The first day of WWE’s United Kingdom Title Tournament Special opens up with a video package featuring new WWE United Kingdom General Manager Johnny Saint as he talks about The Royal Albert Hall and The Tournament. The video also features all of the competitors in the tournament. Johnny Saint welcomes us to day 1 of the special event.
We are live on tape from Royal Albert Hall in London, England as Mauro Ranallo welcomes us to the special event. He is joined by Nigel McGuinness. Fans chant “Mamma Mia!” as the announcers go over things. We get a look at the brackets.
Gentleman Jack Gallagher vs. Zack Gibson (Quarterfinal Tournament Match): We go to the ring and WWE UK ring announcer Andy Shepherd has the mic. These tournament matches have a 20 minute time limit. 205 Live Superstar Jack Gallagher makes his way down to the ring first. Zack Gibson makes his way down to the ring next as fans in attendance serenade him with boos. This match went out of the ring several times. Gallagher came off the top and missed, leading to a Shankly Gates submission by Gibson for the win to advance. Winner & Advances To The Semifinals: Zack Gibson

We get a video package for the next match which is Joe Coffey vs. Dave Mastiff.
Joe Coffey vs. Dave Mastiff (Quarterfinal Tournament Match): Joe Coffey makes his way down to the ring first. We see his brother Mark Coffey cheering him on. Dave Mastiff makes his way down to the ring next. They shake hands before the bell. This was a good, hard-hitting match with strong offense from both. Mastiff missed a corner cannonball and Coffey ended up hitting a big discus lariat for the pin. Winner & Advances To The Semifinals: Joe Coffey
After the match, the two meet in the middle with the referee and Coffey’s arm is raised. We see Mark cheering on his brother again. Cathy Kelley enters the ring to interview Joe. He says that his plan is to win the tournament and then defeat Pete Dunne for the WWE United Kingdom Title on the second day. Coffey then says that he is here to make an Impact and will show no mercy. Coffey then says that he will win by any means necessary.
We get a video package for the next match which is Flash Morgan Webster vs. Jordan Devlin.

Flash Morgan Webster vs. Jordan Devlin (Quarterfinal Tournament Match): Flash Morgan Webster makes his way down to the ring first. Jordan Devlin makes his way down to the ring next. Devlin declined the pre-match handshake. The finish saw Webster hit the Eton Rifle reverse tilt-a-whirl DDT after Devlin missed a top rope moonsault. Webster covered for the pin. Winner & Advances To The Semifinals: Flash Morgan Webster
We get a video package for the next match which is Travis Banks vs. Ashton Smith.
Travis Banks vs. Ashton Smith (Quarterfinal Tournament Match): This is the final quarterfinal match. Travis Banks makes his way down to the ring first. Ashton Smith makes his way down to the ring next. They shake hands before the bell. Banks controlled most of the match and won with the Kiwi Crusher. They shook hands and embraced after Banks was announced the winner. Winner & Advances To The Semifinals: Travis Banks

We go back to Mauro and Nigel after getting a look at the updated brackets now that the quarterfinals have wrapped up. They hype the tournament and the next match which is a #1 Contenders Triple Threat Match For The NXT Women’s Title between Toni Storm, Killer Kelly & Isla Dawn.
Toni Storm vs. Killer Kelly vs. Isla Dawn (#1 Contenders Triple Threat Match For The NXT Women’s Title): Toni Storm makes her way down to the ring first. We see WWE United Kingdom female Superstars Charlie Morgan and Nina Samuels watching the match from the front row. Killer Kelly makes her way down to the ring next. Isla Dawn makes her way down to the ring last. Storm got the win after hitting the Storm Zero on Dawn. Winner & New #1 Contender For The NXT Women’s Title: Toni Storm
After the match, Storm stood tall as we got replays. Baszler comes out with the title and had a stare-down while Storm looked on from the turnbuckles.
Triple H heads out and shakes hands with Mauro and Nigel before heading to the ring. He talks about The Royal Albert Hall, The UK fans, WWE’s expansion in the UK and how the UK Superstars have found success around the world. Triple H then says that they are just scratching the surface in the UK and now WWE is going to give the fans more. He introduces WWE UK General Manager Johnny Saint to help explain the more part. Saint says that he is very excited to announce the reveal of the WWE NXT UK brand. Triple H then says that we will see the very best of the UK wrestling scene with the men, a women’s division and a tag team division. Triple H then talks about the upcoming NXT UK tapings dates and has one more question with Saint as your GM and that is are… you… ready? Saint and Triple H shake hands and Saint has his arm raised as fans cheer.
We see Gibson, Coffey, Webster & Banks backstage warming up for the semifinals.
Flash Morgan Webster vs. Zack Gibson (Semifinal Tournament Match): The semis will have 25 minute time limits. Gibson looked to decline the pre-match handshake but he grabbed Webster’s hand and wouldn’t let go. This led to Webster unloading as soon as the bell hit. This match also went out of the ring. Webster controlled most of the match but Gibson locked in Shankly Gates for the submission win and the spot in the finals. Winner & Advances To The Finals: Zack Gibson
We see NXT Champion Aleister Black sitting at ringside with Ricochet. They will face The Velveteen Dream and EC3 in tag team action on day two.
Joe Coffey vs. Travis Banks (Semifinal Tournament Match): They shook hands before the match. Coffey missed a big high cross and Banks rolled him for the finish. Winner & Advances To The Finals: Travis Banks
After the match, Banks has his arm raised but Coffey attacks him with a cheap shot. Coffey sends Banks into the ring post shoulder-first. Coffey drops Banks again with the big discus lariat. Joe stands tall as Banks clutches his shoulder and as we go to replays. Officials check on Banks in the ring as Coffey leaves.
Commentary then talks about the tournament. The finals will be Gibson vs. Banks.
Tyler Bate, Trent Seven & WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne vs. The Undisputed Era (NXT North American Champion Adam Cole & NXT Tag Team Champions Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly): Tyler Bate makes his way down to the ring first followed by Trent Seven. WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne makes his way down to the ring next as they stand together and head to the ring. The Undisputed Era (NXT North American Champion Adam Cole, NXT Tag Team Champions Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly) make their way down to the ring next. This match was filmed before any of the recent NXT Tag Team Title changes. The finish saw Dunne moonsault Strong and Cole while O’Reilly worked on Seven in the ring. Bate tagged in and ended up getting the Dragon Suplex with a lariat on O’Reilly for the pin. Winners: Tyler Bate, Trent Seven & WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne
WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels heads out next. It takes a few minutes for the crowd to stop praising HBK so he can speak. Michaels talks about the previous six-man match and says that he is honored to be back at Royal Albert Hall to make history with the fans. “Ya guys gotta stop that,” HBK says in response to the “one more match” chants. He talks about the new WWE NXT UK brand and thanks fans for supporting them, saying that now it’s time for WWE to give back to the fans. HBK then says that this new brand is specifically for the UK crowd. He plugs the tournament finals and makes his exit as his music hits.
Zack Gibson vs. Travis Banks (Tournament Finals): They did formal ring introductions before the match. Banks came out with his shoulder taped up. Gibson refused the pre-match handshake. The crowd was hot as they get ready for the bell. This was a good back & forth match that ran right at 17 minutes. Gibson got the win with the Shankly Gates submission. 2018 WWE United Kingdom Title Tournament Winner & #1 Contender For The WWE United Kingdom Title: Zack Gibson
After the match, Gibson had his arm raised and offered the handshake to Banks. Banks left as Triple H, Shawn Michaels and Johnny Saint came out to pose with Gibson as we get replays. WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne heads out with the WWE UK Title and faced off with Gibson to hype day two’s title match. The show goes off the air.