Ranking the top 10 WWE title changes of 2019

#5 WALTER defeats Pete Dunne for the WWE United Kingdom Championship (NXT Takeover: New York)

The end of a historic run.

Pete Dunne was the ultimate poster boy for WWE's United Kingdom division. He was the breakout star of the first WWE UK Championship tournament, even though Tyler Bate won. Since then, it was a matter of when, not if, the Bruiserweight would capture the UK Title. He did so at NXT Takeover: Chicago in a show-stealer against Bate.

What happened next had not happened for a very, very long time.

Dunne held on to the United Kingdom Championship for 685 days when he was met with his biggest challenge to date, WALTER. The two faced off during WrestleMania weekend, as part of the ridiculously stacked Takeover: New York card.

After a gruelling match, the Austrian ring general eventually put the Bruiserweight down for the count with a flattening top rope splash. WATLER ended the historic reign of Pete Dunne which lasted close to two years. This title change was extremely significant for that very reason, along with the fact that the match that they shared was fantastic.

WALTER has held on to the UK Championship since then and has had some great matches as champion, especially in the one where he squared off against Tyler Bate in Cardiff. With the way that WALTER has been booked so far (aside from Survivor Series), anybody who defeats him to win the championship will be made an instant star.