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List of professional wrestling attendance records

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List of professional wrestling attendance records
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The following is a list of professional wrestling attendance records. The highest number of events on the list have been promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), the largest professional wrestling promotion in Japan.

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The May Day Stadium hosted Collision in Korea, a two-day supercard co-promoted by NJPW and WCW, from April 28–29, 1995. The second night, with a crowd of at least 165,000, is the highest attended wrestling event of all-time.

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

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

Note: Minimum attendance of 40,000.

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

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