Editing Rocket Arena

{{Short description|Arena in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, US}}
{{about|the venue in Cleveland|the discontinued video game of the same name|Rocket Arena (video game)}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Rocket Arena
| logo_image = File:Rocket Arena logo.svg
| image = Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 2022 (cropped).png
| image_size = 250
| image_caption = Rocket Arena in 2022
| address = 1 Center Court
| location = [[Cleveland, Ohio]], U.S.
| coordinates = {{coord|41|29|47|N|81|41|17|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = United States Cleveland#Ohio#USA
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_label = Rocket Arena
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Cleveland]]##Location in [[Ohio]]##Location in the [[United States]]
| broke_ground = April 27, 1992
| opened = October 17, 1994
| owner = Gateway Economic Development Corp.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bonds for Quicken Loans Arena Delayed Until Referendum Issue Resolved|first=Karen|last=Farkas|url=http://www.cleveland.com/cuyahoga-county/index.ssf/2017/05/bonds_for_quicken_loans_transformation_will_not_be_sold_until_referendum_issue_resolved_county_says.html|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=May 5, 2017|access-date=May 5, 2017|quote="Komoroski and Offtermatt spoke after a Gateway Economic Development Corp. board meeting...The non-profit organization, a joint entity created by the city and county, owns the arena and Progressive Field and enforces the team leases on behalf of the county."}}</ref>
| operator = [[Dan Gilbert]] via [[Rocket Mortgage|Rocket Companies]]<ref>{{cite press release|title=A New Identity for a Transformed Arena|publisher=Rocket Companies|url=https://www.rocketcompanies.com/press-release/a-new-identity-for-a-transformed-arena/#:~:text=About%20the%20Transformation%20of%20Rocket%20Mortgage%20FieldHouse&text=Rocket%20Mortgage%20FieldHouse%20is%20home,operated%20by%20the%20Cavaliers%20organization.|access-date=19 October 2024}}</ref>
| construction_cost = [[United States dollar|$]]100&nbsp;million<br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|100000000|1994}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect = [[Ellerbe Becket]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Quicken Loans Arena (formerly Gund Arena)|url=http://www.ellerbebecket.com/expertise/project/114/Quicken_Loans_Arena_formerly_Gund_Arena_.html|publisher=Ellerbe Becket|access-date=July 7, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718210647/http://www.ellerbebecket.com/expertise/project/114/Quicken_Loans_Arena_formerly_Gund_Arena_.html|archive-date=July 18, 2011}}</ref>
| renovated = 2019
| project_manager = Seagull Bay Sports, LLC.<ref>[http://www.aboutpmc.com/projects/arenas/ Project Management Consultants: Project Profiles – Ballparks, Stadium & Arenas] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104154112/http://www.aboutpmc.com/projects/arenas/ |date=November 4, 2011 }}</ref>
| services engineer = [[URS Corporation]]<ref>[http://www.pci.org/view_file.cfm?file=JL-95-MARCH-APRIL-4.pdf PCI Journal – March/April 1994]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| general_contractor = [[Turner Construction|Turner]]/Choice/Bradley/Zunt<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120730180203/http://www.emporis.com/application/?lng=3&nav=building&id=217238 Quicken Loans Arena]}} at emporis.com</ref>
| former_names = Gund Arena (1994–2005)<br />Quicken Loans Arena (2005–2019)<br />Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (2019–2025)
| tenants = [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] ([[National Basketball Association|NBA]]) 1994–present<br>[[Cleveland Lumberjacks]] ([[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]) 1994–2001<br>[[Cleveland Rockers]] ([[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]) 1997–2003<br>[[Cleveland Barons (2001–2006)|Cleveland Barons]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]]) 2001–2006<br> [[Cleveland Monsters|Lake Erie Monsters / Cleveland Monsters]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]]) 2007–present<br>[[Cleveland Gladiators]] ([[Arena Football League (2010)|AFL]]) 2008–2017<br>[[Cleveland Crush]] ([[Legends Football League|LFL]]) 2011–2013<br>[[Cleveland State Vikings]] ([[NCAA]]) secondary; 2015–present
| seating_capacity = [[Basketball]]: 19,432<br>[[Ice hockey]]: 18,926
| publictransit = {{rail-interchange|cleveland}} [[Tower City station|Tower City]]
| website = {{URL|rocketarena.com}}
}}

'''Rocket Arena''' <!-- Not a typo. --> is a multi-purpose [[arena]] in [[Cleveland]], Ohio. The building is the home of the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) and<!--,--> the [[Cleveland Monsters]] of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL)<!--and the [[Cleveland Crunch]] of the [[Major Arena Soccer League]] (MASL)-->. It also serves as a secondary arena for [[Cleveland State Vikings]] men's and women's basketball.

Rocket Arena opened in October 1994 as part of the [[Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex]] with adjacent [[Progressive Field]], which opened in April of that year. The facility replaced [[Coliseum at Richfield|Richfield Coliseum]] as the primary entertainment facility for the region and the home of the Cavaliers, and supplanted the [[Wolstein Center]] at [[Cleveland State University]], which opened in 1991, as the primary concert and athletic venue in [[downtown Cleveland]]. From its opening in October 1994 until August 2005, it was known as '''Gund Arena''', named for former Cavaliers owner [[Gordon Gund]], after he paid for the [[naming rights]]. After purchasing a majority of the Cavaliers in March 2005, [[Dan Gilbert (businessman)|Dan Gilbert]] bought the naming rights in August 2005 and renamed the building '''Quicken Loans Arena''' after his mortgage lending company [[Quicken Loans]]. It was renamed to '''Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse''' in April 2019 when Quicken Loans rebranded to [[Rocket Mortgage]], as part of the facility's renovation and expansion.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Quicken Loans Arena to be Renamed Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse|url=https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/rocket-mortgage-fieldhouse-190409|website=Cavs.com|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|date=April 10, 2019|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Fedor|first1=Chris|title=Quicken Loans Arena officially renamed Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse: 'Next chapter in evolution of incredible facility'|url=https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/2019/04/quicken-loans-arena-officially-renamed-rocket-mortgage-fieldhouse-next-chapter-in-evolution-of-this-incredible-facility.html|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|date=April 9, 2019|access-date=April 9, 2019}}</ref> It was renamed to its current name in 2025 when Rocket Mortgage rebranded to Rocket.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/releases-rocket-arena-250218|title=Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is Now "Rocket Arena"|website=www.nba.com}}</ref>

Rocket Arena seats 19,432 people in its basketball configuration and up to 18,926 for ice hockey. It is a frequent site for concerts and other athletic events, such as the [[Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament|men's]] and [[Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament|women's]] basketball tournaments of the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC), hosting since 2000 and 2001, respectively. It has also been the host venue for two NCAA Division I Women's [[Final Four]]s, in [[2007 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2007]] and [[2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2024]]; opening and regional semifinal games in the [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]]; two [[U.S. Figure Skating Championships]], in [[2000 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2000]] and [[2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2009]]; and the [[2016 Republican National Convention]].

==History==
[[File:Gund Arena.svg|thumb|left|100px|The Gund Arena logo and name was used from 1994 to 2005.]]
Rocket Arena was preceded in downtown Cleveland by the [[Cleveland Arena]], a facility built in 1937 with a [[seating capacity]] for basketball of approximately 12,000. It was best known as the site of the [[Moondog Coronation Ball]] in 1952, widely regarded as the first [[rock and roll]] concert.<ref name=case/> Cleveland Arena was the first home of the Cavaliers in 1970.<ref name=case/>

The Cleveland Arena was also the home of an earlier professional basketball team, the [[Cleveland Rebels]] of the [[Basketball Association of America]], the original [[Cleveland Barons (1937–73)|Cleveland Barons]] ice hockey team, and hosted several games of the [[Cincinnati Royals]] of the NBA in the 1960s. By 1970, however, Cleveland Arena was outdated and in disrepair. The Cavs played there their first four seasons. It was replaced in 1974 by the 20,273-seat [[Richfield Coliseum]], located in [[Richfield, Ohio|Richfield]], between Cleveland and [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]].<ref name=case>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Cleveland Arena|url=http://ech.case.edu/cgi/article.pl?id=CA5|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Cleveland History|publisher=[[Case Western Reserve University]]|date=March 27, 1998|access-date=December 15, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:The Q Quicken Loans Arena.svg|thumb|left|100px|The Quicken Loans Arena logo and name was used from 2005 to 2019.]]

During the 1980s, the site of the Central Market, a fruit and vegetable market that dated back to 1856, was selected for construction of a multi-purpose domed stadium for the [[Cleveland Browns]] and [[Cleveland Indians]], but the ballot measure to fund it was defeated by voters. The market site was acquired in 1985 and cleared in 1987 in a continued push for new downtown sports facilities by city and business leaders. In 1990, voters approved a [[sin tax]] on alcohol and tobacco products in Cuyahoga County to fund the [[Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex]], which includes the arena and adjacent Progressive Field.<ref name=sin>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/13/business/real-estate-new-sports-complex-for-cleveland.html|access-date=November 7, 2010|title=Real Estate; New Sports Complex for Cleveland|date=June 13, 1990|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|last=Stoffel|first=Jennifer}}</ref> Construction began in 1992 with the ballpark opening in April 1994 and the arena in October 1994.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=CM|title=Central Market|encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History|publisher=[[Case Western Reserve University]]|date=March 25, 1998|access-date=July 7, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Quicken Loans Arena|url=http://ech.case.edu/cgi/article.pl?id=QLA |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Cleveland History|publisher=[[Case Western Reserve University]]|access-date=December 15, 2015|date=September 12, 2008}}</ref> The arena opened with a concert by [[Billy Joel]] on October 17, 1994. The Cavaliers played their first regular-season game in the arena a few weeks later, a loss to the [[Houston Rockets]] on November 8, 1994.<ref>{{cite news |title=Houston Rockets at Cleveland Cavaliers Box Score|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199411080CLE.html|publisher=Basketball-Reference|date=November 8, 1994|access-date=October 5, 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse logo.svg|thumb|left|100px|The Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse logo and name was used from 2019 to 2025.]]

As part of his purchase of the team and the arena naming rights in 2005, [[Dan Gilbert (businessman)|Dan Gilbert]], owner of [[Quicken Loans]], funded renovations of the arena, which included installing new wine-colored seats, state-of-the-art [[scoreboard]]s, video systems, and sound systems, new arena graphics and signage, and upgrades to security, locker rooms, and the suites, all of which were in place for the start of the Cavaliers' [[2005–06 Cleveland Cavaliers season|2005–2006 season]], except for the seats, which were replaced a few sections at a time.

Gilbert purchased the then-inactive [[Utah Grizzlies (1995–2005)|Utah Grizzlies]] franchise of the [[American Hockey League]] on May 16, 2006, and announced that it would move to Quicken Loans Arena to replace the departed [[Cleveland Barons (2001–06)|Cleveland Barons]]. The team name was announced as the Lake Erie Monsters on January 25, 2007, and began play in the 2007–08 season. The Lake Erie Monsters changed their name to the [[Cleveland Monsters]] on August 9, 2016.

The [[Las Vegas Gladiators]] of the [[Arena Football League]] announced on October 16, 2007, that they would move to Quicken Loans Arena, becoming the [[Cleveland Gladiators]].

===Improvements===
In December 2016, the Cavaliers announced plans for renovations to the arena that included an increase in the square footage of the concourses and open areas, along with upgrades throughout the building.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cleveland Cavaliers Announce Plans for $140M Renovation of Arena|first=Tom|last=Withers|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2016/12/13/cavs-announce-plans-140-million-renovation-arena|publisher=National Basketball Association|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=December 13, 2016|access-date=December 13, 2016|quote=The Cavaliers announced plans Tuesday for a $140&nbsp;million project to renovate Quicken Loans Arena, the downtown home of the NBA champions since 1994.}}</ref> The plan, which relied partly on tax money for funding, faced opposition from activist groups including the [[Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus]] and the Greater Cleveland Congregations (GCC).<ref name=":3">{{cite news |title=No Public Money for Q Improvements, Says Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus|first=Karen|last=Farkas|url=http://www.cleveland.com/cuyahoga-county/index.ssf/2017/02/cuyahoga_county_progressive_caucus_joins_opposition_to_county_funding_q_improvements.html|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=February 10, 2017|access-date=January 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Top 10 Government and Economic Development Stories of 2017|first=Jay|last=Miller|url=http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20171227/news/146611/top-10-government-and-economic-development-stories-2017|work=Crain's Cleveland Business|date=December 27, 2017|access-date=January 3, 2018}}</ref> After the groups submitted signatures to force a referendum on the plan, the Cavaliers announced that they were withdrawing from the plan, citing rising costs and delays caused by the prospective referendum.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cavaliers Withdraw From $140 Million Quicken Loans Arena transformation project|url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/sports/basketball/cavaliers/cavaliers-withdraw-from-140-million-quicken-loans-arena-transformation-project|publisher=[[WEWS-TV]]|location=Cleveland|date=August 29, 2017|access-date=January 3, 2018}}</ref> However, in August 2017, after Cuyahoga County made a non-binding commitment to build two mental health crisis centers, the GCC withdrew its petitions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2017/08/31/the-q-deal-is-alive-and-well-how-gcc-compromised-to-resuscitate-it|title=The Q Deal is Alive and Well – How GCC Compromised to Resuscitate It|last=Allard|first=Sam|work=Cleveland Scene|date=August 31, 2017|access-date=January 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Petitions Seeking Referendum on The Q Upgrades Withdrawn, Ending Challenge by Greater Cleveland Congregations|first=Robert|last=Higgs|url=http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/08/petitions_seeking_referendum_o.html|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=August 31, 2017|access-date=January 5, 2018}}</ref> In December 2017, the team stated it was moving forward with the renovations. The project was finished in September 2019 by [[The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company]], with the final cost being approximately $185 million.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Astolfi |first1=Courtney |title=Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse ready for grand re-opening after $185 million transformation: First-look photos |url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2019/09/rocket-mortgage-fieldhouse-ready-for-grand-re-opening-after-185-million-transformation.html |website=Cleveland.com |date=September 24, 2019 |publisher=Advance Local Media LLC |access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Topping Off Ceremony Marks Construction Milestone for The Q Transformation |url=https://www.rocketmortgagefieldhouse.com/news/detail/topping-off-ceremony-190116 |website=Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse |access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>

===Design and operations===
The arena seats 19,432 for basketball, with 2,000 club seats and 88 [[luxury suite]]s. Seating is divided into three levels, with two main levels of suites and five "platinum suites" on the event level.  Around the seating there are two main concourses, one on the ground level to access the 100 level seating and 32 lower suites, and an upper concourse for the top 200 level seating. The lower concourse also includes the ticket office and the two-level main team shop. In between is the club level, which provides access to the 60 upper suites and club seating. Also on the club level is an auxiliary gym, which was used by the Cavaliers as their main practice court until the opening of the Cleveland Clinic Courts practice facility in 2007.

In the hockey<!--, indoor soccer--> and arena football configuration, capacity is 18,926. During most Monsters games, the upper-level seating is closed and covered by a large curtain, reducing capacity to 9,447. In the basketball configuration, when the upper-level seating is closed, capacity is listed at 11,751. 60% of the seating is located in the lower two levels.<ref name=funfacts>{{cite web|title=Quicken Loans Arena Fun Facts|url=http://www.theqarena.com/arena-info/about-quicken-loans-arena/quicken-loans-arena-fun-facts|publisher=Quicken Loans Arena|year=2015|access-date=December 16, 2015|archive-date=September 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917105332/https://www.theqarena.com/arena-info/about-quicken-loans-arena/quicken-loans-arena-fun-facts|url-status=dead}}</ref> The seating capacity was reduced in 2018 as part of a major renovation project that expanded the concourses, removed three sections of seating in the upper level, and updated other parts of the facility. From the opening of the arena until 2018, seating capacity for basketball was listed at 20,562, with a maximum for ice hockey<!--, indoor soccer--> and arena football at 20,056.<ref>{{cite news|title=Take a Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Q Renovation|first=Courtney|last=Astolfi|url=http://s.cleveland.com/epZvIlZ|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=September 28, 2018|access-date=September 28, 2018|archive-date=December 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226004403/http://s.cleveland.com/epZvIlZ|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Humongotron.jpg|thumb|300px|The scoreboard with flames during player introductions in 2014]]
The main scoreboard at Rocket Arena, nicknamed ''Humongotron'', is the fourth largest scoreboard used in an NBA arena. It was installed in October 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2246757-cavaliers-announce-quicken-loans-arena-is-now-home-to-nbas-biggest-videoboard|title=Cavaliers Announce Quicken Loans Arena Is Now Home to NBA's Biggest Scoreboard|work=[[Bleacher Report]]|date=October 27, 2014|access-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref>

On the roof of the building is a large LED message board that measures {{convert|360|ft}} by {{convert|90|ft}}. The sign was approved by the Cleveland City Planning Commission in March 2016 with the stipulation that only the arena's name or its naming rights sponsor can be shown. Any other use of the sign needs commission approval.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cleveland Cavaliers' Plan for Giant LED Sign Atop The Q Gets Planning Commission's OK|first=Michelle|last=Jarboe|url=http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2016/03/cleveland_cavaliers_plan_for_g.html|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=March 18, 2016|access-date=February 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The New 'Quicken Loans Arena' LED Sign Debuted Last Night|url=http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2016/05/18/the-new-quicken-loans-arena-led-sign-debuted-last-night |date=May 18, 2016|author=Allard, Sam|work=Cleveland Scene|access-date=February 10, 2017}}</ref>

The arena, along with neighboring [[Progressive Field]] and an adjacent parking garage, is owned by the Gateway Economic Development Corporation of Greater Cleveland, an entity made up of members appointed by the governments of the city of Cleveland and [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio|Cuyahoga County]]. Gateway leases the arena to the Cavaliers, who also manage the [[Cleveland Monsters]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Who We Are|url=http://www.gatewaysportscomplex.org/who.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005012345/http://gatewaysportscomplex.org/who.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 5, 2013|year=2013|publisher=Gateway Economic Development Corporation of Greater Cleveland|access-date=December 16, 2015}}</ref>
 
In March 2017, in partnership with the non-profit organization KultureCity, the Cavaliers officially introduced the availability of [[Autism friendly|accommodations]] during all events for guests with hypersensitivity needs, such as attendees with [[autism spectrum]] disorders. This includes staff training, free "sensory bags" with headphones, a blanket, and other items geared towards attendees with sensory needs, as well as a [[sensory room]] and exemptions from re-entry policies if they are overwhelmed by the environment. The arena became the first in the NBA to be certified by KultureCity as being "sensory inclusive".<ref name="sbnation-sensory">{{cite web |title=Cleveland Cavaliers Have First Sensory Inclusive Sporting Arena. Here's What That Means and Why It Matters|first=Kristian|last=Winfield|url=https://www.sbnation.com/2017/3/31/15129734/cleveland-cavaliers-quicken-loans-arena-nba-sensory-inclusive|work=[[SB Nation]]|date=March 31, 2017|access-date=April 1, 2017}}</ref><ref name="cleveland-sensoryfriendly">{{cite news |title=Cavaliers Debut The Quiet Space Sensory Room Aimed at Expanding Accessibility Inside The Q|first=Joe|last=Noga|url=http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2017/03/cavaliers_debut_the_quiet_spac.html|website=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=March 30, 2017|access-date=April 1, 2017}}</ref>

==Tenants==

===Current===
[[File:Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (51871113113).jpg|thumb|Exterior view in 2022]]
As the home of the Cavaliers and Monsters, Rocket Arena has hosted a number of notable events for each team, including playoff and championship games. Through the 2020–2021 season, the Cavs have hosted playoff games in 12 of their 27 seasons at Rocket Arena, including games three and four of the [[2007 NBA Finals]], [[2017 NBA Finals|2017 Finals]], [[2018 NBA Finals|2018 Finals]] and games three, four, and six of the [[2015 NBA Finals|2015]] and [[2016 NBA Finals|2016 Finals]]. The arena was also the site of the [[1997 NBA All-Star Game]], which celebrated the 50th anniversary of the founding of the NBA, and it also hosted the [[2022 NBA All-Star Game|2022 All-Star Game]], honoring the league's 75th anniversary.

The Monsters made their playoff debut in 2011 and returned to the playoffs in 2016. In the [[2016 Calder Cup playoffs]], the team advanced to the [[Calder Cup]] final and swept the [[Hershey Bears]] in four games for their first Calder Cup in franchise history. Games three and four were held at Rocket Arena. Game four, held on June 11, was a sell-out and drew 19,665 fans, which set a record for largest crowd to ever see a professional hockey game in the state of Ohio and the second-largest postseason crowd in [[American Hockey League]] history.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Monsters bring Calder Cup back to Cleveland|url=http://theahl.com/monsters-bring-calder-cup-back-to-cleveland-p202772|publisher=[[American Hockey League]]|date=June 11, 2016|access-date=June 24, 2016|archive-date=June 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613114358/http://theahl.com/monsters-bring-calder-cup-back-to-cleveland-p202772|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Former===
Rocket Arena has been home to other franchises that have either relocated or folded. When it opened in 1994, in addition to being home of the Cavaliers, it was also the home arena for the [[Cleveland Lumberjacks]] of the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|International Hockey League]] (IHL). The Lumberjacks played at the arena until 2001, when the team folded along with the IHL. Later that year, a new incarnation of the [[Cleveland Barons (2001–2006)|Cleveland Barons]], who played in the American Hockey League, began play and were tenants at the arena until 2006 when the team moved to [[Worcester, Massachusetts]].

The [[Cleveland Gladiators]] of the [[Arena Football League]] qualified for the playoffs in six of their nine seasons in Cleveland and hosted playoff games in 2008, 2011, and 2014. During the 2014 season, the team finished 15–1 overall and advanced to [[ArenaBowl XXVII]], which was held at Rocket Arena. The game drew 18,410 fans and was held at the same time as a [[Cleveland Browns]] home preseason game at [[FirstEnergy Stadium]], and a [[Cleveland Indians]] home game at adjacent [[Progressive Field]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Cleveland Gladiators Advance to ArenaBowl XXVII, Defeat Orlando Predators, 56–46|first=Tim|last=Warsinskey|url=http://www.cleveland.com/gladiators/index.ssf/2014/08/cleveland_gladiators_advance_t.html|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=August 10, 2014|access-date=June 24, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=MAP: Where to Park for the Browns, Indians or Gladiators Games This Weekend|first=Faith|last=Boone|url=http://www.newsnet5.com/news/map-where-to-park-for-the-browns-indians-or-gladiators-games-this-weekend|publisher=[[WEWS-TV|WEWS]]|location=Cleveland|date=August 22, 2014|access-date=June 23, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805205245/http://www.newsnet5.com/news/map-where-to-park-for-the-browns-indians-or-gladiators-games-this-weekend|archive-date=August 5, 2016}}</ref>

Two women's professional teams have also called the arena home. From 1997 to 2003, the [[Cleveland Rockers]], one of the eight charter members of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA), played at Rocket Arena. The team folded after the [[2003 WNBA season]] because the Gund's, who still owned the Cavs at that point, no longer wished to operate the Rockers franchise, and a new ownership group could not be obtained. The [[Toledo Crush|Cleveland Crush]] of the [[Legends Football League|Lingerie Football League]] played at Rocket Arena for their 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons before moving to [[Toledo, Ohio]], in late 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2013/12/17/cleveland-crush-franchise-will-relocate-to-toledo |title=Cleveland Crush Franchise Will Relocate to Toledo|author=Allard, Sam|date=December 17, 2013|work=CleveScene|access-date=June 23, 2016}}</ref>

==Events==

===College sports===
In addition to its professional sports tenants, Rocket Arena has hosted several intercollegiate sporting events. It has been home to the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC) [[Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament|men's basketball tournament]] since 2000 and the MAC [[Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament|MAC women's basketball tournament]] since 2001.  "MAC Madness," as it is known, has become a strong draw for the arena.  The men's semi-final and championship games routinely draw 10,000–15,000 attendees. In addition, the Rocket Arena has served as a host for games of the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship]], hosting early-round games in [[2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2011]] and regional semi-final and final games in [[2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2015]].<ref name="NCAA1">{{cite web|url=http://www.theqarena.com/events/ncaa_110318-20/|title=2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship|publisher=Quicken Loans Arena|date=March 19, 2010|access-date=July 7, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726012711/http://www.theqarena.com/events/ncaa_110318-20/|archive-date=July 26, 2010}}</ref> Rocket Arena has also hosted games for the [[NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship]], hosting regional semi-finals and finals for the [[2006 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|2006 tournament]] and the Final Four and national championship games in the [[2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|2007 tournament]] and the [[2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2024 tournament]]. 
[[File:Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (51914327648).jpg|thumb|Exterior view in February 2022]]
In 2015, it was announced that arena management and [[Cleveland State University]] came to an agreement where select [[Cleveland State Vikings]] men's and women's basketball games would take place at Rocket Arena, while the arena would essentially take over operations of the [[Wolstein Center]], CSU's primary home arena, being in charge of promoting and booking events at the venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theqarena.com/news/detail/cleveland-state-150826|title=Quicken Loans Arena and Cleveland State University Announce Partnership to Grow the Sports and Entertainment Landscape in Downtown Cleveland|publisher=Quicken Loans Arena|access-date=April 1, 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Quicken Loans Arena 3.jpg|thumb|300px|A view from inside the arena.]]

===WWE===
The arena has hosted numerous [[WWE]] professional wrestling cards, including pay–per–view events such as:

*[[SummerSlam (1996)]] – headlined by [[Shawn Michaels]] vs. [[Big Van Vader|Vader]] for the [[WWF Championship]]
*[[No Mercy (1999)]] –  headlined by [[Triple H]] vs. [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] for the [[WWF Championship]]
*[[WWF Invasion|Invasion]] (2001) – headlined by Team Alliance vs. Team WWF
*[[Survivor Series (2004)]] – headlined by Team [[Randy Orton|Orton]] vs. Team [[Triple H]]
*[[Unforgiven (2008)]] – headlined by the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight]] [[Professional wrestling match types|Championship Scramble]] match
*[[TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs (2014)]] – headlined by Bray Wyatt vs. Dean Ambrose in a [[Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match|TLC]] match
*[[Fastlane (2016)]] – headlined by [[Brock Lesnar]] vs. [[Roman Reigns]] vs. [[Jon Moxley|Dean Ambrose]] in a Triple Threat match for the No. 1 contender for the [[WWE Championship|WWE World Heavyweight Championship]] at [[WrestleMania 32]]
*[[Fastlane (2019)]] – headlined by [[The Shield (professional wrestling)|The Shield]] vs. [[Baron Corbin]], [[Drew McIntyre]] and [[Bobby Lashley]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportswhy.com/wwe-fastlane-2019-location-and-date-announced/|title=WWE Fastlane 2019 location and date announced|website=SportsWhy|date=December 13, 2018|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>

===Boxing===
On August 29, 2021, Cleveland native and internet personality turned professional boxer [[Jake Paul]] took on former [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] [[UFC Welterweight Champion|Welterweight Champion]] [[Tyron Woodley]] in an 8-round [[Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley|professional boxing match]]. Paul won the eight round bout via split decision in front of a nearly sold-out Rocket Arena.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sho.com/sports/fights/4661/paul-vs-woodley|title=Paul vs. Woodley - Fight &#124; SHOWTIME}}</ref>

===Other events===
Rocket Arena was selected in July 2014 as the host site for the [[2016 Republican National Convention]]. The arena hosted the first Republican presidential debate of the 2016 election, aired by [[Fox News Channel]], on August 6, 2015. The convention was held July 18–21, 2016.<ref name="ABCNews20140708">{{cite news |title=Republicans Choose Cleveland As 2016 Convention Site|first1=Shushannah|last1=Walshe|first2=Rick|last2=Klein|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republicans-choose-cleveland-2016-convention-site/story?id=24467358|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=July 8, 2014|access-date=July 27, 2014|name-list-style=amp}}</ref> Records obtained by the [[Center for Public Integrity]] show that [[Comcast]], [[Microsoft]], the [[American Petroleum Institute]], [[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]], [[Political activities of the Koch brothers|Koch Companies Public Sector]], [[Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America|PhRMA]], and other trade and lobby groups, "funded a limited liability company called 'Friends of the House 2016 LLC' to pay for "the design and outfitting of an exclusive office, lounge and gathering space, called the 'cloakroom', for Republican lawmakers" on the Cleveland Cavaliers practice court Quicken Loans Arena. The Cleveland 2016 Host Committee, who "facilitated construction of the 'cloakroom" space', received $923,100 from the Friends of the House 2016 LLC."<ref name="CPI_2017_Hideaway">{{cite news |url=https://www.publicintegrity.org/2017/10/18/21213/republican-lawmakers-posh-hideaway-bankrolled-secret-corporate-cash|title=Republican lawmakers' posh hideaway bankrolled by secret corporate cash|quote="Bank records: Comcast, Microsoft, Koch helped fund GOP convention 'cloakroom'"|first=Carrie|last=Levine|date=October 18, 2017|access-date=December 29, 2017|publisher=[[Center for Public Integrity]]}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of indoor arenas by capacity]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://www.rocketmortgagefieldhouse.com/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150219165614/http://wheresmyseat.net/quicken-loans-arena-cleveland/ Quicken Loans Arena Seating Chart]

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