
The NXT United Kingdom Championship is a championship created and promoted by WWE. It is primarily defended as the top championship of their NXT UK brand division, a sister brand of NXT based in the United Kingdom.
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | |||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | |||
1 | Tyler Bate | January 15, 2017 | United Kingdom Championship Tournament | Blackpool, England | 1 | 125 | Defeated Pete Dunne in the tournament final to become the inaugural WWE United Kingdom Champion. Bate subsequently defended the title on the NXT brand. |
2 | Pete Dunne | May 20, 2017 | TakeOver: Chicago | Rosemont, IL | 1 | 685 | The title became the top championship of NXT UK when the brand was established in July 2018, but continued to occasionally be defended on NXT. |
3 | Walter | April 5, 2019 | TakeOver: New York | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | 870 | The title was renamed NXT United Kingdom Championship in January 2020. |
4 | Ilja Dragunov | August 22, 2021 | TakeOver: 36 | Orlando, FL | 1 | 347 | |
- | Vacated | July 7, 2022 | NXT UK | London, England | - | - | Dragunov relinquished the title after suffering an injury. |
5 | Tyler Bate | July 7, 2022 | NXT UK | London, England | 2 | 59 | Defeated Trent Seven in the final of a tournament to win the vacant championship. |
- | Unified | September 4, 2022 | Worlds Collide | Orlando, Florida | - | - | Bron Breakker defeated Tyler Bate to unify the NXT United Kingdom Championship into the NXT Championship. |