TNA Wrestling To Hold Lockdown In The U.K.

TNA Wrestling announced late Sunday that they will be bringing their Lockdown event to the United Kingdom for the first time ever. Lockdown will be held in conjunction with TNA's January U.K. tour, which is being billed as "TNA Maximum Impact 8 Tour." Throughout the tour, TNA is set to hold television tapings to get several week's of shows taped and ready for airing around the world, including on Challenge in the U.K. and PopTV in the U.S. While Lockdown used to be a stand-alone PPV event, the all cage matches show is now a special episode of Impact Wrestling. The U.K. TNA tour dates are as follows:

January 29 - Manchester Arena (Double TV taping, Monster's Ball hardcore match scheduled) January 30 - SSE Arena Wembley (Double TV taping, Lockdown event scheduled) January 31 - Birmingham Barclaycard Arena (Double TV taping, King of the Mountain match scheduled in the U.K. for the first time)

In their official press release to the media, Dixie Carter had the following to say concerning the upcoming tour: €œWe wanted to do something very special for the UK fans on this year€™s MAXIMUM IMPACT Tour €“ and what could be more special than bringing Lockdown to the UK for the first time ever!" €œWith matches taking place inside a steel cage, fans are guaranteed some amazing matches and breathtaking action. For eight years now, whenever I meet a fan from the UK, or speak to them on social media, they always ask for Lockdown at Wembley €“ and I€™m so excited we can now fulfil that dream. Plus, with Monster€™s Ball in Manchester and King of the Mountain rounding things off in Birmingham, this is a Tour that no TNA fan in Britain will want to miss," Carter added. Wrestlers scheduled for the tour include: Kurt Angle, Lashley, Matt Hardy, EC3, Drew Galloway, Eric Young, Bobby Roode, Rockstar Spud, Grado, Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards, Mr Anderson, TNA X-Division Champion Tigre Uno, Robbie E, Mandrews, Mahabali Shera, TNA Knockouts Champion Gail Kim, Taryn Terrell, Velvet Sky, Madison Rayne, Abyss, Awesome Kong, Jessie Godderz, DJ Z, Eli Drake, Trevor Lee, Andrew Everett, Rebel, Tyrus, Marti and Jade. Tickets for the tour are available at www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk.