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OFFICIAL DETAILS ON UK'S INSANE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING COMING TO THE FIGHT NETWORK

By Mike Johnson on 2016-05-27 12:05:00

The Fight Network issued the following today:

Fight Network Signs Global TV Deal with U.K.-Based Insane Championship Wrestling

Toronto | New York – Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 multi-platform channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, today announced a programming deal with U.K.-based Insane Championship Wrestling to broadcast a weekly 1-hour series across the U.S., Canada and globally in over 30 countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

The weekly series will air on Fridays at 1 a.m. ET in Canada, anchoring a late-night expansion of Fight Network’s international professional wrestling block on Thursdays, which already includes AAA: Lucha Libre Worldwide and CMLL Wrestling from Mexico.

Based in Glasgow, Scotland, ICW was founded by Mark Dallas in 2006 and gained its first national and international exposure featuring in Vice documentary 'The British Wrestler' and hit BBC series 'Insane Fight Club'. The promotion was also named U.K. “Promotion of the Year” by Fighting Spirit Magazine in 2012, 2013 and 2014. The roster features prominent regional talent such as ICW World Champion 'Big' Damo, Doug Williams, Joe Coffey and Wolfgang, while showcasing a plethora of international superstars, including Drew Galloway, Grado, Bram, Ken Anderson, Sabu and Rhino. ICW regularly tours the U.K. and has broken attendance records in its native Scotland. Late last year, ICW attracted the biggest crowd in over 32 years of British wrestling when 4,000 people attended 'Fear & Loathing VIII'.

“The U.K. has rapidly established itself as a hotbed for professional wrestling talent and ICW has led the charge for years,” said Chad Midgley, VP of Fight Network. “Many of the stars featured on these shows have gone on to achieve great success in North America and abroad, so we’re confident this series will resonate with Fight Network subscribers around the world.” 

“ICW has grown at an extraordinary rate over the past few years and the next natural step would be to expand our reach worldwide,” said ICW Manager Director Mark Dallas. “Fight Network has provided us with that opportunity and we look forward to working with them as both our brands continue to grow around the world.”

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For More Information Contact:

Fight Network
Ariel Shnerer
Director, Programming & Communications
ashnerer@anthemse.com
www.fightnetwork.com

About Fight Network

Fight Network (www.fightnetwork.com) is the world’s premier combat sports network dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, including fights, fighters, fight news and fight lifestyle. The channel is available on Cablevision’s Optimum TV, Suddenlink Communications, Grande Communications and Armstrong Cable in the U.S., all major carriers in Canada, Roku and Apple TV devices across North America, over 30 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East and on TSN Radio in Canada via its program “Live Audio Wrestling.” Fight Network is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp. (www.anthemse.com), which also launched FNTSY Sports Network across North America in March 2014 and holds a significant ownership interest in Pursuit Channel.

About Insane Championship Wrestling

Insane Championship Wrestling is the fastest growing Professional Wrestling company in Europe today, with shows aimed at an over-18's crowd. Based in Glasgow, ICW regularly runs shows up and down the U.K., selling out events in cities such as Edinburgh, Glasgow and London. The recent growth of ICW was the subject of the critically acclaimed BBC documentaries 'Insane Fight Club' and 'Insane Fight Club II- This Time It's Personal', both of which were available on the American and Canadian Netflix. ICW were also featured prominently in the prime time documentary ‘Smack ‘Em Up’ which aired on RTÉ in Ireland, the country’s top terrestrial programming channel. Besides performing to thousands of people on a monthly basis at live events across the country, ICW also secures over 100,000 viewers a week on Italian television station Nuvolari as well as providing hundreds of hours of content to their online streaming service - ICW On Demand - every month.

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