WWE reveals bracket for UK Championship tournament
WWE has revealed the bracket for next month’s United Kingdom Championship tournament.
After announcing the first round matchups last week, WWE posted a video today where the bracket was unveiled. The left side of the bracket has: Zack Gibson vs. Amir Jordan, Drew Gulak vs. Jack Gallagher, Flash Morgan Webster vs. James Drake, and Tyson T-Bone vs. Jordan Devlin.
The matches on the right side are: Tucker vs. Joe Coffey, Dave Mastiff vs. Kenny Williams, El Ligero vs. Travis Banks, and Ashton Smith vs. Joseph Conners.
All but one of the first round matches are scheduled for Download Festival on June 8-10. Gulak vs. Gallagher was filmed at Full Sail University earlier this month during a set of NXT television tapings.
The winners of the first round matches will advance to Royal Albert Hall, where WWE will be holding UK-brand shows on June 18th and 19th. The tournament will be taking place on the first night, then the winner will challenge for Pete Dunne’s WWE United Kingdom Championship on the 19th.
A bracketology special for the tournament will air on the WWE Network at 8 p.m. Eastern time on June 7th.
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