WWE United Kingdom Champion
| WWE United Kingdom Championship | |||||||||||||||||
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The United Kingdom Championship belt with default side plates.
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| Promotion | WWE | ||||||||||||||||
| Brand | NXT (interim) | ||||||||||||||||
| Date established | December 15, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Pete Dunne | ||||||||||||||||
| Date won | May 20, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
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| First champion(s) | Tyler Bate |
| Most reigns | All titleholders (1) |
| Longest reign | Tyler Bate (125 days) |
| Oldest winner | Pete Dunne (23 years, 192 days) |
| Youngest winner | Tyler Bate (19 years, 314 days) |
| Heaviest champion | Pete Dunne (205 lb (93 kg)) |
| Lightest champion | Tyler Bate (175 lb (79 kg)) |
The WWE United Kingdom Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE. Unveiled on December 15, 2016, it was first awarded to Tyler Bate, who won the inaugural WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament on January 15, 2017. The championship will ultimately be the top championship of an upcoming WWE Network show that will be produced in the United Kingdom. However, in the interim, the title is currently being defended on WWE's developmental brand, NXT. The current champion is Pete Dunne, who is in his first reign.
In a press conference at The O2 Arena on December 15, 2016, Triple H revealed that there would be a 16-man tournament to crown the inaugural WWE United Kingdom Champion. The tournament was held over a two-day period, January 14 and 15, 2017, and aired exclusively on the WWE Network. The championship is intended to be the top championship of a new WWE Network show, produced in the United Kingdom (the show and its premiere date have yet to be revealed by the WWE).Tyler Bate won the inaugural tournament to become the first WWE United Kingdom Champion.
The title began being featured on WWE's NXT brand when Bate debuted during the January 29, 2017 tapings in San Antonio, Texas, which aired February 1. During the February 1 tapings at the brand's home base of Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida, the title's very first defense took place, where Bate defeated Trent Seven (aired February 15). The title was defended for the first time outside of WWE when Bate retained the title against Mark Andrews on a show for the London-based promotion, Progress Wrestling; the show took place in Orlando, Florida on March 31 as part of WrestleMania Axxess. The first title change, as well as first defense to air live, took place on May 20, 2017 at NXT TakeOver: Chicago, where Pete Dunne defeated Bate to become champion.
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