The SkyDome Arena is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Coventry, England. It was built in 1999. It is home to the Coventry Blaze Ice hockey team. It was built as part of the SkyDome multiplex, along with the Odeon Cinema, The Spon Gate (Wetherspoons), Lava and Ignite (closed 27 April 2010), Jumpin Jaks, Old Orleans and Mortimers The Skydome complex now also houses a bar called Crosby's located at the end of the Ice rink. It is used for public ice skating sessions, ice skating lessons, ice hockey, concerts and various other events.
It has also been the site of several large independent professional wrestling shows, featuring stars such as Raven, CM Punk, Samoa Joe, A.J. Styles, Mick Foley, Steve Corino, Doug Williams, and D'Lo Brown. It has also played host to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's first UK Tour and NOAH's European Navigation in 2008.
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