Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. It is also the name of the entity which owns the arena and several of the professional sports franchises which play there. There have been four incarnations of the arena. The first two were located at the Northeast corner of Madison Square (Madison Ave. & 26th St.) from which the arena derived its name. Subsequently, a new 17,000-seat Garden (opened December 15, 1925) was built at 50th Street and 8th Avenue, and the current Garden (opened February 14, 1968) is at 7th Avenue between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station. The present arena is informally known to some by the advertising slogan "The World's Most Famous Arena".
Connecticut-based World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) considers it a home arena, due to the fact that all generations of the McMahon family, including Vince McMahon's father and grandfather, have promoted shows at the Garden. MSG has hosted several WrestleMania and SummerSlam events, two Survivor Series events and the Royal Rumble 2000. WWE's strong relationship with Madison Square Garden prevented competitor World Championship Wrestling from ever having a show at the Garden. In 2005, WWE severed business ties with the arena because WWE felt that increased rental costs would prevent them from making a profit in the building. However, over a year later, World Wrestling Entertainment temporarily patched things up with MSG and the hiatus ended with a September 11, 2006 edition of WWE Raw. Though they pulled the 20th installment of SummerSlam, which would have been held at the Garden on August 26, 2007, WWE continues to make appearances from time to time.
Events[]
- WWWF on WOR-TV - December 12, 1966
- WWWF on HBO - June 30, 1973
- WWWF on HBO - April 29, 1974
- WWWF on HBO - December 16, 1974
- WWWF on HBO - February 17, 1975
- WWWF on HBO - April 14, 1975
- WWWF on HBO - October 13, 1975
- WWWF on HBO - December 15, 1975
- WWWF on HBO - February 2, 1976
- WWWF on HBO - March 1, 1976
- WWWF on HBO - April 26, 1976
- WWWF on MSG Network - October 25, 1976
- WWF on MSG Network - June 4, 1979
- The Brawl to End It All - July 23, 1984
- Prime Time Wrestling - January 1, 1985
- Prime Time Wrestling - January 8, 1985
- The War To Settle The Score - February 18, 1985
- Prime Time Wrestling - February 19, 1985
- WWF on MSG Network - January 21, 1985
- Prime Time Wrestling - March 5, 1985
- WrestleMania - March 31, 1985
- Prime Time Wrestling - April 28, 1986
- SummerSlam - August 28, 1988
- SummerSlam - August 26, 1991
- WWF Headlock on Hunger - January 29, 1993
- WCW House Show - April 14, 1993
- WrestleMania X - March 20, 1994
- WCW House Show - June 30, 1996
- Survivor Series - November 17, 1996
- WWF on MSG Network - March 16, 1997
- RAW - September 22, 1997
- Shotgun Saturday Night - September 27, 1997
- SummerSlam- August 30, 1998
- Heat - January 23, 2000
- Royal Rumble- January 23, 2000
- RAW - February 28, 2000
- Jakked - March 4, 2000
- RAW - August 7, 2000
- Jakked - August 12, 2000
- Smackdown - December 7, 2000
- RAW - June 25, 2001
- Smackdown - June 28, 2001
- Jakked - June 30, 2001
- Heat - July 1, 2001
- RAW - January 7, 2002
- Smackdown - January 10, 2002
- Jakked - January 12, 2002
- Heat - January 13, 2002
- RAW - August 26, 2002
- Heat - September 1, 2002
- Heat - November 17, 2002
- Survivor Series - November 17, 2002
- RAW - June 23, 2003
- Smackdown - June 26, 2003
- Velocity - June 28, 2003
- Heat - June 29, 2003
- WrestleMania XX - March 14, 2004
- RAW - October 4, 2004
- Heat - October 10, 2004
- RAW - April 18, 2005
- Smackdown - April 21, 2005
- RAW - September 11, 2006
- ECW - September 12, 2006
- RAW - August 13, 2007
- Saturday Night's Main Event XXXV - August 13, 2007
- Royal Rumble - January 27, 2008
- ECW - April 28, 2009
- Superstars - April 30, 2009
- Smackdown - May 1, 2009
- RAW - November 16, 2009
- Survivor Series - November 20, 2011
- WWE Live from Madison Square Garden - October 3, 2015
- NXT House Show - November 16, 2016
- G1 Supercard - April 6, 2019
- RAW - September 9, 2019
- SmackDown - September 10, 2019
- 205 Live - September 10, 2019
- Main Event - September 11, 2019
- Lucha Invades NY - September 15, 2019
- Ring of Honor Wrestling - December 28, 2019
- SmackDown - September 10, 2021
- WWE House Show - March 5, 2022
- RAW - July 25, 2022
- Main Event - July 28, 2022
- WWE House Show - December 26, 2022
- SmackDown - July 7, 2023
- WWE House Show - December 26, 2023
- SmackDown - June 28, 2024
- Speed - July 3, 2024
- Speed - July 5, 2024
Notable firsts[]
- March 31, 1985 - The World Wrestling Federation (now known as World Wrestling Entertainment or WWE), presents the inaugural WrestleMania. The annual event would return to Madison Square Garden in 1994 and 2004 for WrestleMania X and WrestleMania XX, celebrating the 10th and 20th anniversaries of WrestleMania.
- August 29, 1988 - The World Wrestling Federation presented the inaugural Summerslam. The annual event would return to Madison Square Garden in 1991 and 1998.
- ROH-NJPW G1 Supercard 2019 became the first non WWE show to sellout Madison Square Garden.
- Bruno Sammartino, Bob Backlund, Iron Sheik, Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash all won their first world titles at that venue.
External links[]
Madison Square Garden Official Site
Madison Square Garden at Wikipedia- New York Architecture Images Madison Square Garden
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| 1963 List of MSG results |
| 2/25 • 3/25 • 5/17 • 6/21 • 7/12 • 8/2 • 8/23 • 9/16 • 10/21 • 11/18 • 12/16 |
| 1964 List of MSG results |
| 1/20 • 2/4 • 2/17 • 3/16 • 5/11 • 6/6 • 7/11 • 8/1 • 8/22 • 9/21 • 10/19 • 11/16 • 12/14 |
| 1965 List of MSG results |
| 1/25 • 2/12 • 3/29 • 5/17 • 7/12 • 8/2 • 8/23 • 9/27 • 10/20 • 11/15 • 12/13 |
| 1966 List of MSG results |
| 1/24 • 2/21 • 3/28 • 11/7 • 12/12 |
| 1967 List of MSG results |
| 1/30 • 2/27 • 3/27 • 5/15 • 6/19 • 7/31 • 8/21 • 9/25 • 10/23 |
| 1968 List of MSG results |
| 1/29 • 2/19 • 3/11 • 5/20 • 6/22 • 8/17 • 9/23 • 10/21 • 11/18 • 12/9 |
| 1969 List of MSG results |
| 1/27 • 2/17 • 3/7 • 5/14 • 6/30 • 10/1 • 10/27 • 12/9 |
| 1970 List of MSG results |
| 1/19 • 3/9 • 6/15 • 7/10 • 8/1 • 9/14 • 10/23 • 11/16 |
| 1971 List of MSG results |
| 1/18 • 2/8 • 3/15 • 5/24 • 6/21 • 7/24 • 8/30 • 10/25 • 11/15 • 12/6 |
| 1972 List of MSG results |
| 1/31 • 2/21 • 3/13 • 4/17 • 5/22 • 6/2 • 7/1 • 7/29 • 9/2 • 10/16 • 11/27 • 12/18 |
| 1973 List of MSG results |
| 1/15 • 2/26 • 3/26 • 4/30 • 6/4 • 6/30 • 7/23 • 8/27 • 10/15 • 11/12 • 12/10 |
| 1974 List of MSG results |
| 1/14 • 3/4 • 4/1 • 4/29 • 5/20 • 6/24 • 7/22 • 8/26 • 10/7 • 11/18 • 12/16 |
| 1975 List of MSG results |
| 1/20 • 2/17 • 3/17 • 4/14 • 5/19 • 6/16 • 7/12 • 8/9 • 9/6 • 10/13 • 11/17 • 12/15 |
| 1976 List of MSG results |
| 1/12 • 2/2 • 3/1 • 3/29 • 4/26 • 5/17 • 8/7 • 9/4 • 10/4 • 10/25 • 11/22 • 12/20 |
| 1977 List of MSG results |
| 1/17 • 2/7 • 3/7 • 3/28 • 4/25 • 5/16 • 6/27 • 8/1 • 8/29 • 9/26 • 10/24 • 11/21 • 12/19 |
| 1978 List of MSG results |
| 1/23 • 2/20 • 3/20 • 4/24 • 5/22 • 6/26 • 7/24 • 8/28 • 9/25 • 10/23 • 11/20 • 12/18 |
| 1979 List of MSG results |
| 1/22 • 2/19 • 3/26 • 4/30 • 6/4 • 7/2 • 7/30 • 8/27 • 9/24 • 10/22 • 11/19 • 12/17 |
| 1980 List of MSG results |
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1/21 • 2/18 • 3/24 • 4/21 • 5/19 • 6/16 • 9/22 • 10/20 • 11/8 • 12/29 |
| 1981 List of MSG results |
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2/16 • 3/16 • 4/6 • 5/4 • 6/8 • 7/20 • 8/24 • 9/21 • 10/19 • 11/23 |
| 1982 List of MSG results |
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1/18 • 2/15 • 3/14 • 4/26 • 6/5 • 6/28 • 8/2 • 8/30 • 10/4 • 11/22 • 12/28 |
| 1983 List of MSG results |
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1/22 • 2/18 • 3/20 • 4/25 • 5/23 • 6/17 • 6/30 • 8/27 • 10/17 • 11/21 • 12/26 |
| 1984 List of MSG results |
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1/23 • 2/20 • 4/23 • 5/21 • 6/16 • 7/23 • 8/25 • 9/7 • 10/22 • 11/26 • 12/28 |
| 1985 List of MSG results |
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1/21 • 2/18 • 3/17 • 4/22 • 5/20 • 6/21 • 7/13 • 8/10 • 9/23 • 10/21 • 11/25 • 12/30 |
| 1986 List of MSG results |
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1/27 • 2/17 • 3/16 • 4/22 • 5/19 • 6/14 • 7/12 • 8/25 • 9/22 • 10/20 • 11/24 • 12/26 |
| 1987 List of MSG results |
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1/19 • 2/23 • 5/18 • 6/14 • 7/25 • 8/22 • 9/21 • 10/16 • 11/24 • 12/26 |
| 1988 List of MSG results |
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1/25 • 2/22 • 4/25 • 5/27 • 6/25 • 7/25 • 9/29 • 10/24 • 11/26 • 12/30 |
| 1989 List of MSG results |
| 1990 List of MSG results |
| 1991 List of MSG results |
| 1992 List of MSG results |
| 1993 List of MSG results |
| 1994 List of MSG results |
| 1995 List of MSG results |
| 1996 List of MSG results |
| 1997 List of MSG results |
| 1998 List of MSG results |
| 1999 List of MSG results |
| 2000 List of MSG results |
| 2001 List of MSG results |
| 2002 List of MSG results |
| 2003 List of MSG results |
| 2004 List of MSG results |
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6/26 • 12/5 |