WWE in the United Kingdom

[2][3][4] In 1991 the WWF filmed the supercard event Battle Royal at the Albert Hall, in London.

With the exception of the "Old School" editions of WWE Raw on November 15, 2010, March 4, 2013, and January 6, 2014, along with the Raw 25 Years on January 25, 2018, and the Throwback SmackDown edition on May 7, 2021, this was the last ever WWF event to feature the WWF New Generation logo with the posts, ring skirt, floor mats and steps as light blue with the ropes colored red, white and blue.

The event was originally scheduled to be a UK exclusive pay-per-view, as a follow-up to the success of One Night Only.

After Austin defeated Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania to win the WWF Championship, Michaels retired from professional wrestling due to back injury (He returned to wrestling in 2002), and then Austin continued his feud with D-Generation X members.

After The Undertaker defeated his brother Kane at WrestleMania XIV, it was announced that the two would face each other again at Mayhem in Manchester.

Prior to the next match, Marc Mero sent Sable to the back, due to a series of issues leading up to the event.

The referee awarded the victory to LOD via disqualification, allowing The New Age Outlaws to retain the titles.

Insurrextion in 2003 at the Telewest Arena in Newcastle, England marked the last of WWE's UK exclusive pay-per-views.

As of May 2019[update] all recordings have occurred in England, with the exception of November 2016 which took place at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland.

[27] 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.

[29] In January 2019, James Drake and Zack Gibson became the inaugural NXT UK Tag Team Champions.

[31][32] However, it was not until mid-2018 when WWE formally established NXT UK as the brand for their United Kingdom division.

[33][34] The brand's show, also titled NXT UK, had its first tapings in July, which began airing on October 17.

[37][38] In 2014, WWE renewed a 5 year deal with Sky to carry programmes through the end of 2019, which included Main Event being added to the schedule.