▁Moon ' s ▁Un ification ▁Church , ▁the ▁ball room ' s ▁current ▁owner . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁renamed ▁Manh attan ▁Center ▁Studios ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁the ▁former ▁the ater ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Ham mer stein ▁Ball room ▁and ▁under w ent ▁extensive ▁renov ation , ▁with ▁the ▁hand ▁painted ▁ce iling ▁being ▁completely ▁restored . ▁ ▁Notable ▁events ▁ ▁The ▁Ham mer stein ▁Ball room ▁has ▁seen ▁performances ▁from ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁musical ▁acts ▁and ▁its ▁popular ity ▁has ▁varied ▁over ▁the ▁years ▁due ▁mainly ▁to ▁competition ▁within ▁the ▁neighborhood . ▁ ▁The ▁professional ▁wrest ling ▁promotion ▁Ext reme ▁Championship ▁Wrestling ▁st aged ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁events ▁from ▁the ▁Ball room . ▁Starting ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁EC W ▁st aged ▁two ▁back ▁to ▁back ▁shows ▁before ▁holding ▁its ▁final ▁two ▁pay - per - view ▁events , ▁Mass acre ▁on ▁ 3 4 th ▁Street ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁Gu ilty ▁as ▁Ch arg ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁The ▁Ball room ▁then ▁hosted ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁W WE - prom oted ▁EC W ▁One ▁Night ▁Stand ▁pay - per - views , ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 8 ' s ▁A ▁New ▁Level , ▁Ring ▁of ▁Honor ▁has ▁hosted ▁DVD ▁and ▁TV ▁tap ings ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁pay - per - view