Sky Dome Arena

Sky Dome Arena

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; named for the original Spon Gate, part of the city walls), Lava and Ignite (closed 27 April 2010). Jumpin Jaks, Harvester (previously Old Orleans) and Club M. The old Lava (formerly Icon) complex is now home to PureGym (a nationwide franchise of modern, budget gymnasiums) and the old Ignite (formerly Diva) complex is soon to be re-opened as a casino. 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 and then returned a couple of years later in 2010.

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