NXT UK 10\/04\/2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Backtrack to NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool,\nwhen Toni Storm won the NXT UK Women\u2019s title and the current feud that has\nbuilt with Jinny. Maybe I\u2019m not close enough to what\u2019s going on here but I\u2019m\nnot feeling this rivalry at all. Their match is the main event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Travis\nBanks v Kassius Ohno <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It takes a few moments for these guys to\nfind any kind of momentum and for the crowd to warm up, even when they do, it\u2019s\nvery luke-warm. Ohno states he didn\u2019t see or feel any of the locks and holds\nBanks administered. Too much showboating from Ohno allowing Banks time to\nunleash his quick feet and a Suicide Dive but Ohno asserts his authority with a\nhigh boot to the face. A brief back and forth outside the ring is very\nunderwhelming. Ohno\u2019s running leg drop secures him the first near fall of the\nmatch. A Powerbomb and a missed Moonsault follows to little reaction. Ohno\ncontinues to work the injured shoulder of Banks. This match is awful. It\u2019s got\nno pace and no momentum and there\u2019s little technicality being displayed. It\u2019s\nall boots and forearms. Banks nurses his arm, selling a possible dislocation,\nfinds a little pace, executes a Kiwi Crusher and another near fall. Rubix Cube\nfrom Ohno and another near fall. A series of near falls, which Ohno struggles\nto maneuver out of, ultimately results in Banks securing the victory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Flashback to Piper Niven\u2019s NXT debut two\nweeks ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Recap of Walter v Pete Dunne at NXT\nTakeover: New York for the NXT UK Championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spoiler \u2013 Walter ended Dunne\u2019s 685 day\nreign as champion! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Jordan Devlin makes his intentions clear\nregarding the NXT UK Championship. Given his recent form, would you agree\nDevlin deserves a title shot? I think so!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Killer\nKelly v Piper Niven<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Niven is met with a warm reception and\nthere\u2019s a nice show of sportsmanship between the two. Kelly quickly realizes she\nisn\u2019t going to win a battle of strengths. A nice paced match, Niven showing decent\nathleticism and Kelly doing a great job of selling the arm locks and Irish Whip\nbefore locking in a Sleeper hold. Somersault into Kelly in the corner and a high\nangle Brainbuster type Driver secures Niven the victory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Rhea Ripley comes down to the ring to break\nup the celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moustache Mountain interview from last week\nbuzzing for Wrestlemania weekend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Grizzled Young Veterans \u2013 none title challenge\nto any of the NXT UK tag teams. Have I mentioned how awesome Zack Gibson\u2019s\npromos are?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jack\nStarz v Joseph Connors <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Initially I was prepared for another match\nwhich follows the format of arm locks, arm drags and high boots, but I was\nwrong. There\u2019s a better pace, some athletic and high-flying reversals and these\ntwo actually work really well together. Starz sells well and Connors offence is\nprecise and purposeful. He\u2019s firmly in control but keeps on punishing Starz,\nrather than pinning him. This allows Starz some nice offence: A Dropkick and a\nCrossbody off the top rope but Conner\u2019s catches him mid-air, executes the Don\u2019t\nLook Down finisher and picks up the win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Dave Mastiff vignette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NXT\nUK Women\u2019s Championship Match \u2013 Toni Storm (c) v Jinny<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jinny has really come on in the last couple\nof months, and there\u2019s tangible chemistry between the two. Strom locks in a\nsingle leg Crab and then a variant of the STF. Dragon\u2019s Screw leg toss from\nJinny into an attempted Rocking Horse submission but can\u2019t lock it in fully, Storm\nreverses into one of her own, showing Jinny how it\u2019s done. Flatliner into the\ncorner to Storm and a near fall for Jinny. She\u2019s working hard, has excellent\ncomposure pulls out her most impressive performance to date. Vintage NXT UK move\nset of locks and stretches, and boots and for forearms brings a lull in the\nmiddle of the match but Strom responds with a series of three impressive German\nSuplex\u2019s. A hip Attack lands nicely and the Storm Zero is blocked. A Bulldog from\nJinny barely sees Storm get her foot on the ropes. The ups and downs of this\nmatch are wonderful, and I can\u2019t decide who I want to emerge victorious. An\nimpressive Powerbomb and a Storm Zero sequence sees Storm retain. Fabulous match!\nBoth ladies delivering a strong and dynamic performance. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NXT UK 10\/04\/2019 Backtrack to NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool, when Toni Storm won the NXT UK Women\u2019s title and the current feud that has built with Jinny. 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