5 options for the future of WWE's United Kingdom brand

#3 Defend The United Kingdom Championship More Frequently On NXT

Using NXT as the home of the UK Championship at this time would really benefit the championship itself

With no real regular home for the United Kingdom Championship, we rarely see the belt appear on WWE programming. The championship itself has only been defended three times on NXT since Dunne captured the gold, with another two defenses having already been filmed for broadcast during February. This just doesn't feel right for me, especially considering the impact of the United Kingdom Championship match that took place in 2017 at NXT TakeOver: Chicago.

In a match that is regarded as one of the best in NXT history and went on to win the 2017 NXT Match of the Year award, Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate put on a match that stands out to me as one of the best matches I've ever seen in twenty-five years of being a wrestling fan. When the match began it seemed the crowd were not too interested in seeing the two UK stars facing off. By the end of the match the crowd were cheering, clapping, and chanting phrases including "UK", "fight forever" and "this is awesome". There was no doubt that by the end of the match the United Kingdom Championship had announced its arrival on a worldwide stage, and the WWE Universe were clambering for more.

WWE's failure to capitalize on the buzz that match created seems puzzling, but they have a great platform in NXT they could use going forward to give the championship a permanent home, and an opportunity with their TakeOver shows to see a regular defence of the championship which would give it further importance in WWE's championship picture.