On this edition of NXT UK, Pete Dunne, the\ncurrent NXT UK Champion comes face to face with a new threat. Also, \u2018The Kiwi\nBuzzsaw\u2019 Travis Banks faces Jordan Devlin in the main event. Banks seeks\nretribution after Devlin attacked him prior to and during NXT Take Over\nBlackpool, resulting in Banks being unable to compete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019d love to see at least the current NXT UK\nChampion make an appearance in this years Royal Rumble match, but we\u2019ll have to\nwait until Sunday to see if that happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The show kicks off with the arrival of the champ,\nPete Dunne. He\u2019s held the UK Championship for 610 days; the longest WWE title\nreign of the modern era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He talks about how NXT Take Over Blackpool\nmade history, he talks about the evolution of the brand but reiterates that one\nthing has remained the same (Him being the champion) . He is interrupted by the\narrival of Gallus, who consist of Wolfgang and the Coffey Brothers. Joe Coffey\nis full of intensity as he promises that at the end of the war, he will be the\none with the title around his waist. \u2018If anyone else has a problem with that\nthen they can get to back of the line\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The lights go out\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enter, Walter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gallus storm the ring but are swiftly disposed\nof, leaving Walter and Dunne face to face in the ring. A bit of a stare off\nfollows and that\u2019s the end of that segment. Simple, effective and to the point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sid Scala, assistant to the NXT UK General\nManager, announces that NXT will be in Phoenix for the \u2018Worlds Collide\u2019\ntournament AND three episodes of NXT UK will be filmed there too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sid spots the new NXT UK Champions and asks\nfor a few words from them. They aren\u2019t having any of it and they promise next\nweek they will deliver their champions address but for now, he\u2019s told to \u2018Jog\non\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nina\nSamuels v Lana Austin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Austin is quite green, but the crowd love\nher, and the match has a nice pace. Nina Samuels has a pretty decent dropkick\nand they both sell their opponents offence well. Samuels is in control in the\nearly going, wearing Austin down. Samuels has a great ring presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Austin delivers a leg sweep, a decent\nuppercut and series of forearms for a near fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Samuels sets up Austin in a fireman\u2019s carry\nand finishes with a \u2018Prima Donna\u2019 securing the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I enjoyed this women\u2019s match more than last\nweeks. I just wish is had longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Recap of how Drake and Gibson defeated\nMustache Mountain to become the first NXT UK Championship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Backstage interview with Moustache Mountain\nand it\u2019s clear how disappointed they were not to have won the title match. They\nintend to get up, keep fighting and keep focused on the titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eddie Dennis is up next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But first an interview with Toni Storm immediately\nfollowing NXT UK Blackpool. She talks with sincerity about much she loves the\nNXT UK brand and will do everything in her power to step it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eddie\nDennis v Jamie Ahmed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Straight off the bell, Dennis is on the\noffence and plants Ahmed with a right hand, right across his jaw!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Exchange of blows before Ahmed lands a nice\nhip toss. Dennis responds with a vicious clothesline. He\u2019s quickly in control as\nhe grasps Ahmed in a Neck Crank and locks it in deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In true heel fashion, he growls and throws\nAhmed out the ring, goads the crowd and puts a beat down on him on the mat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dennis sets up Ahmed for the \u2018Severed Bridge\u2019\nbut it\u2019s countered as Ahmed is on the offensive now with sharp body shots and a\nkick to the side of the head. He attempts to go to the top rope, but Dennis demonstrating\nhis incredible flexibility, lands a boot on the upside of his head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dennis lands a beautiful Superplex from the\nmiddle rope and goes about taunting the crowd some more and relishing his\ncontrol. Locks and lands the \u2018Next Stop Driver\u2019 for the win. Eddie Dennis is intense,\nand his character is an old school, almost effortless heel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Announced for the main event next week \u2013 Moustache\nMountain v Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel. Walter will also make his NXT\nUK debut<\/p>\n\n\n\n Main event time<\/p>\n\n\n\n Travis\nBanks v Jordan Devlin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m not sure if Jordan Devlin is just a\nlittle bit too arrogant right now. Banks doesn\u2019t wait for the bell and\nimmediately starts pummeling Devlin. Forearm exchange, knee to the gut and\nDevlin is thrown over the top rope. Suicide Dive through the ropes! The crowd\nlove it as he executes another Suicide Dive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Devlin tries to escape through the crowd,\nand they are exchanging blows whilst out in the middle of the NXT UK Universe.\nBanks boots Devlin back over the barrier onto the mat before spring boarding\nhimself off a chair, over the barrier and landing on top of him. Banks firmly\nin control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tables soon turn, and Devlin is trying\nto wear down Banks\u2019 knee but he shakes him off and delivers a double stomp to\nthe back as Devlin tries to catch his breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Back in the ring and Banks is back on the\noffence, driving his knee and shin into Devlin\u2019s chest. He does sell this well.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Devlin has some interesting moves in his arsenal.\nVintage moves with a modern twist if you will. I like his Back Stabber and Back\nBreaker, which he lands across his opponent\u2019s shoulders. I like his standing\nMoonsault too. Too bad, I\u2019m not struck on him. I hate to say this but will he\never be able to have a match where Finn Balor isn\u2019t mentioned?<\/p>\n\n\n\n This match has a strange sort of lull in\nthe middle where both superstars appear to be lacking stamina. It hasn\u2019t even\nbeen going that long. An exchange of lackluster and sloppy exchanges are not\nwhat you would expect from a main event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n They have a brief back and forth of counters\nand forearms on the apron which result in Banks being thrown, back first, into\nthe post. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And then out of nowhere, Devlin lands a \u2018Spanish\nFly\u2019 off the apron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Both competitors only just beat the\nreferees ten count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Devlin sets up for the Irish Ace, which\nBanks counters, rolls through and gets a very long two count. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Banks is whipped off the ropes and Devlin\nlands a second \u2018Spanish Fly\u2019. But Banks is straight back up and turns Devlin\ninside out with a \u2018Fighting Spirit Clothesline\u2019. Both fall to the mat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Back to exchanging forearms, jumping knee\nand a headbutt. High Angle Back Drop Driver from Devlin and another long two\ncount. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Devlin climbs to the top rope, goes for the\nMoonsault but Banks gets his knees up. Banks lands a picture-perfect Missile Dropkick\nand then a \u2018Kiwi Crusher\u2019 but Devlin kicks out at two. He picks Devlin up and then climbs the ropes,\ngoes for a cross body but instinctively, Devlin moves out of the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Devlin tries to set up for \u2018Ireland\u2019s Call\u2019\nbut both superstars fall out of the ring. \nThe referee counts to ten. Result; Double count out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The match is over, but they are both still tearing\neach other apart as the camera stops rolling. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On this edition of NXT UK, Pete Dunne, the current NXT UK Champion comes face to face with a new threat. 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