Coventry Skydome is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose

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, England.

History

Ice Hockey

The arena is the current home of Elite League ice hockey franchise the Coventry Blaze.

Ice Skating

The arena hosts classes from the International School of Skating.

Basketball

The arena has been used for the

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European Basketball Championship qualifier between England and Italy on 20 November 2002, with Italy scoring a 97-39 point victory.

Professional Wrestling

The arena hosted several large

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shows not long after its opening, and established itself on the British wrestling circuit. In 2005, the venue hosted The Wrestling Channel's ''International Showdown'' with the Frontier Wrestling Alliance. A WWE event was also held at the venue in the same year. A couple of years later hosted

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and Pro Wrestling Noah events in 2008, with TNA returning to the venue as part of its Maximum Impact tour in 2010. The venue also hosted What Culture Pro-Wrestling in 2017. WWE would return to the venue in 2019 with its

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brand.

Music

The arena host occasional music concerts and performances. Performances include

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and the SAMA African Music Festival featuring Winky D, Mafikizolo.

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* Sports venues in Coventry Indoor arenas in England Ice hockey venues in England Sports venues completed in 1999 Netball venues in England 1999 establishments in England Wrestling venues in the United Kingdom {{England-sports-venue-stub