List of professional wrestling attendance records in Mexico
The following is a list of professional wrestling attendance records in Mexico. The list is dominated by the now defunct Mexican Lucha Libre promotion Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) which was the main rival of Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL, now Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)), Mexico's oldest professional wrestling promotion, during the 1970s and '80s. Televicentro Mexico (TVC), an early rival to EMLL, has two events on the list. The country's modern two biggest promotions, CMLL and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA, originally Asistencia Asesoría y Administración), have seven and six events on the list, respectively. The U.S.-based WWE, which has controlled the industry in North America since 2002, has been slowly making inroads into the country holding several successful Raw and SmackDown television tapings at the El Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City between 2006 and 2011.
According to this list, 3 events are from AAA's flagship Triplemanía pay-per-view (PPV) event series, which since 1994's Triplemanía II-C has been held exclusively in stadiums that typically have a seating capacity of at least 20,000 people or more. The event series was created by Antonio Peña after breaking away from CMLL in 1992.
All but eleven of the events have been held in Mexico's capital city of Mexico City, while seven additional events have been held in the State of Mexico, and one each in Jalisco, Nayarit, and Querétaro.
Events and attendances
editHistorical
editFootnotes
edit- ^ There are different reports on the attendance of the event with numbers ranging from 48,000 to 50,000.
- ^ The exact attendance figure is unknown, however, the event is described as a "sellout". There are different reports on the capacity of the building with numbers ranging from 5,000 to 10,000.
- ^ The exact attendance figure is unknown, however, both events are described as "standing-room only". Thousands of fans were reportedly turned away at the July 18, 1940 show.
- ^ The exact attendance figure is unknown, however, the event is described as a "sellout".
References
editGeneral
- "Supercards & Tournaments: Mexico". ProWrestlingHistory.com.
Specific
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Triple Mania, headlined by the loser must retire match between Konnan El Barbaro (Carlos Espada) vs. Cien Caras (Carmelo Reyes), the top babyface and heel in the country, drew a sellout 48,000 fans of which between 42,000 and 45,000 were paid, or about the 12th largest verified paid attendance in pro wrestling history.
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- ^ a b Meltzer, Dave (June 7, 1993). "Vince McMahon resigns as President of Titan Sports, Slamboree 93". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California.
A show on 5/29 in Quertearo drew 30,000 fans headlined by Heavy Metal retaining the Mexican welterweight title going to a draw with El Hijo del Santo.
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- ^ a b c d e f Farmer, Matt (November 9, 2011). "Top 10 Biggest Cards of the Year 70's". WrestlingClassics.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Farmer, Matt (August 3, 2015). "August Lucha Libre results". WrestlingClassics.com.
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- ^ a b c d e Farmer, Matt (October 21, 2016). "1979 El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos & Palacio de los Deportes". WrestlingClassics.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Farmer, Matt (November 14, 2011). "10 Biggest Cards per year 80's". WrestlingClassics.com.
- ^ a b c d Farmer, Matt (March 24, 2016). "1982 El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos". WrestlingClassics.com.
- ^ a b "EMLL Misc. Cards". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Farmer, Matt (January 7, 2009). "1950's Attendances (Updated 11/11/10)". WrestlingClassics.com.
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- ^ a b "UWA Misc. Cards". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
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- ^ a b Farmer, Matt (April 27, 2015). "59th Anniversary of Arena Mexico". WrestlingClassics.com.
- ^ a b "Asistencia Asesoría y Administración TripleManía". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
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Speaking of this group, the newsletter International Wrestling News out of New Zealand published a list of the largest crowds in history for women's wrestling shows. The Dream Slam show was second largest crowd ever on the all-time list, which is headed by a crowd of 18,000 in 1941 for a match between Mildred Burke and Elvira Snodgrass. In third was a crowd of 14,000 at the Boston Gardens in 1948 for Burke vs. June Byers and a crowd of 14,000 in Monterrey, Mexico in 1939 for Burke vs. Lupe Acosta. Next on the list were the 13,000 for the 1985 Lioness Asuka vs. Jaguar Yokota match, and the 12,500 for the 1985 Chigusa Nagayo vs. Dump Matsumoto match and also for the 1989 Chigusa Nagayo retirement show.
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- ^ a b c d e Farmer, Matt (December 6, 2015). "December Lucha Libre results". WrestlingClassics.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Farmer, Matt (July 5, 2015). "July Lucha Libre results". WrestlingClassics.com.
- ^ a b c d e Farmer, Matt (January 10, 2015). "Some January Lucha Libre results". WrestlingClassics.com.
- ^ Farmer, Matt (February 5, 2015). "Some February Lucha Libre results". WrestlingClassics.com.
- ^ a b c d Farmer, Matt (August 7, 2019). "1965 Arena Mexico & Arena Coliseo". WrestlingClassics.com.
- ^ Farmer, Matt (November 16, 2011). "Top 10 Biggest Cards Per Year 1960's". WrestlingClassics.com.
- ^ "36th Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. August 15, 1969. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "28th Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 22, 1961. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "35th Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 20, 1968. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ Farmer, Matt (November 10, 2015). "November Lucha Libre results". WrestlingClassics.com.
- ^ "UWA Misc. Cards". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ a b Farmer, Matt (October 28, 2014). "The Importance of Lucha Libre in September (Part Two)". VoicesOfWrestling.com.
- ^ "UWA Debut Show". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ Farmer, Matt (October 14, 2015). "October Lucha Libre results". WrestlingClassics.com.
- ^ "4th Anniversary Show". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ "UWA Misc. Cards". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ "UWA Misc. Cards". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ a b c Farmer, Matt (October 19, 2016). "1983 El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos & Palacio de los Deportes". WrestlingClassics.com.
- ^ "9th Anniversary Show". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Farmer, Matt (January 14, 2012). "Top 10 Biggest Cards per year 1990's". WrestlingClassics.com.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (June 28, 1993). "Trying to fix WCW, Hogan about to leave WWF after King of the Ring". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California.
Instead, AAA moved its main Friday night show from Juan de la Barrera Gym in Mexico City to Guadalajara and drew a record sellout crowd of 20,000 for a main event which saw Octagon & El Hijo Del Santo & Perro Aguayo beat El Satanico & Fuerza Guerrera & Mascara Ano 2000
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (August 30, 1993). "Wrestling recovery?, Terry Gordy collapses, Gene Okerlund leaves WWF". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California.
The 8/13 show in Tonala was put together as if it were a spectacular, drawing a sellout 20,000 fans to the Rio Nilo Convention Center, with pyrotecnics set off for several ring introductions and post-matches. Cien Caras beat MS 1 in the main event, a hair vs. hair match.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (January 24, 1994). "Comparing 1992 business to 1993, looking at 1994, more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California.
The first major show of the year was 1/9 in Guadalajara which drew a sellout 20,000 fans. Main event was an eight-man tag scheduled with Konnan El Barbaro & Latin Lover & Perro Aguayo & Heavy Metal vs. Cien Caras & Blue Panther & La Parka & Fuerza Guerrera.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (March 28, 1994). "Shawn Michaels ladder match review, Mania X, Tonya Harding AJW, tons more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California.
The promotion continues to be the hottest in the world when it comes to drawing fans. On 3/19 in Toluca for just a regular card headlined by Konnan & Perro Aguayo & Heavy Metal in a trios match, they drew 20,000 fans in the baseball stadium and turned away another 5,000.
- ^ a b Farmer, Matt (March 4, 2015). "March Lucha Libre results". WrestlingClassics.com.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (June 26, 1995). "A great Great American Bash leading into Monday Night Wars, more on the presumed show called HEAD TO HEAD, Takada announces impending retirement, more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California.
TripleMania III, part two, perhaps the biggest overall card of the year in Mexico, took place on 6/18 at the Rio Nilo Coliseum in Tonala, Jalisco near Guadalajara before approximately 19,500 fans. While the crowd was the largest to see wrestling in the Western Hemisphere since the WWF's SummerSlam last August in Chicago, it was a few hundred shy of capacity, probably due to a rainstorm that started just as the traditional walk-up traffic should have peaked.
- ^ "58th Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 8, 1991. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (September 22, 1997). "Huge issue w/ Fritz Von Erich Bio, USWA & AJW troubles, Terry Funk "retirement" in Amarillo, Fall Brawl report, & much more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California.
AAA had its biggest card of the year on 9/14 at Rio Nilo Coliseum in Guadalajara and shockingly drew a sellout of 18,500 with lots of people turned away for a cage match with Perro Aguayo & Perro Aguayo Jr. & Heavy Metal beating Sangre Chicana & Picudo & Cobarde in which the final man left in the cage, which was Cobarde, losing his hair.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (May 8, 1995). "Pyongyang shatters all records, 1-2-3 Kid suffers broken neck, Perro Aguayo Jr. debuts in Mexico, tons more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California.
The Guadalajara "Espectacular" on 4/30--"El Dia de los Ninos," (the day of the children) at the Rio Nilo Coliseum in Tonala, Jalisco drew a sellout 18,200 fans and ended with Cien Caras going over in the triangular match with Aguayo and Konnan to win the Rio Nilo Cup.
- ^ Zellner, Kris (December 16, 2008). "Lucha Report For 12/16/08". LuchaWorld.com.
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