{"id":142960,"date":"2023-09-11T16:49:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=142960"},"modified":"2023-09-11T16:49:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:49:51","slug":"stadium-as-big-as-wembley-left-abandoned-and-used-as-a-car-park-with-shredded-roof-after-hosting-wrestlemania-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/sport\/stadium-as-big-as-wembley-left-abandoned-and-used-as-a-car-park-with-shredded-roof-after-hosting-wrestlemania-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Stadium as big as Wembley left ABANDONED and used as a car park with shredded roof after hosting WrestleMania | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE once impressive Pontiac Silverdome stadium was left to sit abandoned for years after playing host to some iconic events.<\/p>\n<p>The 82,000 seat venue hosted some legendary sporting events over the years, including the 1987 WrestleMania, the Super Bowl XVI and part of the 1994 Fifa World Cup.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/000-seat-american-football-stadium-296874510.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1994-site-first-ever-indoor-844177307.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/000-seat-american-football-stadium-296874478-1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/000-seat-american-football-stadium-296874525.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The stadium, as big as London&#x27;s Wembley, was opened in 1975 in Pontiac, just outside of Detroit, Michigan, and was once an impressive pillar of the community.<\/p>\n<p>Wrestlemania III, which took place there in 1987, famously saw Hulk Hogan body slam Andre the Giant.<\/p>\n<p>Almost 80,000 are estimated to have filled the stadium that day, with millions watching from across America.<\/p>\n<p>Some legendary artists also played there, including rock band Led Zeppelin in 1977.<\/p>\n<h2><span>Read more world news <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-23893995-1694421434714.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Putin ally\u2019s nuke threat as he warns US will be rocked by 9\/11-style attack<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-23894337-1694421039887.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Kim Jong-un &#8216;boards armoured train bound for Russia&#8217; ahead of talks with Putin<\/h3>\n<p>It was built at a cost of $55million in the early 70s, which would amount to around $250m today if adjusted for inflation.<\/p>\n<p>It later became better known for its apocalyptic wasteland look after sitting abandoned for so long.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002 when another stadium opened in Detroit, Ford Field, the Silverdome lost its permanent tenant: the NFL&#x27;s Detroit Lions who had played there since 1975.<\/p>\n<p>The city couldn&#x27;t seem to find a better way to use the space, leaving it empty and uncared for for almost a decade.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in NFL<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/JN_TOM_BRADY_BULK_COMP.jpg\"><\/picture><span>JACKED BRADY<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Tom Brady still looks in NFL-ready shape as he shows off bulking arms<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AB-MW-COMP-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>TRAGIC LOSS <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Ex-NFL star dies age 36 in tragic construction site accident<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AV_MOVING_ON_COMP.jpg\"><\/picture><span>MOVING ON <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Gisele carries boxes and moves out of rental as $11.5m mansion nears completion<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/TC-SPORT-RAJEK-BRADY-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BUC STOPS <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Veronika Rajek issues rallying cry with message to Brady in risky underwear pics<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There were some bids to buy the Silverdome, one of which even hit $18million, but it went to auction and eventually sold for just $583,000 &#8211; a sign that the city was in a state of irreparable decay.<\/p>\n<p>After years of problems with the stadium&#x27;s roof, and the financial state of the city at the time &#8211; no one stepped in to save it.<\/p>\n<p>The cover had collapsed in the first year of the stadium&#x27;s use, under heavy snow, and while it was fixed it continued to prove faulty over the years.<\/p>\n<p>When the contents were later auctioned off in 2014, the car park bizarrely became home to thousands of recalled Volkswagen cars.<\/p>\n<p>The spooky image of a full car park next to the haunting venue gave the impression of tens of thousands of fans arriving for a game.<\/p>\n<p>As of 2018, Volkswagen were still storing cars on the stadium grounds.<\/p>\n<p>When the city decided it was time to demolish the empty structure, they became embroiled in a legal battle with the stadium&#x27;s Canadian owners.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#x27;t until 2017 that they were able to start stripping it apart. <\/p>\n<p>Explosives were soon used to tear down the roof and by March 2018, the site had been destroyed, leaving behind a cavernous shell in the ground.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/000-diesels-rigged-pass-u-844175172.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/empty-pontiac-silverdome-prepareations-made-844176498-1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/000-seat-american-football-stadium-296874514.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/000-seat-american-football-stadium-296874492.jpg\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/23895157\/stadium-abandoned-car-park-hosting-wrestlemania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE once impressive Pontiac Silverdome stadium was left to sit abandoned for years after playing host to some iconic events. 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