2017 WWE Network event
TheUnited Kingdom Championship Special was aprofessional wrestling streaming event produced by the American promotionWWE . The event was filmed on May 7, 2017 andaired on May 19 exclusively on theWWE Network . The event was held at Epic Studios inNorwich ,Norfolk, England and featured the participation of competitors from WWE'sUnited Kingdom division and the205 Live programme.
On December 15, 2016, atThe O2 Arena ,Triple H announced that the following month,WWE would crown its inauguralWWE United Kingdom Champion .[ 1] A tournament to crown the inaugural champion occurred as theUnited Kingdom Championship Tournament event, which took place over two days on 14 and 15 January 2017. The tournament and championship were won byTyler Bate , who at the time became the youngest wrestler to hold a WWE singles championship at 19 years old.[ 2]
On May 15, 2017, a follow-up to the UK Championship tournament was announced by WWE,[ 3] titled the "United Kingdom Championship Special."Jim Ross andNigel McGuinness were announced as the commentators for the event.[ 4] The event was filmed on 7 May and aired ontape delay on 19 May exclusively on theWWE Network . It was held at Epic Studios inNorwich ,Norfolk ,England and featured the participation of the competitors from WWE'sUnited Kingdom division and the205 Live programme.[ 5] [ 6] [ 3]
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