Saturday, January 12, 2019

NXT UK


NXT UK “Takeover: Blackpool”
January 12th, 2019
From The Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, England

1)      For the NXT UK Tag Team Championship: Mustache Mountain (Trent Seven & Tyler Bate) vs James Drake & “Liverpool’s #1” Zack Gibson
Winners and THE FIRST NXT UK Tag Champions: Drake & Gibson after putting Seven down with The Ticket to Mayhem (Tombstone lift into a Lung Blower) and getting the win. (Awesome)

NXT UK Champion Pete Dunne is shown preparing in his locker room.

Footage of Jordan Devlin attacking Travis Banks earlier in the day, beating him down and being pulled off. Banks’ left knee was injured, but is medically cleared to compete.
 Travis Banks came out first, followed by Jordan Devlin, but Banks attacked Devlin with a Suicide Dive before he got into the ring. They brawled around the ring, with Devlin getting the advantage and injuring Bank’s left knee on the Ring Steps. Devlin cuts a promo, as Banks is helped to the back, talking about being the greatest Irish wrestler alive. NXT UK GM Johnny Saint comes out and talks to his assistant, Scout, who tells Devlin that they have a backup plan.

2)      “The Irish Ace” Jordan Devlin vs Finn Balor
Winner: Balor after drilling Devlin into the corner with The Shotgun Dropkick, Balor went to the top and connected with a HEAVY Coup de Gras to get the win.

Joe Coffey is preparing with his Gallus brethren.

3)      No Disqualification match: Eddie Dennis vs Dave Mastiff
Winner: Mastiff after dumping Dennis with a HUGE Release German Suplex, Mastiff positioned in the corner and CRUSHED Dennis through a Table in the corner with a Rolling Somersault into the corner. Mastiff gained his bearings and covered Dennis for the win.

4)      NXT UK Women’s Championship match: Rhea Ripley© vs Toni Storm
Winner and NEW NXT UK Women’s Champion: Toni after she escaped The Rip Tide and pulled Rhea around by her hair, before planting her with Strong Zero and holding on for the win! (Awesome)
  
Charlotte Flair is shown in the crowd.

5)      WWE United Kingdom Championship match: “The Bruiserweight” Pete Dunne© vs “The Iron King” Joe Coffey
Winner and STILL UK Champion: Dunne after Coffey and Dunne battled on the top, only to see Coffey fall backwards to the floor and Dunne crash to the mat. Dunne fought with Coffey and rolled him back in the ring, where Coffey fought back and used a Pump Handle modified STO for a 2. Coffey went back to the top, quickly joined by Dunne and THEY BOTH CRASHED TO THE FLOOR! Dunne and Coffey got back into the ring, where Dunne obliterated Joe with a Rolling Elbow and used The Bitter End to pick up the hard-fought victory. (Epic)

As Pete Dunne is celebrating his victory, receiving cheers from the crowd, WALTER makes his WWE debut and gets in the ring! They go face to face, until Joe Coffey gets on the apron and enters, only to be Booted in the face by WALTER. WALTER and Pete go back to their stand-off and seemingly agree to a clash.

NXT UK #32
February 27, 2019
From Phoenix, Arizona

1)      Tyler Bate vs “Gentlemen” Jack Gallagher
Winner: Bate after they went back and forth with pinfall attempts, Bate rolled a Sunset Flip, leading to a series of rolling cradles, each unable to keep their opponents down. They popped up, Bate dodged Gallagher and used a School Boy for a lightning pin.


Footage of Travis Banks and Jordan Devlin brawling at the NXT UK Performance Center, being held back during a practice and continually going at each other.

Walter hype vignette

Nina Samuels hype vignette

Eddie Dennis selfie promo

2)      Walter vs Kassius Ohno
Winner: Walter after crushing Ohno with a Shotgun Dropkick, Walter pulled Ohno out of the corner and planted him with a Powerbomb to get the pin.

El Ligero promo, hyping his rematch with Joseph Conners for next week.
 Jordan Devlin vs Travis Banks, Falls Count Anywhere, hyped for next week.

3)      NXT UK Tag Team Championship match: The Grizzled Young Vets (James Drake & Zack Gibson)© vs Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan

Winners and STILL NXT UK Tag Champions: Grizzled Young Vets after Burch attempted to fight off both Vets, until Drake countered a strike and threw him to Gibson for Ticket to Mayhem, following with the pin.