British professional wrestler Pete Dunne was the finalist of the WWE UK championship tournament. He lost of Tyler Bate in the finals. At the NXT, he faced Tyler Bate for the UK championship in a rematch of the UK championship tournament final.
At NXT Takeover in Chicago, Tyler Bate defended his UK championship against Pete Dunne. These are the matches that make NXT somehow better than the main roster.
A match booked for over fifteen minutes which was filled with drama and jaw-dropping moments. Dunne snatched the win out of this match. We Congratulate Pete Dunne for winning the UK championship.
Fans are already considering this match as a contender for the Match of the Year. It was filled with near falls after near falls. A big argument among the fans has already been started if this was the best match of the night. Both athletes proved that they rightfully deserve what they are achieving today.
Before the event, he spoke to USA Today’s “For the Win” where he took on a number of wrestling topics such as his desire on working as a full timer in WWE and other stuff. Some highlights are given below;
The evolution of his “Bruiserweight” character:
“I had an idea of who I am and who my character is through what I’ve done on the independents. I used that as my developmental, trying to get to WWE. Once I got to WWE, what they did with me, with the hype videos and the way they shot me and the cameras, I learned a lot more about who I was as a character. Having done more NXT stuff since then has also helped me get that character across. The audience better understands who I am now and I’ve gotten tons more exposure.”
Potentially moving to WWE full-time:
“I don’t know if I’m going to still be on the independents (with the WWE show) so I’m trying to have the best time that I can until I have to take all my energy and focus it on WWE.”
Using a child as a weapon in a recent indie match:
“I’m trying to do something different and completely out of the box and give the audience something they’ll remember. …Pulling the kid out of the audience, I hope that is going to be something that kid and his family remember for the rest of his life. …Right now, I can be a bit more free and a bit more relaxed to be myself and hopefully go out there and have more fun.”