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Your host this week is Andy Shepherd and he is joined by Tom Phillips.
Andy mentions you never know who will show up at NXT UK events.
In March, Kenny Williams had a chance to face Finn Balor in Coventry. Tom mentions that Finn Balor will be wrestling Damian Priest next week at Takeover.
Match Number One: Finn Balor versus Kenny Williams (from Coventry)
Balor with a kick and forearm to the back. Balor with a back elbow and he gets a near fall. Balor with a reverse chin lock and an elbow to the chest. Balor with a reverse chin lock. Williams with a jaw breaker and a leap frog into a springboard back elbow and arm drag. Williams with an arm bar and a leg drop onto the arm.
Williams continues to work on the arm and Balor with a kick when Williams gives a clean break. Balor with a chop in the corner. Balor with an Irish whip and Williams floats over and hits a head scissors. Williams with a running forearm into the corner followed by a running kick to the chest for a near fall.
Balor with kicks to Williams and the referee warns Balor for using the ropes. Balor with another kick and the referee warns Balor again. Balor with more kicks and another warning. Balor with a drop kick through the ropes and he gets a near fall when they return to the ring. Balor with chops. Balor with an Irish whip and chop and he follows with two more Irish whips followed by chops. Balor with a running kick for a near fall.
The crowd chants ‘You Killed Kenny’ and Balor comments on Johnny Gargano and Matt Riddle. Then he says he is going to kill WALTER. Balor with a forearm but Williams fires back with forearms of his own. Williams with a bulldog into the turnbuckles followed by a kick from the apron. Williams with a springboard drop kick. Williams with a rebound clothesline for a near fall. Williams waits for Balor to get up but Balor with Slingblade. Williams with a kick and he sends Balor to the floor. Williams with a drop kick through the ropes and he skins the cat and hits a suicide dive.
Williams goes up top and hits a back elbow for a near fall. Balor with an elevated elbow drop and then he hits the running drop kick that sends Williams into the turnbuckles. Balor goes up top for Coup de Grace. Balor with 1916 for the three count.
Winner: Finn Balor
We go to commercial.
We are back and with Rhea Ripley wrestling Charlotte Flair and Io Shirai for the NXT Women’s Championship next week, we take a look at her last match in NXT UK against Nina Samuels
Match Number Two: Rhea Ripley versus Nina Samuels (from Brentwood)
They lock up and Ripley backs Samuels into the ropes and gives a clean break. They lock up and Ripley with a wrist lock. Samuels tries to escape but Ripley takes Samuels to the mat. Samuels tries to escape again and Ripley takes Samuels to the mat again. Samuels with an escape but Ripley blocks a hip lock take down and Ripley with a hip lock take down herself.
Ripley with a side head lock. Ripley puts Samuels on the turnbuckles and pats her head. Ripley catches Samuels coming off the turnbuckles and Ripley with a suplex. Samuels rolls to the floor. Ripley misses a baseball slide when Samuels ducks. Samuels sends Ripley into the apron and they return to the ring. Samuels with an elbow and snap mare followed by a leap frog neck snap for a near fall. Samuels with a straitjacket choke. Ripley with a series of Irish whips followed by a knee and snap mare. Ripley with a drop kick for a near fall. Samuels goes to the apron and Nina drops Rhea on the top rope and then she follows with a kick and slingshot splash for a near fall. Ripley with Riptide for the three count.
Winner: Rhea Ripley
We go to commercial.
We are back with a look back at the 2019 Download Festival match between Travis Banks and Killian Dain.
Match Number Three: Travis Banks versus Killian Dain (from Download Festival)
They lock up and Dain pushes Banks into the corner. Banks with a kick to the leg. Banks with another kick to the leg and Banks avoids being trapped in the corner and he kicks Dain in the chest. Banks goes for a shoulder tackle and he bounces off Dain. Banks tries again with the same result. Banks escapes a slam attempt and kicks Dain and then hits a drop kick for a near fall.
Banks with kicks to the chest and a thrust kick. Dain sends Banks face first to the mat and follows with a back senton. Dain limps as he gets back to his feet. Dain with a forearm to the back. Dain with a hard Irish whip. Dain puts Banks in the turnbuckles and hits a running knee to the ribs. Dain gets a near fall. Dain with a rear chin lock with his knee in Banks’ back. Dain stands on Banks’ back. Dain with a fisherman’s buster for a near fall. Dain with a chin lock. Banks with punches but Dain with a slam.
Dain with another slam and then Dain with a combination camel clutch and Regal Stretch. Banks with punches but Dain sends Banks into the corner. Banks with a boot and kicks to the leg. Dain with a kick and he sends Banks into the turnbuckles. Banks with a boot and then he kicks Dain in the knee and sends Dain into the turnbuckles. Banks with a running drop kick.
Banks with a running kick to Dain from the apron. Banks with a suicide dive onto Dain. Banks goes up top and hits a double stomp for a near fall. Banks misses Slice of Heaven but Dain with a cross body for a near fall. Dain gets Banks up but Banks gets to his feet and he hits a drop kick followed by a kick. Banks with a double stomp in the corner for a near fall. Dain gets Banks on his shoulders and Banks with punches and a victory roll for a near fall. Dain gets Banks up and hits an accordion splash followed by back senton and Vader Bomb for the three count.
Winner: Killian Dain
We go to Plymouth where Joseph Conners, Zack Gibson, and James Drake are in the ring.
Gibson introduces himself and his tag team partner. He says for one night only, they are joined by Joseph Conners. Gibson says he has heard all of you trying to steal this show and make it all about you. Daft joke. Daft chant. Put your shoes in the air. Gibson says his eyesight might not be the best but he sees the webbed toes.
Gibson says they would like a little warm up and stay conditioned and ready. They have come out here to prove a point.
Drake takes the mic and . . .
we go to commercial.
We are back and next week’s show will focus on Gallus.
Joseph Conners has the mic and he says they are willing to face the best that NXT UK has to offer. He says they are willing to take on the best the world has to offer.
The music for the Street Profits plays and they make their way to the stage.
Montez wants everyone to shut up. He sees the NXT UK Tag team champions. Montez introduces himself and Angelo and say they are honored to meet you. This is the first time the Street Profits have been in the UK, they have a special friend with them and he was in the terminal.
Angelo asks Montez to give him a call.
Matt Riddle makes his way out to join the Street Profits.
Match Number Four: Matt Riddle, Montez Ford, and Angelo Dawkins versus Joseph Conners, James Drake, and Zack Gibson (from Plymouth)
The two tag champs show off their title belts as the match starts. Riddle and Drake start things off. Drake backs into the corner and Conners tags in. Joe tries to get the crowd to chant for him instead of the chants of “Bro”. Riddle with a waist lock take down and Conners backs into the corner. Riddle with a side head lock take down and Conners tries to roll Riddle over to get the shoulders on the mat but Riddle keeps his advantage.
Conners with a head scissors and Riddle escapes and misses a kick. Conners with a rollup for a near fall. Conners with a knee and forearm but Riddle with a gutwrench suplex and he rolls through for a second one. Riddle gets a near fall. Gibson tags in and Riddle with a take down into a cross arm breaker but Drake tags in. Drake with a shoulder and a sunset flip but Riddle rolls through and he applies an ankle lock on Drake. Drake kicks Riddle away.
Dawkins tags in and hits a shoulder tackle. Gibson stops Dawkins from attempting a splash into the corner so Dawkins hits both members of the Grizzled Young Veterans with a twisting splash. Ford tags in and hits a leap frog splash. Ford sends Drake into the turnbuckles and he chops Drake. Gibson pulls the ropes down and Ford falls over the top rope to the floor. Gibson with a knee drop off the apron while the referee was out of position.
Gibson tags in and they hit a slingshot knee drop and back breaker combination on Ford. Gibson hot shots Ford onto the ringside barrier. Gibson with a forearm and he mocks Dawkins. Ford with punches but Gibson stops Ford. Conners tags in and he kicks Ford. Ford is sent into the turnbuckles. Conners with a forearm and elbows. Drake chokes Ford while the referee deals with Conners and Dawkins.
Gibson tags in and he kicks Ford and follows with a snap mare and knee to the back. Gibson with a cobra clutch. Drake tags in and hits a forearm. Drake with a nerve hold. Drake with an elbow to the collarbone. Drake with a forearm and he tags in Conners. Conners with a head butt to the midsection and he gets a near fall.
Conners runs his laces across the face. Conners with a snap mare and a chin lock. Ford with a sunset flip attempt but Gibson is tagged in and he hits a forearm to the back. Gibson with a cobra clutch on Ford. Drake hits his partner by accident and Ford sends Drake into the ropes. Conners tries to break up the tag attempt but Dawkins tags in and he hits a series of clotheslines on Conners followed by a back body drop. Riddle tags in.
Dawkins gets Conners up and Riddle goes to the top and Riddle with a knee while Dawkins hits an electric chair drop. Gibson breaks up the cover. Riddle with a jumping knee to Gibson. Conners with a bulldog to Riddle. Ford with a drop kick to Conners. Drake with a super kick to Ford while Gibson holds Ford followed by a super kick and neck breaker combination. Dawkins with a double spear to Drake and Gibson. Ford tags in and so does Drake. Ford with a forearm and Drake fires back.
They continue the exchange. Ford with a knee and forearms. Ford with a European uppercut and Gibson tags in. Gibson runs Ford into the the corner and Drake with a running drop kick. Gibson gets Ford on his shoulders but Ford gets to his feet. Ford super kicks Drake as he comes off the turnbuckles. Ford with an inside cradle for a near fall.
Gibson with a forearm and then he tags in Conners. Ford flips over them and hits a double drop kick. Ford tags in Dawkins as he hits a plancha onto everyone. Riddle tags in and Dawkins with Sky High followed by a frog splash from Ford and Bro Derek from Riddle for the three count.
Winners: Matt Riddle, Angelo Dawkins, and Montez Ford
We go to credits.
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