>>5645477March 1996. WWF house show in New York, NY at Madison Square Garden headlined by Diesel/Michaels vs. Bret/Undertaker, drew 17,000 (14,824 paid) paying $299,596, which was the first sellout at MSG for a non-PPV since 1989, & also set an all-time record domestic house show gate.
May 1996. WWF house show in New York, NY at Madison Square Garden headlined by Diesel vs. Shawn Michaels, drew 18,800 (16,564 paid) paying $319,411, which was the first time in 11 years that WWF had two straight MSG sellouts, & the first indoor non-PPV house in WWF history to top $300,000.
Here's what Meltzer wrote.
"9/29 MSG show, 3,917 fans paid $146,437. The strange part is it comes just a few months after the WWF set consecutive gate records for non-PPV shows at MSG with legitimate overflow sellouts of the building scaled for 16,227 for pro wrestling on 3/17 (17,000 fans; 14,824 paid; $299,596; Diesel & Michaels vs. Bret Hart & Undertaker main event) and 5/19 (18,800 fans; 16,564 paid; $319,411; Diesel vs. Michaels cage match main event). The two shows were the first non-PPV events to legitimately sellout MSG since 1989."
The best Bryan Danielson could do was 12,500 fans in 2015 in tag team with Reigns against Rollins/Kane. And even then Hogan was main draw as it was Hogan appreciation night.
