Wrestlers For The WWE UK Title Tournament Revealed, Photos And Videos From Today's Press Conference
In an update from our earlier post, below are full details on the first-ever WWE United Kingdom Title tournament coming to the WWE Network this January. Competitors for the 16-team tournament include Trent Seven, Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate, Wolfgang, Tyson T-Bone, Tucker, Jordan Devlin, Roy Johnson, Joseph Conners, HC Dyer, Jack Starz, Sam Gradwell, James Drake, Dan Moloney, Chris Tyler, Saxon Huxley, Ringo Ryan and Tiger Ali. Two of the competitors will be alternates.
WWE® to Crown U.K. Champion
LONDON & STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE® (NYSE:WWE) announced today that it will crown the first-ever WWE United Kingdom Champion live on WWE Network during a special, two-night tournament on Saturday, January 14 and Sunday, January 15, 2017 beginning at 8:00 PM GMT. Fans can watch the WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament by signing up at WWENetwork.com.
Tickets for the WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament, emanating from the historic Empress Ballroom in Blackpool,go on sale today at 12:00 PM GMT and can be purchased online at livenation.co.uk.
"Our passionate U.K. fans deserve to have their own Champion," said WWE Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events & Creative Paul "Triple H®" Levesque. "The tournament is the next step in our ongoing strategy to create localized content for our global WWE Network, develop another brand that engages our passionate fans, and add a new dimension to our on-going storylines."
This unprecedented event will feature a single-elimination tournament and showcase competitors from all four Home Nations and Ireland including: charismatic Trent Seven, from Wolverhampton; hard-hitting Pete Dunne, from Birmingham; Tyler Bate, the bright young 19-year-old star from Dudley, West Midlands; big brawler Wolfgang, from Glasgow; tough Tyson T-Bone, from Malvern; the aggressive Northern Irish grappler Tucker; Irish high-flyer Jordan Devlin, who hails from Bray, in County Wicklow, the same home town as WWE Superstar Finn Bálor®; and Londoner Roy Johnson, a former champion powerlifter.
William Regal®, Head Scout, WWE Talent Development, and Robbie Brookside, WWE trainer, participated in the scouting process for the tournament competitors, using their unrivalled knowledge and experience of the UK scene, developed over careers of more than 20 years in the ring.
The WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament on WWE Network will be called by WWE lead announcer Michael Cole, who will be joined by color analyst Nigel McGuinness, a mainstay of the UK independent scene.
Below are video and photos from today's press conference:
Today in @WWEUK we announce the @WWE UK Championship Tournament to crown the FIRST EVER UK Champion. #GetReady pic.twitter.com/KkZGGp5ERF
? Triple H (@TripleH) December 15, 2016
"Ladies and gentlemen...we will have the best talent we can find for this tournament..." – @RealKingRegal @WWEUK pic.twitter.com/9zycOobj8j
? WWE (@WWE) December 15, 2016
Welcome @McGuinnessNigel to the @WWE as part of the @WWE UK Championship Tournament! @WWEUK pic.twitter.com/BjVq87vla1
? WWE (@WWE) December 15, 2016
"I believe this will supercharge the U.K. and Irish wrestling scene." – @FinnBalor pic.twitter.com/gLB5NqMTFk
? WWE (@WWE) December 15, 2016
Meet the competitors of the @WWEUK Championship Tournament! pic.twitter.com/YC6gmeruPO
? WWE (@WWE) December 15, 2016
BREAKING: The @WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament comes to @WWENetwork in January. https://t.co/tN96eM3npm @WWEUKCT pic.twitter.com/sBzGVZkiS5
? WWE (@WWE) December 15, 2016