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WWE United Kingdom Title Belt Reported Stolen

WALTER’s WWE United Kingdom championship title has been stolen. According to a report from PW Insider, WALTER’s rental car was broken into today in Chicago. WALTER is in the town for tonight’s EVOLVE 142 event.

WALTER’s rental car and Timothy Thatcher’s rental car were reportedly broken into. In addition to the title belt, WALTER’s passport was stolen and items were also stolen from Thatcher’s rental car.

No further details are available at this time.

WWE United Kingdom Championship Statistics

Since its inception in January of 2017, only 3 wrestlers have ever held the WWE United Kingdom championship. Tyler Bate was the inaugural champion after winning a tournament and defeating Pete Dunne in the finals.

Dunne would later defeat Bate to win the title at TakeOver: Chicago that May. He would then drop the title to WALTER at NXT TakeOver: New York earlier this year.

WWE United Kingdom Championship reigns:

  1. Pete Dunne (1x) (685 days spent as champion)
  2. WALTER (1x) (244 days spent as champion)
  3. Tyler Bate (1x) (125 days spent as champion)

AEW World Champion Chris Jericho also reported his title belt as stolen earlier this year.

WWE Reveals UK Championship Tournament Poster feat Night 1 Main Event

WWE has released the official poster for the upcoming United Kingdom Championship tournament which takes place June 18th and 19th from the world famous Royal Albert Hall in London, England. WWE announced earlier this month that several NXT Superstars would be making their way across the pond for these very special two nights and now the official poster has been revealed…

The main event of Night 1: British Strong Style vs Undisputed Era is the featured match and the poster shows WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne alongside Trent Seven, Tyler Bate, NXT North American Champion Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong. This huge 6 man tag team bout materialised during NXT Takeover: New Orleans from this past Wrestlemania weekend. Pete Dunne was paired with Roderick Strong in the finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and Strong turned on his partner to align himself with the former Ring of Honor stars and become the newest member of the Undisputed Era. This will also be the first official bout for the British Strong Style stable under the WWE banner when Tyler Bate, Trent Seven and Pete Dunne head to the Royal Albert Hall as a unit.

You can check out the official poster below:

WWE UK Championship TV Taping Results from Norwich, England (Spoilers)

This past weekend, WWE held two United Kingdom Championship Live shows from Norwich, England. These shows will air some time later this month on the WWE Network. After night 2, it was determined that UK Champion Tyler Bate will defend the gold against Pete Dunne at NXT Takeover: Chicago (5/20), so both episodes should air before next weekend.

Here are full results from both shows:

Saturday:

  • William Regal thanked the fans and announced Mark Andrews vs. James Drake later with the winner earning a title shot at Sunday’s taping
  • Mark Andrews defeated James Drake
  • Saxon Huxley & Akira Tozawa defeated Brian Kendrick & Tony Nese
  • Pete Dunne defeated Sam Gradwell
  • TJP defeated Rich Swann
  • Tyson T-Bone defeated Dan Moloney
  • Trent Seven defeated Wolfgang
  • WWE United Kingdom Champion Tyler Bate defeated Joseph Conners

Sunday:

  • Wolfgang defeated Joseph Conners
  • TJP & Brian Kendrick defeated Dan Moloney & Rich Swann
  • Tyson T-Bone defeated Saxon Huxley
  • Akira Tozawa defeated Tony Nese
  • Triple H cut a promo in the ring and thanked fans for making the shows possible
  • Sam Gradwell defeated James Drake
  • Pete Dunne defeated Trent Seven to become the new #1 contender
  • WWE UK Champion Tyler Bate retained over Mark Andrews. After the match, Dunne attacked Andrews and out came William Regal. Dunne and Bate had a staredown while Regal watched

Videos From Tyler Bate’s UK Championship Win, Post-Match Celebration & Interview

Tyler Bate made history on Sunday night when he defeated Pete Dunne to become the first-ever WWE United Kingdom Champion. WWE posted these videos from Bate’s win and the post-match fallout:

WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament Finals Reaction

Quarterfinals: Pete Dunne vs Sam Gradwell

Gradwell had his back taped due to the attack from Dunne last night. Gradwell started out the match in control and connected with several elbows to the head of Dunne. Gradwell leveled Dunne with a Clothesline and followed it up with a Suicide Dive. Gradwell got some revenge for the attack yesterday by Suplexing Dunne on the entrance ramp. Back in the ring, Gradwell connected with a Dropkick off the top rope. However, Gradwell landed on his back and in was in a lot of pain.

Dunne noticed that Gradwell was injured and kicked him in the face. Dunne hit a German Suplex but Gradwell responded by planting Dunne with a Michinoku Drive. Gradwell climbed to the top rope and hit Dunne with a Crossbody outside the ring. Gradwell was perched up on the top rope and Dunne shoved him off and Gradwell once again landed on his back. Gradwell got back into the ring but Dunne Body Slammed him into the turnbuckle for the pinfall victory. After the match, Pete Dunne hit the Bitter End on Gradwell for good measure.

Winner & Advancing To The Semifinals: Pete Dunne

Reaction: This match was short but intense. Gradwell really brought it and was flying all over the place. In the end, the attack by Dunne last night was just too much to overcome for Gradwell. Dunne reminds me a lot of Owen Hart with his facial expressions. When Owen Hart was a heel, he had a way of just making the audience loath him and I mean that with all the respect in the world and in a storyline sense. Dunne has that same ability and the crowd clearly respects him. Dunne has been compared to Fit Finlay several times during the tournament by Michael Cole.

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Quarterfinals: Mark Andrews vs Joseph Conners

The match started out back and forth. Andrews launched Conners out of the ring and went for a Moonsault from the ring apron but missed. Conners then tripped up Andrews and he smashed his head off of the steel steps. Conners controlled the next few minutes of the match. The action spilled outside the ring and Andrews connected with a Cannonball off of the barricade. Back in the ring, Andrews hit a springboard Crossbody and followed it up with the Double Knees in the corner. Andrews then hit a Northern Lights Suplex and went for a standing Moonsault but Conners got his knees up.

Conners once again captured momentum in the match. Conners hit the DLD (Don’t Look Down) but Andrews kicked out at two. The crowd started to chant “this is wrestling!”. Andrews battled back and landed a Hurricanrana off the top rope. Conners retaliated with an elbow to the face of Andrews. Conners went for a Suplex but Andrews countered into a Stunner. Andrews then hit the Shooting Star Press for the pinfall victory.

Winner & Advancing To The Semifinals: Mark Andrews

Reaction: Back to back great matches to kick off the finals of the UK Tournament. Both Conners and Andrews are very talented. I thought Conners had a much better showing in terms of match quality tonight than he did last night. Andrews is clearly a crowd favorite but has a tough test in store as he faces Pete Dunne in the next round.

Quarterfinals:Trent Seven vs Wolfgang

Seven slapped Wolfgang in the face to kick off the match and Wolfgang responded by hitting a Suplex. The action quickly spilled outside the ring and Wolfgang hit an amazing Moonsault off the barricade. Wolfgang got the worst of the move and grabbed his knee in pain after hitting the move. Seven noticed this and connected with a Suicide Dive onto Wolfgang.

Back in the ring, Wolfgang connected with a Superplex off the top rope. Both Superstars got back to the feet and traded punches and chops. Wolfgang hit the Wasteland and went for a Moonsault but Seven got his knees up. Seven connected with a Dragon Suplex and Wolfgang’s face bounced off the mat. Trent hit the Seven Stars Lariat but Wolfgang kicked out at two. Wolfgang then hit a Swanton Bomb to the back of Trent Seven for the pinfall victory.

Winner & Advancing To The Semifinals: Wolfgang

Reaction: All three quarterfinal matches have been very good. This one was the most physical of the three. Wolfgang was bleeding all over the place when this match was through. Trent Seven seemed to be one of the favorites to win the tournament so a lot of people were shocked at the conclusion of this match.

Quarterfinals: Tyler Bate vs Jordan Devlin

The crowd was all over Devlin to begin the match. Bate connected with a Suicide Dive outside the ring and then tossed Devlin back into the ring. Devlin quickly went back on the attack and connected with several forearms to Bate’s head. Bate fought back and hit a flying uppercut off the second rope. Bate then put Devlin in the Airplane Spin after impressively catching him in midair. At the conclusion of the movie, both men were dizzy and stumbled around the ring.

Devlin once again went on the attack and kicked Bate in the face. Devlin went for a Moonsault off the top rope but Bate got out of the way. Bate went for the Tyler Driver but Devlin reversed it into a roll up. Bate kicked out but Devlin kicked Bate in the back of his head. Bate recovered and planted Devlin with the Tyler Driver for the pinfall victory.

Winner & Advancing To The Semifinals: Tyler Bate

Reaction: The quarterfinals closed on a high note with yet another solid match. It is unbelievable to me that Tyler Bate is 19 years old. His gimmick makes him look like he is in his mid 30s. Thus far, Bate has gotten the strongest reaction from the crowd at the Empress Ballroom.

Semifinals: Mark Andrews vs Pete Dunne

Dunne started off in control of the match and applied a Chinlock to Andrews. Mark Andrews responded by hitting a Moonsault onto Dunne who was outside the ring at the time. Dunne stomped on Andrews hand and went to do it again on the steel steps but Andrews had a different idea in mind. Andrews hit a Hurricanrana on Dunne off the steps. Andrews also whacked his head off the steps on the way down.

Back in the ring, Dunne stomped on the back of Andrew’s head. Andrews responded by hitting a stomp of his own onto the stomach of Dunne. Andrews hit the Double Kneews in the corner and followed it up with the Northern Lights Suplex. Andrews hit a ridiculous standing Moonsault onto Dunne in the middle of the ring. Andrews followed it up a springboard Hurricanrana and a standing Shooting Star Press. Dunne rolled out of the ring. Andrews went for a Moonsault off the apron but Dunne caught him and Suplexed him into the ropes (with no regard for human life).

Dunne hit Andrews with another Suplex but this time on the entrance ramp. Back in the ring, Dunne stomped Andrew’s head several times. Dunne went for another Suplex but Andrews reversed it into a Stunner. Both men battled on the turnbuckle. Andrews knocked Dunne to the mat and went for the Shooting Star Press but Dunne got his knees up. Dunne went for a pinfall but Andrews kicked out. Dunne went for the Bitter End but Andrews countered into a Hurricanrana for a two count. Andrews went for the Shooting Star Press but Dunne moved and hit a German Suplex into the top turnbuckle. Dunne then hit the Bitter End for the pinfall victory.

Winner & Advancing To The Finals: Pete Dunne

Reaction: Best match of the night so far. If you didn’t watch the tournament live, this is definitely one you should go out of your way to check out on the WWE Network.

Semifinals: Wolfgang vs Tyler Bate

The atmosphere was incredible to start off this match. Both men locked up to start off the match. Wolfgang shoved Bate to the mat and the two locked up again. Once again, Wolfgang launched Bate across the ring. Michael Cole said that he was informed that Wolfgang broke his nose in the last match. Bate hit an elbow off the second rope that sent Wolfgang to the mat. Wolfgang responded by Body Slamming Bate to the mat.

Wolfgang went to the second turnbuckle and Bate knocked him off. Wolfgang grabbed his knee in pain and Cole referenced that he did the same in his match earlier with Trent Seven. Wolfgang battled back and once again went to the top turnbuckle. Wolfgang went for the Swanton Bomb but Bate got out of the way and Wolfgang slammed into the mat. Wolfgang got back to his feet and his a massive shoulder tackle that resulted in Bate spinning in the air and falling hard to the mat. The crowd was all on their feet and Bate hit the Tyler Driver to advance to the finals to face Pete Dunne.

Winner & Advancing To The Finals: Tyler Bate

Pete Dunne rushed the ring after the match and attacked Bate. William Regal came out and shoved Dunne to the backstage area.

Neville came down to the ring and stated that he should be the UK Champion by default. The crowd agreed and started to chant his name.

Neville vs Tommy End

Tommy took down Neville and then sat down in the ring. End than hit a massive kick to Neville than sent him falling to the mat. The crowd started to chant “Tommy’s gonna kill you” as End hit a series of kicks to Neville. The match slowed down as Neville applied a Chinlock to End. Neville leaped off the top turnbuckle but was greeted with a kick to the head by Tommy End. The action spilled outside the ring and End hit a Moonsault off the second rope onto Neville.

Back in the ring, End connected with a boot to the face and followed it up with a German Suplex. Neville responded by hitting a Hurricanrana off the top rope. Neville then hit the Red Arrow for the pinfall victory.

Winner: Neville

Charly Caruso provided an update on Tyler Bate’s condition and said he had a separated AC joint but was cleared to compete. There was a big time blooper and this accidentally played for a moment over the speakers of the arena in the middle of the Neville and Tommy End match.

Finn Balor came down to the ring to a great response from the crowd. Balor thanked the fans and stated that their passion has made this happen. A “we deserve it” chant broke out in the crowd and Balor smiled and agreed with the crowd. Michael Cole then agreed with Balor and said that the crowd in Blackpool has been incredible over the weekend.

Finals: Pete Dunne vs Tyler Bate

Dunne came to the ring with tape on his shoulder. Regal was in the ring holding a title and was looking at Dunne with a disgusted look on his face. Dunne slapped Bate in the face in the corner. Bate laughed it off as the two circled each other in the ring. Dunne targeted the injured shoulder of Bate in the beginning of the match. Bate battled back and connected with a Dropkick that sent Dunne to the mat.

The action spilled outside the ring and Bate and Dunne traded punches. Back in the ring, Dunne slammed Bate’s shoulder into the top turnbuckle. Dunne followed it up by stomping on the injured shoulder of Bate. Tyler battled back and slammed Dunne’s shoulder into the ring post. Bate hit a Suplex on Dunne in the middle of the ring for a two count.

Bate went for the Tyler Driver but his injured shoulder prevented it. This allowed Dunne to capture momentum in the match and once again focus on Bate’s shoulder. Bate fought through and put Dunne in the Airplane Spin. Bate hit a Spinebuster on Dunne and the crowd erupted. Bate lifted Dunne from the mat with his injured the shoulder. Dunne rolled out of the ring as the entire crowd got to it’s feet. Bate flipped onto Dunne outside the ring and then brought Dunne back in the ring.

Bate hit a 450 Stomp (?) it looked like he was going for the 450 Splash but he landed feet first onto Dunne. Pete Dunne hit the Bitter End and Tyler Dunne powered out at two. Dunne applied the Kimura Lock on Bate in the middle of the ring. Bate reversed it into a Brainbuster for a two count. Bate went for a German Suplex but Dunne landed on his feet. Bate then connected with a kick to the face of Dunne. Bate hit the Tyler Driver for the pinfall victory to become the first ever United Kingdom Champion.

Winner & United Kingdom Champion: Tyler Bate

Reaction: The entire United Kingdom Championship Tournament was excellent in my opinion. The atmosphere was electric and the crowd added so much energy to every single match. The wrestling was awesome but that added energy from the crowd put it over the top. I hope that there are more events like this in the near future and I also hope that we get to see more of the talent we saw in this tournament on a regular basis. I’d love to see a weekly or monthly show that broadcasts from the UK. The crowd chanted that they deserve it and they are right. In my opinion, the WWE hit a home run with this tournament.

What did you think of the United Kingdom Championship Tournament? Let us know in the comments below.

WWE United Kingdom Championship Live Discussion (1/14)

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WWE’s first ever United Kingdom Championship airs today on the WWE Network from the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. The tournament will crown the inaugural WWE United Kingdom Champion.

The 2-day, single-elimination tournament airs live on the WWE Network today at 3 PM Eastern Time. Comment with your thoughts and predictions for WWE’s first UK Championship tournament. Below are the brackets for the tournament:

Bracket A:

– Tyler Bate vs. Tucker
– Jordan Devlin vs. Danny Burch
– Trent Seven vs. H.C. Dyer
– Wolfgang vs. Tyson T-Bone

Bracket B:

– Mark Andrews vs. Dan Moloney
– James Drake vs. Joseph Conners
– Pete Dunne vs. Roy Johnson
– Saxon Huxley vs. Sam Gradwell

Roster Update For The WWE UK Championship Tournament

WWE has added former NXT wrestler Danny Burch to next week’s United Kingdom Championship Tournament, which airs next Saturday and Sunday live on the WWE Network. Several wrestlers have been removed from the original list of participants, including Tiger Ali, Chris Tyler, Jack Starz and Ringo Ryan. Here’s the updated lineup:

  • Danny Burch
  • Trent Seven
  • HC Dyer
  • Pete Dunne
  • Wolfgang
  • Jordan Devlin
  • Sam Gradwell
  • Tyler Bate
  • James Drake
  • Tucker
  • Tyson T-Bone
  • Joseph Conners
  • Dan Moloney
  • Roy Johnson
  • Mark Andrews
  • Saxon Huxley