The popular theory is that Wrestlemania 3, which was held at the Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit, Michigan had an indoor attendance record of 93,173. Atleast this is what the WWE claims and always had, to this day.
There has been a ton of controversy over the years about whether this figure is accurate or not, the most well known probably being Dave Meltzer reporting that they were off by quite a few thousand.
Well ladies and gentlemen, I'm here to solve that mystery and rouse up debate about it.
The MAXIMUM capacity of the Pontiac Silverdome is only 80,311 seats.
That is taken directly from the Silverdome's Wikipedia page and from every single page I've seen about the Silverdome, it always lists the max capacity of 80,300 roughly.
So, lets hear some debate! Anyone else pissed that the WWE lied to us and magically added over 13,000 people to that number? In fact, this kind of dashes the idea that this was the all time indoor attendance record, as both the Who and Led Zeppelin filled up the arena completely as well in the 70s.
So, lets hear some debate! Did the WWE lie? If so, why do you think? If not, what's your defense? Debate people, debate!
Sources
Pontiac Silverdome [Wikipedia]
Pontiac Silverdome [The Stadium Guide]
There has been a ton of controversy over the years about whether this figure is accurate or not, the most well known probably being Dave Meltzer reporting that they were off by quite a few thousand.
Well ladies and gentlemen, I'm here to solve that mystery and rouse up debate about it.
The MAXIMUM capacity of the Pontiac Silverdome is only 80,311 seats.
That is taken directly from the Silverdome's Wikipedia page and from every single page I've seen about the Silverdome, it always lists the max capacity of 80,300 roughly.
So, lets hear some debate! Anyone else pissed that the WWE lied to us and magically added over 13,000 people to that number? In fact, this kind of dashes the idea that this was the all time indoor attendance record, as both the Who and Led Zeppelin filled up the arena completely as well in the 70s.
So, lets hear some debate! Did the WWE lie? If so, why do you think? If not, what's your defense? Debate people, debate!
Sources
Pontiac Silverdome [Wikipedia]
Pontiac Silverdome [The Stadium Guide]