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Mid-South Coliseum is an indoor arena in Memphis, Tennessee. The facility was opened in 1964, and became known "The Entertainment Capitol of the Mid-South" due its significance in hosting events such as concerts, sports games and professional wrestling shows. [7] The Coliseum closed in 2006.
In early 1932, plans for a large concrete stadium with a capacity of 25,000 persons was presented to the Mid-South Fair Association with the promise that if it were built, efforts would be made to land "big-time events of the tennis world". On July 17, 1932, the Memphis Park Commission gave tentative approval for a 25,000-seat stadium to be ...
Its biggest show during this period was Memphis Memories held at the Mid-South Coliseum before 8,377 on March 7, 1994, in which the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame was introduced. Within a few years, the USWA's position as the top independent promotion in North America was being challenged by other groups across Canada and the United States.
The Mid-South Coliseum (pictured 2008) in Memphis, Tennessee, served as the promotion's main venue. The cornerstone of the CWA was the weekly Monday night shows from the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, where the cards regularly drew full houses. These shows were repeated in some form weekly in Louisville and Nashville (on Saturday nights).
Memphis-based Self + Tucker Architects and Allword Project Management are helping with design and site planning, respectively. Clayborn Temple dates back to 1891 and was a key site during the 1968 ...
Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee: Metro Conference tournament Mar 10, 1983 * No. 17 : vs. Florida State: W 84–74 22–6: Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio: Mar 11, 1983 * No. 17 : vs. No. 3 Louisville: L 68–71 22–7: Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio: NCAA Tournament Mar 20, 1983 * (4 MW) No. 17 : vs. (5 MW) No. 20 Georgetown ...
Memphis and the Mid-South this year have stocked their stockings to overflowing with holiday parades, plays, concerts, screenings and more. These are the Memphis and Mid-South holiday events you ...
The Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame was a professional wrestling hall of fame maintained by the United States Wrestling Association.The induction ceremony for the Class of 1994, the inaugural inductees into the Hall of Fame, took place at the USWA's "Monday Night Memories", a tribute show, held at the Mid-South Coliseum on March 7, 1994.