page_title: Sahlen Field
section_title: Professional wrestling
hierarchical_section_title: Sahlen Field / Notable events / Professional wrestling
caption_attribution_description: AJ Styles at the Ballpark Brawl in Buffalo, NY 7-15-05
context_page_description: Sahlen Field is a baseball park in Buffalo, New York. Originally known as Pilot Field, the venue has since been named Downtown Ballpark, North AmeriCare Park, Dunn Tire Park, and Coca-Cola Field. The home of the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons of the International League, it opened on April 14, 1988 and can seat up to 16,600 people, making it the highest-capacity Triple-A ballpark in the United States. It replaced the Bisons' former home, War Memorial Stadium, where the team played from 1979 to 1987.
  The stadium was the first retro-classic ballpark built in the world, and was designed with plans for Major League Baseball expansion. Buffalo had not had an MLB team since the Buffalo Blues played for the Federal League in 1915. However, Bisons owner Robert E. Rich Jr. was unsuccessful in his efforts to bring an MLB franchise to the stadium between 1988 and 1994. Due to travel restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the Toronto Blue Jays are currently playing their 2020 home games at Sahlen Field.
  Sahlen Field was also home to the Buffalo Nighthawks of the Ladies Professional Baseball League in 1998 and the Empire State Yankees in 2012.
context_section_description: Ballpark Brawl was a series of post-game professional wrestling events produced by the Buffalo Bisons and promoted by Christopher Hill, their Director of Sales and Marketing between 2003 and 2007. The promotion's Natural Heavyweight Championship paid homage to The Natural, which was filmed in Buffalo at War Memorial Stadium.
  Ballpark Brawl (August 2003) was headlined by Jeff Jarrett and Sabu defeating Disco Inferno and Raven.
  Ballpark Brawl II: Field of Screams (July 2004) was headlined by Al Snow defeating Chris Candido.
  Ballpark Brawl III: Canadian Carnage (August 2004) was headlined by AJ Styles defeating Sabu and Teddy Hart to become the inaugural Natural Heavyweight Champion.
  Ballpark Brawl IV: fridaynightSMASH (July 2005) was headlined by Christopher Daniels defeating AJ Styles to become Natural Heavyweight Champion.
  Ballpark Brawl V: Bang! Bang! Have a Nice Day! (August 2005) was headlined by The Sandman defeating Sabu, with Mick Foley as the guest referee.
  Ballpark Brawl VI: Rochester Rumble (August 2005) took place at Frontier Field and was headlined by a 20-man battle royal.
  Ballpark Brawl VII: Survival of the Fittest (August 2006) was headlined by Samoa Joe defeating Christopher Daniels, Homicide and Low Ki to become Natural Heavyweight Champion.
  Ballpark Brawl VIII (August 2007) was headlined by Sterling James Keenan defeating Rikishi and Samoa Joe to become Natural Heavyweight Champion.
  TNA Wrestling held their unrelated BaseBrawl event at the venue in June 2011, headlined by Kurt Angle defeating Scott Steiner, and an appearance by Hulk Hogan. TNA held another BaseBrawl event at the venue in June 2012, headlined by Bobby Roode defeating Jeff Hardy to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
caption: AJ Styles holding the Natural Heavyweight Championship at Ballpark Brawl IV in July 2005
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