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Legends of Wrestling at Citi Field Announced – Bret Hart, Goldberg, Ric Flair to Appear

By Rob Wolkenbrod

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Legends of Wrestling to set to take place at Citi Field later this year.

Over the weekend the Citi Field Twitter account posted a teaser tweet about wrestling coming to the stadium that is home to the New York Mets.

The immediate speculation was that SummerSlam would be taking place there. The big event was supposed to take place at the IZOD Center, but with the arena scheduled to close down, WWE will have to find a new home for it. Unfortunately, SummerSlam will not be taking place there.

However, another pretty cool event is set to be held at Citi Field – Legends of Wrestling. Here’s the press release that was sent to us from Mets.com.

"BILL GOLDBERG, BRET HART, RIC FLAIR AND ROB VAN DAM TO HEADLINELEGENDS OF WRESTLINGSUNDAY, JUNE 7 AT CITI FIELDTickets Start at $25 and can be purchased at Mets.com/Wrestling or by calling 718-507-TIXX beginning Friday, February 27th at 10:00 a.m.Fans Can Meet Professional Wrestling Legends, Get Autographs,Cheer Favorites in Wrestling Matches before June 7 EventFLUSHING, N.Y., February 23, 2015 – Bill Goldberg, Bret “The Hit Man” Hart, Ric “Nature Boy” Flair and “Mr. Monday Night” Rob Van Dam are among the 30 professional wrestlers appearing at the Legends of Wrestling Sunday, June 7 at Citi Field. Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased online at www.Mets.com/Wrestling or by calling 718-507-TIXX beginning Friday, February 27th at 10:00 a.m.From 3 p.m.-5 p.m., the Legends will conduct autograph and Q&A sessions in Citi Field’s event spaces, while festival entertainment and photo opportunities will take place along the Field Level concourse. Immediately following, fans will have the opportunity to watch some of their favorite Legends compete in the main event. The Nasty Boys and Hacksaw Jim Duggan are some of the Legends that will be featured during the main event, consisting of six wrestling matches in a ring set up on second base.The $25 event tickets provide access to the festival and the main event. Different VIP opportunities are also available ranging from an additional $15 up to $100, which allow access to Q&A sessions, private meet and greets, photo opportunities with a Legend in the ring and autograph sessions with the top-tier talent.The world-class event and hospitality company for the New York Mets, Metropolitan Hospitality, will host the event, marking the first professional wrestling event at Citi Field. The event will bring professional wrestling back to the home of the New York Mets, as Shea Stadium hosted three wrestling cards taking place in 1972, 1976 and 1980. These matches featured popular wrestling icons Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant and Bruno Sammartino."

This event looks like it could be a lot of fun. If Goldberg ends up wrestling, that could be a spectacle in itself.

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