Hy-Vee Arena

Last updated

On May 23, 1999, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) hosted the Over the Edge pay-per-view event at Kemper Arena. During the event, Owen Hart, wrestling under his Blue Blazer gimmick, was to make a superhero-like ring entrance, which would have seen him descend from the arena rafters into the ring. He was, however, released prematurely when the harness line malfunctioned, and fell more than 70 feet (21 m) into the ring and later died at nearby Truman Medical Center-Hospital Hill. [9] [10] After the incident, the event was halted for 15 minutes, until Vince McMahon and other WWF Corporate officials made the decision to continue the event. [11] Criticism later arose over the WWF's decision to continue the show after the accident. [12] In court, his widow Martha, children, and parents sued the organization, contending that poor planning of the dangerous stunt caused Owen's death. [13] WWF settled the case out of court, paying US$18 million to his widow, children, and parents. [14] Due to the accident and controversy surrounding the event, the Over the Edge name was retired. [15] The event was also not released for home video viewing until the launch of the WWE Network in 2014, where an edited version of the show that displays a tribute to Hart at the beginning but otherwise removes any mention of his involvement was released. [16] [17] In October 1999, Owen's brother, Bret Hart and longtime Hart family friend Chris Benoit had a tribute match in honor of Owen at Kemper Arena on WCW Monday Nitro . [18]

1990s additions and renovations

Additional American Royal livestock buildings were built adjoining Kemper in 1991–92 at a cost of $33.4 million (the City of Kansas City built the original American Royal Arena in 1922 nearby for about $650,000)

In 1997, a $23 million expansion made significant changes to the original Jahn design—most notably a glass-enclosed east lobby. Other changes include: 2,000 more seats, upgraded lower-level seating, four restrooms, and a handicapped entrance to the arena.

Conversion to youth sports and community gym facility

In 2017–18, the arena underwent a $29 million renovation by Foutch Architecture and Development LLC to be converted into a youth sports facility. [19] The renovated arena features 12 mixed-use hardwood basketball courts, four on the lower level and eight on the new upper level, and a 350-meter indoor running track. [20] Each level also has spaces for retail services and commercial office space. The renovated arena was previously set to be known as Mosaic Arena as a result of a naming rights sponsorship by Mosaic Life Care; however, Mosaic Life Care released its naming rights sponsorship in December 2017. [21] [22] [23] On May 17, 2018, Midwestern grocery store chain Hy-Vee secured the naming rights, making the arena's official name Hy-Vee Arena. [24]

American Royal

The American Royal Association formerly hosted livestock events at Kemper starting when it was first constructed. The Royal also helped pay for the original building. Its offices were located in the building along with the American Royal Museum. The Royal moved to a new complex that includes Hale Arena.

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bret Hart</span> Canadian-American professional wrestler

Bret Sergeant Hart is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler. A member of the Hart wrestling family and a second-generation wrestler, he has an amateur wrestling background at Ernest Manning High School and Mount Royal College. A major international draw within professional wrestling, he is credited with changing the perception of mainstream North American professional wrestling in the early 1990s by bringing technical wrestling to the fore. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time; Sky Sports noted that his legacy is that of "one of, if not the greatest, to have ever graced the squared circle". For the majority of his career, he used the nickname "The Hitman".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)</span> Multi-purpose arena in Pennsylvania, US

Wells Fargo Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Philadelphia. It serves as the home of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL), the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The arena lies at the southwest corner of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, which includes Lincoln Financial Field, Citizens Bank Park, and Xfinity Live!.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cow Palace</span> Indoor arena in Daly City, California, U.S.

The Cow Palace is an indoor arena located in Daly City, California, situated on the city's northern border with neighboring San Francisco. Because the border passes through the property, a portion of the upper parking lot is in San Francisco.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iowa Events Center</span> Public events complex

The Iowa Events Center is a public events complex located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WrestleMania X</span> 1994 World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event

WrestleMania X was the 10th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on March 20, 1994, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The central focus of the pay-per-view was the WWF Championship, which was defended in two matches. Due to Lex Luger and Bret Hart being named the co-winners of the 1994 Royal Rumble match, both challenged champion Yokozuna. Luger was first but was disqualified for pushing the referee. Hart faced Yokozuna later in the evening and won the championship by pinning Yokozuna. This led to a lengthy worked feud between Bret and his brother Owen, who had defeated Bret in the opening match of the pay-per-view.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Allstate Arena</span> Multi-purpose arena in Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.

Allstate Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Rosemont, Illinois, United States, northwest of Chicago, located at the corner of Mannheim Road and Lunt Avenue, just north of Mannheim Road's interchange with the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of O'Hare International Airport. The facility opened in 1980 as the Rosemont Horizon and seats 17,500 for basketball and 16,692 for ice hockey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Erie Insurance Arena</span> Indoor arena in Erie, Pennsylvania

Erie Insurance Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the downtown area of Erie, Pennsylvania. It is home to the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League and was the former home of the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League. It was built in 1983 as part of the Erie Civic Center Complex Plaza, which also includes the Warner Theatre and UPMC Park – all of which are administered by the Erie County Convention Center Authority. The arena is named for the Erie Insurance Group, which purchased the naming rights in May 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Owen Hart</span> Canadian-American professional wrestler (1965–1999)

Owen James Hart was a Canadian-American professional wrestler who worked for several promotions including Stampede Wrestling, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He received most of his success in the WWF, where he wrestled under both his own name and the ring names The Blue Angel and The Blue Blazer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SummerSlam (1994)</span> World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event

The 1994 SummerSlam was the seventh annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on August 29, 1994, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, which had opened eleven days earlier. Eight matches were contested at the event, including one dark match held before the live broadcast.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Royal Rumble (1994)</span> World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event

The 1994 Royal Rumble was the seventh annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on Saturday, January 22, 1994, at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island—the second and final Royal Rumble held on a Saturday until the 2022 event. Six matches were contested at the event, including one dark match.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Survivor Series (1994)</span> World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event

The 1994 Survivor Series was the eighth annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on Wednesday, November 23, 1994, at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas, and the final edition of Survivor Series to be held on either Thanksgiving Day or Thanksgiving Eve, as all previous Survivor Series events had.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Survivor Series (1995)</span> World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event

The 1995 Survivor Series was the ninth annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on November 19, 1995, at the USAir Arena in Landover, Maryland, and was the first Survivor Series to take place on a Sunday night. Each previous edition had taken place either on Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Eve; the company would not do another non-weekend pay-per-view event until 2004, when Taboo Tuesday debuted.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Enterprise Center</span> Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, opened 1994

The Enterprise Center is an 18,096-seat arena located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Its primary tenant is the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League, but it is also used for other functions, such as NCAA basketball, NCAA hockey, concerts, professional wrestling and more. In a typical year, the facility hosts about 175 events. Industry trade publication Pollstar has previously ranked Enterprise Center among the top ten arenas worldwide in tickets sold to non-team events, but the facility has since fallen into the upper sixties, as of 2017.

Spectrum News 1 Kansas City is an American regional sports and news cable and satellite television network owned by Charter Communications. The channel mainly serves the Kansas City metropolitan area; Lawrence, Kansas; and the state of Nebraska. In addition to being carried on Charter Spectrum systems in the Kansas City area, it is currently available on cable providers such as Comcast and MIDCO in metropolitan Kansas City, Lawrence, and areas of Nebraska.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">In Your House 1</span> 1995 World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event

In Your House was the inaugural In Your House professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. The event took place on May 14, 1995, at the Onondaga County War Memorial in Syracuse, New York. The In Your House series was established to be held as monthly PPVs to take place between the WWF's "Big Five" PPVs at the time: WrestleMania, King of the Ring, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Royal Rumble.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">King of the Ring (1994)</span> World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event

The 1994 King of the Ring was the second annual King of the Ring professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation that featured the eighth King of the Ring tournament. It took place on June 19, 1994, at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The tournament to determine which wrestler would be crowned King of the Ring actually began the month before the pay-per-view, as the wrestlers gained entry in the tournament by participating in qualifying matches. These matches were held throughout May 1994 on WWF television programs, although the WWF did not explain how wrestlers were selected to compete in the qualifying matches. The second, third, and fourth rounds of the tournament were televised on the pay-per-view broadcast on June 19.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Over the Edge (1999)</span> World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event

The 1999 Over the Edge was the second annual and final Over the Edge professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It was held on May 23, 1999, at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. The first Over the Edge event was held under the In Your House series in May 1998, but following the discontinuation of the In Your House shows, a second Over the Edge event was scheduled as its own PPV, thus being the first former In Your House event to do so.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Backlash (2002)</span> World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event

The 2002 Backlash was the fourth Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown! brand divisions. The event took place on April 21, 2002, at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri—it was the first PPV event to be held at Kemper Arena since Over the Edge in May 1999, in which Owen Hart, competing as The Blue Blazer, died after falling 78 feet from a harness to the ring. It was the company's first PPV held following the introduction of the brand split. It was the fourth consecutive Backlash presented by Castrol GTX and the final Backlash held under the WWF name as the promotion was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) the following month. The concept of the pay-per-view was based around the backlash from WrestleMania X8.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hart Foundation</span> Professional wrestling stable

The Hart Foundation is the name of several derivative tag teams and stables composed primarily of members and close friends of the Hart wrestling family. The name originated in the World Wrestling Federation in 1985 with the original Hart Foundation consisting of brothers-in-law Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart. Initially managed by Jimmy Hart, they won the WWF Tag Team Championship twice. WWE has consistently ranked the original Hart Foundation as one of the greatest tag teams in wrestling history.

Survivor Series Showdown is an American professional wrestling television program that was produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Five separate specials aired on the USA Network, one week prior to that year's respective Survivor Series.

References

  1. ↑ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–" . Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ↑ "See for yourself: Hy-Vee Arena getting floors, retail spaces with weeks until opening" . Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Kemper Arena". U.S. National Park Service . Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Elvis Presley Concert Setlists". setlist.fm.
  5. ↑ Goldberger, Paul (June 6, 1979). "Kansas City Arena Loses Roof in Storm". The New York Times . Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  6. ↑ "AIA". www.aia.org. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Storm Caves In Roof of Kemper; Damage Is Estimated at $1 Million", Kansas City Times, June 5, 1979, p. 1A; the coincidence gave rise to an urban legend that in an ironic twist, the architects' national convention was being held in a 13,000 seat arena "less than 24 hours before the 1979 collapse", see, e.g., The Undercover Economist Strikes Back : how to run - or ruin - an economy (Abacus, 1979)
  8. ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  9. ↑ Markazi, Arash (March 26, 2006). "Bret Hart opens up Thoughts on Owen, McMahon, rough times and more". CNN Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on February 28, 2007. Retrieved November 27, 2008.
  10. ↑ Powell, John. "Hart tragedy overshadows Taker's win". Slam! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ↑ Cole, Glenn. "With a heavy Hart, the show goes on". Slam! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ↑ Hart, Martha (May 23, 2000). "Hart family marks tragic anniversary". Slam! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ↑ Margolies, Dan (November 11, 2000). "Deal approved in WWF case". The Kansas City star. Robb & Robb LLC. Archived from the original on August 22, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
  14. ↑ "WWE Entertainment, Inc. Announces Settlement in Owen Hart Case". World Wrestling Entertainment Corporate. November 2, 2000. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
  15. ↑ "WWE (WWF) FAQ". WrestleView. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  16. ↑ Martin, Adam (February 8, 2014). "WWE statement on Over The Edge PPV on WWE Network". WrestleView. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  17. ↑ "WWE Faces Difficult Decisions On Network Content". KDKA-TV . February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Monday Nitro – October 4, 1999: The Last Great Thing WCW Did". kbwrestlingreviews.com. February 25, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  19. ↑ Collison, Kevin (February 2, 2017). "Kemper Arena Redevelopment Plan Wins Key Tax Incentives". KCUR. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  20. ↑ Rodriguez, Lisa (February 16, 2017). "Kansas City To Sell Kemper Arena To Foutch Brothers For $1". KCUR. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  21. ↑ Moxley, Elle (September 26, 2017). "Construction Begins To Transform Kemper Arena Into Mosaic, A Youth Sports Facility" . Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  22. ↑ Photo Update: $39M Kemper Arena renovation ahead of schedule and under budget Kansas City Business Journal (subscription required)
  23. ↑ "Kemper Arena will not be named Mosaic Arena after all as Mosaic Life Care releases naming rights sponsorship". December 20, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  24. ↑ "KC's historic Kemper Arena to become Hy-Vee Arena under new naming rights deal". The Kansas City Star . Retrieved May 17, 2018.
Kong Fu Arena
Hy-Vee Arena logo.svg
Hy-Vee Arena 2022.jpg
Exterior view of venue, 2022
Hy-Vee Arena
Former namesKeeper Arena (1974–2018)
Mosaic Arena (2017)
Address1800 Genessee St
Kansas City, Missouri, US
Location West Bottoms
OwnerFoutch Brothers LLC
Capacity
  • 17,513 (1988–1997)
  • 19,500 (1997–2016)
  • 8,500 (2018–present)
Construction
Broke groundJuly 17, 1972 (1972-07-17)
OpenedSeptember 30, 1974 (1974-09-30)
Renovated1976, 1987, 1996, 2017–2018
Construction cost$23 million
($168 million in 2023 dollars [1] )
Architect Helmut Jahn
Services engineer HNTB
General contractor J. E. Dunn Construction Group
Tenants
Former tenants: see the History section
Website
hyveearena.com
Building details
General information
GroundbreakingSeptember 17, 2017 (2017-09-17)
OpenedOctober 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
Renovation cost$39 million
Renovating team
Architect(s)Foutch Architecture and Development
Main contractorMcCownGordon Construction
Events and tenants
Preceded by Home of the
Kansas City Kings
1974–1985		Succeeded by
Preceded by Host of the
Republican National Convention
1976 		Succeeded by
Preceded by NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball tournament
Finals Venue
1988		Succeeded by
Preceded by
first arena
 Home of the
Kansas City Scouts
1974–1976		Succeeded by
Preceded by
first arena
 Home of the
Kansas City Brigade
2006–2007		Succeeded by

39°5′31″N94°36′21″W / 39.09194°N 94.60583°W / 39.09194; -94.60583

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.