Raleigh's Dorton
Arena was home to regular Tuesday night Mid-Atlantic Wrestling cards for
decades. The building's distinctive shape and design was revolutionary
for its time, and still serves as an architectural wonder. (See photos
below.)
The
combination of weekly Tuesday night cards at Dorton Arena and weekly
wrestling tapings at the WRAL channel 5 studios made Raleigh a
special place to be a wrestling fan. (See other
info below.)
EYE FROM THE
SKY...
Satellite image of Dorton Arena
Other
info:
Dorton
Arena was and is still owned by the state of North Carolina's
Agriculture Department, so it was only used during the State Fair in
October by the state. That meant the Murnicks could use it throughout
the year and had storage space and everything else at Dorton. Plus,
cheap rent since they were one of the few that used it. It was a good
deal for the Dept. of Agriculture and for Joe Murnick. Believe it or
not, "Papa" Joe and his sons promoted a lot of concerts in
Dorton Arena even though it had no A/C and HORRIBLE acoustics. -RockRambler
from the KM Board.
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