The true end of an era

For those of us who are or were big fans of World Class Championship Wrestling, there were three venues in the Dallas area that are synonymous with our love of the promotion.  The Sportatoreum, Reunion Arena and Texas Stadium.  More great matches came out of those places that I can count, and for us, those buildings echoed with memories of the Von Erichs, Chris Adams, Bruiser Brody, The Freebirds and dozens of other legends.

The Sportatoreum and Reunion Arena are gone.  In a few days, Texas Stadium will be gone as well.  The stadium that hosted the David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions and a host of other WCCW events will be no more.

It kind of feels like the end of an era.  It’s a shame that the Dallas area couldn’t (wouldn’t?) find a way to keep the stadium alive, for non-Cowboys games, music events, other wrestling shows, whatever.

It doesn’t hurt as much as The Sportatoreum did (watch the excellent Heroes of World Class dvd and try not to feel like complete crap at the end when the building disappears) but it’s the last of the big three.  All three being gone is like leveling Madison Square Garden.  It just don’t feel right.

There’s a lot of ghosts that are forever embedded in my memories of those places.  Having the homes of those memories reduced to nothing seems wrong.

But I’m just a crazy wrestling fan.

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