Hot on the heels of NXT Takeover Blackpool,\nthere is no surprise that the hype had rolled over onto this edition of NXT UK.\nThe show begins with a wonderful and powerful recap of the nights thrilling\nmatch ups and promises to continue the momentum as the NXT machine keeps\nrolling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The main event advertised is a tag team\nmatch featuring Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster v Fabian Aichner and\nMarcel Barthel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first match up is Ligero versus Saxon\nHuxley<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This match is jagged and mis-stepped in\nplaces but there were moments of brilliance. I had to remind myself that NXT UK\nis a developmental roster and although the product itself is polished, the wrestlers\nare honing their craft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
These two didn\u2019t gel though, they have two\nvery different styles and they couldn\u2019t seem to find a common ground. Huxley\nshows signs of a trademark heel. He has a slow, steady and methodical pace and\nwhen he lands an upper cut, boy does his opponent know about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ligero is very showy and flashy and I\nreally like this style of wrestling. There\u2019s a lot of high flying, twists and\nturns, innovative reversals. He executes a well-timed Springboard DDT off the\nmiddle rope and then lands a really nice variation of a Stunner, a move he\ncalls C4L (Crazy For Ligero) where he lands a Stunner as he jumps off the top rope.\nThe last thirty seconds of this match showed the potential of Ligero and I\u2019m\nexcited to see what he does going forward, especially when paired with someone\nwho\u2019s style compliments his. As for Huxley, jury is still out for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second match of the night is The White Witch, Isla Dawn versus The Fashionista, Jinny. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I absolutely love Isla Dawn\u2019s look and\ngimmick. The lighting, the entrance, everything about it is fabulous but I\u2019m\nnot overly sold on her ability right now. Jinny showed more technical ability throughout\nthe match. It dragged a little at times as there was a lot of joint\nmanipulation, hammerlocks, and attempts to wear each other down. I look forward\nto a time where they have confidence to do more but Isla Dawn has a long way to\ngo. But that\u2019s not to say she doesn\u2019t have promise. She delivered a nice high\nangle back drop which would have looked better if Jinny had sold it, but it\nstill looked nice. I love that Jinny uses the X-Factor as her finisher. It\u2019s a\ngreat move and needed re-establishing and bringing back into circulation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Travis Banks video segment sees him calling\nour Jordan Devlin following his sneak attack at NXT Blackpool, which meant he\nwas unable to compete. It Is quickly confirmed that the match will take place\nnext week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The third and final match is the main event\ntag team match; Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster v Fabian Aichner and\nMarcel Barthel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This match is just pure class from start to\nfinish. Andrews is a genuine pleasure to watch. His gimmick is simple and\ncatchy, his style is quick and high flying. He has this uncanny ability to\npre-empt two moves head of what\u2019s happening and has such an incredible\nintuition for match story telling. Webster is fluid and technically sound,\nespecially when he delivers his Hurricanrana. One can\u2019t help but notice he\u2019s\nusing two of Jeff Hardy\u2019s moves\u2019 Swanton Bomb and Whisper in the Wind but you\nknow what? It\u2019s great to see different interpretations of these moves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Barthel and Aichner have tag team chemistry\nthat some teams only dream of. Both teams deliver some incredible tandem\noffence. At one point Andrews and Webster jump, in tandem, over the top ropes,\nflipping over onto their opponents as the \u2018NXT\u2019 chants erupt from the audience.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Martel pulls out some great offence with a\nBrainbuster and the finisher he and Aichner deliver to close the match is\nincredible. They set up Andrews for a Powerbomb, spin him around, then European\nUppercut Andrews inside out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Standing flips, innovative reversals, high\nangel belly to back suplex, head scissors, suplex reversed into a stunner. As\nwell as chops, drop kicks, elbows, powerhouse moves, showboating, this match\nhad everything including some of the best technical wrestling this side of the Atlantic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This week was the first week I\u2019ve watched NXT UK but I tells ya, it won\u2019t be my last. They all have incredible potential and I\u2019m excited to see what the growth of this looks like, especially with the launch of the UK Performance Centre. Keep you eyes on British wrestling folks, it\u2019s gonna be a hell of a year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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