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| Location: | 2500 Victory Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75201 |
| Coordinates: | 32°47′26″N 96°48′37″W |
| Opened: | July 17, 2001 |
| Owner: | Center Operating Company, L.P. |
| Construction Cost: | $420 million |
| Seating Capacity: | 19,200 |
By 1998, the Dallas Mavericks, then owned by H. Ross Perot, Jr., and the Dallas Stars were indicating their desire for a new facility to replace the dated Reunion Arena. Dallas taxpayers approved a new hotel tax and rental car tax to pay for a new facility to cover a portion of the funding, with the two benefiting teams, the Mavericks and the Stars, picking up the remaining costs, including cost overruns. The new arena was to be built just north of Woodall Rodgers Freeway near Interstate 35E on the site of an old power plant.
On March 18, 1999, American Airlines announced that it would be acquiring the naming rights for the arena for US$195 million. American Airlines is headquartered in Fort Worth and is based at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
On July 27, 2001, the facility opened with the largest ribbon-cutting ceremony ever, according to the Guinness Book of Records[citation needed]. The first event occurred the next day with an Eagles concert. On the next night, the arena hosted the last show of Michael Flatley's Feet of Flames tour. The first sporting event took place on August 19, 2001 with the Dallas Sidekicks of the World Indoor Soccer League taking on the San Diego Sockers.
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Pay-Per-Views
| Date | Event | Attendance |
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| November 16, 2003 | Survivor Series 2003 | 13,487 |
| June 29, 2008 | Night of Champions 2008 | 16,151 |
| October 3, 2010 | Hell in a Cell 2010 | 17,463 |
Television Programs
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| January 14, 2002 | RAW | - |
| June 3, 2002 | RAW | - |
| December 5, 2002 | SmackDown | - |
| June 16, 2003 | RAW | - |
| October 3, 2005 | RAW | - |
| January 29, 2007 | RAW | - |
| July 2, 2007 | RAW | - |
| July 3, 2007 | ECW | - |
| July 6, 2007 | SmackDown | - |
| March 30, 2009 | RAW | - |
| March 31, 2009 | ECW | - |
| April 3, 2009 | SmackDown | - |
| December 7, 2009 | RAW | - |
| June 1, 2010 | NXT | - |
| June 4, 2010 | SmackDown | - |
| March 7, 2011 | RAW | - |
| October 12, 2011 | NXT | - |
| October 14, 2011 | SmackDown | - |
| August 13, 2012 | RAW | - |
| February 25, 2013 | RAW | - |
Also See
External links
American Airlines Center Official Site
American Airlines Center at Wikipedia
American Airlines Center at Pro Fight DB