Daniel arenas has announced it will hold a “Battle of Worlds” in Sydney next year, with the arena also set to host the event at the end of September.
The announcement comes after Melbourne-based sports broadcaster Fox Sports revealed it will also host the finals series of the AFL grand final in 2019.
The Sydney-based venue has also announced a three-day arena wrestling event on Sunday, March 19, to mark the grand final, as well as the Sydney Cup on Monday and a three day open wrestling event for children on Wednesday.
Daniel arenas chief executive Andrew Stokes said the venue would be open for business on Saturday and Sunday, and would hold an open wrestling exhibition on Thursday.
“We are proud to be an Australian-owned and operated arena, and we’re committed to bringing the sport to the fans,” he said.
“It’s great to see more and more people becoming more and less interested in traditional wrestling.”
Stokes said he was confident the venue could hold a Battle of the World, as it has held four in its history.
“The fans will come out for that,” he told News24.
“They’ve got a history of coming out, it’s a great venue.
We have a good crowd.”
Stoked said the event would be a “real test” for the Sydney Arena.
“There’s no question we’re going to see a lot of action from the crowd,” he added.
“If we can pull off something like that it’s going to be a really good thing for the whole city.”
The announcement is significant for the venue, as the grand finals were held at the venue in February, with Daniel winning the competition.
The venue also held the grand finale in 2015, when Daniel won the competition, and in 2016, when the venue was one of the venues at the Melbourne Cup.
Daniel is also set for another major event this year, when it will host a four-day tournament for teenagers.
The event, which will run from August 7 to 17, is being promoted by the Sydney- based group, Sydney Kids, and is the first of its kind.
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