Last week LIVE at the Bound For Glory PPV, TNA President Dixie Carter announced that the upcoming ‘MAXIMUM IMPACT 8’ UK Tour in January 2016 will feature not just one, but DOUBLE Impact Wrestling TV tapings and all shows will also be shown in the UK and Ireland on Challenge TV.
With an already stacked card, TNA today added 9 new Stars and Knockouts to the events, including a range of British wrestling favourites that appeared on TNA Bootcamp and more!
Current wrestlers appeared in January include; Grado, TNA Tag Team Champions The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards), former TNA World Champion Mr. Anderson, X-Division Champion Tigre Uno, India’s Mahabali Shera, Knockouts Champion Gail Kim, Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne will compete on all three shows.
They join a stacked roster that already includes Olympic Gold Medallist Kurt Angle, MMA star Lashley, Matt Hardy, EC3, Drew Galloway, Eric Young, Bobby Roode, Rockstar Spud, Taryn Terrell, Brooke, Robbie E and Mark Andrews.
Tickets and VIP experiences are available NOW via www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk or direct from the tour venues. The dates for the tour are as follows:
Friday 29 January 2016 Manchester Arena
Saturday 30 January 2016 London The SSE Arena Wembley
Sunday 31 January 2016 Birmingham Barclaycard Arena
TWM News recently caught up with TNA Star and British wrestling favourite Drew Galloway to get his thoughts on the upcoming UK tour, the UK crowd and how they’ll react and how he feels about the current British Wrestling scene. Check out our exclusive interview below;
https://youtu.be/1Gvgap0w1WI
TWM News will be along to the MAXIMUM IMPACT 8 event, let us know in the comments which venue you are attending and which superstars you’re most looking forward to seeing live!
See the official TNA Press Release for the tour below;
TNA WRESTLING JANUARY 2016 UK TOUR EVENTS TO ALL BE DOUBLE IMPACT WRESTLING TAPINGS FOR GLOBAL BROADCAST
London (Thursday, October 8, 2015): Last night during TNA Wrestling’s Bound For Glory broadcast on Challenge TV, TNA President Dixie Carter revealed to fans that television cameras will be rolling during the January 2016 MAXIMUM IMPACT 8 Tour to capture six episodes of TNA’s flagship programme IMPACT WRESTLING.
All three events on the annual TNA UK Tour will now be double TV tapings, meaning that the arena shows in Manchester (Jan 29), London (Jan 30) and Birmingham (Jan 31) will be watched by millions of fans in more than 120 countries around the world, including on Challenge TV in the UK and Ireland.
TNA President Dixie Carter said: “The TNA MAXIMUM IMPACT UK Tour is a highlight for everyone at TNA – so I’m excited that those watching on TV all over the globe will be able to see the incredible fans and amazing action in the UK.
“I can promise unparalleled in-ring action, as well as some big surprises that we have planned for when we return to Manchester, London and Birmingham in January 2016.”
https://youtu.be/bw7u25dgjPo
TNA today also adds NINE new Stars and Knockouts to the eagerly anticipated events
British favourite Grado, TNA Tag Team Champions The Wolves – Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards, former TNA World Champion Mr. Anderson, X-Division Champion Tigre Uno, India’s Mahabali Shera, Knockouts Champion Gail Kim, Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne will compete on all three shows.
They join a roster that already includes Olympic Gold Medallist Kurt Angle, MMA star Lashley, Matt Hardy, EC3, Drew Galloway, Eric Young, Bobby Roode, Rockstar Spud, Taryn Terrell, Brooke, Robbie E and Mark Andrews. *
MAXIMUM IMPACT 8 Tour tickets and VIP experiences are available NOW via www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk or direct from the tour venues. Full details of the UK events are:
Friday 29 January 2016 Manchester Arena
Saturday 30 January 2016 London The SSE Arena Wembley
Sunday 31 January 2016 Birmingham Barclaycard Arena