# List of professional wrestling attendance records in Europe

The following is a list of professional wrestling attendance records in Europe. Unlike other parts of the world, almost all of the records set during the period contemporary to the "Pioneer-era" (1900s–1940s) in American wrestling still remain. A number of these events are also among the highest attended pro wrestling shows of all-time. According to this list, these include the stadium shows in Athens, Greece, especially those headlined by Jim Londos, held at the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium and Panathenaic Stadium from the late 1920s to early 1970s. Rafvela vs. Felix Lamban, promoted by Luis Bamala, was held at the Estadio Metropolitano on August 24, 1957, then the largest football stadium in Spain, drawing a crowd of over 35,000. All but fourteen of the events have been held in Greece, while six have been held in Bulgaria, four in Spain, two in Ireland, and one each in Denmark and Italy.
In the 21st century, Europe is dominated by the American professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment which has controlled the industry in North America since 2002, although traditional styles of professional wrestling have survived in France and Germany/Austria, as well as the United Kingdom. As the World Wrestling Federation, it became the first national promotion in the U.S. during the 1980s wrestling boom. Its first-ever show in mainland Europe took place on October 23, 1987, at the sold-out Bercy de Paris in Paris, France. The main event was a match between Harley Race and Junkyard Dog featuring André the Giant as special guest referee. The event was attended by 12,000 people and televised on Canal+. In the modern-era, the highest attended shows are from WWE's weekly television programs WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown, with the June 18, 2005 episode of WWE SmackDown in Dublin, Ireland being the company's most attended wrestling event in Europe. Only two of the attendances listed are non-WWE events, with the European Wrestling Federation (the Italian promotion of the 2000s, not the French promotion of 1988–1993 which provided matches filmed in France for Eurosport's New Catch) and Nu-Wrestling Evolution being the only European-based promotions on the list.

## Events and attendances

| Promotion | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) |
| — | Jim Londos vs. Karl Zybszko December 9, 1928 | Athens, Greece | Panathenaic Stadium | 65,000 | Jim Londos vs. Karl Zybszko |
| — | Jim Londos vs. Kola Kwariani October 22, 1933 | Athens, Greece | Panathenaic Stadium | 60,000+ | Jim Londos vs. Kola Kwariani for the World Heavyweight Championship with special referee George Tragos |
| — | Jim Londos vs. Johannes van der Walt July 25, 1937 | Athens, Greece | Panathenaic Stadium | 50,000+ | Jim Londos vs. Johannes van der Walt |
| — | Jim Londos vs. Dinarli Mehmed August 2, 1936 | Athens, Greece | Panathenaic Stadium | 50,000+ | Jim Londos vs. Dinarli Mehmed |
| — | Jim Londos vs. Kola Kwariani September 30, 1933 | Athens, Greece | Panathenaic Stadium | 50,000 | Jim Londos vs. Kola Kwariani for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| — | Gino Garibaldi vs. Colonel Kobolo 1927 | Trieste, Italy | | 50,000 | Gino Garibaldi vs. Colonel Kobolo |
| — | Jim Londos vs. Karol Zbyszko December 2, 1928 | Athens, Greece | Panathenaic Stadium | 40,000+ | Jim Londos vs. Karol Zbyszko |
| — | Jim Londos vs. Jim Wright October 3, 1956 | Athens, Greece | Panathenaic Stadium | 40,000 | Jim Londos vs. Jim Wright |
| Bamala | Rafvela vs. Felix Lamban August 24, 1957 | Madrid, Spain | Estadio Metropolitano | 35,000+ | Rafvela vs. Felix Lamban in a 10-minute Challenge match for 20,000 pesetas |
| — | Dan Koloff vs. Peter Ferestanoff September 8, 1935 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Yunak Stadium | 30,000 | Dan Koloff vs. Peter Ferestanoff |
| — | Dan Koloff vs. Regis Siki August 25, 1935 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Yunak Stadium | 25,000+ | Dan Koloff vs. Regis Siki |
| — | Dan Koloff vs. Al Pereira September 19, 1937 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Yunak Stadium | 25,000+ | Dan Koloff vs. Al Pereira |
| Salvadó | Stan Karolyi vs. Jose Tarres September 24, 1949 | Valencia, Spain | Plaza de Toros de Valencia | 25,000 | Stan Karolyi (c) vs. Jose Tarres for the World Mid-Heavyweight Championship |
| Salvadó | Jose Tarres vs. Georges Freymond July 30, 1949 | Valencia, Spain | Plaza de Toros de Valencia | 23,000 | Jose Tarres (c) vs. Georges Freymond for the European Middleweight Championship |
| Salvadó | Victorio Ochoa vs. Jose Tarres August 14, 1948 | Valencia, Spain | Plaza de Toros de Valencia | 22,000 | Victorio Ochoa (c) vs. Jose Tarres for the Spanish Middleweight Championship |
| WWE | WWE SmackDown June 18, 2005 | Dublin, Ireland | Convention Centre Dublin | 22,000 | John Cena (c) vs. John Bradshaw Layfield vs. Kurt Angle in a three-way elimination match for the WWE Championship with special guest referee Steve Austin |
| — | Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Jess Pedersen October 4, 1903 | Charlottenlund, Denmark | Charlottenlund Racetrack | 20,000 | Magnus Bech-Olsen vs. Jess Pedersen |
| Koloff-Stoeff | Dan Koloff vs. Charlie Santen June 20, 1935 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Yunak Stadium | 20,000 | Dan Koloff vs. Charlie Santen |
| Koloff-Stoeff | Dan Koloff vs. Regis Siki July 7, 1935 | Sofia, Bulgaria | AS-23 Stadium | 20,000 | Dan Koloff vs. Regis Siki |
| — | Dan Koloff vs. Frank Bronowicz June 7, 1936 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Yunak Stadium | 20,000 | Dan Koloff vs. Frank Bronowicz |
| — | Danno O'Mahoney vs. Rube Wright August 9, 1936 | Dublin, Ireland | Dalymount Park | 20,000 | Danno O'Mahoney vs. Rube Wright |
| — | International Catch Show July 1, 1962 | Athens, Greece | Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium | 20,000 | Andreas Lambrakis vs. The Masked Wrestler; Per the pre-match stipulation, if Lambrakis won his opponent would be forced to unmask |
| Karpozilos | World Catch Festival August 11, 1968 | Athens, Greece | Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium | 20,000 | Atilio vs. Theodoros Megaritis |
| — | Kevin Ramsten vs. Theodoros Megaritis June 6, 1971 | Athens, Greece | Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium | 20,000 | Kevin Ramsten (c) vs. Theodoros Megaritis for the European Heavyweight Championship |
| Nikolarakos | Theodoros Megaritis vs. Di Bestia & Yousouf Osman September 16, 1974 | Athens, Greece | Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium | 20,000 | Theodoros Megaritis vs. Di Bestia and Yousouf Osman in a handicap match |