5 non-British wrestlers who have become champions in NXT UK

Modified Jun 11, 2021 20:46 GMT

#4. Former NXT UK Heritage Cup Holder A-Kid

A-Kid was a breath of fresh air and an undeniably exciting new WWE talent when he joined NXT UK for his singles debut in October 2019. He even defeated wrestling veteran Kassius Ohno in his first match for the company.

He did it! He did it! He did it! @AKidWrestler is the winner of the #NXTUK Heritage Cup! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/5u3cZHlOpJ
— NXT UK (@NXTUK) November 26, 2020

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As WWE NXT UK love an eight-man tournament they held one to crown the inaugural NXT UK Heritage Cup holder, a new championship that came with its own stipulations - British Rounds Rules.

British Rounds Rules is a unique match stipulation that consists of six 3-minute rounds with a 20-second break between rounds. A whole match is 2-out-of-3-falls and falls can be won by pinfall, submission or count-out, once a fall occurs the round ends. The match ends once a wrestler has won two falls or if there's a disqualification or knockout.

As all Heritage Cup matches are competed under British Rounds Rules, you'd think that a British wrestler would naturally triumph in the tournament, but it was Spanish wrestler A-Kid who blew the competition away, beating 'Flash' Morgan Webster, Noam Dar and Trent Seven to hold the trophy.