Total Non-stop Wrestling slams into Coventry

The American wrestling giant TNA came to Coventry amid a storm of expectation, and didn’t disappoint. There were thousands of fans queuing up for hours outside the Skydome arena, waiting to catch a glimpse of their sporting heroes. Some lucky fans got to meet to the stars earlier at the reception at Mortimers bar where they got their merchandise signed by their favourite wrestlers.


With the arena almost full the organisers started to get the adrenaline pumping by starting a countdown and playing classic dance tracks such as ‘Sandstorm’.

The entire night was hosted by TNA’s TV presenter......... Who introduced matches such as Kurt Angle and ....... verses .... and......, an 8 man gauntlet match staring the UK’s own wrestling team ‘The British Invasion’ and a Heavyweight title match between AJ Styles and Samoa Joe.

The main event was the title match between Styles and Samoa Joe. It was an exciting, edge of your seat match which had the audience ‘ooo-ing’ and ‘ahhhh-ing’ all the way through. This is exactly what you expect from the companies top two stars. The match was eventually won by AJ Styles who hit Joe with his trademark finishing move............ to retain the heavy weight title.

Laura Anderson, an avid wrestling fan, said:

“It was amazing, I can’t believe I actually got to see Kurt Angle in the flesh, he’s a legend.”

The organisers had an extra little treat in store for the wrestling fans, TNA co-founder Dixie Carter made an appearance saying:

“Coventry was one of the first places TNA came to when we first starting touring. You will always have a special place in our hearts......thank you very much guys.”