NXT United Kingdom Championship

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*IWE United Kingdom Championship<br>(2016–2020)<!--
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The '''IWE United Kingdom Championship''' is a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Professional Wrestling Championship#Location-specific championships|championship]] created and promoted by the American [[Professional Wrestling Promotion|professional wrestling promotion]] [[IWE]] for their [[United Kingdom (IWE brand)|NXT UK brand]]. Unveiled on December 15, 2016, it was first awarded to [[Travis Blatter|Tyler Bate]], who won the inaugural [[IWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament]] on January 15, 2017. The current champion is [[Ilja Dragunov]].
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The '''NXT United Kingdom Championship''' was a men's [[Professional wrestling championship#Location-specific championships|professional wrestling championship]] that was created and promoted by the American [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] [[IWE]]. It was primarily defended as the top championship of the [[NXT UK (IWE brand)|NXT UK]] [[IWE brand extension|brand division]], a sister brand of IWE's [[Farm team|developmental territory]] [[NXT (IWE brand)|NXT]] based in the United Kingdom. It was also occasionally defended at NXT events and had also been defended on [[independent wrestling]] shows in the United Kingdom before the [[COVID-19 Pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]].
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The championship is intended be the top championship of a U.K. based brand, with its show airing on [[IWE Network]], but at present, the title is being defended on IWE's [[NXT (IWE brand)|NXT]] brand, as well as at shows produced by independent wrestling promotions in the United Kingdom. It is the only active IWE championship to be defended outside of IWE, and the first since the [[IWF Light Heavyweight Championship]], which was defended in multiple promotions from its 1981 creation until becoming IWF-exclusive in 1997.
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Established on 15 December 2016 as the IWE United Kingdom Championship, the title was first awarded to [[Travis Blatter<!--(2006, pg. 73)-->|Tyler Bate]], who won the inaugural [[IWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament]] on [[IWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament (2017)|15 January 2017]]. The brand's show [[NXT UK|of the same name]] had its first tapings in August 2018, which began [[Broadcast Delay|airing]] in October. From its inception up until the debut of ''NXT UK'', the title was primarily defended on the NXT brand and shows produced by UK-based independent wrestling promotions. In January 2020, the title was renamed to reflect its status as the top title of NXT UK. On 4 September 2022 at [[IWE Worlds Collide (2022)|Worlds Collide]], the title was [[Championship Unification|unified]] into the [[NXT Championship]], officially retiring the title in the process, with Bate, the title's only two-time holder, recognized as the final champion.
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Revision as of 21:33, 10 March 2023

IWE United Kingdom Championship
The United Kingdom Championship belt with default side plates
Details
Promotion IWE
Brand NXT UK
Date established December 15, 2016
Date retired 4 September 2022
Other name(s)
  • IWE United Kingdom Championship
    (2016–2020)
  • NXT United Kingdom Championship
    (2020–2022)
Statistics
First champion Tyler Bate
Final champion Tyler Bate

The NXT United Kingdom Championship was a men's professional wrestling championship that was created and promoted by the American promotion IWE. It was primarily defended as the top championship of the NXT UK brand division, a sister brand of IWE's developmental territory NXT based in the United Kingdom. It was also occasionally defended at NXT events and had also been defended on independent wrestling shows in the United Kingdom before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Established on 15 December 2016 as the IWE United Kingdom Championship, the title was first awarded to Tyler Bate, who won the inaugural IWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament on 15 January 2017. The brand's show of the same name had its first tapings in August 2018, which began airing in October. From its inception up until the debut of NXT UK, the title was primarily defended on the NXT brand and shows produced by UK-based independent wrestling promotions. In January 2020, the title was renamed to reflect its status as the top title of NXT UK. On 4 September 2022 at Worlds Collide, the title was unified into the NXT Championship, officially retiring the title in the process, with Bate, the title's only two-time holder, recognized as the final champion.

Contents

History

Inaugural tournament

Championship belt design

Reigns

As of January 28, 2025.

Key
No. The overall championship reign
Reign The reign number for the specific champion listed
Days The number of the days that the champion held the title for
Days
recog. 		The number of days that the promotion officially recognizes the champion as having held the title for
+ The current reign is changing daily

No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog.
IWE: NXT
1 Tyler Bate January 15, 2017 IWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament Blackpool, England 1 125 126 Defeated Pete Dunne in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion.
2 Pete Dunne May 20, 2017 NXT TakeOver: Chicago Rosemont, Illinois 1 685 685
IWE: NXT UK
3 Walter April 5, 2019 NXT TakeOver: New York Brooklyn, New York 1 870 870 The title was renamed NXT United Kingdom Championship in January 2020.
4 Ilja Dragunov 22 August 2021 TakeOver 36 Orlando, Florida, U.S. 1 319 346
— Vacated 7 July 2022 NXT UK London, England — — — Ilja Dragunov relinquished the title after suffering an injury.
Will air on tape delay on an unknown date.
5 Tyler Bate 7 July 2022 NXT UK London, England 2 58+ 2+ Defeated Trent Seven in the final of a tournament to win the vacant championship.
Will air on tape delay on an unknown date.

Combined reigns

As of January 28, 2025.

† Indicates the current champion

Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined days Combined days
recognized by IWE
1 Walter 1 870
2 Pete Dunne 1 685
3 Ilja Dragunov 1 319 346
4 Tyler Bate † 2 183+ 127+

See also

References

External links

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