– Last month, WWE announced that a Women’s Tournament is coming this summer to the WWE Network. The news had been rumored for months after the success of last year’s Cruiserweight Classic and UK Championship events. The tournament will air exclusively on the WWE Network and will feature 32 female competitors from 17 countries.
As of this writing, the current plan is for the inaugural Women’s Tournament to begin some time during the third quarter of this year. This is consistent with the ‘summer’ announcement, but we’re told the project is moving a bit slower than expected.
During Wednesday’s investor conference call to discuss WWE’s Q1 2017 earnings, Michelle Wilson noted that the current plan is for the tournament to take place during the third quarter of this year. The tournament will be held from Full Sail University starting in July.
According to PWInsider, the finals of the tournament will take place on Tuesday, August 29th and will air live on the WWE Network. As we saw with the Cruiserweight Classic and UK Championship tournament, expect to see some of the standouts signed to WWE deals.
– Also coming to the WWE Network is a new series featuring talent from the United Kingdom. As part of the ongoing European tour, WWE will be taping the first episodes for the new UK TV this weekend from Norwich, England. WWE is booking smaller venues in the UK for future UK Championship TV tapings. The plan is appears to be monthly tapings from the UK starting as early as June or July, according to the Wrestling Observer.
– After the recent round of NXT releases, the Wrestling Observer notes that Theophilus Agbi is also gone from the company. Agbi is a 6-foot-5 270 pound former college wrestler that had been under contract since October .
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