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2300 Arena

January 01, 1970

2300 Arena is a multipurpose indoor arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, used primarily for professional wrestling, boxing, mixed martial arts, and concert events. Originally known as Viking Hall, the venue has since been named XPW Arena, New Alhambra Sports & Entertainment Center, New Alhambra Arena, The Arena and Asylum Arena. It was known unofficially as ECW Arena when it was home to Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1993 to 2001.

2300 Arena
"ECW Arena"
2300 Arena in 2024
Former namesViking Hall (1986–2002)
XPW Arena (2002–2003)
New Alhambra Sports & Entertainment Center (2004–2006)
New Alhambra Arena (2006–2009)
The Arena (2009–2010)
Asylum Arena (2010–2012)
Address2300 South Swanson Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
Coordinates39°55′3.51″N 75°8′50.01″W / 39.9176417°N 75.1472250°W / 39.9176417; -75.1472250
Public transit SEPTA bus: 7, 57, G
OwnerStein & Silverman Family Partnership, Inc.
OperatorRoger Artigiani
Capacity1,300
Record attendance1,850 (January 15, 2000)
Field size58,408 square feet (5,426.3 m2)
Construction
Built1920
OpenedMay 14, 1993; 31 years ago
(as sports venue)
Renovated2004–2005, 2013–2014
Tenants
South Philly Vikings 1986–2002
Extreme Championship Wrestling 1993–2001
Xtreme Pro Wrestling 2002–2003
Peltz Boxing Promotions 2004–2009
Joe Hand Promotions 2004–2009
Arena Operating, LLC 2012–2013
Website
2300 Arena

The venue has hosted professional wrestling broadcasts including the first ECW pay-per-view Barely Legal, and the first Dragon Gate USA pay-per-view Enter the Dragon. It has hosted professional boxing broadcasts, including ESPN's Friday Night Fights and Wednesday Night Fights, for which it was named ESPN2's 2006 venue of the year.

Recognized as the birthplace of American hardcore wrestling, the venue has been home to the Hardcore Hall of Fame since 2002.

History edit

1920–1985: Freight house edit

The South Philadelphia venue was originally constructed in 1920 as a 58,408 square feet (5,426.3 m2) freight house.[1] Railway tracks next to the building allowed freight trains to drop off cargo for storage and then continue on to their destinations.[2] The tracks were eventually paved over to become an extension of West Ritner Street, allowing West Ritner Street to intersect with South Swanson Street.[2] An elevated stretch of Interstate 95 was later erected above the venue.[2]

1986–2002: South Philly Vikings management edit

Elias Stein and Leon Silverman of the law firm Stein & Silverman Family Partnership, Inc. purchased the freight house in 1986.[3] The southern part of the facility was given the name Viking Hall when the South Philly Vikings, a local chapter of mummers, began utilizing it.[4] They used the building to rehearse for the annual Mummers Parade, assembling and storing their floats within the facility.[4] The South Philly Vikings also staged midnight bingo games at the venue to raise funds for their organization.[4] Carmen "Butch" D'Amato of the South Philly Vikings served as the facility's general manager.[5] The northern part of the building was occupied by retail space, most notably a dollar store and Forman Mills.[6]

Extreme Championship Wrestling residency, 1993–2001 edit

Further information: Extreme Championship Wrestling
 
The venue's original entrance at the corner of South Swanson Street and West Ritner Street on July 11, 2009

The southern part of the building gained worldwide recognition when it served as ECW Arena, home of professional wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling from May 1993 until the promotion's closure in April 2001.[7] The promotion was charged $1,000 per month by Stein & Silverman Family Partnership, Inc. to rent the venue, and was also responsible for any damage caused by its performers.[8]

With the venue's size and intimacy reminiscent of Japan's Korakuen Hall, its vocal live crowds became synonymous with Extreme Championship Wrestling's presentation of hardcore wrestling.[9] Attendance frequently exceeded the venue's legal seating capacity of 1,060.[10] Fans Bring the Weapons matches encouraged audience members to purchase items from the adjacent dollar store for wrestlers to strike each other with.[11] The promotion was sued after a fire stunt in October 1995 burned a member of the crowd.[12] Frank Talent of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission was seen as an ally of the promotion, regularly turning a blind eye when regulations were violated.[13]

Smart wrestling fans traveled from all over the world to experience the venue's atmosphere.[14] Extreme Championship Wrestling founded their annual CyberSlam fan convention and supercard at the venue in February 1996.[15] Promoter Tony Khan attended The Doctor Is In as a teenager in August 1996, a show that featured his future star Chris Jericho.[16] The Elvis Depressedly album New Alhambra was named after the venue, with frontman Mathew Lee Cothran deriving inspiration from a bloody Rob Van Dam match he witnessed from the crowd.[17]

Extreme Championship Wrestling moved away from the supercard model, broadcasting its first pay-per-view event called Barely Legal from the venue in April 1997.[18] The promotion never ran another live broadcast from the venue, as their pay-per-view provider Request TV wanted the company to run events in larger cities.[19]

2002–2003: Xtreme Pro Wrestling management edit

Further information: Xtreme Pro Wrestling
 
Kevin Steen entering the venue for his match at CZW Cage of Death VI on December 11, 2004

Following the closure of Extreme Championship Wrestling in April 2001, Combat Zone Wrestling and Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling began running regular shows at the venue.[20] Ring of Honor opted to run their shows at nearby Murphy Recreation Center, citing the need to establish their own legacy separate from ECW.[21]

Controversy arose when Xtreme Pro Wrestling signed an exclusive lease with the venue in December 2002 and renamed the building XPW Arena, preventing other promotions from utilizing it.[22] Kirk Farrington, who had worked for Xtreme Pro Wrestling in California, was named the venue's general manager.[22][23] Forced to relocate, Combat Zone Wrestling moved their shows to CZW Arena in Southwest Philadelphia, Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling moved their shows to Electric Factory in Callowhill, and the South Philly Vikings established a new Viking Hall in East Passyunk Crossing.[24][25]

In January 2003, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission banned barbed wire and light tubes from professional wrestling matches in response to violent Xtreme Pro Wrestling and Combat Zone Wrestling events at the venue.[26]

The building's ownership evicted Xtreme Pro Wrestling from the venue in February 2003 after the promotion failed to make lease payments.[27] Combat Zone Wrestling resumed running shows at the venue in March 2003, with Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling returning in November 2003.[20]

2004–2012: Roger Artigiani management edit

Peltz and Hand residency, 2004–2009 edit

 
The venue's renovated interior during the Mtagwa–Valtierra boxing card on July 20, 2007

Roger Artigiani became the venue's general manager in 2004.[28] That same year, the building's name was officially changed to New Alhambra Sports & Entertainment Center, which was later shortened to New Alhambra Arena in 2006. The name was suggested by J. Russell Peltz, who began co-promoting professional boxing cards at the venue with Joe Hand, Sr. in May 2004. It paid homage to the original Alhambra Movie Theater in South Philadelphia that hosted boxing in the 1950s and 1960s.[29]

Renovations were undertaken at a cost of $500,000 to improve the building's infrastructure and increase its suitability for boxing.[28][30] A 16-foot boxing ring was installed at the insistence of J. Russell Peltz, who believed that the small dimensions would force boxers to engage with each other and make bouts more exciting.[30] The venue's bleachers were removed and replaced with folding chairs and skyboxes.[30] Land was acquired for a 500-space parking lot that was built across from the venue under Interstate 95.[30]

J. Russell Peltz and Joe Hand, Sr. announced in January 2009 that after a five-year partnership, they would stop promoting boxing cards at the venue and move their shows to The Blue Horizon.[31] Although their claimed reason for leaving was a rent increase from $1,000 per month to $6,000 per month, the new rental fee was in actuality $2,500.[32] The venue was then renamed to The Arena by general manager Roger Artigiani.[33]

Asylum Fight League naming rights, 2010–2012 edit

After The Blue Horizon closed in June 2010, J. Russell Peltz and Joe Hand, Sr. returned to once again promote boxing cards at the venue.[34]

Roger Artigiani announced in October 2010 that mixed martial arts group Asylum Fight League had purchased the naming rights to the venue and renamed it Asylum Arena.[28]

2012–2013: Arena Operating, LLC management edit

Joanna Pang of the Trocadero Theatre (dba Arena Operating, LLC) signed an exclusive lease with the venue in February 2012 with plans to renovate and convert it to a concert hall.[35] Forced to relocate, Chikara moved their shows to Trocadero Theatre in Chinatown, while Combat Zone Wrestling moved their shows to Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees Township, New Jersey.[36]

Arena Operating, LLC was evicted by the building's ownership in April 2013 after Joanna Pang failed to complete her proposed renovations.[37] Pang started the project but never completed it, leaving the venue stripped down to its bare walls.[38]

2013–present: Roger Artigiani management edit

The venue reopened as 2300 Arena in May 2014, hosting a Peltz Boxing Promotions card for its soft launch.[39] The name referenced a newly constructed entranceway at 2300 South Swanson Street, replacing the original entrance at 7 West Ritner Street.[40]

Renovations were performed that saw a bar constructed in the lobby, with overall seating capacity rising to 1,300.[39][41] The venue was modernized to accommodate conventions and other large events such as banquets and fashion shows.[42][43]

Christy Bottie, an accomplished artist with Mural Arts Philadelphia and Roger Artigiani's business partner, was responsible for designing the renovated venue.[41][44]

 
The venue's renovated interior during ROH/NJPW War of the Worlds – May 14, 2017

Notable events edit

Professional wrestling edit

 
 
 
ECW at the venue on June 24, 2006. Clockwise from upper left: Kurt Angle, The Sandman, C. W. Anderson wrestling Sabu.

An NWA World Title Tournament at the venue on August 27, 1994 ended with Shane Douglas defeating 2 Cold Scorpio in the finals to capture the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Championship.[45] Douglas then threw down the NWA belt and declared himself ECW World Heavyweight Champion, effectively launching Extreme Championship Wrestling as a national promotion.[46]

Extreme Championship Wrestling broadcast Barely Legal, their first live pay-per-view event from the venue on April 13, 1997.[18] The event was headlined by Terry Funk defeating Raven to become ECW World Heavyweight Champion.[18] Filmmaker Barry W. Blaustein included behind-the-scenes footage of this event in his documentary Beyond the Mat.[47]

On June 10, 2005, an unauthorized Extreme Championship Wrestling reunion show called Hardcore Homecoming: An Extreme Reunion set a record gate for the venue with $135,000 in ticket sales.[48] The Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission lifted their January 2003 ban on barbed wire for the main event Three-Way Dance between Sabu, Shane Douglas and Terry Funk.[49]

The ECW brand of WWE ran a house show at the venue on June 24, 2006, with tickets for the event selling out in under four minutes.[2] Rob Van Dam successfully defended his WWE Championship in the main event against Kurt Angle.[50]

New Jack was banned from the venue following an incident during a Pro Wrestling Xplosion show on September 13, 2006 .[51] He famously ordered Sprite at the venue's concession stand and was instead given 7 Up, prompting him to verbally harass the stand attendant and assault a member of the ring crew.[52] This ban was later rescinded in 2012.[53]

Scenes from The Wrestler were shot at the venue during the Combat Zone Wrestling show 9 F'N Years on February 9, 2008, with professional wrestler Necro Butcher having a prominent on-screen role in the film.[54]

 
Eddie Kingston (left) and Arik Cannon paying tribute to Larry Sweeney following their Chikara King of Trios match on April 16, 2011

A Ring of Honor card on February 28, 2009 was filmed as the debut episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling on HDNet.[55] The event was headlined by Bryan Danielson defeating Austin Aries.[56]

Dragon Gate USA filmed their first pay-per-view event, Enter the Dragon at the venue on July 25, 2009.[57] The card was headlined by Open the Dream Gate Champion Naruki Doi defeating Shingo Takagi in a non-title match.[57] It was voted Best Major Show of 2009 by the readers of Wrestling Observer Newsletter.[58]

In September 2009, independent wrestler Matt Riot died following a Pro Wrestling Academy training session at the venue where he collapsed from a brain hemorrhage.[59]

Freedom Fight was filmed by Dragon Gate USA at the venue on November 28, 2009 for pay-per-view broadcast.[60] The event was headlined by BxB Hulk defeating CIMA, Gran Akuma and YAMATO in an elimination match to become inaugural Open the Freedom Gate Champion.

Dragon Gate USA filmed their second-annual Enter the Dragon event at the venue for pay-per-view on July 24, 2010.[61] The card was headlined by Bryan Danielson defeating Shingo Takagi in a dark match.

Chikara held a memorial service for Larry Sweeney at the venue prior to the first night of their King of Trios event on April 15, 2011.[62] The finals of the 12 Large: Summit, a tournament named in Sweeney's honor, were held at the venue during High Noon on November 13, 2011.[63] Eddie Kingston defeated Mike Quackenbush to win the tournament and become inaugural Chikara Grand Champion.[63]

 
Kazuchika Okada posing at the venue during ROH/NJPW War of the Worlds on May 13, 2015

The venue hosted the premiere of the unauthorized Extreme Championship Wrestling documentary Barbed Wire City on April 20, 2013.[64] Wrestlers including Don E. Allen, Sal E. Graziano, Shane Douglas and The Blue Meanie were present for the event.[64]

Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro-Wrestling jointly presented War of the Worlds '15 at the venue over two consecutive nights on May 12, 2015 and May 13, 2015.[65][66] Originally scheduled as a one-night event, a second night was added after tickets for the original date sold out immediately.[67] The first night was headlined by Kazuchika Okada and Shinsuke Nakamura defeating The Briscoes, and the second night was headlined by Adam Cole, Matt Taven and Michael Bennett defeating A.J. Styles and The Young Bucks.

Ring of Honor broadcast Final Battle 2015 on live pay-per-view from the venue on December 18, 2015, an event headlined by Jay Lethal retaining his ROH World Championship against AJ Styles.[68]

Major League Wrestling presented their inaugural SuperFight card from the venue on February 2, 2019.[69] The event aired live on beIN Sports and was headlined by Tom Lawlor defeating Low Ki to become MLW World Heavyweight Champion.

Evolve 131 aired live on WWE Network from the venue on July 13, 2019.[70] Adam Cole successfully retained his NXT Championship in the main event against Akira Tozawa.[71]

The VICE series Dark Side of the Ring: Confidential was filmed at the venue in December 2020.[72]

 
Megan Bayne (right) raising the arm of Maika at the venue following their Stardom American Dream match on April 4, 2024

Ring of Honor broadcast Death Before Dishonor XVIII on live pay-per-view from the venue on September 12, 2021, an event headlined by Bandido retaining his ROH World Championship against Brody King, Demonic Flamita and EC3 in an elimination match.[73]

The venue hosted the inaugural Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame induction ceremony on December 17, 2022.[74] Jazz and Madusa were both on hand to receive their awards, with Gangrel accepting Luna Vachon's posthumous induction on her behalf.[75]

New Japan Pro-Wrestling broadcast All Star Junior Festival USA 2023 on live pay-per-view from the venue on August 19, 2023.[76] It was headlined by Mike Bailey defeating Kevin Knight to win the inaugural All Star Jr. Festival USA tournament.[76]

Impact Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling jointly presented Multiverse United 2 on live pay-per-view from the venue on August 20, 2023.[77] Alex Shelley defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in the main event to retain his Impact World Championship.[77]

World Wonder Ring Stardom broadcast Stardom American Dream 2024 on live pay-per-view from the venue on April 4, 2024.[78] Maika defeated Megan Bayne in the main event to retain her World of Stardom Championship.[79]

The venue will host the NWA 76th Anniversary Show on August 31, 2024.[80]

Professional boxing edit

 
Rogers Mtagwa (left) boxing Aldo Valtierra at the venue on July 20, 2007
 
Ricardo Celis (left) and Bernardo Osuna broadcasting the Mtagwa–Valtierra card for Solo boxeo
 
Rogers Mtagwa posing with his NABF Featherweight title

Scenes from Rocky Balboa were shot at the venue in January 2006.[3][81]

ESPN2 Friday Night Fights broadcast a Golden Boy Promotions card from the venue on March 3, 2006 that saw Demetrius Hopkins defeat Mario Ramos by unanimous decision to capture the vacant USBA Junior Welterweight championship.[82] ESPN2 Wednesday Night Fights then broadcast a Peltz Boxing Promotions card from the venue on August 2, 2006 where Rogers Mtagwa retained his USBA Featherweight championship by knockout over Alvin Brown.[82] Following these broadcasts, ESPN2 commentator Joe Tessitore named it their 2006 Venue of the Year.[83]

Rogers Mtagwa defeated Aldo Valtierra by split decision at the venue on July 20, 2007 to win the vacant NABF Featherweight championship.[84] The Don Chargin Productions card was broadcast live by Solo boxeo on TeleFutura.[85]

Bronco McKart defeated Enrique Ornelas by split decision at the venue on August 10, 2007 to capture the vacant NABF Middleweight championship.[86] The Golden Boy Promotions card was broadcast live by Solo boxeo on TeleFutura.[87]

ESPN2 Friday Night Fights broadcast a Shalyte Entertainment card from the venue on July 10, 2009 that saw Matt Godfrey defeat Shawn Hawk by unanimous decision to retain his NABF Cruiserweight championship.[88]

A Main Events card on January 21, 2012 aired live from the venue as the debut episode of Fight Night on NBC Sports Network.[89] Bryant Jennings defeated Maurice Byarm in the headlining slot by unanimous decision to capture the vacant Pennsylvania Heavyweight championship.[90] This bout received the Briscoe Award for 2012 Philly Fight of the Year.[91]

ESPN2 Friday Night Fights broadcast a Peltz Boxing Promotions card from the venue on May 8, 2015 that saw Amir Mansour defeat Joey Dawejko by unanimous decision to capture the vacant Pennsylvania Heavyweight championship.[92] This bout received the Briscoe Award for 2015 Philly Fight of the Year.[93]

Vyacheslav Shabranskyy defeated Paul Parker by technical knockout at the venue on June 30, 2015 during a Golden Boy Live! event that aired on Fox Sports 2.[94]

ESPN broadcast a live Premier Boxing Champions card from the venue on August 5, 2016 that saw David Benavidez defeat Denis Douglin by technical knockout.[95]

Top Rank Boxing aired live from the venue on March 30, 2019, with the ESPN broadcast featuring Oleksandr Gvozdyk defeating Doudou Ngumbu by technical knockout to retain his WBC Light Heavyweight championship.[96][97]

Cultural edit

 
Super Bowl ring of the Philadelphia Eagles, which was unveiled at the venue on June 14, 2018

The Republican National Committee used the venue for its RNC at the DNC event in July 2016 to counter the Democratic National Convention at Wells Fargo Center.[98]

Subaru of America held their annual convention at the venue on April 17, 2018.[99]

Following their victory at Super Bowl LII, the Philadelphia Eagles received their Super Bowl rings during a private ceremony at the venue on June 14, 2018.[100] Meek Mill and Rick Ross performed at the ceremony.[101]

The Silverback Open Championships were held at the venue in October 2018, with over 850 breakdancers competing during the two-day event.[102]

Pig Iron Theatre Company and Mimi Lien staged the premiere of their avant-garde work Superterranean at the venue over several nights in September 2019.[103]

Mural Arts Philadelphia held their annual Wall Ball at the venue on April 27, 2023.[104] The event featured a Def Poetry Jam reunion performance to honor Sonia Sanchez.[105]

The national tour of The Last Match: A Pro-Wrestling Rock Experience staged a performance at the venue on May 11, 2024.[106] The show was directed by Jeremiah James and starred Afa Anoa'i Jr., Bull James, Matthew Rehwoldt and Mickie James.[107]

Records edit

This is a list of records set by both individuals and groups in various categories at 2300 Arena.

Professional wrestling edit

 
Claudio Castagnoli (left) wrestling Daisuke Sekimoto at the venue during Chikara King of Trios on April 25, 2010

Professional boxing edit

 
Mike Jones at the venue for his ninth professional fight against Doel Carrasquillo on July 20, 2007

Mixed martial arts edit

  • Most matches: 4, Sean Brady[129]
  • Most events: 28, Cage Fury Fighting Championships[130]
  • Highest attendance: 1,300, LeVon Maynard vs. Matt Makowski, February 27, 2010[131]
  • First match: Dan Matala defeated Nick Simonetta, August 21, 2009[132]
  • Longest match: 5 rounds, Cedric Gunnison vs. Zulkarnaiyn Kamchybekov, March 31, 2023;[133] Bassil Hafez vs. Evan Cutts, April 1, 2021;[134] Jason Norwood vs. Jeremiah Wells, August 17, 2018[135]
  • Shortest match: 0:15, Brylan Van Artsdalen vs. Shane Hutchinson, June 11, 2010[136]

Promotional history edit

Professional wrestling edit

These professional wrestling promotions have held events at 2300 Arena.

Professional boxing edit

These professional boxing promotions have held events at 2300 Arena.

Mixed martial arts edit

These mixed martial arts promotions have held events at 2300 Arena.

Concerts edit

These musicians and comedians have performed headlining concerts at 2300 Arena.

Training edit

These professional boxing and professional wrestling schools have held training sessions at 2300 Arena.

Special features edit

Hardcore Hall of Fame edit

Main article: Hardcore Hall of Fame
 
Hardcore Hall of Fame banners paying tribute to Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge on April 23, 2010

The venue is home to the Hardcore Hall of Fame, which commemorates the careers of professional wrestlers and wrestling personalities who have contributed to the legacy of both 2300 Arena and hardcore wrestling. It was established in 2002 following the death of former Extreme Championship Wrestling star Rocco Rock, who suffered a fatal heart attack while driving to the venue for an appearance with Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling.[267] Banners representing all inductees are on permanent display within the venue.[268]

Bar 2300 edit

The venue's lobby contains Bar 2300, a bar with a capacity of 350 that provides service during events, and also hosts intimate concert performances.[269] Vicki Pohl, niece of Bruce Montgomery, runs in-house catering.[44][270]

Tributes to the venue's past are represented by the bar's decor, with paintings by artist Christy Bottie that commemorate prior wrestling and combat sport events.[44] Bottie also painted a mural dedicated to Extreme Championship Wrestling in the men's room, which has since become a popular photo op.[44]

Transportation access edit

2300 Arena is located within two miles of both the Front Street exit (Exit 351) of Interstate 76, and the Columbus Boulevard exit (Exit 20) of Interstate 95.[271]

On-street parking is available in front of the building on South Swanson Street, and to the side of the building on both West Ritner Street and Wolf Street.[272]

SEPTA maintains bus stops located within walking distance from the venue, providing local service on Route 7 (Weccacoe Avenue and Wolf Street), Route 57 (2nd Street and West Ritner Street), and Route G (Oregon Avenue and Front Street).[273]

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2300, arena, multipurpose, indoor, arena, philadelphia, pennsylvania, used, primarily, professional, wrestling, boxing, mixed, martial, arts, concert, events, originally, known, viking, hall, venue, since, been, named, arena, alhambra, sports, entertainment, c. 2300 Arena is a multipurpose indoor arena in Philadelphia Pennsylvania used primarily for professional wrestling boxing mixed martial arts and concert events Originally known as Viking Hall the venue has since been named XPW Arena New Alhambra Sports amp Entertainment Center New Alhambra Arena The Arena and Asylum Arena It was known unofficially as ECW Arena when it was home to Extreme Championship Wrestling ECW from 1993 to 2001 2300 Arena ECW Arena 2300 Arena in 2024Former namesViking Hall 1986 2002 XPW Arena 2002 2003 New Alhambra Sports amp Entertainment Center 2004 2006 New Alhambra Arena 2006 2009 The Arena 2009 2010 Asylum Arena 2010 2012 Address2300 South Swanson StreetPhiladelphia PennsylvaniaUnited StatesCoordinates39 55 3 51 N 75 8 50 01 W 39 9176417 N 75 1472250 W 39 9176417 75 1472250Public transitSEPTA bus 7 57 GOwnerStein amp Silverman Family Partnership Inc OperatorRoger ArtigianiCapacity1 300Record attendance1 850 January 15 2000 Field size58 408 square feet 5 426 3 m2 ConstructionBuilt1920OpenedMay 14 1993 31 years ago as sports venue Renovated2004 2005 2013 2014TenantsSouth Philly Vikings 1986 2002Extreme Championship Wrestling 1993 2001Xtreme Pro Wrestling 2002 2003Peltz Boxing Promotions 2004 2009Joe Hand Promotions 2004 2009Arena Operating LLC 2012 2013Website2300 Arena The venue has hosted professional wrestling broadcasts including the first ECW pay per view Barely Legal and the first Dragon Gate USA pay per view Enter the Dragon It has hosted professional boxing broadcasts including ESPN s Friday Night Fights and Wednesday Night Fights for which it was named ESPN2 s 2006 venue of the year Recognized as the birthplace of American hardcore wrestling the venue has been home to the Hardcore Hall of Fame since 2002 Contents 1 History 1 1 1920 1985 Freight house 1 2 1986 2002 South Philly Vikings management 1 2 1 Extreme Championship Wrestling residency 1993 2001 1 3 2002 2003 Xtreme Pro Wrestling management 1 4 2004 2012 Roger Artigiani management 1 4 1 Peltz and Hand residency 2004 2009 1 4 2 Asylum Fight League naming rights 2010 2012 1 5 2012 2013 Arena Operating LLC management 1 6 2013 present Roger Artigiani management 2 Notable events 2 1 Professional wrestling 2 2 Professional boxing 2 3 Cultural 3 Records 3 1 Professional wrestling 3 2 Professional boxing 3 3 Mixed martial arts 4 Promotional history 4 1 Professional wrestling 4 2 Professional boxing 4 3 Mixed martial arts 4 4 Concerts 4 5 Training 5 Special features 5 1 Hardcore Hall of Fame 5 2 Bar 2300 6 Transportation access 7 References 8 External linksHistory edit1920 1985 Freight house edit The South Philadelphia venue was originally constructed in 1920 as a 58 408 square feet 5 426 3 m2 freight house 1 Railway tracks next to the building allowed freight trains to drop off cargo for storage and then continue on to their destinations 2 The tracks were eventually paved over to become an extension of West Ritner Street allowing West Ritner Street to intersect with South Swanson Street 2 An elevated stretch of Interstate 95 was later erected above the venue 2 1986 2002 South Philly Vikings management edit Elias Stein and Leon Silverman of the law firm Stein amp Silverman Family Partnership Inc purchased the freight house in 1986 3 The southern part of the facility was given the name Viking Hall when the South Philly Vikings a local chapter of mummers began utilizing it 4 They used the building to rehearse for the annual Mummers Parade assembling and storing their floats within the facility 4 The South Philly Vikings also staged midnight bingo games at the venue to raise funds for their organization 4 Carmen Butch D Amato of the South Philly Vikings served as the facility s general manager 5 The northern part of the building was occupied by retail space most notably a dollar store and Forman Mills 6 Extreme Championship Wrestling residency 1993 2001 edit Further information Extreme Championship Wrestling nbsp The venue s original entrance at the corner of South Swanson Street and West Ritner Street on July 11 2009 The southern part of the building gained worldwide recognition when it served as ECW Arena home of professional wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling from May 1993 until the promotion s closure in April 2001 7 The promotion was charged 1 000 per month by Stein amp Silverman Family Partnership Inc to rent the venue and was also responsible for any damage caused by its performers 8 With the venue s size and intimacy reminiscent of Japan s Korakuen Hall its vocal live crowds became synonymous with Extreme Championship Wrestling s presentation of hardcore wrestling 9 Attendance frequently exceeded the venue s legal seating capacity of 1 060 10 Fans Bring the Weapons matches encouraged audience members to purchase items from the adjacent dollar store for wrestlers to strike each other with 11 The promotion was sued after a fire stunt in October 1995 burned a member of the crowd 12 Frank Talent of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission was seen as an ally of the promotion regularly turning a blind eye when regulations were violated 13 Smart wrestling fans traveled from all over the world to experience the venue s atmosphere 14 Extreme Championship Wrestling founded their annual CyberSlam fan convention and supercard at the venue in February 1996 15 Promoter Tony Khan attended The Doctor Is In as a teenager in August 1996 a show that featured his future star Chris Jericho 16 The Elvis Depressedly album New Alhambra was named after the venue with frontman Mathew Lee Cothran deriving inspiration from a bloody Rob Van Dam match he witnessed from the crowd 17 Extreme Championship Wrestling moved away from the supercard model broadcasting its first pay per view event called Barely Legal from the venue in April 1997 18 The promotion never ran another live broadcast from the venue as their pay per view provider Request TV wanted the company to run events in larger cities 19 2002 2003 Xtreme Pro Wrestling management edit Further information Xtreme Pro Wrestling nbsp Kevin Steen entering the venue for his match at CZW Cage of Death VI on December 11 2004 Following the closure of Extreme Championship Wrestling in April 2001 Combat Zone Wrestling and Pro Pain Pro Wrestling began running regular shows at the venue 20 Ring of Honor opted to run their shows at nearby Murphy Recreation Center citing the need to establish their own legacy separate from ECW 21 Controversy arose when Xtreme Pro Wrestling signed an exclusive lease with the venue in December 2002 and renamed the building XPW Arena preventing other promotions from utilizing it 22 Kirk Farrington who had worked for Xtreme Pro Wrestling in California was named the venue s general manager 22 23 Forced to relocate Combat Zone Wrestling moved their shows to CZW Arena in Southwest Philadelphia Pro Pain Pro Wrestling moved their shows to Electric Factory in Callowhill and the South Philly Vikings established a new Viking Hall in East Passyunk Crossing 24 25 In January 2003 the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission banned barbed wire and light tubes from professional wrestling matches in response to violent Xtreme Pro Wrestling and Combat Zone Wrestling events at the venue 26 The building s ownership evicted Xtreme Pro Wrestling from the venue in February 2003 after the promotion failed to make lease payments 27 Combat Zone Wrestling resumed running shows at the venue in March 2003 with Pro Pain Pro Wrestling returning in November 2003 20 2004 2012 Roger Artigiani management edit Peltz and Hand residency 2004 2009 edit nbsp The venue s renovated interior during the Mtagwa Valtierra boxing card on July 20 2007 Roger Artigiani became the venue s general manager in 2004 28 That same year the building s name was officially changed to New Alhambra Sports amp Entertainment Center which was later shortened to New Alhambra Arena in 2006 The name was suggested by J Russell Peltz who began co promoting professional boxing cards at the venue with Joe Hand Sr in May 2004 It paid homage to the original Alhambra Movie Theater in South Philadelphia that hosted boxing in the 1950s and 1960s 29 Renovations were undertaken at a cost of 500 000 to improve the building s infrastructure and increase its suitability for boxing 28 30 A 16 foot boxing ring was installed at the insistence of J Russell Peltz who believed that the small dimensions would force boxers to engage with each other and make bouts more exciting 30 The venue s bleachers were removed and replaced with folding chairs and skyboxes 30 Land was acquired for a 500 space parking lot that was built across from the venue under Interstate 95 30 J Russell Peltz and Joe Hand Sr announced in January 2009 that after a five year partnership they would stop promoting boxing cards at the venue and move their shows to The Blue Horizon 31 Although their claimed reason for leaving was a rent increase from 1 000 per month to 6 000 per month the new rental fee was in actuality 2 500 32 The venue was then renamed to The Arena by general manager Roger Artigiani 33 Asylum Fight League naming rights 2010 2012 edit After The Blue Horizon closed in June 2010 J Russell Peltz and Joe Hand Sr returned to once again promote boxing cards at the venue 34 Roger Artigiani announced in October 2010 that mixed martial arts group Asylum Fight League had purchased the naming rights to the venue and renamed it Asylum Arena 28 2012 2013 Arena Operating LLC management edit Joanna Pang of the Trocadero Theatre dba Arena Operating LLC signed an exclusive lease with the venue in February 2012 with plans to renovate and convert it to a concert hall 35 Forced to relocate Chikara moved their shows to Trocadero Theatre in Chinatown while Combat Zone Wrestling moved their shows to Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees Township New Jersey 36 Arena Operating LLC was evicted by the building s ownership in April 2013 after Joanna Pang failed to complete her proposed renovations 37 Pang started the project but never completed it leaving the venue stripped down to its bare walls 38 2013 present Roger Artigiani management edit The venue reopened as 2300 Arena in May 2014 hosting a Peltz Boxing Promotions card for its soft launch 39 The name referenced a newly constructed entranceway at 2300 South Swanson Street replacing the original entrance at 7 West Ritner Street 40 Renovations were performed that saw a bar constructed in the lobby with overall seating capacity rising to 1 300 39 41 The venue was modernized to accommodate conventions and other large events such as banquets and fashion shows 42 43 Christy Bottie an accomplished artist with Mural Arts Philadelphia and Roger Artigiani s business partner was responsible for designing the renovated venue 41 44 nbsp The venue s renovated interior during ROH NJPW War of the Worlds May 14 2017Notable events editProfessional wrestling edit nbsp nbsp nbsp ECW at the venue on June 24 2006 Clockwise from upper left Kurt Angle The Sandman C W Anderson wrestling Sabu An NWA World Title Tournament at the venue on August 27 1994 ended with Shane Douglas defeating 2 Cold Scorpio in the finals to capture the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Championship 45 Douglas then threw down the NWA belt and declared himself ECW World Heavyweight Champion effectively launching Extreme Championship Wrestling as a national promotion 46 Extreme Championship Wrestling broadcast Barely Legal their first live pay per view event from the venue on April 13 1997 18 The event was headlined by Terry Funk defeating Raven to become ECW World Heavyweight Champion 18 Filmmaker Barry W Blaustein included behind the scenes footage of this event in his documentary Beyond the Mat 47 On June 10 2005 an unauthorized Extreme Championship Wrestling reunion show called Hardcore Homecoming An Extreme Reunion set a record gate for the venue with 135 000 in ticket sales 48 The Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission lifted their January 2003 ban on barbed wire for the main event Three Way Dance between Sabu Shane Douglas and Terry Funk 49 The ECW brand of WWE ran a house show at the venue on June 24 2006 with tickets for the event selling out in under four minutes 2 Rob Van Dam successfully defended his WWE Championship in the main event against Kurt Angle 50 New Jack was banned from the venue following an incident during a Pro Wrestling Xplosion show on September 13 2006 51 He famously ordered Sprite at the venue s concession stand and was instead given 7 Up prompting him to verbally harass the stand attendant and assault a member of the ring crew 52 This ban was later rescinded in 2012 53 Scenes from The Wrestler were shot at the venue during the Combat Zone Wrestling show 9 F N Years on February 9 2008 with professional wrestler Necro Butcher having a prominent on screen role in the film 54 nbsp Eddie Kingston left and Arik Cannon paying tribute to Larry Sweeney following their Chikara King of Trios match on April 16 2011 A Ring of Honor card on February 28 2009 was filmed as the debut episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling on HDNet 55 The event was headlined by Bryan Danielson defeating Austin Aries 56 Dragon Gate USA filmed their first pay per view event Enter the Dragon at the venue on July 25 2009 57 The card was headlined by Open the Dream Gate Champion Naruki Doi defeating Shingo Takagi in a non title match 57 It was voted Best Major Show of 2009 by the readers of Wrestling Observer Newsletter 58 In September 2009 independent wrestler Matt Riot died following a Pro Wrestling Academy training session at the venue where he collapsed from a brain hemorrhage 59 Freedom Fight was filmed by Dragon Gate USA at the venue on November 28 2009 for pay per view broadcast 60 The event was headlined by BxB Hulk defeating CIMA Gran Akuma and YAMATO in an elimination match to become inaugural Open the Freedom Gate Champion Dragon Gate USA filmed their second annual Enter the Dragon event at the venue for pay per view on July 24 2010 61 The card was headlined by Bryan Danielson defeating Shingo Takagi in a dark match Chikara held a memorial service for Larry Sweeney at the venue prior to the first night of their King of Trios event on April 15 2011 62 The finals of the 12 Large Summit a tournament named in Sweeney s honor were held at the venue during High Noon on November 13 2011 63 Eddie Kingston defeated Mike Quackenbush to win the tournament and become inaugural Chikara Grand Champion 63 nbsp Kazuchika Okada posing at the venue during ROH NJPW War of the Worlds on May 13 2015 The venue hosted the premiere of the unauthorized Extreme Championship Wrestling documentary Barbed Wire City on April 20 2013 64 Wrestlers including Don E Allen Sal E Graziano Shane Douglas and The Blue Meanie were present for the event 64 Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling jointly presented War of the Worlds 15 at the venue over two consecutive nights on May 12 2015 and May 13 2015 65 66 Originally scheduled as a one night event a second night was added after tickets for the original date sold out immediately 67 The first night was headlined by Kazuchika Okada and Shinsuke Nakamura defeating The Briscoes and the second night was headlined by Adam Cole Matt Taven and Michael Bennett defeating A J Styles and The Young Bucks Ring of Honor broadcast Final Battle 2015 on live pay per view from the venue on December 18 2015 an event headlined by Jay Lethal retaining his ROH World Championship against AJ Styles 68 Major League Wrestling presented their inaugural SuperFight card from the venue on February 2 2019 69 The event aired live on beIN Sports and was headlined by Tom Lawlor defeating Low Ki to become MLW World Heavyweight Champion Evolve 131 aired live on WWE Network from the venue on July 13 2019 70 Adam Cole successfully retained his NXT Championship in the main event against Akira Tozawa 71 The VICE series Dark Side of the Ring Confidential was filmed at the venue in December 2020 72 nbsp Megan Bayne right raising the arm of Maika at the venue following their Stardom American Dream match on April 4 2024 Ring of Honor broadcast Death Before Dishonor XVIII on live pay per view from the venue on September 12 2021 an event headlined by Bandido retaining his ROH World Championship against Brody King Demonic Flamita and EC3 in an elimination match 73 The venue hosted the inaugural Women s Wrestling Hall of Fame induction ceremony on December 17 2022 74 Jazz and Madusa were both on hand to receive their awards with Gangrel accepting Luna Vachon s posthumous induction on her behalf 75 New Japan Pro Wrestling broadcast All Star Junior Festival USA 2023 on live pay per view from the venue on August 19 2023 76 It was headlined by Mike Bailey defeating Kevin Knight to win the inaugural All Star Jr Festival USA tournament 76 Impact Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling jointly presented Multiverse United 2 on live pay per view from the venue on August 20 2023 77 Alex Shelley defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in the main event to retain his Impact World Championship 77 World Wonder Ring Stardom broadcast Stardom American Dream 2024 on live pay per view from the venue on April 4 2024 78 Maika defeated Megan Bayne in the main event to retain her World of Stardom Championship 79 The venue will host the NWA 76th Anniversary Show on August 31 2024 80 Professional boxing edit nbsp Rogers Mtagwa left boxing Aldo Valtierra at the venue on July 20 2007 nbsp Ricardo Celis left and Bernardo Osuna broadcasting the Mtagwa Valtierra card for Solo boxeo nbsp Rogers Mtagwa posing with his NABF Featherweight title Scenes from Rocky Balboa were shot at the venue in January 2006 3 81 ESPN2 Friday Night Fights broadcast a Golden Boy Promotions card from the venue on March 3 2006 that saw Demetrius Hopkins defeat Mario Ramos by unanimous decision to capture the vacant USBA Junior Welterweight championship 82 ESPN2 Wednesday Night Fights then broadcast a Peltz Boxing Promotions card from the venue on August 2 2006 where Rogers Mtagwa retained his USBA Featherweight championship by knockout over Alvin Brown 82 Following these broadcasts ESPN2 commentator Joe Tessitore named it their 2006 Venue of the Year 83 Rogers Mtagwa defeated Aldo Valtierra by split decision at the venue on July 20 2007 to win the vacant NABF Featherweight championship 84 The Don Chargin Productions card was broadcast live by Solo boxeo on TeleFutura 85 Bronco McKart defeated Enrique Ornelas by split decision at the venue on August 10 2007 to capture the vacant NABF Middleweight championship 86 The Golden Boy Promotions card was broadcast live by Solo boxeo on TeleFutura 87 ESPN2 Friday Night Fights broadcast a Shalyte Entertainment card from the venue on July 10 2009 that saw Matt Godfrey defeat Shawn Hawk by unanimous decision to retain his NABF Cruiserweight championship 88 A Main Events card on January 21 2012 aired live from the venue as the debut episode of Fight Night on NBC Sports Network 89 Bryant Jennings defeated Maurice Byarm in the headlining slot by unanimous decision to capture the vacant Pennsylvania Heavyweight championship 90 This bout received the Briscoe Award for 2012 Philly Fight of the Year 91 ESPN2 Friday Night Fights broadcast a Peltz Boxing Promotions card from the venue on May 8 2015 that saw Amir Mansour defeat Joey Dawejko by unanimous decision to capture the vacant Pennsylvania Heavyweight championship 92 This bout received the Briscoe Award for 2015 Philly Fight of the Year 93 Vyacheslav Shabranskyy defeated Paul Parker by technical knockout at the venue on June 30 2015 during a Golden Boy Live event that aired on Fox Sports 2 94 ESPN broadcast a live Premier Boxing Champions card from the venue on August 5 2016 that saw David Benavidez defeat Denis Douglin by technical knockout 95 Top Rank Boxing aired live from the venue on March 30 2019 with the ESPN broadcast featuring Oleksandr Gvozdyk defeating Doudou Ngumbu by technical knockout to retain his WBC Light Heavyweight championship 96 97 Cultural edit nbsp Super Bowl ring of the Philadelphia Eagles which was unveiled at the venue on June 14 2018 The Republican National Committee used the venue for its RNC at the DNC event in July 2016 to counter the Democratic National Convention at Wells Fargo Center 98 Subaru of America held their annual convention at the venue on April 17 2018 99 Following their victory at Super Bowl LII the Philadelphia Eagles received their Super Bowl rings during a private ceremony at the venue on June 14 2018 100 Meek Mill and Rick Ross performed at the ceremony 101 The Silverback Open Championships were held at the venue in October 2018 with over 850 breakdancers competing during the two day event 102 Pig Iron Theatre Company and Mimi Lien staged the premiere of their avant garde work Superterranean at the venue over several nights in September 2019 103 Mural Arts Philadelphia held their annual Wall Ball at the venue on April 27 2023 104 The event featured a Def Poetry Jam reunion performance to honor Sonia Sanchez 105 The national tour of The Last Match A Pro Wrestling Rock Experience staged a performance at the venue on May 11 2024 106 The show was directed by Jeremiah James and starred Afa Anoa i Jr Bull James Matthew Rehwoldt and Mickie James 107 Records editThis is a list of records set by both individuals and groups in various categories at 2300 Arena Professional wrestling edit nbsp Claudio Castagnoli left wrestling Daisuke Sekimoto at the venue during Chikara King of Trios on April 25 2010 Most matches 149 Ruckus 108 Most events 136 Combat Zone Wrestling 109 Highest attendance 1 850 Mike Awesome vs Spike Dudley January 15 2000 110 First match Road Warrior Hawk defeated Don E Allen and The Samoan Warrior May 14 1993 111 Longest match 1 04 00 Claudio Castagnoli Eddie Kingston Gran Akuma Mike Quackenbush and The Colony Fire Ant Soldier Ant and Worker Ant vs Atsushi Ohashi Daisuke Sekimoto Jaki Numazawa Katsumasa Inoue Ryuji Ito Shinya Ishikawa and Yuji Okabayashi October 19 2008 112 Shortest match 0 09 The Sandman vs Chad Austin March 4 1994 Tommy Dreamer and Johnny Gunn vs Johnny Hotbody and Tony Stetson November 13 1993 113 Most tournament wins 4 Claudio Castagnoli 114 115 116 117 Professional boxing edit nbsp Mike Jones at the venue for his ninth professional fight against Doel Carrasquillo on July 20 2007 Most matches 12 Mike Jones 118 Most events 44 Peltz Boxing Promotions 119 Highest attendance 1 433 Christian Carto vs Victor Ruiz February 8 2019 120 First match Earl Clark defeated Kevin Swain September 24 1993 121 Longest match 12 rounds Keita Obara vs Kudratillo Abdukakhorov March 30 2019 122 Derek Ennis vs Gabriel Rosado July 30 2010 123 Enrique Ornelas vs Bronco McKart August 10 2007 124 Rogers Mtagwa vs Aldo Valtierra July 20 2007 125 Demetrius Hopkins vs Mario Ramos March 3 2006 126 Larry Mosley vs Miguel Figueroa March 3 2006 127 Shortest match 0 22 Derrick Webster vs Obodai Sai November 25 2014 128 Mixed martial arts edit Most matches 4 Sean Brady 129 Most events 28 Cage Fury Fighting Championships 130 Highest attendance 1 300 LeVon Maynard vs Matt Makowski February 27 2010 131 First match Dan Matala defeated Nick Simonetta August 21 2009 132 Longest match 5 rounds Cedric Gunnison vs Zulkarnaiyn Kamchybekov March 31 2023 133 Bassil Hafez vs Evan Cutts April 1 2021 134 Jason Norwood vs Jeremiah Wells August 17 2018 135 Shortest match 0 15 Brylan Van Artsdalen vs Shane Hutchinson June 11 2010 136 Promotional history editProfessional wrestling edit These professional wrestling promotions have held events at 2300 Arena nbsp Extreme Championship Wrestling 1993 2000 137 nbsp Soul City Wrestling 1998 138 nbsp Break the Barrier 1999 139 nbsp Jersey All Pro Wrestling 2000 2010 140 nbsp Main Event Championship Wrestling 2001 141 nbsp Combat Zone Wrestling 2001 2018 109 nbsp Pro Pain Pro Wrestling 2002 2005 142 nbsp Women s Extreme Wrestling 2002 2009 143 nbsp Major League Wrestling 2002 2024 144 nbsp Xtreme Pro Wrestling 2002 2003 145 nbsp Independent Championship Wrestling 2002 146 nbsp Heritage Wrestling Alliance 2003 147 nbsp Pro Wrestling World 1 2004 148 nbsp Hardcore Homecoming 2005 149 nbsp IWA Mid South 2005 2007 150 nbsp International Wrestling Syndicate 2005 151 nbsp Chikara 2005 2015 152 nbsp Dangerous Women of Wrestling 2006 2010 153 nbsp Ring of Honor 2006 2021 154 nbsp Pro Wrestling Unplugged 2006 2008 155 nbsp United Wrestling Federation 2006 2007 156 nbsp Total Nonstop Action Wrestling 2006 2024 157 nbsp World Wrestling Entertainment 2006 158 nbsp Dragon Gate 2006 159 nbsp Pro Wrestling Xplosion 2006 160 nbsp Juggalo Championship Wrestling 2006 2007 161 nbsp Wicked Hanuman 2007 162 nbsp Velocity Pro Wrestling 2008 2009 163 nbsp Legends of the Arena 2009 164 nbsp Dragon Gate USA 2009 2011 165 nbsp American Luchacore 2009 166 nbsp Westside Xtreme Wrestling 2010 2011 167 nbsp New Japan Pro Wrestling 2011 2023 168 nbsp Evolve Wrestling 2012 2019 169 nbsp Extreme Rising 2013 170 nbsp Masked Republic 2014 2022 171 172 nbsp Wrestling with Disaster 2014 173 nbsp House of Hardcore 2014 2019 174 nbsp Women Superstars Uncensored 2015 175 nbsp Lucha Libre 2016 nbsp Game Changer Wrestling 2016 176 nbsp World of Unpredictable Wrestling 2016 177 nbsp WildKat Pro Wrestling 2017 2018 178 nbsp Micro Championship Wrestling 2017 179 nbsp Progress Wrestling 2018 180 nbsp M A S S Entertainment 2019 181 nbsp Battleground Championship Wrestling 2021 2024 182 nbsp World Wonder Ring Stardom 2024 183 nbsp WrestleCon 2024 184 nbsp National Wrestling Alliance 2024 185 Professional boxing edit These professional boxing promotions have held events at 2300 Arena nbsp Don Elbaum Promotions 1993 186 nbsp Dee Lee Promotions 2000 2007 187 nbsp Peltz Boxing Promotions 2004 2019 119 nbsp Power Productions 2005 2010 188 nbsp Golden Boy Promotions 2006 2015 189 190 nbsp Top Rank 2007 2019 191 nbsp Don Chargin Productions 2007 2011 192 nbsp Joe Hand Promotions 2007 2022 193 nbsp Prime Time Entertainment 2007 194 nbsp Xtreme Productions Inc 2009 195 nbsp Shalyte Entertainment 2009 196 nbsp KEA Boxing 2010 2011 197 nbsp No Limits Promotions 2010 198 199 200 nbsp Greg Cohen Promotions 2012 2018 201 nbsp Main Events 2012 2014 202 nbsp BAM Boxing 2014 2022 203 nbsp D amp D Management 2014 204 nbsp Price Promotions 2014 2021 205 nbsp King s Promotions 2015 2023 206 nbsp TGB Promotions 2016 207 nbsp Final Forum 2016 208 nbsp GH3 Promotions 2016 2020 209 nbsp Victory Boxing Promotions 2016 2017 210 nbsp CES Boxing 2017 211 nbsp Hard Hitting Promotions 2018 2023 212 213 nbsp Raging Babe Events 2019 214 nbsp RDR Promotions 2020 2022 215 nbsp Jeter Promotions 2021 2022 216 217 nbsp R amp B Promotions 2023 2024 218 nbsp Team Combat League 2024 219 nbsp DiBella Entertainment 2024 220 Mixed martial arts edit These mixed martial arts promotions have held events at 2300 Arena nbsp Extreme Force Productions 2009 221 nbsp Asylum Fight League 2009 2017 222 nbsp Matrix Fights 2010 223 nbsp Locked In The Cage 2011 224 nbsp Cage Fury Fighting Championships 2014 2024 225 nbsp Dead Serious MMA 2015 2016 226 nbsp World Cagefighting Championships 2016 227 nbsp Art of War Cage Fighting 2017 2020 228 nbsp CES MMA 2018 229 Concerts edit These musicians and comedians have performed headlining concerts at 2300 Arena nbsp Biohazard 2003 nbsp nbsp Peelander Z 2006 230 nbsp Shovelhook 2007 231 nbsp Assemblage 23 2007 nbsp New York Dolls 2008 232 nbsp Sapremia 2008 233 nbsp Gorgeous Frankenstein 2008 234 nbsp Imperative Reaction 2008 235 nbsp Deicide 2009 236 nbsp Absu 2009 237 nbsp Drop the Lime 2010 238 nbsp Stan Bush 2011 239 nbsp Kinto Sol 2015 2017 240 241 nbsp TKA 2015 242 nbsp Fabulous Thunderbirds 2015 243 nbsp Stone 2016 244 nbsp Big Freedia 2016 245 nbsp Trina 2016 246 nbsp Pat Travers Band 2016 247 nbsp John Corabi 2017 248 nbsp Michale Graves 2017 249 nbsp Rick Ross 2018 250 nbsp Meek Mill 2018 250 nbsp Beanie Sigel 2018 251 nbsp Michael Blackson 2018 252 nbsp Katya Zamolodchikova 2019 253 nbsp Carl Palmer 2019 2022 254 nbsp Tantric 2019 255 nbsp All or Nothing 2022 256 nbsp Steven Adler 2022 257 nbsp Autograph 2022 258 nbsp Jeff Hardy 2024 259 Training edit These professional boxing and professional wrestling schools have held training sessions at 2300 Arena nbsp ECW Wrestling Academy 1993 1995 260 nbsp House of Hardcore 1996 2001 261 nbsp Joe Hand Boxing Gym 2004 2009 262 263 nbsp Pro Wrestling Academy 2005 2012 264 nbsp Wrestle Factory 2005 2012 265 nbsp Xtreme Fight Club Wrestling Academy 2006 2007 266 Special features editHardcore Hall of Fame edit Main article Hardcore Hall of Fame nbsp Hardcore Hall of Fame banners paying tribute to Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge on April 23 2010 The venue is home to the Hardcore Hall of Fame which commemorates the careers of professional wrestlers and wrestling personalities who have contributed to the legacy of both 2300 Arena and hardcore wrestling It was established in 2002 following the death of former Extreme Championship Wrestling star Rocco Rock who suffered a fatal heart attack while driving to the venue for an appearance with Pro Pain Pro Wrestling 267 Banners representing all inductees are on permanent display within the venue 268 Bar 2300 edit The venue s lobby contains Bar 2300 a bar with a capacity of 350 that provides service during events and also hosts intimate concert performances 269 Vicki Pohl niece of Bruce Montgomery runs in house catering 44 270 Tributes to the venue s past are represented by the bar s decor with paintings by artist Christy Bottie that commemorate prior wrestling and combat sport events 44 Bottie also painted a mural dedicated to 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