Nick Piccone
WWE COO Triple H announced today at the O2 Arena in London that the company will crown a WWE United Kingdom Champion in January. There will be a 16-man tournament featuring talent from the United Kingdom and Ireland exclusively on the WWE Network. It’ll last two days, the 14th and 15th, and take place in Blackpool’s Empress Ballroom.
https://www.facebook.com/tripleh/videos/10155008041409683/
Nigel McGuinness will co-host the tournament along with Raw’s Michael Cole.
BREAKING: @McGuinnessNigel announced as WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament co-host. https://t.co/JM4qfrOhFl @WWENetwork @WWEUKCT pic.twitter.com/qbUxG5wInF
— WWE (@WWE) December 15, 2016
Finn Bálor:
"I believe this will supercharge the U.K. and Irish wrestling scene." – @FinnBalor pic.twitter.com/gLB5NqMTFk
— WWE (@WWE) December 15, 2016
The competitors:
Meet the competitors of the @WWEUK Championship Tournament! pic.twitter.com/YC6gmeruPO
— WWE (@WWE) December 15, 2016