The Philadelphia Spectrum was torn down at noon today. The venue was the home for WWE events starting in 1974, when Bruno Sammartino defeating Killer Kowalski to retain the WWWF championship. They ran the venue until 1996, closing out the run with a house show. The WWE then moved to the Corestate Center, located next door to the Spectrum, to run their events.
The AP has an article up on the Spectrum’s destruction, which you can read at http://abcnews.go.com/
The Philadelphia Business Journal has coverage of the destruction, which you can read at http://www.bizjournals.com/
Fox Philadelphia takes a look at the top 10 spectrum moments, which you can read at http://www.myfoxphilly.com/
The Cherry Hill Courier Post also has an article on the Spectrum, which you can read at http://www.courierpostonline.com/
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