after one year in Massachusetts. The New England Surge of the Continental Indoor Football League also called the Center home for two seasons, but ceased operations after the 2008 season. In 2018, the Massachusetts Pirates began their inaugural season in the National Arena League, going 11-5 and regular season champions in their first year. They joined the Indoor Football League in 2021, and went on to win that year's United Bowl. Professional wrestling On May 17, 1998, it was the host of WCW's WCW Slamboree. On April 27, 2003, WWE Backlash came to the DCU Center. In additional several WWE events have taken place at the DCU Center. On December 28, 1998, Mick Foley, performing under the name Mankind, won his first WWE Championship during the taping of the January 4, 1999 edition of Monday Night Raw at the Worcester Centrum Centre, defeating The Rock. On July 12, 2005, it was the host of the July 14, 2005 taping of SmackDown!. On November 2, 2009, it was the host of WWE Raw for the first time in nine years. On January 14, 2014, it was the host of the January 17 taping of SmackDown!. It was the host of WWE SmackDown when it went live on July 19, 2016, an episode featuring WWE's second ever brand extension draft. For the first time Total Nonstop Action Wrestling debuted at the DCU Center on January 20, 2012. Boxing On February 11, 1983, Marvelous Marvin Hagler retained his WBC, WBA and The Ring Middleweight titles against English boxer Tony Sibson at the arena. It was Hagler's 60th professional fight and his 56th win overall. The fight was the only time Hagler fought at the arena and was the last of 36 he fought in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Collegiate The College of the Holy Cross uses the facility as an alternate location for anticipated larger attendance home games for men's basketball and men's ice hockey. Music During the 1980s, the arena became an alternate stop for touring musical acts, offering them a small venue that could draw from both the Boston and Providence concert markets simultaneously. The old Boston Garden had poor acoustics and lacked air conditioning, prompting promoters to schedule Boston area shows at the arena. This practice continues today as the arena is an alternative to the larger TD Garden. The impact was also felt immediately thirty-five miles south at the