{"id":20583,"date":"2018-06-19T21:54:01","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T01:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=20583"},"modified":"2019-06-08T23:06:26","modified_gmt":"2019-06-09T03:06:26","slug":"nxt-uk-from-wwe-uk-tapings-on-returns-and-debuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/06\/19\/nxt-uk-from-wwe-uk-tapings-on-returns-and-debuts\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT UK Notes From WWE UK Tapings: Returns and Debuts"},"content":{"rendered":"

The WWE<\/a> wrapped up two days of filming for the upcoming WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament specials, airing next Monday and Tuesday on the WWE Network, taped live at the Royal Albert Hall. The Royal Albert Hall is a hugely significant venue in the history of professional wrestling – for it’s very first wrestling event, on 1904, was one of the first showdowns between European Heavyweight Champion George Hackenschmidt<\/strong> against American wrestler Tom Jenkins<\/strong>. Hackenschmidt’s opponent was a top contender for the American Heavyweight Championship (he was already a 2x Champion). But alas, at the time of his fight with “The Russian Lion”, the American Champion was Frank Gotch<\/strong>. By the time Hackenschmidt got the New York in 1905 to face the US champ, it was back on Jenkins. Hack’s victory created the first World Heavyweight Champion in pro wrestling. And his greatest rival (and defeat) would be the former American champ, Frank Gotch.<\/p>\n

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You’ll see the matches in their entirety next week on the Network, so we won’t spoil any of the action for you. But there were some fun debuts, returns and notes out of the tapings today.<\/p>\n

NXT UK Notes From WWE UK Tapings<\/h2>\n

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Pro Wrestling EVE Champion Charlie Morgan<\/strong> had reportedly signed a tryout deal with the WWE and she was given a match today against former wXw Women’s Champion Kelly Klein<\/strong>. Both are most likely joining the NXT UK Women’s Division (and possibly in the Mae Young Classic II<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Killer Kelly vs Charlie Morgan #WWEUKCT<\/a> #NXTUK<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/kh7yb3Jptz<\/a><\/p>\n

— The Royal Grumble \ud83c\udf99 (@RoyalGrumblePod) June 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n