WWE News: UK Championship Tournament To Begin At Download Festival

With the next WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament scheduled for June 18th and 19th at Royal Albert Hall in London, England, today WWE announced that the competitors for the event will be revealed later in the week. Additionally, WWE.com has announced that the opening round of the tournament will kickoff at Download Festival, the yearly rock festival which features NXT from June 8-10 this year:

Next month’s Download Festival just got even bigger.

In addition to featuring the Superstars of NXT live and in action, the annual rock festival — which takes place June 8-10 at Donington Park in Derby, U.K. — will host the opening round of the WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament.

Featuring 16 competitors, the tournament will continue at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Monday, June 18. The winner of the tournament will then receive a title match against WWE U.K. Champion Pete Dunne the following day.

Stay tuned to WWE.com, as the field of competitors in the WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament will be revealed this Wednesday and Friday.

Tickets for both NXT at the Download Festival and the Royal Albert Hall events are on sale now. Head to www.downloadfestival.com/tickets to save your spot at Download Festival, and check out www.bookingsdirect.com and www.livenation.co.uk for ticket information for the June 18-19 events at the Royal Albert Hall.

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