The stadium broke ground in 1995[3] and opened in 1997,[4] and is currently home to the Fayetteville Marksmen ice hockey team.

The Coliseum replaced the Crown Arena in the same complex as the main venue for sports events.

as a possible temporary home for the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes, but this was blocked by minor league hockey executive Bill Coffey who had signed an exclusive lease agreement with the arena for the Fayetteville Force of the Central Hockey League.

WWE taped its annual Tribute to the Troops show at the venue on December 11, 2011.

[9] Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming aired on HBO, January 9, 2016.