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WWE NXT UK REPORT: GRADWELL VERSUS DRAGUNOV, ONE LAST TASK FOR NINA SAMUELS, CONNERS VERSUS STARZ, AND MORE

We are in London, England and your announcers are Nigel McGuinness and Andy Shepherd.

We start off with SuperNova Sessions and your host Noam Dar.

Noam welcomes everyone to the show and the only thing that makes him happier than being himself is being able to beat Tyler Bate in two weeks. Noam talks about failure and brings out his guest, Trent Seven.

Noam asks Trent to take a seat and Trent tries to sit on the couch with Noam but Noam lies down on the couch and tells Trent he has a luxurious seat for him.

Noam brings up how Trent failed last week and he asks what it feels like to be a failure.

Trent says he went through some tough times to get ready for the match.

Noam wants to focus on the positives. He mentions that Trent has gotten into peak condition and he wants to know how he got to this condition.

Trent says with the way things are, it has been hard. He woke up at the crack of dawn and was climbing mountains.

Noam says he has been in the company for five years and he was an OG of the Cruiserweight Division, the Cruiserweight Division on 205 Live, and the Cruiserweight Division on Raw and he hasn’t had a title match. He wants to know what it takes for an outsider to squander this.

Trent says he is a founding father of this brand who four years ago went to Blackpool and created this. He tells Noam that he has more to worry about because one of the original boys will be facing you in two weeks.

Noam signals for Sha Samuels. He tells Trent if he has a problem with Noam then Trent has a problem with him.

Noam says no matter what, Sha Samuels has his back.

Trent says it was a long time that him and that Big Strong Boy were in the ring together and he suggests that he will be in Tyler’s corner in two weeks.

Sid Scala has a message for Joseph Conners and Jinny and they arrive at the building. Sid says that Jinny and Piper Niven are banned from ringside tonight. Jinny says Sid isn’t in charge and she won’t listen to him. Sid tells her this comes from Johnny Saint.

Sid says that went as well as could be expected.

We go to commercial.

We are back and we are reminded of NXT Prelude on May 8th at 3PM Eastern. On this show, WALTER will defend the NXT UK Championship against Rampage Brown.

We have a video package for WALTER and Rampage Brown. William Regal says that WALTER is a calculating human being. Fir Finlay says Rampage will do whatever it takes. Robbie Brookside says that this could be WALTER’s toughest opponent. Dave Taylor says it is going to be like two bulldozers colliding.

Match Number One: Jack Starz versus Joseph Conners

They lock up and Conners with an arm bar but Starz with a front face lock. Conners with a wrist lock into a cravate. Starz with a wrist lock and Conners escapes. They lock up and Conners with a full nelson into a wrist lock. Starz escapes from the wrist lock. They lock up and Conners with a waist lock. Conners with a wrist lock take down. Starz with a reversal and arm wringer. Starz goes for a rollup but Starz counters and Conners counters as well.

Starz with a back slide for a near fall. Conners with a shoulder tackle and Conners misses an elbow drop when Starz moves. Starz with European uppercuts and a drop kick that sends Conners to the floor. Starz with a pescado onto Conners. Starz sends Conners back into the ring and he goes up top and hits a cross body for a near fall. Starz is kicked away by Conners but Starz backs Conners into the corner and he gives a clean break.

Conners with a double stomp and a forearm to the back. Conners with punches and forearms. Starz with punches and European uppercuts. Conners with an Irish whip and Starz floats over but Conners with a back breaker and a leap frog neck snap for a series of near falls. Conners with a short arm clothesline for a near fall. Conners goes for a suplex but Starz takes advantage of a delay by Conners to hit a suplex of his own. Starz with forearms and European uppercuts. Starz with forearms and he gets Conners to his knees. Conners misses a clothesline and Starz with a flying shoulder tackle and a corkscrew elbow to the back followed by a back body drop. Starz with an elbow in the corner followed by an exploder for a near fall.

Starz sets for a Tiger Driver but Conners escapes. Starz with a rollup for a near fall. Starz with a back slide but Conners rolls through and hits a DDT. Conners with a straitjacket neck breaker for the three count.

Winner: Joseph Conners

We see Sam Gradwell in the back getting ready for his match against Ilja Dragunov.

We go the new Tag Team Champions Pretty Deadly. They said they would do it and they did it. Lewis says they were right that they would win. Sam says next week will be the first of their many successful tag title defenses. Lewis says that Kenny Williams and Amir Jordan are good, but they are not Pretty Deadly.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Jack Starz sees Piper Niven and he apologizes. Piper tells Jack not to let it get in his head. Piper says she has lost plenty of times and she tells him to get his chin up. She says they can get back into the ring tomorrow and he will be on top of things again.

Piper says she is proud of Jack.

Match Number Two: Josh Morrell and Danny Jones versus Primate and T-Bone (with Eddie Dennis)

Morrell and T-Bone start things off and Morrell with a side head lock but T-Bone sends Morrell into the corner and T-Bone with punches and a biel. T-Bone with an Irish whip and Primate tags in. Primtate Sends T-Bone into Morrell and Primate with a clothesline and an exploder into the turnbuckles. T-Bone tags in and they hit a double head butt on Morrell. T-Bone with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex and Jones tags in reluctantly. T-Bone with kickes and a belly-to-back suplex to Jones for a near fall.

Primate tags in and Primate with a springboard double sledge to the arm. Primate continues to work on the arm and connects with an uppercut to the arm. Primate with an Irish whip but he runs into a boot. Primate with a back body drop for a near fall. T-Bone tags in and connects with knees to the back and follows with crossfaces. T-Bone gets a near fall. Primate tags in and they hit a double slam and Primate gets a near fall. Primate goes for a suplex and Jones lands on his feet and he hits a lungblower and tags in Morrell. Primate goes for a power bomb but Morrell lands on his feet and he flips over Primate. Morrell with a drop kick and moonsault for a near fall. Primate with a back elbow and he gets a near fall.

T-Bone tags in and he hits a back breaker and holds on and hits a fallaway slam for a near fall. T-Bone sends Morrell over the top rope to the floor and Primate slams Morrell while the referee deals with T-Bone and Jones. Morrell is sent back into the ring and T-Bone gets a near fall. T-Bone runs into a forearm and boot from Morrell. T-Bone grabs the leg but Morrell kicks T-Bone away and Jones tags in. Jones drop kicks Primate off the apron and connects with European uppercuts and an enzuigiri.

T-Bone with a kick and knee to the head. T-Bone gets Jones up and Primate tags in. T-Bone with a power slam and Primate with a diving head butt for the three count.

Winners: Primate and T-Bone

We go to Kenny Williams and Amir Jordan in the Performance Centre. They are asked about their match next week against Pretty Deadly. Kenny says it took two and a half years to get here and they will face a new Williams and Jordan.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Three: Aleah James versus Isla Dawn

They lock up and Dawn with a wrist lock. James with a reversal and take down into an arm bar. Dawn with a reversal and arm wringer. Dawn with an Irish whip and elbow into the corner but James with a sunset flip for a near fall. James with a drop kick and splash into the corner. James misses a splash and Dawn with a round kick to the temple followed by punches. Dawn with forearms and a knee to the midsection. Dawn with a running kick to the chest for a near fall. Dawn with punches. James with an inside cradle for a near fall. Dawn with a knee to the head.

Dawn with a Saito suplex followed by punches. Dawn with a double underhook into a submission but James escapes. Dawn with a forearm and James with a springboard drop kick. James gets a near fall. Dawn sends James to the apron and James with a forearm and a springboard cross body for a near fall. Dawn drops James throat first on the top rope. Dawn with kicks.

Dawn with another Saito suplex and then she hits a half and half suplex for the three count.

Winner: Isla Dawn

We see Ilja Dragunov in the back as he prepares for his match against Sam Gradwell.

We go to Nina Samuels and she says she is no longer Xia’s servant. Xia says there is some time left and she tells Nina to clean the bathroom, the men’s bathroom.

We go to commercial.

We are back and we see Isla Dawn in the back and Kay Lee Ray walks by and she tells Isla if we saw more of that early on in NXT UK, you could be in my position now.

The lights go crazy and Kay Lee Ray decides to walk away.

We are reminded that Kenny Williams and Amir Jordan will face the NXT UK Tag Team Champions Pretty Deadly next week.

In two weeks, we will have NXT UK Prelude. Noam Dar will face Tyler Bate in a Number One Contenders Match for the Heritage Cup Championship under Heritage Cup Rules.

Match Number Four: Sam Gradwell versus Ilja Dragunov in a No Disqualification Match

Gradwell attacks Dragunov as he enters the ring and the referee starts the match. Gradwell covers Dragunov with the jacket and he punches Ilja. Gradwell with an STO for a near fall. Gradwell with a boot to the back. Gradwell chokes Dragunov in the ropes and follows with an irish whip but Dragunov slides into the corner and follows with a butterfly suplex and a jumping kick that sends Gradwell to the floor.

Gradwell gets a chair but Dragunov with a sliding boot to Gradwell. Dragunov grabs the chair and he tries to stop Ilja. Ilja throws the chair aside and he sends Gradwell back into the ring. Gradwell goes to the floor and he gets a chair but Dragunov with a running forearm. They return to the ring and Dragunov with a waist lock. Gradwell with an elbow and take down. Gradwell with a shot to the sternum but Ilja with a Constantine Special. Dragunov goes to the turnbuckles and Gradwell goes to a far corner and Dragunov with a coast to coast missile drop kick.

Gradwell hits a charging Dragunov in the arm with the ring bell. Gradwell gets the cable and whips Dragunov with it. Gradwell chokes Dragunov with the cable and then puts it in Dragunov’s mouth and sends Dragunov to the ground. Gradwell sends Dragunov back into the ring and he throws a chair into the ring. Dragunov wit a forearm and Gradwell hits Dragunov in the midsection and arm with the chair. Gradwell with a suplex onto the chair for a near fall. Gradwell removes the top turnbuckle pad and throws it to the floor. He does the same to the middle tturnbuckle in the same corner. Gradwell tries to send Dragunov into the exposed turnbuckles but Dragunov blocks it and he takes Gradwell down and connects with elbows.

Dragunov with a guillotine but Gradwell puts Dragunov on the top turnbuckle. Dragunov with a forearm to the back and he sends Gradwell face first to the mat. Gradwell throws the turnbuckle pad at Dragunov and he tries to send Dragunov into the exposed turnbuckle and then off the apron into the ringside barrier. Gradwell with forearms to the back. Dragunov sends Gradwell into the apron and then connects with a clothesline.

Dragunov moves the ring steps and removes the top part of the steps and he lifts it over his head. Gradwell says he is sorry and Dragunov puts down the stairs and Gradwell hits Dragunov with a chair and calls him an idiot. Dragunov with a matrix and enzuigiri followed by a German suplex on the floor. Dragunov holds on and hits another German suplex on the floor. Dragunov maintains the waist lock for a third one but Gradwell grabs the ring skirt. Dragunov with chops to the side of the head followed by a knee. Dragunov with knees to the chest. Gradwell begs for mercy again and he says he has a son too. Gradwell says he pushed Ilja too far.

Gradwell kicks Dragunov in the knee and then Gradwell with a Death Valley Driver onto the ring steps. Gradweel sends Dragunov back into the ring and he gets a near fall. Gradwell sends more chairs into the ring. Gradwell puts the chairs in a pile in the center of the ring before he picks up Dragunov. Gradwell slaps Dragunov and gets him on his shoulders. Dragunov with elbows and Dragunov with a knee lift. Gradwell with a knee to Dragunov. Gradwell is sent into the exposed turnbuckle and Dragunov with a back breaker and Gradwell falls onto the chairs. Dragunov goes up top.

Dragunov misses a back senton and lands on the chairs when Gradwell moves. Gradwell gets a near fall. Gradwell hestitates to chop Dragunov in the back but he slaps Dragunov a few times. Gradwell chops Ilja in the back and Gradwell realizes he messed up. Dragunov with forearms and a double leg take down onto the chairs followed by forearms. Dragunov stops Gradwell from picking up a chair and he kicks Gradwell. Dragunov hits Gradwell many times in the back with a chair. Dragunov with a Gotch lift onto the chairs and forearms to Gradwell and the referee calls for the bell.

Winner: Ilja Dragunov (by referee stoppage)

The referee tells Ilja to stop as Ilja yells at Gradwell.

We go to credits.

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