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Dave Mastiff versus Jay Melrose was an\nadequate match. Melrose gave Mastiff a good run for his money, despite giving\nup over 100lbs in weight. For a bigger guy, Mastiff can move and has some\ndecent moves in his arsenal, such as a nice Cross Body off the ropes and a brutal\nlooking rolling somersault into the corner, which he calls Into The Void. Mastiff\nwon the match of course, but Melrose gave a good showing and I was impressed with\ntheir chemistry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As NXT UK is an hour long, there isn\u2019t a\ngreat deal of time for promos between matches and they use their time wisely to\nbuild stories for the coming weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We see a recap of the NXT UK Tag Team title\nwinners and learn Gibson and Drake will face Oney Lorchan and Danny Birch at\nsome point in the future. We see a Xia Brookside vignette and learn that Ligero\nwill face Mark Andrews next week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The women of NXT UK are given a platform every week, which I like. Jinny faced Kasey Owens during this show and the match had some nice moments Jinny has super long legs and her Axe kicks look fierce. Owens had a slight miss-step with Cross Body and it didn\u2019t quite get the height you would have expected. The match was very much about wearing each other down, which a lot of the NXT UK matches are about, and I find this style quite dull, but this is just me. Jinny has a nice Hurricanrana and I like her finisher, the Makeover. She\u2019s picking up some momentum and I would imagine in the future, we\u2019ll see her in the women\u2019s championship picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The main event is Mustache Mountain versus Fabian Aichner & Marcell Barthell. This match has some great sequences, great chemistry and a natural fluidity. Mustache Mountain have almost outgrown this brand and due to the lack of depth in the Smackdown and Raw tag team division, I feel they\u2019d make a nice addition to the flagship shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The match has a nice pace and the back and forth leads to some great looking spots. Tyler Bate executes a judo throw and then a rolling Senton off the middle rope. Trent Severn lands a DDT, a one legged Powerbomb and then a Snap Dragon Suplex, which looks incredible. Aichner and Barthell are establishing themselves as true heels and their intuition coupled with great chemistry make them look fierce but not indestructible. Aichner\u2019s Enziguri to Tyler Bate must\u2019ve left him with ringing in his ears. Mustache mountain pick up the win but, as with most NXT UK matches, both teams look strong. They work hard to put each other over and sell their opponents moves, it\u2019s a credit to the collaborative effort of all talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next installment of NXT UK gave us a\nfurther look at Walter, a good (good, not great) match between Ligero and Mark\nAndrews as well as a mediocre showing from the women\u2019s division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mark Andrews versus Ligero, on paper, should be a great match. Mark Andrews is one of my favorite’s on NXT UK and I like Ligero\u2019s high flying, fast paced style but something about this match fell a little short. There was a lot of running around, in and out the ring, a nice series of arm bars, reversals and flips. The inverted Hurrincanra looks great and I can\u2019t be the only one who sometimes enjoys watching someone miss a Moonsault. Ligero\u2019s Stunner is a thing of beauty along with Mark Andrews\u2019 182 Kick, Standing Moonsault and Shindog Millionaire, where he sets up for a Suplex and turns it into a Stunner. Ligero sets up for an abdominal stretch but picks Andrews up, twists him and Andrews lands flat on his face. Andrews misses a Shooting Star press, giving Ligero the opening for a C4L and the pin. This was a solid match, definitely the best of the night but I think the pace was a little slower than I was hoping for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Backstage segments with Oney Lorchan as he\ntalks about his upcoming tag team title match and then Pete Dunne\u2019s thoughts\naround Walter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next up, Candy Floss versus Xia Brookside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I find Floss\u2019 gimmick nauseating but she\u2019s actually\nnot too bad in the ring, she keeps Brookside close the mat and she\u2019s pretty smooth.\nBrookside flails her arms around a lot but she\u2019s proficient in the joint manipulation\nstyle we\u2019re getting to know. She delivers a Bulldog, a Head Scissors take down\nand a questionably named Brooksie Bomb for the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The saving grace of this match was Rhea\nRipley tearing to the ring and knocking them both about before Toni Storm intervenes\nand gets laid out for her troubles. There\u2019s a brutal headbutt in this segment,\nwhich must\u2019ve left them both seeing stars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Backstage segment: Jordan Devlin challenges\nNoam Dar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wild Boar versus Joseph Conners. The highlights of this match include Boar delivering an inverted Senton, Fallaway Slam and a Frogsplash and Joseph Conners’ DDT as he springs off the top rope. Boar\u2019s Pop up Powerbomb gets a nice reaction and Conners’ Don\u2019t Look Down Sunset Bomb secures him the victory. This match was jagged and sloppy. Boar can move but it all felt a bit frantic and they struggled to find a rhythm. Luckily some decent spots saved it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ashton Smith versus Joe Coffey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Smith is tall and you would expect him to\nuse this to his advantage. This is the first match whilst watching NXT UK where\nI\u2019ve thought, this guy is a jobber and not a very good one at that. Coffey is\ndoing all the work, looking fierce and dominant but even he can\u2019t get a decent\nlooking spot out of Smith, who can\u2019t sell a move at all. It\u2019s over pretty\nquickly after the execution of a Discus Larriott from Coffey who is visibly\nfrustrated with Smith\u2019s performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The main event sees Joe Coffey face off\nagainst Walter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The match starts off with a fierce exchange of blows, chops, boots and Uppercuts. Coffey is doing all the work though as Walter takes strike after strike with little impact. For a big guy, Walter can move. He unleashes a picture-perfect German Suplex and his agility is undeniable as he lands his boot right upside Coffey\u2019s chin. He stretches Coffey out across the turnbuckle, using his agility, size and massive feet to try and break him in half. I think I see a glimpse of the \u2018Elegant Brutality\u2019 Nigel McGuinness refers to. Coffey\u2019s Pele Kick lands and he manages a two count before Walter responds with a deeply set Rear Naked Clutch and finally a brutal Power Bomb to pick up the win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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