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==Hosted events== ===College basketball=== On February 23, 2008, FedExForum hosted the [[college basketball]] game featuring the No. 1 ranked [[Memphis Tigers men's basketball|Memphis Tigers]] vs. the No. 2 ranked [[Tennessee Volunteers basketball|Tennessee Volunteers]]. The facility also hosted the [[Conference USA]] men's basketball tournament from 2005 to 2009. It was the site of the South regional semifinals and finals in the [[2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2009]], [[2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2014]], and [[2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2017]] editions of the [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]], and first- and second-round games of the [[2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2024 tournament]]. FedExForum was one of the four regional finals in the [[2010 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament]]. On March 12β15, 2014, the [[American Athletic Conference]] hosted their inaugural tournament at the FedExForum. It hosted the tournament again in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/college/memphis-tigers/basketball/2017/07/10/fedexforum-host-2019-aac-mens-basketball-tournament/464264001/|title=FedExForum will host 2019 AAC men's basketball tournament|work=The Commercial Appeal|access-date=August 2, 2017|language=en}}</ref> ===Hockey=== On September 21, 2006, the [[Nashville Predators]] and the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] played an [[National Hockey League|NHL]] preseason game at FedExForum, the first [[ice hockey]] game ever held at the arena, won by the Predators 8β1.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/5443103/predators-blast-columbus-out-of-fedexforum-in-nhl-exhibition|title=Predators Blast Columbus Out of FedExForum in NHL Exhibition|access-date=March 17, 2018|language=en}}</ref> ===Boxing, WWE & MMA=== On September 25, 2004, FedExForum hosted the [[Roy Jones Jr. vs. Glen Johnson]] for the [[IBF]] Light heavyweight title. Johnson won the fight with a 9th-round knockout. FedExForum has hosted three major [[professional wrestling]] events. In 2007, [[World Wrestling Entertainment]]'s [[Unforgiven (2007)|Unforgiven]] took place on September 16, headlined by [[The Undertaker]] and [[Mark Henry]], and the [[PMG Clash of Legends]] independent show on April 27, featuring [[Hulk Hogan]] versus [[Paul Wight]]. In 2015, it hosted [[Fastlane (2015)|Fastlane]] on February 22. The first of five WWE [[house show]]s took place on September 19, 2004, shortly after the venue opened. It has hosted seven episodes of ''[[WWE Raw]]'' and four of ''[[WWE SmackDown]]''. One notable instance of WWE at the arena was when [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] "occupied" Raw with hundreds of his fans inside the ring and surrounding the ringside area on March 10, 2014.<ref>[http://wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=shows&sort=ort&land=3®ion=6&stadt=1120&ansicht=&arena=1986 Wrestling events at the FedExForum, from WrestlingData.com]</ref> On December 12, 2009, FedExForum hosted an [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] lightweight title fight, [[UFC 107|UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez]] ===Other events=== In August 2010, the [[Professional Bull Riders]]' [[Built Ford Tough Series]] tour made their first appearance at FedExForum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbrnow.com/competition/bfts/eventload.cfm?id=3259|title=Memphis Invitational Presented by Cooper Tires|publisher=[[Professional Bull Riders]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205181557/http://www.pbrnow.com/competition/bfts/eventload.cfm?id=3259|archive-date=December 5, 2010|access-date=September 15, 2011}}</ref> On August 4, 2010, FedExForum held the memorial service to Memphis native [[Lorenzen Wright]], a Memphis Tigers alum and former Memphis Grizzlies player. The [[Church of God in Christ]], Inc. (COGIC), a Holiness-Pentecostal denomination based in Memphis, held their annual Convocation at the FedExForum from 2004 to 2007. The arena hosted [[Monster Jam]] for a few years, then in 2019 hosted Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live.
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