11 Things WWE Got Right With UK Championship Tournament

2. The Bruiserweight Cometh

He may have come up short in the final of the tournament, but Pete Dunne arguably came away from the WWE United Kingdom Championship tournament as the biggest winner. Dunne was portrayed as the top guy throughout the whole thing, a violent competitor who would do whatever it took to succeed. At no point were his tactics made to seem like the desperate actions of an inferior athlete, more the cold decisions of a man who wanted to win at all costs.

Dunne was the tournament's most consistent in-ring performer too, taking part in the two best matches in the whole thing. The Bruiserweight had a career-making 2016, and he justified all of that critical acclaim with impressive in-ring and character work in Blackpool. If Dunne doesn't make it to WWE sooner rather than later, something has gone horribly wrong.

The booking of Dunne was a shining example of how winning isn't everything, even when it comes to the characters who convey the idea that winning is everything. The current PROGRESS World Champion was the star of the show, a man loved by the crowd who was able to get himself over a huge heel nonetheless. Dunne has a bright future to say the least, and his stock has never been higher.