The first professional wrestling event at the Summit was promoted by the American Wrestling Association on May 29 , 1977 , headlined by champion Nick Bockwinkel drawing Terry Funk . On January 7 , 1979 , Dusty Rhodes won the NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship from Mark Lewin . The World Wrestling Federation aired the first TV card from the venue on October 19 , 1986 , featuring Hulk Hogan defending his title against Paul Orndorff and a $ 50,000 tag team battle royal . It held the Royal Rumble on January 15 , 1989 . This was the first time the Royal Rumble , won by Big John Studd , was televised on pay-per-view ( PPV ) . The newly renamed Compaq Center hosted the No Way Out of Texas PPV on February 15 , 1998 , and Bad Blood ( the first brand-exclusive PPV held in the United States ) on June 15 , 2003 . It hosted a live episode of '' SmackDown ! '' on September 13 , 2001 , the first major entertainment event in the US after the September 11 attacks
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