Better late than never, here is what’s been going on in NXT UK so far in the month of May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NXT UK 01\/05\/2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A third show filmed at Wrestlemania Axxess<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tonight, the advertised main event is\nWalter v Jordan Devlin in a none title match<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Travis\nbanks \u2018The Kiwi Buzzsaw\u2019 v Mansoor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I am already loving that the match is\nofficiated by a female referee. I\u2019ve been impressed with what I\u2019ve seen from\nbanks during his time in NXT UK. He has a nice blend of styles, which make him\ndynamic and interesting. He and Mansoor have good chemistry in the early going,\nMansoor selling well, allowing Banks to gain the upper hand. The exchange if\nchops sounds particularly gnarly as Mansoor takes control with a beautiful\nSuplex. Banks high-flying style makes for a cracking display as he delivers a\nDrive-By Kick and a Suicide Dive. Mansoor is articulate and his reverse twister\nDDT is something special to behold. A turn in the tide sees Banks unleash a\nSlice of Heaven and a Kiwi Crusher to pick up the win, furthering his momentum.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Xia Brookside cuts a terrible promo. I\u2019m\ntrying really hard to like her because I\u2019ve heard such good things about her\nbut I\u2019m struggling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coming soon to NXT UK: Ilja Dragunov. The\nvideo package itself is enough for me. I\u2019ll be draining hours out of my life on\nYou Tube looking this guy up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nina Samuels talks to herself in the mirror\nand now she talks about Toni Storm. Another forced rivalry that will last 2\nweeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Piper\nNiven v Reina Gonzalez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hard Lock Up and a battle of strength\nensues. These two ladies are very evenly matched but it\u2019s Niven who gains the\nupper hand, but this is short lived as the goth cowgirl turns the tables,\nregaining control with a Drop Toe Hold into a Neck Crank. Niven throws Gonzalez\nout the ring to break up a very tedious hair pulling contest. Niven\u2019s double\nArm Chops, Cross Body and Senton see her build some momentum to a lackluster 2\ncount but it\u2019s Michinoku Driver secures her the victory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Williams and Jordan cut a backstage promo,\nstating their claim to a tag team title match. You can\u2019t help but agree with\nthem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gallus and another moody promo. Yawn!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grizzled Young Veterans will defend their\nNXT UK tag team championships next week against Kenny Williams and Amir Jordan.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jordan\nDevlin v Walter \u2013 None Title Match<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Devlin dances around a little then ducks\nout of the ring several times. Devlin will not win a battle of chops against\nWalter, that\u2019s for sure. These guys are in no way evenly matched and the match\nstruggles to find any kind of rhythm, not because of anything other that the\nfact they are not suited to each other. Thankfully, Devlin can sell, and he\nmakes it look like Walter is brutalizing him. I can\u2019t be the only one who\ndoesn\u2019t really get the format of these NXT UK matches. They always seem to have\nthis lull in the middle where an arm bar or a wrist lock is thrown in and it\nkills any momentum. Both seem to be working hard but nothing has really\nhappened in terms of a wrestling match. It\u2019s mostly boots and chops and the odd\narm bar. A half Crab from Devlin brings the big guy to the mat finally. Walter\u2019s\nseated Senton lands well and I\u2019ve just noticed he\u2019s bleeding. Walter then\ndelivers the most insane sounding chest chop I\u2019ve ever heard, Devlin, once\nagain selling like a boss. Thankfully the pace has increased and a nice back\nand forth ensues. A German Suplex brings Walter close to the win but the\nresilient Devlin kicks out at 2 and a half. The action spills to the outside of\nthe ring, where Walter continues his attack. A Powerbomb is reversed scoring\nDevlin his nearest count of the bout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A further exchange of chops and kicks and\nboth men a reeling. A high Angle reverse Suplex and Walter climbs the ropes,\nbrought down by an Enziguri from Devlin and then a Devlin Side and he so very\nnearly pins the big guy. A Clothesline and a Powerbomb from Walter sees him\npick up the victory. The first half of this match was terrible but when they\nfinally found some momentum, it was pretty good. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Pete Dunne\u2019s music hits and he comes face to face with Walter in the ring. \u2018Give me my rematch!\u2019 he demands. Walter nods his head in agreement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n NXT UK 08\/05\/2019 \u2013 We\u2019re in Scotland!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sid Scala announces a fatal 4 way for the next number 1\ncontender match for the NXT UK Championship. 8 men have been selected for\nqualifying matches and the action starts tonight. The winner will face either Pete\nDunne or Walter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moustache Mountain v\nThe Hunt<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Both teams are warmly received by the NXT UK crowd. This a\nnice paced match, with swift tags, high impact moves and excellent chemistry.\nThe Hunt are more visceral and primal, whilst Moustache Mountain bring the\ntechnicality and instinctive ring awareness. Some of the high spots include The\nHunt\u2019s tandem offence, I like when tag teams throw each other around to create\noffence. Bate\u2019s Hurricanrana, Flying Uppercut, Belly to Belly overhead toss and\na Standing Shooting Star are picture perfect. The Hunt have a great spot where\nBoar throws Bate into the air and he gets caught and slammed to the mat by\nPrimate. Both teams demonstrating innovative and concise tandem offence\nthroughout the match. Clothesline and Dragon Suplex sees Moustache Mountain\nsecure the victory. Excellent match! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Jordan and Williams are seen hobbling off to the medical\nroom. A twist in the feud which is supposed to see them faced Grixxled Young\nVeterans later in the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Joe Coffey v Flash Morgan\nWebster – <\/strong>Qualifying match for the upcoming fatal 4 way match. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The crowd are pumped for their home grown, Joe Coffey and he\nstirs up quite the reaction. Coffey has a notable size advantage but Webster is\nswift and agile and I enjoy the way he moves around the ring, it\u2019s almost\ngraceful. A Butterfly Swing and a double arm suplex puts Coffey in control. A\nFull Nelson locked in deep, then broken, then locked in again by Coffey has the\ncrowd cheering once again. Webster counters with a Crucifix pin but to no\navail. A High Cross body and then a second to the outside of the ring and a\nrunning somersault over the top rope followed by a Rude Boy Block (Moonsault)\nremind us why Webster is one of the most impressive people to watch on NXT UK.\nWebster attempts a Swanton Bomb but the knees come up and Coffey advances after\nlanding a brutal Spear and Clothesline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Gallus promo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Pete Dunne Vignette \u2013 hyping the upcoming rematch<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ilja Dragunov video package<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nina Samuels v Kasey\nOwens<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Samuels looks amazing, I mean, truly amazing but I find her\nvery delicate and I\u2019m waiting for her to show some grit. She has some technique\nbut a long way to go. Owens gets in small flurries of offence. Samuels\nTilt-o-whirl backbreaker looks ok and she does a cartwheel from the top rope but\nI can\u2019t quite work out what the intended purpose of that is. Nina Guroshi is\nexecuted well securing Samuels the victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In-ring, she\u2019s asked if she has her sights in the NXT UK\nWomen\u2019s title. She responds by cutting down Toni Storms life choices. Here\ncomes another #ThreeWeekFeud<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dave Mastiff interview about his upcoming match with\nWolfgang. The match is confirmed for next week. This will culminate their\n#ThreeWeekFeud<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kay Lee Ray takes the spotlight, saying no-one in NXT UK\nwill forget her name again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Next week \u2013 Ligero v Jordan Devlin in a fatal four-way\nqualifying match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grizzled Young\nVeterans v Kenny Williams & Amir Jordan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep in mind, Amir Jordan was ambushed backstage. Gibson\ntakes the mic, saying Jordan is injured and the match will not be taking place.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kenny Williams\u2019 music hits and he takes the mic insinuating\nthe champs had something to do with it. He announces his new tag team partner,\nNoam Dar. The crowd come unglued!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n All four competitors are feral and vicious as the ref\nstruggles to keep a lid on things. The action spills out of the ring, whilst\nDar and Gibson go at it back in the ring. Northern Lights Suplex from Dar looks\nparticularly good! The Veterans gain control with impressive tandem offence and\nswift tags. I have found their character development to be very impressive,\nthey own and confidently deliver their heel personas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The match itself is a nice pace, the Veterans keeping it at\na pace to suit them but once Dar and Williams step up the tempo, and deliver\nsome high flying moves, the match takes on a new depth. Williams\u2019 reversal into\na Tornado DDT lands hard and the backwards drop off the top turnbuckle,\nfollowed by a flying uppercut has us nearly believing the champs could be upset\ntonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dar locks in a knee bar and Gibson is reeling in the middle of\nthe ring but he manages a tag to Drake but Dar then has him in an Ankle Lock\nand Williams has Gibson locked into one also. The anticipation builds and the\ncrowd is going wild. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This match was so exciting, the ebb and flow, the ups and\ndowns, the near falls, the chemistry were all absolutely brilliant. Such\ninstinctive and clever match storytelling. Just when you think the match is\nabout to end, Williams and Gibson are exchanging blows, Williams incredible\nflip of Gibson into a pin and he kicks out!! I thought this was over. A Helter\nSkelter and 450 Splash sees the veterans retain. Fantastic match!! Definitely a\nMOTM contender!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Better late than never, here is what’s been going on in NXT UK so far in the month of May. 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