March 05, 2015
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Brock Lesnar defeats John Cena for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam 2014.
WWE announced today that Summerslam in August would emanate from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Currently the home to the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets, the Barclays Center has already been the host to several WWE live events, including Raw, SmackDown, and the TLC 2012 pay-per-view since its opening in 2012.
Summer in NYC just got HOTTER as @WWE @SummerSlam comes to Brooklyn's @barclayscenter on 8/23! http://t.co/aCtlmaYohy pic.twitter.com/2ZlAhuJdaN
— WWE SummerSlam (@SummerSlam) March 5, 2015
From the press release at WWE.com:
“We are thrilled to be back in New York for WWE’s second largest destination event of the year,” said John P. Saboor, WWE Executive Vice President, Special Events. “We look forward to continuing our wonderful relationships with both Barclays Center and NYC & Company in what will surely be a memorable weekend in Brooklyn.”
“We are happy to have WWE’s SummerSlam back in New York City. There’s no better place for WWE’s biggest event of the summer,” said Fred Dixon, President and CEO of NYC & Company. “Events like SummerSlam bring people from around the world to New York City, giving them yet another reason to visit and explore the five boroughs. Thanks to WWE, there’s another fantastic reason to visit us this summer.”
“Brooklyn is an international brand and is the perfect stage for a major global event like WWE SummerSlam,” said Brett Yormark, CEO of Barclays Center. “Our strong relationship with WWE has enabled us to host many successful events together at Barclays Center. We are excited to build on our partnership by bringing SummerSlam to Brooklyn."
Summerslam comes back to New York for the first time since 2002. For the past six years, the Biggest Party of the Summer has taken place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The event this year was originally scheduled to emanate from the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, but the facility was closed through 2017, when it will likely be demolished.
