[10] Fans Bring the Weapons matches encouraged audience members to purchase items from the adjacent dollar store for wrestlers to strike each other with.

[12] Frank Talent of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission was seen as an ally of the promotion, regularly turning a blind eye when regulations were violated.

[16] The Elvis Depressedly album New Alhambra was named after the venue, with frontman Mathew Lee Cothran deriving inspiration from a bloody Rob Van Dam match he witnessed from the crowd.

[17] Extreme Championship Wrestling moved away from the supercard model, broadcasting its first pay-per-view event called Barely Legal from the venue in April 1997.

[18] The promotion never ran another live broadcast from the venue, as their pay-per-view provider Request TV wanted the company to run events in larger cities.

[20] Ring of Honor opted to run their shows at nearby Murphy Recreation Center, citing the need to establish their own legacy separate from ECW.

[21] Controversy arose when Xtreme Pro Wrestling signed an exclusive lease with the venue in December 2002 and renamed the building XPW Arena, preventing other promotions from utilizing it.

[28][30] A 16-foot boxing ring was installed at the insistence of J. Russell Peltz, who believed that the small dimensions would force boxers to engage with each other and make bouts more exciting.

[30] J. Russell Peltz and Joe Hand, Sr. announced in January 2009 that after a five-year partnership, they would stop promoting boxing cards at the venue and move their shows to The Blue Horizon.

[28] Joanna Pang of the Trocadero Theatre (dba Arena Operating LLC) signed an exclusive lease with the venue in February 2012 with plans to renovate and convert it to a concert hall.

[42][43] Christy Bottie, an accomplished artist with Mural Arts Philadelphia and Roger Artigiani's business partner, was responsible for designing the renovated venue.

[45] Douglas then threw down the NWA belt and declared himself ECW World Heavyweight Champion, effectively launching Extreme Championship Wrestling as a national promotion.

[48] The Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission lifted their January 2003 ban on barbed wire for the main event Three-Way Dance between Sabu, Shane Douglas and Terry Funk.

[58] In September 2009, independent wrestler Matt Riot died following a Pro Wrestling Academy training session at the venue where he collapsed from a brain hemorrhage.

[60] The event was headlined by BxB Hulk defeating CIMA, Gran Akuma and YAMATO in an elimination match to become inaugural Open the Freedom Gate Champion.

Ring of Honor broadcast Final Battle 2015 on live pay-per-view from the venue on December 18, 2015, an event headlined by Jay Lethal retaining his ROH World Championship against AJ Styles.

[69] The event aired live on beIN Sports and was headlined by Tom Lawlor defeating Low Ki to become MLW World Heavyweight Champion.

[72] Ring of Honor broadcast Death Before Dishonor XVIII on live pay-per-view from the venue on September 12, 2021, an event headlined by Bandido retaining his ROH World Championship against Brody King, Demonic Flamita and EC3 in an elimination match.

[82] The event was headlined by a 10-woman tag team match that saw Giulia, Jordynne Grace, Kelani Jordan, Stephanie Vaquer, and Zaria defeat Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne, and Jazmyn Nyx), Cora Jade, and Roxanne Perez.

[3][84] ESPN2 Friday Night Fights broadcast a Golden Boy Promotions card from the venue on March 3, 2006 that saw Demetrius Hopkins defeat Mario Ramos by unanimous decision to capture the vacant USBA Junior Welterweight championship.

[85] ESPN2 Wednesday Night Fights then broadcast a Peltz Boxing Promotions card from the venue on August 2, 2006 where Rogers Mtagwa retained his USBA Featherweight championship by knockout over Alvin Brown.

[88] Bronco McKart defeated Enrique Ornelas by split decision at the venue on August 10, 2007 to capture the vacant NABF Middleweight championship.

[90] ESPN2 Friday Night Fights broadcast a Shalyte Entertainment card from the venue on July 10, 2009 that saw Matt Godfrey defeat Shawn Hawk by unanimous decision to retain his NABF Cruiserweight championship.

[91] A Main Events card on January 21, 2012 aired live from the venue as the debut episode of Fight Night on NBC Sports Network.

[92] Bryant Jennings defeated Maurice Byarm in the headlining slot by unanimous decision to capture the vacant Pennsylvania Heavyweight championship.

[94] ESPN2 Friday Night Fights broadcast a Peltz Boxing Promotions card from the venue on May 8, 2015 that saw Amir Mansour defeat Joey Dawejko by unanimous decision to capture the vacant Pennsylvania Heavyweight championship.

[97] ESPN broadcast a live Premier Boxing Champions card from the venue on August 5, 2016 that saw David Benavidez defeat Denis Douglin by technical knockout.

[98] Top Rank Boxing aired live from the venue on March 30, 2019, with the ESPN broadcast featuring Oleksandr Gvozdyk defeating Doudou Ngumbu by technical knockout to retain his WBC Light Heavyweight championship.

[105] Pig Iron Theatre Company and Mimi Lien staged the premiere of their avant-garde work Superterranean at the venue over several nights in September 2019.

[44][278] Tributes to the venue's past are represented by the bar's decor, with paintings by artist Christy Bottie that commemorate prior wrestling and combat sport events.