The Canton Memorial Civic Center is a multi-purpose

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located in

Canton, Ohio Canton () is a city in and the county seat of Stark County, Ohio. It is located approximately south of Cleveland and south of Akron in Northeast Ohio. The city lies on the edge of Ohio's extensive Amish country, particularly in Holmes an ...

, United States. Built in 1951, previous sports teams that have played at the center include the

Canton Legends The Canton Legends was a professional indoor football team based out of Canton, Ohio. They were a charter member of the American Indoor Football Association, which played their first season under the name Atlantic Indoor Football League, and the ...

indoor football team,

Canton Invaders The Canton Invaders was an indoor soccer club based in Canton, Ohio that competed in the National Professional Soccer League. After the 1995–96 season, the team relocated and became the Columbus Invaders. History The Canton Invaders were a pro ...

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team, Ohio Aviators of the

American Basketball Association The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major men's professional basketball league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA ceased to exist with the American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger in 1976, leading to four A ...

, and the

Canton Charge The Cleveland Charge are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Cleveland, Ohio, and are affiliated with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The team plays its home games at the Wolstein Center in downtown Cleveland. The fr ...

of the

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. The building is owned by the City of Canton and operated by

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. Capacity is 5,200 in the arena, and up to 600 in the McKinley Room. The facility has over the years hosted concerts, professional wrestling cards, political rallies, family shows, and features a number of annual

Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio. Opened on September 7, , the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional figures in the sport of professional football, including players, coa ...

festival events, the arena played host to

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on September 9, 1995 and Raw's New Fall Season Premiere on September 11, 1995 following that

on September 16, 1995,Civic Center info - Canton Civic Center.com
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