List of WWE attendance records

The following is a list of the largest attendances in the history of the American professional wrestling promotion WWE.

The list is dominated by WWE's flagship WrestleMania pay-per-view (PPV) event, which since 2007's WrestleMania 23 has been held exclusively in stadiums that typically have a seating capacity of at least 70,000 people or more. Only ten of the attendances listed are non-WrestleMania events, with The Big Event and Global Warning Tour: Melbourne being the only house show events on the list. All but eleven of the events included have been held in the United States where WWE is based, while three have been held in Canada, three in Japan, two in Saudi Arabia, two in Australia, and one in the United Kingdom.

Events and attendances

Note: Minimum attendance of 40,000.
Although many of WWE's attendance records are disputed, for the purpose of this list, WWE's announced attendance figures are shown.

Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
WrestleMania 32
April 3, 2016		 Arlington, Texas AT&T Stadium † 101,763 Triple H (c) vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship [1]
WrestleMania III
March 29, 1987		 Pontiac, Michigan Pontiac Silverdome 93,173 Hulk Hogan (c) vs. André the Giant for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [2]
WrestleMania 35
April 7, 2019		 East Rutherford, New Jersey MetLife Stadium * 82,265 Ronda Rousey (c - Raw) vs. Charlotte Flair (c - SD) vs. Becky Lynch in a winner takes all triple threat match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship and the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship [3]
WrestleMania 29
April 7, 2013		 East Rutherford, New Jersey MetLife Stadium * 80,676 The Rock (c) vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship [4]
SummerSlam
August 29, 1992		 London, England, United Kingdom Wembley Stadium * 80,355 Bret Hart (c) vs. The British Bulldog for the WWF Intercontinental Championship [5]
WrestleMania 23
April 1, 2007		 Detroit, Michigan Ford Field 80,103 John Cena (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship [6]
WrestleMania XXVIII
April 1, 2012		 Miami Gardens, Florida Sun Life Stadium * 78,363 John Cena vs. The Rock [7]
WrestleMania 34
April 8, 2018		 New Orleans, Louisiana Mercedes-Benz Superdome 78,133 Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship [8]
WrestleMania 31
March 29, 2015		 Santa Clara, California Levi's Stadium * 76,976 Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship [9]
WrestleMania 33
April 2, 2017		 Orlando, Florida Camping World Stadium * 75,245 Roman Reigns vs. The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred match [10]
WrestleMania XXX
April 6, 2014		 New Orleans, Louisiana Mercedes-Benz Superdome 75,167 Randy Orton (c) vs. Batista vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship [11]
WrestleMania XXIV
March 30, 2008		 Orlando, Florida Florida Citrus Bowl * 74,635 Edge (c) vs. The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship [12]
The Big Event
August 28, 1986		 Toronto, Canada Exhibition Stadium * 74,000 Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Paul Orndorff for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [13]
WrestleMania XXV
April 5, 2009		 Houston, Texas Reliant Stadium † 72,744 Triple H (c) vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship [14]
WrestleMania XXVI
March 28, 2010		 Glendale, Arizona University of Phoenix Stadium † 72,219 The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels in a No Disqualification Streak vs. Career match [15]
WrestleMania XXVII
April 3, 2011		 Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Dome 71,617 The Miz (c) vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship [16]
Super Show-Down
October 6, 2018		 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground * 70,309 Triple H vs. The Undertaker in a No Disqualification Match [17]
WrestleMania X8
March 17, 2002		 Toronto, Canada SkyDome † 68,237 Chris Jericho (c) vs. Triple H for the WWE Undisputed Championship [18]
WrestleMania X-Seven
April 1, 2001		 Houston, Texas Reliant Astrodome 67,925 The Rock (c) vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin in a No Disqualification match for the WWF Championship [19]
WrestleMania VI
April 1, 1990		 Toronto, Canada SkyDome † 67,678 Hulk Hogan (WHC) vs. The Ultimate Warrior (IC) – Title for Title for the WWF World Heavyweight and WWF Intercontinental Championships [20]
WrestleFest***
March 30, 1991		 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome † 64,000 Legion of Doom (Animal and Hawk) vs. Genichiro Tenryu and Hulk Hogan [21]
WrestleMania VIII
April 5, 1992		 Indianapolis, Indiana Hoosier Dome 62,167 Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice [22]
Royal Rumble
January 19, 1997		 San Antonio, Texas Alamodome 60,447 Sycho Sid (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship [23]
Greatest Royal Rumble
April 27, 2018		 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia King Abdullah International Stadium * 60,000 50-man Greatest Royal Rumble match [24]
Super ShowDown
February 27, 2020		 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Mohammed Abdu Arena On The Boulevard * 60,000 "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt (c) vs. Goldberg for the WWE Universal Championship [25]
Global Warning Tour: Melbourne
August 10, 2002		 Melbourne, Australia Colonial Stadium † 56,734 The Rock (c) vs. Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Undisputed Championship [26]
WrestleMania XIX
March 30, 2003		 Seattle, Washington Safeco Field † 54,097 Kurt Angle (c) vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship [27]
Wrestling Summit****
April 13, 1990		 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome † 53,742 Hulk Hogan vs. Stan Hansen [28]
Royal Rumble
January 29, 2017		 San Antonio, Texas Alamodome 52,020 30-man Royal Rumble match [29]
Tribute to the Troops
December 11, 2010		 Killeen, Texas Fort Hood * 50,000 John Cena, Rey Mysterio, and Randy Orton vs. Alberto Del Rio, Wade Barrett, and The Miz [30]
Royal Rumble
January 27, 2019		 Phoenix, Arizona Chase Field † 48,193 30-man Royal Rumble match [31]
Royal Rumble
January 26, 2020		 Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park † 42,715 30-man Royal Rumble match [32]
Raw Saturday Night
February 13, 1999		 Toronto, Canada SkyDome † 41,432 The Corporation (Vince McMahon, Ken Shamrock, Test, Kane, Chyna, and Big Boss Man) vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin in a gauntlet match [33]
WrestleMania 2
April 7, 1986		 Uniondale, New York Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,585 ** Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper in a Boxing match [34]
Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Horizon 9,000 ** The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine) (c) vs. The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid) for the WWF World Tag Team Championship [35]
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 14,500 ** Hulk Hogan (c) vs. King Kong Bundy in a Steel Cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [36]
SuperWrestle***
December 12, 1990		 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome † 40,000 Genichiro Tenryu vs. Hulk Hogan [37]

See also

Notes
† Retractable roof stadium
* Open air venue
** Total combined attendance was 40,085
*** Collaborative event held in conjunction with SWS
**** Collaborative event held in conjunction with AJPW and NJPW

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