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 wrestling promotion Universal Wrestling Association (1975-1995) which was the main rival of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Mexico's oldest professional wrestling promotion, during the 1970s and 80s. The country's two biggest promotions, CMLL and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, are tied with six events each. The U.S.-based World Wrestling Entertainment, which has controlled the industry in North America since 2002, has been slowly making inroads into the country holding several successful WWE Raw and WWE 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, 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 company was founded by Antonio Peña after breaking away from CMLL in 1992. All but eleven of the events have been held in the 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
Historical
No. | Promoter | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) | |
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1. | EMLL | Vincent Lopez vs. Man Mountain Dean October 12, 1935 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Plaza Mexico | 35,000 | Vincent Lopez vs. Man Mountain Dean for the World Heavyweight Championship | |
2. | EMLL | Jim Londos vs. El Enmascarado Rojo May 12, 1935 |
Naucalpan, Mexico | El Toreo de la Condesa | 20,000 | Jim Londos (c) vs. El Enmascarado Rojo in a Mask vs. Title match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | |
3. | EMLL | Jueves Arena México September 22, 1938 |
Mexico City, Mexico | La Arena Modelo | 14,000 | Jack O'Brien vs. Pete Pancoff in a Super Libre match | |
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Mildred Burke vs. Lupe Acosta June 14, 1939 |
Monterrey, Mexico | Mildred Burke vs. Lupe Acosta | ||||
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Ed Lewis vs. Jim Browning April 15, 1934 |
Naucalpan, Mexico | El Toreo de la Condesa | 12,000 | Jim Browning (c) vs. Ed "Strangler" Lewis for the NYSAC World Heavyweight Championship | |
5. | EMLL | EMLL 5th Anniversary Show September 16, 1938 |
Mexico City, Mexico | La Arena Modelo | Unknown | Tarzán López (c) vs. Don Hill for the Mexican National Welterweight Championship |
No. | Promoter | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) | |
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1. | EMLL | EMLL 10th Anniversary Show September 24, 1943 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Coliseo | 10,000 | El Santo vs. Bobby Bonales in a Mask vs. Hair match | |
EMLL | El Santo vs. Dientes Hernandez December 29, 1943 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | El Santo vs. Dientes Hernandez in a Super Libre match | |||
2. | EMLL | EMLL 15th Anniversary Show September 22, 1948 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Coliseo | 9,980 | Tarzán López vs. Mike Kelly | |
3. | EMLL | Domingos Arena Modelo December 28, 1941 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | 9,000 | El Enmascarado Rojo vs. Bobby Segura | |
EMLL | Domingos Arena Modelo July 26, 1942 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | El Santo vs. Ciclón Veloz | |||
EMLL | Domingos Arena Modelo July 3, 1949 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | El Santo vs. Enrique Llanes in a Mask vs. Hair match | |||
4. | EMLL | Super Viernes June 11, 1943 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Coliseo | 8,800 | El Santo (c) vs. Bobby Bonales for the Mexican National Middleweight Championship | |
EMLL | Super Viernes May 31, 1946 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Coliseo | La Parejas Atomicos (El Santo and Gori Guerrero) vs. The Truesdales (Jack Truesdale and Tuffy Truesdale) | |||
EMLL | Miércoles de Coliseo January 1, 1947 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Coliseo | The French Angel vs. Nick Curtis | |||
5. | EMLL | Jueves Arena México July 4, 1940 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | 8,000 | El Murciélago Enmascarado vs. Dientes Hernández in a Mask vs. Hair match | |
6. | EMLL | El Murciélago Enmascarado vs. Octavio Gaona July 18, 1940 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | Unknown | El Murciélago Enmascarado vs. Octavio Gaona in a Hair vs. Mask match | |
EMLL | Black Shadow & Blue Demon vs. Rito Romero & Juventino Romero January 2, 1949 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | Black Shadow and Blue Demon vs. Rito Romero and Juventino Romero | |||
7. | EMLL | Domingos Arena Modelo January 4, 1942 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | Unknown | El Enmascarado Rojo vs. Bobby Segura in a Súper Libre Mask vs. Hair match | |
8. | EMLL | Domingos Arena Modelo January 11, 1942 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | El Enmascarado Rojo vs. Puma Valderrama in a Mask vs. Hair match | ||
9. | EMLL | Domingos Arena Modelo February 21, 1943 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | Ciclon Veloz (c) vs. El Santo for the Mexican National Welterweight Championship | ||
10. | EMLL | Jueves de Coliseo August 19, 1948 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Coliseo | El Santo vs. Murcielago Velazquez |
No. | Promoter | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) | |
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1. | TVC | Medico Asesino vs. Gardenia Davis October 3, 1954 |
Guadalajara, Mexico | Plaza de Toros el Progreso | 48,000 | Medico Asesino vs. Gardenia Davis | |
2. | TVC | Medico Asesino vs. Tonina Jackson February 28, 1954 |
Guadalajara, Mexico | Plaza de Toros el Progreso | 41,000 | Medico Asesino vs. Tonina Jackson in a Mask vs. Hair match | |
3. | EMLL | Blue Demon vs. El Santo September 27, 1953 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Plaza de Toros | 28,000 | Blue Demon (c) vs. El Santo for the NWA World Welterweight Championship | |
4. | EMLL | Blue Demon vs. El Santo July 25, 1953 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Plaza de Toros | 25,000 | Blue Demon vs. El Santo in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match | |
EMLL | Blue Demon vs. Tony Borne November 27, 1953 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Plaza de Toros | Blue Demon vs. Tony Borne in a Mask vs. Hair/Beard match | |||
EMLL | Black Shadow vs. Tony Borne October 30, 1958 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Plaza de Toros | Black Shadow vs. Tony Borne in a Hair vs. Hair match | |||
5. | EMLL | Sugi Sito vs. El Santo January 1, 1954 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Plaza de Toros | 22,000 | Sugi Sito (c) vs. El Santo for the NWA World Middleweight Championship | |
6. | EMLL | El Santo vs. Blue Demon August 7, 1953 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Plaza de Toros | 21,000 | El Santo vs. Blue Demon | |
7. | EMLL | El Santo vs. Black Shadow November 7, 1952 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Plaza de Toros | 20,000 | El Santo vs. Black Shadow | |
EMLL | Al Kashey vs. Dory Dixon February 13, 1959 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Plaza de Toros | Al Kashey vs. Dory Dixon for the vacant NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship | |||
8. | EMLL | El Santo vs. El Popeye Soto October 15, 1954 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Plaza de Toros | 18,000 | El Santo vs. El Popeye Soto | |
9. | EMLL | El Santo & Medico Asesino vs. Blue Demon & Rolando Vera April 27, 1956 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | 17,678 | El Santo and Medico Asesino vs. Blue Demon and Rolando Vera | |
EMLL | EMLL 23rd Anniversary Show September 21, 1956 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | El Santo vs. El Gladiator in a Mask vs. Mask match | |||
10. | EMLL | Mexican National Tag Team Championship Tournament June 14, 1957 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | 17,500 | 8-team tournament for the vacant Mexican National Tag Team Championship |
No. | Promoter | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) | |
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1. | EMLL | Ray Mendoza vs. Karloff Lagarde July 2, 1965 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | 20,000 | Ray Mendoza vs. Karloff Lagarde | |
EMLL | Ray Mendoza vs. Rene Guajardo August 20, 1965 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | Ray Mendoza vs. Rene Guajardo in a Hair vs. Hair match | |||
EMLL | Super Viernes December 13, 1968 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | Ray Mendoza vs. El Solitario in a Mask vs. Hair match | |||
2. | EMLL | El Santo vs. Espanto I October 25, 1963 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | 18,000 | El Santo vs. Espanto I in a Mask vs Mask match | |
3. | EMLL | Black Shadow vs. Rene Guajardo April 30, 1965 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | 17,800 | Black Shadow vs. Rene Guajardo in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Hair vs. Hair match | |
4. | EMLL | EMLL 33rd Anniversary Show September 30, 1966 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | 17,500 | Rene Guajardo vs. Jerry London in a Hair vs. Hair match | |
5. | EMLL | EMLL 32nd Anniversary Show September 24, 1965 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | 17,100 | Huracán Ramírez (c) vs. Karloff Lagarde in a Best 2-out-of-3 match for the NWA World Welterweight Championship | |
EMLL | EMLL 36th Anniversary Show September 25, 1969 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | El Solitario (c) vs. El Santo for the NWA World Middleweight Championship | |||
6. | EMLL | EMLL 28th Anniversary Show September 22, 1961 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | 17,000 | Rene Guajardo (c) vs. El Santo for the NWA World Middleweight Championship | |
7. | EMLL | El Santo & Rayo de Jalisco vs. La Ola Blanca December 30, 1966 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | 16,000 | El Santo and Rayo de Jalisco vs. La Ola Blanca (Angel Blanco and Dr. Wagner) for the Mexican National Tag Team Championship | |
8. | EMLL | Rey Mendoza vs. Gory Guerrero July 29, 1960 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | 15,000 | Rey Mendoza vs. Gory Guerrero for the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship | |
EMLL | EMLL 35th Anniversary Show September 20, 1968 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | El Santo and Rey Mendoza vs. La Ola Blanca (Angel Blanco and Dr. Wagner) | |||
9. | EMLL | El Santo, Mil Mascaras & Ray Mendoza vs. Black Shadow, Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo November 25, 1966 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | 14,000 | El Santo, Mil Mascaras and Ray Mendoza vs. Black Shadow, Karloff Lagarde and Rene Guajardo | |
10. | EMLL | Black Shadow vs. El Angel Exterminador August 25, 1967 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | 13,500 | Black Shadow vs. El Angel Exterminador in a Mask vs. Hair match |
No. | Promoter | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) | |
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1. | UWA | Lou Thesz vs. Mil Mascaras September 7, 1977 |
Naucalpan, Mexico | El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos | 30,000 | Lou Thesz (c) vs. Mil Mascaras for the UWA World Heavyweight Championship | |
2. | UWA | Lou Thesz vs. Mil Mascaras August 15, 1977 |
Mexico City, Mexico | El Palacio de los Deportes | 28,000 | Lou Thesz (c) vs. Mil Mascaras for the UWA World Heavyweight Championship | |
3. | UWA | Torneo de la Muerte May 1, 1975 |
Mexico City, Mexico | La Plaza de Toros | 27,500 | Dr. Wagner and El Halcon vs. The Twin Devils (Twin Devil #1 and Twin Devil #2) in a double Mask vs. Mask tournament final | |
4. | UWA | México contra el Resto del Mundo December 19, 1979 |
Mexico City, Mexico | El Palacio de los Deportes | 27,000 | Tatsumi Fujinami (c) vs. Ángel Blanco for the WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship | |
5. | UWA | El Solitario vs. Tatsumi Fujinami May 22, 1977 |
Mexico City, Mexico | El Palacio de los Deportes | 25,000 | El Solitario (c) vs. Tatsumi Fujinami for the UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship | |
6. | UWA | Bobby Lee and Villano III vs. Los Escorpiones August 13, 1978 |
Mexico City, Mexico | El Palacio de los Deportes | 24,000 | Bobby Lee and Villano III vs. Los Escorpiones (Escorpión #1 and Escorpión #2) in a Mask vs. Mask/Hair match | |
UWA | Bobby Lee vs. El Santo September 24, 1978 |
Mexico City, Mexico | El Palacio de los Deportes | Bobby Lee vs. El Santo in a Mask vs. Hair match | |||
UWA | Antonio Inoki vs. El Canek April 22, 1979 |
Naucalpan, Mexico | El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos | Antonio Inoki (c) vs. El Canek for the NWF Heavyweight Championship | |||
7. | UWA | Ray Mendoza vs. Angel Blanco July 6, 1975 |
Mexico City, Mexico | La Plaza de Toros | 22,000 | Ray Mendoza vs. Angel Blanco in a Hair vs. Hair match | |
UWA | Bobby Lee vs. El Santo September 3, 1978 |
Mexico City, Mexico | El Palacio de los Deportes | Bobby Lee vs. El Santo in a Mask vs. Mask match | |||
UWA | UWA Battle Royal September 16, 1979 |
Mexico City, Mexico | El Palacio de los Deportes | 24-man Battle Royal | |||
8. | UWA | Bobby Lee vs. El Santo August 27, 1978 |
Mexico City, Mexico | El Palacio de los Deportes | 21,450 | Bobby Lee (c) vs. El Santo for the UWA World Welterweight Championship | |
9. | UWA | UWA Debut Show January 29, 1975 |
Mexico City, Mexico | El Palacio de los Deportes | 21,000 | Anibal (c) vs. Rene Guajardo for the NWA World Middleweight Championship | |
UWA | El Solitario vs. Tatsumi Fujinami May 23, 1977 |
Mexico City, Mexico | El Palacio de los Deportes | El Solitario (c) vs. Tatsumi Fujinami for the UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship | |||
10. | EMLL | El Solitario vs. Angel Blanco December 8, 1972 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena México | 20,000 | El Solitario vs. Angel Blanco in a Mask vs. Mask match | |
EMLL | EMLL 42nd Anniversary Show (3) October 3, 1975 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena México | El Santo vs. Perro Aguayo in a Mask vs. Hair match | |||
UWA | Mil Mascaras & El Solitario vs. Angel Blanco & Rene Guajardo October 30, 1977 |
Naucalpan, Mexico | El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos | Mil Mascaras and El Solitario vs. Angel Blanco and Rene Guajardo | |||
UWA | UWA 4th Anniversary Show January 28, 1979 |
Naucalpan, Mexico | El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos | Dr. Wagner vs. Ángel Blanco in a Mask vs. Hair match |
No. | Promoter | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) | |
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1. | AAA | TripleManía April 30, 1993 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Plaza de Toros | 48,000 | Cien Caras vs. Konnan in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Retirement match | |
2. | AAA | AAA in Queretoro May 28, 1993 |
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico | La Arena Querétaro | 30,000 | Heavy Metal (c) vs. El Hijo del Santo for the Mexican National Welterweight Championship | |
3. | EMLL | EMLL 57th Anniversary Show September 21, 1990 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena Mexico | 23,000 | Cien Caras vs. Rayo de Jalisco Jr. in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Mask vs. Mask match | |
4. | AAA | AAA Sin Limite July 18, 1993 |
Tonala, Mexico | Río Nilo Coliseum | 22,000 | Blue Panther vs. Love Machine in a Mask vs. Hair match | |
5. | CMLL | Ruleta de la Muerte July 18, 1998 |
Mexico City, Mexico | El Palicio del Desportes | 21,000 | El Hijo del Santo vs. Guerrero del Futuro in a Hair vs. Hair match | |
6. | AAA | AAA Sin Limite June 18, 1993 |
Tonala, Mexico | 20,000 | El Hijo del Santo, Octagón and Perro Aguayo vs. Fuerza Guerrera, Máscara Año Dos Mil and El Satánico | ||
AAA | AAA Sin Limite August 13, 1993 |
Tonala, Mexico | Río Nilo Coliseum | Cien Caras vs. MS-1 in a Hair vs. Hair match | |||
AAA | AAA Sin Limite January 9, 1994 |
Tonala, Mexico | Río Nilo Coliseum | Konnan, Octagón, Latin Lover & Heavy Metal vs. Cien Caras, La Parka, Blue Panther and Fuerza Guerrera | |||
AAA | AAA in Pozu Rica February 25, 1994 |
Pozu Rica, Mexico | Pozu Rica Baseball Stadium | Heavy Metal and Latin Lover vs. Los Gringos Locos (Art Barr and Eddy Guerrero) in a tournament final | |||
AAA | AAA in Toluca March 19, 1994 |
Toluca, Mexico | Toluca Baseball Stadium | Konnan, Perro Aguayo and Heavy Metal vs. Los Hermanos Dinamitas (Cien Caras, Universo 2000 and Mascara Ano 2000) | |||
7. | UWA | El Canek vs. Kokina Maximus March 3, 1991 |
Naucalpan, Mexico | El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos | 19,500 | El Canek (c) vs. Kokina Maximus for the UWA World Heavyweight Championship | |
AAA | Triplemanía III-B June 18, 1995 |
Tonala, Mexico | Río Nilo Coliseum | Marabunta vs. Winners in a Mask vs. Mask match | |||
8. | CMLL / UWA | Perro Aguayo vs. Konnan March 22, 1991 |
Guadalajara, Mexico | Plaza de Toros Monumental | 19,000 | Dos Caras, Mil Máscaras, Rayo de Jalisco Sr. and Rayo de Jalisco Jr. vs. Bestia Salvaje, Killer, Satánico and Villano III | |
9. | EMLL | EMLL 58th Anniversary Show September 8, 1991 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena México | 18,500 | Konnan vs. Perro Aguayo in a Hair vs. Hair match | |
AAA | Verano de Escándalo September 14, 1997 |
Tonalá, Mexico | Río Nilo Coliseum | El Cobarde #2 vs. Heavy Metal vs. Perro Aguayo vs. Perro Aguayo Jr. vs. El Picudo vs. Sangre Chicana in a Domo de la Muerte match | |||
CMLL | CMLL 64th Anniversary Show September 19, 1997 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Arena México | El Hijo del Santo vs. Negro Casas in a Mask vs. Hair match | |||
10. | AAA | Torneo de los Tres Ases April 30, 1995 |
Tonala, Mexico | Río Nilo Coliseum | 18,200 | Cien Caras vs. Konnan vs. Perro Aguayo in a Triangle match for the Rio Nilo Cup |
Footnotes
- ^ 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".