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WWE NXT is returning to the UK and Ireland this summer with a tour kicking off at Download Festival.

The company's acclaimed developmental division will visit the famous rock music festival at Donington Park in Leicestershire from June 10 to 12.

Paul Levesque, aka WWE World Champion Triple H, revealed the brand will then stop off at locations including Belfast, Dublin, Liverpool, Bournemouth and Plymouth.

WWE's executive vice president of talent, live events and creative said: "I'm very proud to say that NXT in June is going to embark on another tour of the United Kingdom.

"We will start off June 10 to 12 at the Download Festival, which is just an amazing music festival in the UK, hundreds of thousands of people.

"We will go through the UK after that - Belfast, Dublin, Liverpool, Bournemouth and Plymouth."

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Triple H confirmed NXT was coming back to the UK, after a successful first international tour in December, on a conference call with the Mirror this evening.

The 14-time world champion added: "It's going to be a very exciting UK tour that I think will continue to showcase what NXT does amazingly well. It's an exciting time."

The remaining dates and venues beyond Download are yet to be confirmed, but the Mirror understands they will follow on during the week after the festival, and may also include a show in London.

WWE chose a variety of stadiums across the country and more intimate venues such as the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool for its NXT tour last December.

NXT’s second UK tour may feature appearances from the likes of current NXT Champion Finn Bálor, Samoa Joe, NXT Women's Champion Bayley, Shinsuke Nakamura, Apollo Crews, Austin Aries and more.

This year's Download Festival features headline performances from German industrial metal act Rammstein and British heavy metal legends Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden.

NXT stars are no stranger to this environment, having invaded the American rock festival Aftershock in Sacramento, California last October.

London-based Progress Wrestling - which is hooking up with WWE to host qualifying matches for the WWE Network exclusive Global Cruiserweight Series next month - hosted five shows at Download last year.

Tickets for the Download Festival are available now on the festival's website

Ticket details for the remainder of the second NXT UK tour are yet to be released.

You can watch NXT every Wednesday night on the WWE Network and NXT TakeOver: Dallas tomorrow night when it kicks off WrestleMania weekend.

WrestleMania 32 comes to Dallas, Texas on Sunday April 3, live on Sky Sports Box Office and the WWE Network