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| Full name | War Memorial Auditorium |
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| Address | 800 NE 8th Street |
| Location | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 26°8′0.7454″N 80°8′2.4875″W / 26.133540389°N 80.134024306°W |
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Multi-purpose arena Convention center |
| Genre(s) |
Concerts Sporting events |
| Capacity | 2,110 |
| Field size | 144,000 square feet (13,400 m2) |
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| Opened | 1950 |
| Renovated | 1983, 2006 |
| Website | |
| ftlwarmemorial.com | |
War Memorial Auditorium is a 2,110-seat multi-purpose arena and convention center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. [1]
The venue hosted professional wrestling cards from the Championship Wrestling from Florida promotion between 1951 and 1987. It was later home to television tapings for Ladies Major League Wrestling in 1990 and UWF Fury Hour in 1991.
It was also host to ECW Hardcore Heaven in 1997, MLW WarGames in 2003, ROH Showdown in the Sun in 2012, and MLW WarGames in 2018.
The venue has hosted professional boxing cards since 1950, including the professional debut of Mickey Rourke in 1991. [2]
The Florida Panthers, who play at FLA Live Arena in nearby Sunrise, Florida, began leasing the venue in 2019 with plans to renovate it for community use. [3]
References
- ^ "WAR MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM". sunny.org. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "Actor Wins 1st Pro Bout With Flair". Los Angeles Times. May 24, 1991. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ Barszewski, Larry (April 17, 2019). "It was hockey vs. guns — and hockey won". SunSentinel. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- War Memorial Auditorium on BoxRec
- War Memorial Auditorium on Internet Wrestling Database
- War Memorial Auditorium on WrestlingData.com