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Irish WWE Star Jordan Devlin is having quite the year in 2017, and it is only getting better with the news that he will appear at a select series of WWE Live events this year, including a hometown show on May 5 in Dublin’s 3 Arena.

We can exclusively reveal that Devlin will appear at a number of WWE Live shows alongside WWE UK Champion Tyler Bate and fellow UK Tournament competitors Trent Seven, Wolfgang, Joseph Conners, Tyson T-Bone, Mark Andrews, James Drake, Dan Moloney, Sam Gradwell, Saxon Huxley, Pete Dunne and Northern Irish star Tucker.

Speaking exclusively to the Irish Mirror on the eve of the announcement, Devlin admitted that now there will be a new level of fan interest in the competitors in these events.

“You’ve got the eyes of the world on you when you become involved with WWE,” he said

“We were all told that when we signed with them and they were exactly right. There are no tiers to performers who are involved. We were chosen very specifically.”

Just a few weeks before 2016 turned into 2017, Devlin was announced as one of 16 competitors for the inaugural WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament.

When the tournament rolled around, he became one of the break-out stars on his way to the quarter-finals, where he lost out to eventual winner Tyler Bate.

He joined Sheamus, Becky Lynch, NXT’s Killian Dain and his mentor Finn Bálor in becoming an Irish star signing with the WWE, who have clearly taken notice of a recently resurgent independent wrestling scene in Ireland and the UK.

He added: “I think it’s just a perfect storm,” said Devlin of the current indie scene.

“There’s a lot of really talented people in Ireland that are finding our own way.

“The tournament was a great way to, like Triple H [former WWE Champion and current off-screen Executive Vice President of Talent Relations] said, bridge the gap between independent wrestling and the WWE.

"It gives guys like myself something to aim for. It’s great to know that if you get to the top of your country’s independent scene you will be seen.”

The Bray native has yet to master the art of teasing media members and fans like his trainer Finn Bálor, but he remained coy on details of a potential UK show, which Vince McMahon himself admitted recently was in the works.

“Once Wrestlemania has passed there might be plans for a weekly show coming out of the UK and Ireland. That would result in all 16 of us getting a lot of TV time.

“I think the tournament was received very well. We’ve done some great work for the indie scene and as far as a UK TV show it’s just up to the higher-ups in management to put the wheels in motion but I think it will be sooner rather than later.”

WWE Live comes to a number of arenas across Ireland and the UK in May, and makes it’s stop in Dublin on May 5. A limited number of tickets are available on Ticketmaster.ie