Generation NXT UK - NXT UK recap for September 9, 2021

Before the next match, Sam Gradwell says the big bad wolf isn't half as scary when he comes knocking a second time, and that tonight is about heritage, which he claims Wolfgang knows nothing about. Gradwell says he will honorably and prestigiously rattle his jowls and wobble his kidneys.

Wolfgang beats Sam Gradwell two falls to one (2-1) to advance to the semifinals of the NXT UK Heritage Cup Championship #1 Contender's Tournament. Gradwell scores the first fall with 2:37 (two minutes and thirty-seven seconds) left in Round 3 after a knee to Wolfgang's face and left shoulder that also involves Gradwell's knee brace. Mark Coffey has to pop Wolfgang's shoulder back into place before Round 4. Wolfgang scores the second fall with 1:12 (one minute, twelve seconds) left in Round 4 after a headbutt followed by a reverse vertical suplex as Gradwell keeps targeting his left shoulder. Wolfgang scores the third and deciding fall with 1:43 (one minute, forty-three seconds) left in Round 5 with a Spear.

We see a video package of what happened last week between Nina Samuels and Blair Davenport, as well as Davenport's attack on Assistant to the General Manager Sid Scala afterwards. We then hear from Sid Scala, who says it is his unfortunate duty that due to the actions of Blair Davenport, management has had no choice but to suspend Davenport with immediate effect.

We hear from Noam Dar, who says that he knows that he and Kenny Williams will do whatever it takes to get the job done and that he is an elephant who will stomp the cockroach that is Kenny Williams. We hear from Kenny Williams, who says that Noam Dar knows he can stoop to any level to win the match like a worm, but next week, he will be in Noam Dar's mind rent-free. Noam says he taught him the ropes and led him to water like a dumb horse, and that he is everything Williams wants to be; the only difference is that he is a stand-out while Kenny Williams is a stand-up. Williams says the spaceman will be crashing down in the tournament thanks to "The Scum of the Earth." Their semifinal round in the NXT UK Heritage Cup Championship #1 Contender's Tournament is next week.

Next week: Gallus (Joe and Mark Coffey) vs. Pretty Deadly (Sam Stoker and Lewis Howley) for the NXT UK Tag Team Championships!

In backstage footage from during the break, Gallus is celebrating Wolfgang's victory when Jordan Devlin tells them to keep it down, as he is getting a massage. Gallus dismiss Jordan Devlin, but as Joe Coffey leaves, Devlin says he should work on Joe's ego like his neck is being worked on by the masseuse. Coffey fakes out Devlin, causing Devlin to inadvertently back the back of his neck into his dressing room door, then leaves.

Ashton Smith, Oliver Carter and Saxon Huxley beat Symbiosis (Eddie Dennis, Primate, T-Bone) in a six-man tag team match.

In backstage footage from earlier this week, Stevie Turner says that in four matches, she got an opportunity against Meiko Satomura and the NXT UK Women's Championship, and that in her los, Satomura gave her the blueprints for her defeat. Suddenly, Emilia McKenzie shows up and says it is very interesting how Stevie Turner can badmouth Satomura when she defeated her, and that she will defeat her too.

We hear from Pretty Deadly (Sam Stoker and Lewis Howley), who say that they are experiencing deja vu with Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, Wolfgang), but this time, they are the tag team champions. Howley says Gallus can embarrass them all they want, but Gallus does not scare them, because they beat them once and they can do it again. Stoker says that this time, it is "Gallus Boys Not Quite On Top."

We revisit Ilja Dragunov vs. Walter for the NXT UK Championship at NXT TakeOver 36 with additional insight from Ilja Dragunov, Rhea Ripley, Cesaro, Drew McIntyre, Finn Balor, Sheamus, and Toni Storm.