List of professional wrestling attendance records in Europe information

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 Leoforos Alexandras 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,^[1] drawing a crowd of over 35,000.^[2] 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+.^[3] 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.

^ Stewart, Jules (2015). Madrid: A History. London: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 0857732714. [T]he Estadio Metropolitano, at that time Spain's largest football stadium, with capacity for 25,000 spectators, was opened in 1923.
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[1] Stewart, Jules (2015). Madrid: A History. London: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 0857732714. [T]he Estadio Metropolitano, at that time Spain's largest football stadium, with capacity for 25,000 spectators, was opened in 1923.

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