WWE to Broadcast United Kingdom Special This Weekend

WWE is continuing to promote its U.K. brand, as they have announced that they will be broadcasting the WWE United Kingdom Championship Special this Friday, May 19 at 3 p.m. ET, with a re-air in primetime at 8 p.m. ET.

Emanating from Norwich, U.K., WWE United Kingdom Champion Tyler Bate will defend his title against Mark Andrews. In addition, Pete Dunne and Trent Seven will battle to see who will become the number one contender to face the U.K. Champion at “NXT TakeOver: Chicago” this Saturday.

In other action, Wolfgang faces Joseph Conners, and Rich Swann and Dan Moloney take on TJP and The Brian Kendrick in a tag team match.

Triple H had the following to say about the special:

“The WWE United Kingdom Championship Special will showcase some of the best talent from the U.K.,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative. “This is an opportunity to super-serve our fans in the U.K. as well as fans anywhere who appreciate the U.K. style.”

Spoilers for the Pete Dunne and Trent Seven match can be found here.