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Izod Center (originally Brendan Byrne Arena, and formerly Continental Airlines Arena) is a multi-purpose arena, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. It opened in 1981 and currently has a maximum seating capacity of 20,000. It is primarily used for sports, concerts and other various shows and events.
It was formerly home to the New Jersey Nets, of the NBA, the New Jersey Devils, of the NHL and the Seton Hall Pirates, of the NCAA. They have since moved to the Prudential Center, in nearby Newark. It currently hosts part of the Fordham Rams' men's basketball schedule. The arena attracts spectators and fans from the New Jersey and New York metropolitan areas.
Since the departure of all three of its major tenants, Izod Center has served as more of a concert venue and general entertainment venue than a sporting venue. The state-owned facility reported losses for 2013, and was projected to have $8.5 million in losses for 2015. On January 15, 2015, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority voted to shut down Izod Center, and have Prudential Center acquire hosting rights to events scheduled for the arena over the next two years a $2 million deal. The arena will be left dormant through 2017 under this deal, after which it will most likely be demolished.
The venue has hosted World Wrestling Entertainment events such as SummerSlam in 1989, 1997 and 2007, as well as the King of the Ring tournament in 2001 and No Mercy in 2004. Additionally, it has also hosted numerous episodes of WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown. Izod Center also hosted No Way Out on June 17, 2012 and returned on October 22, 2012 for Raw. At the 2007 SummerSlam event, WWE announced to the live crowd that the millionth fan in attendance was recorded that night in the arena; a banner now hangs from the rafters of the arena recognizing the achievement. During the week prior to WrestleMania XXIX in 2013, which was held at MetLife Stadium, WrestleMania Fan Axxess was held in the Izod Center. The latter also hosted the Raw live event the night following WrestleMania. On May 4, 2014 WWE hosted the WWE Extreme Rules event at the venue. On August 23, 2015, WWE was set to host the 28th annual WWE SummerSlam at the Izod Center. However, it was announced on January 14, 2015 that the Izod Center will be closing down. WWE sent out a statement saying "WWE is currently looking at alternatives and we are confident that we will come up with an equivalent, if not better, option for Summerslam."
PPV
| Date | Event | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| August 28, 1989 | SummerSlam | 20,000 |
| August 3, 1997 | SummerSlam | 20,213 |
| June 24, 2001 | King of the Ring | 17,777 |
| October 3, 2004 | No Mercy | 10,000 |
| August 26, 2007 | SummerSlam | 17,441 |
| June 17, 2012 | No Way Out | 10,000 |
| May 4, 2014 | Extreme Rules | 15,907 |
Television Programs
| Date | Event | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 1998 | RAW | 17,56 |
| March 29, 1999 | RAW | 15,213 |
| October 4, 1999 | RAW | - |
| March 13, 2000 | RAW | - |
| August 10, 2000 | SmackDown | 17,891 |
| December 4, 2000 | RAW | - |
| February 12, 2001 | RAW | 15,345 |
| November 8, 2001 | SmackDown | - |
| July 15, 2002 | RAW | - |
| January 16, 2003 | SmackDown | - |
| November 13, 2003 | SmackDown | 5,500 |
| March 15, 2004 | RAW | 17,418 |
| July 11, 2005 | RAW | 9,000 |
| January 2, 2006 | RAW | 17,896 |
| July 31, 2006 | RAW | 17,401 |
| August 4, 2006 | SmackDown | 17,401 |
| April 28, 2008 | RAW | 17,166 |
| January 2, 2009 | SmackDown | 13,000 |
| January 9, 2009 | SmackDown | 13,000 |
| December 29, 2009 | ECW | - |
| January 1, 2010 | SmackDown | - |
| April 19, 2010 | RAW | 15,411 |
| October 22, 2012 | RAW | - |
| April 8, 2013 | RAW | 16,173 |
