What Happened to WWE Shows in Rockford

When was the last time WWE was in Rockford? Was it two or three years ago, or even longer?

If you're like me, wondering as the biggest professional wrestling promotion gears up for another Wrestlemania next month, you might be thinking the same thing.

WWE in Rockford: When Was the Last Time the WWE Came to the BMO Center?

Some of my best memories as a kid are going with my dad and my buddies to house shows.

If you don’t know, a house show is essentially a non-televised event. It’s what made the WWE what it is today. I always likened it to a travel circus, and while you didn’t always see the biggest names, you did have a chance to see some of your favorites do their thing, in person, and it was always decently cheap.

A Rockford Fan's Memories of WWE House Shows

As a parent, taking my young ones to the house shows was always a good time too. The WWE would roll through Rockford at least once a year, and we’d grab tickets and laugh and cheer. It was fun.

It’s been at least two or three years since the last WWE show at the BMO, and I know it’s not a us thing, as in Rockford residents or the BMO Center.

It’s more of a WWE thing, and after some searching, it's definitely a WWE issue.

The reason why the WWE doesn’t go to many mid-sized cities like Rockford anymore is that it is “too much work for not enough profit.”

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The others are trying to reduce injury rates, too, and based on the amount of hurt WWE talent at the moment, it’s hard to agree with that assessment.

WWE Fans in Rockford: Your Options for Catching a Live Show

If you’re a WWE fan in Rockford, you can keep watching on TV or travel to a big city like Chicago to catch a live show, even if it’s costly.

Why WWE Stopped Coming to Mid-Sized Cities Like Rockford

Either way, the future is unknown. I can’t predict WWE’s next move, but I believe they have ended scheduling non-televised events, and coming to towns like Rockford doesn't seem like a possibility.

I wonder if there's another wrestling promotion willing to come around and fill the BMO for a night or two?

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10 Fastest Championship Matches in WWE History

A lightning fast championship match can be shocking, both for the right and the wrong reasons. Some of the quickest matches in WWE history have caused Superstars like Daniel Bryan to be catapulted to the top of the card, while others like Kofi Kingston had short moments of glory snatched away from them.

For this list, we're not counting Money in the Bank cash-ins like Dean Ambrose pinning Seth Rollins in nine seconds or Jack Swagger taking Chris Jericho's title in eight seconds. These are mostly traditional matches, minus one Money in the Bank precursor where Trish Stratus pulled the biggest heel move of her career.

Of course this is wrestling, so cheating is 100-percent legal for this list. If you happened to low blow your opponent just moments before the match began, only for the bell to ring thanks to some hapless referee -- that's a'okay with us!

Whether it be an iconic retirement match at Wrestlemania or a bizarre untelevised moment between a veteran and a rising star at Madison Square Garden, these are officially the 10 fastest championship matches in the history of WWE. Get out your stopwatches if you don't believe us!

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