Top 5 attendance figures for WWE in 2018

This year, WWE showcased many surprises to the WWE Universe, including the first-ever women Royal Rumble match, first-ever women's Elimination Chamber match, as well as a pay-per-view in Saudi Arabia and many more.

Attendance figures is always a point of discussion in pro wrestling and when WWE broke their all-time record of attendance at WrestleMania 32 with 101,763 fans, it was a major headline.

WWE sold out all of their major shows this year and in the coming weeks, they are going to break another attendance record by hosting Super Show-Down in Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

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#5 Money In the Bank (2018)

Attendance: 15,214

Venue: Allstate Arena

WWE presented the 9th Money in the Bank pay-per-view, headlined by two Money in the Bank matches and singles in-ring debut of former UFC champion, Ronda Rousey. The show received mixed reactions, but attendance-wise, it was a solid show. Chicago crowds are always passionate and 15,214 passionate fans produced an excellent atmosphere throughout the show.

#4 SummerSlam (2018)

Attendance: 16,169

Venue: Barclays Center

This year was the 31st SummerSlam event presented by WWE and a total 16,169 fans attended the show. SummerSlam was headlined by Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar, with Reigns defeating The Beast for Universal Championship and ending his 504-day long reign.

SummerSlam got good reviews from critics for match results and match quality. On the same night, Ronda Rousey became the first woman to hold UFC and WWE women's title. The card also included a match between Daniel Bryan and The Miz, while AJ Styles clashed with Samoa Joe for WWE championship.

#3 Royal Rumble (2018)

Attendance: 17,629

Venue: Wells Fargo Center

The first-ever women's Royal Rumble match was the key attraction of this year's Royal Rumble pay-per-view. Asuka and Shinsuke Nakamura were the winners of this year's Royal Rumble matches and the show was also notable for the surprise debut of Ronda Rousey in WWE.

The night was highlighted by some of the stars of yesteryear like Trish Stratus, Lita, Kelly Kelly, while the match will also be remembered for Sasha Banks's performance as she survived for more than 54 minutes in the Royal Rumble match.

#2 WWE Greatest Royal Rumble

Attendance: 60,000 (approx.)

Venue: King Abdullah International Stadium

WWE showcased the first-ever Saudi Arabian pay-per-view in front of 60,000 fans. The main event of the show was a 50-man Royal Rumble match won by Braun Strowman, while Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns wrestled in their WrestleMania rematch for the Universal Championship.

The card of Greatest Royal Rumble was very strong with the presence of The Undertaker, Triple H, John Cena and AJ Styles.

#1 WrestleMania 34

Attendance: 78,133

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Superdome

WrestleMania 34 was the highest attended WWE show in 2018 but WWE may break this record at WWE Super-Show-Down in Melbourne, Australia.

WrestleMania 34 was headlined by Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns for the Universal championship, while AJ Styles faced Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Championship.

The night was also notable by the in-ring debut of Ronda Rousey and The Undertaker squashing John Cena in seconds.