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lol

Saw my first concert there...Metallica black album tour. Saw AC/DC, Wu-tang & Rage Aginst the Machine ( where Zac got hurt mid concert) , and Pearl Jam. Also saw NJ win game 7 for The Stanley Cup in 2003. Tons of wrestling events also. Great building.

im confused. every arena has one somewhere in the arena

@@soulfly3438 Whereas most are directly above the ring that you dont see on TV, Izod had it up all the way in the corner(nose bleeds), so you would see it almost the whole time during a match

Does that explain why the crowds were dead there at every WWE TV taping? As I used to hate when I heard WWE were there

Same here! Except mine was after the game. Even got to meet Richard Jefferson.

Emmanuel Constant- i know wwe does well there but there not going to drop 300 million for an arena. actually wwe is on its way out. business is bad

The other 2 are great ideas but we’re not getting a expansion team. We already have the Brooklyn nets and knicks we don’t need another ball team and no team will wanna play in the arena without a huge reno. We already have the rangers isles and devils, devils aren’t gonna move back for any reason and they barely draw any fans so the nhl isn’t looking here, I’m fact theve threatened on multiple occasions to move the devils away. The nhl also has a long list of cities waiting for a team, as does the nba. For the WWE there’s gonna need to be a large reno as well. The American dream mall has a ton of unused space they can put a convention center if needed that would prolly cost less to reno then the izod center would. With all of the sports and entertainment venues in the area I don’t see it happening, and I’ve never been there but as a huge devils fan it’s sad. That’s where we won our championships, but the world has moved on from it, there’s not much keeping it alive and instead of forcing it to stay, I think it might be time to put it to rest

@@jayson7136 I live 15minutes from the IZOD center, been there once but I agree that it's time to move on. Arenas of that size usually have a 30year lifespan, don't see it as a future for sports and even if that mall wants a convention center it's probably more cost effective to build from srcatch cause it's too run down. So I say give it the wrecking ball, and I won't shead tears over it cause that's the fate dozens of others built in that time have gone though.

@@acegarcia3719 I wasn’t around for the glory days of the devils and I think it would be cool to go inside once but I’m ok with it getting demolished, let the past stay in the past

@@infoguy1978 wwe is not on it's way out stop spreading false information

OH YEAH THOSE WWE WRESTLING SPORTING EVENTS WERE GREAT AT THE IZOD

Well the arena was getting outdated, with no bells & whistles at all. It was time for a new era, and the Meadowlands was never highly regarded at all for that matter too.

Probably the same reason as the Charlotte Colliseum. It was built right before a huge jump in stadium technology, and its just cheaper long term to build a new arena thats made for the new technology than to upkeep an old one.

@@Jshaw6614 Same was also the case with the Orlando, and Miami Arena(s), which were okay for the times, but weren't going to be sustainable long term. That along with other late 80's venues in the Arco (later Sleep Train) Arena, Bradley Center, and the Palace of Auburn Hills, which were all initially state of the art and had good runs, but inevitably become outdated as time went on as well. Same could also be said when Seattle first rebuilt the Coliseum, and converted it into the Key Arena in 95, which wasn't sustainable, and had to eventually be redone in order to accommodate major league sports once more in the end too.

@@freakyfornash It was highly regarded for concerts. The acoustics were great especially compared to The Garden across the river. In the '80s and '90s most acts skipped The Garden in favor of the Meadowlands because it was that much better.

Wow I completely forgot about them! Some great names from the past.

I had a front row seat for one Rockets' game there and batted the ball back into the playing surface.They played on for a few seconds before the officials realized what had happened.

And the New York Red Dogs arena team.

So do we!

Same!

I flew in for that one to 're-live' the old days with high school friends. Killer show.

@@iggycieplinski2082 I flew in too, they didn't have any dates near me and I always wanted to see New York.

@@AaronSmith-kr5yf Where from?

I thought the acoustics were better at Continental Airlines Arena than Madison Square Garden or Nassau Coliseum.

@@rushrush1209 Definitely. Depending on where you lived, MSG was where everyone wanted to play. The Meadowlands was the best sounding and easiest to get to and Nassau was where the die hards went when there were shows during the week. Took me forever to get there from Bergen County.

y'all miss them now that they're elite but didn't care for them when they went 12-70 in 2010 lol.

You can go to see them in Brooklyn.

@@markrichards6863 it’s not the same.

What exit?

Jesus, for those of us not from there, what was it like?

Same here.

🥲. We do it for you!

I bet, even if that era was pretty much the only time the place was anywhere close to being electric for Nets games, which typically had a morgue like atmosphere. At least the Devils games were often lively, even if their attendance was never that great in general (despite their success as time went on when they got good on a consistent basis) though.

Seems like a mall no one wanted that opened with almost no tenants! But thanks to government for swooping in and saving this one! Like typical New Jersey government does! Not to mention take away the right to pump your own gas! Incredible!

Two a views and a sub. Deal!

@@LaBreeceTV Had to make sure it wasn't a fluke. Can't wait to see what you make next!

It was built after the Nets agreed to play there with hopes they could lure a hockey team.

So if I understand your logic, if you were a renter of an apartment and your lease ran out and you moved, you should be expected to pay for the cost of demolition of said apartment because the landlord was unable to get new tenants after you left and now has to tear it down because it’s an “eyesore”??

@@jamesvazquez2491 the stadium was probably built with tax payer money

@@lilcourtny08 ok, and? Whether it was built with tax payers dollars or not is not relevant, the Devils and Nets never owned the building, they were tenants. They signed a lease deal, if a lease is not broken and they leave when their lease ends then why should they be expected to pay any sort of bill on the building? There is is absolutely no logic in that and how Gary’s silly comment has 9 thumbs up is beyond me lol

Funny I was thinking the same for the new haven Connecticut arena since their office is only about 40 minutes away

Yea I remember my first even like it was yesterday. One of the highlights of the night was Bubba Ray Dudley power bombing Mae Young off the ramp onto a bunch of tables.

@@bulldog2035 More like a hr n half away

@@PopOutPaulie that depends how you drive

Why would WWE never mention that it was in New Jersey? They would always get around it and say something like "in the shadows of New York"

Nets had some good times there and as a knicks fan I can testify.

Yes good times for nets in early 2000s

Was the first one.... ☺️

This comment won't be forgotten.

Well Stern is dead.

Its still a common design elements with modern arenas though

Love tidbits like this.

Sometimes? More like all the time! (L.O.L.!)

Byrne showed up at the arena for one of the last Seton Hall games played there.I was stunned as I couldn't believe that he would return to a place which had taken his name off of the building.

@@olivercrangle7160 Well barely anyone was even aware that was the arena's name anyway though. I literally had no idea it was actually called that (as most TV stations often referred to the place as simply "The Meadowlands") until I first went there for a Nets game on Easter Sunday of 1994 too! (L.O.L.!)

@@freakyfornash New Jersey had no income tax until this man arrived on the scene-after saying that he saw no need for a tax.

@@olivercrangle7160 Yeah, and he truly was a typical, good for nothing Dirty Democrat for certain too! XD

Lol does Bruce Springsteen get the Caspers going or something???

SIT DOWN! I PAID FOR THIS SEAT TO SEE THE BOSS, NOT YOUR BODY AND HANDS WAVING!

On the list

That would be amazing

I'm making one about the palace right now and the pistons owner basicly spent the rest of life comparing it to the concrete block arco arena.

It’s actually common now, look at Turner field that opened in 1997, look at Arlington stadium that opened in 1994, both closed no. That’s unfortunately what happens. Venue demands are now for more club and VIP seating, more amenities, more activities. As far as this venue, as someone who went to it so many times for so many years, just for the games themselves it may have been one of the best to watch a ball or hockey game because had no obstructions and had tremendous unobstructed sight lines. One big negative though was that it only had the the ones single concourse that was a cramped nightmare during halftimes and intermissions. It could take you missing some time from your event because you were stuck in the concourse

yeah sure dont forget the murder and crime rate in Newark

Whatcha like about it?!

@@LaBreeceTV everything. I learned many things. It was easy to understand. The quality was great.

Kinda lame the Islanders have an arena all to themselves. The crazy thing is that's the arena the nets moved from to play in this arena.