PDA

View Full Version : WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament Coming to WWE Network In January



Kemo
12-15-2016, 07:47 PM
http://i68.tinypic.com/efi58m.jpg

At Thursday’s WWE press conference from London, Triple H announced WWE will crown its first ever United Kingdom Champion. A 16-man tournament will air on the WWE Network in January. Here is WWE’s official announcement:

WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament comes to WWE Network in January

LONDON — At an historic press conference at the O2 Arena in London, Triple H revealed that WWE’s first-ever United Kingdom Champion will be crowned this January.

The WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament is a 16-competitor, two-day throwdown at Blackpool’s Empress Ballroom, airing live and exclusively on the award-winning WWE Network, featuring some of the best talent the U.K. has to offer. The last man standing at the end of the tournament will be crowned champion and awarded a title, which was also revealed at the conference.

Joining Triple H in London were former WWE Universal Champion Finn Bálor, General Manager of NXT William Regal and British wrestling icon Nigel McGuinness, who will be calling the tournament action on WWE Network alongside the voice of Monday Night Raw, Michael Cole. The WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament competitors also took the stage.

Tickets for this historic two-day event at the Empress Ballroom will be available starting today at 12 p.m. GMT at livenation.co.uk.

Stick with WWE.com for more news on this incredible tournament as it becomes available, and don’t miss the WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament, January 14 & 15, live and exclusively on WWE Network!

@TripleH announces @WWE's United Kingdom Championship Tournament. https://t.co/aGWbtVf1Cl pic.twitter.com/Z7QtlYRa5d

— WWE (@WWE) 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