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WWE NXT UK EPISODE 16 REPORT: MASTIFF VERSUS DENNIS, WOMEN'S TITLE MATCH NEXT WEEK, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2018-12-12 18:55:00

We are in Plymouth, England and your announcers are Vic Joseph and Nigel McGuinness.

We see Dave Mastiff and Eddie Dennis in the back getting ready for their match later tonight.

Match Number One: Ashton Smith and Ligero versus Wolfgang and Mark Coffey

Wolfgang and Ligero start things off and Ligero with a waist lock into a side head lock. Ligero bounces off Wolfgang and Wolfgang does not move on a drop kick. Smith tags in and they hit a double drop kick. Smith with a knee and Ligero tags in. Wolfgang blocks a tornado DDT and Mark distracts Ligero to allow Wolfgang to hit Ligero from behind. Mark tags in and he attacks Ligero on the floor and then he kicks Ligero.

Mark with punches in the corner and Wolfgang tags in and kicks Ligero. Wolfgang with a snap mare and kick for a near fall. Wolfgang with a waist lock. Mark tags in and he punches Ligero in the midsection. Mark with a waist lock take down. Mark with more waist lock take downs to maintain control. Wolfgang tags in and applies a bear hug.

Wolfgang tosses Ligero into the corner and Mark tags in and kicks Ligero. Mark with a bear hug. Ligero tries to get out of the hold with forearms and eventually he escapes. Ligero wit han elbow to Wolfgang on the apron followed by a boot to Mark. Smith tags in and he punches Mark. Smith with a drop kick and he drop kicks Wolfgang off the apron. Smith with a flying clothesline and then he is sent to the apron and Smith with a kick to Wolfgang on the floor. Smith with a double jump back elbow for a near fall. Smith with a super kick to Mark for a near fall.

Wolfgang pulls Smith off Mark on the cover and Ligero with a plancha onto Wolfgang. Mark with a waist lock and Mith with a standing switch and rollup for a near fall. Mark with a double chop and a jumping round kick for the three count.

Winners: Mark Coffey and Wolfgang

We take a look back at last week’s show when Isla Dawn challenged Rhea Ripley for the NXT UK Women’s Championship.

Johnny Saint and Sid Scala are with Rhea Ripley and Isla Dawn. Sid announces that next week, Rhea will defend the title against Isla Dawn.

Rhea tells Isla she will see her next week.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Gallus are asked about their victory and whether it was enough to impress Johnny Saint. Wolfgang asks if that doesn’t impress them, what will? Mark says they set the standard for the team to beat. Joe says there is only one person he is concerned with and that is Pete Dunne. Joe says this is what Gallus is all about. They don’t wait, they take. Pete might be on a walkabout with the title hanging from his mouth. Joe says he will rip it from his mouth. First, Travis Banks. He will squash Travis like a bug.

Match Number Two: Joseph Conners versus Jack Starz

They lock up and Joe goes for the ear and sends Starz to the mat. Conners with a back breaker and he goes to the floor and connects with forearms to the back of the head. Conners with a bow and arrow around the ring post. Conners with a baseball slide into the back. Conners gets Starz up but Starz gets to his feet and connects with European uppercuts and drop kicks but Conners stomps Starz to the mat.

Conners with the sunset flip buckle bomb. Conners with Don’t Look Down for the three count.

Winner: Joseph Conners

Xia Brookside is in the back and she is asked about her match against Jinny. Xia says she is feeling confident. She might not be the most experienced, but every chance in the ring is an opportunity.

Xia turns around and Jinny is there. Jinny does not look impressed as she walks away.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a Tyson T-Bone video package and he says he has found someone as brutal as himself. Saxon Huxley says his roots go down to hell and he has been burning off the roots. A beast alligns itself with another. Tyson says they will be the first NXT UK Tag Team Champions.

Match Number Three: Xia Brookside versus Jinny

 

Xia offers her hand and Jinny kicks it away. Xia with a side head lock and take down. Jinny with a head scissors and Xia escapes with a headstand. They lock up and Jinny with an arm bar. Jinny with a wrist lock and Xia with a forearm and reversal. Jinny with a forearm and Irish whip but Xia with a boot to the head and a head scissors take down. Brookside with a drop kick. Xia goes to the turnbuckles and hits a cross body for a near fall. Xia sends Jinny into the turnbuckles but Jinny with a flatliner into the turnbuckles for a near fall.

Jinny kicks Xia and follows with forearms to the back. Jinny with an axe kick for a near fall. Jinny with a kick to the back and then she stretches Xia. Xia with a jaw breaker and running bulldog. Xia with a head scissors take down and a running double knee strike to the back for a near fall. Xia sets for a rocking chair but Xia’s back gives out and Jinny sends Xia into the ropes. Xia with a rolling kick for the three count.

Winner: Jinny

We have a video package for Dave Mastiff.

We go to commercial.

We are back and James Drake and Zack Gibson make their way to the ring and they have something to say.

Gibson says you saw a glimpse, a tiny little bit of what they can do when they light work of Kenny Williams and Amir Jordan. That was the tip of the iceberg. This man is James Drake, he is Liverpool’s Number One Zack Gibson. Together they are soon to be recognized as the very first NXT UK Tag Team Champions.

We have a video package for Eddie Dennis.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Four: Eddie Dennis versus Dave Mastiff

They lock up and Mastiff backs Eddie into the corner and gives a clean break. They lock up and Dennis with forearms and a side head lock. Dennis with a shoulder tackle but it does not move Mastiff. Dennis goes for another one and gets the same result. Dennis with a kick and Mastiff with a drop kick. Mastiff with a European uppercut and then he connects with forearms in the corner. Mastiff with elbows to the jaw.

Dennis with punches and an elbow but Mastiff with a cross body. Mastiff misses the back senton when Dennis moves and Dennis with a kick to send Mastiff to the floor. Dennis kicks Mastiff off the apron to the floor. Mastiff gets back on the apron and Dennis with a boot but Mastiff stays on the apron. Dennis thinks he made a mistake. Dennis slides to the floor and pulls Mastiff off the apron. Dennis kicks Mastiff and then connects with knees to the midsection against the guardrail. Dennis with a kick and forearm. Dennis with a cravate. Mastiff with a forearm and Irish whip but Dennis moves when Mastiff goes for a splash. Dennis with elbows to Mastiff and he returns to the cravate.

Dennis with knees to the midsection while holding on to the cravate. Mastiff with forearms and palm strikes and a European uppercut. Mastiff with a head butt for a near fall. Dennis goes to the turnbuckles but Mastiff stops Eddie. Mastiff sets for a superplex and he hits it. Dennis with a forearm and Mastiff fires back. They go back and forth until Dennis gets an advantage but Mastiff with a series of forearms. Dennis with a knee.

Mastiff gets Dennis on his shoudlers and hits a Finlay slam and back senton for a near fall. Mastiff with a waist lock and German suplex for a near fall. Mastiff sees Dennis in the corner and sets for a cannonball but Dennis with a uranage side slam for a near fall. Mastiff with a back body drop to counter Severed Bridge. Dennis with a forearm while in the ropes. Mastiff pulls Dennis into the top rope. Mastiff puts Dennis on the turnbuckles. Mastiff with forearms and Dennis stops the superplex attempt. Dennis with a forearm to the back and then he tries for Severed Bridge but Mastiff gets to his feet. Dennis with a clothesline for a near fall.

Mastiff with a snap mare and head butt followed by a German suplex that sends Dennis into the turnbuckles. Mastiff with a cannonball for the three count.

Winner: Dave Mastiff

We go to credits.

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