Good afternoon Fight Fans, and welcome to our coverage for today's edition of WWE NXT UK!
Ilja Dragunov vs Noam Dar
Dar stays away from Ilja and kicks his legs before Ilja takes him down briefly and he hops right back up before taking Ilja down and Ilja kicks him away before taking Dar down with a double leg. Ilja controls Dar on the mat until he gets up and slaps Ilja who drops him with chops and kicks before locking in a crucifix and elbowing Dar in the side of the head. Dar dropkicks Ilja through the ropes and down onto the floor before kicking him against the barricade before tossing him back inside for two before snapping Ilja into the ropes. Dar focuses on the injured knee of Ilja before Ilja drops him with knees with his good knee before hitting a pair of Germans and taking Dar back down before hitting a dead lift release German. The two exchange strikes until they collapse before Ilja hits the Constantine Special for a deep two count before missing a diving knee and Dar locks in a knee bar. Ilja fights out of the knee bar before Dar kicks his leg out and kicks his leg and chest until Ilja collapses before Dar mocks Ilja and they exchange strikes until Ilja slams Dar for two. Dar then drops Ilja with a back elbow before Ilja hits Dar with Torpedo Moscow when he goes for the Nova Roller for the win.
Winner: Ilja Dragunov defeats Noam Dar via pinfall.
- We get a video package promo by Aoife Valkyrie as we go to commercial.
- Earlier this week Jordan Devlin met with Sid Scala with a list of demands before leaving.
NXT UK Tag Team Championship Match
Pretty Deadly (c) vs Jack Starz & Nathan Frazer
Jack and Sam start the match off by locking up for several clean breaks before Sam drops Jack with a shoulder block and takes him down with a side headlock take over when he's distracted by Lewis on the apron. Jack gets the hot tag to Nathan who hits Lewis with a head scissors and a deep arm drag into a straight arm bar before Lewis gets to his feet and Sam gets the blind tag. Nathan hits Sam with a back drop before Lewis low bridges Nathan and PD isolate Nathan until he gets the hot tag to Jack who takes out PD and covers Sam for two. Sam then hits Jack with a jawbreaker before PD double up on Jack and hit him with Spilt Milk for the pin and the win.
Winner: Pretty Deadly retain their NXT UK Tag Team titles by defeating Jack Starz and Nathan Frazer via pinfall.
- We get a training montage promo by Heritage Cup champion Tyler Bate as we go to commercial.
Flash Morgan Webster (w/ Subculture (Mark Andrews & Dani Luna)) vs Joseph Conners (w/ Jinny)
The two exchange headlocks and wristlocks before Flash dropkicks Joseph and Joseph counters a head scissors before controlling the high flyer Flash on the mat until he gets to his feet and rolls Joseph up for two. Joseph runs Flash over and Flash clotheslines him repeatedly before hitting a back drop into an asai moonsault for two before dropkicking Joseph off of the apron. Flash flips over the referee and takes out Joseph at ringside before Joseph gets two off of a small package and Flash headbutts Joseph before Jinny tosses Joseph Flash's helmet. Flash then drops Joseph before Jinny knocks Flash off of the top and Joseph finishes Flash with a hangman's neckbreaker for the pin and the win.
Joseph Conners defeats Flash Morgan Webster via pinfall.
- We get a video package for NXT champion and leader of Imperium WALTER who returns to NXT UK next week as we go to commercial.
- We get a video package for the NXT UK Women's Championship match between the champion Kay Lee Ray and the challenger Meiko Satomura in next week's main event.
Rampage Brown vs Joe Coffey
Joe backs Rampage to the ropes for a clean break before Rampage locks in a standing side headlock and Joe runs Rampage over with a running cross body. Rampage dropkicks Joe before they end up on the apron where they exchange strikes until Rampage accidentally boots the post and Joe rips him down. Joe sends Rampage into the barricade before Rampage goes after the injured hand of Joe back in the ring before Joe hangs Rampage across the top rope. Joe hits a baseball slide and kicks Rampage at ringside before tossing him back inside and hitting him in the kidneys before whipping him into the corner and hitting a side slam for two. Joe hits an overhead belly to belly before hitting a sliding clothesline and a diving splash for two before focusing on the injured ribs of Rampage. Rampage counters a superplex and hits a diving shoulder tackle before Joe misses a diving cross body and hitting a running cross body that sends the both of them over the top rope and down onto the floor. The two run into each other at ringside before Joe hits a Glasgow Send-off into the steps and tosses Rampage back inside before hitting a missile dropkick and a bridging German for a near fall. Rampage then counters All the Best for the Bells into a Samoan drop before Joe counters a Doctor Bomb and a pair of Glasgow Send-offs into All the Best for the Bells for the pin and the win.
Winner: Joe Coffey defeats Rampage Brown via pinfall.
- After the match Rampage and Joe have a show of mutual respect and agree to a rubber match before they're interrupted by Ilja Dragunov and the three face off as we go off the air.
