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Greensboro Coliseum has had a wide history with hosting professional wrestling going back to the territorial days of Jim Crockett Promotions. It has hosted a number of NWA and WCW events through the years, including the first four Starrcade events in 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1986, Clash of the Champions I in 1988, as well as the 1990 WrestleWar event.
In 2000, Greensboro arts groups wanted a new performance facility or changes to existing facilities which were inadequate. War Memorial Auditorium, with 2,400 seats, was too large for some events but had a small stage and orchestra pit as well as poor acoustics; Coliseum Managing Director Matt Brown had plans for $5 million in improvements but no funding.
City of Greensboro decided. 1959 – Greensboro Coliseum opens. 1960 Greensboro sit-ins for civil rights occur. [7] [15] Population: 119,574. [16] 1967 Greensboro Inner City Ministry established. [17] Carolina Peacemaker begins publication. [18] 1968 – Family Life Council [19] and Greensboro Beautiful nonprofit established. 1969 Jack Elam ...
Starrcade drew a sold-out attendance of 15,447 and a $500,000 gate at the Greensboro Coliseum. [4] The attendance at closed-circuit television broadcast locations was affected by a winter storm and drew around 30,000 people. [3] Its use at the event popularized closed-circuit television broadcasting for professional wrestling events.
Greensboro Coliseum: Greensboro, North Carolina: Ric Flair (c) vs. Lex Luger for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship: May 19 Capital Combat: D.C. Armory: Washington, D.C. Ric Flair (c) vs. Lex Luger in a Steel Cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship: July 7 The Great American Bash: Baltimore Arena: Baltimore, Maryland
Greensboro (/ ˈ ɡ r iː n z b ə r oʊ / ⓘ; [5] locally / ˈ ɡ r iː n z b ʌr ə /) is a city in and the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, United States.At the 2020 census, its population was 299,035; it was estimated to be 302,296 in 2023. [6]
Previous Starrcade events have been held at the Greensboro Coliseum, and this event was the first to be expanded, and held in two locations, with both also serving as locations for broadcasting via closed-circuit television. It was the first time an event was broadcast live from two locations.
The Greensboro Swarm are an American basketball team of the NBA G League based in Greensboro, North Carolina, and are affiliated with the Charlotte Hornets. The Swarm play their home games at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. The team became the eleventh Development League team to be owned by an NBA team when it was announced in 2015. [3]