The Curtis Culwell Center (formerly the Garland Special Events Center) is a 6,860-fixed seat[1] arena (8,500 full capacity) and conference center in
Garland, Texas. It opened in 2005 and was designed by
HKS, Inc. and constructed at a cost of $31.5 million by Lee Lewis Construction with engineering by Walter P. Moore, Blum Consulting Engineers, and RLK Engineers Inc.[2] The arena is the property of the
Garland Independent School District (GISD).[3]
Events
It is used by the men's
basketball teams of the GISD. It was also used as a venue by the
SMU Mustangs men's and women's basketball teams while the
Moody Coliseum was being renovated. It also hosts the UIL state girls'
volleyball championships.
On May 3, 2015, two men carried out
an attack during an art exhibition featuring works
depicting Muhammad. Both men were killed at the scene. One Garland ISD officer was wounded in the exchange of gunfire.[4]
Professional wrestling
The arena has hosted multiple events from the professional wrestling promotion
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and its sister promotion
Ring of Honor (ROH). These include:
Supercard of Honor XV on April 1, 2022 for AEW's sister promotion
Ring of Honor (ROH), the first card since the reboot of the company under the ownership of AEW co-owner/executive
Tony Khan.
On December 14, 2022
Winter is Coming returned for the second consecutive year.[9]
In December 2023 the Center hosted ROH's
Final Battle (2023) on December 15, followed by the third night of
Winter Is Coming (2023) on December 16 (the latter event, spanning two days, was co-hosted by both the Center and
College Park Center on the
University of Texas at Arlington campus (College Park hosted the live Dynamite show and the taped Rampage show on December 13).
References
^"Spaces". curtisculwellcenter.com. Curtis Culwell Center. Retrieved November 29, 2019.