Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is named after the Des Moines River, which may have been adapted from the French Rivière des Moines, literally meaning "River of the Monks." The five-county metropolitan area is ranked 91st in terms of population in the United States according to 2009 estimates with 562,906 residents according to United States Census Bureau. The city proper population was 203,433 at the 2010 census.

ArenasEdit

• Wells Fargo Arena
• Veterans Memorial Auditorium

EventsEdit

• WWF House Show - June 3, 1993.
• WWF Superstars - April 30, 1996.
• RAW - August 17, 1998.
• Heat - August 23, 1998.
• Nitro - June 26, 2000.
• Heat - October 31, 2004.
• NXT - May 31, 2011.
• Superstars - June 2, 2011.
• Smackdown - June 3, 2011.

PromotionsEdit

• 3XW Wrestling

WrestlersEdit

• Alex Payne

External LinksEdit

• Des Moines, Iowa on Wikipedia