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When did the Dallas Sportatorium close?
February 2003
After years of sitting vacant on the corner of Industrial Boulevard and Cadiz Street, the Dallas Sportatorium was demolished in February 2003.
Did Fritz Von Erich own the Sportatorium?
Fritz Von Erich took over World Class Championship Wrestling in 1969. The Sportatorium served as the promotion’s heart, the home field for Von Erich’s stable of stars who also happened to be his own sons.
What happened to World Class wrestling?
Beginning as a territory of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), it went independent in 1986 in a bid to become a major national promotion, but was unsuccessful in its attempts and eventually went out of business in 1990.
Where was the Sportatorium located?
Dallas, Texas
The Sportatorium, famed wrestling venue and home to Big D Jamboree, was located at 1000 S. Industrial Boulevard in Dallas, Texas.
What happened to the Sportatorium?
Built in 1934 by the Cox Fence Company, the original Dallas Sportatorium was constructed in the shape of an octagon, and seated approximately 10,000. The Sportatorium was partially destroyed by fire on May 1, 1953, in what was rumored to be an act of arson by a rival wrestling promoter.
Who wrestled at the Sportatorium in Dallas?
The Story of The Dallas Sportatorium. The most famous promotion to run out of the Dallas Sportatirum was Jack Adkisson (Fritz Von Erich)’s World Class Championship Wrestling from 1982-1990, and later the Global Wrestling Federation from 1991-94 and the NWA in 1994-96.
What happened to the Hollywood Sportatorium?
The Sportatorium’s fate was effectively sealed with the opening of Miami Arena in 1988. In 1993, after several years of disuse as well as hurricane damage from the previous year’s Hurricane Andrew, the Hollywood Sportatorium was torn down. A Sedano’s supermarket now occupies the precise site where the arena once stood.
Where did the Von Erichs wrestle?
Fritz Von Erich Originally trained by Stu Hart, Fritz became a top star in many National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) promotions, most notably in St. Louis and in World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW). He held the AWA World Heavyweight Championship at one time in the 1960s.
What was the last concert at the Hollywood Sportatorium?
October 21, 1988
The last heavy metal group to perform at the arena was Judas Priest in September 1988. Although by the mid-1980s it had become known as the heavy-metal showplace of South Florida, the Sportatorium’s final show on October 21, 1988 featured country music acts Highway 101, The Desert Rose Band, and Larry Boone.