The Sports Arena also known as the Tigers Trust Arena (formerly the Airco Arena the Bonus Arena, Gemtec Arena and the Vulcan Arena) is a sports centre located next to the

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, England. The arena was built at the same time as the KC Stadium and is a multisport arena used by many people in and around Hull. It is used by many of the city's schools, colleges and universities and is a popular place for

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or other sport tournaments to take place, including The Tigers

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Tournament. It is also used for many other events such as Fares and Model Shows such as the Fairground model show. Until 2012 it was also the home for the NBL Division 4 basketball team, the Hull Wasps. However, the Wasps moved to the Ennerdale Lesure Centre before the 2012–13 season citing the increase charges for use of the Sports Arena as the main reason. The 2013–14 season will see the return of NBL basketball to the Sports Arena as the home the Kingston Panthers. It is also an accredited

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facility. The main hall of the arena is x with a height of . The venue is frequently used for shows by acclaimed wrestling promotion

New Generation Wrestling New Generation Wrestling (NGW) is a currently active British professional wrestling promotion based in Kingston upon Hull, Hull, founded by Luke Ingamells in 2008. Its next show is “The 16th Anniversary Show” on Friday the 28th June at Kingst ...

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