List of professional wrestling attendance records on the independent circuit

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The Sears Centre Arena hosted All In on September 1, 2018. With 11,263 fans in attendance, it is the highest attended independent wrestling event of all-time.

This is a list of professional wrestling attendance records on the independent circuit. There are many professional wrestling shows held at sporting events, often as part of half-time or post-game shows, or major public gatherings that have ranged from 12,000 to 35,000 people. The most attended live event of all-time, however, is All In which was attended by 11,263 fans. Co-promoted by Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson), it was the first non-World Championship Wrestling or World Wrestling Entertainment event in the United States to sell 10,000 tickets since 1993.[1]

The early-1990s were dominated by the United States Wrestling Association based in Memphis, Tennessee. With the close of the American Wrestling Association (1933-1991) and Pacific Northwest Wrestling (1925-1992), the USWA was the last remaining territory-era promotion in North America. Its biggest show during this period was Memphis Memories held at the Mid-South Coliseum before 8,377 on March 7, 1994, in which the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame was introduced. Within a few years, the USWA's position as the top independent promotion in North America was being challenged by other groups across Canada and the United States. The most successful of these were Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1991-1995) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (1992-2001). SMW's Superbowl of Wrestling, headlined by Shawn Michaels vs. Buddy Landel for the WWF Intercontinental Championship, was the biggest drawing show of 1995 with 5,000 fans in attendance. While SMW was forced to shut down in 1995, ECW survived to become a national touring promotion as part of the "Big 3" in pro wrestling.

By the early-21st century, a new generation of independent companies had emerged. The most prominent of these were Ring of Honor, Major League Wrestling, Northeast Wrestling and Juggalo Championship Wrestling. Canadian promotions such as Blood, Sweat & Ears, Border City Wrestling and Lutte 2000 were also represented for the first time. National Wrestling Alliance affiliates set a number of records as well. Following a successful international USO tour in 2000, NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling held the first-ever American pro wrestling shows in China from December 30, 2003, to January 3, 2004. The first night of The Next Revolution tour drew 7,500 people at Tianhe Gymnasium. The next two events drew 6,100 at Huadu Stadium and 3,400 at Guangzhou Gymnasium respectively. WWE developmental territories Deep South Wrestling, Heartland Wrestling Association and Ohio Valley Wrestling also made an impact on the independent scene. OVW, which was booked by SMW founder Jim Cornette from 1999 until 2005, was arguably the most successful of the three with record-setting shows at Louisville Gardens and Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom.

Ring of Honor began holding regular pay-per-view (PPV) events via the Dish Network starting in 2007, and was acknowledged as the third major U.S. promotion following its national television deal with the Sinclair Broadcasting Group four years later. The 2010s saw the increasing influence of "lucha libre" in the industry with the debut of Lucha Libre USA (2010-2012) and Lucha Underground (2014-2018) on U.S. television. The Heroes of Lucha Libre, featuring Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Richard Trumposo in the main event, was held at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California on June 2, 2018, before 3,000 fans. It was the largest indy live event of the year (along with the Legends of Wrestling show at Detroit's Fraser Hockeyland) until the All In pay-per-view three months later.

Events and attendances[edit]

Note: Minimum attendance of 5,000.

  • Light Grey indicates event was a free show and/or held at a major public gathering.
Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
WRKO's Taste of the Boss
September 25, 1999
Boston, Massachusetts Boston City Hall Plaza 35,000 5-0 (Trooper Gilmore and Corporal Johnson) vs. Victor Rivera and Jay Kobain
Alouettes Mania I
August 25, 2002
Montreal, Quebec Stade Percival-Molson 20,000 Jacques Rougeau vs. King Kong Bundy
Alouettes Mania III
July 15, 2004
Montreal, Quebec Stade Percival-Molson 20,000[Note 1] Jacques Rougeau vs. Kamala
Alouettes Mania IV
July 8, 2005
Montreal, Quebec Stade Percival-Molson 20,000[Note 2] Jim Duggan vs. Kurrgan with special referee Jacques Rougeau
Warped Tour 2002
August 3, 2003
Pontiac, Michigan Pontiac Silverdome 19,000 Deranged vs. Tommy Starr in a UV Light Tube Death match [2]
BELIEVE 156
April 21, 2018
Orlando, Florida Central Florida Fairgrounds 15,000 Aaron Epic (c) vs. Andrew Merlin for the SCW Florida Heavyweight Championship
Cement Belt Fair
June 21, 1990
Cementon, Pennsylvania Cementon Fairgrounds 12,500 Heidi Lee Morgan vs. Baby Face Nellie
OC Fair: Flower Power (Day 2)
July 23, 2006
Costa Mesa, California Washington Mutual Arena 12,000 El Hijo del Santo, Lil Cholo and Silver Tyger vs. Infernal, Super Kendo 2 and Super Parka
All In
September 1, 2018
Hoffman Estates, Illinois Sears Centre Arena 11,263 The Golden Elite (Kota Ibushi, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. Bandido, Rey Fénix and Rey Mysterio in a six-man tag team match
Caribbean Wrestling Bash: The Legends Tour
September 9, 2012
San Nicolas, Aruba Joe Laveist Ballpark 11,000 Scott Steiner vs. Billy Gunn for the Aruba Wrestling Bash Championship
WWNLive in China (Day 4)
November 16, 2014
Beijing, China Cadillac Arena 10,500 Ricochet (c) vs. Johnny Gargano for the Open the Freedom Gate Championship
OC Fair: Flower Power (Day 1)
July 22, 2006
Costa Mesa, California Washington Mutual Arena 10,000 El Hijo del Santo, Lil Cholo and Silver Tyger vs. Infernal, Super Kendo 2 and Super Parka
Caribbean Wrestling Bash: The Legends Tour
September 8, 2012
San Nicolas, Aruba Joe Laveist Ballpark 9,000 Scott Steiner vs. Kevin Nash
BaseBrawl
July 19, 2003
Columbus, Ohio Cooper Stadium 8,757[Note 3] Rory Fox (c) vs. Shark Boy for the HWA Cruiserweight Championship [3]
Memphis Memories
March 7, 1994
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 8,377 Jerry Lawler vs. Austin Idol vs. Brian Christopher vs. Doug Gilbert vs. Eddie Gilbert vs. Jimmy Valiant vs. Koko B. Ware vs. Moondog Spot vs. Terry Funk vs. Tommy Rich in a 10-man elimination match [4]
Sportsfest
July 12, 1998
Allentown, Pennsylvania Cedar Beach Park 8,000 The Love Connection (Jay Love and Georgie Love) vs. D'Lo Brown and Owen Hart
USWA vs. WWF
February 17, 1996
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 7,500 Bret Hart (c) vs. Jerry Lawler in a Steel Cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [5]
NWA-MACW The Next Revolution (Day 1)
December 30, 2003
Guangzhou, China Tianhe Gymnasium 7,500 Terry Taylor (c) vs. Steve Williams for the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship [6]
LuchaMania USA Tour
January 26, 2013
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 7,000 Blue Demon Jr., Cien Caras Jr. and Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. El Hijo del Santo, L.A. Par-K and Rayo de Jalisco Jr. in a six-man tag team match
FMW vs. WWA
May 16, 1992
Los Angeles, California Cal State-Los Angeles Gym 6,250 Atsushi Onita, Tarzan Goto and El Hijo del Santo vs. Negro Casas, Horace Boulder and Tim Patterson in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Street Fight match [7]
NWA-MACW The Next Revolution (Day 2)
January 1, 2004
Guangzhou, China Huadu Stadium 6,100 Steve Williams (c) vs. Terry Taylor for the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship [8]
Big Butler Fair
June 28, 2003
Prospect, Pennsylvania Big Butler Fairgrounds 6,000 Dusty Rhodes vs. Jerry Lawler
Multiple
World Wrestling Peace Festival
June 1, 1996
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Sports Arena 5,964 Antonio Inoki and Dan Severn vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Oleg Taktarov [9]
November to Remember
November 1, 1998
New Orleans, Louisiana Lakefront Arena 5,800 The Triple Threat (Shane Douglas, Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Candido) vs. New Triple Threat (Sabu, Rob Van Dam and Taz) [10]
Bloodymania
August 11, 2007
Cave-In-Rock, Illinois Hatchet Landings 5,800 Sabu and The Insane Clown Posse (Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J) vs. Trent Acid and The Young Altar Boys (Young Altar Boy #1 and Young Altar Boy #4)
Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Kurrgan
December 30, 2001
Montreal, Quebec Centre Bell 5,500+[Note 4] Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Kurrgan with special referee Sid Vicious
Pride
September 24, 2005
Inglewood, California Great Western Forum 5,500 Blue Demon Jr., El Hijo del Santo, Mil Mascaras and Tinieblas vs. Dr. Wagner Jr., Scorpio Jr. and Los Guerreros del Infierno (Rey Bucanero and Ultimo Guerrero)
Funk Free for All
October 28, 1993
Amarillo, Texas Amarillo Civic Center 5,500 Terry Funk vs. Eddie Gilbert in a Texas Death match [11]
Cleveland County Fair
October 1, 1992
Shelby, North Carolina Cleveland County Fairgrounds 5,200 9-man battle royal [12]
Christmas Chaos
January 31, 2001
Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Gardens 5,010 Leviathan vs. Kane [13]
Challenge for the Championship
October 8, 1990
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 5,000 20-man tournament for the vacant USWA World Heavyweight Championship [14]
Night of Legends
August 5, 1994
Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Civic Coliseum 5,000 Bob Armstrong, Tracy Smothers and Road Warrior Hawk vs. Bruiser Bedlam and The Funk Brothers (Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk) [15][16]
Superbowl of Wrestling
August 4, 1995
Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Civic Coliseum 5,000 Shawn Michaels vs. Buddy Landel for the WWF Intercontinental Championship [17][18]
Lake County Fair
August 24, 2002
Painesville, Ohio Lake County Fairgrounds 5,000 Julio Dinero vs. Dick Trimmins
Sportsfest
July 9, 2004
Allentown, Pennsylvania Cedar Beach Park 5,000 Rapid Fire Maldonado (c) vs. Mana the Polynesian Warrior for the WXW Heavyweight Championship
Throwback Night II
August 28, 2004
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 5,000 Terry Funk and Corey Maclin vs. Jerry Lawler and Jimmy Hart with special referee Jimmy Valiant
DukesFest 2007
June 12, 2007
Nashville, Tennessee Music City Motorplex 5,000 Iron Cross, Bobby Houston and Jerry Lawler vs. Stan Lee, Eddie Golden and K.C. Thunder

Historical[edit]

1990s[edit]

Note: Extreme Championship Wrestling became a national touring company after holding its first pay-per-view (PPV) event, ECW Barely Legal, on April 13, 1997. In July 1999, ECW was acknowledged as the third major U.S. promotion by Pro Wrestling Illustrated following its national television deal with TNN.

Top 10 most-attended shows in 1990
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
Cement Belt Fair
June 21, 1990
Cementon, Pennsylvania Cementon Fairgrounds 12,500 Heidi Lee Morgan vs. Baby Face Nellie [19]
1. Challenge for the Championship
October 8, 1990
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 5,000 20-man tournament for the vacant USWA World Heavyweight Championship [14]
2. Jerry Lawler vs. Kerry Von Erich
January 20, 1990
Waco, Texas Heart of Texas Coliseum 4,900+ Jerry Lawler (c) vs. Kerry Von Erich in a non-title match for the USWA World Heavyweight Championship [20]
3. Wrestlers of the Universe Tour: Super Slam '90
June 22, 1990
Mangilao, Guam University of Guam 4,500 Larry Zbyszko (c-AWA) vs. Kerry Von Erich (c-USWA) in a Champion vs. Champion match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship and USWA World Heavyweight Championship [21]
4. Wrestlers of the Universe Tour: Super Slam '90
June 21, 1990
Mangilao, Guam University of Guam 3,600 The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Jackie Fulton) vs. The Satanic Warriors (Satanic Warrior I and Satanic Warrior II) [22]
5. Jerry Lawler, Bill Dundee & Austin Idol vs. Eddie Gilbert, Tony Anthony & John Tatum
August 6, 1990
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 3,500 Jerry Lawler, Bill Dundee and Austin Idol vs. Eddie Gilbert, Tony Anthony and John Tatum in a Stretcher match [23]
Jerry Lawler, Bill Dundee & Austin Idol vs. Tony Anthony, Eddie Gilbert & Doug Gilbert
August 13, 1990
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum Jerry Lawler, Bill Dundee and Austin Idol vs. Tony Anthony, Eddie Gilbert and Doug Gilbert in a Steel Cage match [24]
6. Jimmy Valiant vs. Jerry Lawler
March 12, 1990
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 3,312 Jimmy Valiant (c) vs. Jerry Lawler for the USWA World Heavyweight Championship [25]
7. USWA Championship Wrestling
August 20, 1990[Note 5]
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 2,750 Jerry Lawler, Bill Dundee and Austin Idol vs. Tony Anthony, Eddie Gilbert and Doug Gilbert in a Hair vs. Hair match [26]
8. Jerry Lawler, Jim Cornette & The Fabulous Ones vs. Tony Anthony, Sam Lowe, Eddie Gilbert & Doug Gilbert
December 10, 1990
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 2,600 Jerry Lawler, Jim Cornette and The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane and Steve Keirn) vs. Tony Anthony, Sam Lowe, Eddie Gilbert and Doug Gilbert [27]
9. USWA Championship Wrestling
February 26, 1990[Note 6]
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 2,500 Jerry Lawler (c) vs. Jimmy Valiant for the USWA World Heavyweight Championship [28]
Wrestlers of the Universe Tour: Super Slam '90
June 30, 1990
Hilo, Hawaii Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Bob Orton vs. Kerry Von Erich [29]
10. Spring Spectacular
March 31, 1990
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania McGonigle Hall 2,000 Tully Blanchard vs. Bam Bam Bigelow in a Steel Cage match [30]
USWA Championship Wrestling
August 27, 1990[Note 7]
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 19-man $5,000 Battle Royal [31]
Top 10 most-attended shows in 1991
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
1. Chief Jules Strongbow vs. Abdullah the Butcher
February 28, 1991
Athens, Greece Peace and Friendship Stadium 5,500 Chief Jules Strongbow vs. Abdullah the Butcher [32]
2. Battle of the Belts 2
May 18, 1991
Chicago, Illinois Chicago Amphitheatre 3,218 Ken Patera vs. Lanny Poffo [33]
Tribute to Freedom
July 4, 1991
Lima, Ohio Allen County Fairgrounds 2,600 Jim Lancaster and The Nightmares vs. Scott Stevens and The Wild Bunch (Al Snow and Mike Kelly) in a Grudge match [34]
Operation Welcome Home
July 4, 1991
Cocoa Beach, Florida Patrick Air Force Base 2,500 [35]
3. Cumberland County Fair
August 19, 1991
Greenup, Illinois Cumberland County Fairgrounds 2,000 Ron Powers vs. Mad Maxx [36]
Star Wars
September 2, 1991
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum The Dragon Master (c) vs. Jerry Lawler for the USWA World Heavyweight Championship [37]
4. Winter Challenge II
March 2, 1991
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Hall 1,735 Terry Funk (c) vs. Jerry Lawler in a Fan Participation Lumberjack match for the USWA World Heavyweight Championship [30][38]
5. WWA Rumble II: Wrestlers vs. Hunger
August 17, 1991
Blackwood, New Jersey Camden County College 1,700 Terry Funk vs. Bob Backlund [39]
6. Terry Funk vs. Jerry Lawler
March 11, 1991
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 1,600 Terry Funk (c) vs. Jerry Lawler for the USWA World Heavyweight Championship with special guest referee Jackie Fargo [40]
7. Autumn Armageddon II
September 21, 1991
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Original Sports Bar 1,524 Abdullah the Butcher vs. The Sheik in a Steel Cage match [30]
8. Marion Mania
March 8, 1991[Note 8]
Marion, Ohio Marion Fairgrounds Coliseum 1,500 Ron Garvin vs. Paul Orndorff [41][42]
9. Arm Wrestling Challenge
April 13, 1991
Hebron, Indiana Hebron High School 1,300 Ken Patera vs. Mad Maxx [43]
Memphis Fall Wrestle Fest
September 9, 1991
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum Jerry Lawler and Dirty White Boy vs. Eric Embry and P.Y. Chu-Hi
10. Spring Spectacular II
May 18, 1991
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Hall 1,253 Rick Rude vs. Paul Orndorff [30]
Top 10 most-attended shows in 1992
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
1. FMW vs. WWA
May 16, 1992
Los Angeles, California Cal State-Los Angeles Gym 6,250 Atsushi Onita, Tarzan Goto and El Hijo del Santo vs. Negro Casas, Horace Boulder and Tim Patterson in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Street Fight match [44]
Cleveland County Fair
October 1, 1992
Shelby, North Carolina Cleveland County Fairgrounds 5,200 9-man Battle Royal [12]
2. Jerry Lawler vs. The Christmas Creature
December 28, 1992
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 3,500[Note 9] Jerry Lawler (c) vs. The Christmas Creature in a Mask vs. Title match for the USWA World Heavyweight Championship [45][46]
3. The Toughest of Tough Men
March 20, 1992
Miami, Florida James L. Knight Center 2,800 Bart Vale vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara [47]
4. "Check on a Pole" Battle Royal
July 27, 1992
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 2,500 20-man "Check on a Pole" Battle Royal [48]
Jerry Lawler vs. Koko B. Ware
December 7, 1992
Jerry Lawler (c) vs. Koko B. Ware for the USWA World Heavyweight Championship [49]
5. Jimmy Snuka vs. Demolition Ax
December 5, 1992
Wilmington, Massachusetts Shirners Auditorium 2,300 Jimmy Snuka vs. Demolition Ax [50]
6. The Moondogs vs. Jerry Lawler & Austin Idol
February 2, 1992
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 2,200 The Moondogs (Moondog Spot and Moondog Spike) (c) vs. Jerry Lawler and Austin Idol for the USWA Tag Team Championship [51]
7. The Moondogs & Big Black Dog vs. Jerry Lawler, Austin Idol & Jeff Jarrett
February 10, 1992
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 2,100 Big Black Dog and The Moondogs (Moondog Spot and Moondog Spike) vs. Jerry Lawler, Austin Idol and Jeff Jarrett [52]
Christmas Spectactular
December 12, 1992
Charlotte, North Carolina Northside Church Gymnasium 2,050[Note 10] The Italian Stallion vs. Cruel Connection #2 [53]
8. FMW vs. WWA II
May 31, 1992
Los Angeles, California Cal State-Los Angeles Gym 1,800 Bull Rider, Lover Boy and Ultraman 2000 vs. El Cobarde II, Fishman and Negro Casas [54]
The Moondogs vs. Jerry Lawler & Jeff Jarrett
June 29, 1992
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum The Moondogs (Moondog Spot and Moondog Cujo) (c) vs. Jerry Lawler and Jeff Jarrett in a Steel Cage match for the USWA Tag Team Championship with Jackie Fargo as special referee [55]
Ricky Morton vs. Eddie Gilbert
July 20, 1992
Ricky Morton (c) vs. Eddie Gilbert for the USWA World Heavyweight Championship [56]
Bill Dundee vs. Tommy Rich
August 31, 1992
Bill Dundee vs. Tommy Rich in a Steel Cage match [57]
9.
WWWA
Bob Orton Jr. vs. Bulldog Brower
October 5, 1992
Williamstown, New Jersey 1,750 Bob Orton Jr. vs. Bulldog Brower
10. Christmas Chaos (Day 2)
December 26, 1992
Johnson City, Tennessee Freedom Hall Civic Center 1,700 The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) (c) vs. Jim Cornette and The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane and Tom Prichard) in a Handicap match for the SMW Tag Team Championship [58]
Top 10 most-attended shows in 1993
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
1.
Funk Free for All
October 28, 1993
Amarillo, Texas Amarillo Civic Center 5,500 Terry Funk vs. Eddie Gilbert in a Texas Death match [59]
2. Pro WrestleMania II
December 10, 1993
Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Coliseum 4,500 George South and The Italian Stallion vs. Austin Steele and Black Scorpion
3. The Big Match
August 2, 1993
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 3,200[Note 11] Jerry Lawler vs. Bret Hart [60]
4. Jerry Lawler vs. Randy Savage
March 9, 1993
Louisville, Kentucky 3,000 Jerry Lawler (c) vs. Randy Savage for the USWA World Heavyweight Championship [60]
5. K-Town Showdown
August 20, 1993
Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Civic Coliseum 2,780 Bob Armstrong vs. Jim Cornette in a Lumberjacks with Tennis Rackets match with Big Boss Man as special referee [61]
6. Bart Vale vs. Mack Roesch
February 19, 1993
Miami, Florida Mahi Temple 2,700 Bart Vale (c) vs. Mack Roesch for the PWFG Shoot Fighting Championship [62]
7. Jerry Lawler vs. Bret Hart
August 29, 1993
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 2,100 Jerry Lawler vs. Bret Hart in a Steel Cage match [60]
8. Bluegrass Brawl
April 2, 1993
Pikeville, Kentucky Pikeville College Gym 2,000[Note 12] Bobby Eaton and The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane and Tom Prichard) vs. Arn Anderson and The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) vs. Dutch Mantell and The Stud Stable (Robert Fuller and Jimmy Golden) in a three-way Street Fight match [61]
Jerry Lawler vs. Paul Neighbors Jr.
June 21, 1993
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum Jerry Lawler vs. Paul Neighbors Jr. [63]
The Italian Stallion vs. The Black Scorpion
November 12, 1993
Richmond, Virginia The Italian Stallion vs. The Black Scorpion [64]
9. Big Boss Man vs. Dick Murdoch
September 18, 1993
Elizabeth, New Jersey 1,860 Big Boss Man vs. Dick Murdoch [65]
10. USWA vs. WWF
August 16, 1993
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 1,850 Jerry Lawler and Jeff Jarrett vs. Bret Hart and Owen Hart [60]
Top 10 most-attended shows in 1994
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
1. Memphis Memories
March 7, 1994
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 8,377 Jerry Lawler vs. Austin Idol vs. Brian Christopher vs. Doug Gilbert vs. Eddie Gilbert vs. Jimmy Valiant vs. Koko B. Ware vs. Moondog Spot vs. Terry Funk vs. Tommy Rich in a 10-man elimination match [4]
2. Night of Legends
August 5, 1994
Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Civic Coliseum 5,000 Bob Armstrong, Tracy Smothers and Road Warrior Hawk vs. Bruiser Bedlam and The Funk Brothers (Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk) [15][16]
Billy Mack vs. Sonny T
October 22, 1994
Ormond Beach, Florida 4,000[Note 10] Billy Mack vs. Sonny T [66]
3. Sunday Bloody Sunday
February 13, 1994
Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Civic Coliseum 3,950 The Bruise Brothers (Ron Bruise and Don Bruise) vs. The Moondogs (Moondog Rex and Moondog Spot) in a Steel Cage match [67]
4. Sid Vicious vs. The Undertaker
October 17, 1994
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 3,103 Sid Vicious (c) vs. The Undertaker for the USWA World Heavyweight Championship [68]
5. Sid Vicious vs. The Undertaker
November 7, 1994
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 2,500 Sid Vicious (c) vs. The Undertaker for the USWA World Heavyweight Championship [69]
6. Christmas Chaos
December 25, 1994
Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Civic Coliseum 2,315 The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed) (c) vs. The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) for the SMW Tag Team Championship [67]
7. Volunteer Slam III
May 20, 1994
Johnson City, Tennessee Freedom Hall Civic Center 2,000 Jake Roberts (c) vs. Dirty White Boy for the SMW Heavyweight Championship [67]
Tony Atlas vs. Hillbilly Jim
December 3, 1994
Tewksbury, Massachusetts Tewksbury High School Tony Atlas vs. Hillbilly Jim for the CWA Heavyweight Championship [70]
8. Blue Grass Brawl II
April 1, 1994
Pikeville, Kentucky Pikeville College 1,850 The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) (c) vs. The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) in a Loser Leaves Town Steel Cage match for the SMW Tag Team Championship [67]
9. Fire on the Mountain
August 6, 1994
Johnson City, Tennessee Freedom Hall Civic Center 1,800 Bob Armstrong, Tracy Smothers and Road Warrior Hawk vs. Bruiser Bedlam and The Funk Brothers (Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk) in a Texas Death match [71]
Sid Vicious vs. Brian Christopher
December 26, 1994
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum Sid Vicious (c) vs. Brian Christopher for the USWA World Heavyweight Championship [72]
10. When Worlds Collide
May 14, 1994
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ECW Arena 1,558 Sabu and Bobby Eaton vs. Terry Funk and Arn Anderson [73][74]
Top 10 most-attended shows in 1995
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
1. Superbowl of Wrestling
August 4, 1995
Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Civic Coliseum 5,000 Shawn Michaels vs. Buddy Landel for the WWF Intercontinental Championship [18]
2.
Stu Hart 50th Anniversary Show
December 15, 1995
Calgary, Alberta Stampede Corral 4,600 Bret Hart (c) vs. The British Bulldog for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
3. Memphis Memories II
June 10, 1995
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 3,850 12-team Best of Memphis Tag Team Tournament [18]
4. Richard Charland vs. Abdullah the Butcher
July 15, 1995
Montreal, Quebec Verdun Auditorium 3,500 Richard Charland vs. Abdullah the Butcher [75]
5. USWA vs. SMW
August 7, 1995
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 3,000 Jerry Lawler, Billy Jack Haynes, Doug Gilbert, Tommy Rich, Bill Dundee and PG-13 (JC Ice and Wolfie D) vs. Pat Tanaka, Buddy Landel, Gorgeous George III, Robert Gibson, Tracy Smothers and The Heavenly Bodies (Jimmy Del Ray and Tom Prichard) in a 14-man Rage in the Cage match [76]

October 1995
Gloucester, Massachusetts [77]
6. Tennessee Valley Fair
September 15, 1995
Knoxville, Tennessee Tennessee Valley Fairgrounds 2,500 The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) vs. The THUGS (Tracy Smothers and Dirty White Boy) [78]
USWA 25th Anniversary Show
June 11, 1995
Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Gardens Jerry Lawler (c) vs. Joe Leduc for the USWA World Heavyweight Championship [18]
7. Sid Vicious vs. Brian Christopher
January 16, 1995
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 2,400 Sid Vicious (c) vs. Brian Christopher for the USWA World Heavyweight Championship [79]
USWA vs. SMW
July 24, 1995
Buddy Landel, Robert Gibson and Tracy Smothers vs. Tommy Rich, Doug Gilbert and PG-13 (JC Ice and Wolfie D) in a 6-Man Tag Team Texas Death match [80]
USWA vs. SMW
July 31, 1995
Buddy Landel, Robert Gibson, Tracy Smothers and Terry Gordy vs. Tommy Rich, Doug Gilbert and PG-13 (JC Ice and Wolfie D) in an 8 Man Tag Team Street Fight match [81]
8. Super Saturday Night Fever
January 28, 1995
Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Civic Auditorium 2,000[Note 13] [82]
Bluegrass Brawl III
April 7, 1995
Pikeville, Kentucky Pikeville College Gym Tracy Smothers and The Undertaker vs. D'Lo Brown and The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed) in a Loser Salutes to the Flag Handicap match [18]
USWA Championship Wrestling
May 1, 1995[Note 14]
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum Razor Ramon (c) vs. Jerry Lawler for the USWA World Heavyweight Championship [83]
The Ultimate Return
August 20, 1995
Las Vegas, Nevada Silver Nugget Pavilion The Warrior vs. The Honky Tonk Man [84][85]
Marshfield Fair
August 20, 1995
Marshfield, Massachusetts Marshfield Fairgrounds The Brooklyn Brawler vs. Doink the Clown [86]
Brutus Beefcake vs. Jim Neidhart
September 9, 1995
Ashland, Pennsylvania North Schuylkill High School Brutus Beefcake vs. Jim Neidhart
9. Fire on the Mountain
August 12, 1995
Johnson City, Tennessee Freedom Hall Civic Center 1,900 The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) (c) vs. The THUGS (Tracy Smothers and Dirty White Boy) for the SMW Tag Team Championship [87]
Junkyard Dog & KGB vs. Louie Spicolli & Krusty the Clown
March 4, 1995
Moreno Valley, California Junkyard Dog and KGB vs. Louie Spicolli and Krusty the Clown [88]
10.
AWA
Fabulous Freebirds vs. The Bad Boys
March 4, 1995
Dothan, Alabama 1,825 The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy) vs. The Bad Boys [88]
Top 10 most-attended shows in 1996
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
1. USWA vs. WWF
February 17, 1996
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 7,500 Bret Hart (c) vs. Jerry Lawler in a Steel Cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [5]
2.
Multiple
World Wrestling Peace Festival
June 1, 1996
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Sports Arena 5,964 Antonio Inoki and Dan Severn vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Oleg Taktarov [89]
3. Johnny Torres vs. Punk Rock
July 1, 1996
Miami, Florida Coconut Grove Convention Center 4,400[Note 15] Johnny Torres vs. Punk Rock for the SWF Caribbean Championship [90][91]
Marshfield Fair
August 23, 1996
Marshfield, Massachusetts Marshfield Fairgrounds 3,000 The Bushwhackers (Bushwhacker Butch and Bushwhacker Luke) vs. King Kong Bundy and The Bulldozer [92]
4. Bodyguards vs. Bandits
January 5, 1996
Dallas, Texas Sportatorium 2,600[Note 16] The Dallas Bodyguards (Mark Valiant, Scott Putski, Steve Cox, Dom Menaldi and High Voltage (Bo Vegas & Devon Michaels) vs. The Alcatraz Bandits (Alex Porteau, Shawn Summers, John Hawk, Rod Price, Firebreaker Chip and Guido Falcone) in a Football match [93]
5. CWA Mass Madness
July 19, 1996
Revere, Massachusetts Revere High School 1,850 Kevin Sullivan and The Dungeon Master vs. Jimmy Snuka and Vic Steamboat [94][95]
6. Heat Wave
July 13, 1996
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ECW Arena 1,500 Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman and Terry Gordy vs. Raven's Nest (Raven, Brian Lee and Stevie Richards) in a Rage in a Cage match [96]
The Doctor Is In
August 3, 1996
Sabu vs. Rob Van Dam in a Stretcher match [97]
7. Natural Born Killaz
August 24, 1996
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ECW Arena 1,400 The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed) (c) vs. The Eliminators (Saturn and Kronus) in a Steel Cage Weapons match for the ECW World Tag Team Championship [97]
8. High Incident
October 26, 1996
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ECW Arena 1,350 Brian Lee vs. Tommy Dreamer in a Scaffold match [97]
9. CyberSlam
February 17, 1996
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ECW Arena 1,300 Raven vs. The Sandman [97]
Raven vs. The Sandman
December 28, 1996
Allentown, Pennsylvania Agricultural Hall Raven (c) vs. The Sandman in a Dog Collar match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship [97]
10. Hardcore Heaven
June 22, 1996
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ECW Arena 1,250 Sabu vs. Rob Van Dam [97]
ECCW at the VIEX (Day 1)
August 17, 1996
Nanaimo, British Columbia Beban Park Mike Roselli (c-ECCW) vs. Michelle Starr (c-NWA) in a Champion vs. Champion match for the ECCW Heavyweight Championship and NWA Vancouver Island Heavyweight Championship
When Worlds Collide II
September 14, 1996
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ECW Arena Brian Lee and The Eliminators (Perry Saturn and John Kronus) vs. Tommy Dreamer, Steve Williams and Terry Gordy [97]
November to Remember
November 16, 1996
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ECW Arena Terry Funk and Tommy Dreamer vs. Shane Douglas and Brian Lee [97]
Top 10 most-attended shows in 1997
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
1. November to Remember
November 30, 1997
Monaca, Pennsylvania Golden Dome 4,634 Bam Bam Bigelow (c) vs. Shane Douglas for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship [98]
2. Terry Funk's Wrestlefest
September 11, 1997
Amarillo, Texas Tri-State Fairgrounds Coliseum 4,000 Terry Funk vs. Bret Hart [99]
3. Sabu vs. Tommy Dreamer
August 2, 1997
Monaca, Pennsylvania Golden Dome 2,200 Sabu vs. Tommy Dreamer [100]
4. Konnan, Mil Máscaras & Máscara Sagrada vs. Yokozuna, Nikozuna & The Evil Clown
August 10, 1997
Watsonville, California Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds 2,000 Konnan, Mil Máscaras and Máscara Sagrada vs. Yokozuna, Nikozuna and The Evil Clown [101]
5. Hardcore Heaven
August 17, 1997
Fort Lauderdale, Florida War Memorial Auditorium 1,950 Sabu (c) vs. Shane Douglas vs. Terry Funk in a Three-Way Dance match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship [100]
6. The Eliminators vs. The Dudley Boys
May 24, 1997
Monaca, Pennsylvania Golden Dome 1,926 The Eliminators (Kronus and Saturn) (c) vs. The Dudley Boys (Big Dick Dudley and D-Von Dudley) in a Weapons match for the ECW World Tag Team Championship [102]
7. The Mercenary vs. Curtis Slamdawg
October 11, 1997
Ogdensburg, New York 1,857 The Mercenary vs. Curtis Slamdawg [103]
8. Taz & Tommy Dreamer vs. Rob Van Dam & Sabu
July 26, 1997
Buffalo, New York Flickinger Center 1,800 Taz and Tommy Dreamer vs. Rob Van Dam and Sabu [100]
9. ECW Hardcore TV
December 13, 1997
Buffalo, New York Flickinger Center 1,700 Sabu vs. The Sandman in a Death match [100]
10. Buffalo Invasion
May 17, 1997
Buffalo, New York Flickinger Center 1,697 Terry Funk (c) vs. Big Stevie Cool vs. Raven vs. The Sandman in a Four-Way Dance match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship [102]
Top 10 most-attended shows in 1998
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
Sportsfest
July 12, 1998
Allentown, Pennsylvania Cedar Beach Park 8,000+[Note 17] The Love Connection (Jay Love and Georgie Love) vs. D'Lo Brown and Owen Hart [104][105][106]
1. November to Remember
November 1, 1998
New Orleans, Louisiana Lakefront Arena 5,800 The Triple Threat (Shane Douglas, Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Candido) vs. New Triple Threat (Sabu, Rob Van Dam and Taz) [107]
2. Heat Wave
August 2, 1998
Dayton, Ohio Hara Arena 4,376 Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman and Spike Dudley vs. The Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley and Big Dick Dudley) in a Street Fight match [108]
3. Living Dangerously
March 1, 1998
Asbury Park, New Jersey Asbury Park Convention Hall 3,700 The Triple Threat (Shane Douglas and Chris Candido) vs. Al Snow and Lance Storm [108]
4. Jake Roberts vs. Brian Knobs
June 12, 1998
Fort Smith, Arkansas Harper Stadium 3,500 Jake Roberts vs. Brian Knobs in a Steel Cage match [109][110]
Jerry Lawler vs. Kane
June 23, 1999
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum Jerry Lawler vs. Kane [111]
Tommy Dreamer, New Jack, Spike Dudley & Kronus vs. Justin Credible, Jack Victory, One Man Gang & Big Sal E. Graziano
October 22, 1998
Buffalo, New York Flickinger Center Tommy Dreamer, New Jack, Spike Dudley and Kronus vs. Justin Credible, Jack Victory, One Man Gang and Big Sal E. Graziano in a Death match [112]
5. Sabu & Rob Van Dam vs. The Dudley Boys
September 12, 1998
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania David L. Lawrence Convention Center 3,470 Sabu and Rob Van Dam (c) vs. The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) for the ECW World Tag Team Championship [108]
6. Wrestlepalooza
May 3, 1998
Marietta, Georgia Cobb County Civic Center 3,401 Shane Douglas (c) vs. Al Snow for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship [108]
7. Tommy Dreamer, New Jack, Spike Dudley & Kronus vs. Justin Credible, Jack Victory, One Man Gang & Big Sal E. Graziano
October 23, 1998
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania David L. Lawrence Convention Center 3,374 Tommy Dreamer, New Jack, Spike Dudley and Kronus vs. Justin Credible, Jack Victory, One Man Gang and Big Sal E. Graziano in a Death match [112]
8. The Dudley Boys vs. The Sandman, Tommy Dreamer & Spike Dudley
May 9, 1998
Buffalo, New York Flickinger Center 3,241 The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley and Big Dick Dudley) vs. The Sandman, Tommy Dreamer and Spike Dudley [108]
Bobby Fulton vs. Demolition Ax
May 15, 1998
Columbia, South Carolina Capital City Stadium 2,977 Bobby Fulton vs. Demolition Ax [113]
Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. The Assassins
August 21, 1998
Jacksonville, Florida Wolfson Park 2,563[Note 18] The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) vs. The Assassins (Assassin #1 and Assassin #2) [114]
9. Jake Roberts & Chris Adams vs. Greg Valentine & Blazing Inferno
March 7, 1998
Lubbock, Texas Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 2,500 Jake Roberts and Chris Adams vs. Greg Valentine and Blazing Inferno [115]
Mike Anthony vs. Bob Backlund
May 16, 1998
Cicero, Illinois Olympic Theatre Mike Anthony vs. Bob Backlund [116]
Jerry Lawler vs. Giant King
July 21, 1998
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum Jerry Lawler vs. Giant King [117]
Jerry Lawler vs. Billy Travis & Randy Hales
September 7, 1998
Memphis, Tennessee Sun Dome Jerry Lawler vs. Billy Travis and Randy Hales [118]
10. Joe DeFuria vs. Hack Myers
July 18, 1998
Hialeah, Florida Opalocka-Hialeah Flea Market 2,000 Joe DeFuria vs. Hack Myers for the FCW Heavyweight Championship [119]
Top 10 most-attended shows in 1999
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
WRKO's Taste of the Boss
September 25, 1999
Boston, Massachusetts Boston City Hall Plaza 35,000 5-0 (Trooper Gilmore and Corporal Johnson) vs. Victor Rivera and Jay Kobain [120]
Clark County Fair: Summer's Best Party
August 6, 1999
Vancouver, Washington Clark County Fairgrounds 4,000 Greg Valentine vs. The Grappler [121]
1. Living Dangerously
March 21, 1999
Asbury Park, New Jersey Asbury Park Convention Hall 3,900 Taz (WHC) vs. Sabu (FTW) in an Extreme Death match to unify the ECW and FTW World Heavyweight Championships [122]
2.
Championship Wrestling
September 17, 1999
Little Rock, Arkansas Barton Coliseum 3,500 [123]
3. Road Tour
March 13, 1999
Kearney, Nebraska 3,200 Greg Valentine (c) vs. The Honky Tonk Man for the BBOW Heavyweight Championship [124]
Summertime Blues Tour (Day 6)
August 19, 1999
Wildwood, New Jersey Wildwood Convention Hall Ace Darling (c) vs. Axl Rotten and Chris Candido in a 3-way Ladder match for the ISPW Heavyweight Championship
4. Sabu & Rob Van Dam vs. The Dudley Boys
February 13, 1999
Poughkeepsie, New York Mid-Hudson Civic Center 3,000 Sabu and Rob Van Dam (c) vs. The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) for the ECW World Tag Team Championship [122]
ECW Hardcore TV
June 17, 1999
Villa Park, Illinois Odeum Sports & Expo Center Rob Van Dam (c) vs. Lance Storm for the ECW World Television Championship [122]
5. ECW Hardcore TV
January 23, 1999
Detroit, Michigan Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum 2,900 Tommy Dreamer vs. Justin Credible vs. Lance Storm in a Three-Way Dance match [122]
Manny Fernandez & Rick Link vs. The Assassins
June 18, 1999
Jacksonville, Florida Wolfson Park 2,882[Note 19] Manny Fernandez and Rick Link vs. The Assassins (Assassin #1 and Assassin #2) [125]
6. All-Star Wrestling
May 8, 1999
New Rochelle, New York Mulcahy Center 2,600 Jake Roberts and The Shark Attack Kid vs. The Pitbulls (Pitbull #1 and Pitbull #2) [126]
L'Union Fait La Force IV
December 29, 1999
Montreal, Quebec Centre Pierre Charbonneau The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques Rougeau and Raymond Rougeau) vs. The Garvin Brothers (Ron Garvin and Jimmy Garvin) for the Johnny Rougeau Memorial Tag Team Championship [127][128]
Manny Fernandez & Ricky Morton vs. Cham Pain & Otto Schwanz
June 10, 1999
Kinston, North Carolina Grainger Stadium 2,459[Note 20] Manny Fernandez and Ricky Morton vs. Cham Pain and Otto Schwanz [129]
7. Slam Jam
May 20, 1999
White Plains, New York 2,481 Battle Royal for the inaugural NAWA Heavyweight Championship [130]
8.
Heroes of Wrestling
October 10, 1999
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Casino Magic 2,300 Jim Neidhart and King Kong Bundy vs. Jake Roberts and Yokozuna
9. L'Union Fait la Force
February 14, 1999
Montreal, Quebec Pierre-Charbonneau Arena 2,200 14-man Battle Royal [131][132]
10. L'Union Fait La Force III
August 9, 1999
Montreal, Quebec Pierre-Charbonneau Arena 2,100 Jacques Rougeau Sr. and The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques Rougeau and Raymond Rougeau) vs. Michel DuBois and The Garvin Brothers (Ron Garvin and Jimmy Garvin) [133]

2000s[edit]

Note: Ring of Honor became a national touring company in 2003 and began holding regular pay-per-view (PPV) events via the Dish Network starting with Respect Is Earned on July 1, 2007. ROH was acknowledged as the third major U.S. promotion following its national television deal with the Sinclair Broadcasting Group in May 2011.

Top 10 most-attended shows in 2000
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
1. Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. King Kong Bundy
December 29, 2000
Verdun, Quebec Verdun Auditorium 4,000 Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. King Kong Bundy [134][135]
Mil Mascaras, Perro Aguayo & Mascara Sagrada vs. Rey Misterio Sr., Yokozuna & Headshrinker Fatu
September 9, 2000
Anaheim, California Edison Field 3,700[Note 21] Mil Mascaras, Perro Aguayo and Mascara Sagrada vs. Rey Misterio Sr., Yokozuna and Headshrinker Fatu [136]
2. Night of Thunder
February 12, 2000
Winnipeg, Manitoba Convention Centre 3,000 Chi Chi Cruz vs. Scott D'Amore
USO Middle East-PACRIM Tour (Day 6)
April 7, 2000
Eskan Village, Saudi Arabia Eskan Airforce Base American Eagle vs. Bunkhouse Buck [137]
StrangleMania Tour
April 26, 2000
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Electric Factory Vampiro and The Insane Clown Posse (Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J) vs. The Rainbow Coalition (Big Flame, Bob and Neil)
Rockin' Rumble
June 23, 2000
Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Gardens The Damaja and Kane vs. Rob Conway and D'Lo Brown with special referee Mick Foley [138]
3. USO Middle East-PACRIM Tour (Day 13)
April 19, 2000
Okinawa, Japan Kadena Air Base 2,500 Big Bubba Pain and L.A. Stephens vs. xXx (Curtis Thompson and Drake Dawson) for the NWA World Tag Team Championship [139]
K-Town Smackdown
May 26, 2000
Knoxville, Tennessee Chilhowee Park The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) vs. The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) [140]
Rumble on the River
July 15, 2000
Windsor, Ontario Riverfront Terrace 2,200 Sabu (c) vs. Geza Kalman for the BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship [141]
4. USO Middle East-PACRIM Tour (Day 2)
March 31, 2000
Doha, Kuwait 2,000 The Bushwhackers (Bushwhacker Butch and Bushwacker Luke) vs. The Main Event (Reno Riggins and Steven Dunn) [142]
Battle of the Belts 12
May 20, 2000
Hammond, Indiana Hammond Civic Center 120-man Battle Royal [143]
Brian Pillman Memorial Show
May 25, 2000
Cincinnati, Ohio Schmidt Fieldhouse Eddie Guerrero and D'Lo Brown vs. The Radicalz (Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn) [144]
Jacques Rougeau Jr. vs. Serge Rolland
July 15, 2000
Drummondville, Quebec Marcel Dionne Arena Jacques Rougeau Jr. vs. Serge Rolland
USO Middle East-PACRIM Tour (Day 1)
March 30, 2000
Doha, Kuwait 1,800 Craig Pittman vs. Bubba Bain [145]
Duke Droese vs. Alex G
July 6, 2000
Miami, Florida Boys and Girls Club 1,800 Duke Droese vs. Alex G [146]
Tatanka vs. The Barbarian
September 19, 2000
North Pole, Alaska Eielson Air Force Base 1,600 Tatanka vs. The Barbarian [147]
5. Jerry Lawler vs. Curtis Hughes
February 18, 2000
Blytheville, Arkansas National Guard Armory 1,500 Jerry Lawler vs. Curtis Hughes [148]
USO Middle East-PACRIM Tour (Day 7)
April 12, 2000
Waegwan, South Korea Camp Carroll The Main Event (Reno Riggins and Steven Dunn) (c) vs. The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) for the NWA World Tag Team Championship [149]
USO Middle East-PACRIM Tour (Day 12)
April 17, 2000
Osan, South Korea Osan Air Force Base The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) (c) vs. Big Bubba Pain and L.A. Stephens for the NWA World Tag Team Championship [150]
Gary Albright Memorial Show
April 19, 2000
Allentown, Pennsylvania Agricultural Hall Rikishi Phatu vs. Road Dogg [151]
Tatanka vs. The Barbarian
September 16, 2000
Fairbanks, Alaska Eielson Air Force Base Tatanka vs. The Barbarian [152]
6. Battle at the Bob
November 25, 2000
Newark, Delaware Bob Carpenter Center 1,471 JJ The Ring Crew Guy (c) vs. The Cheetah Master for the ECWA Heavyweight Championship [153]
7.
K-Town Smackdown
June 2, 2000
Knoxville, Tennessee Chilhowee Park 1,400 The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) vs. Jimmy Golden and Dirty White Boy [154]
8. Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup
July 19, 2000
Glen Burnie, Maryland Michael's 8th Avenue 1,311 12-man Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup tournament
9. February Frenzy
February 19, 2000
Barrie, Ontario Molson Center 1,200 El Tornado vs. Tyson Dux [155]
And Then There Were Four
April 15, 2000
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Sports Arena Chris Candido (c) vs. Shane Douglas for the XPW World Heavyweight Championship [156]
10. All Star Wrestling Explosion
January 22, 2000
Tokio, North Dakota Spirit Lake Casino & Resort 1,100[Note 22] Tatanka vs. King Kong Bundy [157][158]
Go Funk Yourself
July 22, 2000
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Sports Arena Sabu vs. Terry Funk for the XPW World Heavyweight Championship [159]
Top 10 most-attended shows in 2001
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
1. Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Kurrgan
December 30, 2001
Montreal, Quebec Centre Bell 5,500+[Note 4] Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Kurrgan with special referee Sid Vicious [160]
2. Christmas Chaos
January 31, 2001
Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Gardens 5,010 Leviathan vs. Kane [13]
3.
Clash of the Legends
June 15, 2001
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 4,600+ Jerry Lawler vs. Lord Humongous with Lance Russell as special referee [161]
4. Mil Mascaras, Atlantis & Super Parka vs. Universo 2000, Mascara Ano 2000 & Blue Panther
July 21, 2001
Los Angeles, California Grand Olympic Auditorium 3,500+ Mil Mascaras, Atlantis and Super Parka vs. Universo 2000, Mascara Ano 2000 and Blue Panther [162]
5. Last Dance
June 27, 2001
Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Gardens 3,000 Leviathan and Diamond Dallas Page vs. Kane and The Undertaker [163]
6. Battle of the Belts 13
May 26, 2001
Hammond, Indiana Hammond Civic Center 2,500 Terry Allen (c) vs. Rob Van Dam for the WCPW League Championship [164]
Brian Pillman Memorial Show
August 9, 2001
Oak Hill, Ohio Oak Hill High School The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) (WWF) vs. Edge & Christian (WWF) vs. Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon (WCW) in a three-way match
7. Corinth Chaos
January 13, 2001
Corinth, Mississippi Crossroads Arena 2,000+[Note 23] Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) vs. The Mean Street Posse (Pete Gas and Rodney) [165]
Anarchy at Piper's Pit
May 11, 2001
Eugene, Oregon McArthur Court 20-man Royal Rumble [166][167]
8. Cage of Death III
December 15, 2001
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania CZW Arena 1,900 Justice Pain (c) vs. Wifebeater in a Cage of Death match for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship
9. Alaska Superslam (Day 2)
October 22, 2001
Fairbanks, Alaska Carlson Center 1,400 Road Warrior Animal and Jim Duggan vs. Julio Dinero and Chris Hamrick [168]
10. Wrestlefest
July 14, 2001
Windsor, Ontario Riverside Front Civic Terrace 1,155 Mikey Whipwreck (c) vs. El Tornado for the BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship [169]
Top 10 most-attended shows in 2002
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
Alouettes Mania I
August 25, 2002
Montreal, Quebec Stade Percival-Molson 20,000 Jacques Rougeau vs. King Kong Bundy
Lake County Fair
August 24, 2002
Painesville, Ohio Lake County Fairgrounds 5,000 Julio Dinero vs. Dick Trimmins
1. FOW 4th Anniversary Bash
April 13, 2002
Davie, Florida Bergeron Rodeo Arena 3,019 Dusty Rhodes vs. Kevin Sullivan vs. Terry Funk vs. Abdullah The Butcher in a Four-Way Dance [170]
San Diego County Fair
July 7, 2002
San Diego, California Del Mar Fairgrounds 2,200 Evan Karagias (c) vs. Horshu for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship [171]
2. Spring Breakout
April 5, 2002
Louisville, Kentucky Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom 2,000 Ric Flair and David Flair vs. Bolin Services (The Prototype and Sean O'Haire) [172]
3. MCW Rage TV
March 27, 2002
Glen Burnie, Maryland Michael's 8th Avenue 1,627 Gillberg and Steve Wilkos vs. The Slackers (Chad Bowman and Dino Divine) [173]
4. Six Flags Summer Sizzler Series
June 14, 2002
Louisville, Kentucky Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom 1,600 Nova and Jerry Lawler vs. Bolin Services (The Prototype and Sean O'Haire) [174]
5. Commencement of Cool
March 3, 2002
Winnipeg, Manitoba Investors Group Athletic Center 1,531[Note 24] Will Damon vs. Eddie Guerrero [175]
6. Norman Smiley vs. Billy Fives
June 29, 2002
Davie, Florida Bergeron Rodeo Arena 1,506 Norman Smiley (c) vs. Billy Fives for the FOW Heavyweight Championship [176]
7. Freefall
February 23, 2002
Los Angeles, California Grand Olympic Auditorium 1,500 New Jack vs. Vic Grimes in a Freefall match
8. Rikki Nelson vs. Hardcore Holly
January 12, 2002
South Boston, Virginia Halifax County High School 1,277 Rikki Nelson vs. Hardcore Holly
9. MCW Rage TV
January 30, 2002
Glen Burnie, Maryland Michael's 8th Avenue 1,200 Adam Flash vs. Eddy Guerrero [177]
Matsuri Mass Mayhem
April 6, 2002
Boston, Massachusetts Massachusetts College of Art Uchu Chu (c) vs. Silver Potato for the Kaiju Grand Championship
Boiling Point
July 25, 2002
Winnipeg, Manitoba CanWest Global Park Chad Tatum (c) vs. Rawskillz for the PCW Junior Heavyweight Championship
10. Wrestlefest
August 15, 2002
Oldcastle, Ontario Ciociaro Club 1,167 Jerry Lawler vs. Johnny Swinger [178]
Top 10 most-attended shows in 2003
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
Alouettes Mania II
July 12, 2003
Montreal, Quebec Stade Percival-Molson 20,000 The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques Rougeau and Raymond Rougeau) vs. The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags)
Warped Tour 2002
August 3, 2003
Pontiac, Michigan Pontiac Silverdome 19,000 Deranged vs. Tommy Starr in a UV Light Tube Death match [2]
BaseBrawl
July 19, 2003
Columbus, Ohio Cooper Stadium 8,757[Note 3] Rory Fox (c) vs. Shark Boy for the HWA Cruiserweight Championship [3]
Big Butler Fair
June 28, 2003
Prospect, Pennsylvania Big Butler Fairgrounds 6,000 Dusty Rhodes vs. Jerry Lawler
1. NWA-MACW The Next Revolution (Day 1)
December 30, 2003
Guangzhou, China Tianhe Gymnasium 7,500 Terry Taylor (c) vs. Steve Williams for the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship [6]
2. WLLL Debut Show
September 28, 2003
Duluth, Georgia Gwinnett Civic Center Arena 4,000 El Hijo del Santo and La Parka vs. Pentagon and Felino [179]
3. The Patriot vs. Bo Cooper
May 24, 2003
Lytle Creek, California Mountain Lakes Resort 2,000 The Patriot vs. Bo Cooper
4. Rumble at the Roundhouse
August 2, 2003
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 1,900 20-man Steel Cage Battle Royal [180]
5. Lucha VaVoom 3
June 26, 2003
Los Angeles, California Mayan Theatre 1,600 El Hijo del Santo, Chilango and Felino vs. Blue Panther, Gringo Loco and Misterioso [181]
6. Hybrid Hell
June 20, 2003
Fort Lauderdale, Florida War Memorial Auditorium 1,536 Satoshi Kojima (c) vs. Mike Awesome for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship [182]
7. Final Battle
December 27, 2003
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National Guard Armory 1,500 Keiji Muto and Arashi (c) vs. The Prophecy (Christopher Daniels and Dan Maff) for the AJPW World Tag Team Championship [183]
8. Lucha VaVoom 2
February 13, 2003
Los Angeles, California Mayan Theater 1,300 Blue Demon Jr., La Parka and Neutron Jr. vs. Medico Asesino Jr., Dr. O'Brien and Caronte 2000 [184]
9. Spring Breakout
April 11, 2003
Louisville, Kentucky Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom 1,200 Nick Dinsmore, Johnny Jeter and Chris Benoit vs. Rob Conway, The Damaja and Doug Basham in a 30-minute Iron Man match [185]
Death Before Dishonor
July 19, 2003
Elizabeth, New Jersey Rex Plex Samoa Joe (c) vs. Paul London for the ROH World Championship [186]
Jerry Lawler, Buddy Landel & Jimmy Valiant vs. Bill Dundee, Mabel & Jimmy Hart
September 28, 2003
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum Jerry Lawler, Buddy Landel and Jimmy Valiant vs. Bill Dundee, Mabel and Jimmy Hart [187]
Luttemania
December 27, 2003
Laval, Quebec Colisée de Laval Eric Mastrocola and Handsome J.F. (c) vs. The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques Rougeau and Raymond Rougeau) for the Lutte 2000 Tag Team Championship [188]
10. Frontiers of Honor
May 17, 2003
London, England York Hall 1,100 10-man ROH vs. FWA Challenge series [189]
Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup
July 16, 2003
Glen Burnie, Maryland Michael's 8th Avenue 12-man Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup tournament [190]
A Fight for a King
November 29, 2003
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum Jerry Lawler and Brian Christopher vs. Dutch Mantel and Doug Gilbert [191]
Call To Arms
December 12, 2003
Johnstown, Pennsylvania Cambria County War Memorial Arena Jerry Lawler vs. Dusty Rhodes with special referee Mick Foley
Top 10 most-attended shows in 2004
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
Alouettes Mania III
July 15, 2004
Montreal, Quebec Stade Percival-Molson 20,000[Note 1] Jacques Rougeau vs. Kamala
1. NWA-MACW The Next Revolution (Day 2)
January 1, 2004
Guangzhou, China Huadu Stadium 6,100 Steve Williams (c) vs. Terry Taylor for the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship [8]
2. Sportsfest
July 9, 2004
Allentown, Pennsylvania Cedar Beach Park 5,000 Rapid Fire Maldonado (c) vs. Mana the Polynesian Warrior for the WXW Heavyweight Championship
Throwback Night II
August 28, 2004
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum Jerry Lawler and Jimmy Hart vs. Terry Funk and Corey Maclin with special referee Jimmy Valiant [192]
3. Samoan Flag Day Celebration
August 27, 2004
Carson, California Victoria Park 4,700 Tonga Kid vs. Greg Valentine
4. Throwback Night
July 10, 2004
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 3,758 Jerry Lawler and Jimmy Hart vs. Corey Maclin and Kamala [193]
5. Throwback Night III: A Nightmare in Memphis
October 30, 2004
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 3,500 Jerry Lawler and The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) vs. Corey Maclin, Stan Lane and Jackie Fargo [194]
BaseBrawl
May 15, 2004
Columbus, Ohio Cooper Stadium 3,000+[Note 25] Rory Fox (c) vs. Nigel McGuiness in a non-title match for the HWA Heavyweight Championship [195]
6. NWA-MACW The Next Revolution (Day 3)
January 3, 2004
Guangzhou, China Guangzhou Gymnasium 3,400 Battle royal
7. Destruction in the Desert
October 30, 2004
Primm, Nevada Star of the Desert Arena 2,500 Rikishi and Skulu vs. Jack Bull and Hollywood Yates [196]
8. NCW in Saint-Pascal
July 23, 2004
Saint-Pascal, Quebec 2,000 Brick Crawford, Chakal and Sunny War Cloud vs. Chase Ironside, Jake Matthews & Mad Dog Reaper
9. Lucha VaVoom 5: Valentine's Massacre II - Love Hurts
February 12, 2004
Los Angeles, California Mayan Theatre 1,800 Los Cadetes del Espacio (Solar, Super Astro and Ultraman) vs. Kayam, La Morgue and Misterioso
At Our Best
March 13, 2004
Elizabeth, New Jersey Rex Plex Samoa Joe (c) vs. Jay Briscoe in a Steel Cage match for the ROH World Championship [197]
Jacques Rougeau's Super Wrestling Family Gala
April 8, 2004
Joliette, Quebec Jacques Rougeau vs. King Kong Bundy [198]
Renegades Rampage
October 2, 2004
Fishkill, New York Dutchess Stadium Jerry Lawler and Al Snow vs. Chris Candido and D'Lo Brown with special referee Mick Foley
Throwback Night IV: Holiday Throwback
December 26, 2004
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum Jerry Lawler and Jimmy Hart vs. Corey Maclin and Eugene in a Steel Cage match [199]
10. Lucha VaVoom 7: Mad Mexi Monster Party
October 28, 2004
Los Angeles, California Mayan Theatre 1,600 El Santo and Blue Demon Jr. vs. Felino and Super Parka [200]
VCU Children's Hospital Benefit Show
October 30, 2004
Richmond, Virginia The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) vs. The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton) [201]
Top 10 most-attended shows in 2005
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
Alouettes Mania IV
July 8, 2005
Montreal, Quebec Stade Percival-Molson 20,000[Note 2] Jim Duggan vs. Kurrgan with special referee Jacques Rougeau
1. Pride
September 24, 2005
Inglewood, California Great Western Forum 5,500 Blue Demon Jr., El Hijo del Santo, Mil Mascaras and Tinieblas vs. Dr. Wagner Jr., Scorpio Jr. and Los Guerreros del Infierno (Rey Bucanero and Ultimo Guerrero)
2. The War On I-4
April 9, 2005
Tampa, Florida St. Pete Times Forum 3,000 Bruce Steele (c) vs. Jerry Lawler for the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship [202]
Southeastern Import Showdown II
February 6, 2005
Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum Ric Converse (c) vs. Brad Attitude for the AWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship
3.
Throwback Night V
February 26, 2005
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 2,300 Jerry Lawler and Jimmy Hart vs. Corey Maclin and Mabel [203]
4. Lucha VaVoom 8: Real Tough Love
February 10, 2005
Los Angeles, California Mayan Theatre 2,000 Dr. Wagner Jr. and Nicho el Millonario vs. Blue Demon Jr. and Rey Misterio Sr. [204]
A Tribute To Starrcade
November 19, 2005
Spartanburg, South Carolina Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium Dusty Rhodes vs. Tully Blanchard with special referee Jimmy Valiant [205]
5. The Hardcore Legend
March 12, 2005
Lenoir, North Carolina Mulberry Recreation Center 1,900[Note 26] Dusty Rhodes vs. Abdullah the Butcher with special referee Mick Foley [206]
Beach Bash
March 5, 2005
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Conway High School Jimmy Snuka vs. Greg Valentine in a Steel Cage match with special referee Mick Foley [206]
6. New Years Revolution: Doug Chevalier Memorial Show
January 21, 2005
Oldcastle, Ontario Ciociaro Club 1,800 Alex Shelley (c) vs. Chris Sabin for the BCW Can-Am Television Championship with special referee Mick Foley
7. The Main Event
November 11, 2005
Dix Hills, New York Upper Room World Center 1,700+[Note 27] Jim Duggan and Tito Santana vs. The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine) [207]
8. Dusty Rhodes vs. Tully Blanchard
January 8, 2005
Lenoir, North Carolina Mulberry Recreation Center 1,600 Dusty Rhodes vs. Tully Blanchard [208]
El Hijo del Santo & Atlantis vs. Psicosis & Villano III
January 22, 2005
Chicago, Illinois Congress Theater El Hijo del Santo and Atlantis vs. Psicosis and Villano III [209]
9. The Brawl To Settle It All
May 7, 2005
Gaffney, South Carolina Gaffney Middle School 1,550 Dusty Rhodes vs. Terry Funk in a Falls Count Anywhere Bunkhouse match [210]
10. The Homecoming
April 8, 2005
Birmingham, Alabama Zamora Shrine Temple 1,500 Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Road Dogg for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [211]
Top 10 most-attended shows in 2006
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
OC Fair: Flower Power (Day 2)
July 23, 2006
Costa Mesa, California Washington Mutual Arena 12,000 El Hijo del Santo, Lil Cholo and Silver Tyger vs. Infernal, Super Kendo 2 and Super Parka
OC Fair: Flower Power (Day 1)
July 22, 2006
Costa Mesa, California Washington Mutual Arena 10,000 El Hijo del Santo, Lil Cholo and Silver Tyger vs. Infernal, Super Kendo 2 and Super Parka
1. HOG-A-MANIA
April 29, 2006
Staunton, Virginia Shenandoah-Harley Davidson Buell 3,000[Note 28] The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) vs. The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) in a Steel Cage match
The Wrestling Summit
September 22, 2006
Paradise, Nevada Orleans Arena Adam Pearce vs. Frankie Kazarian [212]
2. LA Park & Místico vs Dr. Wagner Jr. & Rey Bucanero
January 29, 2006
Chicago, Illinois Congress Theater 2,500 L.A. Park and Mistico vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. and Rey Bucanero [213]
3. Six Flags Summer Sizzler Series
July 14, 2006
Louisville, Kentucky Paramarx Arena 2,000 The Gang Stars (The Neighborhoodie and Shad Gaspard) (c) vs. Los Locos (Ramon and Raul), The Untouchables (Deuce and Domino), Eddie Craven & Shawn Osbourne, Aaron Stevens & Kasey James, Chad Toland & Pat Buck, Elijah Burke & Shawn Spears, and Mo Sexton & TJ Dalton in a Gauntlet match for the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship
Legends of Wrestling
July 27, 2006
Somerset, Kentucky Pulaski County Fairgrounds Jim Duggan vs. King Kong Bundy
Dominacion
November 18, 2006
Anaheim, California Anaheim Convention Center 16-man tag team tournament
4. Rowdymania
March 31, 2006
Casa Grande, Arizona Pinal County Fairgrounds 1,863 The Henchmen (Big Buddah and JT Wolfen) (c) vs. Adrenalyn and G.Q Gallo in a Fatal Four-Way match for the AWA World Tag Team Championship
5. Unified
August 12, 2006
Liverpool, England Liverpool Olympia 1,700 Bryan Danielson (c-WC) vs. Nigel McGuinness (c-PC) in a unification match for the ROH World Championship and ROH Pure Championship [214]
6. Aiden Berges Benefit Show
March 16, 2006
Suffern, New York Suffern High School 1,540 Jeff Coleman (c) vs. Red Hot Russ for the ECPW Heavyweight Championship
7. Better Than Our Best
April 1, 2006
Chicago Ridge, Illinois Frontier Fieldhouse 1,500 Bryan Danielson (c) vs. Lance Storm for the ROH World Championship [215]
Ring Wars
June 24, 2006
Cocoa Beach, Florida Expo Sports Center Arena Scott Steiner vs. Monty Brown [216]
King City
May 19, 2006
King City, California Salinas Valley Fairgrounds Rey Misterio vs. La Migra #3
Six Flags Summer Sizzler Series
August 11, 2006
Louisville, Kentucky Paramarx Arena Al Snow vs. Simon Dean [217]
Park Slam
September 9, 2006
Austell, Georgia Six Flags Over Georgia Ric Flair vs. MVP
8. Final Battle
December 23, 2006
New York City, New York Manhattan Center 1,300 Bryan Danielson (c) vs. Homicide for the ROH World Championship
9.
Macomb Mayhem
February 18, 2006
Macomb, Illinois 1,200 Short Sleeve Sampson vs. Pitbull Patterson
Bash at the Beach
March 11, 2006
Menasha, Wisconsin Waverly Beach Jim Duggan vs. Cobra
Wrestlefest X
March 25, 2006
Bristol, Connecticut Bristol Arena Christian Cage (c) vs. Billy Kidman for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Strive for Excellence Tour
May 14, 2006
Spotsylvania, Virginia Courtland High School The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) vs The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton) in a Steel Cage match
Spring Slam (Day 1)
June 1, 2006
Newburgh, New York Newburgh Free Academy Christian Cage (c) vs. Abyss for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Glory by Honor V: Night 2
September 16, 2006
New York City, New York Manhattan Center Bryan Danielson (c) vs. KENTA for the ROH World Championship [214]
Christmas Chaos
December 21, 2006
Pasadena, Texas Pasadena Convention Center Booker T vs. Charlie Haas
10. Supercard of Honor
March 31, 2006
Chicago Ridge, Illinois Frontier Fieldhouse 1,100 Bryan Danielson (c) vs. Roderick Strong for the ROH World Championship
Killer Kowalski Tribute Show
April 15, 2006
Lynn, Massachusetts Lynn Armory Dusty Rhodes vs. Steve Corino in a Texas Bullrope match
Death Before Dishonor IV
July 15, 2006
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National Guard Armory Team ROH (Samoa Joe, Adam Pearce, B. J. Whitmer, Ace Steel and Homicide) vs. Team CZW (Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, Necro Butcher, Nate Webb and Eddie Kingston) in a Cage of Death
Top 10 most-attended shows in 2007
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
1. Bloodymania
August 11, 2007
Cave-In-Rock, Illinois Hatchet Landings 5,800 Sabu and The Insane Clown Posse (Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J) vs. Trent Acid and The Young Altar Boys (Young Altar Boy #1 and Young Altar Boy #4) [218]
DukesFest 2007
June 2, 2007
Nashville, Tennessee Music City Motorplex 5,000 Iron Cross, Bobby Houston and Jerry Lawler vs. Stan Lee, Eddie Golden and K.C. Thunder [219]
2.
Clash of the Legends
April 27, 2007
Memphis, Tennessee FedEx Forum 4,500+[Note 29] Hulk Hogan vs. Paul Wight
3. Six Flags Summer Sizzler Series
July 27, 2007
Louisville, Kentucky Davis Arena 3,000 Jerry Lawler vs. Kasey James in a No Disqualification match [220]
4. Electric City Slam
November 3, 2007
Scranton, Pennsylvania Lackawanna College 2,800 Jerry Lawler vs. Joey Matthews
5. Tempest Release Party Tour (Day 6)
March 2, 2007
Denver, Colorado Fillmore Auditorium 2,000[Note 30] Juggalo World Order (2 Tuff Tony and Corporal Robinson) vs. Disciples of Death (Mad Man Pondo and Necro Butcher)
Tempest Release Party Tour (Day 7)
March 3, 2007
Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Palace Corporal Robinson (c) vs. Tracy Smothers and Trent Acid in a Three-Way Dance for the JCW Heavyweight Championship
God Bless Fort Benning
November 17, 2007
Columbus, Georgia 10th Street 10-man Battle Royal
Jacques Rougeau's Super Wrestling Family Gala
December 29, 2007
Verdun, Quebec Verdun Auditorium Jacques Rougeau vs. Kurrgan [221]
6. WrestleFest XI
April 22, 2007
Bristol, Connecticut Bristol Central High School 1,800 Christian Cage (c) vs. Samoa Joe for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
7. Tempest Release Party Tour (Day 19)
March 17, 2007
Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester Palladium 1,700[Note 31] Juggalo World Order (2 Tuff Tony and Corporal Robinson) vs. Disciples of Death (Mad Man Pondo and Necro Butcher)
Driven
June 23, 2007
Chicago Ridge, Illinois Frontier Fieldhouse Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness
SuperEX Showdown: When Legends Collide
August 23, 2007
Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa SuperEX PCO vs. AJ Styles vs. Christian Cage in a Three-Way Dance [222]
8. Autumn Ambush
October 27, 2007
Milford, Pennsylvania Delaware Valley High School 1,500 Jerry Lawler vs. Julio Dinero
9. Tempest Release Party Tour (Day 9)
March 5, 2007
Las Vegas, Nevada Fort Cheyenne Casino 1,400 Mad Man Pondo vs. Zach Gowen
10. Night of Legends 3
March 24, 2007
Franklin, Pennsylvania Franklin Area High School 1,300+ Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine
Top 10 most-attended shows in 2008
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
1. NWA Wrestling Showcase
April 4, 2008
Newark, New Jersey JFK Recreation Center 4,500 Judas Young (c) vs. Tom Brandi for the NWA Pro East Heavyweight Championship [223]
2. Jacques Rougeau's Super Wrestling Family Gala
December 27, 2008
Verdun, Quebec Verdun Auditorium 4,300 Jacques Rougeau Jr. and J.J. Rougeau (c) vs. Eric Mastrocola and Taloche the Clown for the Johnny Rougeau Tag Team Championship
3. L.A. Par-K & Rey Misterio vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. & El Infernal
January 26, 2008
Chicago, Illinois Congress Theatre 3,000 L.A. Par-K and Rey Misterio vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. and El Infernal
Summer Bash
July 4, 2008
Edwards, California Edwards Air Force Base The MEGAmerican vs. Mikey Nicholls
Six Flags Summer Sizzler Series
July 18, 2008
Louisville, Kentucky Paramarx Arena John Cena vs. Lance Cade [224]
4. NWA 60th Anniversary Show
June 7, 2008
Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena 2,500 The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) vs. The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton) [225]
5. A New Level
May 10, 2008
New York City, New York Hammerstein Ballroom 2,300 Nigel McGuinness (c) vs. Claudio Castagnoli for the ROH World Championship [226]
6. Blizzard Brawl 4
December 5, 2008
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Waukesha Expo Center 2,000 Jerry Lawler and Lance Allen vs. Al Snow and Steve Feifer [227]
7. NWA 60th Anniversary Tour
November 1, 2008
Penticton, British Columbia South Okanagan Event Centre 1,800+[Note 32] Kevin Nash vs. Lance Cade [228]
8. Battle of the Belts XX
May 17, 2008
Cicero, Illinois Cicero Stadium 1,600 Austin Roberts (c-HW) vs. Sean Mulligan (c-LG) vs. Acid Jaz (c-BK) in a Three-Way Unification match for the WCPW Heavyweight Championship, WCPW League Championship and WCPW Bare Knuckles Championship
9. Pequeno Deluto & Pierrothito vs. Mascarita Sagrada & Octagoncito
February 2, 2008
Santa Maria, California Santa Maria High School 1,500 Pequeno Deluto and Pierrothito vs. Mascarita Sagrada and Octagoncito
Lucha VaVoom 17: Love Is In The Air (Day 1)
February 12, 2008
Los Angeles, California Mayan Theatre Cassandro, El Chupacabra and Incognito vs. Magno, Puma and Shamu Jr.
Lucha VaVoom 17: Love Is In The Air (Day 2)
February 13, 2008
El Chupacabra and Shamu Jr. vs. Human Tornado and Incognito
Lucha VaVoom 17: Love Is In The Air (Day 3)
February 14, 2008
Cassandro, Mini-Chicken and Xochitl vs. Kissing Bandit, Kissing Bandita & Kissing Bandito
Supercard of Honor III
March 29, 2008
Orlando, Florida Orlando Downtown Recreation Complex Typhoon (CIMA, Dragon Kid and Ryo Saito) vs. Muscle Outlaw'z (Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino and Genki Horiguchi) in a Dragon Gate rules match
Spring Slam III
April 18, 2008
Newburgh, New York Newburgh Free Academy Xavier (c) vs. Jason Blade for the NEW Heavyweight Championship
Rising Above
November 22, 2008
Chicago Ridge, Illinois Frontier Fieldhouse Nigel McGuinness (c) vs. Bryan Danielson for the ROH World Championship
10. A Night of Legends
April 12, 2008
Franklin, Pennsylvania Franklin Area High School 1,470 Abdullah the Butcher vs. Tommy Rich
Top 10 most-attended shows in 2009
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
1. Jacques Rougeau's Super Wrestling Family Gala
December 27, 2009
Verdun, Quebec Verdun Auditorium 3,500 Jacques Rougeau and Giant Martin vs. Kurrgan and Eric Mastrocola [229]
2. NWA-MACW New Years Bash
January 10, 2009
Easley, South Carolina Easley High School 2,600 Buff Bagwell (c) vs. Rikki Nelson for the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship [230]
3. Welcome to Mexico! (Day 1)
July 18, 2009
Toronto, Ontario Harbourfront Centre 2,500 James Champagne, La Sombra and The KGB vs. Incógnito, Xtremo and Blue Demon Jr.
4. Take No Prisoners
April 4, 2009
Houston, Texas George R. Brown Convention Center 2,000 Jerry Lynn (c) vs. Bryan Danielson vs. D'Lo Brown vs. Erick Stevens in a Four-way match for the ROH World Championship [231]
United We Stand
April 7, 2009
Smyrna, Delaware Smyrna Municipal Park 20-man Freedom Battle Royal
Welcome to Mexico! (Day 2)
July 19, 2009
Toronto, Ontario Harbourfront Centre Tyson Dux and Ash vs. Blue Demon Jr. and Ángel de Guerra
5. Supercard of Honor IV
April 3, 2009
Houston, Texas George R. Brown Convention Center 1,800 Nigel McGuinness (c) vs. Jerry Lynn for the ROH World Championship [232]
6. NWA-MACW Night of Champions
February 21, 2009
Cheraw, South Carolina Cheraw High School 1,700 David Flair and Ricky Morton vs. Buff Bagwell and Rikki Nelson [230]
7. Danburymania
March 27, 2009
Danbury, Connecticut Danbury Arena 1,687 John Walters (c) vs. Jay Lethal for the BTW Heavyweight Championship with special referee Ric Flair
8. Hart Attack
November 13, 2009
Waterbury, Connecticut Crosby High School 1,600 Jason Blade (c) vs. Paul London for the NEW Heavyweight Championship [233]
9. Two Words/Two Sweet
March 21, 2009
Waukesha, Wisconsin County Expo Center 1,500[Note 33] Al Snow (c) vs. Armando Estrada for the GLCW Heavyweight Championship
Night of Legends
March 28, 2009
Franklin, Pennsylvania Rocky Grove High School Jim Duggan vs. The One Man Gang
Wrestling Supershow
June 18, 2009
Thunder Bay, Ontario Fort William Gardens Jim Duggan vs. Sid Vicious [234]
Summer Bash
July 11, 2009
Anderson, South Carolina McCants Middle School Buff Bagwell (c) vs. JW Boss for the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship [235]
Wrestlelution 2: A Coming of Age
August 9, 2009
Cleveland, Ohio Nautica Pavilion Josh Prohibition (c) vs. Johnny Gargano in a No-DQ match for the PWO Heavyweight Championship
Jacques Rougeau's Super Wrestling Family Gala
December 26, 2009
Verdun, Quebec Verdun Auditorium Jacques Rougeau and Giant Martin vs. Kurrgan and Eric Mastrocola [229]
10. Manhattan Mayhem III
June 13, 2009
New York City, New York Hammerstein Ballroom 1,450 Jerry Lynn (c) vs. Austin Aries vs. Tyler Black in a Three-Way Dance for the ROH World Championship with special enforcer Nigel McGuinness

2010s[edit]

Top 10 most-attended shows in 2010
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
1. Bloodymania IV
August 15, 2010
Cave-In-Rock, Illinois Hog Rock 3,000 Corporal Robinson (c) vs. Mike Knox and Raven in a Three-Way Dance for the JCW Heavyweight Championship
Jacques Rougeau Jr. Retirement Tour (Day 1)
December 28, 2010
Montréal, Quebec Verdun Auditorium Jacques Rougeau Jr. and J.J. Rougeau vs. Eric Mastrocola and Sylver
2. Happy Daze Tour (Day 16)
May 27, 2010
Council Bluffs, Iowa Westfair Amphitheater 2,000 Mad Man Pondo (c) vs. Donnie Peppercricket for the JCW Heavyweight Championship [236]
Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors
August 7, 2010
Las Vegas, Nevada Thomas & Mack Center Carlitos and The Puerto Rican Powers (PR Flyer and San Juan Kid) vs. La Dinastía (Neutronic, El Oriental and Tinieblas Jr.)
Dan Severn vs. Butterbean
December 4, 2010
Mount Pleasant, Michigan Dan Severn vs. Butterbean [237]
3. TOW #5
March 5, 2010
Montreal, Quebec Centre Pierre Charbonneau 1,800[Note 34] Darkko (c) vs. Sylvain Grenier vs. Dru Onyx in a Three-Way Casket match for the CRW Quebec Championship
Superstars of Wrestling
May 15, 2010
Thunder Bay, Ontario Fort William Gardens Kevin Nash vs. Hannibal with special referee Terry Funk [238]
4. WrestleFest XIV
March 20, 2010
Poughkeepsie, New York Mid-Hudson Civic Center 1,781 Booker T vs. Mr. Anderson [239]
5. Oddball Bonanza
March 20, 2010
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Electric Factory 1,748 Corporal Robinson (c) vs. Mad Man Pondo for the JCW Heavyweight Championship [240]
6. TOW #7
September 24, 2010
Montreal, Quebec Centre Pierre Charbonneau 1,500 Hurricane Helms and Sylvain Grenier vs. Dru Onyx and Shelton Benjamin [241]
Cage of Death XII
December 11, 2010
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Asylum Arena Danny Havoc, Devon Moore, Dysfunction and Scotty Vortekz vs. Cult Fiction (Brain Damage, MASADA, tHURTeen and Drake Younger) in a Cage of Death match
7. Night of Legends
April 10, 2010
Franklin, Pennsylvania Franklin Area High School 1,462 David Sammartino vs. Larry Zbyszko
8. Spring Slam
April 23, 2010
Newburgh, New York Newburgh Free Academy 1,400 Jeff Hardy and Shannon Moore vs. Brian Anthony and Rob Eckos
Brass City Brawl
October 1, 2010
Waterbury, Connecticut Crosby High School Bryan Danielson vs. Shelton Benjamin
9. Supercard of Honor V
May 8, 2010
New York City, New York Manhattan Center 1,300 Tyler Black (c) vs. Roderick Strong for the ROH World Championship
10. Summer in the Park
July 25, 2010
Cicero, Illinois Cicero Community Park 1,300 Brandon Bishop (c) vs. Rex Hart for the POWW World Championship
Final Battle
December 18, 2010
New York City, New York Manhattan Center Unsanctioned Fight Without Honor for El Generico's mask vs. Kevin Steen leaving ROH
Top 10 most-attended shows in 2011
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
1. Hatchet Attacks
March 26, 2011
Southgate, Michigan The Modern Exchange 4,311 Corporal Robinson (c) vs. Ian Rotten in a Barbed Wire, Tables, Ladders & Glass match for the JCW Heavyweight Championship [242]
2. Brawl at the Bush II
May 14, 2011
Brantford, Ontario Brantford Civic Center 3,600 Haven, Lanny Poffo, Brutus Beefcake and Bushwhacker Luke vs. Big Daddy Hammer, Virgil and The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) in a Survivor Series elimination match
3.
LuchaMania USA Tour
January 23, 2011
Chicago, Illinois Congress Theatre 3,000 El Hijo del Santo and El Hijo del Rey Misterio vs. Imágen Nocturna and Piloto Suicida
4.
Lucha Libre Mexicana
March 20, 2011
Chicago, Illinois Congress Theatre 2,900 El Hijo del Cobarde and Hysteria Extreme vs. Latin-O and La Máscara
5. Halifax County Bash
January 29, 2011
South Boston, Virginia Halifax County High School 2,300 Buff Bagwell vs. Rikki Nelson
6. Santa Cruz County Fair
September 18, 2011
Watsonville, California Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds 2,000 Oliver John vs. Kafu
Night of Legends
October 15, 2011
Fishersville, Virginia Augusta Expo Center Ricky Morton vs. Kevin Nash in a No Disqualification match with special referee Ronnie Garvin
7. Autumn Ambush
October 1, 2011
Poughkeepsie, New York Mid-Hudson Civic Center 1,781 Hale Collins vs. Vik Dalishus with special enforcer Bret Hart
8. WrestleFest XV
January 15, 2011
Poughkeepsie, New York Mid-Hudson Civic Center 1,700 Matt Hardy vs. MVP [243]
Tribute to the Fairgrounds
January 29, 2011
Nashville, Tennessee Tennessee State Fairgrounds Arena Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee with special referee Dutch Mantell [244]
9. New Year's Ninja Party
December 31, 2011
Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester Palladium 1,674 2 Tuff Tony and Shockwave the Robot vs. The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) [245]
10. Spring Slam
April 15, 2011
Newburgh, New York Newburgh Free Academy 1,550 Matt Taven (c) vs. Hale Collins in a No Disqualification match for the NEW Heavyweight Championship
Top 10 most-attended shows in 2012
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
1. Caribbean Wrestling Bash: The Legends Tour
September 9, 2012
San Nicolas, Aruba Joe Laveist Ballpark 11,000 Scott Steiner vs. Billy Gunn for the Aruba Wrestling Bash Championship
2. Caribbean Wrestling Bash: The Legends Tour
September 8, 2012
San Nicolas, Aruba Joe Laveist Ballpark 9,000 Scott Steiner vs. Kevin Nash
3. BloodyMania VI
August 12, 2012
Cave-in-Rock, Illinois Hog Rock 3,100 2 Tuff Tony (c) vs. Kongo Kong for the JCW Heavyweight Championship [246]
4. Wrestling Under The Stars
September 22, 2012
Fishkill, New York Dutchess Stadium 2,500 Goldust and Joe Ausanio vs. Luke Robinson and Romeo Roselli
5. Wrestlefest 16
March 23, 2012
Poughkeepsie, New York Mid-Hudson Civic Center 2,112 John Hennigan vs. Finlay [247]
6. Extreme Reunion
April 28, 2012
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National Guard Armory 2,100 Shane Douglas vs. Too Cold Scorpio [248]
7. Once in a Lifetime Opportunity
August 4, 2012
Nashville, Tennessee Tennessee State Fairgrounds Arena 2,000 6-man tournament for the inaugural Crossfire Heavyweight Championship
8. House of Hardcore
October 6, 2012
Poughkeepsie, New York Mid-Hudson Civic Center 1,900 Tommy Dreamer (c) vs. Carlito vs. Mike Knox in a Three-Way Dance for the FWE Heavyweight Championship [249]
9. WrestleCade
November 25, 2012
Winston-Salem, North Carolina Benton Convention Center 1,800 Matt Hardy vs. Gunner in a 30-minute Iron Man match [250]
10.
Lucha Libre Live
April 28, 2012
El Paso, Texas The Coliseum 1,500 Máscara Dorada and Atlantis vs. Último Guerrero and Mephisto
Santa Clara County Fair
August 5, 2012
San Jose, California Santa Clara County Fairgrounds Los Luchas (Phoenix Star and Zokre) vs. El Hijo del Rey Misterio and El Ultimo Panda
Top 10 most-attended shows in 2013
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
1. LuchaMania USA Tour (Day 1)
January 26, 2013
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 4,000+[Note 35] Blue Demon Jr., Cien Caras Jr. and Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. El Hijo del Santo, L.A. Par-K and Rayo de Jalisco Jr. in a six-man tag team match
2. LuchaMania USA Tour (Day 2)
February 17, 2013
Chicago, Illinois Congress Theatre 3,500 Blue Demon Jr., Imágen Nocturna and Piloto Suicida vs. L.A. Par-K, El Hijo del Santo and Rayo de Jalisco Jr. [251]
Wrestln', Wreckn’ & Racn’
November 9, 2013
Casper, Wyoming Casper Events Center Angel (c) vs. Chaos for the BBOW Heavyweight Championship
3. Melee Tour (Day 1)
May 18, 2013
King City, California Salinas Valley Fairgrounds 2,020 Matt Hardy vs. Shannon Ballard
4. NWA Smoky Mountain TV
April 6, 2013
Elizabethton, Tennessee Elizabethton High School 2,017 The Illuminati (Chris Richards and Tony Givens) (c) vs. Air America (Gavin Darring and Skylar Kruze) for the NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship
5. Idolos Del Ring Tour: El Paso
April 14, 2013
El Paso, Texas The Coliseum 2,000 Atlantis and LA Par-K vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. and Ultimo Guerrero
6. HOH 3
November 9, 2013
Poughkeepsie, New York Mid-Hudson Civic Center 1,600 Tommy Dreamer and Terry Funk vs. X-Pac and Lance Storm [252]
7. United We Stand Tour
April 14, 2013
Ontario, California Citizens Business Bank Arena 1,500+[Note 36] Blue Demon Jr. and Solar vs. R. J. Brewer and Jon Rekon
United We Stand Tour
April 19, 2013
Houston, Texas Funplex Entertainment Center 1,500 Blue Demon Jr. and Solar vs. RJ Brewer and Robbie Gilmore
8.
SlamFest
May 4, 2013
Cookeville, Tennessee Tennessee Technological University 1,400 Brian Christopher and Rikishi vs. 2 Tuff Tony and Tommy Dreamer [253]
9. HOH II
June 22, 2013
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National Guard Armory 1,300 Tommy Dreamer vs. Lance Storm [254]
10. The Shoulder of Pallas
April 6, 2013
Secaucus, New Jersey Meadowlands Expo Center 1,260 Jushin Thunder Liger and Mike Quackenbush vs. Jigsaw and The Shard
Top 10 most-attended shows in 2014
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
1. WWNLive in China (Day 4)
November 16, 2014
Beijing, China Cadillac Arena 10,500 Ricochet (c) vs. Johnny Gargano for the Open the Freedom Gate Championship [255]
2. WWNLive in China (Day 3)
November 14, 2014
Leshan, China Emei Sport Hall 2,500+ Trent Barreta (c) vs. Rich Swann for the FIP World Heavyweight Championship [256]
WrestleCade
November 29, 2014
Winston-Salem, North Carolina Benton Convention Center Matt Hardy (c) vs. Drew Galloway in a Last Man Standing match for the WrestleCade Championship [257]
3. WrestleFest
May 17, 2014
Newark, California Newark Memorial High School 2,000 Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) vs. Ryan Von Kool and Victor Sterling
Melee Tour
May 17, 2014
King City, California Salinas Valley Fairgrounds Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Rik Luxury
4. Wrestlefest 18
March 28, 2014
Waterbury, Connecticut Crosby High School 1,887 Matt Hardy vs. AJ Styles
5. BTW Spring Tour (Day 1)
February 28, 2014
Spartanburg, South Carolina Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium 1,600 Matt Hardy vs. CW Anderson
BTW Spring Tour (Day 2)
March 1, 2014
Prince George, Virginia Prince George High School Matt Hardy vs. Christian York
6. Supercard
June 7, 2014
Rahway, New Jersey Rahway Recreation Center 1,591 Dan Maff vs. Star Man in a Maffs Madness match
7. Legendary
August 23, 2014
Red Cliff, Wisconsin Legendary Waters Resort & Casino 1,500 Arya Daivari (c) vs. Lance Hoyt vs. Trevor Murdoch in a Three-Way Dance for the HOW Undisputed Championship
WWNLive in China (Day 2)
November 12, 2014
Chengdu, China Wen Jiang Sport Center AR Fox, Rich Swann and Ricochet vs. Chuck Taylor, Fire Ant and Silver Ant [258]
8. You Only Live Twice
May 25, 2014
Easton, Pennsylvania Palmer Center 1,497 Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Icarus for the Chikara Grand Championship [259]
9. CoastalMania VI
July 12, 2014
Galveston, Texas Galveston Island Convention Center 1,300 The New Von Erichs (Ross Von Erich and Marshall Von Erich) vs. The Crimson Dynasty (Al Farat and Akbar Farat) with special referee James Beard [260]
10. Tag Wars
March 22, 2014
Joppa, Maryland Joppa Marketplace 1,200[Note 37] Jake Roberts, Adam Flash and Ronnie Zukko vs. Mustafa Aziz Daniels, Mitch Miller and Paul White [261]
Night of the Superstars 3
April 12, 2014
Meadville, Pennsylvania Meadville Area High School AJ Styles vs. Anthony Nese
Hannibal TV
May 10, 2014
Smiths Falls, Ontario Smiths Falls Memorial Center Sexxxy Eddy vs. The Honky Tonk Man
HOH IV
June 6, 2014
Poughkeepsie, New York Mid-Hudson Civic Center Tommy Dreamer and Devon vs. Abyss and Rhino in an Extreme Hardcore War match
HOH V
June 7, 2014
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National Guard Armory AJ Styles vs. Kevin Steen
Summer Clash
July 14, 2014
Benton, Arkansas Saline County Fairgrounds Byron Wilcott (c) vs. Tim Storm for the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship
Wrestling Under The Stars 3
August 2, 2014
Wappingers Falls, New York Dutchess Stadium The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) [262]
Top 10 most-attended shows in 2015
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
1. Take Me Home Charity Show
February 21, 2015
Detroit, Michigan Detroit Masonic Temple 4,500[Note 10] 2 Tuff Tony (c) vs. The Weedman for the JCW Heavyweight Championship [263]
2. Wrestling Under The Stars (Day 1)
August 1, 2015
Wappingers Falls, New York Dutchess Stadium 3,341 Rey Mysterio Jr. and Alberto El Patrón vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) [264]
3. Legends of Wrestling
June 7, 2015
New York City, New York CitiField 3,000[Note 38] Rob Van Dam vs. Scott Steiner [265]
One Night Only: Amped Anthology - Part 1
July 24, 2015
Las Vegas, Nevada Orleans Arena 8-man tournament for the inaugural GFW Global Championship
WrestleCade
November 28, 2015
Winston-Salem, North Carolina Benton Convention Center Matt Hardy (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett for the WrestleCade Championship [266]
4. NEW 20th Anniversary Show
November 13, 2015
Waterbury, Connecticut Wilby High School 2,300 Matt Hardy vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. [267]
5. Wrestlefest 19
March 6, 2015
Waterbury, Connecticut Crosby High School 2,113 Matt Hardy and Alberto El Patrón vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
6. One Night Only: Amped Anthology - Part 4
October 23, 2015
Las Vegas, Nevada Orleans Arena 2,109[Note 16] 8-man tournament for the inaugural GFW Global Championship [268]
7. Living On The Edge X (Day 1)
April 4, 2015
Watertown, New York SUNY Jefferson Community College Gym 2,000 Nick Ando (c) vs. Sean Carr in a Tables, Ladders & Chairs match for the 2CW Heavyweight Championship
Wrestling Under The Stars (Day 2)
August 2, 2015
Lowell, Massachusetts Lelacheur Park Matt Hardy vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Alberto El Patrón in a Three-Way Dance [264][269]
Blizzard Brawl 11
December 5, 2015
Waukesha, Wisconsin County Expo Center Abyss vs. David Herro in a Monster's Ball match [270]
8. Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. Danny Miles & Jake Manning
February 22, 2015
Bluefield, West Virginia Brush Fork National Guard Armory 1,974 The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) vs. Danny Miles and Jake Manning
9. HOH TV #1
May 12, 2015
Poughkeepsie, New York Mid-Hudson Civic Center 1,900 Paul London and Brian Kendrick vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
HOH TV #2
May 20, 2015
Tommy Dreamer (c) vs. Carlito vs. Mike Knox in a Three-Way Dance for the FWE Heavyweight Championship
JAPW 19th Anniversary Show
November 14, 2015
Rahway, New Jersey Rahway Recreation Center Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Low-Ki [271]
10. Ray Idol & Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. Danny Miles, Jake Manning & Zane Riley
February 20, 2015
Bristol, Tennessee Vance Middle School 1,588 Ray Idol and The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) vs. Danny Miles, Jake Manning and Zane Riley
Top 10 most-attended shows in 2016
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
1. WrestleCade 5: The Final 3 Count
November 26, 2016
Winston-Salem, North Carolina Benton Convention Center 4,000 Matt Hardy (c) vs. Ryback for the WrestleCade Championship [272]
Austin Warfare
March 15, 2016
Austin, Texas Austin Music Hall 3,500[Note 39] Cage, Prince Puma and Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Jack Evans, Johnny Mundo and P. J. Black [273]
2. Wrestling Under The Stars 5
August 27, 2016
Wappingers Falls, New York Dutchess Stadium 2,800+[Note 40] Cody Rhodes vs. Kurt Angle [274]
3. Wrestling Under The Stars Tour: Pittsfield (Day 3)
August 26, 2016
Pittsfield, Massachusetts Wahconah Park 2,300 Brother Nero vs. Brian Anthony [275]
4. HoG 6th Anniversary Show
December 17, 2016
New York City, New York NYC Arena 2,109 The Hardys (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) (c) vs. The Dudley Boyz (D-Von Dudley and Bubba Ray Dudley), EYFBO (Mike Draztik and Angel Ortiz) and Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) in a Four-Way Dance for the HoG Tag Team Championship
5. Clash of the Titans
October 22, 2016
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Zembo Shine 2,000 Eddie Smooth vs. Facade vs. Jason Gory vs. Kai Katana vs. László Árpád vs. Sean Carr in a Six-Way Dance for the inaugural PWE World Championship [276]
6. Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. Powers of Pain
February 27, 2016
Spartanburg, South Carolina Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium 1,900+ The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) vs. The Powers of Pain (The Barbarian and The Warlord) in a Steel Cage match [277]
7. When Worlds Collide
January 16, 2016
Shawnee, Oklahoma Firelake Arena 1,800 Ultra Phoenix (c) vs. Ky-ote vs. Matt Sydal vs. Montego Seeka in a Four-Way Dance for the IWR Revolutionary Championship [278]
8. Wrestlefest XX
March 4, 2016
Newburgh, New York Newburgh Free Academy 1,742 Rey Mysterio and Matt Hardy vs. Caleb Konley and Dalton Castle [279]
9. Matt Hardy vs. Ethan Carter III
February 26, 2016
Raleigh, North Carolina Dorton Arena 1,750 Matt Hardy (c) vs. Ethan Carter III for the OMEGA Heavyweight Championship [277]
10. Mercury Rising
April 2, 2016
Dallas, Texas Eddie Deen's Ranch 1,500[Note 41] Kota Ibushi, Johnny Gargano and TJP vs. Marty Scurll, Will Ospreay and Tommy End [280]
WrestleCon Supershow
April 2, 2016
Dallas, Texas Landmark Ballroom Abyss vs. Andrew Everett vs. AR Fox vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Trevor Lee vs. Pentagón Jr. in a 6-way Monster's Ball match [280]
Top 10 most-attended shows in 2017
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
1. Wrestlefest
March 3, 2017
Waterbury, Connecticut Crosby High School 3,300 Kurt Angle vs. Cody Rhodes in a Steel Cage match [281]
2. Cow Palace Royal
May 6, 2017
Daly City, California Cow Palace 3,000 Cody Rhodes vs. Joey Ryan in a Steel Cage match [282]
Lucha Libre Total
September 17, 2017
Cicero, Illinois Cicero Stadium Discovery, El Hijo del Santo and Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Dr. Cerebro, Super Crazy and Yakuza [283]
3.
Heroes of Lucha Libre
October 1, 2017
Ontario, California Citizens Business Bank Arena 2,500 Blue Demon Jr., LA Park and Tinieblas Jr. vs. Sam Adonis, The Russian Hacker and Trumposo [284]
4. Wrestling Under The Stars Tour: Bristol
July 28, 2017
Bristol, Connecticut Muzzy Field 2,368 Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Caleb Konley [285]
5. Wrestling Under The Stars VI
August 27, 2017
Wappingers Falls, New York Dutchess Stadium 2,344 Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. for the NEW Heavyweight Championship with special referee Ricky Steamboat [286]
6. Clash at the Cow Palace
November 10, 2017
Daly City, California Cow Palace 2,000 Juventud Guerrera and Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. The Lucha Brothers (Penta el 0M and Rey Fénix) [287]
7. Wrestling Under The Stars Tour: Troy
July 15, 2017
Troy, New York Joseph L. Bruno Stadium 1,893 Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Jack Swagger for the NEW Heavyweight Championship [288]
8.
WrestleCon Supershow
March 31, 2017
Orlando, Florida Wyndham Resort Hotel 1,750 The Hardys (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) vs. The Lucha Brothers (Penta el 0M and Rey Fénix) [289]
9. Hallowmania 9
October 21, 2017
Brownsville, Texas Jacob Brown Auditorium 1,593 The Lucha Brothers (Penta el 0M and Rey Fénix) vs. The Mecha Wolf and Último Ninja [290]
10. PROGRESS New York City
August 12, 2017
New York City, New York Elmcor Center 1,500 WALTER (c) vs. Matt Riddle for the PROGRESS Atlas Championship [291]
Top 10 most-attended shows in 2018
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
BELIEVE 156
April 21, 2018
Orlando, Florida Central Florida Fairgrounds 15,000[Note 10] Aaron Epic (c) vs. Andrew Merlin for the SCW Florida Heavyweight Championship
1.
All In
September 1, 2018
Hoffman Estates, Illinois Sears Centre Arena 11,263 The Golden Elite (Kota Ibushi, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. Bandido, Rey Fénix and Rey Mysterio in a six-man tag team match
2. Legends of Wrestling
April 21, 2018
Detroit, Michigan Fraser Hockeyland 3,000 The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) vs. Knux and Wes Brisco in a Hardcore match [292]
Heroes of Lucha Libre
June 2, 2018
Los Angeles, California Galen Center Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Richard Trumposo [293][294]
3. Redemption
November 9, 2018
Poughkeepsie, New York Mid-Hudson Civic Center 2,700 Kenny Omega vs. Rey Fénix [295]
4. Wrestle & Ride
June 16, 2018
Jackson, New Jersey Six Flags Great Adventure 2,500 Cam Zagami and Robbie E (c) vs. Jerry Lawler and Ryback for the NEW Tag Team Championship [296]
5. Freedom Days
July 1, 2018
Sandwich, Illinois Sandwich Fairgrounds 2,000 Battle Royal for the King of POWW Championship
Wrestling Under The Stars Tour: Niles
July 21, 2018
Niles, Ohio Eastwood Field Wrecking Ball Legursky (c) vs. Jack Swagger for the NEW Heavyweight Championship [297]
Billy Gunn vs. Jack Swagger
August 10, 2018
Pawtucket, Rhode Island McCoy Stadium Billy Gunn vs. Jack Swagger
Dragon Con
August 30, 2018
Atlanta, Georgia Hyatt Centennial Ballroom Billy Buck (c) vs. Mikael Judas vs. Azrael vs. Logan Creed in a Three-Way Dance for the DCW Dragon Cup Championship [298]
6.
WrestleCon: Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow
April 5, 2018
New Orleans, Louisiana Sugar Mill 1,600[Note 42] Golden*Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi) vs. Chuck Taylor and Flip Gordon [299]
Joey Janela's Spring Break 2
April 6, 2018
Kenner, Louisiana Pontchartrain Convention & Civic Center Joey Janela vs. The Great Sasuke [299][300]
7. PROGRESS Mardi Graps
April 6, 2018
Kenner, Louisiana Pontchartrain Convention & Civic Center 1,500[Note 43] Travis Banks (c) vs. Shane Strickland for the PROGRESS Atlas Championship [301]
MLW Fightland
November 8, 2018
Cicero, Illinois Cicero Stadium The Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fénix) (c) vs. El Hijo de LA Park and LA Park for the MLW World Tag Team Championship [182]
8.
IW / LU
Impact Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground
April 6, 2018
New Orleans, Louisiana Sugar Mill 1,400 Austin Aries vs. Pentagón Dark vs. Rey Fénix in a Three-Way Dance [299]
Super Gala Saint-Ambroise
April 28, 2018
Saint-Ambroise, Quebec Arena Marcel-Claveau PCO (c) vs. D-Generate for the JCW Heavyweight Championship
9. PWR 10th Anniversary Show
February 24, 2018
San Jose, California Mt. Pleasant High School 1,200[Note 44] Dragon Lee vs. Titán
Mercury Rising
April 6, 2018
Kenner, Louisiana Pontchartrain Convention & Civic Center Matt Riddle (c) vs. Will Ospreay for the EVOLVE World Championship [302]
10. Internal Affair
March 10, 2018
San Francisco, California John O'Connell High School 1,150[Note 45] Jushin Thunder Liger and Misterioso vs. Puma and Rocky Romero [303]
Top 10 most-attended shows in 2019
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
1. Six Flags Slam Fest
June 15, 2019
Jackson, New Jersey Six Flags Great Adventure 3,800 Jon Moxley vs. Caz XL [304][305]
2. WrestleCade
November 30, 2019
Winston-Salem, North Carolina Benton Convention Center 3,000 Tessa Blanchard vs. Taya Valkyrie vs. Rosemary vs. Jordynne Grace in a Four-Way Dance [306]
3. Intimidation Games
March 2, 2019
Cicero, Illinois Cicero Stadium 2,100 Tom Lawlor (c) vs. Low Ki in a steel cage match for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship
4. Chinlock For Charity
June 15, 2019
Kingston, Ontario Leon's Centre 2,000 Tommy Dreamer and Billy Gunn vs. The Pillars (TARIK and Tyson Dux) [307]
Dragon Con
August 29, 2019
Atlanta, Georgia Hyatt Centennial Ballroom Mikael Judas (c) vs. Azrael vs. David Young in a Three-Way Dance for the DCW Dragon Cup Championship [308]
5. Prison Break
August 16, 2019
Poughkeepsie, New York Mid-Hudson Civic Center 1,914 Darby Allin vs. Hale Collins in a No Disqualification match for the NEW Heavyweight Championship [309]
6. Lucha Expo: Mexico vs. The World (Day 3)
August 19, 2019
San Diego, California Harry West Gymnasium 1,500 Mr. Aguila and The Lucha Brothers (Penta el 0M and Rey Fénix) vs. Brian Cage, T. J. Perkins and Jack Evans [310]
7. Crockett Cup
April 27, 2019
Concord, North Carolina Cabarrus Arena 1,300 Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament [311]
Wrestling Under The Stars Tour: Norwich
August 17, 2019
Norwich, Connecticut Dodd Stadium Darby Allin and Jon Moxley vs. Christian Casanova and JT Dunn [309]
8. Lucha Expo: Lucha Society X Reunion (Day 1)
August 18, 2019
San Diego, California Harry West Gymnasium 1,200 The Lucha Brothers (Penta el 0M and Rey Fénix) vs. Teddy Hart and Jack Evans [310]
War Chamber
September 7, 2019
North Richland Hills, Texas NYTEX Sports Centre Team Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich, Ross Von Erich, Low Ki and Tom Lawlor) (with Kevin Von Erich) vs. Contra Unit (Ikuro Kwon, Jacob Fatu, Josef Samael and Simon Gotch) in a War Chamber match [312]
9. New Years Clash
January 5, 2019
Clarksville, Tennessee Wilma Rudolph Event Center 1,149 Nick Aldis (c) vs. James Storm for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship [313]
10. SHW 8
May 3, 2019
Canton, Georgia ACTION Building 1,026 Alan Angels (c) vs. AC Mack and Shannon Moore in a Three-Way Dance for the SHW Championship [314]

2020s[edit]

Top 10 most-attended shows in 2020
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) Ref.
1. MLW Fightland
February 1, 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2300 Arena 1,000 Jacob Fatu (c) vs. CIMA for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship [315]
2. Friday Night Lights
August 7, 2022
Chicago Heights, Illinois Marian Catholic High School 500[Note 46] Brian Pillman Jr. (c) vs. Robert Anthony for the Warrior Wrestling Championship [316][317]
127 Pro Wrestling
December 10, 2020
Grimsley, Tennessee 127 Performing Arts Center Nick Aldis (c) vs. Brian Pillman Jr. for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
3. SHW 16
January 10, 2020
Canton, Georgia ACTION Building 475 Joe Black vs. William Huckaby in a Dog Collar match [318]
4. SWH 17
February 7, 2020
Canton, Georgia ACTION Building 450 Not Yet Rated (Kevin Ryan and Jordan Kingsley) (c) vs. The Lynch Mob (Matt Lynch and Joey Lynch) for in a Steel Cage match for the SHW Tag Team Championship [319]
5. SHW 18
March 6, 2020
Canton, Georgia ACTION Building 417 Ashton Starr and The Lynch Mob (Matt Lynch and Joey Lynch) vs. Corey Hollis, Mikael Judás and Brady Pierce [320]
6. Outlaw Wrestling #17
February 20, 2020
New York City, New York Our Lady of Mount Carmel 400 Willow Nightingale vs. Tasha Steelz
7. SHW 20: Still Here 2
October 2, 2020
Canton, Georgia ACTION Building 382 Corey Hollis (c) vs. Joe Black for the SHW Championship [321]
8. SHW 19: Rumble Jack
August 28, 2020
Canton, Georgia ACTION Building 363 30-man Battle Royal [322]
9. Cold Wars
August 2, 2020
Montreal, Quebec Bain Mathieu 350 Nyla Rose vs LuFisto
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