NXT UK General Manager Johnny Saint has officially announced that the “Bruiserweight” Pete Dunne will defend his WWE UK Championship next week, as a part of a huge Wednesday afternoon double-header on the WWE Network.
Dunne has now held the title for more than 550 days (passing the year-and-a-half mark earlier this week) and will step into the ring against someone he knows very well — 28-year-old Jordan Devlin, who has promised to turn the NXT UK brand into “NXT Ireland” should he win the title.
Also announced for next week’s double-header is the finals of the ongoing NXT UK Women’s Championship tournament, as young Australian stand-outs Rhea Ripley and Toni Storm will collide to determine the inaugural champion.