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NXT UK TV tapings set for Glasgow, Download Festival & Plymouth

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE has announced the locations for three upcoming sets of NXT UK television tapings.

NXT UK is heading to Glasgow, Scotland for the first time, with TV tapings taking place at Braehead Arena on Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20.

There will be three straight days of NXT UK tapings at Download Festival in England this June. The tapings will begin on Friday, June 14 and end on Sunday, June 16.

NXT has held shows at Download Festival over the last three years. Download Festival 2018 also featured first round matchups in WWE’s second United Kingdom Championship tournament.

NXT UK will then return to Plymouth Pavilions in Plymouth, England for tapings on Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July 20. The venue previously hosted NXT UK tapings in October 2018.

Tickets for Glasgow will go on sale at 10 a.m. GMT this Friday (February 22), while the Plymouth tapings are going on sale at 10 a.m. GMT next Wednesday (February 27). Tickets to Download Festival are already available.

First round of WWE UK tournament to take place at Download Festival

Posted on by Bryan Rose

The first round of the WWE United Kingdom championship tournament will take place during next month’s Download Festival.

WWE made the announcement earlier this afternoon on their website. The matches will take place during NXT’s annual excursion to the festival, as they will be running shows all three nights starting on June 8 through June 10. WWE also announced that competitors for the tournament will be announced on Wednesday and Friday.

One competitor already set for the tournament is Jack Gallagher. He defeated Drew Gulak at a recent NXT television taping to advance.

The tournament will continue at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England on June 18 where a winner will be crowned. That winner will face Pete Dunne the next day, also at Royal Albert Hall for the United Kingdom championship.

The last time there was a tournament in the United Kingdom, it was to crown the initial champion back in January of 2017. It was there that Tyler Bate defeated Pete Dunne to win the title and become the first champion. Dunne defeated Bate at NXT TakeOver: Chicago on May 20 of last year to win the championship and has held it since.

The Download Festival will take place at Donington Park in Derby, United Kingdom.