F1RST Wrestling is staging its Friday Night Nitro show at the Mall of America on July 31, from 7 to 9 p.m., in the Huntington Bank Rotunda. The card promises "top in-ring performers, including international stars and F1RST Wrestling fan favorites."
The date isn't a coincidence. The show lands the evening before SummerSlam kicks off at U.S. Bank Stadium, giving wrestling fans in town for the big WWE event a local warm-up. It's also a bit of a homecoming for the Rotunda: the space was the site of the very first WCW Nitro broadcast, back on September 4, 1995, and F1RST Wrestling has returned to book its own "Nitro" there every year since first doing so in 2022.
Tickets went on sale June 15 through the mall's ticketing site and come in three tiers: $50 for VIP Golden Circle floor seats in the first five rows, which also include a commemorative trading card, an 18-point Nickelodeon Universe pass, and cash bar access; $30 for general admission floor seating (same pass and bar perks, just farther back); and $20 for standing-room general admission on Level 2. Seating is first-come, first-served, and each transaction is capped at 10 tickets.
A few logistics worth knowing before you go: tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable, everyone attending needs a ticket regardless of age, and strollers aren't allowed in the event space. Check-in is at the Southeast Court on Level 1, near L.L.Bean.