The Bradley Center is an indoor arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is home to the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA, the Marquette University men's basketball team, and the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL (and formerly of the IHL) . It was also the former home of the Milwaukee Wave of the MISL from 1988-2003, the Milwaukee Mustangs of the AFL from 1994-2001, and the Badger Hockey Showdown from 1989-2002.
The arena was opened on October 1, 1988 with an exhibition hockey game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Edmonton Oilers. At $100 million it was meant to be a modern replacement of The MECCA (currently named the U.S. Cellular Arena), which was built in 1950. It was a gift to the State of Wisconsin by philanthropists Jane Pettit and Lloyd Pettit in memory of Jane's late father, Harry Lynde Bradley of the Allen-Bradley company. The arena seats 20,000 for end-stage concerts, 18,717 for NBA games, 19,000 for college basketball, and 17,800 for ice hockey.
Despite being completed in the late 1980's, the Bradley Center is the 3rd oldest active arena used in the NBA (behind Madison Square Garden and Continental Airlines Arena).
The Bradley Center hosted the Frozen Four in 1993, 1997, and 2006. The 2006 tournament was unique because the eventual champion University of Wisconsin Badgers had an unofficial home-rink advantage because of the statewide appeal of the Badgers and the location of the tournament in Milwaukee, just under 80 miles from the Kohl Center in Madison.
The arena has played host for numerous WWE events as well, such as No Way Out 2002, Taboo Tuesday 2004. One of the most memorable moments in WWE history occurred in this facility when "Stone Cold" Steve Austin held Vince McMahon "hostage" at gun-point in October 1998, until finally threatening to kill him in the ring. As he raised his weapon to fire, the weapon was revealed as a simple toy gun that fired a banner saying "BANG 3:16", causing McMahon to wet himself. WWE will come with a live taping of Monday Night Raw on September 24,2007. [[1]] Gwen Stefani was also going to appear at the Bradley Center on June 7, 2007 for The Sweet Escape Tour concert but due to unknown circumstances the concert is currently cancelled.
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