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

#3. Former NXT UK Women's Champion Toni Storm

Toni Storm

Toni Storm has always been one of the upcoming female wrestlers to look out for in WWE and she proved that when she became the second woman to win the NXT UK Women's Championship.

But perhaps more interestingly, she became the second non-British person to win the women's title on the British off-shoot of WWE and the second Australian woman to do so after Rhea Ripley.

Once a rockstar, ALWAYS a rockstar! #ToniTime #NXTUKTakeOver #UKWomensTitle #NXTUK #AndNew pic.twitter.com/CnLUwm6jnP

— NXT UK (@NXTUK) January 12, 2019

It was Storm who Ripley beat in the finals of the tournament to crown the inaugural champion and the pair remained in a rivalry until 44 days later when Storm was able to defeat Ripley to win the title.

Toni Storm isn't finished with the #WWENXT #WomensChampion @shirai_io. 📸 pic.twitter.com/6im2zzeXux

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) February 18, 2021

Storm would hold the title for 230 days until she lost it to Kay Lee Ray in August 2019. This marked the end of the Australian dominance of NXT UK's Women's Title and Lee Ray became the first British woman to hold it.