– WWE announced the following on the UK Title tournament, confirming that the show will air on a delay.
The tapings will take place on Monday, June 18th and Tuesday, June 19th at Royal Albert Hall in London but the WWE Network broadcast will air on Monday, June 25th and Tuesday, June 26th at 3pm EST.
WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament to stream on WWE Network on June 25 & 26
WWE makes its historic return to London’s Royal Albert Hall for the first time in more than 20 years with the WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament later this month, and members of the WWE Universe will have their chance to catch all the action on WWE Network.
The two-day event will stream in two parts on the award-winning WWE Network on Monday, June 25, and Tuesday, June 26, at 3 p.m. ET/8 p.m. BST.
A limited number of tickets for the Royal Albert Hall events, which tape Monday, June 18, and Tuesday, June 19, are still available at livenation.co.uk and bookingsdirect.com.
Already announced for night one at Royal Albert Hall are the quarterfinal, semifinal and final matches of the 2018 WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament. Featuring 16 of the top competitors from the U.K.’s vibrant wrestling scene, the tournament will decide the challenger to WWE U.K. Champion Pete Dunne on night two. Night one will also include a Six-Man Tag Team Match pitting Dunne, Tyler Bate & Trent Seven against Undisputed ERA’s Adam Cole, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly and appearances by WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels and Triple H.
In addition to the WWE U.K. Championship Match between Dunne and the tournament winner, the second night at the Royal Albert Hall will feature a tag team match of NXT Champion Aleister Black & Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream & EC3, plus matches for the NXT North American Championship, the NXT Women’s Championship and the NXT Tag Team Championship.
Don’t miss out when these historic events stream on the award-winning WWE Network on June 25 & 26.
– WWE has a new poll asking fans which SmackDown champion is in the most danger of losing their title at WWE Money In the Bank. As of this writing, 66% voted for SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmella vs. Asuka while 27% voted for WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in the Last Man Standing match and 7% for SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Bludgeon Brothers vs. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson.
– Ricochet took to Twitter today and wrote the following on his “Takeover: Chicago II” match against The Velveteen Dream:
Over the years I’ve been in the ring with a lot of younger guys who were excited to work with me.At Takeover Chicago I get to do it again and help another kids “Dream” come true.
He gets to share the ring with the One And Only; Hope he can handle the pressure?#TakeoverChicago
— The One And Only! (@KingRicochet) June 6, 2018
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