Wrestling arena
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A wrestling arena is a building utilized for professional wrestling events. Most arenas are located in major cities and utilized primarily for local sports teams, and are merely rented out by wrestling promotions when they are in town.
Wrestling arenas may include stadiums, civic centers, meeting halls, convention centers, multi-purpose halls, and bingo halls.
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[edit] Famous arenas
Many arenas have developed a reputation for being historic legendary wrestling arenas due to their regular usage by wrestling promotions or for being a site of a major wrestling event.
- Boston Garden (Boston, MA):
- Cobo Arena (Detroit, MI):
- Cow Palace (San Francisco, CA):
- Dory Funk's Gym (Ocala, FL): The legendary home of the Funking Conservatory, where many wrestlers have trained prior to hitting the big time.
- ECW Arena (Philadelphia, PA): Former home of Extreme Championship Wrestling, currently utilized by Ring of Honor and Combat Zone Wrestling.
- Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, NC):
- Hammerstein Ballroom (New York City): Former home of Extreme Championship Wrestling and WWF Monday Night RAW.
- Houston Astrodome (Houston, TX):
- Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (Los Angeles, CA):
- Madison Square Garden (New York City: The hallowed home of the World Wrestling Federation for over 50 years.
- Maple Leaf Gardens (Toronto, Canada):
- Mid-South Coliseum (Memphis, TN):
- The Omni (Atlanta, GA):
- Pontiac Silverdome (Pontiac, MI): The northern arena set an attendance record of 93,173 for Wrestlemania III.
- Skydome (Toronto, ON):
- Soundstage 21 (Universal Studios, Florida): The former home of WCW Saturday Night has also served as the home of the X Wrestling Federation and TNA iMPACT!.
- The Spectrum (Philadelphia, PA):
- Tennessee State Fairgrounds (Nashville, TN): A wrestling hotbed for over 30 years that featured several promotions, the last of which was Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2004.
- Texas Stadium (Dallas, TX): The former home of World Class Championship Wrestling
- Tokyo Dome (Tokyo, Japan):
- Wembley Stadium (London, England:
- Note: Many of these stadiums were profiled, detailed, and included in the Showdown: Legends of Wrestling video game.
[edit] List of wrestling arenas
The following table is a list of arenas, stadiums, centers, and halls that wrestling promotions have passed through in the past.
| Arena: | Location |
|---|---|
| Mobile Civic Center | Mobile, Alabama |
| Honda Center | Anaheim, California |
| Staples Center | Los Angeles, California |
| Cow Palace | San Francisco, California |
| Mellon Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Wachovia Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| GIANT Center | Hershey, Pennsylvania |
| Bryce Jordan Center (Penn State University) | State College, Pennsylvania |
| Louis J. Tullio Arena | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| MCI Center | Washington, D.C. |
| American Airlines Arena | Miami, Florida |
| United Center | Chicago, Illinois |
| Allstate Arena | Rosemont, Illinois |
| TD Waterhouse Centre (Fleet Center) | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York |
| St. Pete Times Forum | Tampa, Florida |
| Philips Arena | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Conseco Fieldhouse | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Joe Louis Arena | Detroit, Michigan |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan |
| 1st Mariner Arena | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Target Center | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Thomas & Mack Center | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| HSBC Arena | Buffalo, New York |
| Nassau Coliseum | Uniondale, New York |
| Quicken Loans Arena (Gund Arena) | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Bi-Lo Center | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Dunkin' Donuts Center | Providence, Rhode Island |
| US Bank Arena | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Bradley Center | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| RCA Dome | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Pontiac Silverdome | Pontiac, Michigan |
| Reliant Astrodome | Houston, Texas |
| Toyota Center | Houston, Texas |
| Compaq Center (The Summit) | Houston, Texas |
| Reliant Arena | Houston, Texas |
| The Georgia Dome | Atlanta, Georgia |
| The Louisiana Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Rogers Centre (The SkyDome) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Edward Jones Dome (TWA Dome) | Saint Louis, Missouri |
| Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Seattle Center (Key Arena) | Seattle, Washington |
| Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Bell Centre | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Scotiabank Place (The Corel Centre) | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Pengrowth Saddledome | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Rexall Place | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| PNE Agrodome | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Pepsi Center | Denver, Colorado |
| The Denver Coliseum | Denver, Colorado |
| Alltel Arena | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| iPayOne Center (San Diego Sports Arena) | San Diego, California |
| National Car Rental Center | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Savvis Center | Saint Louis, Missouri |
| Winnipeg Arena | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| MassMutual Center (Springfield Civic Center) | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| DCU Center (Worcester Centrum) | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| McKenzie Arena | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Gaylord Entertainment Center | Nashville, Tennessee |
| The Pyramid Arena | Memphis, Tennessee |
| HP Pavilion | San Jose, California |
| Blue Cross Arena | Rochester, New York |
| Rupp Arena | Lexington, Kentucky |
| Freedom Hall | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Broadbent Arena | Louisville, Kentucky |
| TD Waterhouse Centre | Orlando, Florida |
| Idaho Center | Boise, Idaho |
| ARCO Arena | Sacramento, California |
| US Airways Center (American West Arena) | Phoenix, Arizona |
| U.S. Cellular Center (Five Seasons Center) | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| New Orleans Arena | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Ocean Center | Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Continental Airlines Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas |
| Mississippi Coast Coliseum | Biloxi, Mississippi |
| Kansas Coliseum | Wichita, Kansas |
| Oakland Arena | Oakland, California |
| Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
| World Arena | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Alamodome | San Antonio, Texas |
| AT&T Center (SBC Center) | San Antonio, Texas |
| War Memorial at Oncenter | Syracuse, New York |
| Dean E. Smith Center | Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Stabler Arena | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Cox Convention Center | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Tulsa Convention Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Von Braun Civic Center | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Lawlor Events Center | Reno, Nevada |
| Richmond Coliseum | Richmond, Virginia |
| Norfolk Scope | Norfolk, Virginia |
| MetraPark Arena | Billings, Montana |
| E Center | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Hara Arena | Dayton, Ohio |
| Alsterdorfer Sporthalle | Hamburg, Germany |
| König Pilsener Arena | Oberhausen, Germany |
| Leipzig Arena | Leipzig, Germany |
| Olympiahalle | Munich, Germany |
| Hallam FM Arena | Sheffield, England |
| National Indoor Arena | Birmingham, England |
| London Arena | London, England |
| Wembley Stadium | London, England |
| SECC | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Aberdeen Arena | Aberdeen, England |
| Manchester Evening News Arena | Manchester, England |
| Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan |
| Nippon Budokan (In Japanese) | Tokyo, Japan |
| Ryōgoku Kokugikan | Tokyo, Japan |
| Meiji Jingu Stadium | Tokyo, Japan |
| Times Union Center | Albany, New York |
| New Haven Coliseum | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Cajundome | Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Van Andel Arena | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Mid-South Coliseum | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Cambria County War Memorial Arena | Johnstown, Pennsylvania |
| Rose Quarter (Rose Garden Arena) | Portland, Oregon |
| Fargodome | Fargo, North Dakota |
| Pensacola Civic Center | Pensacola, Florida |
| Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Kansas ExpoCentre (Landon Arena) | Topeka, Kansas |
| Tsongas Arena | Lowell, Massachusetts |
| WesBanco Arena | Wheeling, West Virginia |
| Iowa Events Center (Veterans Memorial Auditorium) | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Freeman Coliseum | San Antonio, Texas |
| Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | Spokane, Washington |
| Frank Erwin Center | Austin, Texas |
| New Alhambra Arena (ECW/CZW Arena) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Florence Civic Center | Florence, South Carolina |
| Baton Rouge River Center | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Omaha Civic Auditorium | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Delta Center | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Rockford MetroCentre | Rockford, Illinois |
| Sioux Falls Arena | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Xcel Energy Center | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| James White Civic Coliseum | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Safeco Field | Seattle, Washington |
| Coach USA Center | Elmira, New York |
| Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville, Connecticut |
| Verizon Wireless Arena | Manchester, New Hampshire |
| Resch Center | Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| Sovereign Center | Reading, Pennsylvania |
| Save Mart Center at Fresno State | Fresno, California |
| McKenzie Arena at UTC | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Show Me Center | Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Arena at Harbor Yard | Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| Boutwell Auditorium | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Hiroshima Sun Plaza | Hiroshima, Japan |
| Osaka Jo Hall | Osaka, Japan |
| Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan |
| Regina Exhibition Park - Agridome | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Credit Union Centre (Saskatchewan Place) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Good Hope Centre | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Coca Cola Dome | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Garrett Coliseum | Montgomery, Alabama |
| Alerus Center | Grand Forks, North Dakota |
| Mile One Centre | St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador , Canada |
| Nationwide Arena | Columbus, Ohio |
| Roberts Stadium | Evansville, Indiana |
| Rabobank Arena (Centennial Garden Arena) | Bakersfield, California |
| Alex G. Spanos Center | Stockton, California |
| Halifax Metro Centre | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Ft. Wayne, Indiana |
| Athletics-Recreation Center | Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Shrine Mosque Auditorium | Springfield, Missouri |
| Qwest Center | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Joplin Memorial Hall | Joplin, Missouri |
| Martin Luther King Jr Arena | Savannah, Georgia |
| Prospera Place | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
| The Point Theater | Dublin, Ireland |
| Heart O' Texas Coliseum | Waco, Texas |
| ENMAX Centre | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
| Medicine Hat Arena | Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada |
| Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, Mexico |
| Arena Mexico | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Kay Yeager Coliseum | Wichita Falls, Texas |
| El Paso County Coliseum | El Paso, Texas |
| Amarillo Civic Center | Amarillo, Texas |
| Harbour Station | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Ford Center | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Carnival City | East Rand, South Africa |
| Cumberland County Crown Coliseum | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| Wicomico Civic Center | Salisbury, Maryland |
| Prairie Capital Convention Center | Springfield, Illinois |
| Donald L. Tucker Center | Tallahassee, Florida |
| Fila Forum | Milan, Italy |
| Moncton Coliseum | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| La Crosse Center | La Crosse, Wisconsin |
| Desert Sun Stadium | Yuma, Arizona |
| San Angelo Coliseum | San Angelo, Texas |
| Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium | Spartanburg, South Carolina |
| North Charleston Coliseum | North Charleston, South Carolina |
| Germain Arena (TECO Arena) | Fort Myers, Florida |
| The MARK of the Quad Cities | Moline, Illinois |
| Kingston Memorial Centre | Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| BPA Palas | Pesaro, Italy |
| Monroe Civic Center | Monroe, Louisiana |
| Sovereign Bank Arena | Trenton, New Jersey |
| North Bay Memorial Gardens | North Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| Sudbury Arena | Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Kenora Recreation Centre | Kenora, Ontario, Canada |
| Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom | Hampton Beach, New Hampshire |
| South Shore Music Circus | Cohasset, Massachusetts |
| Cape Cod Melody Tent | Hyannis, Massachusetts |
| Big Sandy Superstore Arena | Huntington, West Virginia |
| John Labatt Centre | London, Ontario, Canada |
| Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre | Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada |
| Palm Springs Convention Center | Palm Springs, California |
| Yakima SunDome | Yakima, Washington |
| Odyssey Arena | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Nottingham Arena | Nottingham, England |
| Cologne Arena (Kölnarena) | Cologne, Germany |
| Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Brisbane, Australia |
| Vodafone Arena | Melbourne, Australia |
| The Dome | Sydney, Australia |
| University Arena ("The Pit") | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Roanoke Civic Center Coliseum | Roanoke, Virginia |
| Harry Grove Stadium | Frederick, Maryland |
| Nippon Budokan | Tokyo, Japan |
| The Oil Palace | Tyler, Texas |
| FedEx Forum | Memphis, Tennessee |
| CenturyTel Center | Bossier City, Louisiana |
| Cumberland County Civic Center | Portland, Maine |
| Hearnes Center | Columbia, Missouri |
| Gateway Arena | Sioux City, Iowa |
| Burlington Memorial Auditorium | Burlington, Vermont |
| Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena | Binghamton, New York |
| Hartwall Arena | Helsinki, Finland |
| Nelson Mandela Forum | Florence, Italy |
| Cardiff International Arena | Cardiff, Wales |
| The Mazda Palace | Turin, Italy |
| Colisee Pepsi | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| BancorpSouth Center | Tupelo, Mississippi |
| MTS Centre | Winnipeg. Manitoba, Canada |
| Coliseo De Puerto Rico | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Hull Ice Arena | Hull, England |
| Wexford County Civic Center | Cadillac, Michigan |
| Agganis Arena at Boston University | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Eugene O'Neill Theater Center | Danbury, Connecticut |
| St. John Arena (Ohio State University) | Steubenville, Ohio |
| Breslin Center (Michigan State University) | East Lansing, Michigan |
| Max-Schmeling-Halle | Berlin, Germany |
| Burswood Dome | Perth, Australia |
| Cricket Arena (Charlotte Coliseum) | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Sullivan Arena | Anchorage, Alaska |
| Budweiser Events Center | Loveland, Colorado |
| PNE Agrodome | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| United Spirit Arena | Lubbock, Texas |
| Ryan Center @ URI | Kingston, Rhode Island |
| Edgar A. Newell Memorial Dome | Ogdensburg, New York |
| Nokia Arena (Yad Eliyahu) | Tel-Aviv, Israel |
