WWE United Kingdom Championship Special

United Kingdom Championship Special
Promotion WWE
Brand(s) United Kingdom
Date May 7, 2017
(Aired May 19, 2017)
City Norwich, Norfolk, England
Venue Epic Studios
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The United Kingdom Championship Special was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE, that aired exclusively on the WWE Network. The event was filmed on May 7, 2017[1] and aired on May 19, 2017.[2] The event was held at Epic Studios in Norwich, Norfolk, England and featured the participation of the competitors from WWE's 205 Live program.[3]

Background

On December 15, 2016, at The O2 Arena, Triple H announced that the following month WWE would crown its inaugural United Kingdom Champion.[4] A tournament to crown the inaugural champion occurred on the United Kingdom Championship Tournament event which took place over two days on January 14 and 15. The tournament and championship were won by Tyler Bate.[5] With the victory, 19 year old Bate became the youngest singles champion in WWE history and the second youngest champion overall behind René Duprée (10-years old Nicholas later became the youngest of all time at WrestleMania 34).[6]

On May 15, 2017, a follow-up to the UK Championship tournament was announced by WWE,[3] Titled the "United Kingdom Championship Special", the event was to be commentated by Jim Ross and Nigel McGuinness.[7]

Results

No. Results Stipulations Times[8]
1 Wolfgang defeated Joseph Conners Singles match[9] 11:00
2 The Brian Kendrick and TJP defeated Dan Moloney and Rich Swann Tag team match[10] 11:30
3 Pete Dunne defeated Trent Seven Singles match to determine the #1 contender to the WWE United Kingdom Championship[11] 15:55
4 Tyler Bate (c) defeated Mark Andrews Singles match for the WWE United Kingdom Championship[12] 24:20
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

References

  1. ↑ "WWE United Kingdom Championship-Tapings". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. May 7, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ "WWE United Kingdom Championship Special premiere today". WWE. May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "UPDATED: WWE UK Championship Special to air on WWE Network on Friday with legend Jim Ross on commentary". Daily Mirror. May 15, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2016. The 90-minute show, starring the company's top UK and 205 Live cruiserweight talent, will feature action from tapings in Norwich on May 6 and 7
  4. ↑ "Triple H announces the WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament". WWE on YouTube. December 15, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  5. ↑ Soucek, Andrew. "SOUCEK'S WWE UK CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT REPORT 1/14: Ongoing coverage of night one of UK Championship tournament". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "WWE UK Championship: 19-year-old Tyler Bate beats Pete Dunne to become first-ever WWE UK Champion at Blackpool extravaganza". The Sun. 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  7. ↑ "Jim Ross and Nigel McGuinness to commentate on WWE UK Championship show from Norwich". Metro. 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  8. ↑ Csonka, Larry. "Csonka's WWE UK Championship Special Review 5.19.17". 411Mania. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Wolfgang vs. Joseph Conners: WWE U.K. Championship Special, May 19, 2017". WWE. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Rich Swann & Dan Moloney vs. The Brian Kendrick & TJP: WWE U.K. Championship Special, May 19, 2017". WWE. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Trent Seven vs. Pete Dunne - U.K. Title No. 1 Contender's Match: WWE U.K. Championship Special, May 19, 2017". WWE. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Tyler Bate vs. Mark Andrews - WWE U.K. Championship Match: WWE U.K. Championship Special, May 19, 2017". WWE. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
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