{"id":114511,"date":"2022-07-08T17:56:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T21:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=114511"},"modified":"2022-07-08T17:56:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T21:56:49","slug":"new-nxt-uk-champion-july-7-tapings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/07\/08\/new-nxt-uk-champion-july-7-tapings\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Bate Crowned New NXT UK Champion at July 7 Tapings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the recent July 7 television tapings of <strong><em>NXT UK<\/em><\/strong>, a new NXT United Kingdom Champion was decided. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/08\/22\/ilja-dragunov-nxt-united-kingdom-championship-takeover\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Ilja Dragunov<\/strong><\/a>, the previous NXT UK Champion, was forced to relinquish the title due to injury, ending his reign at 319 days. Afterward, it was decided that a new champion would be crowned via an eight-man tournament. This gauntlet featured such notable names as <strong>Mark Coffey<\/strong> and <strong>Oliver Carter<\/strong>. The finals came down to former partners and tag team titleholders <strong>Tyler Bate<\/strong> and <strong>Trent Seven<\/strong>. In the finals, Tyler Bate bested Seven, becoming the new NXT UK Champion in the process. With this victory, Bate has become the first wrestler to hold the NXT UK title on multiple occasions.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"4j03V9WMRq5qTSponcZnHw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1193794620\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'4j03V9WMRq5qTSponcZnHw',sig:'pSpu6f-5kxz8UDSfB1mhIwHEIjZNK4rkRQov5NMvA5E=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1193794620',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Tyler Bate Becomes New NXT UK Champion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>What to Know Regarding New Two-Time Titleholder<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As mentioned earlier, Tyler Bate is not only the new NXT UK titleholder but the first wrestler to hold the title more than once. Other wrestlers that have held the title include Dragunov, not to mention Pete Dunne and Walter, the latter two currently known as <strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Butch<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> and <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Gunther<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">, respectively, on the main roster. The <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">WWE United Kingdom Title Tournament winner is also a former NXT UK Heritage Cup Champion, defeating <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">A-Kid<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> for the cup in mid-2021. Furthermore, Bate is an accomplished tag team wrestler in WWE, capturing both the NXT Tag Team and NXT UK Tag Team titles alongside Seven, the two collectively known as <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Moustache Mountain<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Network<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the recent July 7 television tapings of NXT UK, a new NXT United Kingdom Champion was decided. Ilja Dragunov, the previous NXT UK Champion, was forced to relinquish the title due to injury, ending his reign at 319 days. Afterward, it was decided that a new champion would be crowned via an eight-man tournament. 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