List of professional wrestling attendance records in Mexico

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The Plaza de Toros Mexico holds several Mexican attendance records. The inaugural Triplemania, 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. AbovePlazaTorosDF.JPG
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.

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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

PromotionEventLocationVenueAttendanceMain 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 35,000Vincent 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 Toros25,000 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 24,000Bobby 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.PromoterEventLocationVenueAttendanceMain 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 Condesa20,000 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]
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 Mildred Burke vs. Lupe Acosta
June 14, 1939		 Monterrey, Mexico Mildred Burke vs. Lupe Acosta [3] [28]
4.
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 Ed Lewis vs. Jim Browning
April 15, 1934		 Naucalpan, Mexico El Toreo de la Condesa12,000 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.PromoterEventLocationVenueAttendanceMain 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 9,000El 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 8,000El 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.PromoterEventLocationVenueAttendanceMain Event(s)
1. TVC Medico Asesino vs. Gardenia Davis
October 3, 1954		 Guadalajara, Mexico Plaza de Toros el Progreso 48,000Medico Asesino vs. Gardenia Davis [2]
2. TVC Medico Asesino vs. Tonina Jackson
February 28, 1954		 Guadalajara, Mexico Plaza de Toros el Progreso 41,000Medico 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 17,5008-team tournament for the vacant Mexican National Tag Team Championship [20]
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1960s
No.PromoterEventLocationVenueAttendanceMain 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 17,000Rene 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.PromoterEventLocationVenueAttendanceMain 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]
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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 24,000Bobby 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 21,450Bobby 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.PromoterEventLocationVenueAttendanceMain 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]
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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]
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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]
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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 18,500El 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.PromoterEventLocationVenueAttendanceMain 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 Coliseum22,000 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 Desportes21,000 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]
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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 ColiseumMarabunta 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 ColiseumEl 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 Coliseum18,200 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.PromoterEventLocationVenueAttendanceMain Event(s)
1. AAA / CMLL AAA vs. CMLL
June 17, 2000		 Mexico City, Mexico Plaza de Toros25,000 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 19,000Los 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.PromoterEventLocationVenueAttendanceMain 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

Footnotes

  1. ↑ There are different reports on the attendance of the event with numbers ranging from 48,000 to 50,000.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ The exact attendance figure is unknown, however, the event is described as a "sellout".

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