– Pete Dunne defeated Tyler Bate to become the new WWE UK Champion at tonight’s WWE NXT “Takeover: Chicago” event from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL.
Dunne becomes the second-ever WWE UK Champion as Bate just won the title back in January at the WWE UK Title tournament to crown the inaugural champion.
Triple H posted this backstage photo after the match and congratulated The Bruiserweight:
“Go and make a name for yourself kid…” Congratulations, @PeteDunneYxB. #UKChampionship #NXTTakeOver
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– “Takeover: Chicago” also saw NXT Champion Bobby Roode retain his title over Hideo Itami in the co-main event. Roode has now held the title for more than 113 days after defeating Shinsuke Nakamura at a live event in Tokyo, Japan on December 3rd. You can see the latest “glorious” entrance for Roode below:
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