IMPACT Wrestling announces first UK shows in almost eight years-Alistair McGeorge-Entertainment – Metro

IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Alex Shelley is scheduled for the shows (Picture: IMPACT Wrestling)

IMPACT Wrestling is returning to the UK for the first time in almost eight years for the UK Invasion Tour.

The hugely influential promotion, which has helped launch the careers of the likes of AJ Styles, Motor City Machine Guns, LA Knight and more, has announced three dates featuring a stacked roster of stars.

The run kicks off on October 26 at the O2 Academy in Glasgow, before moving onto Newcastle’s Walker Activity Dome the following night.

On October 28, the tour comes to an end in Coventry with a show at the HMV Empire.

‘We are all so excited to come back to the UK with these action-packed shows,’ said IMPACT Wrestling president Scott D’Amore.

‘The British fans have always been among our most loyal and passionate supporters and have been yearning for IMPACT’s return for many years now.

Fancy going? (Picture: IMPACT Wrestling)

‘What makes this tour even more special

is that there are many stars on the IMPACT roster who these wonderful fans will now have the chance to see live and in-person for the first time ever.’

IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Alex Shelley is scheduled for the shows, as well as Moose, Eddie Edwards, Deonna Purrazzo, Kazarian, Brian Myers, ABC (Ace Austin and Chris Bey) and Scotland’s Joe Hendry, among many others.

IMPACT officials have confirmed the tour will also feature the IMPACT return of Scottish wrestling hero Grado, who also appears on hit TV shows Scot Squad and Two Doors Down.

IMPACT Hall of Famer Gail Kim and hardcore icon Tommy Dreamer will make special appearances each night of the UK Invasion Tour.

Coventry is a historic city for IMPACT as some of the company’s first ever British shows took place there back in 2008. Scotland also holds a special place in IMPACT history as its first ever live UK TV show was broadcast from Glasgow in 2014.

The last IMPACT UK Tour took place in January 2016 and featured Gail Kim, Rosemary, Eric Young and Mark Andrews.

The UK Invasion Tour follows the June announcement that the company’s flagship weekly show, IMPACT!, is available on Sky UK via DAZN’s linear TV channel, DAZN 1 HD on Friday night at 11pm, as well as streaming on the DAZN and IMPACT Plus services and IMPACT Insiders YouTube Channel.

Tickets for all three UK shows go on-sale Friday, August 4 on the IMPACT Wrestling website with prices starting at £35.

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