WWE: Line-up confirmed for United Kingdom tournament this summer
Monday 21 May 2018 07:58, UK
The second half of the entry list for WWE's second annual United Kingdom tournament has been confirmed, with 205 Live competitor Drew Gulak the shock inclusion.
James Drake, who appeared at the house shows at Bournemouth and Liverpool on WWE's recently-completed UK tour, and was part of a six-man tag match on last week's episode of 205 Live at the O2 Arena, will compete in the event, the opening rounds of which take place at the Download festival on June 8-10.
The second stage will be at the Royal Albert Hall show on June 18 with the winner getting a shot at Pete Dunne's United Kingdom title the following night.
Another competitor from the six-man tag on 205 Live, the mod-styled Flash Morgan Webster, will be included, as will current PROGRESS world champion Travis Banks.
Irish 28-year-old Jordan Devlin, who reached the quarter-finals last year, returns for another crack at glory, while Tucker will be hoping to do better than his 2017 performance, where he contributed to an excellent match but was beaten by Tyler Bate.
Tyson T-Bone, 36, and Birmingham's Ashton Smith complete the homegrown line-up but there is also a non-British competitor included in the form of 205 Live regular Gulak.
Gulak explained his eyebrow-raising inclusion by writing on Twitter: "I was sent on a mission by the US Department for Sports Entertainment Regulation to enter this tournament with the incentive that when I win the United Kingdom becomes the 51st State in the USA."
The first eight competitors were confirmed last week and they are Jack Gallagher, Zack Gibson, Joe Coffey, Joseph Conners, Dave Mastiff, Kenny Williams, El Ligero and Amir Jordan.
