5 Potential Challengers for Walter’s WWE NXT UK Championship

2. Ilja Dragunov

A Russian fire crack, Dragunov not only has amazing charisma and crowd presence, but also comes with a quick pace wrestling style that keeps his opponents on their toes. Dragunov remained undefeated for several months up until this past August, which displays his fierce wrestling style and will to succeed.

While battling the WWE NXT UK Champion will certainly be a David vs. Goliath battle for any opponent, Dragunov stands a decent chance thanks to his firecracker-like wrestling style and speed.

Ilja recently returned to in-ring action a few weeks ago, picking up a victory against Saxon Huxley, and even earning the admiration from the members of Imperium after the match. This approval from Imperium that had everyone scratching their heads can be seen as Imperium looking to add more wrestlers to the ranks of their group.

While Alexander Wolfe has ventured to recruit Dragunov to join the ranks of Imperium, on one of the latest episodes of WWE NXT UK Dragunov, showed the entire WWE NXT UK universe exactly where he stood with Imperium as he sided with Gallus on brawl showdown.

Ilja lost a brilliant opportunity to get on the good side of Imperium before making his presence known as a contender for the WWE NXT UK championship.

With the potential for Dragunov to befriend the group members of Imperium lost, he will no longer have the ability to learn each member’s strengths and weaknesses. This would have been a huge advantage to Dragunov because he could have learned heavy-hitting knowledge of all members of the most dominant faction in the WWE NXT UK, which is a privilege that few (if any) superstars on the WWE NXT UK roster have.

With his stance known to Imperium, performing a sneak attack on the WWE NXT UK Champion Walter will be no easy feat.

With his stand out personality, and extravagant stage presence, Ilja Dragunov makes a fantastic second choice pick as a potential competitor for Walter’s WWE NXT UK champion.