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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 Alhambra Arena, The Arena and Asylum Arena. It was previously known unofficially as ECW Arena when it was home to Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1993 to 2001, and later XPW Arena when it was home to Xtreme Pro Wrestling from 2002 to 2003.

2300 Arena

"The World's Most Famous Bingo Hall"
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Former names	Viking Hall (1986–2003) ECW Arena (unofficial name) (1993-2001) Alhambra Arena (2004–2009) The Arena (2009–2010) Asylum Arena (2010–2012)
Address	2300 South Swanson Street
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19148
Coordinates	39°55′3.51″N 75°8′50.01″W
Public transit	SEPTA bus: 7, 79, G
Owner	Stein & Silverman Family Partnership, Inc.
Operator	Roger Artigiani
Capacity	1,300[1]
Field size	58,408 square feet (5,426.3 m2)[2]
Construction
Broke ground	January 12, 1974[3]
Opened	May 14, 1993
Renovated	2004–2005, 2013–2014
Tenants
South Philadelphia Viking Club (1986–2003) Extreme Championship Wrestling (1993–2001) Xtreme Pro Wrestling (2002–2003) Arena Operating, LLC (2012–2013)
Website
2300Arena.com

The venue has hosted major professional wrestling broadcasts including ECW Barely Legal (1997), DGUSA Enter the Dragon (2009–2010), ROH Final Battle (2015) and ROH Death Before Dishonor (2021). ESPN2 named it their Venue of the Year (2006) after it hosted a series of outstanding professional boxing bouts on Wednesday Night Fights, most notably Larry Mosley and Miguel Figueroa's 12-round majority draw for the vacant NABO Welterweight Championship.

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

History

Planning and construction

The facility was originally a freight warehouse in South Philadelphia that was built in 1974.[4][2] Rail tracks next to the building allowed trains to drop off freight for storage and then continue on to their destinations.[5] The tracks were eventually paved over to become an extension of West Ritner Street, allowing West Ritner Street to intersect with South Swanson Street.[5]

Elias Stein and Leon Silverman of the law firm Stein & Silverman Family Partnership, Inc. purchased the warehouse in 1986.[6] The southern part of the facility was given the name Viking Hall when the South Philadelphia Viking Club, a local chapter of mummers, began utilizing it.[7] They used the building for storage and to rehearse for the annual Mummers Parade.[8] The Viking Club also staged midnight bingo games at the venue to raise funds for their organization.[8] The northern part of the building was occupied by retail space, most notably a Forman Mills clothing store.[9]

Opening and reception

The southern part of the building gained worldwide recognition when it served as ECW Arena, home of professional wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from May 1993 until the promotion's closure in April 2001.[10] Sharing the same portion of the building with the South Philadelphia Viking Club, ECW often referred to the venue on-air as "The World's Most Famous Bingo Hall".

ECW referee John Finnegan reminisced about the building's arrangement in a July 2006 interview:

A lot of people put it down as just a bingo hall, but to us it never was. We’d show up at the arena and the ring was in place, the chairs were set up and we’d be ready to go. The only time we ever noticed that it was a bingo hall was after the shows when we’d be tearing the place down and you’d look over and see a line of old ladies waiting for us to finish so they could start their games.[11]

Paul Heyman commented in April 1998 as to whether ECW would run another pay-per-view event from the venue after the success of ECW Barely Legal:

It's not out of the question, but in some ways it's just like I will never name another show Barely Legal. That was our first, it was special, and nothing that we do should ever take away from the enormity of that event. Although I'm not sure of this answer, I would certainly admit that there is merit to the argument that doing another pay-per-view from the Arena would create a situation in which the emotion and the overall, all-encompassing night that our fantasies came true at Barely Legal might be diminished.[12]

ECW never ran another pay-per-view from the venue. The promotion gradually moved its shows away from Philadelphia, running only 6 events at the venue in 2000.[13]

Alterations

Following the closure of Extreme Championship Wrestling in April 2001, several Philadelphia based professional wrestling promotions began running shows at the venue.[14] Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) ran shows at the building and referred to it as CZW Arena. Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling (3PW) ran shows at the building and referred to it as 3PW Arena. Ring of Honor (ROH) opted to run their shows at nearby Murphy Recreation Center, citing the need to establish their own legacy separate from ECW.[15]

Controversy arose when Xtreme Pro Wrestling (XPW) signed an exclusive lease with the venue in December 2002 and renamed the building XPW Arena, preventing other promotions from utilizing it.[16] Forced to relocate, CZW moved their shows to a new CZW Arena in Southwest Philadelphia, while 3PW moved their shows to Electric Factory.[17]

In January 2003, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission banned barbed wire and light tubes from professional wrestling matches in response to violent XPW and CZW events at the venue.[18]

The building's ownership evicted XPW from the venue in February 2003 after the promotion failed to make lease payments.[19] CZW resumed running shows at the venue in March 2003, with 3PW returning in November 2003.[14]

The building's name was officially changed to New Alhambra Sports & Entertainment Center in 2004, and was later shortened to New Alhambra Arena in 2006 and Alhambra Arena in 2008. 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.[20]

New Jack was banned from the venue following an incident during a Pro Wrestling Xplosion show in September 2006 .[21] 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.[22]

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.[23] The venue was then renamed to The Arena by general manager Roger Artigiani.[24] J. Russell Peltz and Joe Hand, Sr. later returned to promoting boxing cards at the venue after The Blue Horizon closed in June 2010.[25]

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.[26]

Arena Operating, LLC (headed by Joanna Pang of the Trocadero Theatre) signed an exclusive lease with the venue in February 2012 with plans to renovate and convert it to a concert hall.[27] The building's ownership evicted Arena Operating, LLC in April 2013 after Joanna Pang failed to complete her proposed renovations.[28]

The venue reopened as 2300 Arena in December 2013. The name referenced its newly constructed entranceway at 2300 South Swanson Street, replacing the old entrance at 7 West Ritner Street.

Notable events

Professional wrestling

An NWA World Title Tournament at the venue in August 1994 ended with Shane Douglas throwing down the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and declaring himself ECW World Heavyweight Champion, effectively launching ECW as a national promotion.[29]

ECW broadcast Barely Legal, their first live pay-per-view event from the venue in April 1997.[30] The event was headlined by Terry Funk defeating Raven to become ECW World Heavyweight Champion.[30] Immediately following the broadcast, the building lost power.[31]

The final ECW show at the venue was Holiday Hell in December 2000, headlined by Steve Corino retaining his ECW World Heavyweight Championship against Justin Credible and The Sandman.[32]

In June 2005, an unofficial ECW reunion show called Hardcore Homecoming: An Extreme Reunion drew a sell-out crowd and set a record gate for the venue with $135,000 in ticket sales.[33] The Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission lifted their January 2003 ban on barbed wire for the main event between Sabu, Shane Douglas and Terry Funk.[34]

Ring of Honor (ROH) debuted at the venue in March 2006 with Arena Warfare, a show featuring inter-promotional matches between the stars of ROH and Combat Zone Wrestling.[35] The event was headlined by Samoa Joe defeating Colt Cabana and Christopher Daniels.

Impact Wrestling debuted at the venue in June 2006 with Hardcore War, a joint show with United Wrestling Federation (UWF).[36] The event was headlined by America's Most Wanted, the NWA World Tag Team Champions, facing Team 3D and The James Gang in a non-title match.

The ECW brand of WWE ran a house show at the venue in June 2006, with tickets for the event selling out in under four minutes.[4] Rob Van Dam successfully defended his WWE Championship in the main event against Kurt Angle.[37]

Scenes from The Wrestler were shot at the venue during the Combat Zone Wrestling show 9 F'N Years in February 2008, with professional wrestler Necro Butcher having a prominent on-screen role in the film.[38]

In February 2009, the venue began hosting regular television tapings for the Ring of Honor series Ring of Honor Wrestling.[39] The first taping drew a sell-out crowd and was headlined by Bryan Danielson defeating Austin Aries.[40]

Dragon Gate USA filmed their first pay-per-view event, Enter The Dragon at the venue in July 2009.[41] The card was headlined by Open the Dream Gate Champion Naruki Doi defeating Shingo Takagi in a non-title match.[41]

In September 2009, independent wrestler Matt Riot died following a Combat Zone Wrestling training session at the venue where he collapsed from a brain hemorrhage.[42]

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) concluded Invasion Tour 2011, their first ever tour of the United States, with an event at the venue in May 2011.[43] The card was headlined by Togi Makabe defeating Rhino, and the undercard featured MVP defeating Toru Yano to become the inaugural IWGP Intercontinental Champion.[43]

Chikara broadcast High Noon, their first live internet pay-per-view event from the venue in November 2011.[44] Eddie Kingston defeated Mike Quackenbush in the main event to become the inaugural Chikara Grand Champion.[45]

Prior to the renovations beginning, Evolve presented on live internet pay-per-view what was billed as the venue's final professional wrestling event, A Tribute to the Arena, on January 14, 2012.[46] New Jack appeared at this event, ending his September 2006 ban from the venue.[47]

The venue hosted the premiere screening of the unofficial ECW documentary Barbed Wire City in April 2013.[48]

Extreme Rising promoted the first professional wrestling card at the newly renamed 2300 Arena in December 2013.[49][50]

Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling jointly presented War of the Worlds '15 at the venue over two consecutive nights in May 2015.[51][52]

Ring of Honor broadcast Final Battle 2015 on live pay-per-view from the venue in December 2015, headlined by Jay Lethal retaining his ROH World Championship against AJ Styles.[53]

Evolve 131 aired live on WWE Network from the venue in July 2019.[54] Adam Cole successfully retained his NXT Championship in the main event against Akira Tozawa.[55]

The VICE series Dark Side of the Ring: Confidential was filmed at the venue in December 2020.[56]

Ring of Honor broadcast Death Before Dishonor XVIII on live pay-per-view from the venue in September 2021, headlined by Bandido retaining his ROH World Championship against Brody King, Demonic Flamita and EC3 in a Four-Way Elimination match.[57]

Professional boxing

The final event prior to the venue closing was a Peltz Boxing Promotions card on January 21, 2012 that aired live on NBC Sports Network as the debut episode of Fight Night.[58][59]

Mixed martial arts

Matrix Fights drew a sell-out crowd at the venue for their first mixed martial arts event in February 2010, featuring Cole Konrad on the undercard.[60]

Concerts

The band New York Dolls headlined a concert at the venue on Valentine's Day in February 2008.[61]

Other

Elvis Depressedly released an album named after the venue called New Alhambra in May 2015.[62]

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.[63]

Philly Fashion Week began hosting the runway portion of its biannual event at the venue in September 2016.[64]

The Philadelphia Eagles received their Super Bowl rings following their victory at Super Bowl LII during a private ceremony at the venue in June 2018.[65]

Promotional history

Concerts

These musicians have held headlining concerts at 2300 Arena.

Musician	First event	Last event	Total events
Absu	July 5, 2009	July 5, 2009	1
Assemblage 23	October 7, 2007	October 7, 2007	1
Big Freedia	July 29, 2016	July 29, 2016	1[66]
Carl Palmer	November 9, 2019	November 9, 2019	1[67]
Deicide	July 4, 2009	July 4, 2009	1
Fabulous Thunderbirds	October 23, 2015	October 23, 2015	1[68]
Imperative Reaction	October 14, 2008	October 14, 2008	1
Katya Zamolodchikova	July 30, 2019	July 30, 2019	1[69]
New York Dolls	February 14, 2008	February 14, 2008	1
Pat Travers Band	October 29, 2016	October 29, 2016	1[70]
Peelander-Z	August 26, 2006	August 26, 2006	1[71]
Shovelhook	September 15, 2007	September 15, 2007	1[72]
Sapremia	May 31, 2008	October 4, 2008	3
Stan Bush	April 16, 2011	April 16, 2011	1[73]
Stone	April 23, 2016	April 23, 2016	1[74]
TKA	April 25, 2015	April 25, 2015	1
Trina	July 30, 2016	July 30, 2016	1[75]

Mixed martial arts

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

Promotion	Promoter	First event	Last event	Total events	Status
Art of War Cage Fighting	Mike Bickings	December 8, 2017	February 8, 2020	11[76]	Active
Asylum Fight League	Carl Mascarenhas	October 17, 2009	February 18, 2017	7[77]	Defunct
Cage Fury Fighting Championships	Robert Haydak	March 22, 2014	January 29, 2022	23[78]	Active
CES MMA	Jimmy Burchfield, Sr.	August 17, 2018	August 17, 2018	1[79]	Active
Dead Serious MMA	Francisco Perez	November 21, 2015	November 5, 2016	4[80]	Active
Locked In The Cage	Fran Evans	June 2, 2011	October 21, 2011	4[81]	Defunct
Matrix Fights	Jimmy Binns	February 27, 2010	June 11, 2010	2[82]	Defunct
World Cagefighting Championships	Doug Yasinsky	October 21, 2016	October 21, 2016	1[83]	Defunct

Professional boxing

These professional boxing promotions have held events at 2300 Arena.[84][85][86][87][88][89]

Promotion	Promoter	First event	Last event	Total events	Status
BAM Boxing	Brittany Rogers	March 10, 2017	March 10, 2017	1	Active
Dee Lee Promotions	Diane Lee Fischer	August 24, 2007	August 24, 2007	1	Defunct
Don Chargin Productions	Don Chargin	July 20, 2007	March 7, 2008	2	Defunct
Don Elbaum Promotions	Don Elbaum	September 24, 1993	September 24, 1993	1	Defunct
GH3 Promotions	Vito Mielnicki	November 11, 2016	November 11, 2016	1	Active
Golden Boy Promotions	Richard Schaefer	March 3, 2006	June 30, 2015	5	Active
Greg Cohen Promotions	Greg Cohen	May 11, 2018	May 11, 2018	1	Active
Hard Hitting Promotions	Will Ruiz	February 10, 2018	October 6, 2018	3	Active
Jeter Promotions	Christen Jeter Tony Jeter	April 24, 2021	May 7, 2022	4	Active
Joe Hand Promotions	Joe Hand, Sr.	July 20, 2007	November 25, 2014	5	Active
KEA Boxing	Andre Kut	February 26, 2010	April 30, 2010	2	Defunct
King's Promotions	Marshall Kauffman	January 31, 2015	May 20, 2022	24	Active
Peltz Boxing Promotions	J. Russell Peltz	May 14, 2004	September 8, 2017	32	Active
Power Productions	Greg Robinson	September 23, 2005	April 9, 2010	5	Defunct
Price Promotions	Dave Price	April 17, 2021	April 17, 2021	1	Active
Prime Time Entertainment	Richard T. Clark	August 24, 2007	August 24, 2007	1	Defunct
Raging Babe Events	Michelle Rosado	February 8, 2019	October 4, 2019	2	Active
RDR Promotions	Rodney Rice	March 7, 2020	March 25, 2022	13	Active
Shalyte Entertainment	Blaine Garner	July 10, 2009	July 10, 2009	1	Defunct
Top Rank	Bob Arum	January 11, 2007	March 30, 2019	4	Active
Victory Boxing Promotions	Chris Middendorf	January 28, 2017	November 16, 2018	3	Active
Xtreme Productions Inc.	Greg Robinson	January 16, 2009	March 13, 2009	2	Defunct

Professional wrestling

These professional wrestling promotions have held events at 2300 Arena.[90]

Promotion	Promoter(s)	First event	Last event	Total events	Status
American Luchacore	Sami Callihan	September 20, 2009	September 20, 2009	1	Defunct
Battleground Championship Wrestling	Rob Feinstein	September 18, 2021	March 26, 2022	3	Active
Break The Barrier	Al Isaacs	May 15, 1999	May 15, 1999	1	Defunct
Chikara	Mike Quackenbush	August 13, 2005	December 5, 2015	45	Defunct
Combat Zone Wrestling	John Zandig D. J. Hyde	December 15, 2001	December 9, 2018	136	Active
Dangerous Women of Wrestling	Dan Kowal	February 2, 2006	May 27, 2010	2	Defunct
Dragon Gate USA	Satoshi Oji	July 25, 2009	November 12, 2011	5	Defunct
Evolve Wrestling	Gabe Sapolsky	January 14, 2012	July 13, 2019	3	Defunct
Extreme Championship Wrestling	Tod Gordon Paul Heyman	May 14, 1993	December 23, 2000	105	Defunct
Extreme Rising	Steve O'Neill	December 28, 2013	December 28, 2013	1	Defunct
Game Changer Wrestling	Ricky Otazu	October 22, 2016	October 22, 2016	1	Active
Hardcore Homecoming	Shane Douglas	June 10, 2005	November 5, 2005	2	Defunct
Heritage Wrestling Alliance	Joe Blackburn	March 29, 2003	March 29, 2003	1	Defunct
House of Hardcore	Tommy Dreamer	November 15, 2014	November 23, 2019	14	Defunct
Impact Wrestling	Dixie Carter Ed Nordholm	September 24, 2010	March 19, 2022	5	Active
Independent Championship Wrestling	Breaker Morant	November 8, 2002	November 8, 2002	1	Defunct
Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South	Ian Rotten	June 11, 2005	June 30, 2007	2	Defunct
International Wrestling Syndicate	Manny Eleftheriou	July 9, 2005	July 9, 2005	1	Active
Jersey All Pro Wrestling	Frank Iadeavia	November 18, 2000	December 11, 2010	13	Defunct
Legends of the Arena	Francine Fournier	June 27, 2009	June 27, 2009	1	Defunct
Lucha Libre	Roger Artigiani	March 27, 2016	May 1, 2016	2	Defunct
M.A.S.S. Entertainment		October 13, 2019	October 13, 2019	1	Defunct
Main Event Championship Wrestling	John Collins	August 11, 2001	August 11, 2001	1	Defunct
Major League Wrestling	Court Bauer	June 16, 2002	May 13, 2022	7	Active
Masked Republic	Kevin Kleinrock	April 27, 2014	April 27, 2014	1	Defunct
Micro Championship Wrestling	Johnny Greene	August 18, 2017	August 18, 2017	1	Active
New Japan Pro-Wrestling	Takaaki Kidani	May 15, 2011	May 15, 2022	8	Active
Pro Wrestling Unplugged	Johnny Kashmere	March 18, 2006	April 19, 2008	28	Defunct
Pro Wrestling World-1	Steve Corino	February 7, 2004	February 7, 2004	1	Defunct
Pro Wrestling Xplosion	Ronnie Lang	September 13, 2006	September 13, 2006	1	Defunct
Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling	Jasmin St. Claire	February 15, 2002	June 18, 2005	25	Defunct
Progress Wrestling	Jim Smallman	August 4, 2018	August 4, 2018	1	Active
Ring of Honor	Cary Silkin Joe Koff	March 11, 2006	September 12, 2021	51	Active
Soul City Wrestling	Lenwood Hamilton	May 23, 1998	May 23, 1998	1[91]	Defunct
United Wrestling Federation	Hermie Sadler	June 9, 2006	June 8, 2007	3	Defunct
Velocity Pro Wrestling	Tod Gordon	July 20, 2008	February 20, 2009	5	Defunct
Westside Xtreme Wrestling	Peter Wiechers	March 13, 2010	April 9, 2011	2	Active
Wicked Hanuman		March 24, 2007	March 24, 2007	1	Defunct
WildKat Wrestling	Luke Hawx	June 10, 2017	June 2, 2018	2	Active
Women's Extreme Wrestling	Dave Milan	February 22, 2002	July 14, 2009	12	Defunct
Women Superstars Uncensored	D. J. Hyde	February 21, 2015	July 11, 2015	2	Defunct
World of Unpredictable Wrestling	Johnny Rodz	October 23, 2016	October 23, 2016	1	Active
World Wrestling Entertainment	Vince McMahon	June 24, 2006	June 24, 2006	1	Active
Wrestling with Disaster	Anthony Bruno	June 14, 2014	June 14, 2014	1	Defunct
Xtreme Pro Wrestling	Rob Black	August 31, 2002	February 14, 2003	7	Active

Training

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

School	Years	Promotion	Head trainer	Notable alumni
House of Hardcore	1996–2001	Extreme Championship Wrestling	Tazz	Chris Chetti, Danny Doring, Roadkill
Joe Hand Boxing Gym	2004–2009	Joe Hand Promotions	Dan Davis	Chazz Witherspoon,[92] Mike Jones,[93] Teon Kennedy[92]
Pro Wrestling Academy	2005–2012	Combat Zone Wrestling	D. J. Hyde	Adam Cole, Kit Osbourne[94]
Wrestle Factory	2005–2012	Chikara	Mike Quackenbush	Amasis, Danny Havoc, Dasher Hatfield, Drew Gulak, Frightmare, Hydra, Lince Dorado, Ophidian, Tim Donst, Vin Gerard[95]
Xtreme Fight Club Wrestling Academy	2006–2007	Pro Wrestling Unplugged	Pitbull #1	Annie Social, Detox[96]

Tournament history

Amateur boxing

These amateur boxing tournaments have been held at 2300 Arena.

Date	Title	Winners	National Champions	Promotion
April 16, 2004	Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Eastern Regional Championship	William Miller (Super Heavyweight), Chazz Witherspoon (Heavyweight), Latif Mundy (165 lb.), Michael Colston (132 lb.), Antoine Farlow (125 lb.), Teon Kennedy (112 lb.)[92]	Chazz Witherspoon (Heavyweight), Teon Kennedy (112 lb.)[97]	Joe Hand Promotions
April 16, 2005	Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Eastern Regional Championship	William Boggs (165 lb.), Kaseem Wilson (152 lb.), Henry Lundy (141 lb.), Danny García (132 lb.), Tavon Walker (125 lb.), Anthony Flores (119 lb.)[98]	-	Joe Hand Promotions
April 1, 2006	Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Eastern Regional Championship	Paul Koon (Heavyweight), Bear Richardson (178 lb.), Jesse Hart (165 lb.), Raymond Serrano (141 lb.), Seng Voong (132 lb.), Derrick Bivins (125 lb.)[99]	-	Joe Hand Promotions
April 14, 2007	Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Eastern Regional Championship	Pedro Martinez (Super Heavyweight), Jesse Hart (165 lb.), Tahree Carroll (141 lb.), Anthony Flores (132 lb.), Luis Esquilin (125 lb.), Shawn Manning (119 lb.)[100]	-	Joe Hand Promotions
April 12, 2008	Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Eastern Regional Championship	Earl Tonkins (Super Heavyweight), Paul Koon (Heavyweight), Jesse Hart (165 lb.), Tahree Carroll (141 lb.), Keenan Smith (125 lb.)[101]	Keenan Smith (125 lb.)[102]	Joe Hand Promotions
April 1, 2011	Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Eastern Regional Championship	Jesse Hart (165 lb.), Arthur Trujillo (152 lb.), Samuel Teah (141 lb.), Anthony Burgin (132 lb.), Emmanuel Folly (114 lb.), Stephen Fulton, Jr. (108 lb.)[103]	Jesse Hart (165 lb.), Arthur Trujillo (152 lb.)[102]	Joe Hand Promotions
April 12, 2014	Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Eastern Regional Championship	Khalil Miller (Heavyweight), Jaron Ennis (141 lb.), Stephen Fulton, Jr. (123 lb.), Christian Carto (108 lb.)[104]	Christian Carto (108 lb.)[104]	Joe Hand Promotions
April 18, 2015	Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Eastern Regional Championship	Darmani Rock (Super Heavyweight), Paul Kroll (165 lb.), Jaron Ennis (141 lb.), Christian Carto (114 lb.)[105]	Darmani Rock (Super Heavyweight), Jaron Ennis (141 lb.)[105]	Joe Hand Promotions
April 1, 2017	Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Eastern Regional Championship	Angel Rivera (Super Heavyweight), Sonny Conto (Heavyweight), Atif Oberlton (178 lb.), Poindexter Knight (165 lb.), Bhieem Billupos (152 lb.), Douglas Northern (141 lb.), Yamil Ortiz-Carillo (132 lb.), Rasheen Brown (123 lb.)[106]	Atif Oberlton (178 lb.), Poindexter Knight (165 lb.)[107]	Joe Hand Promotions
April 21, 2018	Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Eastern Regional Championship	Sonny Conto (Super Heavyweight), Davon Marque Hall (Heavyweight), Atif Oberlton (178 lb.), Kiante Irving (165 lb.), Quaheem Davis (152 lb.), Jerome Baxter (141 lb.), Theodore Mrkonja, Jr. (132 lb.), Jonathan Torres (123 lb.)[107]	Atif Oberlton (178 lb.), Kiante Irving (165 lb.)[107]	Joe Hand Promotions
April 6, 2019	Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Eastern Regional Championship	Earl Veney (Super Heavyweight), Francis Oran (178 lb.), Frankie Lynn (165 lb.), Quaheem Davis (152 lb.), Quadir Albright (141 lb.), D'Andre Hudson (132 lb.)[108]	-	Joe Hand Promotions

Professional wrestling

These professional wrestling tournaments have been held at 2300 Arena.

Date	Title	Winner(s)	Runner(s)-up	Event
August 8, 1993	ECW Tag Team Championship	Eddie Gilbert and Dark Patriot	Salvatore Bellomo and The Sandman	Eastern Championship Wrestling[109]
August 27, 1994	NWA World Heavyweight Championship	Shane Douglas	2 Cold Scorpio	NWA World Title Tournament[110]
June 8, 2002	CZW Best of the Best	Trent Acid	Jodie Fleisch	CZW Best of the Best[111]
June 15, 2002	MLW World Heavyweight Championship	Shane Douglas	Taiyo Kea, Vampiro	MLW Genesis[112]
August 24, 2002	3PW World Heavyweight Championship	Pitbull #1	Christian York	3PW Babes, Belts & Blood[113]
April 12, 2003	CZW Best of the Best	B-Boy	Sonjay Dutt	CZW Best of the Best[114]
September 13, 2003	CZW Iron Man Championship	Trent Acid	Jimmy Rave and Nick Gage	CZW Redefined[115]
July 10, 2004	CZW Best of the Best	Sonjay Dutt	Roderick Strong	CZW Best of the Best[116]
May 14, 2005	CZW Best of the Best	Mike Quackenbush	B-Boy, Kevin Steen, Super Dragon	CZW Best of the Best[117]
February 26, 2006	Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas	Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli	Milano Collection A.T. and Skayde	Chikara Tag World Grand Prix - Night 3[118]
May 13, 2006	CZW Best of the Best	Ruckus	Austin Aries, Claudio Castagnoli, Sabian	CZW Best of the Best[119]
June 25, 2006	Chikara Young Lions Cup	Arik Cannon	Cheech	Chikara Young Lions Cup IV - Night 3[120]
October 14, 2006	CZW World Tag Team Championship	Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli	Human Tornado and Justice Pain	CZW Last Team Standing[121]
October 20, 2006	Pitbull/Public Enemy Memorial Cup	Homicide and Ricky Reyes	K-Murda and K-Pusha	PWU Pitbull/Public Enemy Memorial Cup[122]
October 28, 2006	Torneo cibernetico	Icarus	Eddie Kingston	Chikara Cibernetico Forever[123]
February 18, 2007	King of Trios	Jigsaw, Mike Quackenbush and Shane Storm	KUDO, MIYAWAKI and Yoshiaki Yago	Chikara King of Trios - Night 3[124]
April 22, 2007	Rey de Voladores	Chuck Taylor	Lince Dorado	Chikara Rey de Voladores[125]
July 14, 2007	CZW Best of the Best	Joker	B-Boy	CZW Best of the Best[126]
September 22, 2007	Torneo cibernetico	Claudio Castagnoli	Mitch Ryder	Chikara Cibernetico & Robin[127]
December 15, 2007	PWU Television Championship	Z-Barr	Trent Acid	PWU We Don't Die[128]
March 2, 2008	King of Trios	El Pantera, Incognito and Lince Dorado	Eddie Kingston, Joker and Ruckus	Chikara King of Trios - Night 3[129]
May 10, 2008	CZW Best of the Best	Sabian	Chuck Taylor	CZW Best of the Best[130]
May 18, 2008	Rey de Voladores	Incognito	Helios	Chikara Grit and Glory[131]
March 29, 2009	Rey de Voladores	Kota Ibushi	Player Dos	Chikara King of Trios - Night 3[132]
March 29, 2009	King of Trios	Chuck Taylor, Gran Akuma and Icarus	Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli and Dave Taylor	Chikara King of Trios - Night 3[133]
June 13, 2009	CZW Best of the Best	Egotistico Fantastico	Sami Callihan	CZW Best of the Best[134]
August 16, 2009	Chikara Young Lions Cup	Player Dos	Colin Delaney	Chikara Young Lions Cup VII - Night 3[135]
October 18, 2009	Torneo cibernetico	Carpenter Ant	Soldier Ant	Chikara Cibernetico Increible[136]
November 28, 2009	Open the Freedom Gate Championship	BxB Hulk	Cima, Gran Akuma, Yamato	DGUSA Freedom Fight[137]
March 5, 2010	ROH World Television Championship	Eddie Edwards	Davey Richards	Ring of Honor Wrestling[138]
April 25, 2010	Rey de Voladores	Ophidian	Matt Cross	Chikara King of Trios - Night 3[139]
April 25, 2010	King of Trios	Ares, Claudio Castagnoli and Tursas	The Colony	Chikara King of Trios - Night 3[140]
December 11, 2010	CZW World Tag Team Championship	Joker and Sabian	Amasis and Ophidian	CZW Cage of Death[141]
January 22, 2011	ROH Top Prospect Tournament	Mike Bennett	Kyle O'Reilly	Ring of Honor Wrestling[142]
April 9, 2011	CZW Best of the Best	Adam Cole	Sami Callihan	CZW Best of the Best[143]
April 17, 2011	Rey de Voladores	El Generico	1-2-3 Kid	Chikara King of Trios - Night 3[144]
April 17, 2011	King of Trios	The Colony (Fire Ant, Green Ant and Soldier Ant)	Chuck Taylor, Icarus and Johnny Gargano	Chikara King of Trios - Night 3[145]
May 15, 2011	IWGP Intercontinental Championship	MVP	Toru Yano	NJPW Invasion Tour 2011 - Night 3[146]
November 13, 2011	Chikara Grand Championship	Eddie Kingston	Mike Quackenbush	Chikara High Noon[147]
December 6, 2014	Chikara Young Lions Cup	Heidi Lovelace	Missile Assault Ant	Chikara Tomorrow Never Dies[148]
December 6, 2014	Torneo cibernetico	Soldier Ant	Fire Ant	Chikara Tomorrow Never Dies[149]
January 24, 2015	ROH Top Prospect Tournament	Donovan Dijak	Will Ferrara	Ring of Honor Wrestling[150]
October 22, 2016	Acid Cup	Joey Janela	Pinkie Sanchez	GCW Acid Cup[151]
September 12, 2021	ROH Women's World Championship	Rok-C	Miranda Alize	ROH Death Before Dishonor XVIII[152]
November 6, 2021	MLW Opera Cup	Davey Richards	TJP	MLW War Chamber[153]

Records

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

Amateur boxing

• Most tournament wins: 4, Jesse Hart[99][100][101]

Concerts

• Most events: 3, Sapremia
• First event: Peelander-Z, August 26, 2006[71]
• Longest event: 2 days, Hostile City Death Fest, July 4, 2009 and July 5, 2009

Mixed martial arts

• Most matches: 3, Nah-Shon Burrell[154]
• Most events: 21, Cage Fury Fighting Championships
• Highest attendance: 1,300, Matt Makowski vs. LeVon Maynard, February 27, 2010[60]
• First match: Daniel Matalla defeated Michael Colisto, October 17, 2009[155]
• Longest match: 5 rounds, Jason Norwood vs. Jeremiah Wells, August 17, 2018[156]
• Shortest match: 0:15, Brylan Van Artsdalen vs. Shane Hutchinson, June 11, 2010[157]

Professional boxing

• Most matches: 12, Mike Jones[158]
• Most events: 32, Peltz Boxing Promotions
• Highest attendance: 1,433, Christian Carto vs. Victor Ruiz, February 8, 2019[159]
• First match: Earl Clark defeated Kevin Swain, September 24, 1993[160]
• Longest match: 12 rounds, Derek Ennis vs. Gabriel Rosado, July 30, 2010;[161] Enrique Ornelas vs. Bronco McKart, August 10, 2007;[162] Rogers Mtagwa vs. Aldo Valtierra, July 20, 2007;[163] Demetrius Hopkins vs. Mario Ramos, March 3, 2006;[164] Larry Mosley vs. Miguel Figueroa, March 3, 2006[165]
• Shortest match: 0:22, Derrick Webster vs. Obodai Sai, November 25, 2014[166]

Professional wrestling

• Most matches: 149, Ruckus[167]
• Most events: 136, Combat Zone Wrestling
• Highest attendance: 1,850, Mike Awesome vs. Spike Dudley, January 15, 2000[168]
• First match: Road Warrior Hawk defeated Don E. Allen and The Samoan Warrior, May 14, 1993[169]
• 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[170]
• 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[171]
• Most tournament wins: 4, Claudio Castagnoli[118][121][127][140]

Awards

• 1994 - Best Weekly Television Show by Wrestling Observer Newsletter - ECW Hardcore TV
• 1995 - Best Weekly Television Show by Wrestling Observer Newsletter - ECW Hardcore TV
• 1996 - Best Weekly Television Show by Wrestling Observer Newsletter - ECW Hardcore TV
• 2006 - Venue of the Year by ESPN2 boxing program Wednesday Night Fights[172]
• 2007 - Best of Philly: Sports Venue by the magazine Philadelphia[173]
• 2008 - Best of Philly: Guys' Night Out by the magazine Philadelphia[174]
• 2009 - Best Major Show by Wrestling Observer Newsletter - DGUSA Enter the Dragon, July 25, 2009
• 2010 - Best Weekly Television Show by Wrestling Observer Newsletter - Ring of Honor Wrestling
• 2010 - Briscoe Award - Philly Fight of the Year - Derek Ennis vs. Gabriel Rosado, July 30, 2010[175]
• 2011 - Briscoe Award - Philly Fight of the Year - Juan Rodriguez, Jr. vs. Greg Hackett, July 29, 2011[176]
• 2012 - Briscoe Award - Philly Fight of the Year - Bryant Jennings vs. Maurice Byarm, January 21, 2012[177]
• 2015 - Briscoe Award - Philly Fight of the Year - Amir Mansour vs. Joey Dawejko, May 8, 2015[178]
• 2016 - Briscoe Award - Philly Fight of the Year - Dashon Johnson vs. Jesse Hart, March 18, 2016[179]
• 2017 - Briscoe Award - Philly Fight of the Year - Kermit Cintrón vs. Tyrone Brunson, June 24, 2017[180]
• 2018 - Briscoe Award - Philly Fight of the Year - Brandon Robinson vs. Kalvin Henderson, December 7, 2018[181]

Hardcore Hall of Fame

Banners commemorating the careers of professional wrestlers and wrestling personalities who contributed to the history of 2300 Arena are permanently on display at the venue.[10]

Inductees

#	Year	Ring name (Birth name)	Inducted by	Notes
1	2002	Rocco Rock (Theodore James Petty)	Tod Gordon	Posthumous inductee. Four-time ECW World Tag Team Champion. His former tag-team partner Johnny Grunge was present for the ceremony.[182]
2	2005	Terry Funk (Terrence Funk)	Tod Gordon	Two-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion.[183]
3	2007	Johnny Grunge (Michael Lynn Durham)	Gary Wolfe	Posthumous inductee. Four-time ECW World Tag Team Champion.[184]
4	2007	The Sandman (James Fullington)	Tod Gordon	Five-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion.[184]
5	2008	John Zandig (John Corson)	Roger Artigiani	Founder of Combat Zone Wrestling. Six-time CZW World Heavyweight Champion.[185]
6	2009	Eddie Gilbert (Thomas Edward Gilbert, Jr.)	The Sandman	Posthumous inductee. First booker of Extreme Championship Wrestling. One-time ECW World Tag Team Champion.[186]
7	2009	Chris Candido (Christopher Barrett Candito)	The Sandman	Posthumous inductee. Three-time ECW World Tag Team Champion.[186]
8	2009	Tod Gordon	The Sandman	Founder of Extreme Championship Wrestling.[186]
9	2009	Sabu (Terry Michael Brunk)	The Sandman	Two-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion.[186]
10	2010	Trent Acid (Michael Verdi)	D. J. Hyde	Posthumous inductee. Four-time CZW World Tag Team Champion. Three-time CZW Junior Heavyweight Champion.[187]
11	2010	Jerry Lynn (Jeremy Lynn)	Jim Cornette	One-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion. One-time ROH World Champion.[188]
12	2010	Tommy Dreamer (Thomas James Laughlin)	Eddie Kingston	Two-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion.[189]
13	2011	ECW Arena Fans	Greg Excellent	In honor of the loyal fan base of ECW Arena.[190]
14	2014	The Blue Meanie (Brian Daniel Heffron)	Al Snow	Founder of Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling. Founding member of The Blue World Order.[191]
15	2014	The Pitbulls (Anthony Durante and Gary Wolfe)	Jason Knight	Anthony Durante inducted posthumously. One-time ECW World Tag Team Champions.[191]
16	2014	2 Cold Scorpio (Charles Bernard Scaggs)	Tod Gordon	Four-time ECW World Television Champion.[191]
17	2014	Shane Douglas (Troy Allan Martin)	Roger Artigiani	Four-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion. Two-time ECW World Television Champion. One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion.[191]
18	2015	Dean Malenko (Dean Simon)	Justin Roberts	Two-time ECW World Television Champion. One-time ECW World Tag Team Champion.[192]
19	2015	Eddie Guerrero (Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes)	Dean Malenko	Posthumous inductee. Two-time ECW World Television Champion.[192]
20	2021	The Road Warriors (Joseph Laurinaitis and Michael Hegstrand)	Bubba Ray Dudley	Inducted posthumously. Their former manager Paul Ellering was present for the ceremony.
21	2021	Charlie Bruzzese (Charles Bruzzese)	Stephen DeAngelis	Television producer for ECW and MLW.[193]

Ceremony dates

Date	Promotion	Event	Inductee(s)
October 19, 2002	Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling	A Night for the Flyboy	Rocco Rock
November 5, 2005	Hardcore Homecoming	November Reign[183]	Terry Funk
June 16, 2007	Pro Wrestling Unplugged	The Crazy 8[184]	Johnny Grunge, The Sandman
December 13, 2008	Combat Zone Wrestling	Cage of Death X[185]	John Zandig
June 27, 2009	Legends of the Arena	Legends of the Arena[186]	Eddie Gilbert, Chris Candido, Tod Gordon, Sabu
July 10, 2010	Combat Zone Wrestling	Acid-Fest[187]	Trent Acid
July 17, 2010	Ring of Honor	Ring of Honor Wrestling[188]	Jerry Lynn
July 25, 2010	Chikara	Chikarasaurus Rex: King of Show[189]	Tommy Dreamer
July 11, 2011	Combat Zone Wrestling	New Heights[190]	ECW Arena Fans
June 14, 2014	Wrestling with Disaster	The Final Cut[191]	The Blue Meanie, The Pitbulls, 2 Cold Scorpio, Shane Douglas
November 13, 2015	House of Hardcore	House of Hardcore 10[192]	Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero
September 18, 2021	Battleground Championship Wrestling	Battleground Championship Wrestling	The Road Warriors
November 6, 2021	Major League Wrestling	War Chamber[193]	Charlie Bruzzese

References

External links

• Official website
• 2300 Arena on BoxRec
• 2300 Arena on Internet Wrestling Database
• 2300 Arena on WrestlingData.com

На других языках

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[fr] ECW Arena

La ECW Arena, également appelée 2300 Arena est une salle de spectacles sportifs et de divertissements qui accueille régulièrement des spectacles de boxe, catch et MMA.

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