Source: Impact Wrestling
Impact Wrestling returns to the UK and Ireland in January 2013 for ‘The Road To Lockdown’ Tour, promising fans a steel cage match on every show. The action-packed live events will take place in Dublin (January 21), Glasgow (23), Nottingham (24), Manchester (25) and at London’s Wembley Arena (26). The show at Wembley will see two episodes of TNA Impact Wrestling taped for broadcast in more than 120 countries around the globe, including on Challenge TV in the UK and Ireland.
* Lockdown steel cage comes to the UK and Ireland for first time ever
* Wembley show to be broadcast on Challenge TV and around the world
* Live events also set for Dublin, Glasgow, Nottingham and Manchester
Worldwide wrestling stars announced for the five events include Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, Bobby Roode, James Storm, AJ Styles, Mr. Anderson, Rob Van Dam, Velvet Sky and Gail Kim. Many more top names will be added in the coming months.
TNA President Dixie Carter said: “Our wonderful fans in the UK and Ireland have made us their number one rated wrestling show once again – and this tour is our way of saying thank you. This is the first time that the Lockdown steel cage has ever left US soil. Those matches will really be something special. Taping TNA Impact Wrestling at Wembley this January was a high point in the 10 year history of this company, so coming back in 2013 is something everyone is looking forward to.”
Tickets for the four UK shows go on sale at 9am on Friday May 25, with Irish tickets on sale from Tuesday May 22. Tickets can be bought from http://www.gigsandtours.com / 0844 811 0051 or http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk / 0844 826 2826. Full details of the UK and Ireland events are:
Monday January 21
Dublin National Stadium
818 719 300
Wednesday January 23
Glasgow Braehead Arena
0844 499 9990
Thursday January 24
Nottingham Capital FM Arena
0844 412 4624
Friday January 25
Manchester Arena
0844 847 8000
Saturday January 26
London Wembley Arena
0844 815 0815
SiloNova says
If I remember correctly, TNA was supposed to be a dying company with a bank account dipping in the red, who featured nothing but has-been’s in which nobody wanted to see. According the the pro-wrestling geniuses that plague the internet. I believe them. They know so much about this business… and then I read articles like this, about them, you know, getting bigger and better.
Joe Vincent says
Ha ha! You hit the nail directly on the head, SiloNova. But don’t tell the haters – they’ve concocted a story about TNA getting ready to go under and everyone internally hating on the company. We wouldn’t want to ruin the storyline of the internet haters with, you know, truth!