NXT UK

Episode 11

NXT UK Championship: For weeks, Jordan Devlin has been running his mouth about NXT UK, and backing up his words, pulling out an impressive win over Ligero last week. Devlin’s words caught the attention of Johnny Saint, who gave the Irish Ace a chance to put his money where his mouth was and face Pete Dunne for the NXT UK Championship.

The match was amazing! Dunne seemed have underestimated his opponent, only to find himself dangerously close to losing his coveted championship more than once. Devlin, for his part, proved that the victory over Ligero was not only NOT a fluke, but that he was a worthy contender for the NXT UK championship.  Unfortunately, for the Irish Ace, Dunne would pick up the submission victory, but Devlin definitely made a statement about his place on NXT UK.

NXT UK Women’s Division: The NXT Women’s Tournament will be decided in Episode 12, but there are other ladies in the division who are looking to make their marks. Xia Brookside and Millie McKenzie, who both made splashes in the tournament, took on Killer Kelly and Charlie Morgan.

The match was surprisingly great. Brookside and McKenzie proved to be a great team and had better teamwork than Morgan and Kelly, who proved to be a formidable force in their own rights, but Brookside and McKenzie would pull out the win with some sneaky teamwork.

Eddie Dennis vs Ashton Smith: Eddie Dennis has been on a tear since his debut, lashing out at anyone in his way in his bitterness over everyone getting to live their dreams but him. Ashton Smith didn’t seem impressed by Dennis’ rage and took him on.

The match was really good. Smith proved a harder nut to crack than Dennis’ previous victims, but Dennis would be the victor, hitting his Next Stop Driver and getting the pin on Smith. Is there anyone who can stop the Headmaster from Hell?

Saxon Huxley vs Joseph Conners: Saxon Huxley and Joseph Conners were a pretty devastating tag team, until Huxley’s confidence got the better of him and it ended up costing them a match against Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews. Enraged, Conners turned on his partner and laid him out and now Huxley wanted revenge.

The match was brutal but pretty good. Huxley and Conners tore each other apart, but it was Conners that would pull out the victory and leave Huxley in a heap in the ring. Time will tell how Huxley will deal with this defeat, but he could decide that his quest for vengeance isn’t over.

Episode 12

NXT UK Women’s Championship: It’s all come down to this. Who will be the first NXT UK Women’s champion? Toni Storm or Rhea Ripley.

The match was amazing! Storm has trouble selling herself as the underdog, but that wasn’t a problem in this match since Ripley was a good head taller than Storm.

However, if Ripley thought Storm was going to be a pushover, she was sorely disabused of that when Storm took everything Ripley could dish out and give it right back. However, it was Ripley who would eventually emerge the victor, but it would take Storm’s back going out and a vicious Riptide to do it.

Ripley was congratulated by Johnny Saint and Triple H and the fans, while the devastated Storm limped to the back. Rhea Ripley might have weathered the storm this time, but Toni Storm will be looking for redemption and God help Rhea Ripley then.

Joe Coffey vs Sid Scala: The Last Kings of Scotland have been destroying everyone in their bid to make NXT UK their kingdom. Sid Scala has been looking to prove himself more than a plucky loser and was granted that chance if he could get medically cleared in time. Unfortunately, Scala was not cleared in time, but he announced to Coffey, who had been so confident of victory that he’d sent his brother and Wolfgang to the back, that he’d found a more than suitable replacement: Tyler Bate!

Bate wasted no time in racing to the ring to get his hands on Coffey. Realizing the threat, Mark Coffey and Wolfgang raced to back Joe up.

The match was brutal. Coffey brutalized Bate, but Bate kept battling back. When the interference got to be too much, Trent Seven came out, but it still left a three on two advantage to the Scots. Bate would get a DQ win after Mark Coffey and Wolfgang rushed the ring rather than see Joe pinned, but the resulting brawl brought out an interesting ally for Moustache Mountain: Pete Dunne! The NXT Champion rushed out and helped Moustache Mountain send the Last Kings of Scotland running. Looks like the king has returned to protect his kingdom.

El Ligero vs Don Maloney: The Leeds Luchador was looking to regain some momentum after his loss to Jordan Devlin last week and took on the other Birmingham Bruiser, Don Maloney.

The match was definitely a clash of styles, with Ligero’s high-flying clashing with Maloney’s ground and pound style. However, Ligero would weather Maloney and put the Birmingham Bruiser away with a thunderous Tornado DDT.

Amir Jordan and Kenny Williams vs Zach Gibson and James Drake: Amir Jordan and Kenny Williams had a few technical glitches in their first tag team outing, losing to Huxley and Conners, but this week, they hoped to have those ironed out and come out the winners.

Unfortunately, Gibson and Drake, aka, the Grizzled Young Veterans, were the wrong tag team for that. They were an established team and proved too tough for Jordan and Williams, though Jordan and Williams certainly tried. Better luck next time, guys.

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