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Professional wrestling set to return to Petersen Events Center

Pitt's arena will host two shows: AEW Dynamite on Wednesday night, and the launch of Rampage on Friday.

Professional wrestling set to return to Petersen Events Center

Pitt's arena will host two shows: AEW Dynamite on Wednesday night, and the launch of Rampage on Friday.

BIGGT ESDRAW. >> NOT HAVING A CROWD WHEN YOU WRTLESE IS LIKE STANDING AGAINST THE WALL AND TELLING JOKES AS A COMEDIAN. YOU ARE NOT GETTING ANY FEEDBACK. ISHI TS FUNNY? I DON’T KNOW. ANDREW:ANDREW: SCEIN 2020, JERICHO HAS PERFORMED TWO EMPTY SEATS. THAT ALL CHANGES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. >> IF TYHE ARE FEELING IT, THEY CHEER AND SCREAM. ANDREW: JERICHO IS THE HEADLINER AND IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE AUDIENCE. >> I BECAME A WRESTLER WHEN I MOVED TO PITTSBURGH TO GO TO DENTAL SCHOOL WHERE I’M A PROUD ALUMNI. I WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBUGH SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE. ANDR:EW THE PETE WILL HOST TWO SHOW AEWS, DYNAMITE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY, THE LAUNCH OF RAMPAGE. >> THE FIRST EPISODE IS LIVE IN PITTSBURGH, AND I WILL BE DEFENDING MY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. HOW COULD YOU NOT COME? ANDREW: ANOTHER REASON TO COME, JERICHO’S CHALLENGER HAS PITTSBURGH TIES. >> TO COME BACK HOME TO PITTSBURGH TO WRESTLE IS A HUGE DEAL FOR ME, AND I’M EXCITED TO FEEL THE PITTSBURGH ENERGY. >> WHATEVER ITS I ABOUT AEW, PITTSBURGHSER REALLY FEEL THAT AND RELATE TO THAT. ANDREW: IT IS PITTSBURGHERS. JERICHO, TO THE SURPRISE OF. MANY, SAYS PITTSBURGH CROWDSRE A HISTORICALLY QUIET.
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Professional wrestling set to return to Petersen Events Center

Pitt's arena will host two shows: AEW Dynamite on Wednesday night, and the launch of Rampage on Friday.

It's a Pittsburgh homecoming, professional wrestling is back this week at Petersen Events Center following COVID-19 restrictions.All Elite Wrestling will showcase the newest faces in wrestling and its newest program will make its debut live, nationwide from Pittsburgh. Watch the full story in the video player above. Since last March, Chris Jericho has performed to empty seats, but that all changes Wednesday night at The Pete. "Not having a crowd when you wrestle is like standing against the wall and telling jokes as a comedian. You're not getting any feedback," Jericho said. "Like, is this funny, is it not funny? I don't even know."Jericho, the headliner, is looking forward to the audience. "You know if they're feeling it, and cheering and screaming and yelling, then you kind of wait a bit, and if they're not, then you do something else, and we didn't have that," he said.Dr. Britt Baker, the AEW women's champion, is also looking forward to returning to where she began both of her careers. "I became a wrestler when I came here to go to dental school. I am a proud alumni of the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine and I trained here to be a professional wrestler," Baker said. The Pete will host two shows, AEW Dynamite on Wednesday night and Friday, the launch of Rampage. "It's going to be live and our first episode will be in Pittsburgh and I will be defending my world championship title, so how can you not come?" Baker said.

It's a Pittsburgh homecoming, professional wrestling is back this week at Petersen Events Center following COVID-19 restrictions.

All Elite Wrestling will showcase the newest faces in wrestling and its newest program will make its debut live, nationwide from Pittsburgh.

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Watch the full story in the video player above.

Since last March, Chris Jericho has performed to empty seats, but that all changes Wednesday night at The Pete.

"Not having a crowd when you wrestle is like standing against the wall and telling jokes as a comedian. You're not getting any feedback," Jericho said. "Like, is this funny, is it not funny? I don't even know."

Jericho, the headliner, is looking forward to the audience.

"You know if they're feeling it, and cheering and screaming and yelling, then you kind of wait a bit, and if they're not, then you do something else, and we didn't have that," he said.

Dr. Britt Baker, the AEW women's champion, is also looking forward to returning to where she began both of her careers.

"I became a wrestler when I came here to go to dental school. I am a proud alumni of the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine and I trained here to be a professional wrestler," Baker said.

The Pete will host two shows, AEW Dynamite on Wednesday night and Friday, the launch of Rampage.

"It's going to be live and our first episode will be in Pittsburgh and I will be defending my world championship title, so how can you not come?" Baker said.