WWE Live coming to Manchester with big wrestling show at Co-op Live - how to get tickets

A line-up of some of the biggest names in WWE right now will be coming to Manchester’s Co-op Live for the first time ever later this year.

Wrestling superstars including Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill, Randy Orton, The Street Profits and The Bloodline will join the likes of Undisputed WWE Champion “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes and WWE Women’s Champion Bayley for a special series of UK and Ireland shows.

The show will take place at the Eastlands venue on Wednesday, October 16 with tickets going on sale this Friday (July 19) via Ticketmaster here.

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WWE Live, which is also set to feature ‘Queen of the Ring’ Nia Jax alongside LA Knight, AJ Styles and Kevin Owens, is an eight-date tour which will kick off at Cardiff's Utilita Arena on October 13. It will also include stops in Liverpool, Newcastle, London, Nottingham, Sheffield and Dublin.

The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) is the largest wrestling promotion brand in the world and has helped spawn superstars both in and out of the ring including Steve Austin, John Cena, Hulk Hogan, and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Dave Bautista.

Wrestler Cody Rhodes has held on to the Undisputed WWE Championship title since April 7, 2024 after beating Roman Reigns at WrestleMania XL. Outside of the ring, he has starred in TV shows including Arrow and is due to appear in the 2025 remake of The Naked Gun. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007.

Meanwhile, WWE Women’s Champion Bayley lays claim to the longest reign as WWE SmackDown Women's Champion with 380 days. The wrestler, from California, won the Royal Rumble match earlier this year with a new women's record of 1 hour and