Former UK Champion Tyler Bate seems to be in the doghouse with WWE officials, according to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio.
The heat reportedly stems from back before Bate lost the WWE UK Title to current champion Pete Dunne at WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago in May of 2017. The word is that WWE wanted to book Bate on a main roster tour but Bate had made other plans and couldn't work it. It was noted that WWE called Bate late for the bookings but he had other plans.
Bate worked several NXT live events in 2017 and made his return to WWE TV for the loss to Roderick Strong on a recent episode of NXT. That match was to crown the new #1 contender to Dunne. Bate worked last week's WWE 205 Live episode and lost to TJP in the first round of the WWE Cruiserweight Title tournament. He also worked Friday's NXT TV tapings in Atlanta, wrestling The Velveteen Dream for an upcoming episode.