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How Many People Were Actually At WrestleMania III? A Deadspin InvestigationThirty-one years ago, WWE (then the WWF) held the third and still the most legendary WrestleMania at the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan, headlined by Hulk Hogan successfully defending the WWE Championship against Andre The Giant. While the two had faced off numerous times across the country from abo...

Pontiac Silverdome Implosion FailsThe Pontiac Silverdome wanted to stick around a little longer....

Here Are Some People Hitting Golf Balls At A Ruined Pontiac SilverdomeThe Pontiac Silverdome used to be the home of the Bad Boys, Barry Sanders, and Wrestlemania. Now it hosts ruin and some illegal Volkswagens. Here’s a video of some people who went there to hit golf balls, because reality television....

If you like stadium ruin porn, enjoy this photo gallery of the abandoned Silverdome....

Striking Photos From Inside The Abandoned Silverdome

Curbed Detroit and DetroitUrbex collaborated on an exploration of the Pontiac Silverdome, former home of the Lions, Pistons, and Wrestlemania III. Their photos of the ruined and abandoned stadium are depressing, but in way, there's also something serene about them....

The Silverdome Has Been Abandoned To The Elements

The Silverdome hasn't hosted the Lions since 2001. The city of Pontiac auctioned it off in 2009 to the highest bidder. The highest bid was $550,000. "It was a bit surprising," the new owner said. "There were really very few bids."...

Silverdome Sold For The Price Of Two Practice Squad Players

The unused stadium went for $583,000 at auction, and could be the future home of an MLS team. That might sound cheap, but it's still 583,000 times more expensive than some other Detroit properties. [CNNMoney]...

You Can Have Your Own Temple Of Failure

Since no one wanted to buy it, the Pontiac Silverdome is going up for auction. There's no minimum bid, so there's a very strong chance Wayne Fontes will buy it and move in. [Williams & Williams]...