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The following is a list of professional wrestling attendance records in the Canada. The list is dominated by the American professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment which has controlled the industry in North America since 2002. As the World Wrestling Federation, it became the first national promotion in the U.S. during the 1980s wrestling boom. The company forced Canada's three major promotions, Lutte Internationale, Maple Leaf Wrestling, and Stampede Wrestling, out of business during this period.
Canadian Athletic Promotions / International Wrestling Alliance, which controlled the National Wrestling Alliance's Quebec wrestling territory during the late 1940s and 1950s, still holds the most records of any province. Only nine of the attendances listed are from non-Canadian promotions, all exclusively held by WWE. Two of these are from WWE's flagship WrestleMania pay-per-view (PPV) event with 1990's Wrestlemania VI attracting 64,287 fans and grossing more than $3.4 million, the highest paid attendance for a pro wrestling show in North America.[1] In addition, the February 8, 1999 edition of WWF Raw is the most attended taping in the show's history outside the United States.[2] All of the events have been held in the Eastern Canada, with eight in Toronto, Ontario and twenty-three in Montreal, Quebec.
Events and attendances
Historical
No. | Promoter | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) | |
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Eugene Tremblay vs. George Bothner April 15, 1904 |
Montreal, Quebec | Sohmer Park | 12,000 | Eugene Tremblay vs. George Bothner for the World Lightweight Championship | [27] |
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Frank Gotch vs. Dan McLeod October 5, 1904 |
New Westminster, British Columbia | Queen's Park Arena | 7,000 | Frank Gotch vs. Dan McLeod in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match | [28] |
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Paul Pons vs. Dan McLeod March 11, 1901 |
Montreal, Quebec | Sohmer Park | 6,000 | Paul Pons vs. Dan McLeod in a Handicap match; per the pre-match stipulation, Pons needed to pin McLeod five times within 60 min. | [29] |
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Frank Gotch vs. Fred Beel May 24, 1907 |
Montreal, Quebec | Sohmer Park | Frank Gotch vs. Fred Beel | [30] | ||
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George Hackenschmidt vs. Emil Maupas May 8, 1905 |
Montreal, Quebec | Sohmer Park | 5,000 | George Hackenschmidt vs. Emil Maupas in a Best 3-out-of-5 Falls match | [31] |
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Frank Gotch vs. KY Karakanoff April 6, 1906 |
Montreal, Quebec | Sohmer Park | Frank Gotch vs. KY Karakanoff | [31] | ||
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Eugene Tremblay vs. George Bothner March 7, 1904 |
Montreal, Quebec | 4,500 | Eugene Tremblay vs. George Bothner for the World Lightweight Championship | ||
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Frank Gotch vs. Emile Maupas December 29, 1904 |
Montreal, Quebec | Sohmer Park | Frank Gotch vs. Emile Maupas | [31] | ||
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Raymond Cazeaux vs. Ferdinand Gruhn April 3, 1908 |
Montreal, Quebec | Sohmer Park | 4,000 | Raymond Cazeaux vs. Ferdinand Gruhn in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match | [32] |
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Frank Gotch vs. American Apollo January 12, 1906 |
Montreal, Quebec | Sohmer Park | 3,500 | Frank Gotch vs. American Apollo | [33] |
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Apollo vs. Yankee Rogers November 10, 1905 |
Montreal, Quebec | Sohmer Park | 3,000 | Apollo vs. Yankee Rogers in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match | [34] |
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Frank Gotch vs. Dan McLeod December 22, 1905 |
Montreal, Quebec | Sohmer Park | Frank Gotch vs. Dan McLeod in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match | [35] | ||
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Eugene Tremblay vs. Ladue December 15, 1905 |
Montreal, Quebec | Sohmer Park | 2,500 | Eugene Tremblay vs. Ladue in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match | [36] |
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Raymond Cazeaux vs. Yankee Rogers February 14, 1908 |
Montreal, Quebec | Sohmer Park | Raymond Cazeaux vs. Yankee Rogers in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match | [37] | ||
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International Graeco-Roman Tournament (Day 1) October 6, 1905 |
Montreal, Quebec | Sohmer Park | 2,000[Note 2] | 6-man round-robin Graeco-Roman tournament | [38] |
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International Graeco-Roman Tournament (Day 3) October 20, 1905 |
Montreal, Quebec | Sohmer Park | 6-man round-robin Graeco-Roman tournament | [39] | ||
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International Wrestling Tournament December 7, 1905 |
Montreal, Quebec | Sohmer Park | Carl Busch vs. Mueller in a tournament final | [40] | ||
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Raymond Cazeaux vs. George Turner March 27, 1908 |
Montreal, Quebec | Sohmer Park | Raymond Cazeaux vs. George Turner in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match | [41] | ||
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Raymond Cazeaux vs. Charles Hackenschmidt May 8, 1908 |
Montreal, Quebec | Sohmer Park | Raymond Cazeaux vs. Charles Hackenschmidt in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match | [42] |