The United Kingdom Championship Special was a professional wrestling streaming event produced by the American promotion WWE. The event was filmed on May 7, 2017 and aired on May 19 exclusively on the WWE Network. The event was held at Epic Studios in Norwich, Norfolk, England and featured the participation of competitors from WWE's United Kingdom division and the 205 Live programme.
Background
On December 15, 2016, at The O2 Arena, Triple H announced that the following month, WWE would crown its inaugural WWE United Kingdom Champion. A tournament to crown the inaugural champion occurred as the United Kingdom Championship Tournament event, which took place over two days on 14 and 15 January 2017. The tournament and championship were won by Tyler Bate, who at the time became the youngest wrestler to hold a WWE singles championship at 19 years old.
On May 15, 2017, a follow-up to the UK Championship tournament was announced by WWE, titled the "United Kingdom Championship Special." Jim Ross and Nigel McGuinness were announced as the commentators for the event. The event was filmed on 7 May and aired on tape delay on 19 May exclusively on the WWE Network. It was held at Epic Studios in Norwich, Norfolk, England and featured the participation of the competitors from WWE's United Kingdom division and the 205 Live programme.
Results
See also
- Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom
References
External links
- WWE U.K. Championship Special Official Website
