PWInsider reports that there’s been talk backstage in WWE to change the WWE UK Championship to the NXT UK Championship, so it’s in line with the rest of the NXT UK titles. WALTER currently holds the belt. There are no details yet on when this change might occur. The current iteration of the WWE UK Championship started in December 2016 and was first held by Tyler Bate. All the other titles in NXT UK are considered NXT UK titles.
A week ago, Walter expressed his desire to change the name to something else entirely. While talking with The Sun, he can be quoted as saying the following:
“I always see myself as a European Champion. Just focusing it on England or the UK is great for the UK. But I think being a champion for Europe is a way bigger task. So that’s how I see it and that would be maybe one of my major goals, to be the one that turns that title into a European title. I think it’s a step up and that could be something that I call my task but that’s not up to me, I can’t make the change but I can only make actions or performances that make them so that will be my task of my championship reign.”