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Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
is an multi-use arena located in
Cleveland
,
Ohio
that serves as the home for the
Cleveland Cavaliers
of the
National Basketball Association
(NBA) and the
Cleveland Monsters
of the
American Hockey League
(AHL). The arena was also the home of the
Cleveland Rockers
of the
Women's National Basketball Association
(WNBA) from 1997 until 2003.
They first started to build the stadium on April 27, 1992. The arena opened on October 17, 1994 and the first event was a concert by
Billy Joel
.
[1]
The Cavaliers had their first game in the arena on November 8, 1994. In their first game, they were defeated by the defending NBA champion
Houston Rockets
199?109.
[2]
When the arena opened, it did not have a sponsor and was named
Gund Arena
after Cavaliers owner
Gordon Gund
. The name would last until August 2005.
Dan Gilbert
would buy the Cavaliers in August 2005 for $375 million.
[3]
Gilbert would rename the arena
Quicken Loans Arena
which he named after his mortgage lending company
Quicken Loans
.
[4]
After the company rebranded, the arena was changed to
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
along with the company.
[5]
WWE
has hosted many shows and
pay-per-views
at the arena including the
SummerSlam
in 1996,
No Mercy
in 1999,
Invasion
in 2001,
Survivor Series
in 2004,
Unforgiven
in 2008,
TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs
in 2014, and the
2016
and
2019
Fastlane
pay-per-views
.