WWE’s United Kingdom brand has been in development for some time, and last year the first ever WWE United Kingdom Champion was crowned via tournament.
This week the second United Kingdom Title Tournament is being taped at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and WWE made a huge announcement regarding the future of their UK brand.
WWE announced that the UK brand will be known as NXT UK and tickets will be available Friday, June 29, for eight upcoming live events. The events will be taped for NXT UK, a new show which will be a new United Kingdom series featuring wrestlers from the United Kingdom and Ireland.
WWE also announced that the United Kingdom Championship, along with two new titles – the United Kingdom Women’s Championship, and the United Kingdom Tag Team Championship will be on the line at the following events:
* Saturday, July 28, and Sunday, July 29, at the Corn Exchange, Cambridge
* Saturday, Aug. 25, and Sunday, Aug. 26, as part of Insomnia, the U.K.’s biggest gaming festival, at NEC Birmingham
* Saturday, Oct. 13, and Sunday, Oct. 14, at Plymouth Pavilions
* Saturday, Nov. 24, and Sunday, Nov. 25, at Liverpool Olympia
“The U.K. has an amazing talent base and incredibly passionate fans that are deserving of their own showcase,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative. “This is the next step in our ongoing strategy to create localized content and further develop our brand globally.”
BREAKING NEWS: A new brand, #NXTUK is coming to @WWEUK. @TripleH and GM Johnny Saint announced the news this evening @RoyalAlbertHall. pic.twitter.com/qSsoFa8ztS
— WWE (@WWE) June 18, 2018
