{"id":40444,"date":"2018-05-23T14:38:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T19:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=40444"},"modified":"2018-05-23T14:38:58","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T19:38:58","slug":"wwe-uk-championship-tournament-first-round-matches-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2018\/05\/23\/wwe-uk-championship-tournament-first-round-matches-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE UK Championship tournament first round matches announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-3554674660\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, Prowrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><i>WWE has announced the following first-round matches for the WWE UK Championship Tournament.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-Drew Gulak vs. Jack Gallagher<\/p>\n<p>-Ashton Smith vs. Joseph Conners<\/p>\n<p>-Flash Morgan Webster vs. James Drake<\/p>\n<p>-Kenny Williams vs. Dave Mastiff<\/p>\n<p>-Ligero vs. Travis Banks<\/p>\n<p>-Zack Gibson vs. Amir Jordan<\/p>\n<p>-Tucker vs. Joe Coffey<\/p>\n<p>-Jordan Devlin vs. Tyson T-Bone<\/p><div id=\"prowr-1611284602\" class=\"prowr-content-4 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_2 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_2\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Check out the first video below for the video that WWE released to announce the matches. They have yet to set the actual bracket as of this update. Some of the first round matches will take place at the NXT events that will be part of the Download Festival from June 8-10. The remainder of the tournament will be held on June 18-19 in London, England at Royal Albert Hall. 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