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Four wrestlers advance to WWE UK tournament quarterfinals

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Four wrestlers advanced to the quarterfinals of WWE’s United Kingdom Championship tournament as Download Festival began today.

Zack Gibson defeated Amir Jordan, Flash Morgan Webster defeated James Drake, Travis Banks defeated El Ligero, and Ashton Smith defeated Joseph Conners. They join Jack Gallagher in the next round, who advanced by defeating Drew Gulak during a set of NXT television tapings last month.

With that, Gibson vs. Gallagher and Banks vs. Smith (on opposite sides of the bracket) are set for the quarterfinals. The remaining first round matches will take place as Download Festival continues over the next two days.

The quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals will be held at Royal Albert Hall on June 18th, with the winner challenging for Pete Dunne’s WWE UK Championship the next night. The Royal Albert Hall shows will then air on the WWE Network on June 25th and 26th at 3 p.m. Eastern time.

On the bracketology special for the tournament, it was noted that the first round matches will be released on WWE’s digital and social media platforms.

WWE UK tournament to air a week after taking place

Posted on by Joseph Currier

While WWE’s two United Kingdom Championship tournament shows will be airing on the Network later this month, they won’t be shown live.

WWE announced the broadcast plans for the events today, noting that they’ll be taped at Royal Albert Hall on June 18-19 and will stream on the WWE Network on Monday, June 25th and Tuesday, June 26th. They’ll air at 3 p.m. Eastern time.

The first night will feature the quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals of a tournament to decide who will be challenging for Pete Dunne’s WWE UK Championship on night two. All but one of the first round matches will take place at Download Festival on June 8-10, with Jack Gallagher vs. Drew Gulak having already been filmed during a set of NXT television tapings last month.

Here are the lineups for each show:

Night one —

  • Quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals in the UK tournament
  • Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate & Trent Seven vs. Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong
  • Toni Storm vs. Jinny vs. Killer Kelly vs. Isla Dawn for an NXT Women’s Championship shot on night two (advertised but not yet announced)
  • Appearances by Triple H and Shawn Michaels

Night two —

  • WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne defending against the tournament winner
  • Aleister Black & Ricochet vs. EC3 & Velveteen Dream
  • NXT North American, Women’s, and Tag Team title matches

WWE reveals bracket for UK Championship tournament

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE has revealed the bracket for next month’s United Kingdom Championship tournament.

After announcing the first round matchups last week, WWE posted a video today where the bracket was unveiled. The left side of the bracket has: Zack Gibson vs. Amir Jordan, Drew Gulak vs. Jack Gallagher, Flash Morgan Webster vs. James Drake, and Tyson T-Bone vs. Jordan Devlin.

The matches on the right side are: Tucker vs. Joe Coffey, Dave Mastiff vs. Kenny Williams, El Ligero vs. Travis Banks, and Ashton Smith vs. Joseph Conners.

All but one of the first round matches are scheduled for Download Festival on June 8-10. Gulak vs. Gallagher was filmed at Full Sail University earlier this month during a set of NXT television tapings.

The winners of the first round matches will advance to Royal Albert Hall, where WWE will be holding UK-brand shows on June 18th and 19th. The tournament will be taking place on the first night, then the winner will challenge for Pete Dunne’s WWE United Kingdom Championship on the 19th.

A bracketology special for the tournament will air on the WWE Network at 8 p.m. Eastern time on June 7th.

WWE reveals first eight wrestlers for UK Championship tournament

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The first eight wrestlers have been announced for WWE’s next United Kingdom Championship tournament.

WWE revealed today that Zack Gibson, Joe Coffey, Jack Gallagher, Dave Mastiff, Kenny Williams, El Ligero, Joseph Conners, and Amir Jordan will be taking part in the 16-man tournament. The first round matches will take place at Download Festival on June 8-10, with the winners advancing to Royal Albert Hall on June 18th.

The wrestler who wins the tournament will challenge for Pete Dunne’s WWE United Kingdom Championship during the second night at Royal Albert Hall on June 19th.

Dave Meltzer reported this Monday that Coffey, Mastiff, and Ligero were among the UK wrestlers that WWE had been attempting to sign in recent weeks. Gibson agreed to a deal with the company earlier this year.

Williams made his WWE debut on last night’s episode of 205 Live in a fatal four-way match with Tyler Bate, Kalisto, and TJP.

The remaining eight participants for the tournament will be announced this Friday.