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NWA territory system
in North America (1940s-1980s).

The following is a list of National Wrestling Alliance attendance records. Founded in 1948, the

1980s wrestling boom
.

The two largest remaining members,

independent promotions until the mid-2010s. In 2017, the NWA was purchased by Billy Corgan
and became a singular, independent promotion, putting an end to the NWA territory system.

The list is dominated by the American wrestling promotion

Vince McMahon, Jr.
, finally split from the organization in 1983.

The

NWA World Heavyweight Championship
was often contested in the main event. All but sixteen of the events have been held in United States, while five have been held in Japan and Puerto Rico, four in Mexico and two in Canada.

Events and attendances

Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
FKE / CWC Pat O'Connor vs. Buddy Rogers
June 30, 1961 		Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park † 38,000
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
 [2]
JWA World Big League
May 7, 1961
Nara, Japan
 Ayame Pond Amusement Park 36,000
Rikidozan and Toyonobori
vs. Jim Wright and Mr. X in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match 		[3]
WCCW David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions
May 6, 1984 		Irving, Texas Texas Stadium † 32,132 Ric Flair (c) vs. Kerry Von Erich for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [4]
WWWF
 Showdown at Shea
June 25, 1976
New York City, New York
 Shea Stadium 32,000 Antonio Inoki vs. Muhammad Ali in a Boxer vs. Wrestler match [5]
WWC WWC Aniversario
September 17, 1983 		San Juan, Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium Abdullah the Butcher vs. André the Giant [6]
TSW
 Superdome Extravaganza
July 22, 1978 		New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana Superdome
† 		31,000
steel cage match
 [7]
FKE Pat O'Connor vs. Yukon Eric
July 29, 1960 		Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park † 30,275 Pat O'Connor (c) vs. Yukon Eric in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [8]
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '85
October 6, 1985 		Dallas, Texas Cotton Bowl † 30,214
Hair vs. Hair match
 [9]
JWA JWA Pro-Wrestling World Championship Series (Day 1)
October 7, 1957 		Tokyo, Japan Korakuen Stadium 30,000 Lou Thesz (c) vs. Rikidozan for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [10]
JWA JWA Pro-Wrestling World Championship Series (Day 2)
October 13, 1957 		Osaka, Japan Ogimachi Pool Lou Thesz (c) vs. Rikidozan in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [10]
WWC Carlos Colón vs. Ric Flair
April 3, 1983
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
steel cage match for the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship
 [11]
WWC WWC Aniversario
September 15, 1984 		San Juan, Puerto Rico Roberto Clemente Coliseum 29,000 Stan Hansen and Bruiser Brody (c) vs. Abdullah the Butcher and Carlos Colón for the PWF World Tag Team Championship [12]
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 [13]
JCP
Great American Bash

July 6, 1985 		Charlotte, North Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium 27,000 Ric Flair (c) vs.
NWA World Heavyweight Championship with David Crockett
as special referee 		[14]
FKE Killer Kowalski vs. Bearcat Wright
September 16, 1960 		Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park † 26,731 Killer Kowalski vs. Bearcat Wright in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match [8]
BTW Parade of Champions
June 24, 1972 		Irving, Texas Texas Stadium † 26,339 Dory Funk Jr. (c) vs. Fritz Von Erich for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [15]
WCCW 2nd Annual Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions
May 5, 1985 		Irving, Texas Texas Stadium † 26,153 Kerry Von Erich vs. One Man Gang. Per the pre-match stipulation, One Man Gang would earn a match against Fritz Von Erich but if Kerry won manager Gary Hart would have his head shaved. [16]
WWWF
 Billy Graham vs. Bruno Sammartino
June 27, 1977
New York City, New York
 Madison Square Garden 26,090
WWWF World Heavyweight Championship
 [17]
WWWF
 Bob Backlund vs. Ivan Koloff
August 28, 1978
New York City, New York
 Madison Square Garden 26,000
WWWF World Heavyweight Championship
 [17]
NWA-HW Fred Blassie vs. John Tolos
August 27, 1971 		Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum † 25,847
Fred Blassie vs. John Tolos
in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match 		[18]
IWA Édouard Carpentier vs. Buddy Rogers
July 21, 1960 		Montreal, Canada Delorimier Stadium † 25,703 Édouard Carpentier vs. Buddy Rogers in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match [19]
JDE Lou Thesz vs. Baron Michele Leone
May 21, 1952 		Los Angeles, California Gilmore Baseball Park † 25,256 Lou Thesz (c) vs. Baron Michele Leone in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls unification match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and World Heavyweight Championship [20]
WWWF
 Superstar Billy Graham vs. Dusty Rhodes
September 26, 1977 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 25,102
Superstar Billy Graham (c) vs. Dusty Rhodes
for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship 		[17]
EMLL
 Blue Demon vs. Tony Borne
November 27, 1953 		Mexico City, Mexico
Plaza de Toros
 25,000
Mask vs. Hair/Beard match
 [21][22]
JWA JWA International Big Competition (Day 10)
August 1, 1955 		Osaka, Japan Ogimachi Pool Mitsuhiro Rikidozan and Kin'ichi Azumafuji (c) vs. Jesús Ortega and Bud Curtis in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship [23]
EMLL
 Black Shadow vs. Tony Borne
October 30, 1958 		Mexico City, Mexico
Plaza de Toros
Hair vs. Hair match
 [24][22]
JWA Summer Series I (Day 15)
August 14, 1967 		Osaka, Japan Osaka Baseball Stadium Giant Baba (c) vs. Gene Kiniski in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA International Heavyweight Championship [25]
JCP
Great American Bash
(Day 20)
July 18, 1987 		Charlotte, North Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium Ric Flair (c) vs. Road Warrior Hawk for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [26]
WWWF
 Bruno Sammartino vs. Waldo Von Erich
May 19, 1975 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 24,553 Bruno Sammartino (c) vs. Waldo Von Erich for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship [27]
WWC Carlos Colón vs. Ric Flair
October 16, 1982 		San Juan, Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium 24,000
WWC World Heavyweight Championship
IWA Édouard Carpentier vs. Antonino Rocca
July 18, 1956 		Montreal, Canada Delorimier Stadium † 23,227 Édouard Carpentier vs. Antonino Rocca [28]
WWC Carlos Colón vs. Ric Flair
January 6, 1983 		San Juan, Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium 23,000
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
JCP
Great American Bash
(Day 4)
July 5, 1986 		Charlotte, North Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium Ric Flair (c) vs. Ricky Morton in a steel cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [26]
WWWF
Showdown At Shea

September 30, 1972
Flushing, New York
 Shea Stadium 22,508 Pedro Morales (c) vs. Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship [29]
WWWF
 Superstar Billy Graham vs. Bob Backlund
February 20, 1978 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 22,092 Superstar Billy Graham (c) vs. Bob Backlund for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship [17]
WWWF
 Superstar Billy Graham vs. Mil Máscaras
December 19, 1977 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 22,085 Superstar Billy Graham (c) vs. Mil Máscaras for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship [17]
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 [22]

Historical

Territory-era (1940s-1980s)

Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1940s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
1. MVSC Lou Thesz vs. Gorgeous George
January 28, 1949
St. Louis, Missouri
 Kiel Auditorium 12,496
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
 [30]
2. MVSC Lou Thesz vs. Antonino Rocca
February 25, 1949 		St. Louis, Missouri Kiel Auditorium 10,932
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
 [31]
3. FKE Don Eagle vs. Cyclone Anaya
November 18, 1949 		Chicago, Illinois
International Amphitheater
 10,745
Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match
 [32]
4. MVSC Buddy Rogers vs. Don Eagle
February 4, 1949 		St. Louis, Missouri Kiel Auditorium 10,651
Don Eagle
 [31]
5. MVSC Buddy Rogers vs. Billy Darnell
April 1, 1949 		St. Louis, Missouri Kiel Auditorium 10,598 Buddy Rogers vs. Billy Darnell [31]
6. MVSC Lou Thesz vs. Enrique Torres
January 14, 1949 		St. Louis, Missouri Kiel Auditorium 10,579
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
 [31]
7. MVSC Bill Longson vs. Gorgeous George
March 11, 1949 		St. Louis, Missouri Kiel Auditorium 10,573
Bill Longson vs. Gorgeous George
8. MVSC Bill Longson vs. Primo Carnera
March 25, 1949 		St. Louis, Missouri Kiel Auditorium 10,466
Bill Longson vs. Primo Carnera
 [31]
9. MVSC Buddy Rogers vs. Don Eagle
March 18, 1949 		St. Louis, Missouri Kiel Auditorium 10,276
Don Eagle
 [31]
10. MVSC Buddy Rogers vs. Bobby Bruns
January 7, 1949 		St. Louis, Missouri Kiel Auditorium 10,110 Buddy Rogers vs. Bobby Bruns [31]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1950s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
1. JWA JWA Pro-Wrestling World Championship Series (Day 1)
October 7, 1957 		Tokyo, Japan Korakuen Stadium 30,000
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
 [10]
JWA Pro-Wrestling World Championship Series (Day 2)
October 13, 1957 		Osaka, Japan Ogimachi Pool Lou Thesz (c) vs. Rikidozan in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [10]
2.
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 [13]
3. JDE Lou Thesz vs. Baron Michele Leone
May 21, 1952 		Los Angeles, California Gilmore Baseball Park 25,256
NWA World Heavyweight Championship and World Heavyweight Championship
 [20]
4. JWA JWA International Big Competition (Day 10)
August 1, 1955 		Osaka, Japan Ogimachi Pool 25,000 Mitsuhiro Rikidozan and Kin'ichi Azumafuji (c) vs. Jesús Ortega and Bud Curtis in a
Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship
 [23]
EMLL
 Blue Demon vs. Tony Borne
November 27, 1953 		Mexico City, Mexico
Plaza de Toros
Mask vs. Hair/Beard match
 [21][22]
EMLL
 Black Shadow vs. Tony Borne
October 30, 1958 		Mexico City, Mexico
Plaza de Toros
Hair vs. Hair match
 [24][22]
5. IWA Édouard Carpentier vs. Antonino Rocca
July 18, 1956 		Montreal, Canada Delorimier Stadium 23,227 Édouard Carpentier vs. Antonino Rocca [28]
6.
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 [22]
7. IWA Gene Kiniski vs. Killer Kowalski
July 17, 1957 		Montreal, Canada Delorimier Stadium 21,851
MAC International Heavyweight Championship with Mike Mazurki
as the guest referee 		[33]
8. IWA Yvon Robert vs. Pat O'Connor
August 18, 1954 		Montreal, Canada Delorimier Stadium 21,616 Yvon Robert vs. Pat O'Connor in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match [34]
9. IWA Édouard Carpentier vs. Killer Kowalski
August 15, 1956 		Montreal, Quebec Delorimier Stadium 21,454 Killer Kowalski (c) vs. Édouard Carpentier for the MAC World Heavyweight Championship with special referee Rocky Marciano [35]
10. CWC Antonino Rocca & Miguel Pérez vs. Sheik of Araby & Bull Curry
October 20, 1958 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 20,793
Sheik of Araby and Bull Curry
 [36]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1960s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
1. FKE / CWC Pat O'Connor vs. Buddy Rogers
June 30, 1961 		Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park † 38,000
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
 [2]
2. JWA World Big League
May 7, 1961
Nara, Japan
 Ayame Pond Amusement Park 36,000
Rikidozan and Toyonobori
vs. Jim Wright and Mr. X in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match 		[3]
3. FKE Pat O'Connor vs. Yukon Eric
July 29, 1960 		Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park † 30,275
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
 [8][37]
4. FKE Killer Kowalski vs. Bearcat Wright
September 16, 1960 		Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park † 26,731
Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match
 [8]
5. IWA Édouard Carpentier vs. Buddy Rogers
July 21, 1960 		Montreal, Canada Delorimier Stadium 25,703 Édouard Carpentier vs. Buddy Rogers in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match [19]
6. JWA Summer Series I (Day 15)
August 14, 1967 		Osaka, Japan Osaka Baseball Stadium 25,000 Giant Baba (c) vs. Gene Kiniski in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA International Heavyweight Championship [25]
7. CWC Buddy Rogers vs. Bobo Brazil
July 17, 1962 		Washington, D.C.
D.C. Stadium
† 		20,959
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
 [38]
8. CWC Buddy Rogers & Bob Orton vs. Johnny Valentine & Bearcat Wright
January 22, 1962 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 20,777 Buddy Rogers and Bob Orton vs. Johnny Valentine and Bearcat Wright in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match [39]
9. CWC Buddy Rogers & Bob Orton vs. Johnny Valentine & Vittorio Apollo
May 26, 1961 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 20,702 Buddy Rogers and Bob Orton vs. Johnny Valentine and
Vittorio Apollo
 [40]
10. CWC Antonino Rocca and Johnny Valentine vs. The Fabulous Kangaroos
February 27, 1961 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 20,400 Antonino Rocca and Johnny Valentine vs.
The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan
) 		[41]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1970s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
1.
WWWF
 Showdown at Shea
June 25, 1976
New York City, New York
 Shea Stadium 32,000 Antonio Inoki vs. Muhammad Ali in a Boxer vs. Wrestler match [5]
2.
TSW
 Superdome Extravaganza
July 22, 1978 		New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana Superdome
† 		31,000
steel cage match
 [7]
3.
BTW
 Parade of Champions
June 24, 1972 		Irving, Texas Texas Stadium 26,339
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
 [15]
4.
WWWF
 Billy Graham vs. Bruno Sammartino
June 27, 1977
New York City, New York
 Madison Square Garden 26,090
WWWF World Heavyweight Championship
 [17]
5.
WWWF
 Bob Backlund vs. Ivan Koloff
August 28, 1978
New York City, New York
 Madison Square Garden 26,000
WWWF World Heavyweight Championship
 [17]
6. NWA-HW Memorial Coliseum Spectacular
August 27, 1971 		Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 25,847
Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match
 [18]
7.
WWWF
 Superstar Billy Graham vs. Dusty Rhodes
September 26, 1977 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 25,102
Superstar Billy Graham (c) vs. Dusty Rhodes
for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship 		[17]
8.
WWWF
 Bruno Sammartino vs. Waldo Von Erich
May 19, 1975 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 24,553 Bruno Sammartino (c) vs. Waldo Von Erich for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship [27]
9.
WWWF
Showdown at Shea

September 30, 1972
Flushing, New York
 Shea Stadium 22,508 Pedro Morales (c) vs. Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship [29]
10.
WWWF
 Superstar Billy Graham vs. Bob Backlund
February 20, 1978 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 22,092 Superstar Billy Graham (c) vs. Bob Backlund for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship [17]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1980s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
1. WCCW David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions
May 6, 1984 		Irving, Texas Texas Stadium † 32,132
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
 [4]
2. WWC WWC Aniversario
September 17, 1983 		San Juan, Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium 32,000 Abdullah the Butcher vs. André the Giant [6]
3. WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '85
October 6, 1985 		Dallas, Texas Cotton Bowl † 30,214
Hair vs. Hair match
 [9]
4. WWC Carlos Colón vs. Ric Flair
December 18, 1983
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium 30,000
steel cage match for the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship
 [11]
5. WWC WWC Aniversario
September 15, 1984 		San Juan, Puerto Rico Roberto Clemente Coliseum 29,000 Stan Hansen and Bruiser Brody (c) vs. Abdullah the Butcher and Carlos Colón for the PWF World Tag Team Championship [12]
6. JCP
Great American Bash

July 6, 1985 		Charlotte, North Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium 27,000 Ric Flair (c) vs. Nikita Koloff for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship with David Crockett as special referee [14]
7. WCCW
2nd Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions

May 5, 1985 		Irving, Texas Texas Stadium 26,153 Ric Flair (c) vs. Kevin Von Erich for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [16]
8. JCP
Great American Bash
(Day 20)
July 18, 1987 		Charlotte, North Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium 25,000 Ric Flair (c) vs. Road Warrior Hawk for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [26]
9. WWC Carlos Colón vs. Ric Flair
October 16, 1982 		San Juan, Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium 24,000
WWC World Heavyweight Championship
10. WWC Carlos Colón vs. Ric Flair
January 6, 1983 		San Juan, Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium 23,000
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
JCP
Great American Bash
(Day 4)
July 5, 1986 		Charlotte, North Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
 [26]

Modern-era (1990s-2010s)

Note:

New Japan Pro Wrestling withdrew from the organization in February 1993, followed by World Championship Wrestling
in September 1993.

Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1990s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
1. NJPW / WCW Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome
January 4, 1993 		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome 63,500 Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu [42][43]
2. NJPW G1 Climax (Day 3)
August 10, 1992 		Tokyo, Japan
Ryogoku Kokugikan
 11,500 G1 Climax tournament quarter-finals [44]
G1 Climax (Day 4)
August 11, 1992 		G1 Climax tournament semi-finals [45]
G1 Climax (Day 5)
August 12, 1992 		G1 Climax tournament finals [46]
NJPW Wrestling Scramble: Battle Zone Space I (Day 11)
November 22, 1992 		Tokyo, Japan Ryogoku Kokugikan
The Great Muta (c) vs. Sting for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
 [47]
Wrestling Scramble: Battle Zone Space I (Day 12)
November 23, 1992
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
 [47]
3. NJPW Battle Final: Battle Final in Rainbow Hall (Day 8)
December 11, 1992
Nagoya, Japan
Rainbow Hall
 10,510
Power Warrior) vs. Scott Norton & Jim Neidhart
 [48]
4. WCW The Real Event (Day 1)
March 11, 1993 		London, England Wembley Arena 11,500 Big Van Vader (c) vs. Sting for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship [43]
5. WCW The Real Event (Day 2)
March 12, 1993
Birmingham, England
 National Exhibition Centre 10,500 Sting &
Bunkhouse match
 [43]
6. WCW The Great American Bash
July 7, 1990
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore Arena
 10,000 Ric Flair (c) vs. Sting for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [49]
WCW
WCW Worldwide
April 17, 1992 		Augusta, Georgia 10-man Nintendo Top Ten Challenge tournament [50]
7. WCW WrestleWar
February 25, 1990 		Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro Coliseum
 9,894 Ric Flair (c) vs. Lex Luger for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [49]
8. WCW Starrcade
December 29, 1991 		Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk Scope 9,000 20-man Battlebowl match [51]
9. WCW
Clash of the Champions XXIV

August 18, 1993 		Daytona Beach, Florida Ocean Center 8,903 Big Van Vader (c) vs. Davey Boy Smith for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship [43]
10. WCW Halloween Havoc
October 27, 1991 		Chattanooga, Tennessee
UTC Arena
 8,900 Lex Luger (c) vs.
Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match
for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship 		[51]

Note:

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
withdrew from the organization in May 2007.

Top 10 most-attended shows in the 2000s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
1.
NWA-MACW
 The Next Revolution (Day 1)
December 30, 2003 		Guangzhou, China Tianhe Gymnasium 7,500 Terry Taylor (c) vs. Steve Williams for the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship [52]
2.
NWA-MACW
 The Next Revolution (Day 2)
January 1, 2004 		Guangzhou, China Huadu Stadium 6,100 Steve Williams (c) vs. Terry Taylor for the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship [53]
3.
TNA
 Lockdown
April 15, 2007 		St. Charles, Missouri Family Arena 6,000 Team Angle (Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Rhino, Sting and Jeff Jarrett) vs. Team Cage (Christian Cage, A.J. Styles, Scott Steiner, Abyss and Tomko) (with James Mitchell) in a Lethal Lockdown match with Harley Race as gatekeeper
4. NWA-OVW Christmas Chaos
January 31, 2001 		Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Gardens 5,010
Nick Dinsmore (c) vs. Chris Benoit for the NWA-OVW Heavyweight Championship
 [54]
5.
TNA
APW
 Impacto Total (Day 1)
January 5, 2007 		Lissabon, Portugal Campo Pequeno Bullring 5,000 Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe in a singles match.
6. NWA-OF / NWA-PE
NWA Wrestling Showcase
April 4, 2008 		Newark, New Jersey JFK Recreation Center 4,500 Judas Young (c) vs.
Tom Brandi
for the NWA Pro East Heavyweight Championship 		[55]
7.
TNA
 House Show
November 25, 2006 		Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, México Arena Coliseo de Monterrey 4,000 Kurt Angle vs. Abyss in a singles match.
7. House Show
March 17, 2006 		Plymouth Township, Michigan
Compuware Sports Arena
 3,700 Christian Cage (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett for the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
.
9. Bound for Glory
October 22, 2006 		3,600
special outside enforcer
.
10.
NWA-MACW
 The Next Revolution (Day 3)
January 3, 2004 		Guangzhou, China Guangzhou Gymnasium 3,400 Battle royal
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 2010s
No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s)
1.
NWA-MACW
 Halifax County Bash
January 29, 2011 		South Boston, Virginia Halifax County High School 2,300 Buff Bagwell vs. Rikki Nelson
2. NWA-IWA Wrestle-Fire-Works 2
July 13, 2010 		Merville, France 2,000 Kim Kaycee (c) vs. Bulla Punk for the NWA European Women's Championship
NWA-PWR Oliver John vs. Kafu
September 18, 2011 		Watsonville, California Santa Cruz County Fair Oliver John vs. Kafu
3. NWA / ROH Crockett Cup
April 27, 2019 		Concord, North Carolina Cabarrus Arena 1,300
Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
4. NWA Summer Clash
July 14, 2014 		Benton, Arkansas Saline County Fairgrounds 1,200 Byron Wilcott (c) vs. Tim Storm for the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship
5.
NWA-MACW
 Brawl For It All
February 27, 2010 		Cheraw, South Carolina Cheraw High School 1,100 The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) vs. Buff Bagwell & Rikki Nelson
NWA-IZW Festival of the Southwest
May 8, 2010 		Sierra Vista, Arizona Fort Huachuca The Native Warriors (Hawaiian Lion & The Navajo Warrior) vs. The Ballard Brothers (Shane Ballard & Shannon Ballard) in a
Steel Cage match
6. NWA-PWR Oliver John vs. Atsushi Sawada
February 27, 2010 		King City, California Salinas Valley Fairgrounds 1,000 Oliver John (c) vs. Atsushi Sawada in a non-title Steel Cage match for the NWA Heritage Championship
NWA-PWR Oliver John vs. Atsushi Sawada
July 31, 2010 		Watsonville, California Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Oliver John (c) vs. Atsushi Sawada for the NWA Heritage Championship
7. NWA-ICWA Sunny Day
August 14, 2010 		Fresnes-sur-Escaut, France 900 Battle royal
8. NWA-PWF / WFAC Wrestling For A Cause: Call To Arms Tampa, Florida Scottish Rite Pavilion 850 The Sheik (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada for the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship [56]
9.
NWA-MACW
 Night of Champions
March 13, 2010 		Easley, South Carolina Easley High School 800 The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) vs. Buff Bagwell & Rikki Nelson
NWA-ICWA October Fest 2
October 2, 2010 		Frameries, Belgium Salle Max Audin Greg Fury (c) vs. Teo Tispun for the NWA French Heavyweight Championship
NWA-MACW
 Fall Brawl
August 13, 2011 		South Hill, Virginia Park View High School Christian York vs. Chris Hamrick
10. NWA-PWR Blue Demon Jr. vs. Oliver John
May 14, 2011 		Turlock, California Stanislaus County Fair 700 Blue Demon Jr. (c) vs. Oliver John for the PWR Heavyweight Championship

See also

Notes

  • † ^ Retractable roof stadium
  • * ^ Open air venue

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