On this page, you find the full Title History for the WWE / NXT United Kingdom Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.
The WWE / NXT United Kingdom Championship was a secondary title contested in World Wrestling Entertainment, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on December 15, 2016, and the inaugural champion was Tyler Bate.
Sixteen of the top competitors from the United Kingdom and Ireland battled to become the first WWE United Kingdom Champion in a two-night tournament in Blackpool, England, in January 2017. The title was then rebranded the NXT United Kingdom Championship in January 2020.
The WWE / NXT United Kingdom Championship was retired on September 4, 2022, when it was unified into the NXT Championship, with the final champion being Tyler Bate.
WWE / NXT United Kingdom Championship: Title History
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Championship Names & Belt Designs
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- NXT United Kingdom Championship January 17, 2020 September 4, 2022
- WWE United Kingdom Championship December 15, 2016 January 16, 2020
For the Title History of the championship in which this title was unified into, see the page for the NXT Championship.
WWE / NXT United Kingdom Championship: Title Reigns
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N. Image Champion Reign World Wrestling Entertainment: NXT UK Unified into the NXT Championship
- September 4, 2022
- Orlando, FL
- | NXT Worlds Collide 2022
- 808+ days
Bron Breakker defeated Tyler Bate to unify the NXT United Kingdom Title into the NXT Title. The NXT United Kingdom Title was retired, with Bate recognized as the final champion.5 Tyler Bate 2
- September 1, 2022
- London, England
- | NXT UK
- 3 days
Defeated Trent Seven in a tournament final to win the vacant title.3- days
Vacant
- August 4, 2022
- London, England
- | NXT UK
- 28 days
Dragunov relinquished the title after suffering an injury.28- days
4 Ilja Dragunov 1
- August 22, 2021
- Orlando, FL
- | NXT TakeOver 36
- 347 days
347- days
3 WALTER 1
- April 5, 2019
- Brooklyn, NY
- | NXT TakeOver: New York
- 870 days
The title was renamed NXT United Kingdom Championship in January 2020.870- days
2 Pete Dunne 1
- May 20, 2017
- Rosemont, IL
- | NXT TakeOver: Chicago
- 685 days
The title became the top title of NXT UK when the brand was established in June 2018.685- days
World Wrestling Entertainment: NXT 1 Tyler Bate 1
- January 15, 2017
- Blackpool, England
- | WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament (2017)
- 125 days
Defeated Pete Dunne in the tournament final to become the inaugural WWE United Kingdom Champion.125- days
WWE / NXT United Kingdom Championship: Statistics
- Promotion World Wrestling Entertainment
- Gender Male
- Title Type Secondary Title
- Brand NXT UK
- Date Established December 15, 2016
- Date Retired September 4, 2022
- Unified Into NXT Championship
- First ChampionTyler Bate
- Final ChampionTyler Bate
Most Number of Reigns
Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
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Tyler Bate | 2 | |
WALTER | 1 | |
Pete Dunne | 1 | |
Ilja Dragunov | 1 |
Most Combined Days
Rank | Wrestler | Days |
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WALTER | 870 | |
Pete Dunne | 685 | |
Ilja Dragunov | 347 | |
Tyler Bate | 128 |
Longest Reigns
Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
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WALTER | April 5, 2019 - August 22, 2021 | 870 | |
Pete Dunne | May 20, 2017 - April 5, 2019 | 685 | |
Ilja Dragunov | August 22, 2021 - August 4, 2022 | 347 | |
Tyler Bate | January 15, 2017 - May 20, 2017 | 125 | |
Tyler Bate | September 1, 2022 - September 4, 2022 | 3 |