WWE Confirm TV Launch Date For NXT UK

New British project kicks off on WWE Network on October 16th

by Michael Hamflett
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WWE have announced via their official Twitter account that the first broadcast of the brand new NXT UK will air on October 16th after kicking off several months' worth of tapings in July across multiple venues in Great Britain.

Four evenings in Cambridge and Birmingham are already taped and bottled for the show, with further events taking place in Plymouth and Liverpool over the next two months that should presumably provide the brand with several episodes of action before more dates get slotted in for 2019. The tapings featured matches including several stars from the original UK Championship tournament held in January 2017, and also crowned a new NXT UK Woman's Champion.

Incidentally, the start date news comes just weeks after World Of Sport concluded on ITV. Ratings started relatively strong for the revived British institution but slid as the weeks progressed. Much of the talk around the project has centred around WWE's concern with the terrestrial presence of the brand in the UK, and the move to feature the new show at a time suited to its home audience suggests a continued intent to dominate the still-emerging market.

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WWE NXT UK kicks off at 8pm BST on 17th October.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett