List of professional wrestling attendance records in Mexico
List of the largest attendances in the history of Mexican professional wrestling
The Plaza de Toros México holds several Mexican attendance records. The inaugural Triplemanía , held at the venue on April 30, 1993, was attended by over 48,000 fans and is the highest attended Lucha Libre event of the all time.
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
Promotion
Event
Location
Venue
Attendance
Main Event(s)
Ref.
AAA
Triplemanía April 30, 1993
Mexico City , Mexico
Plaza de Toros
48,000+[ Note 1]
Cien Caras vs. Konnan in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Retirement match
[ 1]
TVC
Medico Asesino vs. Gardenia Davis October 3, 1954
Guadalajara , Mexico
Plaza de Toros el Progreso
48,000
Médico Asesino vs. Gardenia Davis
[ 2]
TVC
Médico Asesino vs. Tonina Jackson February 28, 1954
Guadalajara , Mexico
Plaza de Toros el Progreso
41,000
Médico Asesino vs. Tonina Jackson in a Mask vs. Hair match
[ 2]
EMLL
Vincent Lopez vs. Man Mountain Dean October 12, 1935
Mexico City , Mexico
Plaza Mexico
35,000
Vincent Lopez (c) vs. Man Mountain Dean for the World Heavyweight Championship
[ 3] [ 4]
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
[ 5]
UWA
Tatsumi Fujinami vs. El Canek June 12, 1983
Naucalpan , Mexico
El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
30,000
Tatsumi Fujinami (c) vs. El Canek for the UWA World Heavyweight Championship
[ 6]
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
[ 7]
AAA
Lucha Libre Internacional March 27, 2012
Tepic , Mexico
El Palenque de la Feria
30,000
El Mesías , Chris Masters and Shelton Benjamin vs. Carlito Caribbean Cool , La Parka and Luke Gallows
[ 8]
AAA / NWA
The World is a Vampire: NWA vs. AAA September 15, 2023
Iztacalco , Mexico City , Mexico
Foro Sol
30,000
Tyrus (c) vs. Daga for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
[ 9]
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
[ 10]
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
[ 11]
UWA
Colosal Torneo de la Muerte August 22, 1982
Mexico City , Mexico
Palacio de los Deportes
28,000
Los Brazos (Oro and Plata ) vs. El Enfermero #2 and Flama Azul in a double Mask vs. Mask tournament final
[ 12]
UWA
El Canek vs. Dos Caras October 4, 1983
Naucalpan , Mexico
El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
28,000
El Canek (c) vs. Dos Caras for the UWA World Heavyweight Championship
[ 13]
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
[ 14]
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
[ 15]
UWA
El Santo Retirement Show September 12, 1982
Naucalpan , Mexico
El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
25,500
El Santo , Gori Guerrero , Huracán Ramírez and El Solitario vs. Perro Aguayo , El Signo , El Texano and Negro Navarro
[ 16] [ 17]
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
[ 18]
EMLL
Blue Demon vs. Tony Borne November 27, 1953
Mexico City , Mexico
Plaza de Toros
25,000
Blue Demon vs. Tony Borne in a Mask vs. Beard match
[ 19] [ 20]
EMLL
Black Shadow vs. Tony Borne October 30, 1958
Mexico City , Mexico
Plaza de Toros
25,000
Black Shadow vs. Tony Borne in a Hair vs. Hair match
[ 21]
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
[ 14]
UWA
El Canek vs. Tatsumi Fujinami May 1, 1983
Naucalpan , Mexico
El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
25,000
El Canek (c) vs. Tatsumi Fujinami for the UWA World Heavyweight Championship
[ 22]
UWA
UWA 9th Anniversary Show February 12, 1984
Naucalpan , Mexico
El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
25,000
El Canek (c) vs. André the Giant for the UWA World Heavyweight Championship
[ 23]
AAA / CMLL
Padrísimo June 17, 2000
Mexico City , Mexico
Plaza de Toros
25,000
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. , Brazo de Plata , Octagón and La Parka Jr. vs. Shocker , Pierroth Jr. , Cibernetico and Abismo Negro
[ 6]
UWA
Bobby Lee & 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 and Hair vs. Masks match
[ 12]
UWA
Bobby Lee vs. El Santo September 24, 1978
Mexico City , Mexico
El Palacio de los Deportes
24,000
El Santo vs. Bobby Lee in a Mask vs. Hair match
[ 24]
UWA
Antonio Inoki vs. El Canek April 22, 1979
Naucalpan , Mexico
El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
24,000
Antonio Inoki (c) vs. El Canek for the NWF Heavyweight Championship
[ 25]
UWA
El Canek vs. Riki Choshu July 23, 1982
Mexico City , Mexico
El Palacio de los Deportes
23,000
El Canek (c) vs. Riki Choshu for the UWA World Heavyweight Championship
[ 16]
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
[ 26]
AAA
Triplemanía XIII May 15, 2005
Guadalajara , Mexico
Plaza de Toros
22,129
Latin Lover , La Parka and Octagón vs. Los Hell Brothers (Chessman and Cibernético ) and Fuerza Guerrera in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls "Lucha Libre rules" six-man tag team match
[ 27]
Historical
Top 5 most-attended shows in the 1930s
No.
Promoter
Event
Location
Venue
Attendance
Main Event(s)
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
[ 3] [ 4]
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]
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
[ 3]
—
Mildred Burke vs. Lupe Acosta June 14, 1939
Monterrey , Mexico
Mildred Burke vs. Lupe Acosta
[ 3] [ 28]
4.
—
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
[ 3] [ 29]
5.
EMLL
EMLL 5th Anniversary Show September 16, 1938
Mexico City , Mexico
La Arena Modelo
Unknown[ Note 2]
Tarzán López (c) vs. Don Hill for the Mexican National Welterweight Championship
[ 24]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1940s
No.
Promoter
Event
Location
Venue
Attendance
Main Event(s)
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
[ 30] [ 31]
EMLL
El Santo vs. Dientes Hernandez December 29, 1943
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena Mexico
El Santo vs. Dientes Hernandez in a Super Libre match
[ 32]
2.
EMLL
EMLL 15th Anniversary Show September 22, 1948
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena Coliseo
9,980
Tarzán López vs. Mike Kelly
[ 24] [ 31]
3.
EMLL
Domingos Arena Modelo December 28, 1941
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena Mexico
9,000
El Enmascarado Rojo vs. Bobby Segura
[ 32]
EMLL
Domingos Arena Modelo July 26, 1942
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena Mexico
El Santo vs. Ciclón Veloz
[ 33]
EMLL
Domingos Arena Modelo July 3, 1949
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena Mexico
El Santo vs. Enrique Llanes in a Mask vs. Hair match
[ 33]
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
[ 6]
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)
[ 14]
EMLL
Miércoles de Coliseo January 1, 1947
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena Coliseo
The French Angel vs. Nick Curtis
[ 34]
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
[ 33]
6.
EMLL
El Murciélago Enmascarado vs. Octavio Gaona July 18, 1940
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena Mexico
Unknown[ Note 3]
El Murciélago Enmascarado vs. Octavio Gaona in a Hair vs. Mask match
[ 33]
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
[ 34]
7.
EMLL
Domingos Arena Modelo January 4, 1942
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena Mexico
Unknown[ Note 4]
El Enmascarado Rojo vs. Bobby Segura in a Súper Libre Mask vs. Hair match
[ 34]
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
[ 34]
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
[ 35]
10.
EMLL
Jueves de Coliseo August 19, 1948
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena Coliseo
El Santo vs. Murcielago Velazquez
[ 12]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1950s
No.
Promoter
Event
Location
Venue
Attendance
Main Event(s)
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]
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
[ 2]
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
[ 10]
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
[ 18]
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
[ 19] [ 20]
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
[ 21] [ 20]
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
[ 20]
6.
EMLL
El Santo vs. Blue Demon August 7, 1953
Mexico City , Mexico
Plaza de Toros
21,000
El Santo vs. Blue Demon
[ 20]
7.
EMLL
El Santo vs. Black Shadow November 7, 1952
Mexico City , Mexico
Plaza de Toros
20,000
El Santo vs. Black Shadow
[ 20]
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
[ 20]
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
[ 20]
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
[ 31] [ 20]
EMLL
EMLL 23rd Anniversary Show September 21, 1956
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena Mexico
El Santo vs. El Gladiator in a Mask vs. Mask match
[ 31] [ 20]
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
[ 20]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1960s
No.
Promoter
Event
Location
Venue
Attendance
Main Event(s)
1.
EMLL
Ray Mendoza vs. Karloff Lagarde July 2, 1965
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena Mexico
20,000
Ray Mendoza vs. Karloff Lagarde
[ 36]
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
[ 36]
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
[ 37]
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
[ 36]
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
[ 24]
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
[ 36]
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
[ 38]
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
[ 39]
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
[ 32]
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
[ 33]
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 )
[ 40]
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
[ 41]
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
[ 12]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1970s
No.
Promoter
Event
Location
Venue
Attendance
Main Event(s)
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
[ 5]
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
[ 11]
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
[ 14] [ 42]
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
[ 32] [ 11] [ 15]
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
[ 14]
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
[ 12]
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
[ 24]
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
[ 25] [ 15]
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
[ 11]
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
[ 43]
UWA
UWA Battle Royal September 16, 1979
Mexico City , Mexico
El Palacio de los Deportes
24-man Battle Royal
[ 15]
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
[ 43] [ 12]
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
[ 34] [ 44]
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
[ 11]
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
[ 32]
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
[ 45]
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
[ 11]
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
[ 15] [ 46]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1980s
No.
Promoter
Event
Location
Venue
Attendance
Main Event(s)
1.
UWA
Tatsumi Fujinami vs. El Canek June 12, 1983
Naucalpan , Mexico
El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
30,000
Tatsumi Fujinami (c) vs. El Canek for the UWA World Heavyweight Championship
[ 6] [ 16] [ 47]
2.
UWA
Colosal Torneo de la Muerte August 22, 1982
Mexico City , Mexico
Palacio de los Deportes
28,000
Los Brazos (Oro and Plata ) vs. El Enfermero #2 and Flama Azul in a double Mask vs. Mask tournament final
[ 48] [ 12] [ 16]
UWA
El Canek vs. Dos Caras October 4, 1983
Naucalpan , Mexico
El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
El Canek (c) vs. Dos Caras for the UWA World Heavyweight Championship
[ 13] [ 16]
3.
UWA
El Santo Retirement Show September 12, 1982
Naucalpan , Mexico
El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
25,500
El Santo , Gori Guerrero , Huracán Ramírez and El Solitario vs. Perro Aguayo , El Signo , El Texano and Negro Navarro
[ 16] [ 17]
4.
UWA
El Canek vs. Tatsumi Fujinami May 1, 1983
Naucalpan , Mexico
El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
25,000
El Canek (c) vs. Tatsumi Fujinami for the UWA World Heavyweight Championship
[ 22] [ 14] [ 16] [ 49]
UWA
UWA 9th Anniversary Show February 12, 1984
Naucalpan , Mexico
El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
El Canek (c) vs. André the Giant for the UWA World Heavyweight Championship
[ 23] [ 50]
5.
UWA
El Canek vs. Riki Choshu July 23, 1982
Mexico City , Mexico
El Palacio de los Deportes
23,000
El Canek (c) vs. Riki Choshu for the UWA World Heavyweight Championship
[ 16]
6.
UWA
Perro Aguayo vs. Rene Guajardo June 29, 1980
Mexico City , Mexico
El Palacio de los Deportes
22,000
Perro Aguayo vs. Rene Guajardo in a Hair vs. Hair match
[ 6]
UWA
Ultraman vs. Shazam July 13, 1980
Mexico City , Mexico
El Palacio de los Deportes
Ultraman vs. Shazam in a Mask vs. Mask match
[ 33] [ 16]
UWA
Los Tres Caballeros vs. Los Misioneros de la Muerte April 3, 1983
Naucalpan , Mexico
El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
Los Tres Caballeros (El Solitario , Anibal and Villano III ) vs. Los Misioneros de la Muerte (El Signo , El Texano and Negro Navarro )
[ 49]
7.
UWA
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. vs. Super Halcon April 23, 1989
Mexico City , Mexico
El Palacio de los Deportes
21,000
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. vs. Super Halcon in a Mask vs. Mask match
[ 16]
8.
UWA
Antonio Inoki vs. Bob Backlund May 1, 1982
Naucalpan , Mexico
El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
20,000
Antonio Inoki (c-NJPW) vs. Bob Backlund (c-WWWF) in a Champion vs. Champion match for the NWF World Heavyweight Championship and WWWF World Heavyweight Championship with special referee Lou Thesz
[ 14] [ 16]
EMLL / UWA
Domingos Arena México September 5, 1982
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena México
8-team Ruleta de la Muerte tournament
[ 49]
9.
UWA
André the Giant & El Solitario vs. Aníbal, El Canek & Dr. Wagner September 7, 1980
Mexico City , Mexico
El Palacio de los Deportes
19,000
André the Giant and El Solitario vs. Aníbal , El Canek and Dr. Wagner in a 3-on-2 Handicap match
[ 24]
UWA
UWA 7th Anniversary Show February 14, 1982
Naucalpan , Mexico
El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
Antonio Inoki and Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Perro Aguayo and Abdullah the Butcher
[ 17]
UWA
Rey Mendoza & Carlos Colon vs. Perro Aguayo & Abdullah the Butcher August 15, 1982
Naucalpan , Mexico
El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
Rey Mendoza and Carlos Colon vs. Perro Aguayo and Abdullah the Butcher
[ 17]
10.
UWA
El Asesino vs. Babe Face July 19, 1981
Mexico City , Mexico
El Palacio de los Deportes
18,500
El Asesino vs. Babe Face in a Hair vs. Hair match
[ 33]
EMLL
Super Viernes June 24, 1983
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena México
Espectro Jr. vs. Sangre Chicana in a Super Libre match
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1990s
No.
Promoter
Event
Location
Venue
Attendance
Main Event(s)
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
[ 51] [ 1]
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
[ 51] [ 7]
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
[ 26] [ 51]
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
[ 51]
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
[ 33]
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
[ 51] [ 52]
AAA
AAA Sin Limite August 13, 1993
Tonala , Mexico
Río Nilo Coliseum
Cien Caras vs. MS-1 in a Hair vs. Hair match
[ 12] [ 51] [ 53]
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
[ 51] [ 54]
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
[ 51]
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 )
[ 51] [ 55]
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
[ 56]
AAA
Triplemanía III-B June 18, 1995
Tonala , Mexico
Río Nilo Coliseum
Marabunta vs. Winners in a Mask vs. Mask match
[ 57]
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
[ 56]
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
[ 58]
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
[ 59]
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
[ 60]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 2000s
No.
Promoter
Event
Location
Venue
Attendance
Main Event(s)
1.
AAA / CMLL
AAA vs. CMLL June 17, 2000
Mexico City , Mexico
Plaza de Toros
25,000
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. , Brazo de Plata , Octagón and La Parka Jr. vs. Shocker , Pierroth Jr. , Cibernetico and Abismo Negro
[ 6]
2.
AAA
Triplemanía XIII May 15, 2005
Guadalajara , Mexico
Plaza de Toros
22,129
Latin Lover , La Parka and Octagón vs. Los Hell Brothers (Chessman and Cibernético ) and Fuerza Guerrera in a Best 2-out-of-3 falls six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match
[ 27]
3.
CMLL
Super Viernes March 17, 2000
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena México
20,000
Atlantis vs. Villano III in a Mask vs. Mask match
AAA ?
Joe Líder, Konnan & Nicho el Millonario vs. Gronda#2, La Parka Jr. & Octagón December 13, 2008
Tepic , Mexico
El Parque Ecológico
Joe Líder , Konnan and Nicho el Millonario vs. Gronda #2, La Parka Jr. and Octagón
[ 61]
WWE
WWE Raw May 30, 2009
Mexico City , Mexico
El Palacio de los Deportes
Randy Orton (c) vs. Rey Mysterio for the WWE Championship
[ 62]
AAA
AAA on Televisa July 26, 2009
Mexico City , Mexico
El Centro Banamex
Cibernético vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. in a number one contender match for the AAA World Heavyweight Championship
WWE
WWE SmackDown & ECW October 17, 2009
Mexico City , Mexico
El Palacio de los Deportes
Batista , Rey Mysterio and The Undertaker vs. CM Punk , Chris Jericho and Kane
[ 62]
4.
WWE
WWE SmackDown January 19, 2006
Mexico City , Mexico
El Palacio de los Deportes
19,726
The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton
[ 63]
5.
WWE
WWE RAW September 20, 2006
Mexico City , Mexico
El Palacio de los Deportes
19,417
John Cena (c) vs. Edge in a Street Fight match for the WWE Championship
[ 63]
6.
AAA
TripleMania XV July 15, 2007
Naucalpan , Mexico
El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
19,000
Los Hell Brothers (Charly Manson , Chessman , and Cibernético ) defeated La Legión Extranjera (El Mesías , Sean Waltman and Kenzo Suzuki ) in a Domo de la Muerte cage match
AAA
TripleMania XVI July 13, 2008
Mexico City , Mexico
El Palacio de los Deportes
Cibernético (c) vs. El Zorro for the AAA Mega Championship
CMLL
Homenaje a Dos Leyendas March 20, 2009
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena México
Último Guerrero vs. Villano V in a Mask vs. Mask match
7.
AAA
Triplemanía XII June 20, 2004
Naucalpan , Mexico
El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
18,988
Cibernético vs. La Parka Jr. in a Mask vs. Mask match
8.
CMLL
Super Viernes: Infierno en el Ring June 17, 2005
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena México
18,900
Damián 666 , Halloween , Heavy Metal , Héctor Garza , Máscara Mágica , Místico , Negro Casas , Perro Aguayo Jr. and Universo Dos Mil in a Domo de la Muerte match
9.
AAA
Guerra de Titanes December 5, 2004
Naucalpan , Mexico
El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
18,500
Cibernético and La Parka vs. La Legión Extranjera (Konnan and Rikishi )
CMLL
CMLL 72nd Anniversary Show September 16, 2005
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena México
Héctor Garza vs. Perro Aguayo Jr. vs. Universo 2000 in a Hair vs. Hair match
CMLL
Super Viernes: 25 Años de Atlantis July 11, 2008
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena México
Atlantis vs. Blue Panther
CMLL
Leyenda de Plata July 25, 2008
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena México
Místico vs. Perro Aguayo Jr. in the Leyenda de Plata tournament final
10.
CMLL
Super Viernes August 4, 2006
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena México
18,280
El Hijo del Santo , Místico , Negro Casas vs. Atlantis , Ultimo Guerrero and Black Warrior
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 2010s
No.
Promoter
Event
Location
Venue
Attendance
Main Event(s)
1.
AAA
Lucha Libre Internacional March 27, 2012
Tepic , Mexico
El Palenque de la Feria
30,000
El Mesías , Chris Masters and Shelton Benjamin vs. Carlito Caribbean Cool , La Parka Jr. and Luke Gallows
[ 8]
2.
AAA
Triplemanía XXII August 17, 2014
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena Ciudad de México
21,000
Cibernético vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. El Hijo del Perro Aguayo vs. Myzteziz in a four-way elimination match
[ 64]
3.
WWE
WWE Raw May 8, 2010
Mexico City , Mexico
El Palacio de los Deportes
20,000
John Cena , Randy Orton and Big Show vs. The Miz , Batista and Sheamus
[ 65]
CMLL
El Hijo del Fantasma, La Máscara & Místico vs. El Olímpico, El Averno & El Mephisto January 6, 2011
Boca del Río , Mexico
El Parque de Béisbol 'Beto Ávila'
El Hijo del Fantasma , La Máscara and Místico vs. El Olímpico, El Averno and El Mephisto
[ 66]
4.
WWE
WWE Raw May 13, 2011
Mexico City , Mexico
El Palacio de los Deportes
19,900
John Cena (c) vs. The Miz for the WWE Championship
[ 67]
5.
AAA
Triplemanía XXI June 6, 2013
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena Ciudad de México
19,500
Cibernético vs. El Hijo del Perro Aguayo in a Hair vs. Hair match
6.
AAA
Triplemanía XX August 5, 2012
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena Ciudad de México
19,000
Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Máscara Año Dos Mil Jr. for the Mask vs. Mask match
7.
CMLL
Homenaje a Dos Leyendas March 19, 2010
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena México
18,500
La Sombra vs. El Felino in a Mask vs. Mask match
CMLL
CMLL 80th Anniversary Show September 13, 2013
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena México
La Sombra vs. Volador Jr. in a Mask vs. Mask match
8.
CMLL
Super Viernes September 17, 2010
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena México
18,000
Místico vs. Volador Jr. in a Torneo Bicentenario tournament final
AAA
Triplemanía XXI June 16, 2013
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena Ciudad de México
Cibernético vs. Perro Aguayo Jr. in a Hair vs. Hair match
9.
AAA
TripleMania XIX August 3, 2019
Mexico City , Mexico
El Palacio de los Deportes
17,900
Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Rob Van Dam for the inaugural AAA Latin American Championship
10.
CMLL
Sin Salida June 6, 2010
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena México
17,500
Máximo vs. Taichi Ishikari in a Hair vs. Hair match
CMLL
Infierno en el Ring July 18, 2010
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena México
Ángel Azteca Jr. vs. Ángel de Oro vs. Ángel de Plata vs. Diamante vs. Dr. X vs. Fabián el Gitano vs. Hooligan vs. Hysteria Extreme vs. Monsther vs. Puma King vs. Sensei vs. Tiger Kid in a 12-man Domo de la Muerte match
CMLL
CMLL 77th Anniversary Show September 3, 2010
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena México
Atlantis vs. El Averno vs. Ephesto vs. Gran Alebrije vs. Hysteria Extreme vs. Jushin Thunder Liger vs. El Mephisto vs. Místico vs. Mr. Niebla vs. El Olímpico vs. Psycosis Extreme vs. La Sombra vs. Último Guerrero vs. Volador Jr. in a 14-man Domo de la Muerte match
CMLL
CMLL 81st Anniversary Show September 19, 2014
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena México
Atlantis vs. Último Guerrero in a Mask vs. Mask match
AAA
Triplemanía XXIII August 9, 2015
Mexico City , Mexico
Arena Ciudad de México
Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Myzteziz
^ 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 ".
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