FedExForum is an arena located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA and the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Memphis, both of whom previously played home games at the Pyramid Arena. The arena officially opened in September 2004 after much debate and also an Alberta clipper wind storm on July 22, 2003, that nearly brought down the cranes that were building it near the famed Beale Street. It was built at a cost of $250 million and is owned by the City of Memphis; naming rights were purchased by one of Memphis' most well-known businesses, FedEx, for $92 million. FedExForum was financed using $250 million of public bonds, which were issued by the Memphis Public Building Authority (PBA). The venue also has the capability of hosting ice hockey games, concerts, and family shows. In 2011, Tony Allen referred to the FedExForum as "The Grindhouse." The nickname is gaining approval from the Memphis fan base.
FedExForum has also hosted two major professional wrestling events: World Wrestling Entertainment's Unforgiven on September 16, 2007 and the PMG Clash of Legends independent show on April 27 of that year. The main event on the latter card was Hulk Hogan versus Paul Wight.
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- SmackDown - March 24, 2005
- Velocity - March 26, 2005
- RAW - March 20, 2006
- SmackDown - March 24, 2006
- RAW - August 7, 2006
- Heat - August 11, 2006
- PMG Clash of Legends - April 27, 2007
- Unforgiven - September 16, 2007
- RAW - September 15, 2008
- ECW - June 2, 2009
- SmackDown - June 5, 2009
- ECW - February 2, 2010
- Superstars - February 4, 2010
- Smackdown - February 5, 2010
- RAW - January 2, 2012
- Main Event - October 17, 2012
- SmackDown - October 19, 2012
- Saturday Morning Slam - November 10, 2012
- RAW - October 21, 2013
- Superstars - October 25, 2013
- RAW - March 10, 2014
- Superstars - March 14, 2014
- RAW - September 22, 2014
- Superstars - September 25, 2014
- Fastlane - February 22, 2015
- RAW - September 14, 2015
- Superstars - September 17, 2015
- Main Event - February 2, 2016
- SmackDown - February 4, 2016
- RAW - September 19, 2016
- Superstars - September 22, 2016
- SmackDown Live - January 17, 2017
- 205 Live - January 17, 2017
- RAW - August 28, 2017
- Main Event - August 30, 2017
- RAW - January 8, 2018
- Main Event - January 10, 2018
- SmackDown Live - June 12, 2018
- 205 Live - June 12, 2018
- RAW - January 14, 2019
- Main Event - January 16, 2019
- SmackDown Live - July 30, 2019
- 205 Live - July 30, 2019
- RAW - December 6, 2021
- Main Event - December 9, 2021
- SmackDown - January 6, 2023
- RAW - August 28, 2023
- Main Event - August 31, 2023
- AEW Collision October 21, 2023
- Battle of the Belts VIII - October 21, 2023
- Ring of Honor Wrestling - October 26, 2023
- SmackDown - March 15, 2024
