Spoiler: WWE NXT UK Championship Vacated At TV Tapings
WWE NXT UK champion has vacated the title at TV tapings. ## As reported by Inside The Ropes, at Wednesday’s NXT UK tapings, Dragunov announced he was forced to vacate his NXT UK Championship due to injury. ## However, The nature of the injury was not disclosed but he was wearing a walking boot. During the show it was announced that an eight-man tournament would be held to crown a new champion. The tournament also started during the tapings and in the first-round matches, Tyler Bate, Mark Coffey, Trent Seven, and Oliver Carter advanced to the semi-finals. ## On August 22, at NXT TakeOver 36, Dragunov defeated Walter in yet another critically acclaimed match by submission, ending the Austrian's two-year hold on the NXT United Kingdom Championship. ## During his reign, he has successfully retained the title against A-Kid, Rampage Brown, Roderick Strong, and Jordan Devlin, now JD McDonagh. ## To stay updated with all the latest combat sports news, add Sacnilk.com to your Google News feeds and follow us on Twitter.