Recapping American wrestling since 2013. Not only following the current stuff in WWE, Impact and ROH but also going back in time and doing stuff from back then as well.
Jordan Devlin enters the ring. He says that he started his open challenge to cement his legacy with the Cruiserweight Championship and have the most successful defenses to become the greatest Cruiserweight champion NXT UK has ever seen. As Devlin says that he needs new challengers, Trent Seven suddenly shows up, agreeing with Devlin's dominance with the Cruiserweight title, then says the division needs a new challenger and he needs a new challenge himself. Trent Seven says he will trim down to 205 pounds, and when he does, he will challenge Devlin. Devlin tells Seven that if he can drop the weight, he will challenge. As he leaves the ring, he pats Seven's stomach, and Seven slugs him before standing on the Cruiserweight title when Devlin comes back for it to tell him he will drop the weight and challenge him.
We see a video package of Kay Lee Ray, who demands the best in the world. It is then revealed that she will get it in the form of Meiko Satomura, who is coming to NXT UK.
Before the next match, Sam Gradwell sarcastically welcomes Ben Carter to NXT UK before mocking Carter's ring gear and Jersey, and says he is here to send him back home on a funeral catamaran.
Ben Carter beats Sam Gradwell.
Sha Samuels beats Josh Morrell by submission.
In footage from earlier this week, Ilya Dragunov looks back on his match with Jack Starz, saying he did not want to hurt Starz and that he lost it completely after being chopped in the back. Sam Gradwell then shows up and calls Dragonuv a loose cannon.
Backstage, Rampage Brown is met by Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, Wolfgang). Brown tells Joe Coffey needs a challenge, and Coffey says he will take him up on his offer.
Next week: Nina Samuels vs. Xia Brookside! Jordan Devlin's NXT Cruiserweight Championship open challenge continues!
Pretty Deadly (Sam Stoker and Lewis Howley) beat The Hunt (Wild Boar and Primate), the team of Oliver Carter and Ashton Smith and the team of "Flash" Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews in a four-way elimination tag team match to become #1 contenders for the NXT UK Tag Team Championships after Eddie Dennis - who was barred from accompanying The Hunt to ringside - shows up and hits Andrews in the back of his left knee with a steel chair. Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, Wolfgang) are seen enjoying the match with popcorn and refreshments from a distance. Referees have to keep The Hunt out of the ring and order them to the back after their elimination. After the match, Joe Coffey and Wolfgang show up on the entrance ramp.
Kay Lee Ray beats Isla Dawn. After the match, Kay Lee Ray says she is the longest reigning Women's Champion in WWE right now and that the rest of the NXT UK women's roster is fighting with each other, and that she will be champion forever.
We see a video package for new NXT UK Superstar Ben Carter, where William Regal, Ashton Smith, Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang), Nigel McGuinness, Sid Scala and even his trainer Seth Rollins sing Carter's praises.
We hear from Ilja Dragunov, who says he should be proud after having a potential Match of the Year with Walter, but he is not, because he could not beat Walter and win the NXT UK Championship. He then removes one of his contact lens as he says he has to start from the beginning again and see himself.
Levi Muir and Jack Starz beat Saxon Huxley in a two-on-one handicap match after Muir smacks Huxley's hands and arms off the top rope so that Jack Starz can pin Huxley with a Sunset Flip. For the first time in NXT UK history, Jack Starz has won a match. After the match, Huxley takes his anger out on Starz and Muir until "Bomber" Dave Mastiff shows up and clotheslines him out of the ring following a brief brawl.
In footage from earlier this week, Piper Niven shows Assistant Sid Scala camera footage of someone planting a box near where she is working out only for Piper to find a steel chair with a note inside. Piper shows Scala the note, and tells Scala to give her Jinny. Piper vs. Jinny is official for three weeks from now with the winner becoming #1 contender to the NXT UK Women's Championship.
Backstage, Ashton Smith meets with "Bomber" Dave Mastiff, who states that he will not tolerate bullies.
A-Kid is in the ring. He talks about how his Heritage Cup win is a big victory for himself and his home country of Spain, as well as his victory against Tyler Bate, who has told him that he belongs with the best. A-Kid then says that he wants to prove that he is the best, and challenges Walter for the NXT UK Championship. Walter shows up and tells him to wipe his feet on the ring apron the next time he gets in his ring. Walter then admits that watching A-Kid in the Heritage Cup tournament was great, as he showed ability, fire and pride in being a professional wrestler, but tells him that he is not special and that his fairy tale when he steps in the ring with him. Walter then says that his being NXT UK Champion will never change, then leaves.
In footage from earlier this week, Kenny Williams tells Amir Jordan that he has been injured. Williams tells Amir that he will help him as much as he can with his singles run.
We hear from Trent Seven, who admits that he fell short in the Heritage Cup Tournament and that A-Kid is a great wrestler, and that he looked back when he should have looked forwards. Seven feels he has a part of him that can change and adapt, and that he knows he has to become better. He says that there are things about him that need work and need fixing, and says "Just bear with me."
Rampage Brown beats Josh Morrell.
Assistant Sid Scala announces that if all parties are in agreement, Walter will face A-Kid with the NXT UK Championship on the line in the new year.
A special Christmas Eve episode of NXT UK will air next week!
Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) retains the NXT UK Tag Team Championships against The Hunt (Wild Boar and Primate). During the match, Primate distracts the referee so that Eddie Dennis gets involved, briefly distracting Gallus and giving The Hunt the upper hand until Joe Coffey shows up and decks Dennis. Joe Coffey then gets on the apron, distracting the referee so that Mark Andrews and "Flash" Morgan Webster can stop The Hunt from their double team top rope headbutt, which allows Gallus to retain. After the match, Pretty Deadly (Sam Stoker and Lewis Howley) show up and confront Gallus from outside of the ring, but they are attacked by Ashton Smith and Oliver Carter, who toss them into the ring with Gallus, who in turn beat Pretty Deadly up.
We see a video package chronicling the recent events between the team of "Flash" Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews and The Hunt (Wild Boar and Primate).
Rampage Brown beats Saxon Huxley.
In footage from the UK Performance Center earlier this week, Joseph Conners says he is bored and tired. Suddenly, Jinny Piper smacks Piper Niven in the face in the background, and both women have to be held back.
We see another video package chronicling the recent events between the team of "Flash" Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews and The Hunt (Wild Boar and Primate).
In backstage footage from during the break, Levi Muir is talking to Jack Starr when Saxon Huxley shows up. Levi tells Huxley "better luck next time," but Huxley does not take it very well.
Aoife Valkyrie beats Aleah James.
Pretty Deadly (Sam Stoker and Lewis Howley) interview each other, putting themselves on a pedestal and stating they are so in-sync and in tune that they are ready to become tag team champions and make the tag division pretty deadly.
We see a third video package chronicling the recent events between the team of "Flash" Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews and The Hunt (Wild Boar and Primate).
Joe Coffey beats Alexander Wolfe. Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) and Imperium (Walter, Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel) were banned from ringside during this match.
We hear from Jordan Devlin, who says that he has asked Assistant Sid Scala for some competition to prove he is the best, and starting next week, he will issue an open challenge, and the Cruiserweight Championship will be on the line when he is in the ring.
Next week: Jordan Devlin's open challenge for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship! The Supernova Sessions debuts!
The Hunt (Wild Boar and Primate) beat "Flash" Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews.
The Hunt (Wild Boar and Primate) beat "The Lucky Yin" Kenny Williams and Amir Jordan.
We see a video package for Dave Mastiff vs. Trent Seven in the Heritage Cup Tournament for later tonight.
Rampage Brown beats Jack Starz.
In footage from earlier this week at the UK Performance Center, Oliver Carter and Ashton Smith talk with Pretty Deadly, who are not in the mood for a mock interview. Assistant Sid Scala shows up before their argument gets physical, telling them to settle it in the ring.
We see a video package chronicling the feud between Piper Niven and Kay Lee Ray.
Backstage, Rampage Brown says he is just getting started and that the rest of the locker room had better keep up.
Xia Brookside beats Nina Samuels with an inside cradle after Samuels tweaks her left knee avoiding a Brooksy Bomb. After the match, Brookside checks on Samuels only to be booted with the left leg, revealing Samuels was never hurt at all. Samuels then hits Brookeside with the Nina-garoshi.
In footage from earlier this week, Sam Gradwell says that after a two-year slumber, he was put into a gang war and that he cannot be accounted for everything that went on in that match and that things would be different if it were a one-on-one match. Alexander Wolfe then shows up and tells Gradwell to get his act together, as he is disgrace to the sport.
Next week: Kay Lee Ray vs. Piper Niven in a Falls Count Anywhere Match for the NXT UK Women's Championship!
Trent Seven beats "Bomber" Dave Mastiff two falls to one (2-1) to advance to the finals of the NXT UK Heritage Cup Finals. Trent Seven scores the first fall with a crucifix pin with 1:49 left in Round 2. Mastiff earns the second fall 41 seconds into Round 5 after knocking Seven for a loop at the end of Round 4. Seven earns the third and final fall with 1:30 in Round 6 with a reverse Death Valley Driver.
In memory of Joe Laurinaitis "Road Warrior Animal", 1960 - 2020.
In backstage footage from earlier today, Assistant Sid Scala asks for decorum between the participants of the Heritage Cup participants, but it all goes out the window when Noam Dar's phone gets knocked out of his hands.
Walter beats Saxon Huxley.
Backstage during the break, Jack Starz says "Better luck next time" to Saxon Huxley, which only makes Huxley more angry.
Assistant Sid Scala is in the ring with the seven participants of the Heritage Cup Tournament. Numbers are randomly drawn to determine where participants will be seeded in the tournament. Scala then introduces Pete Dunne, who has not been seen on WWE programming in months, to the ring. Dunne says the Heritage Cup is for those who have paved the way in British wrestling, and says it is the participants' turn to pave the way and continue the tradition. Numbers are then drawn. Joseph Connors will face "The Bomber" Dave Mastiff. Connors refuses to shake Mastiff's hand. The wild card entrant will face Trent Seven, "Flash" Morgan Webster will face A-Kid (both of whom shake hands), and Alexander Wolfe will face Noam Dar. Dar tries to punch Wolfe, but Dunne gets in the way and breaks his fingers before tossing him out of the ring.
Backstage, Dani Luna and Xia Brookside help Piper Niven get focused backstage.
Pretty Deadly (Sam Stoker and Lewis Howley) beats The Hunt (Wild Boar and Primate) following Howley distracting the referee. After the match, Eddie Dennis has a word with Pretty Deadly.
Backstage during the break, The Hunt run into "Flash" Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews, who tell them that things will get better. Meanwhile, Assistant Sid Scala talks with Pete Dunne, who agrees to referee Noam Dar vs. Alexander Wolfe in the Heritage Cup next week.
Next week: a Triple Threat Wild Card Match to decide the final participant in the NXT UK Heritage Cup Tournament!
Kay Lee Ray retains the NXT UK Women's Championship against Piper Niven. During the match, Kay Lee Ray hits her knee on the steel steps after Piper Niven dodges a knee strike, and while Kay Lee Ray is helped to the back, Niven says she is taking the NXT UK Women's Championship from her. Kay Lee Ray slaps Niven, then Niven slaps Kay Lee Ray, and the match continues when Niven gets Kay Lee Ray back into the ring. Later on in the match, Kay Lee Ray pulls a bottom turnbuckle cover off as Piper Niven pulls her out of the corner. The match is won when Kay Lee Ray dodges a cannonball senton and Piper Niven hits the exposed turnbuckle in the process. After the match, Jinny is seen watching Kay Lee Ray from behind the guardrail.
Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake) beat The Hunt (Wild Boar and Primate).
We see a vignette for Ridge Holland, who says that he wants to fight and that he is not to be trifled with. He is in action next week.
Kassius Ohno beats Jack Starz with the Kassius Klutch.
Backstage, Radzi interviews Isla Dawn, who says that the NXT UK Women's Divison is strong and an honor to be a part of. She says that Aoife Valkyrie is standing out to her right now, as something about Aoife impressed her. Isla Dawn will face Aoife Valkyrie next week.
We hear from "The Kiwi Buzzsaw" Travis Banks, who says that Alexander Wolfe got in his face and that he wants a match with Wolfe next week.
A-Kid beats The Brian Kendrick after slipping out of the Captain's Hook and hitting a springboard DDT.
Next week: Dave Mastiff vs. Walter for the NXT UK Championship!
Kay Lee Ray retains the NXT UK Women's Championship against Toni Storm in an I Quit Match after Piper Niven has to persuade Toni Storm to think about her career after Kay Lee Ray wraps a steel chair around Toni Storm's neck in an attempt to repeatedly stom pon the chair from the top rope and break Toni Storm's neck in the process.
Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch beat The Hunt (Wild Boar and The Primate).
Backstage during Worlds Collide, Toni Storm says Kay Lee Ray is still in her head, and it has to end.
Eddie Dennis shows up. Dennis boasts about what he did to Trent Seven at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II, and as he does so, Seven shows up and tells Dennis he is boring, a liar and a cheat after winning with the help of an exposed turnbuckle while removing a turnbuckle himself. He proposes they go again, and this time, all the turnbuckle pads will be removed and all four corners will be completely exposed as part of a Street Fight. Dennis tries to take a swing at Seven, but Seven ducks it and sends him out of the ring.
In footage from earlier this week at the UK Performance Center, A-Kid meets with Tyler Bate. Bate proposes they have a match next week, and A-Kid loves the idea.
Aoife (pronounced EE-fuh) Valkyrie debuts in two weeks.
Isla Dawn beats Nina Samuels.
Backstage during Worlds Collide, Ilja Dragonuv says he is looking for big battlegrounds and he got one from Finn Balor. Despite losing, he did not miss against Finn Balor. He then says he must refocus, as Joe Coffey is waiting and he will not miss again.
Backstage, Radzi interviews Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch, who says there are here in NXT UK to beat 'em up and throw 'em up. After beating The Hunt tonight, they are looking for tag team gold and they are up for a fight.
Ridge Holland beats Tyson T-Bone.
Next week: Tyler Bate vs. A-Kid! Trent Seven vs. Eddie Dennis in a Steel Corners Street Fight!
Imperium (Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel and Alexander Wolfe) beat Mark Andrews, "Flash" Morgan Webster and "The Bomber" Dave Mastiff following a run-in from Walter, despite Mastiff punching Walter in the face after Walter tries to run in and attack him for mocking him.
Toni Storm beats Killer Kelly. After the match, Toni Storm is about to address the crowd when she is attacked from behind by Kay Lee Ray. Suddenly, Piper Niven shows up and chases Kay Lee Ray out of the ring. Afterwards, Piper Niven offers to help Toni Storm, but Toni Storm refuses it and storms off.
Backstage, "Flash" Morgan Webster says he and Mark Andrews with Grizzled Young Veterans about Gallus and Imperium getting involved, but they had the match won, not the Veterans. Andrews asks General Manager Johnny Saint and Assistant Sid Scala another chance to prove they can become NXT UK Tag Team Champions again at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II.
In footage from during the break, Toni Storm tells Piper Niven says she does not need her help and just wants the NXT UK Women's Championship, then tells her to go away.
The Hunt (Wild Boar and Primate) beat The Outliers (Riddick Moss and Dorian Mak).
Jordan Devlin beats A-Kid. During the match, Tyler Bate shows up to get a closer look.
We hear from Jinny, who admits that Piper Niven beat her after Jazzy Gabert got ejected from ringside. She calls all of this disrespectful, but says that everything is absolutely fine between her with some help from Jazzy, who also agrees.
Joseph Conners beats "The Kiwi Buzzsaw" Travis Banks and Ligero in a Triple Threat Match.
We hear from Kassius Ohno, who says that he has looked back on his match with Tyler Bate. He says that Bate got under his skin and made him lose sight of why he came to NXT UK in the first place: to show the honest side of British and European wrestling. He says that "The Knockout Artist" will take a back seat to "The Wrestling Genius" and says that instead of seeing rolling elbows and cyclone boots, you will see more technical wrestling out of him.
General Manager Johnny Saint and Assistant Sid Scala moderate negotions between Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, Wolfgang) and Imperium (Walter, Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel, Alexander Wolfe). Joe Coffey and Walter show up as representatives for both parties. Joe Coffey refuses to sit down as they get down to business, and tells Walter that if Imperium wants to keep walking down the path they are on, they will get hurt. Coffey says he has not forgotten what he did to him at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool back in January, and says he wants the WWE United Kingdom Championship. Walter says he does not step back from any competition, but he wants something in return: Wolfgang and Mark Coffey defending the NXT UK Tag Team Championships. Joe Coffey says that is fine, as he knows Gallus, but he wants Ilya Dragunov vs. Alexander Wolfe as well. Joe Coffey says that Dragunov does not run with them, and Walter says "No Ilya, no deal." Suddenly, Dragunov shows up. Dragunov simply says "Make the agreement," then Coffey tells Walter they have a deal. Scala announces that the tag team titles will be defended next week, while Dragunov vs. Wolfe in a no-disqualification match will take place at a later date. The WWE United Kingdom Championship match between Joe Coffey and Walter at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II is then made official. As Dragunov leaves, Walter tells him he made a really bad decision. Suddenly, Alexander Wolfe grabs Dragunov from underneath the ring, and Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel come of the crowd to further ambush Dragunov. Walter then hits Dragunov with a big boot before Wolfe puts Dragunov through the table in the middle of the ring.
Ilya Dragunov beats Saxon Huxley. During the match, Alexander Wolfe shows up and watches from the stage. After the match, Dragunov notices Wolfe congratulate him after the match, and when he goes to confront him, Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel show up. They look at Wolfe, who nods, then walk around him to the ring. Wolfe then asks Dragunov to come with him to the back.
Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) beat The Hunt (Wild Boar and Primate).
In footage from last week, Piper Niven asks Rhea Ripley to team up with her against Jinny and Jazzy Gabert. Rhea says he doesn't like her, but she realy doesn't like them, and is willing to team with her next week if she can make the match happen.
Xia Brookside beats Nina Samuels after countering a schoolkid pin and sitting on top of Nina for the upset win.
A-Kid is coming soon to NXT UK.
Jordan Devlin shows up. Devlin says he has heard that people think he is too arrogant, and says that he's not arrogant, as he knows, not thinks, that he is the best wrestler in the world. He tells everyone to look at everyone else in the locker room for proof of this, then "Bomber" Dave Mastiff shows up and Devlin mouths off at him. Mastiff grabs the microphone, then Devlin punches him in the face and goes for Devlin Inside. He can't get Mastiff up, and Mastiff beats him up for his effort before telling him that he "loves a little bit of flutter" and that he will "take that bet."
Next week: Trent Seven vs. Noam Dar! "The Kiwi Buzzsaw" Travis Banks vs. Ligero!
Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) beat "Flash' Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews to become the NXT UK Tag Team Champions!
The Hunt (Wild Boar and Primate) beat Pretty Deadly (Sam Stoker and Lewis Howley). After the match, Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel show up, and Barthel says that all he sees are animals defecating on the mat they hold sacred. The Hunt immediately go on the attack after hearing this, but Alexander Wolfe shows up and hits them out of nowhere. Wolfe, Aichner and Barthel then send The Hunt into the steel steps.
We see a vignette for Ilja Dragonuv, who returns next week.
Jordan Devlin beats Jack Starz. After the match, Devlin wants to know how many people he has to go through before everyone realizes he is the biggest star in NXT UK. Suddenly, "Bomber" Dave Mastiff shows up, and after Devlin rolls out of the ring, Mastiff tells him to stay awhile so he can wrestle him. Devlin leaves.
"Bomber" Dave Mastiff beats Kenny Williams, who hurts his right ankle during the match. Mastiff and Williams shake hands after the match.
We hear from Xia Brookside, who is suddenly interrupted by Nina Samuels, who mocks her. Xia challenges Nina to put her money where her mouth is and face her in the ring.
Mark Andrews and "Flash" Morgan Webster show up. Andrews thanks the fans for their support on the road to the NXT UK tag team titles, then Webster says that they want to take on the world against anyone at anytime. Suddenly, Gallus shows up at the announce table. Mark Coffey says he and Wolfgang would be impressed with them if they were not embarrassed by them thanking people, and tells them to stop sucking up to the fans before they defend and lose the titles against them next week. After Mark Coffey says they are not in the ring because they want something left for next week, Webster tells them that he and Andrews will kick both their asses next week.
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Backstage, Noam Dar says that a win in a win and that Trent Seven could not get the job done. As he says he is moving on, Trent Seven shows up and tries to grab his towel. As officials stop him, Noam Dar hits Trent Seven with a cheap right jab to the face. Assistant Sid Scala tells Trent Seven and Noam Dar that they will face each other in the ring in two weeks, and to save everything until then.
Backstage, Mark Andrews and "Flash" Morgan Webster are interrupted by Grizzled Young Veterans. Gibson says that the NXT UK tag team titles will be coming back where they belong after next week.
Piper Niven beats Jazzy Gabert. During the match, Jinny gets on the apron only to get headbutted, and Rhea Ripley shows up to hit Jazzy with a big boot at ringside behind the referee's back, which allows Piper to get the win.
Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) beat The Hunt ("Wild Boar" Mike Hitchman and "The Primate" Jay Melrose). (Hitchman and Melrose are now officially known in NXT UK as Wild Boar and Primate, respectively.)
Assistant Sid Scala announces that at NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff, Noam Dar vs. "The Kiwi Buzzsaw" Travis Banks will be official.
Backstage, Radzi is met by Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel, who are suddenly attacked in their dressing room by an unknown assailant.
Kay Lee Ray beats Shax. After the match, Kay Lee Ray says she knows what kind of person Toni Storm is, and that she will take the one thing that means the most to her: the NXT UK Women's Championship. Suddenly, Toni Storm shows up, and Kay Lee Ray says Toni spends so much time away from home because she has nothing except for the NXT UK Women's Championship. She then asks Toni if she has thought why everyone has abandoned her. She says that she was Toni's friend for years, and that Toni is the reason that they do not talk anymore, that none of her family or friends call her anymore, that all of her ex-boyfriends dumped her and that her father thought she was pathetic. Toni slaps Kay Lee Ray in the face as Kay Lee Ray gets more and more personal, and Kay Lee Ray backs away, knowing she has touched a nerve.
We see a video package for "Bomber" Dave Mastiff vs. Joe Coffey in a Last Man Standing Match at NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff.
Oliver Carter debuts next week!
Backstage, Radzi interviews Jordan Devlin, who wants to know why he is not on the card for NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff when "The Lucky Yin" Kenny Williams shows up and proposes they have a match next week.
Mark Andrews beats James Drake, clearing Andrews and "Flash" Morgan Webster to compete in the NXT UK Tag Team Championship match at NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff. This happens after Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) suddenly shows up to attack "Flash" Morgan Webster. Zack Gibson confronts Gallus, and as both sides argue at ringside, Andrews hits Drake with Stundog Millionaire to win and make the match for the NXT UK tag titles a Triple Threat Tag Team Match.
Trent Seven suddenly appears in the ring from out of the crowd. Walter confronts him, and when Alexander Wolfe shows up, Tyler Bate takes him out with a steel chair. Walter gets in the ring, but is forced out by Trent Seven, and Bate swings away at Walter while Seven takes care of Wolfe. Wlater gets the upper hand on Bate, but not for long. Bate hits Walter with the Tyler Driver '97 in the center of the ring, then Bate picks up the WWE United Kingdom Championship and lifts it up over a downed Walter.
Backstage, Radzi interviews Xia Brookside, who says that she has been overcoming adversity, but that Jinny is the source of her problems. She says Jinny likes to hide behind bigger people, but next week, she has a fair one-on-one match to prove that Jinny is just a coward.
We hear from Nina Samuels at Download Festival as she interviews fans and tries not to step in mud.
Toni Storm beats Candy Floss. After the match, Kay Lee Ray attacks Candy Floss on the stage. Toni Storm runs after Kay Lee Ray, then checks on Candy Floss. After the match, Kay Lee Ray attacks Candy Floss on the stage. Toni Storm runs after Kay Lee Ray, then checks on Candy Floss.
We hear from Ligero, who says that he has stood out and become memorable, but that has not translated into wins and that winning has evaded him. He says he has to reawaken his fire, for there is always a way back.
Trent Seven shows up. Trent says he has to accept the fact that Pete Dunne has his hands full elsewhere and that Tyler Bate is hospitalized and now injured. However, he is here, and has been from the very start. He says that British Strong Style - and the fans - built NXT UK to what it is today, and says that the mat belongs to the fans and that tradition is a front for Imperium to bend the rules as they see fit and put Tyler Bate in the hospital. Trent says he will be cutting the head of the snake, and that he will be coming for Walter, saying this will be for Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate, the Trent Seven Army and NXT UK.
In front from earlier today, Mark Andrews says it is great to see some of his favorite wrestlers growing up in NXT UK, but with Kassius Ohno telling him he does not belong here, he will prove he does by going through him next week.
Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, Wolfgang) beat The Hunt ("Wild Boar" Mike Hitchman and "The Primate" Jay Melrose) and "Bomber" Dave Mastiff.
Kassius Ohno beats "The Lucky Yin" Kenny Williams.
Imperium (Walter, Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel, Alexander Wolfe) shows up. Marcel Barthel says that fans think they are here to entertain them, but he assures them that they are not. Instead, they are here to bring honor to professional wrestling. Fabian Aichner announces that Imperium's numbers have increased and that their unit is now complete. He then says that the fans will respect Imperium's values and that they will obey. Alexander Wolfe says that when he joined Imperium, it felt right, because they treat professional wrestling with respect and will protect its legacy. Walter says the young people may have opportunities, but things will be done the way they want them to be done. After bringing up next week's WWE United Kingdom Championship match, he then says brave young men are fools if they think they can stand up to him. Suddenly, "The Kiwi Buzzsaw" Travis Banks shows up and says he has worked years for next week's title match, and promises Walter that he will need to bring everything he has got.
In footage from moments ago, Noam Dar says he has just come back from a career-threatening injury, then patronizingly claps for "The Lucky Yin" Kenny Williams and tells him it is time he took him under his wing. Williams threatens to break his arm, but Noam Dar says he is just trying to help and that he could be a good supporting act for him.
Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) beat The Hunt ("Wild Boar" Mike Hitchman and "Primate" Jay Melrose). After the match, Joe Coffey shows up and attacks The Hunt with Mark Coffey and Wolfgang, but "Bomber" Dave Mastiff shows up and gets in the ring while Gallus walks out of it.
Backstage, Radzi interviews Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate), who will compete for the NXT UK Tag Team Championships in two weeks. Trent Seven says that they have had a lot on their plate as of late, especially with Imperium (Walter, Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel, Alexander Wolfe), but the tag team titles are the main focus right now.
Kay Lee Ray wins a women's battle royal to become #1 contender for the NXT UK Women's Championship, last eliminating Xia Brookside after spending the majority of the match outside of the ring after being thrown out by means other than over the top rope.
The Hunt ("Wild Boar" Mike Hitchman and "The Primate" Jay Melrose beat Tyson T-Bone and Saxon Huxley. After the match, The Hunt are attacked by Mark Coffey and Wolfgang.br />
Next week: Ilja Dragunov vs. Joseph Conners!
NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff is announced for August 31st at 2 PM Eastern/7 PM GMT live on the WWE Network!
Kay Lee Ray beats Kasey Owens.
We see a vignette for Imperium (Walter, Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel).
Backstage, Radzi interviews Jinny and Jazzy Gabert. Jinny says a woman of wealth knows what to do to have things work in her favor, and when she saw Jazzy at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool, she knew she would have to either face her or befriend her. While she is attractive, she is not just a pretty face, and she has the intelligence to make it to the top. Jinny then says that if anyone thinks they can get in her way, Jazzy will take care of them.
Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake) show up. Zack Gibson says they were begged not to come to the ring, but he has something to get off his chest. He says he has been just told by management that they have to defend the NXT UK tag team titles at the Download Festival, and General Manager Johnny Saint expects them to be there because the people want to see it. Gibson says this is absolutely rotten, and that Johnny Saint should treat his champions with some respect, for when they are unhappy, it does not take long for the rest of the locker room to be unhappy. He tells Saint to sort it out.
Tyler Bate is featured in the July edition of Men's Health UK.
Next week: Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate and Trent Seven) and Pete Dunne vs. Imperium (Walter, Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel)!
"The Kiwi Buzzsaw" Travis Banks beats Jordan Devlin, Joe Coffey and "Bomber" Dave Mastiff to face Walter for the WWE United Kingdom Championship.
Assistant Sid Scala announces that there will be a Fatal 4-Way to determine a #1 contender for the WWE United Kingdom Championship, and that eight men will fight for the four slots in the match that will take place in four weeks' time.
Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate and Trent Seven) beat The Hunt ("Wild Boar" Mike Hitchman and "Primate" Jay Melrose).
Backstage, it is revealed that Amir Jordan has been attacked as he is helped to the trainer's room.
Joe Coffey - who gets heavily cheered by the Glasgow, Scotland crowd - beats "Flash" Morgan Webster - who gets heavily booed - to advance to the Fatal 4-Way to determine a #1 contender for the WWE United Kingdom Championship. As the crowd chants "We are Gallus," Mark Coffey welcomes everyone to their kingdom and reminds them that the kingdom is theirs and theirs alone. Joe Coffey says he is focused on the WWE United Kingdom Championship. He says that the fans put their faith in them, and that they run Glasgow, Scotland just like they run NXT UK. Wolfgang has to be physically restrained as he tells "Bomber" Dave Mastiff that he will get his hands on him.
In two weeks: Pete Dunne vs. Walter for the WWE United Kingdom Championship!
We see a vignette of Pete Dunne training for his WWE United Kingdom Championship rematch.
Ilya Dragonuv debuts next week!
Nina Samuels beats Kasey Owens.
After the match, Radzi interviews Nina Samuels, who admits that she admired Toni Storm and her hard work, then says that Storm abandoned her single mother and sister to go for her dreams. Soon, those dreams will be all Storm has left when she takes the NXT UK Women's Championship from her.
Backstage, "Bomber" Dave Mastiff says he and Wolfgang have history and that he will smash Gallus' (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, Wolfgang) kingdom to bits as he batters Wolfgang. As Mastiff leaves, Kay Lee Ray shows up and says she knows what Nina Samuels is doing and that she will take what she wants and make sure nobody forgets her name.
Next week: Ligero vs. Jordan Devlin! "Bomber" Dave Mastiff vs. Wolfgang! Both matches are qualifiers for the Fatal 4-Way to determine a #1 contender for the WWE United Kingdom Championship!
Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake) show up. Gibson says he has heard from a very reliable source that Amir Jordan is injured, and unfortunately, there will be no tag team title match tonight. He says he is as gutted as the fans are, and tells the fans to put the shoes back on their feet, pick up their belongings and head home. As Gibson says there will be no fairy tale ending, "The Lucky Yin" Kenny Williams shows up and admits that while Amir Jordan is injured, there will be a tag team title match tonight and he is lucky enough to have other mates. Williams' surprise tag team partner is none other than Noam Dar.
Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake) retain the NXT UK Tag Team Championships against "The Lucky Yin" Kenny Williams and Noam Dar.
General Manager Johnny Saint and Assistant Sid Scala are in the ring to start tonight's show. They announce that they have received some extraordinary news: they have been given permission for Pete Dunne to defend the WWE United Kingdom Championship at NXT TakeOver: New York. While the decision to have the title defended was an easy one, the hunt for a worthy competitor for Dunne begins. Suddenly, Dunne shows up. Dunne immediately demands Walter as his opponent as soon as he gets in the ring, then leaves.
We hear from Toni Storm, who says that while she and Jinny are different, they have one thing in common: they love gold. The only reason why she is a champion, however, is because she knows how to be one. She thinks that this is why Jinny has a problem with her, as she has to work hard for something when they are in the ring. As Toni leaves, Rhea Ripley shows up and says that if Xia Brookside wants another match with her, she should quit dreaming.
Eddie Dennis beats Ligero.
We see footage from earlier this week at the UK Performance Center where Amir Jordan talks with Kenny Williams about going for the NXT UK Tag Team Championships. This leads to a training montage where Amir Jordan attempts to do a pull-up.
"Wild Boar" Mike Hitchman and "Primate" Jay Melrose - now known as "The Hunt" - beat Sam Stoker and Lewis Howley.
Kassius Ohno beats Ashton Smith in his NXT UK debut. After the match, Kassius Ohno helps Ashton Smith up, then hits him with a discus elbow to knock him back down. As Ohno leaves, "The Kiwi Buzzsaw" Travis Banks shows up to check on Ashton Smith. Ohno tries to sneak in a cheap shot, but Banks notices him and the referee has to force Ohno to the back.
We see a vignette where Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, Wolfgang) regroups in a pub. Joe Coffey proclaims that they need to re-establish dominance in NXT UK.
Tyler Bate beats James Drake.
Walter is seen backstage walking away from General Manager Johnny Saint's office. Johnny Saint and Assistant General Manager announces that Walter will challenge Pete Dunne for the WWE United Kingdom Championship at NXT TakeOver: New York.
