Minneapolis



Minneapolis, nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States. Its name is attributed to the city's first schoolteacher, who combined mni, the Dakota word for water, and polis, the Greek word for city.

Minneapolis lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, the state's capital. Known as the Twin Cities, Minneapolis-Saint Paul is the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S., with approximately 3.3 million residents. The 2010 Census had the city's population at 382,578. The city is abundantly rich in water with over twenty lakes and wetlands, the Mississippi river, creeks and waterfalls, many connected by parkways in the Chain of Lakes and the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway. It was once the world's flour milling capital and a hub for timber, and today is the primary business center between Chicago and Seattle. It has cultural organizations that draw creative people and audiences to the city for theater, visual art, writing, and music. Minneapolis' community's diverse population has a long tradition of charitable support through progressive public social programs, as well as private and corporate philanthropy.

Arenas

 * Target Center

Events

 * RAW - September 4, 1995.
 * Nitro - April 13, 1998.
 * SummerSlam 1999 - August 22, 1999.
 * Nitro - November 1, 1999.
 * Smackdown - January 22, 2004.
 * Judgment Day 2005 - May 22, 2005.
 * November 14, 2005 - November 14, 2005.
 * ECW - September 11, 2007.
 * ECW - September 14, 2007.
 * RAW - September 29, 2008.
 * RAW - January 11, 2010.
 * Bragging Rights 2010 - October 24, 2010.
 * NXT - July 19, 2011.
 * Smackdown - July 22, 2011.

Promotions

 * American Wrestling Association

Wrestlers

 * Allison Wonderland
 * Ann Brookstone
 * Arya Daivari
 * Bobby Duncum, Jr.
 * Bryant Anderson
 * Josette Bynum
 * Lacey
 * Marcus Laurinaitis
 * Moon Shadow
 * Ole Anderson
 * Oliver Humperdink
 * Scott Norton
 * Wayne Bloom