WWE’s Road to WrestleMania saw the Superstars travel to Augusta’s James Brown Arena, for what will be the final time.
Over 6,000 fans attended the final WWE event at the James Brown Arena for the show that took place on March 17. It was fitting that Georgia’s own Cody Rhodes headlined the show with a hard-fought victory over Drew McIntyre.
Cody beats Drew!! #wweaugusta @CodyRhodes pic.twitter.com/ucFZSgMxib
— #WeWantCody (@WeWantCody_) March 17, 2024
The historic venue is set to close this summer and will be rebuilt from the ground up, the new facility is expected to open sometime in 2026.
WWE Augusta Results
Here are the results of WWE’s final event in the James Brown Arena:
- R-Truth def. Dominik Mysterio by DQ
- R-Truth & New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) def. Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, & Dominik Mysterio)
- AJ Styles def. Carlito
- WWE Women’s World Championship: Rhea Ripley (c) def. Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler
- Sami Zayn def. Shinsuke Nakamura
- LA Knight def. Solo Sikoa
- Omos def. Akira Tozawa
- Naomi & Bianca Belair def. IYO SKY & Kairi Sane
- Street Fight: Cody Rhodes def. Drew McIntyre
Wrestling at the James Brown Arena
WWE’s biggest event at the historic venue came on December 3, 2006, when WWE-ECW held its first, and last, brand-exclusive pay-per-view. December to Dismember saw 4,800 fans watch on as Bobby Lashley became ECW World Champion in the first, and last, Extreme Elimination Chamber match.
WWE also hosted several untelevised events at the venue, the first being in February 1985. The show’s main event saw Tito Santana defeat Intercontinental Champion Greg Valentine via count-out, meaning ‘The Hammer’ kept the gold. WCW also hosted untelevised events at the arena.
