WWE in the United Kingdom


, an American professional wrestling promotion based in Stamford, Connecticut in the United States owned by the McMahon family, has been promoting events in the United Kingdom since 1989. From 1989 to 2001 WWE was promoted under concert promoter Harvey Goldsmith and his brother Martin Goldsmith for UK and European shows.

International broadcasts from the UK

Pay-per-views and supercard

Over the years, World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment has run several broadcast events based in the UK. In 1989, the WWF held their First WWF UK event, which aired exclusively in the UK. From 1991-1993 similar UK exclusive broadcasts known as UK Rampage. In 1991 the WWF filmed the supercard event Battle Royal at the Albert Hall, in London.
SummerSlam 1992 was the first WWE pay-per-view broadcast from the UK on August 29. In 1997 they returned to the UK with WWF One Night Only. In 1998 the WWF returned to the UK for WWF Capital Carnage, which aired exclusively in the UK. The following year they returned with No Mercy. From 1999 to 2002 they ran a fall pay-per-view from the UK known as WWE Rebellion. In addition from 2000 to 2003 they ran a spring pay-per-view from the UK known as WWE Insurrextion.
DateNameBrandVenueCityMain event
10 October 1989First WWF UK Event London ArenaLondon, EnglandHulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
24 April 1991UK Rampage London ArenaLondon, EnglandHulk Hogan vs. Sgt. Slaughter for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
3 October 1991Battle Royal at the Albert HallRoyal Albert HallLondon, England20-man battle royal
19 April 1992UK Rampage Sheffield ArenaSheffield, EnglandThe British Bulldog vs. Irwin R. Schyster
29 August 1992
SummerSlam Wembley StadiumLondon, EnglandBret Hart vs. The British Bulldog for the WWF Intercontinental Championship
11 April 1993UK Rampage Sheffield ArenaSheffield, EnglandLex Luger vs. Jim Duggan
20 September 1997One Night OnlyNEC ArenaBirmingham, EnglandThe British Bulldog vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF European Championship
4 April, 1998Mayhem in ManchesterNYNEX ArenaManchester, EnglandThe Undertaker vs. Kane
6 December 1998Capital CarnageLondon ArenaLondon, EnglandStone Cold Steve Austin, Kane, Mankind and The Undertaker in a Fatal 4-Way match
16 May 1999No MercyManchester Evening News ArenaManchester, EnglandStone Cold Steve Austin vs. Triple H and The Undertaker Anything Goes Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship
2 October 1999National Indoor ArenaTriple H vs. The Rock in a Steel Cage match for the WWF Championship
6 May 2000Insurrextion Earls CourtLondon, EnglandThe Rock vs. Shane McMahon vs. Triple H in a Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship
2 December 2000Kurt Angle vs. Rikishi vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock in a Fatal 4-Way match for the WWF Championship
5 May 2001Insurrextion Earls Court Exhibition CentreLondon, EnglandThe Two Man Power Trip vs. The Undertaker in a Handicap match for the WWF Championship
3 November 2001Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock for the WWF Championship
4 May 2002Insurrextion RawWembley ArenaLondon, EnglandTriple H vs. The Undertaker
26 October 2002SmackDownBrock Lesnar and Paul Heyman vs. Edge in a Handicap match for the WWE Championship
7 June 2003Insurrextion RawTelewest ArenaNewcastle, EnglandTriple H vs. Kevin Nash in a Street Fight match for the World Heavyweight Championship

Weekly television shows

After 2003, all-UK exclusive pay-per-view shows were stopped as WWE started to broadcast Raw and SmackDown from the UK in 2004. Due to the time change, all broadcasts were recorded and aired on tape delay. The first Raw broadcast from the United Kingdom was October 11, 2004, with a SmackDown! recording the following day. Beginning in 2005 WWE would record twice per year in the United Kingdom, once in the spring and once in the fall. In November 2008, WWE recorded two episodes of SmackDown. all recordings have occurred in England, with the exception of November 2016 which took place at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland.
From 2006-2009 WWE's recording schedule in the United Kingdom included episodes of ECW.

2004-2010

2011-present

NXT/NXT UK

On December 16, 2015, the WWE held their first NXT event in the UK,. In January 2017, they returned for the first United Kingdom Championship Tournament, with the second tournament in June 2018. In May 2017 they also hosted a United Kingdom Championship Special from the UK.
In a press conference at The O2 Arena on December 15, 2016, Triple H revealed that there would be a 16-man tournament to crown the inaugural WWE United Kingdom Champion. The tournament was held over a two-day period, January 14 and 15, 2017, and aired exclusively on the WWE Network. Tyler Bate won the inaugural tournament to become the first WWE United Kingdom Champion. In August 2018 Rhea Ripley became the first NXT UK Women's Champion. In January 2019, James Drake and Zack Gibson became the inaugural NXT UK Tag Team Champions.
When the championship was unveiled in December 2016, it was announced to be the top championship of a new WWE Network show, produced in the United Kingdom. However, it was not until mid-2018 when WWE formally established NXT UK as the brand for their United Kingdom division. The brand's show, also titled NXT UK, had its first tapings in August, which began airing on October 17. On January 12, 2019 the first live special episode of NXT UK aired, called.
DateNameBrandVenueCityMain event
16 December 2015NXTSSE Arena, WembleyWembley, London, EnglandFinn Bálor vs. Samoa Joe for the NXT Championship
14 January 2017United Kingdom Championship TournamentNXT UKEmpress BallroomBlackpool, Lancashire, EnglandTyler Bate vs. Tucker
15 January 2017United Kingdom Championship TournamentNXT UKEmpress BallroomBlackpool, Lancashire, EnglandTyler Bate vs. Pete Dunne for the WWE United Kingdom Championship
7 May 2017
Aired 19 May		United Kingdom Championship SpecialNXT UKEpic StudiosNorwich, Norfolk, EnglandTyler Bate vs. Mark Andrews for the WWE United Kingdom Championship
18 June 2018
Air date 25 June		United Kingdom Championship TournamentNXTRoyal Albert HallKensington, London, EnglandZack Gibson vs. Travis Banks
18 June 2018
Air date 26 June		NXT U.K. ChampionshipNXT UKRoyal Albert HallKensington, London, EnglandPete Dunne vs. Zack Gibson for the WWE United Kingdom Championship
12 January 2019NXT UKEmpress BallroomBlackpool, Lancashire, EnglandPete Dunne vs. Joe Coffey for the WWE United Kingdom Championship
31 August 2019NXT UKMotorpoint Arena CardiffCardiff, WalesWalter vs. Tyler Bate for the WWE United Kingdom Championship

Broadcast

WWE has been broadcast in the United Kingdom on the Sky series of television channels since the 1980s. In 2014 WWE signed a 5-year renewal deal with Sky, to carry programs through the end of 2019, which included adding WWE Main Event to the line up of shows carried. In June 2019 BT Sport announced that from January 2020 they would be the home of WWE in the UK.
The WWE Network launched in December 2014 in the United Kingdom.

BT Sport

Channel 5

WWE is also shown on tape delay on Channel 5 since February 2020. The weekly Monday Night Raw and Friday Night Smackdown are shown every Saturday and Sunday at 10:30AM. The shows are 1 hour highlights with advertisements. On Channel 5's Paramount Network channel, full episodes of NXT UK are shown every Thursday at 1AM with advertisements. On My5, every episode of Total Divas and Miz and Mrs are available to watch with no extra cost.
NameDayChannel
Raw HighlightsSundaysChannel 5
NXT UKWednesdaysParamount Network
Smackdown HighlightsSaturdaysChannel 5
Miz and MrsOnline ExclusiveMy5
Total DivasOnline ExclusiveMy5

WWE Performance Center

The second branch of the WWE Performance Center, located in Enfield, London, opened on January 11, 2019.