It has often been noted that Tropicana Field's location has prevented Tampa Bay Rays fans from attending games.
But that didn't stop WWE fans from attending the Royal Rumble.
WWE announced that 48,044 people attended Saturday's Royal Rumble, a record at Tropicana Field.
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The Women's Royal Rumble match during the Royal Rumble at Tropicana Field. (Joe Camporeale-USA Today Sports)
Of course, it's worth noting that there are at least 81 baseball games at the Trop per year, while the Royal Rumble is an annual event that takes place at a different location each year.
Additionally, WWE makes it possible for fans to fit on the field level, resulting in more seats (obviously, that's impossible for baseball).
But the Rays, regardless of the team's success, have consistently ranked near the bottom in attendance. It has been so low that the upper floor is often covered with tarps.
Even when the team won the division in 2008 and 2010 (they won in 2020 and 2021, but attendance was restricted due to COVID), they averaged 22,259 and 23,025 per game, respectively.
Opening day at Tropicana Field, when the Tampa Bay Rays take on the Detroit Tigers on March 30, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Last season, the Rays received an average of 17,781 people, still unable to reach the 25,000 seats that are not covered by tarps. Only 19,704 people attended a wild-card round game last postseason.
Well, Tropicana Field was packed to capacity Saturday night.
The Trop opened its doors in 1990 and was home to an Arena Football League team for the first time. The NHL's Lightning played there from 1993 to 1996, and the Rays were born in 1999.
It is in Saint Petersburg, so it is difficult to get to it; It is also widely considered one of the worst stadiums in North America.
Game two of the wild card series between the Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on October 4, 2023. (Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
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The stadium's highest average attendance was in its first season, when the Rays averaged 30,942 people per home game in 1998. But the Rays have not averaged more than 20,000 fans in the stadium since 2010.
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