Editing Yuengling Center (section)

=== Combat sports ===
[[WWE]] has hosted several [[professional wrestling]] events at the Sun Dome; it hosted ''[[Saturday Night's Main Event]]'' for the first time in 1985, and hosted the [[pay-per-view]] [[Royal Rumble (1995)|Royal Rumble]] in 1995 (which notably saw [[Shawn Michaels]] become the first person entering at number 1 to win the titular [[Royal Rumble match]] by outlasting all 29 of the other participants).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Knight|first=Joey|date=May 8, 2018|title=As it courts Wrestlemania, Tampa can boast some major wrestling moments|url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/2018/05/08/as-it-courts-wrestlemania-tampa-can-boast-some-major-wrestling-moments/|access-date=March 24, 2021|website=Tampa Bay Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320145052/https://www.tampabay.com/sports/2018/05/08/as-it-courts-wrestlemania-tampa-can-boast-some-major-wrestling-moments/|archive-date=March 20, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 24, 2021, WWE announced that it would move its [[WWE ThunderDome|ThunderDome]] residency—a [[bio-secure bubble]] used to film the company's weekly programs ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'', ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'', and ''[[WWE Main Event|Main Event]]'', as well as those shows' associated pay-per-views, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]—to Yuengling Center beginning with the April 12 episode of ''Raw'', following [[WrestleMania 37]] (which was held at Tampa's [[Raymond James Stadium]]). The ThunderDome was relocated from [[Tropicana Field]] due to the start of the [[Tampa Bay Rays]]' [[2021 Tampa Bay Rays season|2021 season]]; as before, programs produced at the arena were held [[Behind closed doors (sport)|behind closed doors]] with no in-person audience.<ref>{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Randall|date=March 24, 2021|title=WWE Moves ThunderDome to USF's Yuengling Center|url=https://www.sportico.com/leagues/other-sports/2021/wwe-moves-thunderdome-yuengling-center-1234625524/|access-date=March 24, 2021|website=Sportico.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324123112/https://www.sportico.com/leagues/other-sports/2021/wwe-moves-thunderdome-yuengling-center-1234625524/|archive-date=March 24, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> During their residency at the Yuengling Center, WWE held two pay-per-view events, [[WrestleMania Backlash (2021)|WrestleMania Backlash]] and [[Hell in a Cell (2021)|Hell in a Cell]]. WWE resumed live touring on July 16, thus ending the ThunderDome productions. The company finished tapings at the Yuengling Center on July 9; the final show to air featuring the ThunderDome at the Yuengling Center was the July 15 episode of ''Main Event''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|title=WWE to Return to Live Touring in July|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/wwe-live-tour-dates-2021-1234978565/|date=May 21, 2021|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=May 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521192415/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/wwe-live-tour-dates-2021-1234978565/|archive-date=May 21, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Currier|first=Joseph|title=WWE returning to touring this July, first three events announced|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/wwe-returning-touring-july-first-three-events-announced-342011|date=May 21, 2021|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]|access-date=May 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521162048/https://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/wwe-returning-touring-july-first-three-events-announced-342011|archive-date=May 21, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Defelice|first=Robert|title=WWE To Resume Touring Starting In Texas On July 16; 25-City Tour Planned To Run Through Labor Day|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-resume-touring-starting-texas-july-16-25-city-tour-planned-run-through-labor-day|date=May 21, 2021|work=Fightful|access-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521191207/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-resume-touring-starting-texas-july-16-25-city-tour-planned-run-through-labor-day|archive-date=May 21, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Laboon|first=Jeff|title=WWE returns to Live Events with 25-city tour beginning July 16|url=https://www.wwe.com/article/wwe-returns-to-live-events-with-25-city-tour-beginning-july-16|work=[[WWE]]|date=May 21, 2021|access-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521125333/https://www.wwe.com/article/wwe-returns-to-live-events-with-25-city-tour-beginning-july-16|archive-date=May 21, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 7, 2025, [[WWE]] announced that it would host four events at the Yuengling Center from May 24 - May 27, 2025. The four events will be [[Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIX]] on May 24, [[NXT Battleground (2025)|Battleground]] on May 25, [[WWE Raw|Monday Night Raw]] on May 26, and [[WWE NXT|NXT]] on May 27.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-reveals-location-for-next-saturday-nights-main-event-john-cena-to-appear/|title=WWE reveals location for next Saturday Night's Main Event, John Cena to appear|date=March 7, 2025|last=Currier|first=Joseph|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]|access-date=March 7, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307145944/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-reveals-location-for-next-saturday-nights-main-event-john-cena-to-appear/|archive-date=March 7, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Creator Clash]] was hosted at the Yuengling Center in 2022.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=The Creator Clash |url=https://thecreatorclash.com |publisher=Real Good Touring}}</ref>

[[UFC]] hosted [[UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens]] at the Sun Dome on February 7, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 7, 2009|title=Neer, Danzig, Velasquez and Lauzon each earn $30K UFN 17 bonuses|url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/13946/neer-danzig-velasquez-and-lauzon-get-30k-ufn-17-bonuses.mma|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211033154/http://mmajunkie.com/news/13946/neer-danzig-velasquez-and-lauzon-get-30k-ufn-17-bonuses.mma|archive-date=February 11, 2009|access-date=February 7, 2009|work=MMAJunkie.com}}</ref> The Sun Dome also hosted [[Bellator 72]] and [[Bellator 94|94]] in 2012 and 2013 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bellator 72 Results, Fight Card and News - MMA Fighting|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/425/bellator-72|access-date=March 24, 2021|website=www.mmafighting.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bellator 94 Results, Fight Card and News - MMA Fighting|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/483/bellator-94|access-date=March 24, 2021|website=www.mmafighting.com}}</ref>