Backlund won the WWWF title on February 20, 1978. And despite controversial finishes against Antonio Inoki and Greg Valentine, Backlund's first reign officially ended versus the Iron Sheik (about a month before Hulkamania ran wild).
Backlund won the title again on November 23rd, 1994, before losing the belt to Diesel three days later.
On March 31st, 1985, 19,121 watched the first WrestleMania at MSG, while more watched around the world on closed-circuit television. The numbers have grown since then, and the venues have gotten larger and larger. WrestleMania is now a week-long event each year.
meh, should have gone with my estimate of 50k per, but I thought some of the earlier venues may have been small enough to drag the overall average down, notwithstanding the Silverdome and Jerryworld.
meh, should have gone with my estimate of 50k per, but I thought some of the earlier venues may have been small enough to drag the overall average down, notwithstanding the Silverdome and Jerryworld.
I went year-by-year through 25 and then averaged the last 9 at 70k per year.