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WRIC-TV is reporting that The Richmond Coliseum in Virginia has been shuttered as there are currently no plans for future events in the venue. There has been a pitch to demolish the venue and replace it with a larger arena as part of a $1.4 billion redevelopment plan, but that has not gone yet been approved.
The venue, which opened in 1971, has been a regular home for professional wrestling, last hosting a WWE Raw taping in May 2018. The Coliseum hosted several WWE PPVs, including In Your House: A Cold Day in Hell (headlined by The Undertaker vs. Steve Austin), Armageddon 2006 (Batista & John Cena vs. Dave Finley & Booker T) and Backlash 2016 (AJ Styles vs. Dean Ambrose, which saw Styles win the WWE title).
Prior to WWE's national expansion, however, Friday nights in Richmond meant the NWA, specifically Jim Crockett Promotions, was in town. Ric Flair captured his first United States Championship in the Coliseum, defeating Bobo Brazil on July 29, 1977 in the Coliseum. Wahoo McDaniel later defeated Sgt. Slaughter for the same title in 1982 in the Coliseum. The venue also hosted Gene and Ole Anderson defeating Paul Jones and the Masked Superstar for the NWA World Tag Team Championship in May 1981 while The Briscoes defeated Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood in the venue in October 1983.
The Coliseum has not been used since a Harlem Globetrotters game in December 2018 and has no future events scheduled.
WRIC-TV's report on the Coliseum being shuttered can be viewed below:
Thanks to Michael Carpenter for his help.
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