Butch

Butch

Personal Information

Full Name Peter Thomas England
Date of Birth November 9, 1993
Nationality English
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Current Team(s)
Butch: A Brief Biography

Peter Thomas England is an English professional wrestler signed with WWE. He is best known for his work with WWE as Pete Dunne and Butch. He is a former WWE NXT UK Champion, NXT Tag Team Champion, and 2020 Dusty Rhodes Classic winner.


  1. Professional Wrestling Career
  2. Championships and Accomplishments


Professional Wrestling Career


Independent Circuit (2006-2017)


At the age of 12, England began training to become a professional wrestler. He spent most of his early days wrestling for smaller promotions and teaming up with his brother Damien Dunne. Later, he began working for larger independent promotions such as Attack Pro Wrestling, Progress Pro Wrestling, and Chikara. He was a member of The British Strong Style with Tyler Bate and Trent Seven.


WWE (2017-Present)


UK Champion (2017-2019)


In 2017, he began working with WWE and entered the United Kingdom tournament. He lost to Tyler Bate in the finals but worked on several dates with the company. At TakeOver Chicago, he defeated Bate to win the WWE UK Championship. In 2018, he began working for NXT and teamed up with Roderick Strong.


At TakeOver New Orleans, Dunne and Strong faced The Undisputed Era and AOP in the finals for the Dusty Cup and NXT Tag Team Championship. During the match, Strong turned on Dunne and joined UE. Dunne spent the rest of the year feuding with The Undisputed Era. At TakeOver WarGames, Dunne, Ricochet, and The War Raiders defeated The Undisputed Era.


In 2019, they heavily featured Dunne on NXT UK, where he was defending his championship on shows and PPVs. At TakeOver New York, he faced Walter and defended his championship. After 685 days, Walter ended his reign. After failing to reclaim the championship, they moved Dunne to NXT.


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NXT (2019-2022)


After moving to NXT, he won a number one contenders match to face the NXT Champion. At Survivor Series, Adam Cole defeated him for the championship. In 2020, he entered the Dusty Rhodes Classic with Matt Riddle. The two formed a team called Broserweights and won the tournament.


At TakeOver Portland, they defeated The Undisputed Era to win the NXT Tag Team Championship. However, the reign didn't last long as Dunne could not travel due to COVID-19. In September, Dunne made his return to NXT UK.


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In October, he returned to NXT and joined forces with Pat McAfee. At WarGames, he joined Team McAfee, which lost to The Undisputed Era. Dunne feuded with Kyle O'Rilley and won. At Vengeance Day, Dunne faced Finn Balor for the NXT Championship and lost.


After NXT 2.0, Dunne joined Team Ciampa to face Team 2.0 at WarGames and lost. Dunne feuded with Tony D'Angelo and defeated him in a cage match. After losing to Carmello Hayes, Dunne was moved to SmackDown.


SmackDown (2022-Present)


Dunne made his SmackDown debut under the ring name Butch and allied himself with Sheamus and Ridge Holland. He underwent a major change of personality and slowly became a furious war-head.


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Championships and Accomplishments


ChampionshipNumber of Times
4FW Junior Heavyweight Championship1
AWW British Tag Team Championship1
Attack! 24/7 Championship6
FCP Championship1
FCP Tag Team Championships1
FSW Adrenaline Championship1
OTT No Limits Championship1
OTT Tag Team Championship1
Progress World Championship1
Progress Tag Team Championship1
RPW British Cruiserweight Championship1
wXw Shotgun Championship1
NXT Tag Team Championship1
WWE United Kingdom Championship1
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic1


Butch News

Triple H set to split up 29-year-old WWE star from his current faction; name and character change impending - Reports
Triple H set to split up 29-year-old WWE star from his current faction; name and character change impending - Reports
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"You can't not be jealous of it" - Triple H 'loves' 29-year-old WWE SmackDown Superstar, reveals former champion
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"They might be pretty unemployed before long" - New SmackDown tag team ''are too cute for their own good,'' says veteran (Exclusive)
Rumored Money in the Bank winner gets a massive babyface reaction from WWE Universe during SmackDown dark match
Rumored Money in the Bank winner gets a massive babyface reaction from WWE Universe during SmackDown dark match
Last Modified May 27, 2023 00:11 IST