{"id":12153,"date":"2019-04-19T09:01:28","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T08:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/?p=12153"},"modified":"2019-04-19T09:01:37","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T08:01:37","slug":"nxt-uk-review-17-04-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/19\/nxt-uk-review-17-04-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT UK Review – 17\/04\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NXT UK 17th<\/sup> April<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Filmed in Brooklyn New York as part of\nWrestlemania Axxess. You would think this might bring a pretty raucous crowd\nbut it didn\u2019t. Don\u2019t get me wrong, they were into in but they weren\u2019t as lively\nas I would have expected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tonight\u2019s exhibition match main event: The\ngrizzled Young Veterans v Kenny Williams & Amir Jordan in a none title\nmatch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe\nand Mark Coffey v Raul Mendoza and Humberto Carillo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As always, the Coffey brothers as\ncalculated and dominant. I\u2019m almost to the point where I\u2019m bored of their predictability.\nThankfully being on US soil gives them new competition and I must say, I was\nimpressed with Mendoza and Carillo. Carillo in particular is very impressive\ndue to his height. He missed a Moonsault but gracefully rolled through it and\nwas back on his feet. A flying Crossbody from Mendoza and tandem Suicide Dives\nfrom the newer team had us almost thinking they might pull off the upset here.\nEven more so when Mendoza landed a beautiful 450 off the top turnbuckle. Ultimately\nthe power and strength of the Coffey Brothers prevailed and a brutal Lariat\npicked them up the victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kassius Ohno\u2019s interview was a masterclass in\nhow to cut a decent promo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recap of Walter v Pete Dunne at NXT\nTakeover: New York where many from the NXT UK roster share their thoughts\naround the match. We\u2019ll hear from Pete Dunne later in the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kona\nReeves v Bomber Dave Mastiff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A match which frankly struggled to find any\nreal momentum as two guys who just aren\u2019t right for each other tried to find\nsome form. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is something about NXT UK that irritates\nme; there\u2019s no depth to anything. They throw guys into these exhibition matches\npurely to give them some on-air ring time. I understand a lot of indie\nwrestling is throwing things together to see what sticks but doing this in\nfront of a live audience and a camera, with the word watching, sometimes, just\ndoesn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The match concludes, very underwhelmingly,\nwith a release German Suplex, a Missile Dropkick and a decent enough Into the\nVoid from Mastiff to secure him the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he retreats backstage, the other chap\nfrom Gallus (the none Coffey brother) is waiting for him and the two mouth off\nand have a spat. This will likely result in yet another 2 week feud, which will\nbe over before it starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kacy\nCatanzaro v Rhea Ripley<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A replay of a match which took place in the\n2018 Mae Young Classic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Catanzaro is a little firecracker, she\nswift and light on her feet but she is totally outmatched by Ripley. Ripley\nthrows her around like a rag doll and the only real offence Catanzaro manages\nis an attempted Crucifix which she doesn\u2019t have the power of Ripley to execute\nwith any real conviction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just as I thought they were finding a rhythm\nand some nice pace, Ripley locks in a shoulder stretch which kills the\nmomentum. A couple of Vertical Suplexes and a Riptide and Ripley secures the\nthree count. I really really like Rhea Ripley and I strongly believe she has outgrown\nthis brand. She unleashes a beautiful Inverted Cobra Leaf after the match\n(couldn\u2019t have done that in the match) Asserting her dominance over the women\u2019s\ndivision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Backstage, Ripley and Piper Niven come face\nto face again. #TwoWeekFeud<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Backstage Jinny refuses to comment about\nher loss to Toni Storm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Confirmed for next week: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kassius Ohno v Ligero<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moustache Mountain v Mark Andrews &\nFlash Morgan Webster<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grizzled\nYoung Veterans v Kenny Williams & Amir Jordan.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gibson is solid on the mic. I\u2019d quite like\nto see him and Ohno have a promo off in the near future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Veterans focus on keeping their opponents\nas close to the mat as possible, to prevent them from executing their aerial\noffence. They are gelling well as a team, despite not being in action for a\nwhile, they have great chemistry. Williams and Jordan are the same but as their\nstyle is different to the Veterans, it takes a few beats for the action to kick\nin. I loved the nod to the Hardy\u2019s with a Poetry in Motion. Gibson is methodical,\nthe reverse Chin Lock is sold with conviction but he\u2019s selling an ear problem\nwhich keeps him on the outside. Jordan almost scores a victory after his\nSwanton Bomb but Gibson pulls Drake out of the pinning situation and they are\npurposefully counted out. The winners: Kenny Williams and Amir Jordan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Backstage interview with Pete Dunne as he\nreflects on his thoughts around his match with Walter, where he lost the NXT UK\nChampionship after holding it for 685 days. He says Walter took him to his\nlimit, he\u2019s up for another chase and demands a rematch. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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