Olympic gold medallist and wrestling legend Kurt Angle champions Manchester aside London as the best UK city ahead of his final TNA tour in January.

It’s June 4 2005. The noise is deafening. 22,000 fans crammed into the M.E.N. Arena have finally seen what they have been waiting for.

As I was walking out of the Arena, a girl behind asked if she could write something on my notepad.

Wayne Rooney: England and Manchester United captain, the nation’s all-time leading goal-scorer and… wrestling entertainment superstar? Maybe not quite, but for a few seconds last night Roonamania ran wild at the Manchester Arena.

What if I told you I know a place where all your troubles will turn to glitter? It’s Disney On Ice and, as the fellow adult who came along to the show at Manchester Arena with me pointed out, it is the campest thing you will ever see in your life.

The much-anticipated December 19 bout between undefeated British-boxer Billy Joe Saunders and world middleweight champion Andy Lee at the Manchester Arena will be the perfect Christmas gift, says promoter Frank Warren.

Rushing past hoards of teenagers adorned in Fall Out Boy merch and through the doors of the Manchester Arena, it occurred to me that playing support for these pop punk veterans was no mean feat.

Matt Johnson talks relationships, Kim’s foul-mouth and boring bands, ahead of Matt and Kim’s Manchester Arena show.

Irish boxer Andy Lee has promised fans a very special night when he takes on Billy Joe Saunders on the “World War III” bill at the Manchester Arena in October.

WBO world middleweight champion Andy Lee defends his belt against Billy Joe Saunders after their fight was switched from Limerick to England after the former’s illness caused a setback to his training.

Bury-born Scott Quigg will be defending his WBA World Super Bantamweight title against former IBF world champion Kiko Martinez, whilst fellow Mancunian Anthony Crolla meets Darleys Perez for a shot at his WBA World Lightweight belt on Saturday.