2017 WWE Network event
The United Kingdom Championship Special was a professional wrestling streaming event produced by the American promotion WWE . The event was filmed on 7 May 2017 and aired on 19 May 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
On 15 December 2016, at The O2 Arena , Triple H announced that the following month, WWE would crown its inaugural WWE United Kingdom Champion .[ 1] 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.[ 2]
On 15 May 2017, a follow-up to the UK Championship tournament was announced by WWE,[ 3] Jim Ross and Nigel McGuinness were announced as the commentators for the event.[ 4] 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 [ 5] [ 6] [ 3]
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