TNA No Surrender Confirmed For Canada, Maximum iMPACT!, More
TNA issued the following press release today: TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION (TNA) WRESTLING TAKES "NO SURRENDER" TO THE TORONTO AREA ON SEPTEMBER 14! SAMOA JOE, STING, KURT ANGLE, BOOKER T, AJ STYLES, CHRISTIAN CAGE, KEVIN NASH AND MORE HEADLINE TNA WRESTLING'S BIGGEST INTERNATIONAL PAY-PER-VIEW EVER! Oshawa, Ontario — (July 17, 2008) — Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling announced today that "No Surrender 2008" will be held live at the General Motors Centre in Oshawa, Ontario, on Sunday, September 14, starting at 8 p.m. ET, and will air worldwide exclusively on pay-per-view. "No Surrender" will be TNA's first-ever pay-per-view event outside of the United States. The General Motors Centre played host to a sold-out TNA Wrestling Live! show in December 2007, and also serves as the new home of the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). "We're thrilled to be taking "No Surrender 2008" to Canada," said TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter. "When TNA visited Oshawa late last year, the show was amazing with an electric atmosphere. Canada has always been a cornerstone of professional wrestling, from its in-ring legends and new talent to its passionate fans. We expect 'No Surrender' to be unforgettable." The stars of "TNA iMPACT!" on Spike TV (Thursdays, 9 p.m. ET/PT) will headline "No Surrender 2008," including TNA World Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe, Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, "The Icon" Sting, Booker T, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, Kevin Nash, "The Instant Classic" Christian Cage, Tomko, Team 3D, Gail Kim, TNA Tag Team Champions The Latin American Xchange, the Motor City Machineguns, Robert Roode, "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal, Awesome Kong, ODB, Curryman, Shark Boy and Eric Young, among others. Several TNA Wrestling superstars will be making a homecoming in Oshawa. Christian Cage, Gail Kim, Traci Brooks and Robert Roode are among those Ontario natives scheduled for action at "No Surrender." Tickets for "No Surrender 2008" will go on sale July 25 at all Ticketmaster Canada outlets, online at https://www.ticketmaster.ca and at the General Motors Centre box office.
Tickets went on sale for the TNA January "Maximum iMPACT!" tour in the U.K. TNA dropped ticket prices from the last tour, due to them running larger venues. The tickets run in the range from 25-45 pounds (roughly $50 to $90). The Manchester building, which holds 18,000 people, will be set up for a 9,000-seat configuration. The other venues are planned to be configured for their capacity. London and Birmingham in the 12,000-seat range, while Glasgow is around 7,000-seats.
TNA is advertising their tour in several top selling British tabloids. WWE stopped doing a decade ago because they got to the point to where it wasn't needed.