The Nest

**The Nest** is a 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m2) multi-purpose venue located in downtown Jump City, CA. The Nest is currently the home of A.W.A.C. shows and events due to cities formerly refraining from booking such events because of the then-COVID-19 global pandemic. In addition to its purpose as a wrestling venue holding just over 1,000 fans, The Nest also acts as a nightclub, ballroom and theatre. The Nest's full capacity is 2,500, although this is only for concerts and stage productions.

The Nest has 3 balconies situated for fans in a semi-circle shape surrounding the stage. The 3 balconies beside the stage itself are only used for production purposes such as occasional stunts or lighting. The current A.W.A.C. stage setup is actually the theatre setup for the venue with the titantron being the screen for which patrons can watch movies or performances; the ramp and semi-circle-shaped LED rig is only constructed for when the venue is holding wrestling events.

## History

The Nest was built during the Summer of 2018 and was fully finished the following year. According to the venue owner Raven, she and the other Titans built the establishment with the help of criminals from both the Jump City Juvenile Correction Facility and Blackgate Penitentiary situated in Gotham City. In return for their service, criminals would have their sentences reduced by an unknown amount (except those serving a life sentence with/without the possibility of parole or those on Death Row). Billionaire industrialist and business mogul Bruce Wayne was also said to have poured an unspecified amount of his own money into funding the construction of the venue. Wayne also renovated the old Jump City Stadium and in January 2020, re-opening and re-branding it as the Wayne Enterprises Stadium which held NEW's Royal Bash Rumble event on January 27, 2020. The stadium is home to Jump City's football team, the Jump City Monarchs.

Raven said in an interview that the name The Nest was attributed to Raven's Nest back in ECW. Other potential names she and The Titans came up with were the Jump City Entertainment Theatre, Raven's Complex, Heroes' Stage Hall, T2 Academy, and The Nevermore Arena. Raven settled on the name "The Nest" due to it being a simple, easy-to-remember name. Raven has also stated that any wrestling or sports promotion (as well as any touring act or any form of entertainment) is allowed to use The Nest for their shows.

Since January 2021, both NEW and Theo Clardy's BOW (Box Office Wrestling) have held shows at The Nest, albeit with a strict amount of fans in attendance. 11 months later in December 2021, A.W.A.C. management announced on the official A.W.A.C. Discord group that The Nest would now be A.W.A.C.'s permanent place of residence for holding Anarchy and standalone Fury episodes while the CPV mega-events and special events would still be held both nationally and internationally. Moreover, certain events would also take place at the Murikami High School (either in the gymnasium or in the parking lot) or at the SOTO Warehouse, both are situated in Jump City, CA. The Nest was also allowed to run shows at full crowd capacity once again. Recently, A.W.A.C. have resumed touring internationally but still retains The Nest has their home base and will occasionally hold Anarchy and Fury episodes at the venue.

## Notable Events

* On August 24, 2019, A.W.A.C. held a special event called Raven's Dark Ass Summer Vacation, the first wrestling event to be held at The Nest.
* Starting in March 2020, full-time production of A.W.A.C. moved to The Nest due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Both Anarchy and Liberty would hold shows there, aside from their previous tour of The Bahamas and CPV mega-events.
* As of December 2021, A.W.A.C. would now hold Anarchy and standalone Fury episodes at The Nest full-time while still holding CPV mega-events and special events around the USA and around the world.

## Trivia

* The Nest is heavily based on the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan, NY. This is due to the Ballroom being a selectable arena in the WWE video game franchise under ECW One Night Stand for SVR 2006, SVR 2007, and WWE 2K18. In WWE 2K19, during the game's MyCareer Mode, the venue was changed to the Metropolitan Center where BCW held their Scrap Trap Cage Match between the player's character and Cole Quinn.