United Kingdom Championship Tournament GM Johnny Saint and Triple H officially announced plans for a new NXT UK show during tonight’s event at Royal Albert Hall.
In addition to the men's division, the series will feature a women’s division and tag team division, with new championship belts set to be introduced for the latter two.
NXT UK will be taped over a series of 8 live events filmed on the following dates:
Saturday, July 28, and Sunday, July 29, at the Corn Exchange, Cambridge
Saturday, Aug. 25, and Sunday, Aug. 26, as part of Insomnia, the U.K.’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
“The U.K. 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.”