"Rock 'n' Rumble" The Famous Dallas Sportatorium Where Elvis & Wrestling Shared the Ring 

I’m so lucky to have an Elvis video posted on my birthday today 😊

I will always remember the Sportatorium from 80’s wrestling. That was my favorite show and the building was perfect for TV.

❤ Wow, what a cool story.

Thank you so much for posting this,brought back so many memories of going to see The Von Erichs every Friday night, as a teenager. The fans would always get there early, to wait for the Von Erichs to arrive in their Lincoln Continentals and get pictures and autographs. Once they went inside,we would all get in line waiting for the doors to open,get our tickets,food,drink and go to the souvenir stand to get the latest pictures of our favorite wrestlers(David) and then go to our seats to wait for the matches to start...such good times,didn't matter that it was indeed a rathole,it was SO MUCH FUN!! I cannot believe that the owner just let it get to that state,it shouldn't have been torn down,it should have been made into a historical monument, a museum at the very least. I will always have the memories and several of the pictures i bought there 40 years ago to cherish. Thanks again for posting this wonderful video.

Very cool. I remember visiting that spot in 2014. MY wife thought I was crazy wandering an empty lot, but that's what Elvis fans do, right? THANKS for posting this!!

SSA in Girbaud jeans. I remember when Girbauds were high fashion in the early 90s.

Thanks Trey! Love your picture lineup and a very popular place to see your stars and wrestlers! Would have loved to be able to see Elvis in his younger years perform at one of these smaller venues! Would have made for an historic memory! Those were the days! TCB ⚡️oh yeah Stone Cold on WWF !Great video👍🕺🤼

❤ That building has a lot of history.

I've watched a lot of wrestling from that building and lots of the old time wrestlers talk about meeting Elvis and how nice and respectful of a young man he was.

So cool! I just went to see the new movie iron claw about the von Erich’s. Had no clue about their story. Bawled my eyes out 😅😭

That place must have a lot of stories to tell thanks trey I glad you find these gems where elvis played

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Trey , Incredible history this particular spot holds From Wrestling to Elvis’s early performing days it’s too bad it is gone now !”if land could talk “ As not too many of us would have known. However, You make it happen by sharing this amazing video with immense information. Your are absolutely right Trey! Someone should take an interest and re building a replica of A forgotten SPORTATORIUM . Trey as always we Thank You for your hard work and research,we really enjoyed it. Arrivederci !

Trey, I'm born and raised in the D-FW Metroplex, and from 1982 through 1990 that building was where you could find me, my two brothers, and a lot of my friends going to watch the matches, and chasing girls every Friday night! Some of the best memories in my life was there in that building! I still have a lot of pics of me and the Wrestlers together, guys like Kerry, Kevin, David, Mike, and even Chris Von Erich! Guys like Bruiser Brody, Gino Hernandez, Chris Adams, The "Fabulous Freebirds," and 'Iceman' King Parsons! I also have a pic of me and Andre the Giant standing right outside the Sportatorium while he was on his way inside. That was the one and only time I ever saw Andre the Giant in person, and all these years later, I've still haven't seen anyone else that BIG!! 💯 Back then, that building was the place to be on Friday nights! A lot of those matches that's on YT, I can see me and my brothers sitting right there at ringside, we'd be sitting anywhere from the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th row! So many great memories, and I sure do miss em'!! I Appreciate ya Trey for making this video, it brought back some really good memories!👍👍 Elvis & The Von Erich's.... hell, it doesn't get any better than that!! Trey, you stay safe brother, and God bless! I really do like your channel, so keep em' comin' brother!! 👌

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Great job you were about 90% right on the money I spent many Friday night in the sportatorium from 85 until the 90s after Kerry passed it was never the same all the greats either got their start or at least came thru Dallas Kamala abdula one man gang even andre the giant I saw Steve back when he went by stunning Steve Williams he was just breaking into the business it was truly magical and the place had so much history

Wow! This was great. Thanks for sharing this.

Very cool place, thanks for visiting there Trey

Thank you so much for sharing the beautiful memories of Elvis and wrestling. When I was a little girl I used to watch wrestling with my dad and that was in the early 50s. And the one wrestler I liked he was called gorgeous George blonde air. And then when I lived in Los Angeles there was a gentleman. As far as I can remember. It was Mr. Moto moved in to our neighborhood with his family. I always enjoy everything that You do for us. Thank you again. Try your hard work and God bless you. Appreciate you very much.

Awesome job, Trey. Me and my brothers would watch the wrestling shows from the Sportatorium on Saturday mornings just like Cold Stone mentioned. The Von Erichs were/are legends from that period leading into the late 1980s. We passed by that place a million times but never went to see a match. Saw it vacant for many years. Wasn't too surprised to see it gone one day going to work. It's really too bad they had to tear it down. Seems there could have been some use for it. But with bigger and better venuesw being built on better and safer parts of town, I can see why it wasn't getting used. I mean - they tore down Reunion Arena and Texas Stadium and I think both those plots of land are still technically vacant. There's a good history of the Sportatorium on PBS that came out some years ago - they mention the early years with Elvis, etc. and Kevin Von Erich did a small special where he's walking around the place and sharing memories just as they were tearing it down. All that to say - thanx for the post - and until next time - take care, my friend. This one brought back a lot of good memories.

I never knew much abou Dallas or Memphis wrestling. In NC we watched 1 of few cable channels TBS WCW was our show. When Andy Kaufman was wrestling ladies. i watched him get slapped on David Letterman ,but had no idea who Jerry Lawler was. And thought it was 100% real and wasn't. Andy's manager thought it was getting out of control. IRL jerry and Andy were best buddies. Andy a NY Yankee did a lot for the southern wrestling sport something Andy loved with a passion. RIP Andy

TREY LIKED YOUR VIDEO BUT UNDERSTAND TGE WWE IS NOT INTERESTED IN BUILDING A HALL OF FAME BUILDING. THERE HALL OF FAME THEY DO IS BULLSHIT THEY DONT EVEN HAVE IVAN KOLOFF IN THERE HALL OF FAME AND HE WAS THE GUY THAT DEFEATED BRUNO SAMMARTINO. I LIKED YOUR PICTURE WITH STEVE BUT YOU NEED TO TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THAT PICTURE.