WWE News: Titles Defenses Set for Upcoming UK Shows in June, Jim Ross Is Proud of The War Raiders After Team’s NXT Debut, High School Year Book Photo Discovered for Kane

– WWE issued an official announcement today on new matches announced for the upcoming UK Championship Tournament events in London at the Royal Albert Hall later this June. In addition to the tournament to crown a new contender for WWE UK champion Pete Dunne, there will be a six-man tag team match with Dunne, Tyler Bate, and Trent Seven vs. The Undisputed Era (Roderick Strong, Kyle O’Reilly and Adam Cole) on the June 18 show. On Night 2, Adam Cole will defend his NXT North American Championship against an unnamed opponent. Strong and O’Reilly will defend the NXT tag team titles, and Shayna Baszler will defend the NXT women’s title. You can read WWE’s full announcement on the cards below:

The WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament events at Royal Albert Hall are beginning to take shape, as WWE.com has confirmed that a one-night tournament, a Six-Man Tag Team Match and several title defenses are slated for the historic back-to-back shows on June 18 and 19.

The events kick off with a United Kingdom Championship Tournament on Monday, June 18. Though the competitors have yet to be revealed, it is now known that the winner of the tournament will earn an opportunity to challenge WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne the following night inside London’s most vaunted venue.

The BruiserWeight will also be in action on June 18, teaming with Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) to face NXT’s Undisputed ERA. This match announcement comes on the heels of Roderick Strong’s betrayal of Dunne, and subsequent joining with Undisputed ERA, at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans. Will Dunne lead his fellow proponents of British Strong Style to victory against the black-and-yellow brand’s most controversial faction?

In addition to Dunne’s title defense against the tournament winner, the event on Tuesday, June 19, will feature three NXT Championship Matches, including an NXT North American Championship Match, an NXT Women’s Championship Match and an NXT Tag Team Championship Match. Adam Cole, Shayna Baszler and Undisputed ERA are the current titleholders, respectively, but with NXT TakeOver: Chicago happening just days before the WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament events this June, there’s no telling who will be champions when WWE returns to Royal Albert Hall for the first time since 1991.

Tickets for both nights are available now at www.bookingsdirect.com and www.livenation.co.uk.

– As previously reported, Hanson of The War Raiders commented on Twitter after the team made their debut on NXT this week. You can also check out Rowe and WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross also commenting on the team’s debut on Twitter below.

#JoinTheRaid or run and hide…
.#warraiders #wwe #wwenxt #wearenxt @WarBeardHanson @WWE @WWENXT pic.twitter.com/A6W8jtqK40

— Raymond Rowe (@RAYMONDxROWE) April 12, 2018

It’s #SlobberKnocker time, Gents.
Take no prisoners & apologize later.
Proud of @RAYMONDxROWE & @WarBeardHanson. https://t.co/EJ0orz1AZv

— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) April 12, 2018

– Reddit user Mojave Walker posted a high school year book photo of WWE Superstar Kane, aka Glenn Jacobs, which you can see below.

Kane was in my mom’s high school class from r/SquaredCircle