This is a list of American Wrestling Association attendance records. Established as the Minneapolis Boxing & Wrestling Club by Tony Stecher in 1933, it was among the first professional wrestling promotions in the United States. A founding member of the National Wrestling Alliance in 1948, Stecher controlled the NWA's "Minneapolis wrestling territory" which included much of the Great Lakes and Upper Midwestern United States. In 1959, Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo took control of the company and left the NWA the following year. The company was subsequently renamed the American Wrestling Association. With Gagne promoted as a legitimate rival to the NWA World Heavyweight Champion, the AWA closely matched the NWA in terms of attendances. In its heyday, the AWA was able to hold "stadium show" supercards at Comiskey Park, the International Amphitheater, Rosemont Horizon, Soldier Field and other major venues.

The AWA was considered one of the "Big Three", along with the National Wrestling Alliance and World Wide Wrestling Federation, during the "Territory-era" (1940s–1980s). Although its success continued into the early part of the 1980s wrestling boom, peaking with 23,000 fans at WrestleRock '86, the promotion was unable to compete against the national expansion of Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation, and eventually went bankrupt in 1991.

Events and attendances Promotion Event Location Venue AttendanceMain Event(s) AWA WrestleRock '86 Minneapolis, Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 23,000 The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) vs. The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) in a Steel Cage match AWA Verne Gagne vs. Baron Von Raschke Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 21,000 Verne Gagne (c) vs. Baron Von Raschke in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship AWA SuperClash Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 20,347 Rick Martel (c) vs. Stan Hansen for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship AWA 20-Man Battle Royal St. Paul, Minnesota St. Paul Civic Center 19,120 20-man Battle Royal match AWA The Crusher & Greg Gagne vs. Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissey & Jerry Blackwell St. Paul, Minnesota St. Paul Civic Center 19,000 The Crusher and Greg Gagne vs. Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissey and Jerry Blackwell in a Steel Cage match AWA Nick Bockwinkel vs. Hulk Hogan St. Paul, Minnesota St. Paul Civic Center 18,969 Nick Bockwinkel (c) vs. Hulk Hogan for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship AWA Hulk Hogan & The High Flyers vs. Crusher Blackwell, Ken Patera & Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissey Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Horizon 18,500 Hulk Hogan and The High Flyers (Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell) vs. Crusher Blackwell, Ken Patera and Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissey AWA Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Blackjack Lanza Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Horizon 18,000 Jumbo Tsuruta (c) vs. Blackjack Lanza for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship AWA Nick Bockwinkel vs. Mad Dog Vachon St. Paul, Minnesota St. Paul Civic Center 17,857 Nick Bockwinkel (c) vs. Mad Dog Vachon for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship AWA The Crusher vs. Jerry Blackwell St. Paul, Minnesota St. Paul Civic Center17,000 The Crusher vs. Jerry Blackwell in a Lights Out match AWA Baron Von Raschke, Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher vs. Masa Saito, Jesse Ventura & Jerry Blackwell Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Horizon Baron Von Raschke, Dick the Bruiser and The Crusher vs. Masa Saito, Jesse Ventura and Jerry Blackwell in a Steel Cage match AWA Tony Atlas vs. Masa Saito St. Paul, Minnesota St. Paul Civic Center Tony Atlas vs. Masa Saito AWA Rick Martel vs. Billy Robinson St. Paul, Minnesota St. Paul Civic Center 16,000 Rick Martel (c) vs. Billy Robinson for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship AWA Verne Gagne Retirement Show (Day 1) St. Paul, Minnesota St. Paul Civic Center 15,780 Verne Gagne (c) vs. Nick Bockwinkel for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship AWA Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum vs. Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 15,000 Blackjack Lanza and Bobby Duncum (c) vs. Dick the Bruiser and The Crusher in a Steel Cage match for the AWA World Tag Team Championship AWA Nick Bockwinkel vs. Hulk Hogan St. Paul, Minnesota St. Paul Civic Center 15,000 Nick Bockwinkel (c) vs. Hulk Hogan for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship AWA Nick Bockwinkel vs. Brad Rheingans St. Paul, Minnesota St. Paul Civic Center 15,000 Nick Bockwinkel (c) vs. Brad Rheingans for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship AWA Dick the Bruiser & The Blackjacks vs. Ken Patera, Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissey Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Horizon 14,250 Dick the Bruiser and The Blackjacks (Blackjack Mulligan and Blackjack Lanza) vs. Ken Patera, Jerry Blackwell and Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissey AWA Nick Bockwinkel vs. Wahoo McDaniel St. Paul, Minnesota St. Paul Civic Center 14,000 Nick Bockwinkel (c) vs. Wahoo McDaniel for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship AWA The Crusher vs. Jerry Blackwell St. Paul, Minnesota St. Paul Civic Center 14,000 The Crusher vs. Jerry Blackwell in a No Disqualification match AWA Nick Bockwinkel vs. Mad Dog Vachon St. Paul, Minnesota St. Paul Civic Center 13,163 Nick Bockwinkel (c) vs. Mad Dog Vachon for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship AWA Rick Martel vs. Jim Garvin St. Paul, Minnesota St. Paul Civic Center 13,000 Rick Martel (c) vs. Jim Garvin for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship AWA Jerry Blackwell & The Road Warriors vs. The Fabulous Freebirds Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Horizon 13,000 Jerry Blackwell and The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Hawk and Road Warrior Animal) vs. The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes and Buddy Roberts) in a Steel Cage match AWA André the Giant and Ray Stevens vs. The Heenan Family Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Arena 12,512 André the Giant and Ray Stevens defeated The Heenan Family (Ken Patera and Bobby Heenan) AWA / JCP Rick Martel vs. Kamala Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Civic Center 12,500 Rick Martel vs. Kamala for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship AWA The Crusher vs. Angelo Mosca Milwaukee, Wisconsin MECCA Arena 12,308 The Crusher vs. Angelo Mosca in a Steel Cage match

Historical +Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1930s No. Promotion Event Location Venue AttendanceMain Event(s)1. MBWC Jim Londos vs. Ray Steele Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium10,000 Jim Londos (c) vs. Ray Steele for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship MBWC Jim Londos vs. Ray Steele Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Jim Londos (c) vs. Ray Steele for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship MBWC Bronko Nagurski vs. Dick Raines Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Bronko Nagurski vs. Dick Raines2. MBWC Bronko Nagurski vs. Hans Kaempfer Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium9,041 Bronko Nagurski (c) vs. Hans Kaempfer for the World Heavyweight Championship MBWC Bronko Nagurski vs. Gino Vagnone Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Bronko Nagurski (c) vs. Gino Vagnone for the World Heavyweight Championship 3. MBWC Bronko Nagurski vs. Otto Kuss Waterloo, Iowa Electric Park Arena 9,000 Bronko Nagurski (c) vs. Otto Kuss for the World Heavyweight Championship4. MBWC Jim Londos vs. Abe Kashey Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium8,500 Jim Londos (c) vs. Abe Kashey for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship MBWC Bronko Nagurski vs. Farmer Tobin Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Bronko Nagurski vs. Farmer Tobin5. MBWC Pat O'Shocker vs. Abe Kashey Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium8,000 Pat O'Shocker vs. Abe Kashey MBWC Abe Kashey vs. Charley Retzlaff Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Abe Kashey vs. Charley Retzlaff in a Boxer vs. Wrestler match with special referee Jack Dempsey MBWC Jim Londos vs. Abe Coleman Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Jim Londos (c) vs. Abe Coleman for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship MBWC Dean Detton vs. Bronko Nagurski Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Dean Detton (c) vs. Bronko Nagurski for the World Heavyweight Championship MBWC Bronko Nagurski vs. Dick Raines Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Bronko Nagurski vs. Dick Raines6. MBWC Ray Steele vs. Ed Lewis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium7,000 Ray Steele vs. Ed "Strangler" Lewis MBWC Danno O'Mahoney vs. Ray Steele Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Danno O'Mahoney (c) vs. Ray Steele for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship MBWC Hans Kaempfer vs. Dick Raines Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Hans Kaempfer vs. Dick Raines MBWC Bronko Nagurski vs. Paul Jones Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Bronko Nagurski (c) vs. Paul Jones for the World Heavyweight Championship7. MBWC Bronko Nagurski vs. Abe Coleman Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium 6,500 Bronko Nagurski vs. Abe Coleman8. MBWC Danno O'Mahoney vs. Paul Jones Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium6,000 Danno O'Mahoney (c) vs. Paul Jones for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship MBWC Lou Plummer vs. Frank Speer Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Lou Plummer vs. Frank Speer MBWC Lou Plummer vs. Farmer Tobin Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Lou Plummer vs. Farmer Tobin MBWC Bronko Nagurski vs. Ray Steele Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Bronko Nagurski (c) vs. Ray Steele for the World Heavyweight Championship MBWC Jim Londos vs. Ray Steele Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Jim Londos vs. Ray Steele MBWC Bronko Nagurski vs. Ali Baba Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Bronko Nagurski vs. Ali Baba MBWC Bronko Nagurski vs. Chief Saunooke Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Bronko Nagurski (c) vs. Chief Saunooke for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship9. FKE / MBWC Bronko Nagurski vs. Fritz Von Schacht Chicago, Illinois Chicago Stadium 5,081 Bronko Nagurski (c) vs. Fritz Von Schacht for the World Heavyweight Championship10. MBWC Jim Londos vs. Joe Cox Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium5,000 Jim Londos vs. Joe Cox MBWC Milo Steinborn vs. George Koverly Waterloo, Iowa Electric Park Arena Milo Steinborn vs. George Koverly MBWC Abe Coleman vs. Abe Kashey Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Abe Coleman vs. Abe Kashey MBWC Bronko Nagurski vs. Lou Plummer Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Bronko Nagurski vs. Lou Plummer MBWC Danno O'Mahoney vs. Lou Plummer Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Danno O'Mahoney (c) vs. Lou Plummer for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship MBWC Lou Plummer vs. Otto Kuss Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Lou Plummer vs. Otto Kuss MBWC Jim Londos vs. Cliff Olson Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Jim Londos vs. Cliff Olson MBWC Farmer Tobin vs. Dick Raines Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Farmer Tobin vs. Dick Raines MBWC Bronko Nagurski vs. Ed Lewis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Bronko Nagurski vs. Ed "Strangler" Lewis MBWC Hans Kaempfer vs. Chief Little Wolf Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Hans Kaempfer vs. Chief Little Wolf MBWC Bronko Nagurski vs. Hans Kaempfer Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Bronko Nagurski vs. Hans Kaempfer MBWC Bronko Nagurski vs. Dick Raines Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium Bronko Nagurski (c) vs. Dick Raines for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship