Pete Dunne

Peter Thomas England (born 9 November 1993), better known by his ring name Pete Dunne, is an English professional wrestler and promoter. He is currently signed to WWE where he performs on the Raw brand as one-half of the New Catch Republic, along with Tyler Bate. Under the ring name Butch, he was a member of The Brawling Brutes alongside Sheamus and Ridge Holland.^[4] He is a one-time WWE United Kingdom Champion and one-time NXT Tag Team Champion alongside Matt Riddle, they also won the 2020 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

Pete Dunne
Dunne as the WWE United Kingdom Champion in June 2018
Birth name	Peter Thomas England
Born	(1993-11-09) 9 November 1993 (age 30) Birmingham, England
Children	1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Butch Pete Dunne Pete England Streetfighter Ken[1] Tiger Kid
Billed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2][3]
Billed weight	205 lb (93 kg)[2][3]
Billed from	Birmingham, England
Trained by	Steven Edwards[2]
Debut	2007[2]

Dunne began training in 2006, at the age of 12, and had his first match in 2007. He since worked across the global independent circuit in promotions such as Destiny World Wrestling (DWW), Fight Club: Pro (FCP), Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW), Michinoku Pro Wrestling (MPW), Over the Top Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Progress Wrestling (where he is a former Progress World Champion), Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW), Singapore Pro Wrestling (SPW), and Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw).

Championships and accomplishments

Dunne (left) as Progress World Champion with his British Strong Style partners Tyler Bate (centre) and Trent Seven (right)

Dunne is a one-time WWE United Kingdom Champion

• 4 Front Wrestling
  • 4FW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[5]
• Alternative Wrestling World
  • AWW British Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Damian Dunne^[6]
• Attack! Pro Wrestling
  • Attack! 24/7 Championship (6 times)^{[lower-alpha 1][7]}
  • Elder Stein Invitational (2012)^[8]
• Chikara
  • King of Trios (2017) – with Trent Seven and Tyler Bate^[9][10]
• Destiny World Wrestling
  • DWW Championship (1 time)^[11]
• Dublin Championship Wrestling
  • DCW Tag Team Championships (1 time) – with Damian Dunne^[12]
• ESPN
  • Ranked No. 12 of the 30 best Pro Wrestlers Under 30 in 2023^[13]
• Fight Club:Pro
  • FCP Championship (1 time)^[14]
  • FCP Tag Team Championships (1 time) – with Trent Seven^[15]
  • Infinity Trophy (2015)^[16]
• FutureShock Wrestling
  • FSW Adrenaline Championship (1 time)^[17]
• Kamikaze Pro
  • Relentless Division Championship (1 time)^[18]
• No Limits Wrestling
  • NLW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[19]
• Over the Top Wrestling
  • OTT No Limits Championship (1 times)^[20]
  • OTT Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tyler Bate and Trent Seven^[21]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 29 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2017^[22]
• Pro Wrestling Kingdom
  • Pro Wrestling Kingdom Championship (1 time)^[23]
• Pro Wrestling Revolver
  • PWR Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Millie McKenzie^[24]
• Progress Wrestling
  • Progress World Championship (1 time)^[25]
  • Progress Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Trent Seven^[26]
• Revolution Pro Wrestling
  • RPW British Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)^[27]
  • British Cruiserweight Title Tournament (2016)^[28]
• Southside Wrestling Entertainment
  • Young Tigers Cup (2015)^[29]
• VII Pro Wrestling
  • VII Pro Championship (6 time)^[30]
  • VII Trifecta Trophy Tournament – with CJ Banks and Dan Moloney^[31]
• Westside Xtreme Wrestling
  • wXw Shotgun Championship (1 time)^[32]
• WWE
  • NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Matt Riddle^[33][34]
  • WWE United Kingdom Championship (1 time)^[35][36]
  • Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (2020) – with Matt Riddle^[37][38]
  • NXT Global Heritage Invitational (2023)^[39]
  • NXT Year-End Award for Match of the Year (2017) – vs. Tyler Bate at NXT TakeOver: Chicago

Footnotes

1. Dunne's third reign was shared with Mark Andrews.

References

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26. Kreikenbohm, Philip (25 September 2016). "Progress Tag Team Championship". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
27. Kreikenbohm, Philip (3 January 2016). "RPW British Cruiserweight Championship". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
28. Kreikenbohm, Philip (3 January 2016). "British Cruiserweight Title Tournament (2016)". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
29. Kreikenbohm, Philip (1 November 2015). "Young Tigers Cup (2015)". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
30. Kreikenbohm, Philip (15 July 2016). "VII Pro Championship". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
31. Kreikenbohm, Philip (13 November 2015). "VII Trifecta Trophy Tournament – with CJ Banks and Dan Moloney". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
32. Kreikenbohm, Philip (30 September 2016). "wXw Shotgun Championship". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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34. Kreikenbohm, Philip (16 February 2020). "NXT Tag Team Championship". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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38. Kreikenbohm, Philip (29 January 2020). "Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (2020)". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
39. Upton, Felix (27 September 2023). "Butch Secures His Spot At No Mercy After Winning Global Heritage Invitational Tournament". Ringside News. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

Other websites

• Pete Dunne on WWE.com
• Pete Dunne on Twitter
• Pete Dunne (III) on IMDb