WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament Review: Part One
By Tim Sherry
WWE.com
Results from the first day of the United Kingdom Championship Tournament.
On December 15th, at a press conference at the O2 Arena in London, Triple H announced the unveiling of the very first United Kingdom Championship. The path to that championship begins today, January 14th as the first round of a sixteen man tournament kicks off to crown the inaugural champion. Superstars from England, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland will enter the squared circle with ultimate bragging right of being the first ever champion on the line.
Piggybacking off the success of last Summer’s scintillating Cruiserweight Classic, the WWE takes its second foray into the exterior tournament and will once again be looking for international superstars. The CWC produced numerous classic matches and made WWE fans yearn to see more of its combatants. Can the U.K. tournament do the same?
The action kicks off with 4 first round matches live from the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, England with Andy Shepherd, Nigel McGuinness, and Michael Cole as your broadcast team.