the true giant in professional wrestling. The only title change at the Civic Center during WWF Championship Wrestling tapings was on June 17, 1985 when The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) defeated "The Foreign Legion" (The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff), regaining the WWF Tag Team Championship they had lost to the pair at Wrestlemania on March 31, 1985. The Mid Hudson Civic Center has also host a handful of episodes of Monday Night Raw between 1993 and 1995; the March 13, 1993 episode was the first to be taped outside New York City's Manhattan Center. At the final taping of Championship Wrestling on August 5, 1986 (aired August 30), Harley Race was crowned the "King of Wrestling" after winning the 1986 King of the Ring tournament. TNA Wrestling/Impact Wrestling Total Nonstop Action Wrestling taped their pay-per view event TNA One Night Only: #OldSchool at the venue on December 30, 2013. Impact Wrestling will hold their Rebellion pay-per view event at the venue on April 23, 2022. Notable performances Anthrax, Exodus and Helloween performed at the venue on May 12, 1989. It was the last show of the Headbangers Ball Tour. System of a Down, Mr. Bungle, Incubus, and Puya performed on February 18, 2000 as part of the SnoCore Tour. References External links The Concert database Buildings and structures in Poughkeepsie, New York Indoor arenas in New York (state) Indoor ice hockey venues in New York (state) Sports venues in Dutchess County, New York 1970s establishments in New York (state) Tourism in New York (state) Dutchess County, New York