Freedman, Lew (2018). "Attendance at Wrestling Matches". Pro Wrestling: A Comprehensive Reference Guide. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, LLC. ISBN978-1-4408-5350-0.
^Laprade, Pat; Hébert, Bertrand (2017). "Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon: Statistics". Mad Dog: The Maurice Vachon Story. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN978-1773050652.
^Laprade, Pat; Hébert, Bertrand (2013). "Jacques Rougeau Sr.". Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs: The Untold Story of How Montreal Shaped the World of Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN978-1770902961.
^ abHornbaker, Tim (2007). National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press. p. 233. ISBN978-1-55022-741-3.
^ abLaprade, Pat; Hébert, Bertrand (2013). "Eddie Quinn". Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs: The Untold Story of How Montreal Shaped the World of Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN978-1770902961.
^Hornbaker, Tim (2007). National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press. p. 212. ISBN978-1-55022-741-3.
^ abLaprade, Pat; Hébert, Bertrand (2013). "Gene Kiniski". Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs: The Untold Story of How Montreal Shaped the World of Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN978-1770902961.
^Laprade, Pat; Hébert, Bertrand (2013). "Hulk Hogan". Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs: The Untold Story of How Montreal Shaped the World of Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN978-1770902961. During the '80s the presence of Hogan on a card at the Forum would guarantee a big crowd. He broke all attendance records at the Forum for a match against Don Muraco on August 18, 1986, when 21,700 were in the house.
^ abLaprade, Pat; Hébert, Bertrand (2013). "Pat O'Connor". Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs: The Untold Story of How Montreal Shaped the World of Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN978-1770902961.
^ abcLaprade, Pat; Hébert, Bertrand (2013). "Don Leo Jonathan, More Than The Match Of The Century". Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs: The Untold Story of How Montreal Shaped the World of Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN978-1770902961.
^ abWheeler, Jimmy, ed. (December 14, 2018). "Quebec, Canada: 1950-1959". Professional Wrestling Historical Society.
^"GRUHN EASY FOR CAZEAUX; RECORD CROWD AT PARK TO HEAR RETURNS OF CHICAGO MATCH". The Gazette. April 4, 1908. What was considered to be one of the largest crowds that has watched a wrestling match in this city, were present last night at Sohmer Park to see Cazeaux defeat Ferdinand Gruhn in two straight falls, won in seventeen minutes of wrestling time. It was not so much the importance of the match between Cazeaux and Gruhn, Hackenschmidt's instructor in the catch-as-catch-can game, that attracted the four thousand odd spectators, as the desire to hear reports of the Hackenschmidt-Gotch encounter flashed over from the ringside to the park, where each message was megaphoned to the waiting multitude.
^"GOTCH THE WINNER. Took First and Third Falls from Apollo in Match at Mixed Styles. SKILL OVERCAME IRISH GIANT. Bothner's Arm Broken in Bout With Swanson For Light Weight Honors". The Gazette. January 13, 1906. p. 2. The first bout was the liveliest of the three, and the 3,500 who thronged the Park were kept in a constant state of excitement.
^"APOLLO THE WINNER. The Massive Irishman Wins From Yankee Rogers in Two Straight Falls. WAS A BATTLE OF GIANTS. Champion Big Man of Fire Department Defeats Schnable, the German Wrestler". The Gazette. November 11, 1905. p. 2. "Apollo," the Irish wrestler, defeated "Yankee" Rogers, of Buffalo, in two straight falls, Graeco-Roman style, in the presence of three thousand spectators at Sohmer Park last night.
^"GOTCH THE WINNER. Took Two Straight Falls From Dan McLeod at Sohmer Park Last Night. YOUTH AND CONDITION TOLD. Scotchman Struggled Gamely, but Could Not Match His Opponent's Strength and Speed". The Gazette. December 23, 1905. p. 2. Despite an all-round increase in the prices, 3,000 thronged the Park for the feature match of the season.
^"EASY FOR TREMBLAY. Champion in First Match This Season, Won in Straight Falls From Ladue. BELZIL HELD OFF McLEOD. Scotchman Failed to Fulfil Promise to Throw Bulky Fireman in Fifteen Minutes". The Gazette. December 16, 1905. p. 2. Upwards of 2,500 were present when the champion succeeded in throwing his compatriot from Lowell, Mass., in straight falls in 17 and 22 minutes respectfully.
^"LA LUTTE; VICTOIRE DE CAZEAUX" [WRESTLING; VICTORY OF CAZEAUX]. Le Soleil (in French). Quebec City, Quebec. February 15, 1908. p. 3. Devant deux mille cinq cents personnes au parc Sohmer, hier soir, Cazeaux a défait Yankee Rogers, en gagnant deux épreuves de suite. [In front of two thousand five hundred people at Sohmer Park last night, Cazeaux defeated Yankee Rogers, winning two rounds in a row.]
^"TOURNAMENT OPENS. Six Wrestlers of as Many Nataionalities Are Competing at Sohmer Park. APOLLO AN EASY WINNER. Austrian Wrestler and Maupas Wrestle Six Ten Minute Rounds Without a Fall". The Gazette. October 7, 1905. p. 2. Two thousand spectators watched the bouts last night.
^"WRESTLING AT SOHMER PARK". The Gazette. October 21, 1905. p. 2. More than 2,000 witnessed the matches.
^"CROWD CRIED FAKE. Announcement That Busch-Perrelli Bout Would Not Take Place Displeased Wrestling Fans. RUSSIAN HAD BROKEN RIB. Second Tournament Finished Last Night With Dan McLeod as the Winner". The Gazette. December 8, 1905. p. 2. Because the referee announced that the match between Perrelli and Busch would not take place owing to the fact that earlier in the evening Busch had broken a rib, two thousand wrestling fans last night rose to a pitch of excitement not seen for many days at Sohmer Park.
^"CAZEAUX WON AGAIN; But Turner, the Young Iowan, Gave Frenchman Lively Match Last Night. FIRST FALL IN 23 MINUTES. Second Also Went to Cazeaux, Later Winning Smart Bout in 22 Minutes". The Gazette. March 28, 1908. p. 4. There was another capacity house to see the match, the new Frenchman having established himself as one of the most popular wrestling cards that the park has yet secured.
^"LA LUTTE; HONNEUR A CAZEAUX" [WRESTLING; HONOR TO CAZEAUX]. Le Soleil (in French). Quebec City, Quebec. May 9, 1908. p. 3. Le plus récent succés de Cazeaux a été enregistré hier soir, au parc Sohmer, en présence de plusieurs milles amateurs. [Cazeaux's most recent success was recorded last night at Sohmer Park in the presence of several thousand fans.]
^Laprade, Pat; Hébert, Bertrand (2013). "George Kennedy, From Wrestler To Owner Of The Montreal Canadiens". Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs: The Untold Story of How Montreal Shaped the World of Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN978-1770902961.
^"LAPOINTE BEAT. Tremblay Gained Two Straight Falls, Using Toe on His Opponent. FIVE THOUSAND ATTENDED. Athletic Show at National Grounds Success - Representation of Big Fight Made Hit". The Gazette. July 5, 1910. p. 4. Using the toe hold, Eugene Tremblay made Fred Lapointe quit twice last night before 5,000 spectators at the National grounds in a wrestling match for the lightweight championship.
^"TWO REAL BAD ACTORS LET THEM "GO TO IT"; Fur Will Surely Fly When Sylva and Cazeaux Clash Here Tomorrow". Ottawa Citizen. October 16, 1913. p. 9. The first match took place last night at Montreal and proved one of the most exciting of the season. Five thousand people attended and it was close throughout.
^"Une autre victime de Cazeaux; LE BEARNAIS TOMBE KARLA, LE LUTTEUR HINDOU, DEUX FOIS EN QUARANTE MINUTES. — TROP DE DIFFERENCE DANS LA PESANTEUR. 4,000 PERSONNES ASSISTENT AU COMBAT" [Another victim of Cazeaux; THE BEARNESE FALLS KARLA, THE HINDU WRESTLER, TWICE IN FORTY MINUTES. - TOO MUCH DIFFERENCE IN WEIGHT. 4,000 PEOPLE ATTEND THE FIGHT.]. La Patrie (in French). Montreal, Canada. March 21, 1912. p. 6.
^""Biscuits" Flopped Cazeaux". Edmonton Bulletin. February 18, 1913. p. 11. Zbyszko defeated Raymond Cazeaux before an audience of over 4000 persons at Sohmer Park tonight in two straight falls.
^"CAZEAUX IS OUT FOR REVENGE TONIGHT. BORDELAIS CLAIMS THAT ROLLER FOULED HIM. Another Heat Wave Feared in Wrestling at Rideau Rink". Ottawa Citizen. April 25, 1913. p. 9. The men are keen rivals, and it was necessary for the police and Referee Bourque to warn them several times. Four thousand people attended the bout.
^"TREMBLAY'S MATCH. Settled Old Controversy by Defeating Lapointe in Straight Falls Last Night. FIRST ONLY FIVE MINUTES. Strenuous Bout Followed by Slower Second, Which Lasted 27 Minutes 30 Seconds". The Gazette. October 27, 1910. p. 10. Upwards of 3,000 spectators witnessed the match, and the keen rivalry that has existed between the two men made it more interesting and exciting than the average run of wrestling bouts at the park
^"Cazeaux vainqueur; IVAN ROMANOFF NE REUSSIT PAS A LE RENVERSER. UNE CHUTE EST ACCORDEE AU COSAQUE SUR UN FOUL. — LUTTES PRELIMINAIRES" [Cazeaux wins; IVAN ROMANOFF FAILED TO OVERTURN IT. A FALL IS GRANTED TO THE COSSACK ON A FOUL. - PRELIMINARY FIGHTS.]. Le Devoir (in French). Montreal, Quebec. December 28, 1911. p. 6. Les 3,000 personnes qui s'étaient rendues au Parc Sohmer, en ont eu pour leur argent. [The 3,000 people who came to Sohmer Park got their money's worth.]
^"CAZEAUX VAINQUEUR" [CAZEAUX WINNER]. La Presse (in French). Montreal, Quebec. May 6, 1912. p. 11. Trois mille personnes ont-été témoins de la rencontre Roller s'est blessé au genou en heurtant le plancher. [Three thousand people witnessed the match Roller injured his knee when he hit the floor.]
^"EUGENE TREMBLAY TRIOMPHE DE PETER PLOURDE EN PRENANT DEUX CHUTES CONSECUTIVES. Notre champion canadien se montre supérieur à son adversaire a l'attaque. --- Le lutteur de New-Bedford offre une belle résistance. --- Le match a été exempt de rudesse. CAZEAUX CONTRE PERELLI" [EUGENE TREMBLAY DEFEATS PETER PLOURDE BY TAKING TWO CONSECUTIVE FALLS. Our Canadian champion shows himself superior to his opponent on the attack. --- The wrestler from New-Bedford offers a good resistance. --- The match was free of roughness. CAZEAUX VERSUS PERELLI.]. Le Devoir (in French). Montreal, Quebec. September 25, 1913. p. 6. Cette rencontre, disputés hier soir au Parc Sohmer, a marqué l'ouverture de la saison de lutte, et plusieurs milliers de personnes s'étaient rendues pour saluer la rentrée d'Eugène Tremblay. [The match, held last night at Sohmer Park, marked the opening of the wrestling season, and several thousand people turned out to greet Eugene Tremblay's return.]
^"CAZEAUX BEATEN AGAIN. Gave Exhibition of "Rough House" Tactics at Ottawa". The Gazette. November 2, 1912. p. 16. Ottawa is giving wrestling good patronage lately, and about 2,000 persons were in the Arena tonight. The. police appeared on several occasions and threatened to stop the bout, but it was not necessary.
^"SIMARD WAS INJURED; Twisted His Shoulder Through Fall From Ring". The Gazette. November 1, 1913. p. 18. The Simard-Cazeaux wrestling bout at the Arena tonight had an unfortunate ending. Simard fell out of the ring after they had been wrestling about twenty minutes twisting his right shoulder so badly that doctors forbade him to continue. The match, according to the rules, was awarded to Cazeaux. Two thousand people turned out and the disappointment was great.
^"EUGENE TREMBLAY AND HIS TOEHOLD PROVED TOO MUCH FOR GOTCH; British Champ Forced to Quit After Fast Bout at Arena". The Ottawa Citizen. May 13, 1912. p. 9.
^"Wrestling Match". Evening Telegram. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. December 6, 1910. p. 6. Rock and Young Olson had a wrestling match in the British Hall last night. More people went to see them than was expected, in consequence there were some disgraceful rows over the ownership of seats, the policemen present being powerless in their attempts to keep order. There were probably 1,000 looking for 500 seats. Many of those who were unable to get them started into smashed up the chairs deliberately, showing that there is a good deal of the savage yet running in man, and all is required is some such occasion as this to bring it to the front.
^"TRICKEY AMERICAN BEAT CAZEAUX. Roller Again Victorious in Catch-as-Catch-Can Match With Frenchman. RECORD CROWD. Spectators Packed Sohmer Park to See Final Bout of Season". The Gazette. May 4, 1912. p. 14. The crowd was a record one for the year; in fact it is doubtful if the park has been so completely filled since the now famous Tremblay-Bothner bout for the lightweight championship, when a small riot broke loose and the fences were torn down.
^"ZBYSZKO IS BEATEN BY HENRI DEGLANNE IN BOUT AT ARENA; 54-Year-Old Wrestling Veteran Loses Deciding Fall by Unlucky Break. CROWD CHEERS WILDLY - 9,000 Excited Spectators Give Vent to Approval as Favorite Triumphs Unexpectedly". The Gazette. September 18, 1928. p. 20.
^"WRESTLING TOURNEY WON BY W. ZYBSZKO; Defeated Robert Roth in Final Bout After 48 Minutes and Five Seconds. 7,000 WERE PRESENT; Victor's Experience and Weight Advantage Outwitted Youth and Science". The Gazette. May 13, 1924. p. 16.
^"GARDINI DEFEATS ZBYSZKO ON MAT; Italian Grappler Triumphs Two Falls to One in Feature at Arena". The Gazette. October 2, 1928. p. 15.
^"DEGLANE DEFEATS GARDINI AT ARENA; Triumphs Two Falls to One in Feature Match of Final Wrestling Show". The Gazette. October 24, 1928. p. 15.
^"LITTLE WRESTLING AND MUCH COMEDY; Bouts at Mount Royal Arena Last Night Enjoyed by 4,000 Persons. GARDINI WINNER - Had Easy Victory Over Regis Siki". The Gazette. May 7, 1924. p. 16.
^"WRESTLING AT ARENA; Deglanne Scored Victory Over Zacharoff". The Gazette. June 19, 1928. p. 16.
^"CLEVER WRESTLING IN OPENING BOUTS; 3,500 Attended First Night's Card of International Tourney. EXCITING ENCOUNTER; Wladek Zbyszko Met Unorthodox Grappler in Boganz - Youthful Lutze Beat Stevens". The Gazette. April 22, 1924. p. 15.
^"Taylor Too Fast for Giant Englishman; Canadian Champion Registers Two Falls Over Simmons in Quick Time". The Winnipeg Tribune. September 19, 1923. p. 13.
^"CLEVER WRESTLING SEEN AT TOURNEY; Renato Gardini's Brilliant Leg Work Gave Him Win Over F. Hackenschmidt. ZYBSZKO TRIUMPHED; Secured Victory Over F. Brunowicz in Seven Minutes - Tournament to Continue Tomorrow". The Gazette. April 30, 1924. p. 16.
^"LEWIS LOSES FALL BUT TAKES MATCH; Daviscourt Downs Champion First But Is Weakened by Punishing Headlocks". The Leader-Post. May 26, 1924. p. 11.
^"LONDOS RETAINS TITLE; Beats Zaharias Before 17,000 at Leaf Gardens". The Gazette. January 15, 1932. p. 15.
^"Masked Marvel Retains Mat Title With One Fall Win Over Yvon Robert". The Gazette. August 25, 1938. p. 14.
^"YVON ROBERT WINS FEATURE MAT BOUT; Defeats O'Mahony in Best-of-Three-Falls Tilt at Forum. CONCEDS FIRST FALL; Rallies Strongly to Take Next Two - 8,000 See Card - George and Rumberg Draw". The Gazette. May 5, 1938. p. 13.
^"8,000 SEE ROBERT VANQUISH WAGNER; Local Mat Favorite's Win Over Bad Man Steals Spotlight From "Title" Bout. CHRISTIE TRIUMPHANT; Pins Miquet With Only Fall of Long-Drawn-Out Match Lasting One Hour and Four Minutes". The Gazette. p. 13.
^Laprade, Pat; Hébert, Bertrand (2013). "Gorgeous George". Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs: The Untold Story of How Montreal Shaped the World of Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN978-1770902961.
^"Robert, Carnera Attract 15,132". The Gazette. August 28, 1947. p. 15.
^Laprade, Pat; Hébert, Bertrand (2013). "Bobby Managoff". Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs: The Untold Story of How Montreal Shaped the World of Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN978-1770902961.
^"LOCAL WRESTLERS WIN FORUM MATCH; Yvon Robert-Larry Moquin Defeat Von Schacht-Koverly in Two Straight Falls". The Gazette. November 14, 1946. p. 19.
^"Eric Defeats Robert Before 20,641 Fans". The Gazette. August 15, 1950. p. 19.
^Curran, Pat (August 9, 1956). "Ref KO'd, Bout Called". The Gazette. p. 31.
^"15,778 see mat show". The Gazette. November 25, 1969. p. 56.
^"Argentina Rocca Whips Rogers Before 15,206". The Ottawa Journal. March 10, 1960. p. 15.
^Hebert, Bertrand; Laprade, Pat (2020). "Chapter 12: Traveling to Greatness". The Eighth Wonder Of The World: The True Story of Andre The Giant. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN978-1773054766.
^Meltzer, Dave (August 19, 2019). "OBSERVER NEWSLETTER: SUMMERSLAM AND G1 FINALS REVIEWS, MORE". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, CA. ISSN1083-9593. The show at Scotiabank Arena drew a crowd announced as 13,745 with a paid of about 11,000. No titles changed hands on the show.