The Big Show, John Cena, Chris Jericho and The Miz battle as the briefcase hangs above the ring.
Phoenix is not widely known for many things; dry heat, golf, Steve Nash and Spring Training. But it may be time to add one very important item to that list: WWE Pay-Per-Views. Five times the Valley of the Sun has hosted a marquee WWE event, including SummerSlam in 2003 and the biggest one of all, Wrestlemania at University of Phoenix Stadium in 2010. It’s also hosted numerous Monday Night Raw and SmackDown episodes. More times than not, when the WWE pulls their trucks into Phoenix, fans in attendance can expect a grea tshow. Sunday night at US Airways Center was no exception, as the WWE presented Money In The Bank.
Full disclosure, I have been a huge WWE fan since I was a little kid. I remember sitting in my best friend’s dad’s office watching Hulk Hogan defend America against Sgt. Slaughter at Wrestlemania VII. I remember watching Wrestlemania IX at Caesar’s Palace when Bret Hart lost...
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Chris Jericho,
The Miz,
Steve Nash,
Sgt. Slaughter,
Bret Hart,
Dolph Ziggler,
Daniel Bryan,
The Big Show
TEAMS: Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Arizona Diamondbacks, Arizona Cardinals, Arizona State Sun Devils
TEAMS: Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Arizona Diamondbacks, Arizona Cardinals, Arizona State Sun Devils
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