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Yet another TV player is getting in the pro wrestling business in Europe.
The big announcement this morning from Drew Galloway today is that Five Star Wrestling will be debuting on Spike TV in Great Britain starting with a live special on 1/28 from Dundee, Scotland for an event featuring Rey Mysterio Jr., John Morrison, Galloway, Carlito, Joe Coffey, Jay Lethal, PJ Black (Justin Gabriel), Nick Aldis (Magnus), Mark Haskins, Joe Hendry, Kid Fite, Jack Jester and Jimmy Havoc. Galloway also announced that Kurt Angle will be an announcer on the 1/28 broadcast. Galloway made it clear in the announcement that the special would air over Spike TV (channel 5) in the UK, not streaming online.
Galloway also stated that the 1/28 broadcast is just the beginning as Spike has "commissioned a series for the largest tournament in the history of wrestling." This would be the third TV product emanating from the UK in recent months following the ITV World of Sport pilot that aired on 12/31/16 and the WWE UK championship tournament, which is slated to kick off in just a few hours and is a precursor to a planned weekly series on the WWE Network. There was no announcement as to when the series would air on the channel.
Spike TV's UK version launched in April 2015 and often features material exclusive for the British market that does not make its way over to the United States, including MMA promotion BAMMA. It is not likely that the special or series would be broadcast here in the United States.
Tickets for the 1/28 Five Star Wrestling event in Dundee, Scotland can be purchased at www.5starwrestling.co.uk.
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