WWE has launched an NXT UK brand to showcase the greatest wrestlers from the UK and Ireland. The show will take its place alongside current WWE shows such as Raw, SmackDown and NXT. 4 WWE launches NXT UK The UK Championship title, held by Pete "The Bruiserweight" Dunne, and two new titles – the UK Women’s Championship and UK Tag Team Championship – will be on the line at the NXT UK events. The dates are July 28 and 29 at the Corn Exchange, Cambridge, August 25 and 26 at the Insomnia gaming festival in Birmingham, October 13 and 14 at Plymouth Pavilions and November 24 and 25 at Liverpool Olympia. The news was revealed on Monday night at the Royal Albert Hall by Triple H, with help from WWE legend Shawn Michaels. H said: “The UK has an amazing talent base and incredibly passionate fans that are deserving of their own showcase. 4 Birmingham's Pete Dunne is a rising WWE star 4 Killian Dain is another member of the British wrestling invasion Credit: Instagram/Killian Dain 4 Triple H has announced the new WWE brand Credit: AFP or licensors “This is the next step in our ongoing strategy to create localised content and further develop our brand globally.” Britain and Ireland are already well represented in WWE with Norfolk star Paige the SmackDown general manager and Finn Balor, Sheamus and Becky Lynch in-ring competitors. British wrestling icon Johnny Saint will be the show’s general manager. How to claim your FREE £10 bet 1 Register for Sun Bets here 2 Bet £5 or more 3 Sun Bets will stick a £10 bet in your account<doc-sep>The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Get email updates with the day's biggest stories Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice WWE announced a new brand titled NXT UK and a first set of TV tapings across the country at tonight's WWE UK Championship Tournament. Tickets will go on sale next Friday, June 29 for eight live events that will be taped for a new series featuring the top talent in the UK and Ireland. The UK Championship, plus two new titles– the UK Women’s Championship title and UK Tag Team Championship titles – will be on the line. The new division will first come to the Corn Exchange in Cambridge on Saturday, July 28 and Sunday, July 29, before heading to the Midlands. It will arrive at the NEC Birmingham on Saturday, August 25 and Sunday, August 26 as part of Insomnia, the UK’s biggest gaming festival. (Image: © WWE) The Plymouth Pavilions will host shows on Saturday and Sunday, October 13 and 14, then the Liverpool Olympia on Saturday and Sunday, November 24 and 25. Currently advertised for the first shows in Cambridge are Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate, Trent Seven, Noam Dar, Mark Andrews, Zack Gibson, Toni Storm, Joe Coffey, Jinny and Charlie Morgan. Triple H, aka Paul Levesque, was joined in the ring by WWE UK general manager Johnny Saint at the Royal Albert Hall in London to unveil the new look division. HHH told the roaring crowd that the first tournament in Blackpool in January last year changed what it means to be a professional wrestler in Great Britain. And the 14-time world champion said UK talent had made it so clear they were just scratching the surface, meaning: “We are going to give you more." After British grappling legend Saint revealed the brand, Triple H said fans would see the best of UK wrestling, with men’s, women’s and tag team divisions. Speaking afterwards, The Game said: "The UK has an amazing talent base and incredibly passionate fans that are deserving of their own showcase." There is no mention yet of a TV deal for NXT UK, which has been heavily rumoured, or whether the product will air on WWE Network, as expected. The company is also yet to confirm when NXT UK will air, but it is anticipated more details will be released over the coming weeks. Tickets for the events in Cambridge, Plymouth and Liverpool will be available via www.livenation.co.uk Tickets for the Birmingham events will be available via www.insomniagamingfestival.com Further information will be available at www.wwe.com/events<doc-sep>WWE has announced the changing of the NXT Tag Team Championships as Trent Seven and Tyler Bate dethroned the Undisputed ERA at the WWE UK Tournament tapings today in London, England: Superstars are reacting on Twitter to the switch also: https://twitter.com/PeytonRoyceWWE/status/1009152197811204097 WWE Announces NXT UK Series And New Titles; Triple H Comments<doc-sep>WWE's global expansion just took a major step forward. Appearing at WWE's UK Title Tournament taping on Monday, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events, and Creative Triple H announced the United Kingdom was getting its own NXT brand, with taping for the new show beginning in July. The news comes on the heels of another major announcement from the company, which revealed current WWE Champion AJ Styles would be featured as the cover star of its next video game, WWE 2K19. NXT UK will showcase wrestling's top talent in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with three championship titles being up for grabs. In addition to the WWE UK title, currently held by Pete Dunne, the UK Tag Team Championship and UK Women's Championship will also be featured on the new series. "The UK has an amazing talent base and incredibly passionate fans that are deserving of their own showcase," Triple H says in a statement. "This is the next step in our ongoing strategy to create localized content and further develop our brand globally." At this point, a roster of potential talent for the new series is not known, though it's very likely that reigning WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne will play a major role. Tickets for the first eight tapings of NXT UK go on sale June 29. You can find out more information through WWE's website. It will be interesting to see what this offshoot of NXT means for future WWE global brands. Perhaps eventually there will be multiple NXT brands that represent various parts of the world.<doc-sep>
The second UK Tournament is well underway, and after it ends WWE will prepare for the start of a new NXT UK Show. WWE announced today tickets will go on sale for eight live events that will be taped and broadcast for the brand new show, featuring the greatest wrestlers from the UK and Ireland. "The UK has an amazing talent base and incredibly passionate fans that are deserving of their own showcase," said Paul "Triple H" Levesque, WWE Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative. "This is the next step in our ongoing strategy to create localized content and further develop our brand globally." WWE already has a UK Championship, which was unveiled at the conclusion of the first UK Tournament and is currently held by Pete Dunne. The new NXT UK Show announcement was accompanied by the reveal of a UK Women's Championship and a UK Tag Team Championship. Here are the eight dates that will be taped for NXT UK. Saturday, July 28 and Sunday July 29 at the Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Saturday, Aug. 25 and Sunday, August 26 as part of Insomnia, the UK's biggest gaming festival, at NEC Birmingham. Saturday, Oct. 13 and Sunday, Oct. 14 at Plymouth Pavilions. Saturday, Nov. 24 and Sunday, Nov. 25 at Liverpool Olympia. Tickets go on sale starting Friday, June 29. The events in Cambridge, Plymouth and Liverpool will be available via LiveNation and tickets for the Birmingham events will be available via the Insomnia Games Festival site. The second UK Tournament is currently underway, with some of the first-round matches being uploaded to WWE's official YouTube account. The winner will face Pete Dunne for his UK Championship and kick off the new NXT UK show. "[The UK division] does fit the NXT brand. It does fit within that overview of NXT and if you are to look at it from a global level, UK, Middle East, Australia, South America, that mold fitting under the guise of that brand works," Levesque told reporters after NXT Takeover II. "Especially when you consider the overarching, always there, presence of the main roster. It fits this global territory system." WWE did not reveal broadcast details for NXT UK, but we expect more information at a later date. Are you excited for the new NXT UK show? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.