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NXT UK Tag Team Championship Match
Moustache Mountain vs Grizzled Young Veterans
Tyler and Zack kick things off by locking up, Zack taking Tyler down before Tyler takes Zack down with a flying head scissor. Zack pins Tyler's shoulders to the mat repeatedly for a series of two counts before Zack pushes Tyler into his corner and tags in James. Tyler immediately gets out of the ring and runs around to his corner before tagging in Trent so he can't be double teamed. James backs Trent into the ropes for a clean break before Trent slams James down and Tyler hits a swanton off of the top. Tyler gets a two count off of a roll up before dropkicking James and Zack gets the blind tag when Tyler whips James into the ropes and Trent comes in.
Trent fights off both Zack and James until Trent knocks Zack off of the apron and hits a suicide dive to James at ringside. Zack clotheslines Trent when he follows James around ringside and tosses him back into the ring before beating on him in mount. James starts focusing on the injured shoulder of Trent before he and Zack hit their signature slingshot backbreaker at ringside. Zack rolls Trent back into the ring and drags him back to the corner when he tries to tag Tyler in and locks in a variation of a headlock and an arm triangle. Zack tosses Trent out of the ring after James bumps into Zack and it's considered a tag before Tyler gets the tag and James out James before hitting Zack with a diving European uppercut.
Tyler spins James before he puts James on top of Zack and spins them both until Tyler and James end up out on the apron and Tyler takes him out. Back in the ring Tyler rocks Zack with a right hand and tags in Trent before Trent hits a powerslam and Tyler hits a diving headbutt for a near fall. Tyler hits a suicide dive to James before Trent hits Zack with a lariat for a very close near fall that James breaks up at the last second. Tyler and James come in and exchange pinning attempts before Tyler hits a rolling kick and tags Trent back in. Zack counters MM and sends Tyler out of the ring with a code breaker before Zack suplexes Trent and James hits a 450 for a near fall.
Zack locks in a shoulder lock on Trent as James locks in one on Tyler and hits a DVD with James into Zack to break the hold. James and Tyler exchange strikes until Tyler tags Trent in and MM hit their finisher consisting of a rebound headbutt into a dragon suplex for a near fall. James sends Trent into Tyler before Zack puts Tyler in an electric chair and James hits a suicide dive to take out Tyler. James then dropkicks Trent when he goes for a suicide dive before Zack and James hit a Ticket to Mayhem for the pin and the win.
Winner: Zack Gibson and James Drake defeat Moustache Mountain to become the inaugural NXT UK Tag Team champions when Zack and James hit Trent with A Ticket to Mayhem.
Travis Banks vs Jordan Devlin
Travis hits a suicide dive as soon as Jordan makes his way down to the ring and drops him before Jordan traps the leg of Travis in the steps and stomps on it repeatedly.
Winner: No Contest due to the match never starting.
-RAW's Finn Bálor comes out to the ring to take the place of Travis and face his protégé.
Finn Bálor vs Jordan Devlin
Jordan slaps Finn who fires back with a right hand into a kick and a dropkick before hitting a sling blade. Jordan rolls out of the ring when Finn teases the Coup de Grace and Finn goes out after him, dropping him with a right hand before rolling him back into the ring. Jordan catches Finn coming in and knocks him off of the apron and into the barricade before rolling him back into the ring and playing to the crowd. Jordan chokes Finn in the ropes before Finn comes back with a rolling dropkick into an enzuigiri. Jordan dropkicks Finn off of the top turnbuckle and down to the floor before Finn gets back in at the count of nine.
Jordan locks in an abdominal stretch before Finn drops Jordan with a Pele kick and hits a jumping stomp. Jordan counters Bloody Sunday before Finn hits a reverse DDT for a near fall and Jordan comes back with a boot into a headbutt and a Saito suplex for a near fall. Jordan then sends Finn shoulder first into the ring post and rolls him up with his feet on the ropes for a near fall before Finn hits a shotgun dropkick into the corner and the Coup de Grace for the pin and the win.
Winner: Finn Bálor defeats Jordan Devlin via pinfall with the Coup de Grace.
No Disqualification Match
Dave Mastiff vs Eddie Dennis
They start the match off by brawling until Dave drops Eddie with a running cross body and Eddie rolls out of the ring before Dave sends Eddie into the ring steps. Dave puts the steps in the ring and Eddie pulls up the mat at ringside and grabs a kendo stick from under the ring. Eddie hits Dave with the stick repeatedly before Dave takes it from Eddie and drops him with a headbutt before powerbombing Eddie. Eddie counters a DVD before he catches Dave and drives him onto the steps before he brings a chair in the ring and Dave hits a Finley roll before he goes up top and Eddie catches him going to the top turnbuckle. Eddie hits The Seven Bridge for a near fall before Eddie gets a table out from under the ring and brings it into the ring.
Dave misses a springboard moonsault before Eddie hits the Next Stop Driver for a near fall and Dave hits a cannonball into Eddie through the table for the pin and the win.
Winner: Dave Mastiff defeats Eddie Dennis via pinfall with a cannonball into a table.
NXT UK Women's Championship Match
Rhea Ripley (c) vs Toni Storm
Rhea rushes Toni, but she side steps her and Toni hits Rhea with forearms before Rhea pushes Toni away and Toni takes down Rhea and hits her with right hands in mount. Rhea gets out of the ring and Toni gives chase before Rhea catches her coming in and stomps her in the corner. Rhea locks in a body scissor before Toni reverses it and goes into her guard and hits her with right hands. Rhea suplexes Toni repeatedly before they exchange strikes until Toni comes back with a series of German suplexes for a two count. Rhea locks in a cross legged sharpshooter before Toni reverses it into an ankle lock, Rhea crawling to the ropes for the break.
Toni hits a bridging German suplex for a near fall and Rhea hits the Riptide for a very close near fall. Rhea hits Toni with a series of wrist lock lariats before Toni comes back with Storm Zero for a near fall. Toni then hits Storm Zero a second time for the pin and the win.
Winner: Toni Storm defeats Rhea Ripley to become the new NXT UK Women's champion when she defeats Rhea with Storm Zero.
NXT UK Championship Match
Pete Dunne (c) vs Joe Coffey
They lock up before Pete backs off and starts focusing on his signature joint manipulation before hitting Joe with a forearm, Joe seemingly absorbing the strike. Pete bends the fingers of Joe and takes him down before bending and twisting the ankle of Joe. Joe powerbombs Pete and goes for a Boston crab before Pete turns it into an armbar and both men get to their feet. Joe puts Pete in a side headlock and drops him with a European uppercut before putting him in another headlock once he gets to his feet. They run the ropes until Pete knocks Joe over and locks in the Regal stretch, Joe crawling to the bottom rope for the break. Pete locks in a standing double wrist lock before Joe counters it into a suplex attempt, but Pete locks it back in, this time on the opposite side. Joe hits a float over suplex for a quick two count before tossing Pete out of the ring and Pete rocks Joe with an enzuigiri. Joe slams Pete onto the ramp and gets back into the ring before Pete rolls back in and Joe whips him into the corner repeatedly before hitting a backbreaker into a sidewalk slam for a two count. Joe locks in a bear hug before Pete gets free and Joe hits an overhead belly to belly suplex for a near fall. Pete comes back with a forearm that nearly knocks Joe out of the ring before he sends Joe out of the ring and hits a moonsault to the outside. Back in the ring Pete hits an x-plex for a near fall before Joe hits a diving cross body and a running splash in the corner into a powerbomb for a near fall. Joe locks in a Boston crab before Pete crawls to the bottom rope right before Pete locks in a Koji clutch, Joe getting out of it by rolling back into a pin attempt. Joe goes for a tombstone, but Pete counters into a rolling ankle lock and Joe rolls back and hits a German suplex to Pete. Pete catches Joe coming in when he goes for a spear before Joe counters the Bitter End and Pete catches Joe in midair when he goes for a diving cross body. Pete hits The Bitter End for a near fall before Joe powerbombs Pete onto the apron and they get back into the ring at the count of nine. Joe hits Pete with right hands and forearms before stomping Pete and Pete drops Joe and stomps his face. Pete hits a series of kicks before Joe turns Pete inside out with a lariat for a very close near fall before Pete counters a discus lariat into an armbar. The two brawl until they nearly collapse and Joe goes for a tornado DDT before Pete hits The Bitter End for a near fall. Joe turns Pete inside out with a lariat before they get back into the ring and Joe gets on the top turnbuckle before Pete meets him and both of them fall off of the top turnbuckle and down to the floor. Pete then hits The Bitter End for a very close near fall before he submits Joe for the tap and the win.
Winner: Pete Dunne retains his NXT UK Championship by defeating Joe Coffey via submission.
