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'''Rabobank Arena''' is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in [[Bakersfield, California]], USA. Located downtown at the corner of Truxtun Avenue and N Street, it was built in 1998, and was originally known as '''Centennial Garden.'''<sup> </sup>The city-owned arena sold naming rights to Dutch cooperative bank [http://www.rabobankamerica.com Rabobank] in [[2005]]; the naming rights contract, signed for $2.5 million dollars, lasts through 2015.
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'''Mechanics Bank Arena''', previously known as the '''Rabobank Arena''' is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in [[Bakersfield, California]], USA. Located downtown at the corner of Truxtun Avenue and N Street, it was built in 1998, and was originally known as '''Centennial Garden.''' The city-owned arena sold naming rights to Dutch cooperative bank Rabobank in [[2005]]; the naming rights contract, signed for $2.5 million, lasted through 2015.
   
The arena is home to the Bakersfield Condors ECHL ice hockey [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team team] and occasional California State University, Bakersfield Roadrunners Men's NCAA Division I basketball games. Rabobank Arena is also the current home to the California Interscholastic Federation High School State Wrestling Championship Tournament held the first weekend in March.As a concert venue, the arena seats 6,400 for half-house shows and up to 10,225 for center stage and end-stage shows. The arena floor measures 17,000 square feet (1,600 m<sup>2</sup>) of total space.
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The arena is home to the Bakersfield Condors ECHL ice hockey team and occasional California State University, Bakersfield Roadrunners Men's NCAA Division I basketball games. The arena is also the current home to the California Interscholastic Federation High School State Wrestling Championship Tournament held the first weekend in March. As a concert venue, the arena seats 6,400 for half-house shows and up to 10,225 for center stage and end-stage shows. The arena floor measures 17,000 square feet (1,600 m) of total space.
   
The southern concourse of Rabobank Arena serves as the exhibit home of the Bob Elias Kern County Hall of Fame<sup>.</sup> The Bob Elias Hall of Fame honors athletes and people involved with athletics from Bakersfield and Kern County. They include nationally prominent athletes, local coaches, and others who have made a significant contribution to athletics. A separate display on the western concourse honors the founders of Bakersfield and Kern County, as well as country music legend Buck Owens and current athletes and dignitaries from Bakersfield and Kern County.
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The southern concourse of the arena serves as the exhibit home of the Bob Elias Kern County Hall of Fame. The Bob Elias Hall of Fame honors athletes and people involved with athletics from Bakersfield and Kern County. They include nationally prominent athletes, local coaches, and others who have made a significant contribution to athletics. A separate display on the western concourse honors the founders of Bakersfield and Kern County, as well as country music legend Buck Owens and current athletes and dignitaries from Bakersfield and Kern County.
   
 
In front of the arena is a city parkspace, '''Centennial Plaza'''. The Plaza has a large fountain that drains into the concrete of the plaza, a stage, a sculpture fountain, art work, and bricks commemorating the City of Bakersfield's Centennial as an incorporated city in [[1998]].
Attached to Rabobank Arena is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabobank_Theater_and_Convention_Center Rabobank Theater and Convention Center], a 17,840-square-foot (1,657 m<sup>2</sup>) exhibit hall and 3,000-seat theater. The complex was originally known as the Bakersfield Civic Auditorium (opened in [[1962]]) and was later renamed the Bakersfield Convention Center in the 1980s.
 
 
In front of Rabobank Arena is a city parkspace, Centennial Plaza. The Plaza has a large fountain that drains into the concrete of the plaza, a stage, a sculpture fountain, art work, and bricks commemorating the City of Bakersfield's Centennial as an incorporated city in [[1998]].
 
 
Parking for the Rabobank Arena, Theater, and Convention Center is in a lot on the southern side of the arena between N Street on the west, Q Street on the east, and 13th Street on the south<sup>. </sup>The lot is adjacent to the Bakersfield Ice Sports Center and the McMurtrey Aquatic Center.
 
 
 
==Pay-Per-Views==
 
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Parking for the arena, Theater, and Convention Center is in a lot on the southern side of the arena between N Street on the west, Q Street on the east, and 13th Street on the south. The lot is adjacent to the '''Bakersfield Ice Sports Center''' and the '''McMurtrey Aquatic Center'''.
   
 
==Television Programs==
 
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|November 6, 2007||[[November 6, 2007 ECW results|ECW]]|| -
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|June 2, 2008||[[June 2, 2008 Monday Night RAW results|RAW]]|| -
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|July 9, 2009||[[July 9, 2009 Superstars results|Superstars]]|| -
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|August 16, 2011||[[August 16, 2011 NXT results|NXT]]||3,500
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|August 23, 2013||[[August 23, 2013 Smackdown results|SmackDown]]||4,000
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==Also See==
 
*[[List of Wrestling Venues]]
 
 
   
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
*[[File:Offical_website.jpg|70px]] [Official Site]
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*[[File:Offical website.jpg|70px]] [http://www.mechanicsbankarena.com/ Mechanics Bank Arena Official Site]
*[[File:Wikipedia.png|50px]] [ at Wikipedia]
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*[[File:Wikipedia.png|50px]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanics_Bank_Arena Mechanics Bank Arena at Wikipedia]
*[[File:Pro fight.jpg|50px]] [ at Pro Fight DB]
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*[[File:Pro fight.jpg|50px]] [http://profightdb.com/locations/united-states/california/bakersfield/rabobank-arena-467.html Mechanics Bank Arena at Pro Fight DB]
 
 
 
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[[Category:Arenas]]
 
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[[Category:Venues in United States]]
 
[[Category:Venues in United States]]

Revision as of 17:26, 24 February 2020

Mechanics Bank Arena, previously known as the Rabobank Arena is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Bakersfield, California, USA. Located downtown at the corner of Truxtun Avenue and N Street, it was built in 1998, and was originally known as Centennial Garden. The city-owned arena sold naming rights to Dutch cooperative bank Rabobank in 2005; the naming rights contract, signed for $2.5 million, lasted through 2015.

The arena is home to the Bakersfield Condors ECHL ice hockey team and occasional California State University, Bakersfield Roadrunners Men's NCAA Division I basketball games. The arena is also the current home to the California Interscholastic Federation High School State Wrestling Championship Tournament held the first weekend in March. As a concert venue, the arena seats 6,400 for half-house shows and up to 10,225 for center stage and end-stage shows. The arena floor measures 17,000 square feet (1,600 m) of total space.

The southern concourse of the arena serves as the exhibit home of the Bob Elias Kern County Hall of Fame. The Bob Elias Hall of Fame honors athletes and people involved with athletics from Bakersfield and Kern County. They include nationally prominent athletes, local coaches, and others who have made a significant contribution to athletics. A separate display on the western concourse honors the founders of Bakersfield and Kern County, as well as country music legend Buck Owens and current athletes and dignitaries from Bakersfield and Kern County.

In front of the arena is a city parkspace, Centennial Plaza. The Plaza has a large fountain that drains into the concrete of the plaza, a stage, a sculpture fountain, art work, and bricks commemorating the City of Bakersfield's Centennial as an incorporated city in 1998.

Parking for the arena, Theater, and Convention Center is in a lot on the southern side of the arena between N Street on the west, Q Street on the east, and 13th Street on the south. The lot is adjacent to the Bakersfield Ice Sports Center and the McMurtrey Aquatic Center.

Television Programs

Date Event Attendance
December 13, 2001 SmackDown -
February 13, 2003 SmackDown -
February 16, 2004 RAW -
May 26, 2006 SmackDown -
February 19, 2007 RAW 8,000
November 6, 2007 ECW -
November 9, 2007 SmackDown -
June 2, 2008 RAW -
July 9, 2009 ECW -
July 9, 2009 Superstars -
July 10, 2009 SmackDown -
August 17, 2010 NXT -
August 19, 2010 Superstars -
August 20, 2010 SmackDown -
August 16, 2011 NXT 3,500
August 18, 2011 Superstars -
August 19, 2011 SmackDown 3,500
August 23, 2012 Superstars -
August 24, 2012 SmackDown -
August 21, 2013 Main Event 4,000
August 23, 2013 SmackDown 4,000
August 9, 2016 Main Event -
August 9, 2016 SmackDown -
February 13, 2018 SmackDown -
February 13, 2018 205 Live -
October 7, 2019 RAW -
October 9, 2019 Main Event -

External links