# List of World Championship Wrestling attendance records

The following is a list of World Championship Wrestling attendance records. Founded as Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) in 1931, it was one of the first professional wrestling promotions in the United States. Upon joining the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in 1951, the Crockett family controlled the NWA's "Mid-Atlantic wrestling territory" which included the Carolinas and Virginia, and was long regarded as one of the organization's most powerful members. Jim Crockett Jr. became the face of the NWA as he battled Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation (WWF) during the 1980s wrestling boom but was ultimately forced into bankruptcy.
After the sale of JCP to Ted Turner in 1988, the company was rebranded as World Championship Wrestling (WCW). For the next six years, WCW saw record-low attendances under the management of Turner executive Jim Herd. In 1995, WCW experienced a resurgence under Eric Bischoff following the creation of WCW Monday Nitro, debut of The Outsiders and "heel turn" of Hulk Hogan, and subsequent formation of the New World Order. A new rivalry with the WWF, known as the "Monday Night War", was a major force driving the 1990s wrestling boom. WCW's pay-per-view events and Nitro's live television episodes during this period would surpass almost all of the previous records set by JCP during the 1970s and 80s. Outside the U.S., WCW partnered with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) to promote the Japan Supershows (also known as Starrcade in Tokyo Dome) between 1991 and 1994, which set a number of attendance records in Japan. In 1995, both companies co-hosted the two-day Collision in Korea pay-per-view (PPV) event at May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. With a combined crowd of 355,000, it is the highest attended wrestling event of all-time.
The list is dominated by WCW's flagship Monday Nitro television program, which aired from various arenas and locations across the world during its 5-year run. Only seven of the attendances listed are exclusively WCW/JCP events, with JCP's Great American Bash '85, Great American Bash '86 and Great American Bash '87 being the only house show events on the list. All but four of the events included have been held in the United States where WCW was based, while three have been held in Japan and one in the North Korea.

## Events and attendances

| Promotion | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) |
| NJPW / WCW | Collision in Korea (Day 2) April 29, 1995 | Pyongyang, North Korea | May Day Stadium | 355,000 (combined) | Antonio Inoki vs. Ric Flair |
| NJPW / WCW | Collision in Korea (Day 1) April 28, 1995 | Pyongyang, North Korea | May Day Stadium | 355,000 (combined) | Shinya Hashimoto (c) vs. Scott Norton for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
| NJPW / WCW | Starrcade in Tokyo Dome March 21, 1991 | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo Dome | 64,500 | Tatsumi Fujinami (c - NJPW) vs. Ric Flair (c - NWA) in a Champion vs. Champion match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and NWA World Heavyweight Championships |
| NJPW / WCW | Starrcade in Tokyo Dome January 4, 1992 | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo Dome | 60,000 | Sting (WCW) and The Great Muta (NJPW) vs. The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) |
| NJPW / WCW | Wrestling Dontaku in Fukuoka Dome May 1, 1994 | Fukuoka, Japan | Fukuoka Dome | 53,000 | Antonio Inoki vs. The Great Muta |
| WCW | WCW Monday Nitro (Ep. 147) July 6, 1998 | Atlanta, Georgia | Georgia Dome | 41,412 | Hollywood Hogan (c) vs. Bill Goldberg for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| WCW | WCW Monday Nitro (Ep. 173) January 4, 1999 | Atlanta, Georgia | Georgia Dome | 38,809 | Hollywood Hogan vs. Kevin Nash (c) for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| WCW | WCW Monday Nitro (Ep. 169) December 7, 1998 | Houston, Texas | Reliant Astrodome | 32,067 | Bill Goldberg (c) vs. Bam Bam Bigelow for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| WCW | WCW Monday Nitro (Ep. 171) December 21, 1998 | St. Louis, Missouri | Trans World Dome | 29,000 | Bill Goldberg (c) vs. Scott Hall for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| 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 |
| WCW | WCW Monday Nitro (Ep. 121) January 5, 1998 | Atlanta, Georgia | Georgia Dome | 26,773 | Lex Luger vs. Randy Savage |
| 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 |
| JCP | Great American Bash (Day 4) July 5, 1986 | Charlotte, North Carolina | American Legion Memorial Stadium | 23,000 | Ric Flair (c) vs. Ricky Morton in a steel cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| WCW | WCW Monday Nitro (Ep. 91) June 9, 1997 | Boston, Massachusetts | FleetCenter | 22,000 | The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) (c) vs. Ric Flair and Roddy Piper for the WCW World Tag Team Championship |
| WCW | Slamboree May 9, 1999 | St. Louis, Missouri | TWA Dome | 20,510 | Diamond Dallas Page (c) vs. Kevin Nash for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |

## Historical

Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1930s :
| No. | Promotion | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) |
| 1. | JCP | Ed Lewis vs. Mayes McLain February 11, 1935 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Armory Auditorium | 5,000 | Ed "Strangler" Lewis vs. Mayes McLain in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 2. | JCP | Dick Shikat vs. Jim Henry October 26, 1934 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Armory Auditorium | 4,500 | Dick Shikat vs. Jim Henry in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 3. | JCP | Cowboy Luttrall vs. Jim Henry January 14, 1935 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Armory Auditorium | 4,000 | Cowboy Luttrall vs. Jim Henry in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 3. | JCP | Tiny Roebuck vs. Tor Johnson April 15, 1935 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Armory Auditorium | 4,000 | Tiny Roebuck vs. Tor Johnson in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 3. | JCP | Jim Browning vs. John Katan January 17, 1936 | Richmond, Virginia | City Auditorium | 4,000 | Jim Browning vs. John Katan in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 3. | JCP | Dr. Len Hall vs. John Katan January 31, 1936 | Richmond, Virginia | City Auditorium | 4,000 | Dr. Len Hall vs. John Katan in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 3. | JCP | Dr. Len Hall vs. Ernie Dusek February 14, 1936 | Richmond, Virginia | City Auditorium | 4,000 | Dr. Len Hall vs. Ernie Dusek in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 3. | JCP | Dr. Len Hall vs. Gus Sonnenberg May 29, 1936 | Richmond, Virginia | City Auditorium | 4,000 | Dr. Len Hall vs. Gus Sonnenberg in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 4. | JCP | Cowboy Luttrall vs. Eli Fischer March 4, 1935 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Armory Auditorium | 3,500 | Cowboy Luttrall vs. Eli Fischer in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 4. | JCP | Cowboy Luttrall vs. Tiny Roebuck March 18, 1935 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Armory Auditorium | 3,500 | Cowboy Luttrall vs. Tiny Roebuck in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 5. | JCP | Jim Henry vs. Ivan Vakturoff September 24, 1934 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Armory Auditorium | 3,000 | Jim Henry vs. Ivan Vakturoff in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 5. | JCP | Jim Henry vs. Marshall Blackstock November 23, 1934 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Armory Auditorium | 3,000 | Jim Henry vs. Marshall Blackstock in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 5. | JCP | Gus Sonnenberg vs. Little Beaver July 19, 1935 | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Stadium | 3,000 | Gus Sonnenberg vs. Little Beaver in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 5. | JCP | Scotty Dawkins vs. Cy Williams June 25, 1936 | Bristol, Tennessee | Cumberland Arena | 3,000 | Scotty Dawkins vs. Cy Williams in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 5. | JCP | Ernie Dusek vs. George Koverly July 10, 1936 | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Stadium | 3,000 | Ernie Dusek vs. George Koverly |
| 5. | JCP | Ernie Dusek vs. Jim Coffield March 11, 1938 | Richmond, Virginia | City Auditorium | 3,000 | Ernie Dusek vs. Jim Coffield in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 5. | JCP | Jim Londos vs. Chief Little Beaver December 6, 1939 | Norfolk, Virginia | City Auditorium | 3,000 | Jim Londos (c) vs. Chief Little Beaver for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| 6. | JCP | Cowboy Luttrall vs. Gus Sonnenberg September 2, 1935 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Armory Auditorium | 2,800 | Cowboy Luttrall vs. Gus Sonnenberg in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 7. | JCP | Jim Henry vs Willie Middlekauff September 10, 1934 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Armory Auditorium | 2,500 | Jim Henry vs Bill Middlekauff in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match with special referee Jess Willard |
| 7. | JCP | Gus Sonnenberg vs. Bull Martin August 30, 1935 | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Auditorium | 2,500 | Gus Sonnenberg vs. Bull Martin |
| 7. | JCP | Ernie Dusek vs. Len Hall March 20, 1936 | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Auditorium | 2,500 | Ernie Dusek vs. Len Hall |
| 8. | JCP | George Widchecki vs. Andy Mantell November 1, 1934 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Armory Auditorium | 2,000 | George Widchecki vs. Andy Mantell |
| 8. | JCP | Gus Sonnenberg vs. Herbie Freeman September 4, 1935 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Sportrena | 2,000 | Gus Sonnenberg vs. Herbie Freeman in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 8. | JCP | Cliff Olsen vs. Ernie Dusek December 3, 1937 | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Auditorium | 2,000 | Cliff Olsen vs. Ernie Dusek |
| 8. | JCP | Ernie Dusek vs. Cliff Olson April 1, 1938 | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Auditorium | 2,000 | Ernie Dusek vs. Cliff Olson in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 8. | JCP | Roland Kirchmeyer vs. Pat McClary January 26, 1938 | Norfolk, Virginia | Norfolk Auditorium | 2,000 | Roland Kirchmeyer vs. Pat McClary in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 8. | JCP | Ernie Dusek vs. Cliff Olson February 4, 1938 | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Auditorium | 2,000 | Ernie Dusek vs. Cliff Olson in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 8. | JCP | Ernie Dusek vs. Jim Clintstock July 8, 1938 | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Stadium | 2,000 | Ernie Dusek vs. Jim Clintstock in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 8. | JCP | Dick Shikat vs. Roy Graham October 20, 1938 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Memorial Auditorium | 2,000 | Dick Shikat vs. Roy Graham |
| 8. | JCP | Gus Sonnenberg vs. Cowboy Luttrall December 13, 1939 | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Auditorium | 2,000 | Gus Sonnenberg vs. Cowboy Luttrall in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 8. | JCP | Gus Sonnenberg vs. Jack Hader December 15, 1939 | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Auditorium | 2,000 | Gus Sonnenberg vs. Jack Hader |
| 9. | JCP | Jim Browning vs. Henry Graber January 15, 1936 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Sportrena | 1,800 | Jim Browning vs. Henry Graber in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 9. | JCP | Ernie Dusek vs. Mike Mazurki March 13, 1936 | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Auditorium | 1,800 | Ernie Dusek vs. Mike Mazurki |
| 9. | JCP | Ghafoor Khan vs. Dick Lever March 29, 1938 | Columbia, South Carolina | Township Auditorium | 1,800 | Ghafoor Khan vs. Dick Lever in a Mud match |
| 10. | JCP | Everett Marshall vs. Emil Dusek September 7, 1934 | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Auditorium | 1,500 | Everett Marshall vs. Emil Dusek in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 10. | JCP | Dick Shikat vs. Tiny Roebuck June 3, 1935 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Armory Auditorium | 1,500 | Dick Shikat vs. Tiny Roebuck in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 10. | JCP | Roland Kirchmeyer vs. Legs Langevin February 2, 1938 | Norfolk, Virginia | Norfolk Auditorium | 1,500 | Roland Kirchmeyer vs. Legs Langevin in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 10. | JCP | Leo Savage vs. Dobie Osborne July 28, 1938 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Memorial Auditorium | 1,500 | Leo "Daniel Boone" Savage vs. Dobie Osborne in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 10. | JCP | Casey Berger vs. Pete Peterson August 18, 1938 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Memorial Auditorium | 1,500 | Casey Berger vs. Pete Peterson in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
Top 5 most-attended shows in the 1940s :
| No. | Promotion | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) |
| 1. | JCP | The French Angel vs. Jack O'Brian September 5, 1946 | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Stadium | 3,800 | The French Angel vs. Jack O'Brian |
| 2. | JCP | The French Angel vs. Bob McCoy October 4, 1940 | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Stadium | 3,500 | The French Angel vs. Bob McCoy |
| 2. | JCP | The French Angel vs. Ben Morgan September 23, 1940 | Charlotte, North Carolina | American Legion Memorial Stadium | 3,500 | The French Angel vs. Ben Morgan |
| 2. | JCP | Johnny Long vs. Marvin Hutchins June 3, 1946 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Armory Auditorium | 3,500 | Johnny Long vs. Marvin Hutchins in a Boxing match |
| 2. | JCP | Frank Sexton vs. Kola Kwariani July 18, 1946 | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Stadium | 3,500 | Frank Sexton (c) vs. Kola Kwariani in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| 3. | JCP | The French Angel vs. Gus Sonnenberg October 2, 1940 | Norfolk, Virginia | Norfolk Auditorium | 3,000 | The French Angel vs. Gus Sonnenberg in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 3. | JCP | Jim Londos vs. Joe Savoldi March 27, 1940 | Norfolk, Virginia | Norfolk Auditorium | 3,000 | Jim Londos (c) vs. Joe Savoldi in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| 3. | JCP | Jim Coffield & Johnny Long vs. Earl Wampler & Jack O'Brien April 29, 1946 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Armory Auditorium | 3,000 | Jim Coffield and Johnny Long vs. Earl Wampler and Jack O'Brien with special referee Tony Galento |
| 3. | JCP | Primo Carnera vs. Wladyslaw Talun August 7, 1947 | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Stadium | 3,000 | Primo Carnera vs. Wladyslaw Talun in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 3. | JCP | Ray Villmer vs. LaVerne Baxter June 28, 1948 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Armory Auditorium | 3,000 | Ray Villmer vs. LaVerne Baxter |
| 4. | JCP | The French Angel Tournament June 16, 1940 | Charlotte, North Carolina | American Legion Memorial Stadium | 2,500 | 11-man round robin tournament |
| 4. | JCP | The French Angel vs. Sam Menacker September 25, 1940 | Charleston, South Carolina | College of Charleston Gym | 2,500 | The French Angel vs. Sam Menacker in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 4. | JCP | Frank Sexton vs. Joe Savoldi August 29, 1946 | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Stadium | 2,500 | Frank Sexton (c) vs. Joe Savoldi in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| 5. | JCP | 6-Man Battle Royal June 17, 1946 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Armory Auditorium | 2,000 | 6-man Battle Royal |
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1950s :
| No. | Promotion | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) |
| 1. | JCP | Great Bolo vs. Larry Hamilton January 26, 1959 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum | 11,807 | The Great Bolo vs. Larry Hamilton in a Texas Death match |
| 2. | JCP | Great Bolo vs. Mike Clancy November 17, 1958 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Park Center | 11,704 | The Great Bolo vs. Mike Clancy in a Grudge match |
| 3. | JCP | Great Bolo vs. Mike Clancy December 8, 1958 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum | 10,777 | The Great Bolo vs. Mike Clancy |
| 4. | JCP | Great Bolo vs. George Becker April 21, 1958 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum | 10,693 | The Great Bolo vs. George Becker in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 5. | JCP | Great Bolo vs. Ernie Dusek September 15, 1958 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum | 9,812 | The Great Bolo vs. Ernie Dusek in a Loser Leaves Town match |
| 6. | JCP | Great Bolo vs. Danny McShain April 6, 1959 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum | 9,700 | The Great Bolo vs. Danny McShain |
| 7. | JCP | Great Bolo vs. Argentina Rocca June 16, 1958 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum | 9,241 | The Great Bolo vs. Argentina Rocca with special referee George Becker |
| 8. | JCP | Mr. Moto & Duke Keomuka vs. The Great Bolo & Larry Hamilton August 3, 1959 | Charlotte, North Carolina | American Legion Memorial Stadium | 7,722 | Mr. Moto and Duke Keomuka (c) vs. The Great Bolo and Larry Hamilton for the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship |
| 9. | JCP | Great Bolo & Larry Hamilton vs. George Becker & Enrique Torres November 9, 1959 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum | 6,919 | The Great Bolo & Larry Hamilton vs. George Becker & Enrique Torres in a Texas Death match |
| 10. | JCP | Mr. Moto vs. Chuck Wiggins April 20, 1951 | Richmond, Virginia | Atlantic Rural Exposition | 5,600 | Mr. Moto vs. Chuck Wiggins |
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1960s :
| No. | Promotion | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) |
| 1. | JCP | Dory Funk Jr. vs. Lee Henning February 24, 1969 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum | 11,397 | Dory Funk Jr. (c) vs. Lee Henning for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| 2. | JCP | The Bolos vs. The Kentuckians February 18, 1963 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum | 11,000 | The Bolos (The Great Bolo & The Mighty Bolo) vs. The Kentuckians (Big Boy Brown & Tiny Anderson) |
| 3. | JCP | Buddy Rogers vs. The Brute January 30, 1961 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum | 10,644 | Buddy Rogers vs. The Brute in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 4. | JCP | Great Bolo & Larry Hamilton vs. Paul Anderson & Haystack Calhoun January 18, 1960 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum | 9,982 | The Great Bolo and Larry Hamilton (c) vs. Paul Anderson and Haystack Calhoun in a No Disqualification "Winner Takes All" match for the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship |
| 5. | JCP | Gene Kiniski vs. Johnny Weaver November 23, 1967 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | 9,017 | Gene Kiniski (c) vs. Johnny Weaver in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| 6. | JCP | Art Thomas, George Becker & Johnny Weaver vs. George Harris, Aldo Bogni & Bronko Lubich December 26, 1968 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 9,000 | Art Thomas, George Becker and Johnny Weaver vs. George Harris, Aldo Bogni and Bronko Lubich in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 7. | JCP | The Kentuckians vs. Aldo Bogni & Bronko Lubich July 15, 1965 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 8,800 | The Kentuckians (Big Boy Brown & Tiny Anderson) vs. Aldo Bogni & Bronko Lubich in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
| 8. | JCP | Aldo Bogni & Bronko Lubich vs. George Becker & Johnny Weaver July 3, 1965 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | 8,706 | Aldo Bogni and Bronko Lubich (c) vs. George Becker and Johnny Weaver in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship |
| 9. | JCP | Johnny Weaver & Haystacks Calhoun vs. The Bolos July 2, 1964 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | 8,442 | Johnny Weaver & Haystacks Calhoun vs. The Bolos (The Great Bolo & The Mighty Bolo) |
| 10. | JCP | George Becker & Johnny Weaver vs. The Minnesota Wrecking Crew November 28, 1968 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | 8,417 | George Becker and Johnny Weaver (c) vs. The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene Anderson and Ole Anderson) in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship with special referee Joe Louis |
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1970s :
| No. | Promotion | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) |
| 1. | MACW | NWA United States Heavyweight Championship Tournament November 9, 1975 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | 15,076 | 16-man tournament for the vacant NWA United States Heavyweight Championship |
| 2. | MACW | Dory Funk & Dory Funk Jr. vs. The Brisco Brothers November 23, 1972 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | 13,000 | Dory Funk and Dory Funk Jr. vs. The Brisco Brothers (Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco) |
| 3. | MACW | Jack Brisco vs. Wahoo McDaniel November 27, 1975 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | 12,102 | Jack Brisco (c) vs. Wahoo McDaniel in a No Disqualification match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| 4. | MACW | Harley Race vs. Dick Murdoch July 2, 1978 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | 11,267 | Harley Race (c) vs. Dick Murdoch for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| 5. | MACW | Paul Jones vs. Angelo Mosca January 31, 1976 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | 11,187 | Paul Jones (c) vs. Angelo Mosca for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship |
| 6. | MACW | 22-Man Battle Royal November 25, 1976 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | 11,063 | 22-man Battle Royal |
| 7. | JCP | George Becker & Johnny Weaver vs. The Blond Bombers March 27, 1971 | Hampton, Virginia | Hampton Roads Coliseum | 11,000 | George Becker and Johnny Weaver vs. The Blond Bombers (Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson) |
| 8. | MACW | Harley Race vs. Johnny Valentine July 3, 1975 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | 10,000 | Harley Race (c) vs. Johnny Valentine for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship |
| 9. | MACW | Minnesota Wrecking Crew vs. Ric Flair & Greg Valentine October 30, 1977 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | 9,723 | The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene Anderson and Ole Anderson) (c) vs. Ric Flair & Greg Valentine in a Hair vs. Title match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship |
| 10. | MACW | Minnesota Wrecking Crew vs. Paul Jones & Dusty Rhodes September 28, 1975 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | 9,600 | The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene Anderson and Ole Anderson) (c) vs. Paul Jones and Dusty Rhodes for the NWA World Tag Team Championship |
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1980s :
| No. | Promotion | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) |
| 1. | 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 |
| 2. | 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 |
| 3. | JCP | Great American Bash (Day 4) July 5, 1986 | Charlotte, North Carolina | American Legion Memorial Stadium | 23,000 | Ric Flair (c) vs. Ricky Morton in a steel cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| 4. | JCP | Bunkhouse Stampede February 27, 1987 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Civic Arena | 16,600+ | Dusty Rhodes defeated Big Bubba in a Steel Cage match |
| 5. | JCP | Ric Flair vs. Sting January 31, 1988 | Atlanta, Georgia | The Omni | 16,002 | Ric Flair (c) vs. Sting for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| 6. | MACW | Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge November 22, 1984 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | 16,000 | Ric Flair (c) vs. Dusty Rhodes for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship with special guest referee Joe Frazier |
| 6. | JCP | Starrcade '86: Night of the Skywalkers November 27, 1986 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | 16,000 | Ric Flair (c-WC) vs. Nikita Koloff (c-US) in a Champion vs. Champion match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and NWA United States Championship |
| 6. | JCP | Great American Bash (Day 31) July 31, 1987 | Miami, Florida | Orange Bowl | 16,000 | Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Hawk and Road Warrior Animal) and Paul Ellering vs. The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Lex Luger, and Tully Blanchard) and The War Machine in a WarGames match |
| 7. | WCW | Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk September 3, 1989 | Atlanta, Georgia | The Omni | 15,500 | Ric Flair (c) vs. Terry Funk in a Texas Death match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| 8. | MACW | Starrcade '83: A Flare for the Gold November 24, 1983 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | 15,447 | Harley Race (c) vs. Ric Flair in a Steel Cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship with special guest referee Gene Kiniski |
| 9. | JCP | Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes October 24, 1986 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Civic Arena | 15,000 | Ric Flair (c) vs. Dusty Rhodes for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| 9. | JCP | Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham March 14, 1987 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | 15,000 | Ric Flair (c) vs. Barry Windham for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| 9. | JCP | Great American Bash (Day 1) July 2, 1987 | Landover, Maryland | Capital Centre | 15,000 | Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff and The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) vs. The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Lex Luger, Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard) in a Steel Cage match |
| 10. | JCP | Ric Flair vs. Ron Garvin August 9, 1987 | Atlanta, Georgia | The Omni | 14,100 | Ric Flair (c) vs. Ron Garvin for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1990s :
| No. | Promotion | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) |
| 1. | NJPW / WCW | Collision in Korea (Day 2) April 29, 1995 | Pyongyang, North Korea | May Day Stadium | 355,000 (combined) | Antonio Inoki vs. Ric Flair |
| 2. | NJPW / WCW | Collision in Korea (Day 1) April 28, 1995 | Pyongyang, North Korea | May Day Stadium | 355,000 (combined) | Shinya Hashimoto (c) vs. Scott Norton for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
| 3. | NJPW / WCW | Starrcade in Tokyo Dome March 21, 1991 | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo Dome | 64,500 | Tatsumi Fujinami (c - NJPW) vs. Ric Flair (c - NWA) in a Champion vs. Champion match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and NWA World Heavyweight Championships |
| 4. | NJPW / WCW | Starrcade in Tokyo Dome January 4, 1992 | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo Dome | 60,000 | Sting (WCW) and The Great Muta (NJPW) vs. The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) |
| 5. | NJPW / WCW | Wrestling Dontaku in Fukuoka Dome May 1, 1994 | Fukuoka, Japan | Fukuoka Dome | 53,000 | Antonio Inoki vs. The Great Muta |
| 6. | WCW | WCW Monday Nitro (Ep. 147) July 6, 1998 | Atlanta, Georgia | Georgia Dome | 41,412 | Hollywood Hogan (c) vs. Bill Goldberg for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| 7. | WCW | WCW Monday Nitro (Ep. 173) January 4, 1999 | Atlanta, Georgia | Georgia Dome | 38,809 | Hollywood Hogan vs. Kevin Nash (c) for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| 8. | WCW | WCW Monday Nitro (Ep. 169) December 7, 1998 | Houston, Texas | Reliant Astrodome | 32,067 | Bill Goldberg (c) vs. Bam Bam Bigelow for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| 9. | WCW | WCW Monday Nitro (Ep. 171) December 21, 1998 | St. Louis, Missouri | Trans World Dome | 29,000 | Bill Goldberg (c) vs. Scott Hall for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| 10. | WCW | WCW Monday Nitro (Ep. 121) January 5, 1998 | Atlanta, Georgia | Georgia Dome | 26,773 | Lex Luger vs. Randy Savage |
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 2000s :
| No. | Promotion | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) |
| 1. | 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 |
| 2. | WCW | Souled Out January 16, 2000 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Firstar Center | 14,132 | Sid Vicious vs. Chris Benoit for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship with special guest referee Arn Anderson |
| 3. | WCW | Spring Stampede April 16, 2000 | Chicago, Illinois | United Center | 12,556 | Diamond Dallas Page vs. Jeff Jarrett for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| 4. | WCW | WCW Monday Nitro (Ep. 227) January 24, 2000 | Los Angeles, California | Staples Center | 12,106 | Kevin Nash vs. Sid Vicious for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| 5. | WCW | WCW Nitro U.K. Tour 2000! (Day 1) March 10, 2000 | Birmingham, England | National Exhibition Centre | 11,812 | Ric Flair vs. Curt Hennig |
| 6. | WCW | WCW Millennium Tour February 12, 2000 | Oberhausen, Germany | Oberhausen Arena | 11,000 | Sid Vicious (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| 7. | WCW | WCW Monday Nitro (Ep. 226) January 17, 2000 | Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena | 10,646 | Diamond Dallas Page vs. Buff Bagwell with special referee Kimberly |
| 8. | WCW | WCW Nitro U.K. Tour 2000! (Day 2) March 11, 2000 | London, England | London Docklands Arena | 10,450 | Ric Flair and Lex Luger vs. Booker, Buff Bagwell and Curt Hennig in a Handicap match |
| 9. | WCW | WCW Millennium Final November 16, 2000 | Oberhausen, Germany | Oberhausen Arena | 9,800 | Sting (c) vs. Kevin Nash for the European Cup with special referee Axel Schulz |
| 10. | WCW | WCW Monday Nitro (Ep. 231) February 21, 2000 | Sacramento, California | ARCO Arena | 9,408 | Hulk Hogan vs. Lex Luger |