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We are in Liverpool, England and your announcers are Vic Joseph and Nigel McGuinness.
We see the two participants in tonight’s NXT UK Women’s Title match, the champion Rhea Ripley and the challenger Deonna Purrazzo.
Match Number One: James Drake and Zack Gibson versus Mike Hitchman and Jay Melrose
Hitchman and Gibson start things off and they lock up. Gibson takes Hitchman to the mat with a wrist lock. Hitchman gets to his feet and escapes. They lock up agin and Hitchman with an arm bar. Gibson pulls Hitchman down by the hair and Drake tags in. Hitchman trips Drake and hits a back senton. Melrose tags in and he hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Melrose with a shoudler into the corner. Drake with a head butt and Melrose with a forearm. Gibson makes the tag and Melrose goes to the floor when Gibson holds the ropes open. Drake with a slingshot knee to Melrose while Gibson holds Melrose.
Gibson gets a near fall. Gibson with a corba clutch. Drake tags in and he connects with a forearm. Drake says something to Hitchman to allow the referee to deal with him and Drake with a shot to Melrose. Gibson tags in and he connects with a knee to the midsection. Gibson with a front face lock and Drake tags in. Melrose sends Gibson over the top rpoe to the floor and then he gives Drake a back body drop. Hitchman tags in and knocks Gibson off the apron and follows with forearms to Drake. Drake with a uranage and back senton. Hitchman goes for a power slam but Drake gets to his feet and hits an enzuigir. Hitchman with a pop up power bomb and both men are down. Drake is pulled out of the corner by Gibson when Hitchman goes for a splash. Gibson tags in and they hit Ticket to Ride for the three count.
Winners; James Drake and Zack Gibson
After the match, Gibson has something to say. He says he is Liverpool’s Number One. His tag team partner is James Drake. The NXT UK Tag Team Titles are right around the corner and he knows a thing or two about winning tournaments. They conquered Europe and they are not going to stop. Gibson says he loves his city, but he hates the people of Liverpool. Don’t blame this on him. The second he got any success, the fans turned their backs on Zack Gibson. When he was making a name for himself all around the world, the Liverpool fans took to the internet to say that Zack Gibson is a WoolyBack. No one in this room can take his success away from him. No one in this room can stop from the successes that they will achieve. He will continue to represent Liverpool because no one else in this room ever could. They are the best tag team in this country. They are the best tag team on this show. They are the best tag team anywhere. They will be NXT UK Tag Team Champions.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Trent Seven and Tyler Bate are asked about their match next week. Tyler and Trent say the journey has begun to go back to Blackpool. Tyler says there has been a speed bump named Gallus. Trent says they have come to blows over the last few weeks, but next week is two on two and the winner will have a chance to challenge for the NXT UK Tag Team Titles. Trent says he was there with Tyler when he won the NXT UK title and he wants to be in the ring when they are crowned NXT UK Tag Team Champions.
Match Number Two: Dave Mastiff versus Josh Morrell
Before Morrell can get off the stage, Eddie Dennis attacks Morrell. Mastiff wants Dennis to come to the ring but Dennis goes to the back.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Joseph Conners says that we have all of these shiny new toys and those toys have a shelf life. Joseph Conners was one of those toys two years ago, but he was battered and discarded. If he cannot be one of those new toys, he will make sure that they are as damaged and scratched as him.
Match Number Two: Mark Andrews versus Marcel Barthel
They lock up and Barthel with an arm bar and chin lock take down. Barthel with a wrist lock and Andrews tries to get to the ropes but Barthel with an arm wringer into a hammer lock. Barthel rubs his elbow against the ribs. Andrews with a chin lock but Barthel with a headstand into a bridge as he holds on to the hammer lock. Andrews with a chin lock but Barthel applies more pressure to the hammer lock to keep Andrews from applying the hold. Andrews with arm drags but Barthel blocks a third attempt. Andrews with a head scissors take down. Barthel with a boot when Andrews charges into the corner.
Barthel with a punch and elbow to the neck. Barthel tries for a slam but Andrews lands on his feet. Andrews goes for a head scissors but Barthel drops Andrews face first on the mat and then connects with a knee to the head for a near fall. Barthel with a reverse chin lock. Andrews with elbows to get out of the hold but Barthel sends Andrews back to the mat using the hair. Barthel sends Andrews into the turnbuckles and kicks Andrews. Barthel with punches in the corner. Barthel puts Andrews in the ropes and hits a baseball slide to the head. Barthel poses on the turnbuckles but it allows Andrews to recover.
Andrews with punches to the midsection and then to the head. Barthel with an Irish whip and running European uppercut for a near fall. Barthel with a rear chin lock and he turns it into an arm bar and chin lock. Barthel picks Andrews off the mat and sends him back to the mat while he has a chin lock applied. Barthel with an arm bar but Andrews with a rollup for a near fall. Andrews with chops as he avoids strikes from Barthel. Andrews slides under a clothesline and hits an enzuigiri.
Andrews with running knees to Barthel followed by a rollup and double stomp. Andrews sets for a moonsault but Barthel rolls to the floor and Andrews does not do the move. Barthel moves when Andrews sets for a dive to the floor but Andrews goes to the floor and hits a cannonball off the ring steps. Andrews sends Barthel back into the ring and Fabian Aichner makes his way to the ring to distract Andrews. Barthel with an inside cradle for a near fall. Barthel runs into a boot that Barthel blocks. Andrews with an enzuigiri but Barthel with a reverse suplex for a near fall.
Barthel goes for a suplex but Andrews with Stundog Millionaire. Andrews goes to the turnbuckles for the shooting star press but he misses when Barthel moves. Barthel sends Andrews to the apron but Andrews with an enzuigiri. Barthel hits the ropes when Andrews goes for a springboard move. Aichner attacks Andrews and sends him back into the ring and hits a fisherman’s belly-to-back suplex for the three count.
Winner: Marcel Barthel
We take a look at Toni Storm. Toni says Evolution was nerve wracking but it was the best experience of her life. Toni says she moved to the UK a few years ago for more opportunities. The UK shaped her into who she is. The NXT UK brand means everything to her and she wants to make it big. Toni says she wants to be the NXT UK champion. She says she is proud of this brand and she wants to show why it is the best brand in sports entertainment.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a video package for Travis Banks. Travis says he has been given a platform to show his skills. He wants to be the best at what he does.
Next week, Travis will be back in action.
Match Number Three: Rhea Ripley versus Deonna Purrazzo for the NXT UK Women’s Championship
Purrazzo with a bicycle kick as the bell rings and goes for an O’Connor Roll but Ripley holds on to the ropes. Purrazzo with an arm drag into an arm bar. Purrazzo starts to work on the fingers but returns to the arm bar. Ripley with forearms to Purrazzo. Ripley with a forearm to the back and Irish whip but Purrazzo goes through the legs and gets a near fall with a rollup. Purrazzo with a snap mare and then she puts Purrazzo into a Paradise Lock and drop kicks Ripley.
Ripley goes to the floor and Purrazzo goes to the apron but Ripley avoids a kick and then Ripley drops Purrazzo onto the apron and then into the ringside barrier. They return to the ring and Ripley gets a near fall. Ripley kicks Purrazzo and connects with a forearm. Ripley stands on the back and poses. Ripley with more kicks to the back and Ripley gets a near fall. Ripley with a delayed vertical suplex for a near fall.
Ripley kicks Purrazzo in the head and applies a body scissors. Ripley slaps Purrazzo in the head and taunts her. Ripley slaps Purrazzo in the head and maintains the body scissors. Purrazzo leans back and gets a near fall. Purrazzo gets another near fall when she leans back. Purrazzo gets out of the hold and Ripley kicks Deonna away. Ripley with forearms to Purrazzo. Deonna with a sunset flip but Ripley rolls through and kicks Purrazzo.
Ripley elevates Purrazzo and applies a cloverleaf. Purrazzo gets to the ropes and Ripley eventually releases the hold and she kicks Deonna. Ripley misses a forearm into the corner and Deonna sends Ripley to the mat and gets a near fall. Ripley kicks Purrazzo to the floor and tries to suplex Purrazzo on the floor but Purrazzo lands on the apron and she kicks Ripley. Purrazzo with a cannonball off the apron. Purrazzo with a flatliner into the Koji Clutch. Ripley rolls over to get a near fall. Purrazzo with a forearm and Ripley fires back. They continue the exchange but Ripley sends Purrazzo face first into the mat and gets a near fall.
Ripley with a forearm to the back and puts her on the turnbuckles. Ripley with a forearm and she climbs the turnbuckles. Deonna blocks a superplex attempt and Deonna with a sunset flip but Ripley blocks the power bomb. Ripley punches the turnbuckles when Deonna moves and Deonna with a German superplex. Ripley and Deonna exchange forearms with Purrazzo gaining the advatnage. Deonna with a DDT for a near fall. The referee warns Deonna to get out of the corner. Deonna with a knee but Ripley sends Deonna into the turnbuckles. Ripley sets for Riptide and hits it for the three count.
Winner: Rhea Ripley (retains championship)
After the match, Ripley attacks Purrazzo and Toni Storm comes to the ring but Ripley leaves before Storm can get to her.
We go to credits.
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