WWE Announces SmackDown Attendance During The Event

It's interesting to note how Michael Cole announced the attendance for this week's WWE SmackDown event as the show hit the air on FOX.

Cole announced that tonight's SmackDown had a sold out crowd of 14,382 fans at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. Cole mentioned the sell out several times during the broadcast.

It's been a while since WWE announced the attendance for a regular TV show live on the air.

For what it's worth, the WWE "In Your House 9: International Incident" event on July 21, 1996 drew a reported 14,804 fans to the building. The WWE "Rock Bottom: In Your House" pay-per-view on December 13, 1998 drew a reported 20,042 fans to the Rogers Arena. UFC 115 reportedly drew 17,669 fans to the building on June 12, 2010, and UFC 131 drew a reported 14,685 fans to the Rogers Arena on June 11, 2011.