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Austin Aries vs. A. J. Styles added to Westbury show

Austin Aries vs. A. J. Styles added to Westbury show

Posted: Mar 26th 2013 By: mikeiles

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING ADDS DREAM MATCH TO LOADED WESTBURY, NY CARD

A. J. STYLES, AUSTIN ARIES LOCK UP FOR FIRST SINGLES MATCH IN IMPACT WRESTLING DURING PRO WRESTLING?S BIGGEST WEEKEND

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 26, 2013) ? TNA IMPACT WRESTLING?s already-loaded lineup for the Friday, April 5 show at the NYCB Theatre in Westbury, NY just got a little more star-studded and action-packed.

?The Phenomenal? A. J. STYLES and ?The Greatest Man That Ever Lived? AUSTIN ARIES face each other in singles competition for the very first time in an IMPACT WRESTLING ring as part of ?The Road To SLAMMIVERSARY World Tour? stop in Westbury, Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are on sale now at the NYCB Theatre box office, at all Ticketmaster locations, online at www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 800-745-3000.

The Road To SLAMMIVERSARY stop in Westbury will feature the only New York-area appearances from ?The Icon? STING and ?The Charismatic Enigma? JEFF HARDY during pro wrestling?s most anticipated weekend in the area in history.

Special VIP packages are available for fans who want the opportunity to meet TNA?s first Hall of Famer STING at a private intermission meet & greet. The $199.99 package includes special STING merchandise (including a signed and numbered limited-edition TNA Wrestling STING action figure), as well as a photograph together with ?The Icon? himself. Only 40 of these packages are available, so for more information, visit www.shoptna.com/westburyvip13.aspx.

STING and HARDY will team to face current TNA World Heavyweight Champion BULLY RAY and fellow ACES & EIGHTS cohort DEVON, with the match stipulation announced that night by IMPACT WRESTLING?s General Manager, ?The Immortal? HULK HOGAN.

The action-packed card also includes hard-hitting grudge matches between some of IMPACT WRESTLING?s biggest names: ? ?The IT Factor? BOBBY ROODE takes on ?The Cowboy? JAMES STORM in a New York Street Fight. ? CHRISTOPHER DANIELS renews his long-running rivalry with ?The Samoan Submission Machine? SAMOA JOE. ? Knockouts Champion VELVET SKY faces GAIL KIM. ? The Olympic Gold Medalist KURT ANGLE pairs off against former protege-turned-Aces & Eights-member WES BRISCO. ? JOSEPH PARK squares off against ROBBIE E. (Card subject to change.)

Tickets are on sale now, and fans who purchase a $75 ticket will receive an early entry autograph session with select IMPACT WRESTLING Superstars at 5:30 p.m. (Redeemable with ticket the night of the show.)

We encourage you to follow us on Twitter @IMPACTWRESTLING, @TNADixie, and @TNAPR and on Facebook at www.fb.com/IMPACTWRESTLING for our latest social news.

 

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