List of professional wrestling attendance records in the United Kingdom

The following is a list of professional wrestling attendance records in the United Kingdom. All Elite Wrestling holds the record for the largest wrestling crowd in the UK with an attendance of 81,035 for All In on August 27, 2023.

In its heyday, British-based Joint Promotions and its independent rivals generally relied on intensive touring rather than major individual shows - by the mid 1960s Joint had an annual touring schedule of between 4000 and 5000 house shows including weekly residencies in over thirty cities.^[1] However, Joint regularly appeared at the Royal Albert Hall in London (capacity 5,272)^[2] and organised three major shows at Wembley Arena between 1979 and 1981 at the height of top star Big Daddy's popularity. Both venues would later host WWF and WCW shows.

The mainstream popularity of British wrestling largely declined after the cancellation of ITV's World of Sport in 1985 and then the standalone Wrestling programme on the network in 1988. (A programme continued on regional Welsh language terrestrial channel S4C until 1995.) Joint Promotions closed down in February 1995, although rival All Star Wrestling, which supplanted Joint as dominant local promotion in the late 1980s after taking over a share of the final two years of ITV coverage, survives at grassroots level as of 2024.

As a result, all of the attendance records formerly set by British wrestling promotions were gradually surpassed in the years following the WWF's arrival in the UK. The WWF's official UK debut took place on October 10, 1989, at the sold-out London Arena in London, England. The main event was a match between Hulk Hogan (with Miss Elizabeth) and Randy Savage (with Sensational Sherri) for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. The event was broadcast live on Sky One. A similar show was held the next night in Birmingham.^[3]

This was followed by a series of high profile UK tours, starting with the 1991 UK Rampage. By August 1992 this had culimated in the WWF holding Summerslam '92 at Wembley Stadium before nearly 80,000 fans - a live event on a scale precedented within the worldwide wrestling industry only by 1987's Wrestlemania III. WCW meanwhile, with WCW Worldwide in a graveyard slot on ITV, conducted an exploratory tour in December 1991. Fuller tours were conducted in 1993-1994 by which time ITV had moved WCW to British wrestling's old Saturday afternoon timeslot. These ceased once the company moved to pan-European satellite channel Superchannel in late 1995 but resumed after the move back to terrestrial television on Channel 5 in 1999, with two more tours in 2000 before the company closed in 2001.

A series of live and PPV events, Mayhem in Manchester (1998), No Mercy (1999), Rebellion (1999-2002), Insurrextion (2000-2003), were created exclusively for the British market. WWE ended all-UK exclusive pay-per-views when its weekly programming began broadcasting on British television in 2004. According to this list, 13 events are from WWE's flagship television show WWE Raw and 5 from WWE Smackdown, which since 2005's has been held exclusively in stadiums that typically have a seating capacity of at least 20,000 people or more. Only two of the attendances listed are non-WWE events, AEW's 2023 Wembley Stadaium show All In and a house show during WCW Nitro U.K. Tour 2000! which is the last remaining record set by the company. All bar one of these events have been held in England, most often in the metropolitan areas of either Manchester or the capital city of London, the exception being 2022 Cardiff, Wales WWE event Clash at the Castle. On November 15, 2015, an Insane Championship Wrestling show in Glasgow, Scotland, headlined by Grado vs. Drew Galloway, drew a sellout crowd of 3,802 fans and a $152,780 gate. It was the biggest crowd for a British-based promotion since 1982 and the largest UK gate of the "modern-era".^[4]

Events and attendances edit

Promotion	Event	Location	Venue	Attendance	Main Event(s)	Ref.
WWF	SummerSlam August 29, 1992	London, England	Wembley Stadium	78,927	Randy Savage (c) vs. The Ultimate Warrior for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship Bret Hart (c) vs. The British Bulldog for the WWF Intercontinental Championship	^[5]^[6]
AEW	All In August 27, 2023	London, England	Wembley Stadium	72,265	MJF (c) vs. Adam Cole for the AEW World Championship	^[7]
WWE	Clash at the Castle September 3, 2022	Cardiff, Wales	Principality Stadium	62,296	Roman Reigns (c) vs. Drew McIntyre for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship	^[8]
WWF	Mayhem in Manchester April 4, 1998	Manchester, England	NYNEX Arena	18,514	The Undertaker vs. Kane	^[9]^[10]
WWF	No Mercy May 16, 1999	Manchester, England	Manchester Evening News Arena	18,407	Steve Austin (c) vs. Triple H vs. The Undertaker in a Anything Goes Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship	^[11]
WWE	WWE SmackDown June 19, 2005	Manchester, England	Manchester Evening News Arena	17,500	John Cena (c) vs. John Bradshaw Layfield vs. Kurt Angle in a three-way elimination match for the WWE Championship with special referee Steve Austin	^[12]
WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 777) April 14, 2008	London, England	The O2	17,363	Triple H vs John Bradshaw Layfield	^[13]
WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 1303) May 14, 2018	London, England	The O2	17,341	Bobby Lashley vs. Kevin Owens vs. Elias in a Money in the Bank qualifying match	^[14]
WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 820) April 20, 2009	London, England	The O2	17,176	John Cena (c) vs. Edge for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship	^[15]
WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 1039) April 22, 2013	London, England	The O2	16,603	5-woman Battle Royal to decide the number one contender for the WWE Divas Championship	^[16]
WCW	WCW Nitro U.K. Tour 2000! (Day 3) March 12, 2000	Manchester, England	Manchester Evening News Arena	16,318	The Mamalukes (Johnny the Bull and Big Vito) (c) vs. The Harris Brothers (Ron Harris and Don Harris) for the WCW World Tag Team Championship	^[17]^[18]
WWE	WWE SmackDown November 10, 2008	London, England	The O2	16,000	Big Show vs. The Undertaker in a Falls count anywhere match	^[13]
WWF	Insurrextion May 5, 2001	London, England	Earls Court Exhibition Centre	15,794	The Power Trip (Steve Austin (c) and Triple H) vs. The Undertaker for the handicap match for the WWF Championship	^[19]
WWF	Rebellion November 3, 2001	Manchester, England	Manchester Arena	15,612	Steve Austin (c) (Alliance) vs. The Rock (WWF) in a match for the WWF Championship	^[20]
WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 703) November 13, 2006	Manchester, England	Manchester Evening News Arena	15,266	Ric Flair and Roddy Piper (c) vs. Rated-RKO (Edge and Randy Orton) for the WWE World Tag Team Championship	^[21]
WWE	WWE SmackDown November 14, 2006	Manchester, England	Manchester Evening News Arena	15,000	Batista and Bobby Lashley vs. King Booker and Finlay	^[22]
WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 1095) May 19, 2014	London, England	The O2	15,000	John Cena vs. Luke Harper	^[23]
WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 1276) November 6, 2017	Manchester, England	Manchester Arena	15,000	The Shield (Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins) (c) vs. The Bar (Cesaro and Sheamus) for the WWE RAW Tag Team Championship
WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 807) November 10, 2008	Manchester, England	Manchester Evening News Arena	14,925	Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels in a Last Man Standing match	^[13]
WWE	WWE SmackDown November 11, 2008	Manchester, England	Manchester Evening News Arena	14,700	Jeff Hardy vs. The Undertaker in an Extreme Rules match	^[13]
WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 1250) May 8, 2017	London, England	The O2	14,500	Bray Wyatt vs. Dean Ambrose
WWE	WWE Raw November 3, 2012	Manchester, England	Manchester Arena	14,000	CM Punk (c) vs. Ryback for the WWE Championship	^[24]
WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 1142) April 13, 2015	London, England	The O2	13,800	Dolph Ziggler vs. Neville	^[25]
WWE	WWE Live in London September 7, 2016	London, England	The O2	13,750	Kevin Owens (c) vs. Sami Zayn vs. Seth Rollins in a three-way elimination match for the WWE Universal Championship	^[26]
WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 1195) April 18, 2016	London, England	The O2	13,713	Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens	^[27]
WWE	WWE SmackDown April 19, 2016	London, England	The O2	13,713	Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens vs. Dean Ambrose and Sami Zayn	^[27]
WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 1068) November 11, 2013	Manchester, England	Phones 4u Arena	13,612	CM Punk and Daniel Bryan vs. Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins in a handicap match	^[16]
WWE	Rebellion October 26, 2002	Manchester, England	Manchester Arena	13,416	Brock Lesnar (c) and Paul Heyman vs. Edge in a handicap match for the WWE Championship	^[28]

Historical edit

Top 10 most-attended shows prior to the 1990s
No.	Promotion	Event	Location	Venue	Attendance	Main Event(s)	Ref.
1.	—	Yukio Tani vs. three opponents January 14, 1905	Edinburgh, Scotland	Waverley Market	15,000	Yukio Tani vs. three opponents	^[29]
1.	—	George Hackenschmidt vs. Alexander Munro October 28, 1905	Glasgow, Scotland	Ibrox Park	15,000	George Hackenschmidt (c) vs. Alexander Munro in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the World Catch-As-Catch-Can Championship	^[29]^[30]
2.	—	Scottish Athletic Championship Tournament (Final Day) December 12, 1903	Edinburgh, Scotland	Waverley Market	12,000	Alec Bain vs. Jack Carkeek in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls tournament final for the International World's Championship	^[29]^[31]
	—	Alexander Munro vs. Tom Jenkins May 28, 1904	Glasgow, Scotland	Ibrox Park		Alexander Munro vs. Tom Jenkins in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match	^[29]
	—	Georg Lurich vs. A. A. Cameron July 9, 1904	Glasgow, Scotland	Meadowside		Georg Lurich vs. A. A. Cameron	^[29]
	—	Alex Munro vs. Yan Kosski November 11, 1905	Edinburgh, Scotland	Waverley Market		Alex Munro vs. Yan Kosski	^[29]
	—	The Great Gama vs. Stanislaus Zbyszko September 10, 1910	London, England	Shepherd's Bush Stadium		The Great Gama vs. Stanislaus Zbyszko for the John Bull Championship	^[32]^[33]
	—	Bert Assirati vs. The French Angel August 10, 1948	London, England	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium		Bert Assirati vs. The French Angel	^[34]
3.	—	Georg Strenge vs. Gustavus Rennart June 30, 1906	Glasgow, Scotland	Celtic Park	10,000+^{[Note 1]}	Georg Strenge vs. Gustavus Rennart	^[29]
	—	Jack Carkeek vs. Alex Munro August 15, 1903	Edinburgh, Scotland	Waverley Market	10,000+^{[Note 2]}	Jack Carkeek vs. Alex Munro	^[29]
	—	George Steadman vs. Charles Green August 10, 1895	Morpeth, England		10,000+^{[Note 3]}	George Steadman vs. Charles Green	^[29]
	—	Paul Pons vs. Simon Antonitch January 9, 1904	Edinburgh, Scotland	Waverley Market	10,000+^{[Note 3]}	Paul Pons vs. Simon Antonitch	^[29]
	—	Antonio Pierri vs. George Steadman August 2, 1890	Bridge of Allan, Scotland	Public Park	10,000+^{[Note 4]}	Antonio Pierri vs. George Steadman	^[29]
	—	Alex Munro vs. Max Muller November 4, 1905	Edinburgh, Scotland	Waverley Market	10,000+	Alex Munro vs. Max Muller	^[29]
	—	Alex Munro vs. Yan Kosski December 9, 1905	Edinburgh, Scotland	Waverley Market	10,000+	Alex Munro vs. Yan Kosski	^[29]
	—	Alex Munro vs. Meiler January 10, 1906	Edinburgh, Scotland	Waverley Market	10,000+	Alex Munro vs. Meiler	^[29]
	—	Alex Munro vs. Alfred Kramer January 4, 1904	Glasgow, Scotland	Ibrox Stadium	10,000	Alex Munro vs. Alfred Kramer for the British Mixed Style Championship	^[29]
	—	Alex Munro vs. three opponents October 8, 1904	Edinburgh, Scotland	Waverley Market		Alex Munro vs. three opponents	^[29]
	—	Alex Munro vs. Yan Kosski November 7, 1905	Edinburgh, Scotland	Waverley Market		Alex Munro vs. Yan Kosski	^[29]
	—	Alexander Munro vs. Ahmed Madrali January 12, 1906	Edinburgh, Scotland	Waverley Market		Alexander Munro vs. Ahmed Madrali in a Handicap match; Per the pre-match stipulation, Madrali was required to defeat Munro within 10 minutes to win the match.	^[29]
	—	Alex Munro vs. multiple wrestlers April 3, 1909	Edinburgh, Scotland	Waverley Market		Alex Munro vs. multiple wrestlers	^[29]
	Joint	Big Daddy vs. John Quinn June 27, 1979	London, England	Wembley Arena		Big Daddy vs. John Quinn	^[35]
4.	—	Danno O'Mahoney vs. Carl Hansen February 9, 1936	Belfast, Northern Ireland		9,000	Danno O'Mahoney (c) vs. Carl Hansen for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship	^[36]
5.	—	Paul Pons vs. Anastace Anglio January 7, 1904	Edinburgh, Scotland	Waverley Market	8,000+^{[Note 5]}	Paul Pons vs. Anastace Anglio	^[29]
	—	Ike Smith vs. Joe Acton July 2, 1881	Wigan, England	Ince Recreation Grounds	8,000	Ike Smith vs. Joe Acton	^[29]
	—	Scottish Athletic Championship Tournament (Day 1) December 5, 1903	Edinburgh, Scotland	Waverley Market		Jack Carkeek vs. J.J. Miller	^[29]
	—	Alex Munro vs. Yan Kosski November 9, 1905	Edinburgh, Scotland	Waverley Market		Alex Munro vs. Yan Kosski	^[29]
	—	The Great Gama vs. Dr. B.F. Roller August 6, 1910	London, England	Alhambra Theater		The Great Gama vs. Dr. B.F. Roller	^[32]
6.	—	Iman Bux vs. John Lemm September 5, 1910	London, England	Alhambra Theater	7,500	Iman Bux vs. John Lemm	^[32]
7.	—	Ike Smith vs. Joe Acton November 19, 1881	Chadderton, England	Moston Park Grounds	7,000+^{[Note 6]}	Ike Smith vs. Joe Acton	^[29]
	—	Tom Connors vs. Tom Clayton May 13, 1893	Audenshaw, England	Snipe Inn Grounds	7,000	Tom Connors vs. Tom Clayton for the World Catch-As-Catch-Can Championship	^[29]
	—	Tom Cannon vs. Paul Pons July 30, 1898	Walton, England	Goodison Park		Tom Cannon (c) vs. Paul Pons in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship	^[29]^[37]
	—	George Hackenschmidt vs. Ahmed Madrali January 30, 1904	London, England	Olympia Hall		George Hackenschmidt (with Ferdinand Gruhn and Jakob Koch) (c) vs. Ahmed Madrali (with Antonio Pierri and Tom Cannon) in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship	^[29]^[38]
	—	Alex Munro vs. Ackbar Ackmuch & W. L. Ross September 10, 1904	Edinburgh, Scotland	Waverley Market		Alex Munro vs. Ackbar Ackmuch and W. L. Ross	^[29]
	—	Yan Kosski vs. Robertson & Peterson November 6, 1905	Edinburgh, Scotland	Waverley Market		Yan Kosski vs. Robertson and Peterson	^[29]
	Joint	Roy St. Clair vs. Roy Bull Davis September 27, 1969	Manchester, England	Belle Vue		Roy St. Clair vs. Roy Bull Davis	^[39]
	Joint	Big Daddy vs. Giant Haystacks October 4, 1981	London, England	Wembley Arena		Big Daddy vs. Giant Haystacks	^[35]
8.	—	Raoul le Boucher vs. Eduard Ritzler January 4, 1904	Edinburgh, Scotland	Waverley Market	6,000+^{[Note 7]}	Raoul le Boucher vs. Eduard Ritzler	^[29]
	—	Alex Munro vs. Jack Driscoll July 3, 1909	Rothienorman, Scotland		6,000+^{[Note 8]}	Alex Munro vs. Jack Driscoll	^[29]
	—	Ike Smith vs. Joe Acton April 30, 1881	Farnworth, England	Larkhill Grounds	6,000	Ike Smith vs. Joe Acton	^[29]
	—	Ike Smith vs. Tom Connors July 8, 1882	Oldham, England	Borough Grounds		Ike Smith vs. Tom Connors	^[29]
	—	Sam Moores vs. James Barker March 3, 1883	Audenshaw, England	Snipe Inn Grounds		Sam Moores vs. James Barker	^[29]
	—	Tom Clayton vs. Tom Connors June 13, 1891	Farnworth, England	Larkhill Grounds		Tom Clayton vs. Tom Connors	^[29]
	—	Tom Connors vs. Tom Clayton May 25, 1895	Failsworth, England	Moorfield Recreational Grounds		Tom Connors vs. Tom Clayton in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the World Catchweight Catch-as-Catch-Can Championship	^[29]^[40]
	—	Evan Lewis vs. Joe Carroll July 17, 1897	Bolton, England	Burnden Park		Evan Lewis vs. Joe Carroll for the World Catch-As-Catch-Can Championship	^[29]
	—	Jack Carkeek vs. Carl Beck & Victor Ajax January 5, 1903	Edinburgh, Scotland	Waverley Market		Jack Carkeek vs. Carl Beck and Victor Ajax	^[29]
	—	Jim Mellor vs. Hugh Lannan April 23, 1904	London, England	Crystal Palace Stadium		Jim Mellor vs. Hugh Lannan	^[29]
	—	George Hackenschmidt vs. Ahmed Madrali April 28, 1906	London, England	Olympia Hall		George Hackenschmidt vs. Ahmed Madrali	^[29]^[41]
9.	Joint	Big Daddy & Wayne Bridges vs. John Quinn & Yasu Fuji June 11, 1980	London, England	Wembley Arena	5,500	Big Daddy and Wayne Bridges vs. John Quinn and Yasu Fuji	^[35]
10.	—	Antonio Pierri vs. George Steadman August 21, 1890	Grasmere, England	Pavement End	5,000+^{[Note 9]}	Antonio Pierri vs. George Steadman in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match	^[29]
	—	Tom Cannon vs. Tom McInerney October 13, 1893	Liverpool, England	Hengler's Circus	5,000	Tom Cannon vs. Tom McInerney for the World Catch-As-Catch-Can Championship	^[29]
	—	Tom Cannon vs. George Rasso March 29, 1894				Tom Cannon vs. George Rasso for the World Greco-Roman Championship	^[29]
	—	Tom Cannon vs. Tom McInerney August 27, 1894				Tom Cannon vs. Tom McInerney for the World Mixed Wrestling Championship	^[29]
	—	Tom Cannon vs. Antonio Pierri April 28, 1896				Tom Cannon (c) vs. Antonio Pierri for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship	^[29]^[42]
	—	Tom Cannon vs. Jack Carkeek October 2, 1899				Tom Cannon vs. Jack Carkeek for the World Greco-Roman Championship	^[29]
	—	Tom Cannon vs. Jack Carkeek October 30, 1899				Tom Cannon vs. Jack Carkeek for the World Greco-Roman Championship	^[29]
	—	Jack Carkeek vs. James Morrison August 13, 1903	Edinburgh, Scotland	Waverley Market		Jack Carkeek vs. James Morrison^{[Note 10]}	^[29]

Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1990s
No.	Promoter	Event	Location	Venue	Attendance	Main Event(s)
1.	WWF	SummerSlam August 29, 1992	London, England	Wembley Stadium	78,927	Bret Hart (c) vs. The British Bulldog for the WWF Intercontinental Championship	^[5]
2.	WWF	Mayhem in Manchester April 4, 1998	Manchester, England	NYNEX Arena	18,514	The Undertaker vs. Kane	^[9]
3.	WWF	No Mercy May 16, 1999	Manchester, England	Manchester Evening News Arena	18,407	Steve Austin (c) vs. Triple H vs. The Undertaker in a Anything Goes Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship	^[11]
4.	WWF	No Mercy Tour April 2, 1999	Sheffield, England	Sheffield Arena	12,744	Steve Austin (c) vs. The Rock for the WWF Championship
5.	WWF	No Mercy Tour April 4, 1999	Birmingham, England	National Exhibition Centre	12,236	Steve Austin and Paul Wight vs. The Rock and Ken Shamrock
6.	WWF	UK Rampage Tour October 4, 1991	London, England	Wembley Arena	12,000	The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) (c) vs. The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs) for the WWF World Tag Team Championship
6.	WWF	UK Rampage Tour September 29, 1992	Birmingham, England	National Exhibition Centre	12,000	Ric Flair (c) vs. Bret Hart for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
7.	WWF	Rebellion October 2, 1999	Birmingham, England	National Indoor Arena	11,939	Triple H (c) vs. The Rock in a Steel Cage match for the WWF Championship
8.	WCW	The Real Event March 12, 1993	London, England	Wembley Arena	11,500	Big Van Vader (c) vs. Sting for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship	^[43]
9.	WWF	UK Rampage Tour May 2, 1991	London, England	Wembley Arena	11,000	The Ultimate Warrior vs. The Undertaker
	WWF	UK Rampage Tour April 13, 1992	London, England	Wembley Arena		Randy Savage (c) vs. The Mountie for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
	WWF	UK Rampage Tour April 14, 1992	London, England	Wembley Arena		Sid Justice vs. The Undertaker
	WWF	WWF One Night Only September 20, 1997	Birmingham, England	NEC Arena		The British Bulldog (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF European Championship
10.	WWF	WWF Live in Newcastle upon Tyne April 3, 1999	Newcastle upon Tyne, England	Telewest Arena	10,699	Steve Austin (c) vs. Big Boss Man for the WWF Championship

Top 10 most-attended shows in the 2000s
No.	Promoter	Event	Location	Venue	Attendance	Main Event(s)
1.	WWE	WWE SmackDown June 19, 2005	Manchester, England	Manchester Evening News Arena	17,500	John Cena (c) vs. John Bradshaw Layfield vs. Kurt Angle in a three-way elimination match for the WWE Championship with special referee Steve Austin	^[12]
2.	WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 777) April 14, 2008	London, England	The O2	17,363	Triple H vs John Bradshaw Layfield	^[13]
3.	WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 820) April 20, 2009	London, England	The O2	17,176	John Cena (c) vs. Edge for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship	^[15]
4.	WCW	WCW Nitro U.K. Tour 2000! (Day 3) March 12, 2000	Manchester, England	Manchester Evening News Arena	16,318	The Mamalukes (Johnny the Bull and Big Vito) (c) vs. The Harris Brothers (Ron Harris and Don Harris) for the WCW World Tag Team Championship	^[17]
5.	WWE	WWE SmackDown November 10, 2008	London, England	The O2	16,000	Big Show vs. The Undertaker in a Falls count anywhere match	^[13]
6.	WWF	Insurrextion May 5, 2001	London, England	Earls Court Exhibition Centre	15,794	The Power Trip (Steve Austin (c) and Triple H) vs. The Undertaker for the handicap match for the WWF Championship	^[19]
7.	WWF	Rebellion November 3, 2001	Manchester, England	Manchester Arena	15,612	Steve Austin (c) (Alliance) vs. The Rock (WWF) in a match for the WWF Championship	^[20]
8.	WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 703) November 13, 2006	Manchester, England	Manchester Evening News Arena	15,266	Ric Flair and Roddy Piper (c) vs. Rated-RKO (Edge and Randy Orton) for the WWE World Tag Team Championship	^[21]
9.	WWE	WWE SmackDown November 14, 2006	Manchester, England	Manchester Evening News Arena	15,000	Batista and Bobby Lashley vs. King Booker and Finlay	^[22]
10.	WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 807) November 10, 2008	Manchester, England	Manchester Evening News Arena	14,925	Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels in a Last Man Standing match	^[13]

Top 10 most-attended shows in the 2010s
No.	Promoter	Event	Location	Venue	Attendance	Main Event(s)
1.	WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 1303) May 14, 2018	London, England	The O2	17,341	Bobby Lashley vs. Kevin Owens vs. Elias in a Money in the Bank qualifying match	^[14]
2.	WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 1039) April 22, 2013	London, England	The O2	16,603	5-woman Battle Royal to decide the number one contender for the WWE Divas Championship	^[16]
3.	WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 1095) May 19, 2014	London, England	The O2	15,000	John Cena vs. Luke Harper	^[23]
3.	WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 1276) November 6, 2017	Manchester, England	Manchester Arena	15,000	The Shield (Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins) (c) vs. The Bar (Cesaro and Sheamus) for the WWE RAW Tag Team Championship
4.	WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 1250) May 8, 2017	London, England	The O2	14,500	Bray Wyatt vs. Dean Ambrose
5.	WWE	WWE Raw November 3, 2012	Manchester, England	Manchester Arena	14,000	CM Punk (c) vs. Ryback for the WWE Championship	^[24]
6.	WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 1142) April 13, 2015	London, England	The O2	13,800	Dolph Ziggler vs. Neville	^[25]
7.	WWE	WWE Live in London September 7, 2016	London, England	The O2	13,750	Kevin Owens (c) vs. Sami Zayn vs. Seth Rollins in a three-way elimination match for the WWE Universal Championship	^[26]
8.	WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 1195) April 18, 2016	London, England	The O2	13,713	Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens	^[27]
8.	WWE	WWE SmackDown April 19, 2016	London, England	The O2	13,713	Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens vs. Dean Ambrose and Sami Zayn	^[27]
9.	WWE	WWE Raw (Ep. 1068) November 11, 2013	Manchester, England	Phones 4u Arena	13,612	CM Punk and Daniel Bryan vs. Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins in a handicap match	^[16]
10.	WWE	WWE RAW (Ep. 881) April 12, 2010	London, England	The O2	13,000	Randy Orton (c) vs. Batista for the WWE Championship
10.	WWE	WWE Live in Manchester November 5, 2016	Manchester, England	Manchester Arena	13,000	AJ Styles (c) vs. Dean Ambrose for the WWE World Championship

Footnotes edit

^ The exact attendance figure is unclear with various newspapers reporting numbers ranging from 10,000-25,000.
^ The exact attendance figure is unclear with various newspapers reporting numbers ranging from 10,000-17,000.
^ ^a ^b The exact attendance figure is unclear with various newspapers reporting numbers ranging from 10,000-15,000.
^ The exact attendance figure is unclear with various newspapers reporting numbers ranging from 10,000-12,000.
^ The exact attendance figure is unclear with various newspapers reporting numbers ranging from 8,000-10,000.
^ The exact attendance figure is unclear with various newspapers reporting numbers ranging from 7,000-8,000.
^ The exact attendance figure is unclear with various newspapers reporting numbers ranging from 6,000-8,000.
^ The exact attendance figure is unclear with various newspapers reporting numbers ranging from 6,000-7,000.
^ The exact attendance figure is unclear with various newspapers reporting numbers ranging from 5,000-6,000.
^ This was the advertised main event, but the match did not take place.

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^ Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 1998". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.
^ ^a ^b Johnson, Mike (May 16, 2012). "5/16 This Day in History:: Tax Defends ECW Title Twice on One PPV, Andy Kaufman Passes Away, Kaufman Passes Away, Bulldogs vs. Harts in a Cage, Midnight Express Win and Defend U.S. Tag Titles on the Same Day, Onita Brings FMW to Los Angeles, WWF No Mercy PPV in UK, Vince McMahon's Infamous Confrontation With Bob Costas and More". PWInsider.com.
^ ^a ^b Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 2005". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 2008". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.
^ ^a ^b Konuwa, Alfred (May 14, 2018). "WWE Raw Results: News And Notes After Bobby Lashley's Sisters Are Set To Debut Next Week". Forbes.
^ ^a ^b Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 2009". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 2013". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.
^ ^a ^b Reynolds, R. D. (2004). The Death of WCW. Toronto: ECW Press. p. 247. ISBN 155490255X.
^ Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: WCW 2000-01". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.
^ ^a ^b Pantoja, Kevin (January 3, 2016). "Random Network Reviews: Insurrextion 2001". 411mania.com.
^ ^a ^b "Historical Cards: Rebellion (November 3, 2001. Manchester, England)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 156. 2007 Edition.
^ ^a ^b "Monday Night Raw – November 13, 2006: Brace Yourselves People. We've Got A Running Joke Here". KBWrestlingReviews.com. August 8, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 2006". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.
^ ^a ^b Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 2014". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.
^ ^a ^b Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 2012". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.
^ ^a ^b Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 2015". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.
^ ^a ^b Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 2016". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c Baker, William (May 5, 2016). "WWE European Tour Attendance Figures, Finn Balor Interview, Reigns vs. AJ Styles Rivalry". ProWrestling.com.
^ "Historical Cards: Rebellion (October 26, 2002. Manchester, England)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 157. 2007 Edition.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av Lions, Phil (January 22, 2019). "Big European wrestling crowds (1890-1906)". WrestlingClassics.com.
^ "Hackenschmidt v. A. Munro. Another Victory for the Russian". The Guardian. October 30, 1905. p. 4. 15,000 people visited Ibrox Park Glasgow, the ground of the Rangers Club, on Saturday to witness the encounter between Hackenschmidt and Alexander Munro of Govan, under catch-as-catch-can rules, for the championship of the world.
^ Wheeler, Jimmy, ed. (September 13, 2019). "Scotland, United Kingdom: 1903-1909". Professional Wrestling Historical Society.
^ ^a ^b ^c Farmer, Matt (April 10, 2007). "1800's to 1919 7,500+ Updated 11/12/09". WrestlingClassics.com.
^ Faridi, Dr. Salman (September 6, 2020). "The Great Gama Pahelwan". The News International.
^ Kenyon, J Michael (September 27, 1998). "Mat Scan From the 1930s AND 1940s..." The WAWLI Papers. No. 273. New York City, New York.
^ ^a ^b ^c Meltzer, Dave; Alvarez, Bryan (October 8, 2018). "Massive UFC 229 expectations, plus tons of news". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. ISSN 1083-9593. Everyone in the U.K. for years has used 10,000 as the attendance with the idea Daddy vs. Haystacks sold out Wembley, but the actual numbers for Daddy's three Wembley shows were about 10,000, a legitimate sellout, for the 1979 show against Mighty John Quinn, about 5,500 for the 1980 show with Daddy & Wayne Bridges vs. Quinn & Yasu Fuji, and 7,000 for Daddy vs. Haystacks.
^ Yohe, Steve (2010). "A Study of Danno O'Mahoney: The (Almost) Undisputed World Champion". 1WrestlingLegends.com.
^ Corvin, Tim (2014). Pioneers of Professional Wrestling. Archway Publishing. p. 112. ISBN 978-1480804586.
^ "WRESTLING AT OLYMPIA". London Standard. February 1, 1904. p. 6. Olympia was specially fitted up for the encounter, and it was said that even that building, vast as it is, would not furnish room enough for all who wished to witness the struggle. The house was completely filled, except in the higher-priced parts; but there were in the "stalls" a number of well-known people. Outside the building, while the crowds were slowly filtering in, some lively scenes took place, as train after train reached Addison-road and discharged its freight of would-be spectators. In the end nearly 7000 persons were present.
^ Ogilvie, Steve (December 6, 2017). "British Results 1952 to 1956 & 1960 to 1967". WrestlingClassics.com.
^ Wheeler, Jimmy, ed. (August 30, 2019). "England, United Kingdom: 1895". Professional Wrestling Historical Society.
^ "MADRALI'S DOWNFALL". Auckland Star. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 140. June 13, 1906.
^ Wheeler, Jimmy, ed. (March 29, 2020). "England, United Kingdom: 1896-1899". Professional Wrestling Historical Society.
^ Barrera, Bryan (June 5, 2017). "WCW The Real Event UK Program [1993]". WCW Worldwide.

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[1] Lister, John. "The History of British Wrestling". House of Deception. By the mid 1960s, Joint had doubled their live event schedule to somewhere in the region of 4,000 to 5,000 shows a year. Every town of note had a show at least once a month, and at some points more than 30 cities had a weekly date. For live events per square mile, Mexico City and perhaps Tokyo are perhaps the only areas to rival this spell of business, and it is doubtful that any territory worldwide has ever seen so many shows putting gate receipts in the pockets of so few promoters.

[BI-2] Colson, Thomas. "A 12-seat Grand Tier box at the Royal Albert Hall is on sale for £2.5 million". Business Insider. Retrieved 24 October 2019.

[3] Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 1989". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.

[4] Meltzer, Dave (November 23, 2015). "Holm defeats Rousey, Nick Bockwinkel passes away, more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. The Insane Championship Wrestling show on 11/15 at the SECC in Glasgow, Scotland, drew a sellout of 4,000 fans, which as noted, was the biggest crowd for a U.K. based promotion since 1982. ICW has been packing 1,500 seat buildings regularly, particularly after a BBC piece made a cult hero out of Grado.

[TributesII-5] Meltzer, Dave (2004). Tributes II: Remembering More of the World's Greatest Professional Wrestlers. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. p. 40. ISBN 1582618178.

[6] "Rock Star Gary reflects on WWF Summerslam '92". April 10, 2013.

[7] Thurston, Brandon (September 13, 2023). "AEW All In's turnstile count was 81,035, according to local government". Retrieved September 14, 2023.

[8] "WWE Clash At The Castle". cagematch.net. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

[PWH-MM98-9] "Mayhem in Manchester". ProWrestlingHistory.com.

[10] Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 1998". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.

[PWInsider-NoMercy99-11] Johnson, Mike (May 16, 2012). "5/16 This Day in History:: Tax Defends ECW Title Twice on One PPV, Andy Kaufman Passes Away, Kaufman Passes Away, Bulldogs vs. Harts in a Cage, Midnight Express Win and Defend U.S. Tag Titles on the Same Day, Onita Brings FMW to Los Angeles, WWF No Mercy PPV in UK, Vince McMahon's Infamous Confrontation With Bob Costas and More". PWInsider.com.

[GC-2005-12] Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 2005". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.

[GC-2008-13] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 2008". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.

[Forbes-RAW-14] Konuwa, Alfred (May 14, 2018). "WWE Raw Results: News And Notes After Bobby Lashley's Sisters Are Set To Debut Next Week". Forbes.

[GC-2009-15] Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 2009". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.

[GC-2013-16] Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 2013". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.

[Reynolds-17] Reynolds, R. D. (2004). The Death of WCW. Toronto: ECW Press. p. 247. ISBN 155490255X.

[18] Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: WCW 2000-01". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.

[411mania-Insurrextion2001-19] Pantoja, Kevin (January 3, 2016). "Random Network Reviews: Insurrextion 2001". 411mania.com.

[Rebellion2001-20] "Historical Cards: Rebellion (November 3, 2001. Manchester, England)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 156. 2007 Edition.

[KB-RAW-21] "Monday Night Raw – November 13, 2006: Brace Yourselves People. We've Got A Running Joke Here". KBWrestlingReviews.com. August 8, 2012.

[GC-2006-22] Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 2006". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.

[GC-2014-23] Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 2014". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.

[GC-2012-24] Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 2012". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.

[GC-2015-25] Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 2015". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.

[GC-2016-26] Cawthon, Graham. "Yearly Results: 2016". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.

[ProWrestling-27] Baker, William (May 5, 2016). "WWE European Tour Attendance Figures, Finn Balor Interview, Reigns vs. AJ Styles Rivalry". ProWrestling.com.

[Rebellion2002-28] "Historical Cards: Rebellion (October 26, 2002. Manchester, England)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 157. 2007 Edition.

[Lions-29] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av Lions, Phil (January 22, 2019). "Big European wrestling crowds (1890-1906)". WrestlingClassics.com.

[30] "Hackenschmidt v. A. Munro. Another Victory for the Russian". The Guardian. October 30, 1905. p. 4. 15,000 people visited Ibrox Park Glasgow, the ground of the Rangers Club, on Saturday to witness the encounter between Hackenschmidt and Alexander Munro of Govan, under catch-as-catch-can rules, for the championship of the world.

[31] Wheeler, Jimmy, ed. (September 13, 2019). "Scotland, United Kingdom: 1903-1909". Professional Wrestling Historical Society.

[Farmer-32] Farmer, Matt (April 10, 2007). "1800's to 1919 7,500+ Updated 11/12/09". WrestlingClassics.com.

[33] Faridi, Dr. Salman (September 6, 2020). "The Great Gama Pahelwan". The News International.

[34] Kenyon, J Michael (September 27, 1998). "Mat Scan From the 1930s AND 1940s..." The WAWLI Papers. No. 273. New York City, New York.

[WO-BigDaddy-39] Meltzer, Dave; Alvarez, Bryan (October 8, 2018). "Massive UFC 229 expectations, plus tons of news". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. ISSN 1083-9593. Everyone in the U.K. for years has used 10,000 as the attendance with the idea Daddy vs. Haystacks sold out Wembley, but the actual numbers for Daddy's three Wembley shows were about 10,000, a legitimate sellout, for the 1979 show against Mighty John Quinn, about 5,500 for the 1980 show with Daddy & Wayne Bridges vs. Quinn & Yasu Fuji, and 7,000 for Daddy vs. Haystacks.

[40] Yohe, Steve (2010). "A Study of Danno O'Mahoney: The (Almost) Undisputed World Champion". 1WrestlingLegends.com.

[43] Corvin, Tim (2014). Pioneers of Professional Wrestling. Archway Publishing. p. 112. ISBN 978-1480804586.

[44] "WRESTLING AT OLYMPIA". London Standard. February 1, 1904. p. 6. Olympia was specially fitted up for the encounter, and it was said that even that building, vast as it is, would not furnish room enough for all who wished to witness the struggle. The house was completely filled, except in the higher-priced parts; but there were in the "stalls" a number of well-known people. Outside the building, while the crowds were slowly filtering in, some lively scenes took place, as train after train reached Addison-road and discharged its freight of would-be spectators. In the end nearly 7000 persons were present.

[45] Ogilvie, Steve (December 6, 2017). "British Results 1952 to 1956 & 1960 to 1967". WrestlingClassics.com.

[48] Wheeler, Jimmy, ed. (August 30, 2019). "England, United Kingdom: 1895". Professional Wrestling Historical Society.

[49] "MADRALI'S DOWNFALL". Auckland Star. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 140. June 13, 1906.

[51] Wheeler, Jimmy, ed. (March 29, 2020). "England, United Kingdom: 1896-1899". Professional Wrestling Historical Society.

[53] Barrera, Bryan (June 5, 2017). "WCW The Real Event UK Program [1993]". WCW Worldwide.

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