WrestleMania 32 Breaks All-Time WWE Attendance Record

Nearly 30 years after WrestleMania III broke an indoor attendance record, WWE made history again.

The Rock announced an attendance of 101,763 at WrestleMania 32 on Sunday, which breaks the WrestleMania record, per WWE:  

Here's a look at the 10 biggest WrestleManias, per WWE.com:

Rank	Event	Venue	Location	Attendance
1	WrestleMania 32	AT&T Stadium	Arlington, Texas	101,763
2	WrestleMania 3	Pontiac Silverdome	Pontiac, Michigan	93,173
3	WrestleMania 29	MetLife Stadium	East Rutherford, New Jersey	80,676
4	WrestleMania 23	Ford Field	Detroit	80,103
5	WrestleMania 28	Sun Life Stadium	Miami	78,363
6	WrestleMania 31	Levi's Stadium	Santa Clara, California	76,976
7	WrestleMania 30	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	New Orleans	75,167
8	WrestleMania 24	Orlando Citrus Bowl	Orlando, Florida	74,635
9	WrestleMania 25	NRG Stadium	Houston	72,744
10	WrestleMania 26	University of Phoenix Stadium	Glendale, Arizona	72,219

Of course, fans have questioned the legitimacy of WrestleMania III's record for decades, and those same fans will likely cast a skeptical gaze at WrestleMania 32's crowd figures. Regardless, there's no doubting AT&T Stadium was filled the brim, as captured by Bill Hanstock of SB Nation's Cageside Seats:

It's a testament to the spectacle and aura around WrestleMania that WWE was able to draw so many fans. With a number of Superstars out injured and a lack of forward momentum coming out of Royal Rumble, it looked like the company might have a hard time filling the stadium.

In an interview with the Orlando Sentinel's Brian Fritz in March, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon discussed the difficult circumstances:

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I can say, unequivocally, that it's a lot of pressure. Every year you have to outdo yourself. This year was difficult because John Cena was not a part of it. We have to reach way down and try and come up with things you haven't done before and also hold back surprises that the audience does not know. They expect that from us.

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McMahon can rest easy knowing WWE made a boatload of money Sunday. The company grossed $12.6 million from WrestleMania 31 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

Considering how many fans came to WrestleMania 32, WWE is in line to boost its financial portfolio.