Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the eighth-largest city in the state. It is the principal city of the three-county Corpus Christi Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger Corpus Christi-Kingsville Combined Statistical Area. The translation from Latin of the city's name is Body of Christ, given to the settlement by the Spanish, in honor of the Blessed Sacrament (Eucharist). The city has been nicknamed the "Sparkling City by the Sea", particularly in literature promoting tourism.
The city is home to the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Port Of Corpus Christi, the 5th largest port in the nation and is served by the Corpus Christi International Airport.
Arenas and venues[]
- American Bank Center
- Memorial Coliseum
Events[]
- WCW House Show - January 1, 1991.
- Clash of the Champions X - February 6, 1990.
- Smackdown - November 11, 2004.
- Velocity - November 13, 2004.
- RAW - October 10, 2005.
- ECW - July 18, 2006.
- RAW - June 25, 2007.
- RAW - July 16, 2007.
- ECW - February 5, 2008.
- Smackdown - February 8, 2008.
- RAW - October 20, 2008.
- Smackdown - March 20, 2009.
- Smackdown - March 27, 2009.
- RAW - December 14, 2009.
- NXT - July 27, 2010
- Smackdown - July 30, 2010.
- NXT - May 17, 2011.
- Superstars - May 19, 2011.
- Smackdown - May 20, 2011.
- RAW - January 9, 2012.
- Smackdown- July 3, 2012.
- Impact Wrestling - April 11, 2013.
- Impact Wrestling - April 18, 2013.
- Main Event - July 24, 2013.
- Smackdown- July 26, 2013.
- Main Event- December 25, 2013.
- Smackdown- December 27, 2013.
- Smackdown- August 1, 2014.
- RAW - January 5, 2015.
- Superstars - January 8, 2015.
- Elimination Chamber - May 31, 2015.
- Main Event - September 22, 2015.
- Smackdown - September 24, 2015.
- RAW - August 15, 2016.
- Superstars - August 18, 2016.
- Smackdown - January 31, 2017.
- WWE 205 Live - January 31, 2017.
- Smackdown - June 5, 2018.
- 205 Live - June 5, 2018.
- Dynamite - December 18, 2019.
Wrestlers[]
- Eric Rose
- George Cheney
- Joe Hernandez
External Links[]
- Corpus Christi, Texas on Wikipedia