United Kingdom Championship Tournament (2017)

United Kingdom Championship Tournament (2017)
Promotional poster featuring various tournament participants
Promotion WWE
Brand(s) United Kingdom
Date January 14, 2017 (first round)
January 15, 2017 (finals)
City Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Venue Empress Ballroom
Attendance 3,236
Theme
song(s)		 "Dusted" by Astroid Boys[1]
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United Kingdom Championship Tournament (2018)

The United Kingdom Championship Tournament (2017) was a two-day professional wrestling event and tournament promoted by the American-based WWE promotion, that aired exclusively on the WWE Network. The first round took place on January 14, 2017, while the finals occurred on January 15, 2017. The tournament was held at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, Lancashire, England and crowned the inaugural WWE United Kingdom Champion.[2]

Background

In a press conference at The O2 Arena on December 15, 2016, Triple H revealed that there would be a 16-man tournament to crown the inaugural WWE United Kingdom Champion. The tournament was held over a two-day period, January 14 and 15, 2017, and aired exclusively on the WWE Network. The championship is intended to be the top championship of a new WWE Network show, produced in the United Kingdom (its premiere date has yet to be revealed by WWE).[3][4]

Participants

Tournament winner and inaugural WWE United Kingdom Champion, Tyler Bate
Wrestler Hometown Weight (lb) Ref
Mark Andrews Wales Cardiff, Wales 159 [5]
Tyler Bate England Dudley, West Midlands, England 175 [6]
Danny Burch England London, England 190 [7]
Joseph Conners England Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England 196 [8]
Jordan Devlin Republic of Ireland Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland 180 [9]
James Drake England Blackpool, Lancashire, England 181 [10]
Pete Dunne England Birmingham, West Midlands, England 205 [11]
H.C. Dyer England Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England 213 [12]
Sam Gradwell England Blackpool, Lancashire, England 212 [13]
Saxon Huxley England Hartlepool, County Durham, England 215 [14]
Roy Johnson England London, England 206 [15]
Dan Maloney England Birmingham, West Midlands, England 216 [16]
Trent Seven England Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England 216 [17]
Tucker Northern Ireland Belfast, Northern Ireland 191 [18]
Tyson T-Bone England Malvern, Worcestershire, England 245 [19]
Wolfgang Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 255 [20]

Alternates

These competitors were initially announced for the tournament but weren't selected amongst the final 16. They were backup competitors if there were any injuries to the final 16, which there were not.

Wrestler Hometown Weight (lb)
Tiger Ali England Swindon, Wiltshire, England 185
Ringo Ryan England Liverpool, Merseyside, England 198
Jack Starz England Leicester, Leicestershire, England 172
Chris Tyler England Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England 201

Results

January 14

No. Results Stipulations
1D Chris Tyler and Jack Starz defeated Ringo Ryan and Tiger Ali Tag team match[21]
2 Trent Seven defeated HC Dyer WWE United Kingdom Championship tournament first round match
3 Jordan Devlin defeated Danny Burch WWE United Kingdom Championship tournament first round match
4 Sam Gradwell defeated Saxon Huxley WWE United Kingdom Championship tournament first round match
5 Pete Dunne defeated Roy Johnson WWE United Kingdom Championship tournament first round match
6 Wolfgang defeated Tyson T-Bone WWE United Kingdom Championship tournament first round match
7 Joseph Conners defeated James Drake WWE United Kingdom Championship tournament first round match
8 Mark Andrews defeated Dan Moloney WWE United Kingdom Championship tournament first round match
9 Tyler Bate defeated Tucker WWE United Kingdom Championship tournament first round match
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • D – indicates the match was a dark match

January 15

No. Results Stipulations
1D Saxon Huxley and Tucker defeated Dan Moloney and Nathan Cruz[22] Tag team match[23]
2 Pete Dunne defeated Sam Gradwell WWE United Kingdom Championship tournament quarterfinal match
3 Mark Andrews defeated Joseph Conners WWE United Kingdom Championship tournament quarterfinal match
4 Wolfgang defeated Trent Seven WWE United Kingdom Championship tournament quarterfinal match
5 Tyler Bate defeated Jordan Devlin WWE United Kingdom Championship tournament quarterfinal match
6 Pete Dunne defeated Mark Andrews WWE United Kingdom Championship tournament semifinal match
7 Tyler Bate defeated Wolfgang WWE United Kingdom Championship tournament semifinal match
8 Neville defeated Tommy End Singles match[24]
9 Tyler Bate defeated Pete Dunne Tournament final for the inaugural WWE United Kingdom Championship
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • D – indicates the match was a dark match

Tournament bracket

On January 9, 2017, WWE.com announced the full bracket for the tournament.[25]

The following time limits were in place:

  • Round one: 15 minutes
  • Quarterfinals: 20 minutes
  • Semifinals: 30 minutes
  • Final: no time limit
First Round
January 14, 2017[26] 		Quarter-Finals
January 15, 2017[24] 		Semi-Finals
January 15, 2017[24] 		Final
January 15, 2017[24]
        
England Tyler Bate Pin
Northern Ireland Tucker 10:34
England Tyler Bate Pin
Republic of Ireland Jordan Devlin 6:05
Republic of Ireland Jordan Devlin Pin
England Danny Burch 8:55
England Tyler Bate Pin
Scotland Wolfgang 5:55
England Trent Seven Pin
England H.C. Dyer 5:25
England Trent Seven 6:35
Scotland Wolfgang Pin
Scotland Wolfgang Pin
England Tyson T-Bone 6:20
England Tyler Bate Pin
England Pete Dunne 15:10
Wales Mark Andrews Pin
England Dan Maloney 5:35
Wales Mark Andrews Pin
England Joseph Conners 8:10
England James Drake 7:12
England Joseph Conners Pin
Wales Mark Andrews 10:33
England Pete Dunne Pin
England Pete Dunne Pin
England Roy Johnson 7:30
England Pete Dunne Pin
England Sam Gradwell 4:50
England Saxon Huxley 6:00
England Sam Gradwell Pin

Broadcast team

Ring name Real name Notes
United States Charly Caruso Charly Arnolt Backstage interviewer
United States Michael Cole Michael Coulthard Lead commentator[2]
United Kingdom Nigel McGuinness Steven Haworth Color commentator[2]
United Kingdom Andy Shepherd Andrew Shepherd Ring announcer[27]

Aftermath

On May 15, 2017, a follow-up to the United Kingdom Championship tournament was announced by WWE,[28] titled the United Kingdom Championship Special, the event aired on May 19, 2017.[29] In April 2018, a second WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament was announced, to be held on June 18 and 19, 2018 at the Royal Albert Hall.[30]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Owens, David. "Cardiff band's track chosen as the official theme song for the WWE UK Championship". WalesOnline. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Melok, Bobby. "First-ever United Kingdom Champion to be crowned in January". WWE. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Currier, Joseph (15 December 2016). "WWE to crown first United Kingdom Champion in January". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Keller, Wade (December 15, 2016). "WWE announces new UK-based brand, holding tournament to crown UK Champion, Nigel McGuinness on announce team". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Mark Andrews". WWE.com.
  6. ↑ "Tyler Bate". WWE.com.
  7. ↑ "Danny Burch". WWE.com.
  8. ↑ "Joseph Conners". WWE.com.
  9. ↑ "Jordan Devlin". WWE.com.
  10. ↑ "James Drake". WWE.com.
  11. ↑ "Pete Dunne". WWE.com.
  12. ↑ "H.C. Dyer". WWE.com.
  13. ↑ "Sam Gradwell". WWE.com.
  14. ↑ "Saxon Huxley". WWE.com.
  15. ↑ "Roy Johnson". WWE.com.
  16. ↑ "Dan Moloney". WWE.com.
  17. ↑ "Trent Seven". WWE.com.
  18. ↑ "Tucker". WWE.com.
  19. ↑ "Tyson T-Bone". WWE.com.
  20. ↑ "Wolfgang". WWE.com.
  21. ↑ "WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament - Tag 1". Cagematch. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  22. ↑ "WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament - Tag 2". Cagematch. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  23. ↑ "WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament - Tag 2". Cagematch. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  24. 1 2 3 4 Soucek, Andrew. "SOUCEK'S WWE UK CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT REPORT 1/15: Ongoing coverage of night two of UK Championship tournament". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  25. ↑ Staff, WWE.com. "WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament bracket and First Round matches revealed". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  26. ↑ 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.
  27. ↑ Bobby Melok (January 10, 2017). "Meet Andy Shepherd, ring announcer for WWE's United Kingdom Championship Tournament". WWE. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  28. ↑ "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
  29. ↑ "WWE United Kingdom Championship Special premiere today". WWE. May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  30. ↑ WWE.com staff (April 13, 2018). "WWE U.K., NXT championship matches announced for Royal Albert Hall". Retrieved April 21, 2018.
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