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| Full name | Coventry Skydome |
|---|---|
| Former names | Planet Ice Arena SkyDome Arena |
| Location | Croft RdCoventry CV1 3AZ, England |
| Coordinates | 52°24′27″N1°31′07″W / 52.40742°N 1.518677°W /52.40742; -1.518677 |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Tenants | |
| Coventry Blaze (EIHL) (2006-present) | |
Coventry Skydome (also known asPlanet Ice Coventry) is a 3,000-seat multi-purposearena inCoventry, England.
The arena contains an ice rink operated byPlanet Ice, which is the current home of Elite League ice hockey franchise theCoventry Blaze.[1]
The arena hosts classes from the International School of Skating.[2]
The arena has been used for theFIBAEuropean Basketball Championship qualifier between England and Italy on 20 November 2002, with Italy scoring a 97–39 point victory.[3][4]
The arena hosted several largeprofessional wrestling shows not long after its opening, and established itself on the British wrestling circuit. In 2005, the venue hostedThe Wrestling Channel'sInternational Showdown with theFrontier Wrestling Alliance.[5] AWWE event was also held at the venue in the same year.[6] A couple of years later hostedTNA Wrestling andPro Wrestling Noah events in 2008, with TNA returning to the venue as part of its Maximum Impact tour in 2010.[7] The venue also hostedWhat Culture Pro-Wrestling in 2017.[8] WWE would return to the venue in 2019 with itsNXT UK brand.[9]
The arena host occasional music concerts and performances. Performances includeUB40 and the SAMA African Music Festival featuringWinky D,Mafikizolo.[10]
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