1988 – NBA Finals games 3 through 5. 1991 – NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Midwest Regional – Sweet Sixteen Games and Finals Soccer Boxing & Pro Wrestling March 29, 1987 – WrestleMania III (reported Pontiac Silverdome record attendance of 93,173). January 29, 2011 – (HBO Championship Boxing Match) "The Superfight". Concerts Other events February 27, 1983 — The American Speed Association (ASA) held an asphalt stock car race inside the dome. The ASA started their National tour's season in the dome and the race was won by Butch Miller. September 18, 1987 — Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass (Silverdome attendance record of 93,682). April 17, 2010 — "Domination In The Dome" (Monster Trucks) Grand re-opening of the Silverdome. In popular culture November 25, 1997: In the season 7 Home Improvement episode Thanksgiving, Tim (Tim Allen) manages to black out the entire stadium during the Detroit Lions' annual Thanksgiving Day game. January 27, 2016: The Silverdome's inception and demise, including Super Bowl XVI, are profiled by Sports Illustrateds MMQB, "Road to Super Bowl 50". Throughout his career, wrestling legend Hulk Hogan made various references to being the first man to body-slam Andre the Giant at WrestleMania III—The Birth of a Dynasty and the Death of a Dome. The Silverdome appears in Transformers: The Last Knight, the fifth installment in the Paramount film franchise. Crews began filming on June 20, 2016, and shot in the area for about eight weeks. The movie was released in theaters on June 23, 2017. Notes References External links Demolition video Covered stadiums in the United States Defunct National Football League venues Defunct indoor soccer venues in the United States Defunct soccer venues in the United States Detroit Lions stadiums Detroit Pistons venues Detroit Express 1994 FIFA World Cup stadiums Defunct NCAA bowl game venues Former National Basketball Association venues American football venues in Michigan United States Football League venues Defunct college football venues Sports in Pontiac, Michigan Sports venues in Oakland County, Michigan Indoor soccer venues in Michigan Indoor track and field venues in Michigan Air-supported structures North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor venues North American Soccer League (1968–1984) stadiums Michigan Panthers stadiums 1975 establishments in Michigan Sports venues completed in 1975 2013 disestablishments in Michigan Sports venues demolished in 2018 Demolished sports venues in Michigan Buildings and structures demolished by controlled implosion