Post by LWPD on Dec 29, 2011 19:40:04 GMT -5
The year end issue of the Wrestling Observer featured some interesting numbers for 2011. I'd love to see broader sales data on DVDs and other forms of merch. Both GSP & John Cena seem to be indispensable to their brands.
LARGEST ATTENDANCE
61,617 - 4/3 WWE WrestleMania Atlanta Georgia Dome; Rock appears; John Cena vs. The Miz; Undertaker vs. HHH
55,724* - 4/30 UFC 129 Toronto Rogers Centre Georges St. Pierre vs. Jake Shields
23,152* - 12/11/10 UFC 124 Montreal Bell Centre Georges St. Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck
22,153* - 11/20 Moscow, Russia Olympic Stadium Fedor Emelianenko vs. Jeff Monson
20,000 - 1/6 CMLL Boca del Rio Baseball Stadium Mistico & La Mascara & El Hijo del Fantasma vs. Averno & Mephisto & Olimpico
19,900* - 5/13 WWE Mexico City Palacio de los Deportes John Cena vs. The Miz
18,500 - 3/19 WWE New York Madison Square Garden John Cena & Randy Orton vs. The Miz & C.M. Punk
18,186* - 2/27 UFC 127 Sydney, Australia Acer Arena B.J. Penn vs. Jon Fitch
18,000 - 1/4 New Japan Tokyo Dome Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Satoshi Kojima
17,404* - 8/14 WWE SummerSlam Los Angeles Staples Center John Cena vs. C.M. Punk
17,000* - 8/28 All Together Now All Japan/New Japan/NOAH joint show Hiroshi Tanahashi & Suwama & Go Shiozaki vs. Takashi Sugiura & Kenso & Shinsuke Nakamura; Kenta Kobashi & Keiji Muto vs. Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano
17,000 - 12/31/10 K-1 Dream New Year’s Eve Saitama Super Arena Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Bibiano Fernandes
16,925* - 3/14 WWE Raw St. Louis Scottrade Center John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio
16,774* - 3/7 WWE Raw Dallas American Airlines Center John Cena & Randy Orton vs. The Miz & C.M. Punk
16,749* - 11/20 WWE Survivor Series New York Madison Square Garden The Rock & John Cena vs. The Miz & R-Truth
16,426* - 2/28 WWE Raw Buffalo John Cena & Randy Orton vs. C.M. Punk & The Miz
16,344 - 9/24 UFC 135 Denver Pepsi Center Jon Jones vs. Quinton Jackson
16,164* - 10/8 UFC 136 Houston Toyota Center Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard
16,102* - 3/21 WWE Raw Pittsburgh HHH & John Cena vs. The Miz & C.M. Punk
15,113* - 1/30 WWE Royal Rumble
*Denotes sold out show
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MOST MAIN EVENTS DRAWING MORE THAN 10,000 FANS
33- John Cena
17 - C.M. Punk, The Miz
12- Randy Orton
11 - Alberto Del Rio
6 - Christian
4 - The Rock, Averno, R-Truth
3 - Georges St. Pierre (includes one he sold all tickets for but was injured), La Mascara, Jon Jones, Brazo de Plata
John Cena was the top draw as far as number of shows headlined that drew 10,000 fans for the fourth time in his career, previously being No. 1 in 2007, 2009 and 2010. He would move to a tie for the No. 24 spot on the all-time lists of draws based on dominance of their era. As far as being the leading draw in the world for four years, that puts him even with Frank Gotch, Stanislaus Zbyszko and Bob Backlund. The only guys who were No. 1 for more than four years were Jim Londos (13), Bruno Sammartino (8), Hulk Hogan (8), Bill Longson (7), Lou Thesz (7), Joe Stecher (5), Ed “Strangler” Lewis (5), The Sheik (5) and Argentina Rocca (5).
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ESTIMATED NORTH AMERICAN BUYS
679,000 - WWE WrestleMania (Cena vs. Miz/Rock ref)
281,000 - WWE Royal Rumble
177,000 - WWE SummerSlam (Cena vs. Punk; HHH referee)
160,000 - WWE Survivor Series (Cena & Rock vs. Miz & R-Truth)
145,000 - WWE Elimination Chamber (Cena vs. Punk vs. Morrison vs. Sheamus vs. Orton vs. R-Truth)
144,000 - WWE Money in the Bank (Cena vs. Punk)
108,000 - WWE Extreme Rules (Cena vs. Miz vs. Morrison cage)
108,000 - WWE Night of Champions (HHH vs. Punk)
101,000 - WWE TLC 2010 (Cena vs. Barrett)
93,000 - WWE Hell in a Cell (Cena vs. Del Rio vs. Punk)
85,000 - WWE Capital Punishment (Cena vs. R-Truth)
72,000 - WWE Over the Limit (Cena vs. Miz I Quit)
70,000 - WWE Vengeance (HHH & Punk vs. Miz & Truth; Del Rio vs. Cena)
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LARGEST GATES IN NORTH AMERICA
$6,268,391 - WWE WrestleMania 4/2 Atlanta Georgia Dome Rock appears; John Cena vs. The Miz; Undertaker vs. HHH
$1,100,000 - WWE Survivor Series 11/20 New York Madison Square Garden The Rock & John Cena vs. The Miz & R-Truth
$1,008,150 - WWE SummerSlam 8/14 Los Angeles Sports Arena John Cena vs. C.M. Punk
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MOST POPULAR (Based on Google activity world wide in 2011)
1. John Cena 1
2. Georges St. Pierre 2
3. The Rock --
4. Manny Pacquiao 7
5. Anderson Silva 10
6. Randy Orton 6
7. Sin Cara –
8. Rey Mysterio 3
9. Batista 5
10. C.M. Punk --
11. HHH 9
12. Amir Khan 12
13. Floyd Mayweather 11
14. Edge --
15. El Santo --
16. Randy Savage –
17. Muhammad Ali –
18. Jon Jones –
19. Jeff Hardy 4
20. Brock Lesnar 8
21. Hulk Hogan 15
22. David Haye 21
23. Undertaker 14
24. The Miz –
25. Vitor Belfort --
*outer number denotes 2010 ranking
LARGEST ATTENDANCE
61,617 - 4/3 WWE WrestleMania Atlanta Georgia Dome; Rock appears; John Cena vs. The Miz; Undertaker vs. HHH
55,724* - 4/30 UFC 129 Toronto Rogers Centre Georges St. Pierre vs. Jake Shields
23,152* - 12/11/10 UFC 124 Montreal Bell Centre Georges St. Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck
22,153* - 11/20 Moscow, Russia Olympic Stadium Fedor Emelianenko vs. Jeff Monson
20,000 - 1/6 CMLL Boca del Rio Baseball Stadium Mistico & La Mascara & El Hijo del Fantasma vs. Averno & Mephisto & Olimpico
19,900* - 5/13 WWE Mexico City Palacio de los Deportes John Cena vs. The Miz
18,500 - 3/19 WWE New York Madison Square Garden John Cena & Randy Orton vs. The Miz & C.M. Punk
18,186* - 2/27 UFC 127 Sydney, Australia Acer Arena B.J. Penn vs. Jon Fitch
18,000 - 1/4 New Japan Tokyo Dome Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Satoshi Kojima
17,404* - 8/14 WWE SummerSlam Los Angeles Staples Center John Cena vs. C.M. Punk
17,000* - 8/28 All Together Now All Japan/New Japan/NOAH joint show Hiroshi Tanahashi & Suwama & Go Shiozaki vs. Takashi Sugiura & Kenso & Shinsuke Nakamura; Kenta Kobashi & Keiji Muto vs. Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano
17,000 - 12/31/10 K-1 Dream New Year’s Eve Saitama Super Arena Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Bibiano Fernandes
16,925* - 3/14 WWE Raw St. Louis Scottrade Center John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio
16,774* - 3/7 WWE Raw Dallas American Airlines Center John Cena & Randy Orton vs. The Miz & C.M. Punk
16,749* - 11/20 WWE Survivor Series New York Madison Square Garden The Rock & John Cena vs. The Miz & R-Truth
16,426* - 2/28 WWE Raw Buffalo John Cena & Randy Orton vs. C.M. Punk & The Miz
16,344 - 9/24 UFC 135 Denver Pepsi Center Jon Jones vs. Quinton Jackson
16,164* - 10/8 UFC 136 Houston Toyota Center Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard
16,102* - 3/21 WWE Raw Pittsburgh HHH & John Cena vs. The Miz & C.M. Punk
15,113* - 1/30 WWE Royal Rumble
*Denotes sold out show
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MOST MAIN EVENTS DRAWING MORE THAN 10,000 FANS
33- John Cena
17 - C.M. Punk, The Miz
12- Randy Orton
11 - Alberto Del Rio
6 - Christian
4 - The Rock, Averno, R-Truth
3 - Georges St. Pierre (includes one he sold all tickets for but was injured), La Mascara, Jon Jones, Brazo de Plata
John Cena was the top draw as far as number of shows headlined that drew 10,000 fans for the fourth time in his career, previously being No. 1 in 2007, 2009 and 2010. He would move to a tie for the No. 24 spot on the all-time lists of draws based on dominance of their era. As far as being the leading draw in the world for four years, that puts him even with Frank Gotch, Stanislaus Zbyszko and Bob Backlund. The only guys who were No. 1 for more than four years were Jim Londos (13), Bruno Sammartino (8), Hulk Hogan (8), Bill Longson (7), Lou Thesz (7), Joe Stecher (5), Ed “Strangler” Lewis (5), The Sheik (5) and Argentina Rocca (5).
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ESTIMATED NORTH AMERICAN BUYS
679,000 - WWE WrestleMania (Cena vs. Miz/Rock ref)
281,000 - WWE Royal Rumble
177,000 - WWE SummerSlam (Cena vs. Punk; HHH referee)
160,000 - WWE Survivor Series (Cena & Rock vs. Miz & R-Truth)
145,000 - WWE Elimination Chamber (Cena vs. Punk vs. Morrison vs. Sheamus vs. Orton vs. R-Truth)
144,000 - WWE Money in the Bank (Cena vs. Punk)
108,000 - WWE Extreme Rules (Cena vs. Miz vs. Morrison cage)
108,000 - WWE Night of Champions (HHH vs. Punk)
101,000 - WWE TLC 2010 (Cena vs. Barrett)
93,000 - WWE Hell in a Cell (Cena vs. Del Rio vs. Punk)
85,000 - WWE Capital Punishment (Cena vs. R-Truth)
72,000 - WWE Over the Limit (Cena vs. Miz I Quit)
70,000 - WWE Vengeance (HHH & Punk vs. Miz & Truth; Del Rio vs. Cena)
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LARGEST GATES IN NORTH AMERICA
$6,268,391 - WWE WrestleMania 4/2 Atlanta Georgia Dome Rock appears; John Cena vs. The Miz; Undertaker vs. HHH
$1,100,000 - WWE Survivor Series 11/20 New York Madison Square Garden The Rock & John Cena vs. The Miz & R-Truth
$1,008,150 - WWE SummerSlam 8/14 Los Angeles Sports Arena John Cena vs. C.M. Punk
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MOST POPULAR (Based on Google activity world wide in 2011)
1. John Cena 1
2. Georges St. Pierre 2
3. The Rock --
4. Manny Pacquiao 7
5. Anderson Silva 10
6. Randy Orton 6
7. Sin Cara –
8. Rey Mysterio 3
9. Batista 5
10. C.M. Punk --
11. HHH 9
12. Amir Khan 12
13. Floyd Mayweather 11
14. Edge --
15. El Santo --
16. Randy Savage –
17. Muhammad Ali –
18. Jon Jones –
19. Jeff Hardy 4
20. Brock Lesnar 8
21. Hulk Hogan 15
22. David Haye 21
23. Undertaker 14
24. The Miz –
25. Vitor Belfort --
*outer number denotes 2010 ranking
