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Old 05-10-2018, 05:07 PM   #1
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Top 50 Draws In WWE History
Have you guys ever seen this list? Dave Meltzer compiled it in 2008 based on wrestlers headlining cards with an attendance of 10K or more. Some people are surprising (especially given the positioning). I imagine that Meltzer might have to update it one day but it's interesting to look at.

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1. BRUNO SAMMARTINO
2. HULK HOGAN
3. BOB BACKLUND
4. ARGENTINA ROCCA
5. HHH
6. UNDERTAKER
7. STEVE AUSTIN
8. THE ROCK
9. PEDRO MORALES
10. SHAWN MICHAELS
11. SUPERSTAR BILLY GRAHAM
12. MIGUEL PEREZ
13. BRET HART
14. BUDDY ROGERS
15. RANDY SAVAGE
16. JOHN CENA
17. KURT ANGLE
18. MICK FOLEY AKA CACTUS JACK, DUDE LOVE, MANKIND
19. ANDRE THE GIANT
20. DR. JERRY GRAHAM
(TIE) JOHNNY VALENTINE
22. RODDY PIPER
23. IVAN KOLOFF
24. ULTIMATE WARRIOR
(TIE) RANDY ORTON
(TIE) BATISTA
27. GREG VALENTINE
(TIE) YOKOZUNA
(TIE) SGT. SLAUGHTER
30. GEORGE STEELE
(TIE) CHRIS JERICHO
(TIE) KANE
(TIE) KEVIN NASH AKA DIESEL
34. RIC FLAIR
(TIE) BIG SHOW AKA PAUL WRIGHT
(TIE) STAN HANSEN
(TIE) GORILLA MONSOON
(TIE) KEN PATERA
39. FRED BLASSIE
(TIE) BOB ORTON SR. AKA ROCKY FITZPATRICK
(TIE) BROCK LESNAR
42. EDDIE GRAHAM
(TIE) KILLER KOWALSKI
(TIE) PROFESSOR TORU TANAKA
(TIE) DON MURACO
(TIE) DAVEY BOY SMITH AKA BRITISH BULLDOG
(TIE) EDGE
(TIE) CHRIS BENOIT
49. LARRY ZBYSZKO
(TIE) PAUL ORNDORFF
(TIE) IRON SHEIK AKA GREAT HOSSEIN ARAB AKA COL. MUSTAFA
(TIE) NIKOLAI VOLKOFF AKA BEPO MONGOL
(TIE) WALDO VON ERICH
(TIE) BOOKER T AKA KING BOOKER


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Old 05-10-2018, 05:09 PM   #2
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Bob Backlund? Really?

And who the fuck is Argentina Rocca?
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Rocca was the biggest star in the territory before Bruno.

Bob Backlund was a HIGHLY under-rated draw. Although a lot of his Main Events at MSG had Andre The Giant on the undercard.
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2008 was 10 years ago though....
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Rocca was the biggest star in the territory before Bruno.

Bob Backlund was a HIGHLY under-rated draw. Although a lot of his Main Events at MSG had Andre The Giant on the undercard.
Sammartino too. The undercard was usually studded though he was usually the main one advertised.

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2008 was 10 years ago though....
It was. That's why I said I can imagine him updating some day
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Bob Backlund at 3 lol . Nope
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1 3 an 4 are terrible. Dave Metzler is a fucking idiot.
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Yup, he's the 3rd. Bob Backlund sold out a lot of arenas
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Sammartino too. The undercard was usually studded though he was usually the main one advertised.



It was. That's why I said I can imagine him updating some day
They kept Sammartino away from Backlund more often than not. Sammartino headlined a ton of Boston Garden shows. Backlund didn't wrestle there very often until Bruno retired. You'd definitely see though Andre against guys like Blackjack Mulligan as the semi-main when Backlund defended the title.
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You might be thinking of his son who was one of the Conquistadores but Miguel Sr. was one half of the top drawing tag teams in wrestling (esp. WWE) history along w/ Antonino Rocca.
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How do you define draw, just live event ticket sales?

To me it is everything, ratings, PPV buys, etc. Nobody can touch Stone Cold and The Rock there, and Rock only catches up to Austin thanks to his last run.
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Rocca was the biggest star in the territory before Bruno.

Bob Backlund was a HIGHLY under-rated draw. Although a lot of his Main Events at MSG had Andre The Giant on the undercard.
Yeah, well, the name ARGENTINA Rocca made me think it was a lady.
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How do you define draw, just live event ticket sales?

To me it is everything, ratings, PPV buys, etc. Nobody can touch Stone Cold and The Rock there, and Rock only catches up to Austin thanks to his last run.
I believe Dave 's basis involved how many times they drew more than 10,000 in Main Events. 1 point for 10,000, 2 for 20,000 and 3 for 30,000
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When you bang the boss' daughter, you get countless opportunities to headline cards you have no business headlining. It's no certain indicator you actually drew those people in.
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