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The venue was a joint venture between Sears Holdings, Ryan Companies, and the Village of Hoffman Estates. [4] The project began in 1998; however, plans were not finalized until 2005. [5] Construction began in July 2005. [6] The venue opened as Sears Centre on October 26, 2006, with performances by Duran Duran [7] and Bob Dylan. [8]
The inaugural All Out's main event saw Chris Jericho become the first AEW World Champion. On September 1, 2018, an independent wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event was held called All In, which took place in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, Illinois at the former Sears Centre Arena—renamed to Now Arena in 2020.
The Phantom of the Opera star, Doug LaBrecque hosted the first Holiday Showcase at the newly opened Sears Centre in 2006. [1] It featured the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, Cirque du Soleil aerialists, and a chorus of over 400. [2] The one-night event was a success leading to the Holiday Showcase continuing the next two years.
The 2019 All Out was the inaugural All Out professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It took place during Labor Day weekend on Saturday, August 31, 2019, at the Sears Centre Arena in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
The inaugural All In was held at the Sears Centre Arena (renamed Now Arena in 2020) in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, Illinois. On December 31, 2017, Cody and The Young Bucks announced on the Bucks' YouTube channel, Being The Elite, that they were looking at different venues to hold the event.
The 2021 event returned All Out to the Now Arena (formerly Sears Centre Arena) in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, Illinois, marking All Elite Wrestling's first pay-per-view event held outside of Jacksonville, Florida since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 as the company resumed live touring in July 2021.
Bound for Glory IV was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion that took place on October 12, 2008 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. It was the fourth event under the Bound for Glory name and the tenth event in the 2008 TNA PPV schedule.
It was held on September 1, 2018, at the former Sears Centre Arena (renamed to Now Arena in 2020) in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, Illinois. [2] The event was notable for being the first non-WWE or World Championship Wrestling promoted professional wrestling event in the United States to sell 10,000 tickets since 1993. [2]