The Lee County Civic Center is a 7,800-seat multi-purpose arena

Arena

An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...

 in North Fort Myers, Florida

North Fort Myers, Florida

North Fort Myers is a census-designated place in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 40,214 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Cape Coral–Fort Myers Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

, USA

United States

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. It was opened in 1978.

It hosts local sporting events and concerts.

It has been the home of the Winternats

Winternats

The Winternats is a competitive on-road gas powered radio controlled car race attended by racers from around the world. It is held annually in Fort Myers, Florida at the Lee County Civic Center, usually in the month of February...

 since 1990, one of the oldest major R/C car racing events in the world.

On November 15, 2008, WWE Raw

WWE RAW

WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...

 superstar John Cena

John Cena

John Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and television personality. He is currently signed to WWE as a member of its WWE Raw brand....

made a rare appearance/autograph signing and he scouted Florida Championship Wrestling talent.