WWE announced a live gate of $5.8 million for WrestleMania 26 in Phoenix, which would make it the third largest of all time in North America. The pro-wrestling record is $7.2 million for WrestleMania 25 in Houston, followed by $5.85 million for WrestleMania 24 in Orlando. This year’s ticket prices were about the same as last year’s, which would leave the paid attendance in the 50,000 range. WWE announced 72,000 as the actual attendance.
Top 20 Wrestling/MMA Live Gates (North America):
1. $7,211,673 – 4/5/09 WrestleMania 25, Houston (Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels)
2. $5,854,590 – 3/30/08 WrestleMania 24, Orlando (Floyd Mayweather vs. Big Show)
3. $5,800,000 – 3/28/10 WrestleMania 26, Phoenix (Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels)
4. $5,441,290* – 7/11/09 Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir, Las Vegas
5. $5,397,300 – 12/30/06: Tito Ortiz vs. Chuck Liddell, Las Vegas
6. $5,380,000 – 4/7/07: WrestleMania 23, Detroit (Trump’s hair vs. Vince’s hair)
7. $5,086,352 – 4/19/08 Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Serra, Montreal
8. $5,060,352 – 12/19/07 Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva, Las Vegas
9. $4,850,000 – 4/18/09 Chuck Liddell vs. Shogun Rua, Montreal
10. $4,815,625 – 11/15/08 Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture, Las Vegas
11.$4,304,740 – 5/26/07 Chuck Liddell vs. Quinton Jackson, Las Vegas
12. $4,290,020 – 1/31/09 George St. Pierre vs. B.J. Penn, Las Vegas
13. $4,000,000 – 3/27/10 Georges St. Pierre vs. Dan Hardy, Newark
14. $3,846,033 – 3/17/02 WrestleMania 18, Toronto (Hulk Hogan vs. The Rock)
15. $3,752,420 – 5/24/08 B.J. Penn vs. Sean Sherk, Las Vegas
16. $3,560,852 – 8/8/09 Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin, Philadelphia
17. $3,542,123* – 7/8/06 Ken Shamrock vs. Tito Ortiz, Las Vegas
18. $3,530,905 – 4/1/01 WrestleMania 17, Houston (Steve Austin vs. The Rock)
19. $3,490,857 – 4/1/90 WrestleMania 6, Toronto (Hulk Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior)
20. $3,468,440 – 12/27/08 Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans, Las Vegas
*Includes arena closed circuit (not sports bars) within the city for the overflow
Credit: Wrestling Observer
