TNA Impact has announced that it will tape its first ever international pay-per-view events in the UK next year.

The British Empire Cup will be held at Manchester's Phones 4u Arena on Friday, January 31, and TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2 comes to the Birmingham NIA on Sunday, February 2.

Both events are part of the TNA Maximum Impact VI Tour taking place in January and February 2014.

It was previously announced that Impact Wrestling would broadcast live from Glasgow's Hydro Arena on Thursday, January 30, with a TV taping to follow at London's Wembley Arena on Saturday, February 1.

TNA President Dixie Carter said: "Along with the TNA Impact Wrestling superstars and staff, I am ecstatic to again experience the unparalleled passion and energy of our fans in the UK.

"As TNA continues global expansion and Impact Wrestling ratings on Challenge TV continue to skyrocket, for the first time in our company's history we have the pleasure of showcasing the incredible UK fans to the rest of the world through four individual broadcast events planned during the Maximum Impact VI tour."

TNA has added Kurt Angle, TNA Wrestling: British Boot Camp winner Rockstar Spud, Christopher Daniels, Kazarian, Brooke, ODB, Knux, Robbie E and Jessie Godderz to the tour bill, joining Bully Ray, Magnus, Bobby Roode, Samoa Joe, Chris Sabin, Austin Aries, Manik, James Storm, Gunner and Gail Kim.

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"I absolutely love coming to the UK, as does everyone on the TNA Impact Wrestling roster, so I am delighted to be returning in 2014," Angle said.

"The UK fans have been begging us to hold a PPV over there for years, so I can't wait to tape TWO of them and make another piece of British wrestling history."

Standard tickets and four-ticket family packages are available now.

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