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WWE has announced a new NXT UK Heritage Cup Tournament.
Top NXT UK talent will compete in an eight-man tournament contested under British Rounds rules. The winner will be crowned the NXT UK Hertiage Cup Champion, a title which will be defended.
Competitors include Flash Morgan Webster, Noam Dar, Alexander Wolfe, A-Kid, “The Bomber” Dave Mastiff, Trent Seven, Joseph Conners and a final wildcard entrant to be determined.
WWE announced the following rules.
The British Rounds rules are as follows:
- All matches consist of six three-minute rounds.
- All matches are 2-out-of-3 Falls.
- Falls can won be won by pinfall, submission or count-out.
- Once a fall occurs, the round ends.
- The match ends once a wrestler has won two falls.
- In the event of a disqualification or knockout, the match instantly ends without the need for two falls.
- If all six rounds are completed, whomever is ahead on falls wins the match.
- There will be a 20-second break between each round.
The NXT UK Heritage Cup title will be defended under the same British Rounds rules.
NXT UK’s relaunch will begin on Thursday, September 17 on the WWE Network. WWE is taping episodes at BT Studios in London.