Pete Dunne has held the WWE UK Championship for over 500 days. Capture “The BruiserWeight” Pete Dunne in this WWE Elite Collection action figure.

On December 15, 2016 it was revealed that Pete Dunne would be one of 16 men competing in the two-night WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament held in Blackpool, England to crown the first ever WWE United Kingdom Champion on January 14-15 2017. Dunne advanced to the finals where he lost to Tyler Bate.

Pete Dunne then went on to defeat Tyler Bate at NXT TakeOver: Chicago to win the title for the first time in a highly-acclaimed match, which was later named Match of the Year at the NXT Year-End Awards.

Pete Dunne would continue on the NXT brand, before making his main roster debut during a one-off appearance on the November 6, 2017 episode of Raw in Manchester, England, where he defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore in a non-title champion versus champion match.