NXT UK

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About NXT UK

NXT UK is a United Kingdom-based professional wrestling brand of WWE. NXT UK had its first tapings in July 2018. The brand's show made its debut on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 on the WWE Network. It is on a brief a hiatus since September 2022 and would return after being rebranded as NXT Europe, a larger brand focusing on pan-European countries.

At Worlds Collide 2022, all NXT UK titles were unified with their NXT counterparts.

ChampionshipLast ChampionReignDate Won
NXT UK ChampionshipBron Breakker1Sept 4, 2022
NXT UK Women's ChampionshipMandy Rose1Sept 4, 2022
NXT UK Tag Team ChampionshipPretty Deadly1Sept 4, 2022

NXT UK Champions History

At the first WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament, Tyler Bate became the inaugural champion. The first title change took place at NXT TakeOver: Chicago when Pete Dunne defeated Bate to become the second champion. At NXT TakeOver: New York, Dunne was defeated by newcomer WALTER.

He went on to hold the title for a record 870 days, one of the longest title reigns for a heavyweight title in the history of WWE and the longest in the 21st century. He was overcome by Ilja Dragunov in the fall of 2021 who had to relinquish the belt due to an injury in 2022, after about a year of holding it.

The belt was then won by Tyler Bate in a match against Trent Seven for the vacant championship, making Bate the first superstar to hold the title twice. At Worlds Collide, Breakker defeated Bate to unify the titles and become the unified NXT Champion.

NXT UK Women's Champions History

At NXT TakeOver: Blackpool, Toni Storm became the second NXT UK Women's Champion when she defeated Rhea Ripley. She held the title for 230 days before losing it to Kay Lee Ray at NXT Takeover: Cardiff. Lee Ray held the belt for 639 days and lost it toMieko Satumura at the June 10, 2021 episode of NXT UK television taping.

At Worlds Collide, Satomura lost to Mandy Rose in a triple-threat match also involving Blair Davenport, following which Rose became the unified NXT Women's Champion.

NXT UK Tag Team Champions

At NXT TakeOver: Blackpool, James Drake, and Zack Gibson became the inaugural NXT UK Tag Team Champions when they defeated Moustache Mountain in a tournament final to crown the inaugural champions. Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs are the current champions who won a fatal four-way match on the June 22, 2022, episode of NXT UK for the then-vacant title.

At Worlds Collide, Pretty Deadly won a fatal-four-way match to unify the NXT and NXT UK Tag Team Championship.

Last Modified Sep 2, 2024 11:54 GMT