Good afternoon Fight Fans, and welcome to our coverage for today's edition of WWE NXT UK!
Xia Brookside & Dani Luna vs Amale & Nina Samuels
Nina and Dani start the match off with Dani taking Nina down to the mat repeatedly before Nina counters into a straight arm bar. Dani gets to her feet and drags Nina to the corner where Xia tags in and Nina takes control, hitting a reverse suplex. Amale tags herself in and Nina rolls Xia up before she figure out what happened and Amale slams the face of Xia into the mat. Xia gets the tag to Dani who spears Amale and slams her before clotheslining her and hitting a float over suplex for two. Amale then sends the back of Dani's head into the mat before trying to tag in Nina who denies the tag and leaves. Dani then capitalizes on the distraction and pins Amale for the win.
Winner: Dani Luna and Xia Brookside defeats Amale and Nina Samuels via pinfall.
- Backstage Piper Niven is interviewed ahead of Kay Lee Ray's women's division state of the union address later tonight.
David Starz vs Saxon Huxley
Saxon stalks Jack before applying a wrist lock and showing off his strength by lifting Jack into the air with one arm. Saxon tosses David around the ring and hits a running splash in the corner before kneeing him in the face. Saxon locks in a torture lock on David before missing a splash in the corner and David dropkicks his knee. David hits a running cross body before tossing David and David hits a neck snap in the ropes. Saxon then wins with a neck breaker for the pin and the win.
Winner: Saxon Huxley defeats David Starz via pinfall.
- We get a video package for NXT UK Tag Team champions Gallus as we go to commercial.
- We come back to a backstage interview with Pretty Deadly as well as Dani and Xia before we get a graphic for the State of the Union.
- We get a video package for Flash Morgan Webster and A-Kid as well as a breakdown of the rules of their tournament match up next.
NXT UK Heritage Cup Tournament First Round Match
Flash Morgan Webster vs A-Kid
Round 1
They start by exchanging waist locks before A takes Flash down and grounds him with a side headlock. They exchange wrist locks and arm drags before Flash picks the ankle of A and A reverses into a hammer lock. Flash then gets to his feet and sends A over the top rope before hitting a springboard dropkick as the round ends.
Round 2
A takes Flash down before Flash locks in a head scissor and A escapes into a bow and arrow that Flash turns into a pin attempt for a quick one count. Flash then catches A and pins him as the round ends.
Round 3
A and Flash exchange wrist locks and arm wringers before Flash locks in a straight jacket brings A down to his knees. A reverses the hold into one of his own before hitting a diving cross body for two. A hits a northern lights suplex for two before Flash hits a moonsault off of the top and A counters a Tiger Driver for two. Flash then hits A with a poison hurricanrana as the round ends.
Round 4
Flash immediately hits a PK for two before A hits him with an enzuigiri up top and hits a Spanish fly into a running dropkick for the pin and the fall.
Round 5
The round begins with the two even at one fall a piece before they exchange strikes until Flash hits a falcon arrow for two. Flash counters a submission attempt before headbutting A and sending him over the top rope. Flash hits a suicide dive and sends A back into the ring before missing a dive and A locks in an arm bar. A then submits Flash with an Omoplata for the tap and the win as the seconds count down.
Winner: A-Kid defeats Flash Morgan Webster via submission to advance to the next round of the tournament.
- We see the NXT UK Women's champion Kay Lee Ray getting ready for her state of the union up next.
- We get a graphic for WALTER defending his NXT UK Championship is three weeks against ilja Dragunov before we get a video package for the two.
- Backstage we see that Flash has been attacked backstage where he's found by The Hunt before Mark Andrews rushes to his side.
- We get a graphic for Dave Mastiff versus Joseph Conners and Imperium's WALTER and Wolfe against ilja Dragunov and Pete Dunne announced for next week's show.
- NXT UK Women's champion Kay Lee Ray comes out to the ring for her address to the women's division. KLR says that she overcame the odds and showed the doubters wrong when she retained against Piper Niven. Nina, Dani, Aoife Valkyrie and Isla Dawn and Amale surround the ring before everyone brawls and KLR escapes before she runs into Jinny on the stage. Jinny and KLR go at it backstage as the brawl continues in the ring and at ringside before Jinny brings KLR back to ringside. Aoife then comes off of the top and takes everyone except KLR out and down onto the mat before KLR leaves and admires what she incited as we go off the air.
