 		Sofia, Bulgaria Yunak Stadium 25,000+[Note 7] Dan Koloff vs. Regis Siki [12]
Dan Koloff vs. Al Pereira
September 19, 1937 		Dan Koloff vs. Al Pereira [12]
8.
Koloff-Stoeff
 Dan Koloff vs. Charlie Santen
June 20, 1935 		Sofia, Bulgaria Yunak Stadium 20,000[Note 8] Dan Koloff vs. Charlie Santen [12]
Koloff-Stoeff
 Dan Koloff vs. Regis Siki
July 7, 1935 		Sofia, Bulgaria AS-23 Stadium Dan Koloff vs. Regis Siki [12]
—
 Dan Koloff vs. Frank Bronowicz
June 7, 1936 		Sofia, Bulgaria Yunak Stadium Dan Koloff vs. Frank Bronowicz [12]
—
 Danno O'Mahoney vs. Rube Wright
August 9, 1936 		Dublin, Ireland Dalymount Park Danno O'Mahoney vs. Rube Wright [7]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1940s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main event(s) Ref.
1.
Salvadó
 Stan Karolyi vs. Jose Tarres
September 24, 1949 		Valencia, Spain Plaza de Toros de Valencia 25,000 Stan Karolyi (c) vs. Jose Tarres for the World Mid-Heavyweight Championship [13][14]
2.
Salvadó
 Jose Tarres vs. Georges Freymond
July 30, 1949 		Valencia, Spain Plaza de Toros de Valencia 23,000 Jose Tarres (c) vs. Georges Freymond for the European Middleweight Championship [13]
3.
Salvadó
 Victorio Ochoa vs. Jose Tarres
August 14, 1948 		Valencia, Spain Plaza de Toros de Valencia 22,000 Victorio Ochoa (c) vs. Jose Tarres for the Spanish Middleweight Championship [13]
4.
—
 Jack Dale vs. Jose Tarres
August 20, 1948 		Barcelona, Spain Plaza de Toros de las Arenas 14,800+[Note 25] Jack Dale (c) vs. Jose Tarres for the European Middleweight Championship [35][36]
—
 El Angel vs. Gregorio Jarque
December 5, 1948 		El Angel vs. Gregorio Jarque [35][36]
6.
EB
 Dr. Grailet vs. Gross Jean
July 28, 1949 		Barcelona, Spain Plaza de Toros de las Arenas 14,000+[Note 26] Dr. Grailet vs. Gross Jean [35][14]
7.
—
 Andreas Lambrakis vs. Paraschos Boras
September 21, 1945 		Thessaloniki, Greece PAOK Stadium 12,000 Andreas Lambrakis vs. Paraschos Boras [6][37]
—
 Harry Karpozilos vs. Nicko Mexis
October 12, 1947 		Athens, Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Harry Karpozilos vs. Nicko Mexis [6][37]
—
 Harry Karpozilos vs. Kasim Aslan
September 5, 1948 		Thessaloniki, Greece PAOK Stadium Harry Karpozilos vs. Kasim Aslan [6][37]
IBL
 Freestyle Tournament (Day 15)
January 29, 1949 		Vienna, Austria SC Wacker Stadium 17-man Freestyle wrestling tournament [38]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1950s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main event(s) Ref.
1.
—
 Jim Londos vs. Jim Wright
October 3, 1956 		Athens, Greece Panathenaic Stadium 40,000 Jim Londos vs. Jim Wright [5][6][10][11]
2.
—
 Rafvela vs. Felix Lamban
August 24, 1957 		Madrid, Spain Estadio Metropolitano 35,000+[Note 5] Rafvela vs. Felix Lamban in a 10-minute Challenge match for 20,000 pesetas [2]
3.
—
 Jose Tarres vs. Felix Lamban
September 2, 1951 		Barcelona, Spain Plaza de Toros Monumental 19,500+[Note 27] Jose Tarres vs. Felix Lamban [35]
—
 Victorio Ochoa vs. Stan Karolyi
September 16, 1951 		Victorio Ochoa vs. Stan Karolyi [35]
5.
—
 Felix Lamban vs. Campo
July 29, 1951 		Barcelona, Spain Plaza de Toros Monumental 19,000+[Note 28] Felix Lamban vs. Campo [35]
—
 Felix Lamban vs. Jean Benoy
June 22, 1952 		Felix Lamban vs. Jean Benoy [35]
—
 Victorio Ochoa vs. Jose Tarres
June 29, 1952 		Victorio Ochoa vs. Jose Tarres [35]
8.
—
 Andreas Lambrakis vs. Harry Karpozilos
June 29, 1955 		Athens, Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium 18,000 Andreas Lambrakis vs. Harry Karpozilos [6][11]
—
 Jim Londos vs. Elias Panagos
October 7, 1956 		Argos, Greece Jim Londos vs. Elias Panagos [10][6][11]
10.
FFCP
 Frank Sexton vs. Yvar Martinson
January 9, 1950 		Paris, France Palais des Sports 15,000 Frank Sexton (c) vs. Yvar Martinson for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship [39]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1960s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main event(s) Ref.
1.
—
 International Catch Show
July 1, 1962 		Athens, Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium 20,000 Andreas Lambrakis vs. The Masked Wrestler; Per the pre-match stipulation, if Lambrakis won his opponent would be forced to unmask [6][18]
Karpozilos
 World Catch Festival
August 11, 1968 		Atilio vs. Theodoros Megaritis [6][18]
3.
—
 Andreas Lambrakis & Kostas Papalazarou vs. Abel Cestac & Nicolai Zigulinoff
August 3, 1961 		Athens, Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium 15,000 Andreas Lambrakis and Kostas Papalazarou vs. Abel Cestac and Nicolai Zigulinoff [6][18]
—
 International Catch Festival
May 26, 1965 		Athens, Greece Nea Smyrni Stadium Andreas Lambrakis vs. The Hunchback [6][18]
—
 World Catch Festival
March 30, 1965 		Athens, Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Spiros Arion vs. Ski Hi Lee [6][18]
World Catch Festival
June 6, 1965 		George Korienko vs. The Zebra Kid [6][18]
Karpozilos
 World Catch Festival
August 4, 1968 		Athens, Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Atilio vs. Kostas Papalazarou [6][18]
World Catch Festival
June 1, 1969 		George Korienko and El Bizeni vs. Kostas Papalazarou and Stefanidis [6][18]
9.
—
 Andreas Lambrakis & Dimitris Karystinos vs. Josef Kovacs & Alberto Amessa
June 1, 1962 		Athens, Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium 12,000 Andreas Lambrakis and Dimitris Karystinos vs. Josef Kovacs and Alberto Amessa [6][18]
Karpozilos
 World Catch Festival
August 3, 1969 		Spiros Arion vs. George Korienko [6][18]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1970s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main event(s) Ref.
1.
—
 Kevin Ramsten vs. Theodoros Megaritis
June 6, 1971 		Athens, Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium 20,000 Kevin Ramsten (c) vs. Theodoros Megaritis for the European Heavyweight Championship [6][19]
Nikolarakos
 Theodoros Megaritis vs. Di Bestia & Yousouf Osman
September 16, 1974 		Theodoros Megaritis vs. Di Bestia and Yousouf Osman in a handicap match [6][19]
3.
Karpozilos
 International Catch Festival
September 20, 1970 		Athens, Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium 15,000 Theodoros Megaritis vs. Atilio [6][19]
Nikolarakos
 World Catch Festival
September 10, 1973 		Kostas Papalazarou vs. Di Bestia [6][19]
5.
—
 Modesto Aledo & Pedro Cabrera vs. Chato Pastor & Angel Parra
August 19, 1970 		Castellon de la Plana, Spain Plaza de Toros de Castellon 13,000[Note 29] Modesto Aledo & Pedro Cabrera vs. Chato Pastor & Angel Parra [40]
6.
—
 World Catch Festival
August 18, 1971 		Athens, Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium 10,000 Kostas Nathaniel vs. Kost [6][19]
Nikolarakos
 World Catch Festival
August 26, 1973 		Athens, Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Kostas Papalazarou vs. Di Bestia in a Steel Cage match [6][19]
—
 World Catch Festival
September 9, 1973 		Athens, Greece Nikaia Municipal Stadium Kostas Nathanail vs. The Monster [6][19]
Nikolarakos
 World Catch Festival
September 23, 1973 		Athens, Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Kostas Papalazarou vs. Di Bestia in a Steel Cage match [6][19]
Nikolarakos
 World Catch Festival
July 14, 1974 		Athens, Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Spiros Arion vs. Mark Lewin [6][19]
—
 World Catch Festival
July 1, 1979 		Athens, Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Spiros Arion and Kostas Safakas vs. Stan Polanski and Monty Swan [6][19]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1980s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main event(s) Ref.
1.
NJPW
 NJPW Martial Arts Festival
December 31, 1989 		Moscow, Soviet Union Luzhniki Stadium 15,000 Antonio Inoki and Shota Chochishvili vs. Brad Rheingans and Masa Saito [41][42]
2.
Misc.
 Antonio Inoki vs. Bad News Allen
January 24, 1988 		Rome, Italy Palasport 13,854 Antonio Inoki vs. Bad News Allen [43]
3.
Misc.
 Antonio Inoki vs. Bad News Allen
January 23, 1988 		Milan, Italy 12,125 Antonio Inoki vs. Bad News Allen [43]
4.
WWF
 Harley Race vs. Junkyard Dog
October 23, 1987 		Paris, France Bercy de Paris 12,000 Harley Race vs. Junkyard Dog with special guest referee André the Giant [3]
5.
PEK
 World Catch Festival
September 1, 1980 		Athens, Greece Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium 11,500 Kostas Safakas (c) vs. Ivan Borienkoff in a Steel Cage match for the World Heavyweight Championship [6][44]
6.
CWA / IBV
 IBV European Championship 1984: Catch Cup
December 22, 1984 		Bremen, Germany Stadthalle Bremen 10,600 Otto Wanz (c) vs. Chris Bundy for the CWA World Heavyweight Championship [45]
7.
PEK
 World Catch Festival
June 23, 1980 		Athens, Greece Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium 10,000 Kostas Safakas (c) vs. John Kowalski for the World Heavyweight Championship [6][44]
CWA / IBV
 IBV European Championship 1983: Catch Cup
December 20, 1983 		Bremen, Germany Stadthalle Bremen Otto Wanz (c) vs. Big John Studd for the CWA World Heavyweight Championship [45]
CWA
 CWA Catch-Cup
December 19, 1987 		Bremen, Germany Stadthalle Bremen Otto Wanz (c) vs. André the Giant for the CWA World Heavyweight Championship [45]
CWA
 CWA Catch-Cup
December 17, 1988 		Bremen, Germany Stadthalle Bremen Otto Wanz (c) vs. The Great Kokina for the CWA World Heavyweight Championship [45]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1990s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main event(s) Ref.
1.
WWF
 WWF on Tele5
October 5, 1991 		Barcelona, Spain Palau Sant Jordi 19,000 Tito Santana vs. The Undertaker [46][47]
2.
WWF
 WWF European Winter Tour (Day 2)
February 6, 1994 		Dortmund, Germany Westfalenhalle 13,000 Yokozuna (c) vs. Bret Hart for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [48]
WWF
 WWF In High Gear Tour (Day 1)
April 17, 1995 		Dortmund, Germany Westfalenhalle The Undertaker vs. Bam Bam Bigelow [49]
4.
WWF
 WWF European Rampage (Day 8)
April 14, 1992 		Munich, Germany Olympiahalle 12,345 Randy Savage (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [50]
5.
WWF
 WWF European Summer Tour (Day 4)
August 1, 1993 		Munich, Germany Olympiahalle 12,000 Yokozuna (c) vs. Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [51]
WWF
 WWF European Spring Tour (Day 10)
March 27, 1994 		Dortmund, Germany Westfalenhalle Yokozuna vs. Lex Luger [48]
7.
CWA
 CWA Euro Catch Festival
December 21, 1991 		Bremen, Germany Stadthalle Bremen 10,000 Rambo (c) vs. Ken Patera for the CWA World Heavyweight Championship
WWF
 WWF European Rampage Again Tour (Day 8)
October 1, 1992 		Munich, Germany Olympiahalle Ric Flair (c) vs. Randy Savage for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [50]
WWF
 WWF European Winter Tour (Day 4)
December 7, 1994 		Berlin, Germany Deutschlandhalle The British Bulldog vs. King Kong Bundy [48]
WWF
 WWF World Tour
April 11, 1992 		Milan, Italy Fila Forum Randy Savage (c) vs. The Mountie for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [50]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 2000s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main event(s) Ref.
1.
WWE
 WWE SmackDown
June 18, 2005 		Dublin, Ireland Convention Centre Dublin 22,000 John Cena (c) vs. John Bradshaw Layfield vs. Kurt Angle in a three-way elimination match for the WWE Championship with special guest referee Steve Austin [15]
2.
NWE
 NWE USA Pressing Catch Tour (Day 1)
April 19, 2008 		Madrid, Spain El Palacio Vista Alegre 15,000 Booker T vs. Kishi [52]
WWE
 WWE SmackDown & ECW
September 26, 2009 		Paris, France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy The Undertaker, Matt Hardy and Batista vs. Chris Jericho, CM Punk and Big Show [53]
WWE
 WWE SmackDown & ECW
September 27, 2009 		Paris, France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy The Undertaker (c) vs. CM Punk for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship [53]
5.
NWE
 NWE Summer Tour 2008 (Day 3)
June 25, 2008 		Badalona, Spain Pavelló Olímpic 14,000 Orlando Jordan (c) vs. The Warrior for the NWE World Heavyweight Championship [52]
6.
WWE
 WWE SmackDown
April 23, 2006 		Cologne, Germany Kölnarena 12,500 Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Kurt Angle vs. Mark Henry in a three-way elimination match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship [54]
7.
WWE
 WWE SmackDown
September 14, 2007 		Paris, France Bercy de Paris 12,000 Rey Mysterio and Batista vs. The Great Khali and Finlay [55]
8.
WWE
 WWE SmackDown & ECW
November 15, 2008 		Berlin, Germany O2 World Berlin 11,500 Triple H (c) vs. Big Show for the WWE Championship
9.
WCW
 WCW Millennium Tour
February 12, 2000 		Oberhausen, Germany Oberhausen Arena 11,000 Sid Vicious (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship [56]
EWF
 EWF Round Zero: La Sfida (Day 2)
June 4, 2005 		Rome, Italy Palalottomatica 8-man championship tournament for the inaugural EWF Heavyweight Championship
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 2010s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main event(s) Ref.
1.
WWE
 WWE Raw
September 24, 2010 		Paris, France Bercy de Paris 15,800 Randy Orton (c) vs. Sheamus for the WWE Championship [57]
WWE
 WWE Raw
September 25, 2010 		Paris, France Bercy de Paris Randy Orton (c) vs. Edge vs. Sheamus in a three-way elimination match for the WWE Championship [57]
3.
WWE
 WWE Live in Madrid
November 7, 2015 		Madrid, Spain Barclaycard Center 15,000 Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt in a Street Fight match [58]
4.
WWE
 WWE Live in Badalona
November 6, 2015 		Badalona, Spain Pavelló Olímpic 12,300 Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt in a Street Fight match [58]
5.
WWE
 WWE SmackDown
June 12, 2011 		Madrid, Spain El Palacio Vista Alegre 11,000 Randy Orton (c) vs. Christian vs. Sheamus in a three-way match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship [59]
WWE
 WWE Live in Madrid
November 13, 2014 		Madrid, Spain El Palacio Vista Alegre John Cena vs. Seth Rollins in a Street Fight match [60]
WWE
 WWE Live in Paris
April 22, 2016 		Paris, France AccorHotels Arena Sami Zayn and Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens and Triple H [61]
WWE
 WWE Live in Barcelona
November 11, 2016 		Barcelona, Spain Palau Sant Jordi AJ Styles (c) vs. Dean Ambrose for the WWE World Championship with special timekeeper James Ellsworth [62]
WWE
 WWE Live in Madrid
November 12, 2016 		Madrid, Spain WiZink Center AJ Styles (c) vs. Dean Ambrose for the WWE World Championship with special timekeeper James Ellsworth [62]
10.
WWE
 WWE Live in Dublin
May 5, 2017 		Dublin, Ireland 3Arena 10,500 Finn Bálor and Seth Rollins vs. Bray Wyatt and Samoa Joe

See also[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b There are different reports on the attendance of the event with numbers ranging from 50,000 to as high as 70,000.
  3. ^ a b There are different reports on the attendance of the event with numbers ranging from 50,000 to as high as 60,000.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ a b The exact attendance figure is unknown, however, the event is described as being "impressively full". There are different reports on the capacity of the building with numbers ranging from 35,800 to 58,000.
  6. ^ a b Several thousand fans were reportedly turned away. According to newspaper accounts, the event set a new sports attendance and gate record in Bulgaria.
  7. ^ a b c The exact attendance figure is unclear with various newspapers reporting numbers ranging from 25,000-30,000.
  8. ^ a b Several thousand fans were reportedly turned away at the July 7, 1935 show.
  9. ^ This may have been part of a series of matches between the two men at the venue which, according to newspaper accounts, "have enthralled 3,000 spectators for five weeks". The previous four shows may have also drawn 3,000 people, however, the September 16, 1855 match is the only known that is documented.
  10. ^ The exact attendance figure is unknown, however, the event is described as having "thousands of spectators in attendance".
  11. ^ The exact attendance figure is unknown, however, both events are described as having a "large crowd".
  12. ^ The exact attendance figure is unknown, however, both events are described as having a "large audience in attendance".
  13. ^ The exact attendance figure is unknown, however, the October 26, 1857 show is described as being "an immense success in terms of attendance". According to newspaper accounts, the December 1, 1862 show was "a complete monetary success".
  14. ^ The exact attendance figure is unknown, however, the events are described as having "many fans in attendance". According to newspaper accounts, the August 22, 1858 show had "a flood of spectators".
  15. ^ The exact attendance figure is unclear with various newspapers reporting numbers ranging from 10,000 to 20,000.
  16. ^ The exact attendance figure is unclear with various newspapers reporting numbers ranging from 10,000 to 12,000. Pester Lloyd claimed attendance for the October 8, 1899 show was 25,000 while the Algemen Handelsblad reported it as "in excess of 30,000" and was for the Denmark Championship.
  17. ^ The exact attendance figure is unclear with various newspapers reporting numbers ranging from 10,000 to 16,000.
  18. ^ The exact attendance figure is unclear with various newspapers reporting numbers ranging from 10,000 to 15,000.
  19. ^ The exact attendance figure is unclear with various newspapers reporting numbers ranging from 8,000-15,000.
  20. ^ The exact attendance figure is unclear with various newspapers reporting numbers ranging from 8,000-10,000.
  21. ^ The exact attendance figure is unknown, however, the event is described as having "more than 6,000 fans", however, this claim may be exaggerated.
  22. ^ There are different reports on the attendance of the event with numbers ranging from 4,000 to as high as 20,000.
  23. ^ The exact attendance figure is unknown, however, the event is described as having a "huge crowd". According to newspaper accounts, the show was "one of the biggest crowds in the history of the Olympia-Theatre".
  24. ^ There is a lack of documentation due to the aftermath of World War I.
  25. ^ The exact attendance figure is unknown, however, the event is described as being full. The venue had a seating capacity of 14,893 or more. According to newspaper accounts, the December 5, 1948 show was "packed to the top".
  26. ^ The exact attendance figure is unknown, however, the event is described as being "almost full". The venue had a seating capacity of 14,893 or more.
  27. ^ The exact attendance figure is unknown, however, the event is described as being full. The venue had a seating capacity of 19,582.
  28. ^ The exact attendance figure is unknown, however, the event is described as being "almost full". The venue had a seating capacity of 19,582.
  29. ^ The exact attendance figure is unknown, however, the event is described as being "full". The venue had a seating capacity of 13,000 or more.

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