WWE United Kingdom Championship
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The United Kingdom Championship belt with default side plates.
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| Promotion | WWE | ||||
| Date established | December 15, 2016 | ||||
| Current champion(s) | Tyler Bate | ||||
| Date won | January 15, 2017 | ||||
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| First champion(s) | Tyler Bate |
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, the inaugural champion was crowned in a 16-man tournament that was held over a two-day period on January 14 and 15, 2017. The championship will be the top championship of an upcoming WWE Network show, produced in the United Kingdom. The current champion is Tyler Bate, who won the tournament to become the inaugural champion.
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.
As with some other championship belts unveiled in 2016, the base design is similar to the WWE Championship, with notable differences. Instead of a large cut out of the WWE logo, the center plate is modeled after the United Kingdom's royal coat of arms, featuring the lion of Llywelyn the Great and the Scottish unicorn on either side of the arms, while the center of the shield has been replaced with the WWE logo; atop the shield are the crown jewels. The banner atop the arms reads "United Kingdom" while the banner below reads "Champion". Like the WWE Championship belt and other belts introduced in 2016, the United Kingdom Championship belt features two side plates, both separated by gold divider bars, with removable round sections that can be replaced with the current champion's logo; the default plates feature the WWE logo on the globe. The plates are on a black leather strap.
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