WWE SmackDown's HUGE Attendance Number Revealed

WWE can rightly consider SmackDown's live crowd numbers a big success.

by Jamie Kennedy
Edge Jey Uso
WWE.com

WWE fans returned to the stands in a big way for Friday's episode of SmackDown.

Michael Cole announced right at the top of the show that a whopping 14,496 people were in attendance for the card - some might scoff a little at that, because 15,000(-ish) was once the norm at WWE events, but that number sounds pretty damn special after a year of whirring fans at the Performance Center and ThunderDome LED screens.

It's actually a tad surprising that WWE didn't have Cole go all the way and announce 15,096, or something like that. Vince McMahon's usual practice is to embellish, and it must've been tempting to break that 15,000 mark live on FOX.

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WWE decided against that, presumably because they're beaming with pride over the shoot figure anyway.

SmackDown was the company's 'go home' TV episode before Sunday's Money In The Bank pay-per-view. The Toyota Center in Houston was visibly packed too. It looked incredible on camera, and that presentation was helped along by WWE's giant new tron.

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Screaming fans are back on WWE programming again, and that feels great to type. Roll on MITB.

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.