WWE United Kingdom Championship
The WWE United Kingdom Championship is a wrestling title owned by WWE and competed for by the men of NXT UK. It was created in December 15, 2016 and a 16-man tournament with British wrestlers happened on January 14 and 15, 2017 to crown the champion. Tyler Bate beat Pete Dunne in the final to become the first champion. Ilja Dragunov beat Walter at NXT TakeOver 36 in August 2021 to become the current champion.
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 Tyler Bate with the title. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Current champion(s) |
Ilja Dragunov | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | August 22, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Promotion | WWE | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date created | December 15, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Inaugural tournament
| First Round January 14, 2017[1] |
Quarter-Finals January 15, 2017[2] |
Semi-Finals January 15, 2017[2] |
Final January 15, 2017[2] | |||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Tyler Bate
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| 16 |  Tucker
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10:34 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tyler Bate
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 Jordan Devlin
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6:05 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Danny Burch
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8:55 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Jordan Devlin
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Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| Tyler Bate
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Pin | |||||||||||||||||
 Wolfgang
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5:55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Trent Seven
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| 12 | H.C. Dyer
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5:25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trent Seven
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6:35 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wolfgang
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Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tyson T-Bone
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6:20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Wolfgang
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Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| Tyler Bate
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| Pete Dunne
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15:10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Mark Andrews
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| 11 | Dan Moloney
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5:35 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Andrews
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| Joseph Conners
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8:10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | James Drake
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7:12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Joseph Conners
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Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Andrews
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10:33 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pete Dunne
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Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Pete Dunne
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Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Roy Johnson
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7:30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pete Dunne
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| Sam Gradwell
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4:50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Saxon Huxley
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6:00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Sam Gradwell
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Pin | ||||||||||||||||
Reigns
- As of December 5, 2025.
| Reign | The reign number for the specific champion listed |
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| Location | The city in which the title was won |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1 | Tyler Bate | 1 | 15 January 2017 | 125 | Blackpool, England | WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament | Beat Pete Dunne in the tournament final to become the first champion. Matches for the title happened on WWE's weekly TV show, NXT. | [2] |
| 2 | Pete Dunne | 1 | 20 May 2017 | 685 | Rosemont, Illinois, U.S. | NXT TakeOver: Chicago | WWE created a show called NXT UK and matches for the title happened on both shows. | [3] |
| 3 | Walter | 1 | 5 April 2019 | 870 | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | NXT TakeOver: New York | ||
| 4 | Ilja Dragunov | 1 | 22 August 2021 | 1,566+ | Orlando, Florida, U.S. | NXT TakeOver 36 |
Combined reigns
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- As of December 5, 2025.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
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| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
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| 1 | Walter | 1 | 870 |
| 2 | Pete Dunne | 1 | 685 |
| 3 | Tyler Bate | 1 | 125 |
| 4 | Ilja Dragunov † | 1 | 1,566+ |
References
- ↑ Soucek, Andrew. "SOUCEK'S WWE UK CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT REPORT 1/14: Ongoing coverage of night one of UK Championship tournament". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Soucek, Andrew. "SOUCEK'S WWE UK CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT REPORT 1/15: Ongoing coverage of night two of UK Championship tournament". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ↑ Zimmerman, Zack. "5/20 Zim's NXT Takeover: Chicago live review – Bobby Roode vs. Hideo Itami for the NXT Title, Authors of Pain vs. Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa in a ladder match for the NXT Tag Titles, Asuka vs. Nikki Cross vs. Ruby Riot for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 20, 2017.