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CM Punk WWE UK tour matches set

Posted on by Joseph Currier

CM Punk is set to work a slate of matches on WWE’s upcoming European tour.

It was announced today that Punk will be appearing at all of the house shows WWE is holding in the United Kingdom later this month. The five dates are taking place from August 23-28 with stops in Liverpool, Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, and Cardiff.

For the Liverpool house show, WWE is advertising that Punk will challenge Dominik Mysterio for the Intercontinental title. The four other dates are set to feature a six-man tag match with Punk, Sami Zayn & Penta facing Judgment Day (Dominik, Finn Balor & JD McDonagh)

Here are the locations for each event:

  • Saturday, August 23: M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England
  • Sunday, August 24: Utilita Arena Newcastle in Newcastle, England
  • Tuesday, August 26: AO Arena in Manchester, England
  • Wednesday, August 27: First Direct Bank Arena in Leeds, England
  • Thursday, August 28: Utilita Arena Cardiff in Cardiff, Wales

WWE Raw is taking place in Birmingham, England on August 25. Punk is not officially advertised for that show at the moment.

These events are happening in advance of WWE’s Clash in Paris PLE, which is being held at Paris La Defense Arena on August 31. France is also hosting an episode of SmackDown before the PLE and Raw the day after.

Punk briefly became World Heavyweight Champion at SummerSlam last weekend, winning the title from Gunther before Seth Rollins then cashed in to take the title from him. There was an angle on Raw earlier this week where Rollins, Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed laid out Punk, Roman Reigns & LA Knight.

WWE announces UK tour dates for April 2024

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WWE has announced a slate of United Kingdom tour dates for April 2024.

The dates run from April 17 through April 20. All four events are house shows. There are stops in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. WWE noted that tickets for the events will go on sale “very soon.”

Here are the dates and locations for the shows:

  • Wednesday, April 17: Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England
  • Thursday, April 18: Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff, Wales
  • Friday, April 19: The O2 in London, England
  • Saturday, April 20: SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Wrestlers from the Raw roster will be featured on the shows. Seth Rollins, Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley, Damian Priest, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, and Giovanni Vinci are advertised.

The tour is taking place in the aftermath of WrestleMania 40, which is being held in Philadelphia on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7.

WWE is currently in the midst of a European house show tour. In conjunction with that, WWE announced last week that it will hold a premium live event in Berlin, Germany in August 2024.

WWE announces 2023 UK, Ireland summer tour

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WWE will return to the UK and Ireland this summer, announcing stops in Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield, Dublin and Cardiff.

The mini-tour is comprised of five total dates in June and July 2023, three of which will feature Raw wrestlers while the other two will feature SmackDown wrestlers.

The tour features three Raw dates: Liverpool, UK’s M&S Bank Arena on Wednesday, June 28, followed by Sheffield, UK’s Utilita Arena on Thursday, June 29; and Newcastle’s Utilita Arena on Friday, June 30.

Wrestlers that will be part of the Raw tour include Bobby Lashley, Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins, Bianca Belair, Matt Riddle, Damage CTRL and The Street Profits.

It continues with the SmackDown crew on Thursday, June 29th at Dublin, Ireland’s 3Arena, and wraps up with Cardiff, Wales, at the International Arena on Sunday, July 2nd.

Wrestlers that will be part of the SmackDown tour include Sami Zayn, The Usos, Liv Morgan, Drew McIntyre, Braun Strowman, The Brawling Brutes, Imperium, and The New Day.

It will be their first show in Cardiff since September’s massively successful Clash at the Castle.

Here’s all the dates:

  • Wednesday, June 28th in Liverpool, UK (Raw)
  • Thursday, June 29th in Sheffield, UK (Raw)
  • Thursday, June 29th in Dublin, Ireland (SmackDown)
  • Friday, June 30th in Newcastle, UK (Raw)
  • Sunday, July 2nd in Cardiff, Wales (SmackDown)

WWE returning to Europe for house show tour, Ronda Rousey set for two events

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE is making its return to Europe for a house show tour this spring.

It was announced today that WWE will hold four house shows in Europe this April and May. The tour includes two events in the United Kingdom, one in France, and one in Germany.

The tour dates are:

  • Thursday, April 28 — Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England
  • Friday, April 29 — The O2 in London, England
  • Saturday, April 30 — Accor Arena in Paris, France
  • Sunday, May 1 –QUARTERBACK Immobilien Arena in Leipzig, Germany

WWE has announced that Ronda Rousey will be in action at the London and Paris shows. The tour will also feature SmackDown’s Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks, Big E, Drew McIntyre, Sami Zayn, Sheamus, Shinsuke Nakamura, and more.

WWE also held house show tours in the UK last September and November.

“All tickets for previously scheduled WWE Live events in Paris and Leipzig remain valid,” WWE wrote. “Ticketholders who cannot attend the new dates should contact their point of purchase.”

Tickets for the Paris and Leipzig shows are available now. The Newcastle and London events will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. GMT next Monday (March 14).

Finn Balor returns to action at WWE house show

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Finn Balor returned to action at today’s WWE live event in Manchester, England. 

Balor was pulled from Tuesday’s event in Nottingham for precautionary reasons related to what is believed to be a minor injury. Balor worked an opening tag match in Manchester, teaming with Cesaro against WALTER and Sheamus. 

Dave Meltzer tweeted:

“Finn Balor’s injury from Monday wasn’t serious as he worked today’s show in Manchester, but worked a tag instead of a singles match, but did most of the match.”

Although drafted to the Raw brand last month, Balor was booked for this week’s SmackDown tour of the United Kingdom, defeating Sheamus on Sunday in Liverpool and Monday in Leeds before missing Tuesday’s show in Nottingham. Balor also worked the Raw tour of the UK last week in four-way matches with Damian Priest, Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens for Priest’s United States Championship. 

Today’s show marked the end of an eight-day tour of England for WWE. 

Report: Finn Balor pulled from WWE house show as injury precaution

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Finn Balor missed today’s WWE live event in Nottingham, England, reportedly for precautionary reasons related to an injury.

PWInsider reports that the Balor injury “is believed to be a minor issue.” Wrestle Zone reports that it was announced at the show that Balor was injured and would be unable to compete. 

Although drafted to the Raw brand last month, Balor had been part of this week’s SmackDown tour of the United Kingdom, defeating Sheamus on Sunday in Liverpool and Monday in Leeds. 

Balor also worked the Raw tour of the UK last week, competing in four-way matches with Damian Priest, Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens for Priest’s United States Championship. 

Balor last appeared on WWE TV on the November 1 edition of Raw, defeating Chad Gable. The prior week on Raw, he competed in a four-way ladder match to determine the number one contender to Big E’s WWE Championship, a match won by Rollins. 

WALTER to face Cesaro at four WWE UK tour house shows

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A dream matchup between two of WWE’s best in-ring wrestlers is set for November’s house show tour of the United Kingdom.

WWE has announced that WALTER vs. Cesaro will be taking place at their UK tour house shows in Liverpool (Sunday, November 7), Leeds (Monday, November 8), Nottingham (Tuesday, November 9), and Manchester (Wednesday, November 10). All four events are SmackDown-brand house shows.

WALTER will be returning to action for the first time since losing the NXT United Kingdom Championship to Ilja Dragunov at NXT TakeOver 36 this August.

The UK tour features eight events in total. There are Raw house shows in Brighton (Wednesday, November 3), Sheffield (Thursday, November 4), and Birmingham (Friday, November 5), along with a dual-branded supershow house show in London (Saturday, November 6).

The full lineups for the house shows are listed below. Universal Champion Roman Reigns and SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos won’t be on the tour.

Brighton, Sheffield & Birmingham —

  • Street fight: Big E vs. Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship
  • Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair vs. Doudrop in a triple threat match for the Raw Women’s Championship
  • RK-Bro vs. The Street Profits vs. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode in a triple threat match for the Raw Tag Team titles
  • Damian Priest vs. Finn Balor vs. Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins in a fatal four-way match for the United States title
  • Reggie vs. John Morrison for the 24/7 Championship
  • Liv Morgan vs. Carmella

London —

  • Street fight: Big E vs. Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship
  • Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair vs. Doudrop in a triple threat match for the Raw Women’s Championship
  • Charlotte Flair vs. Sasha Banks for the SmackDown Women’s Championship
  • RK-Bro vs. The Street Profits vs. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode in a triple threat match for the Raw Tag Team titles
  • Damian Priest vs. Finn Balor vs. Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins in a fatal four-way match for the United States title
  • Shinsuke Nakamura (w/ Rick Boogs) vs. Jinder Mahal for the Intercontinental title
  • Tommaso Ciampa vs. Bron Breakker for the NXT Championship

Liverpool, Leeds, Nottingham & Manchester —

  • Charlotte Flair vs. Sasha Banks for the SmackDown Women’s Championship
  • Drew McIntyre vs. Happy Corbin
  • Shinsuke Nakamura (w/ Rick Boogs) vs. Jinder Mahal for the Intercontinental title
  • Tommaso Ciampa vs. Bron Breakker vs. Sami Zayn in a triple threat match for the NXT Championship
  • Finn Balor vs. Sheamus
  • WALTER vs. Cesaro
  • Jeff Hardy vs. Madcap Moss
  • Natalya vs. Shayna Baszler

Tommaso Ciampa & Bron Breakker set for four WWE UK tour dates

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Two of NXT’s top stars will be working dates on WWE’s next tour of the United Kingdom.

It was announced today that NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa and Bron Breakker will be appearing at WWE’s house shows in Liverpool (Sunday, November 7), Leeds (Monday, November 8), Nottingham, (Tuesday, November 9), and Manchester (Wednesday, November 10). Ciampa, Breakker, and Sami Zayn will be wrestling in triple threat matches for the NXT Championship at the shows.

All four of the events Ciampa and Breakker are wrestling at are SmackDown-brand house shows.

Ciampa defeated Breakker to retain the NXT Championship when they faced off in the main event of Halloween Havoc this Tuesday. It’s the first time Breakker has lost in NXT. He made his debut on the premiere of NXT 2.0 last month.

Ciampa also became NXT Champion on the NXT 2.0 premiere, defeating LA Knight, Pete Dunne, and Von Wagner in a fatal four-way match. The title was vacant going into that match after being vacated by Samoa Joe.

WWE’s tour of the UK starts in Brighton on Wednesday, November 3 and ends with the Manchester event. There are three Raw house shows, one event that’s branded as a supershow house show, and four SmackDown house shows.

Former NXT United Kingdom Champion WALTER and Raw’s Finn Balor are also advertised for the events in Liverpool, Leeds, and Nottingham. Universal Champion Roman Reigns and SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos aren’t advertised for the tour.

United States Champion Damian Priest will defend his title against Balor, Seth Rollins, and Kevin Owens at the supershow in London on Saturday, November 6.

WALTER advertised for three WWE UK tour house shows

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Former NXT United Kingdom Champion WALTER is advertised for multiple dates on WWE’s tour of the United Kingdom next month.

WALTER is currently among the wrestlers listed for WWE’s house shows in Liverpool (Sunday, November 7), Leeds (Monday, November 8), and Nottingham (Tuesday, November 9). All three events are SmackDown-brand house shows.

WALTER hasn’t wrestled since losing the NXT United Kingdom Championship to Ilja Dragunov at NXT TakeOver 36 this August.

The WWE UK tour features eight house shows, beginning in Brighton on Wednesday, November 3 and ending in Manchester on Wednesday, November 10. It features three Raw house shows, one event that is branded as a supershow house show, and four SmackDown house shows.

Raw’s Finn Balor is also advertised to appear at the Liverpool, Leeds, and Nottingham events.

WALTER’s Imperium stablemates Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner defeated MSK to win the NXT Tag Team titles at Halloween Havoc last night.

WWE returning to UK in November for eight-show tour

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As Sunday kicks off a four-day tour in the UK, WWE already announced a return to the region for a week-long run this November.

Here’s the full November lineup, running the 3rd through the 10th:

  • Wednesday, November 3: Brighton | Brighton Centre
  • Thursday, November 4: Sheffield | Utilita Arena
  • Friday, November 5: Birmingham | Utilita Arena
  • Saturday, November 6: London | SSE Arena Wembley
  • Sunday, November 7: Liverpool – M&S Bank Arena
  • Monday, November 8: Leeds | First Direct Arena
  • Tuesday, November 9: Nottingham | Motorpoint Arena
  • Wednesday, November 10: Manchester | AO Arena

Ticket information will be released soon.

WWE didn’t announce whether the November 5th date will be a SmackDown taping. November 8th is already scheduled for a U.S.-based Raw in Louisville, Kentucky.

The current September run is their first in nearly two years as they are running shows in Newcastle, London, Cardiff and Glagsow starting Sunday through Wednesday.

WWE announces talent lineup for United Kingdom tour

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WWE has announced 19 wrestlers for this month’s tour of the United Kingdom.

The house show tour is taking place from Sunday, September 19 to Wednesday, September 22. It will feature stops in Newcastle, London, Cardiff, and Glasgow. The Newcastle show is taking place at Utilita Arena Newcastle, the London show is being held at The O2 London, the Cardiff show is at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, and the Glasgow show is at The SSE Hydro.

This will be the first time the WWE main roster has been to the UK since the COVID-19 pandemic began. WWE was set to hold a UK tour in May 2020, but the pandemic prevented that from happening.

In addition to featuring wrestlers from the SmackDown roster, the tour will be a homecoming for Raw’s Drew McIntyre. Raw’s Jinder Mahal is also set for the tour and is advertised to face McIntyre in street fights.

Here are the wrestlers who have been announced for the tour:

  • SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch
  • Drew McIntyre
  • Seth Rollins
  • Bianca Belair
  • Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura
  • Rick Boogs
  • Apollo Crews
  • Baron Corbin
  • The Street Profits
  • Chad Gable & Otis
  • Kevin Owens
  • Finn Balor
  • Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode
  • Rey & Dominik Mysterio
  • Jinder Mahal

Universal Champion Roman Reigns and SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos aren’t listed for the tour. They’ll instead be appearing at Raw’s events while the UK tour is going on.

Cards are currently being advertised for the Newcastle, London, and Glasgow shows. The same lineup is listed for all three nights:

  • SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defends against Bianca Belair
  • Street fight: Drew McIntyre vs. Jinder Mahal
  • Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura (w/ Rick Boogs) defends against Apollo Crews
  • Finn Balor vs. Seth Rollins
  • Rey & Dominik Mysterio vs. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode
  • Kevin Owens vs. Baron Corbin
  • The Street Profits vs. Chad Gable & Otis

WWE announces four-show September UK tour

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE is heading to the United Kingdom for a four-show tour this September.

The tour is taking place from September 19-22 and will feature stops in Newcastle, London, Cardiff, and Glasgow. All four events will be house shows featuring wrestlers from the SmackDown roster.

It’s advertised that Roman Reigns, Bianca Belair, Big E, Sasha Banks, Bayley, The Usos, and more will be appearing at the shows.

The tour dates are:

  • Newcastle, England — Utilita Arena (Sunday, September 19, 2021)
  • London, England — The O2 (Monday, September 20, 2021)
  • Cardiff, Wales — Motorpoint Arena (Tuesday, September 21, 2021)
  • Glasgow, Scotland — The SSE Hydro (Wednesday, September 22, 2021)

This will be the first time the WWE main roster has been to the UK since the COVID-19 pandemic began. WWE had been set for a UK tour in May 2020, but that couldn’t happen due to the pandemic.

WWE is returning to touring starting with the Friday, July 16 episode of SmackDown at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz set for three WWE UK tour stops

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With The Miz moving back to SmackDown in the Superstar Shakeup, WWE has already announced a few matches where he’ll be facing Daniel Bryan.

Miz vs. Bryan is set for three house shows on WWE’s tour of the United Kingdom next month. Those events are in Liverpool on May 16th, Newcastle on the 17th, and Sheffield on the 18th.

While announcing that Miz was going to SmackDown last night, Kurt Angle mentioned that Bryan was “very adamant” about the move and still had pull as the show’s former general manager. Their on-screen history dates back to Miz being paired with Bryan on the first season of NXT, but their most noteworthy interaction happened when they got into a heated exchange on Talking Smack while Bryan wasn’t cleared to wrestle by WWE.

WWE will be in Europe from May 9-20. Ronda Rousey is scheduled for matches in Geneva, Switzerland on the 16th, Vienna, Austria on the 17th, Turin, Italy on the 18th, and Paris, France on the 19th.