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After its successful Down Under Tour in Australia which was seen by wrestling fans globally via FITE, IMPACT Wresting is heading back overseas on October 2023 for its three-day, multi-city Invasion Tour in the United Kingdom. The tour will be held on October 26 (Thursday) at the O2 Academy in Glascow, Scotland; on October 27 (Friday) at the Walker Activity Dome in Newcastle, England; and on October 28 (Saturday) at the HMV Empire in Coventry, England. These will be IMPACT’s first major British shows in almost eight years and will feature exclusive championship matches.
“We are all so excited to come back to the UK with these action-packed shows. 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. 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," said IMPACT Wrestling President Scott D'Amore. All three UK shows will feature a meet-and-greet session with several IMPACT Wrestling stars exclusively for those who have purchased a Titanium Ticket Package before the start of the show. Ticket information on IMPACT's UK Invasion Tour can be viewed on impactwrestling.com.
The 2023 UK Invasion Tour will feature IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Alex Shelley plus Moose, Eddie Edwards, Deonna Purrazzo, Kazarian, Brian Myers, ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) and hometown hero Joe Hendry, among many others. IMPACT officials have confirmed the tour will also feature the IMPACT return of Scottish wrestling hero and star of hit TV shows Scot Squad and Two Doors Down – Grado. IMPACT Hall of Famer Gail Kim and hardcore icon Tommy Dreamer will also make special appearances each night of the UK Invasion Tour. The last IMPACT UK Tour took place in January 2016 and featured Gail Kim, Rosemary, Eric Young and Mark Andrews. IMPACT stars including Moose also wrestled in Manchester in 2018.
Coventry is a historic city for IMPACT as some of the company’s first ever British shows took place there back in 2008. Scotland, the home of both Grado and Joe Hendry, also holds a special place in IMPACT history as its first ever live UK TV show was broadcast from Glasgow in 2014. The UK Invasion Tour follows the June 2023 announcement that IMPACT Wrestling’s flagship weekly show, IMPACT!, is available on Sky UK via DAZN’s linear TV channel DAZN 1 HD every Friday night at 11:00 pm BST (British Standard Time). IMPACT! airs every Thursday night at 8:00 pm ET/7:00 pm CT/6:00 pm MT/5:00 pm PT (Friday at 8:00 am PHT/HKT/SGT, 9:00 am JST/KST, 7:00 am WIB) on AXS TV in the US, Fight Network in Canada, and worldwide on IMPACT Wrestling's official YouTube channel via Ultimate Insiders membership and is also available on DAZN and IMPACT! Plus.
