The Little Known Venue Where ECW Ran 19 Shows
Flagstaff Lodge Mountain Resort in Jim Thorpe Pennsylvania is a little-known venue to most pro wrestling fans. However, it was the venue which held the second-most shows in ECW history behind the ECW Arena.
Drone footage of the venue can be seen in the final 1/3 of this video:
ECW ran 19 shows in that venue, with the more famous Elks Lodge in Queens New York only hosting 14 shows. Here is the list of events which ran in Jim Thorpe PA from 1994 to 1997:
https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=shows&sort=ort&land=3®ion=5&stadt=170&arena=170
The first match at the venue was Mikey Whipwreck defeating Stevie Richards on November 18, 1994.
https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=shows&show=14129
The last match in Jim Thorpe took place on February 28, 1997. The main event saw Sabu defeat Chris Candido: https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=shows&show=1539
The final show was called Mountain Top Madness, due to the venue being at the top of the mountain in Jim Thorpe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Top_Madness
The videos is this post were found on this YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@unprofessionalwrestling
Announced attendance figures at these shows ranged from 175 to 660 according to the earlier WrestlingData.com website link.
I'm pretty sure this is the place that I heard had the balcony overlooking a mountain that they were convinced was going to collapse.
You are correct. The dressing room also was teetering over the edge of the mountain as well. That must have made for some memorable stories!
Yeah, @mikeywhipwreck told me a story about this venue.
https://x.com/jewellery_all/status/1959353292708073873