LionDen
03-16-2015, 09:59 AM
WWE NXT will invade the Northeast very, very soon.
NXT has a hold with the 2300 (formerly ECW) Arena in Philadelphia, PA for two dates, Friday 5/15 and Saturday 5/16.
It would only be the second time WWE has run the legendary independent wrestling venue as the inaugural house show from WWE's 2006 revival of ECW was held there, headlined by Rob Van Dam vs. Kurt Angle with Dean Malenko as the guest referee and Tommy Dreamer vs. The Big Show on top.
Around that same time period, WWE also looking into the idea of purchasing the historic venue with the idea of converting it into a permanent training center and home for the new ECW, although that idea never got past the initial talking stages.
The timing of the NXT shows would make the Arena the capital for professional wrestling that week as New Japan Pro Wrestling and Ring of Honor are running the venue on Tuesday 5/12 and Wednesday 5/13. The Wednesday event is already sold out and the Tuesday event is well on it's way.
Triple H announced during a media conference call prior to the WWE NXT Takeover Rival special on the WWE Network that he intended to take NXT and make it a regular touring brand following it's incredible success with live events in Ohio that sold out almost immediately with no promotion beyond social media.
*UPDATE*
A few updates on WWE NXT potentially running the former ECW Arena in May:
As of this writing, the deal between the two sides had not been completed, so "officially" there are no shows yet.
Noted earlier that there were holds on those dates for the venue, but like anything else, the holds could be moved to other dates, confirmed, or dropped altogether.
One of the reasons WWE was looking at running in the Northeast that weekend is they have the Payback PPV in Maryland the same time period.
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WWE NXT will run a live event on Friday 3/27 at the San Jose University Event Center as part of Wrestlemania 31 weekend. While NXT and it's WWE developmental predecessor, FCW have had matches as part of Wrestlemania AXXESS events, it will be the first standalone live event for the brand during Wrestlemania weekend.
The WWE website has added the NXT event in San Jose and lists the belltime as 10 PM Pacific, it could go head to head with AXXESS, Wrestlecon, a sold out Ring of Honor show or the first night of the King of Indies tournament, most of which are also being held in San Jose.
Tickets will go on sale on Monday 3/16 via Ticketmaster.
NXT has a hold with the 2300 (formerly ECW) Arena in Philadelphia, PA for two dates, Friday 5/15 and Saturday 5/16.
It would only be the second time WWE has run the legendary independent wrestling venue as the inaugural house show from WWE's 2006 revival of ECW was held there, headlined by Rob Van Dam vs. Kurt Angle with Dean Malenko as the guest referee and Tommy Dreamer vs. The Big Show on top.
Around that same time period, WWE also looking into the idea of purchasing the historic venue with the idea of converting it into a permanent training center and home for the new ECW, although that idea never got past the initial talking stages.
The timing of the NXT shows would make the Arena the capital for professional wrestling that week as New Japan Pro Wrestling and Ring of Honor are running the venue on Tuesday 5/12 and Wednesday 5/13. The Wednesday event is already sold out and the Tuesday event is well on it's way.
Triple H announced during a media conference call prior to the WWE NXT Takeover Rival special on the WWE Network that he intended to take NXT and make it a regular touring brand following it's incredible success with live events in Ohio that sold out almost immediately with no promotion beyond social media.
*UPDATE*
A few updates on WWE NXT potentially running the former ECW Arena in May:
As of this writing, the deal between the two sides had not been completed, so "officially" there are no shows yet.
Noted earlier that there were holds on those dates for the venue, but like anything else, the holds could be moved to other dates, confirmed, or dropped altogether.
One of the reasons WWE was looking at running in the Northeast that weekend is they have the Payback PPV in Maryland the same time period.
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WWE NXT will run a live event on Friday 3/27 at the San Jose University Event Center as part of Wrestlemania 31 weekend. While NXT and it's WWE developmental predecessor, FCW have had matches as part of Wrestlemania AXXESS events, it will be the first standalone live event for the brand during Wrestlemania weekend.
The WWE website has added the NXT event in San Jose and lists the belltime as 10 PM Pacific, it could go head to head with AXXESS, Wrestlecon, a sold out Ring of Honor show or the first night of the King of Indies tournament, most of which are also being held in San Jose.
Tickets will go on sale on Monday 3/16 via Ticketmaster.