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WWE NXT UK REPORT: DRAGUNOV IN ACTION, TAG TITLE MATCH, RAY VERSUS SATOMURA NEXT WEEK, AND WALTER WILL BE BACK

By Richard Trionfo on 2021-06-03 17:59:00

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

Match Number One: Ilja Dragunov versus Noam Dar

Dar with a kick to the leg. Dragunov goes for the leg and Dar with a front face lock and cover but Ilja escapes. Dragunov with a single leg take down and Dar with a drop toe hold. Dragunov escapes. They lock up and Dragunov backs Dar into the ropes. Dragunov with a clean break and Dar pushes Dragunov. Dragunov with a take down but Dar with a wrist lock. Dragunov with a reversal and a back drop.

Dar with a kick but Dragunov blocks a second kick. Dragunov with a take down and front face lock. Dragunov with a take down and holds on to the arm bar. Dragunov with a front face lock. Dar backs Dragunov into the ropes and Dar slaps and kicks Dragunov. Dragunov with a back fist and jumping kick. Dragunov with a take down into a stretch and a series of elbows. Dar gets a near fall with a rollup. Dragunov spins in the ropes and he goes down after appearing to injure his knee. Dar with a kick to the chest and a drop kick to send Dragunov to the floor.

Dar kicks Dragunov against the ringside barrier and they return to the ring. Dar gets a near fall. Dar snap mares Dragunov into the ropes and then he kicks Dragunov in the back. Dar stomps on the injured leg. Dar with a cravate and Dragunov with punches. Dragunov sends Dar to the mat and then Dragunov with a clothesline against the ropes. Dar with a back heel kick to the injured leg. Dar stomps on the injured leg and then he goes for the other extremities.

Dar with kicks and Dragunov blocks a kick but Dar with elbows. Dragunov with a take down and a wrist lock. Dragunov with chops to the neck and back. Dragunov with a knee lift and both men go down. Dragunov with a waist lock but Dar drops down and kicks Dragunov and then takes Dragunov down and tries for an Omoplata but Dragunov escapes. Dar kicks Dragunov in the head and Dar with more kicks and Dragunov goes down. Dragunov goes for the single leg crab and then he connects with a forearm. Dragunov with a waist lock.

Dragunov with a German suplex and he holds on. Dar with elbows but Dragunov with a German suplex and he continues to hold on. Dar with a wrist lock but Dragunov with a rollup and elbows to Dar. Dragunov returns to the waist lock and hits a dead lift German suplex. They go face to face and Dragunov with a forearm and Dar punches back. They go back and forth. Dar with kicks and Dragunov with chops. Dragunov with a matrix and an enzuigiri but Dragunov holds his injured knee and cannot take advantage of the situation.

Dragunov with elbows to stop a head and arm clutch. Dragunov with a Konstantin Special for a near fall. Dragunov goes to the turnbuckles and he kicks Dar. Dragunov misses a knee drop and Dar with a forearm to the back of the head for a near fall. Dar with a knee bar. Dar with kicks to the back but Dragunov fights his way out of the hold with elbows. Dar with a kick to the injured leg. Dar with kicks to the chest and leg. Dar with a punch and Dragunov is down. Dar waits for Dragunov to get up. Dar kicks Dragunov and slaps him in the head.

Dragunov gets that look on his face and they go back and forth with forearms and they slap each other and go down. Dragunov gets Dar on his shoulders and he sends Dar to the mat. Dragunov with a knee drop and a wrist clutch suplex for a near fall. Dar with a back elbow and Dar sets for the Nova Roller but Dragunov with Torpedo Moscow for the three count.

Winner: Ilja Dragunov

We go to Aoife Valkyrie. She says in this world, if you don’t risk, you don’t win. How can you break through your limits if you don’t know them? I have pushed myself to feel the same pain when I felt failure. I have come face to face with defeat and it didn’t break me. It fueled me and Aoife Valkyrie returns reforged, remade and ready for what’s next.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Sid Scala mentions that Jordan Devlin is back in the UK. Sid asks Jordan how were his travels.

Jordan says that Sid is happy that the Irish Ace is back. Jordan asks Sid if he got his email with his demands for him to be part of this brand going forward. Jordan says he wants his own dressing room. He wants a new Mustang. He wants a spot on Supernova Sessions because he has things to say.

Sid says everyone in the PC is ready for his return.

Devlin says he does not do the PC.

Match Number Two: Sam Stoker and Lewis Howley versus Jack Starz and Nathan Frazer for the NXT UK Tag Team Championships

Stoker and Starz start things off. They lock up and Stoker backs Starz into the corner but Starz escapes. They lock up and Stoker with a clean break and then he hits a shoulder tackle. Howley distracts Starz and Stoker with a side head lock take down. Starz with a drop kick and an arm drag into an arm bar. Stoker with a knee to the midsection and Howley tags in.

Howley with a leap frog elbow drop and a European uppercut. Howley with a hard Irish whip. Howley with a punch but Starz blocks punches and punches back. Starz with a back slide for a near fall. Frazer tags in and he connects with a shoulder tackle and a rana followed by an arm drag into an arm bar.

Frazer works on the arm and Howley with an arm wringer but Frazer lands on his feet. Frazer with an arm drag into an arm bar. Howley backs Frazer into the corner and Frazer floats over on an Irish whip. Howley with a kick and Frazer with a drop kick but Stoker makes the tag. Frazer with a belly-to-back suplex on Stoker. Frazer with a chop and Frazer with more chops. Howley pulls the rope down and Frazer falls to the floor.

Howley makes the tag and he sends Frazer into the apron and then back into the ring. Howley gets a near fall. Howley with a European uppercut and Stoker tags in and punches Frazer. Frazer with punches and Stoker with a forearm. Frazer has a super kick blocked but he hits an enzuigiri. Howley tags in and he stops Frazer from making the tag and Frazer is sent over the top rope to the floor.

Frazer with a shoulder from the apron and he goes for a sunset flip but Howley holds on to the ropes and makes the tag. Howley misses a punch and Starz tags in.

Starz with shoulder tackles to Stoker and Howley followed by a drop kick. Starz with a back body drop to Stoker followed by an uppercut into the corner and a butterfly take down. Starz gets Stoker on his shoulders but Stoker with elbows and a guillotine and body scissors. Starz counters into a suplex. Howley comes in and Frazer pulls down the ropes and Howley goes to the floor. Frazer with a moonsault off the apron onto Howley.

Starz with a fallaway slam for a near fall. Stoker with a jaw breaker and Stoker with a shoulder to knock Frazer off the apron while Howley holds Frazer’s leg. Howley tags in and Starz gets Stoker up but Howley with a knee to the back of the leg to get Starz to release Stoker. Stoker tags in and they hit Spilled Milk for the three count.

Winners: Sam Stoker and Lewis Howley (retain championship)

We take a look at Tyler Bate. He says the mind is like water. When it is turbulent, it is difficult to see. When it is calm, everything becomes clearer. I let go of what I am to become what I might be. A Heritage Cup Champion, open to all challengers, but attached to no resolve. I am the Heritage Cup Champion. I am Tyler Bate. I am.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Three: Flash Morgan Webster versus Joseph Conners (with Jinny)

They lock up and Webster with a wrist lock and Conners with a reversal and snap mare. They go to a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock and Conners with a take down and he goes for the ankle. Webster escapes and Webster with an arm drag. Webster with an inward senton and a drop kick. Conners with an Irish whip and Webster tries to float over but Conners sends Webster face first to the mat.

Conners with punches and he slams Webster’s head into the mat. Conners gets a near fall. Conners with a kick and chin bar. Conners gets a near fall. Webster with a forearm and chop followed by a rollup for a near fall. Conners with a back breaker and a neck snap for a near fall. Conners sends Webster into the turnbuckles. Conners with a forearm to the back and Webster avoids being sent into the turnbuckles and Webster sends Conners into the turnbuckles. Webster with a shoulder and he flips over Conners to get back into the ring. Webster with punches and chops. Conners chops back and then Webster with more chops. Webster with clotheslines and a back body drop. Webster with a quebrada but Conners goes to the apron and Webster with a springboard drop kick. The referee stops Webster from trying a move to the floor and Webster flips over the referee onto Conners. Conners with an inside cradle for a near fall. Webster with a head butt and Conners goes down. Jinny gets Webster’s helmet and she tosses it to Conners. The referee stops Conners from using the helmet and Webster with a jumping knee. While the referee goes to the other side of the ring to put the helmet neatly in its place, Webster goes up top and Jinny pushes Webster off and he hits his throat on the top rope. Conners with a Hangman’s neck breaker for the three count.

Winner: Joseph Conners

We have a video package for WALTER. He says he is the longest reigning NXT UK Champion in history. Ever since I have arrived, I have dominated this brand. One thing that will never change is me as the NXT UK Champion.

Next week, WALTER returns to NXT UK.

We go to commercial.

We are back and we have a video package for the NXT UK Women’s Championship Match between Kay Lee Ray and Meiko Satomura. Ray says that she asked for the best in the world and NXT UK delivered that. We see footage from her match against Meiko Satomura for the title in March. Satomura says that she is here in NXT UK to win the highest title in the company. She says that she is getting closer. I will be the champion next time. She says she will break Kay Lee’s dominance. Ray says she gave Meiko all the respect she deserved.

Match Number Four: Rampage Brown versus Joe Coffey

They lock up and go to a stalemate. They lock up again and go to another stalemate. They lock up one more time and Coffey backs Brown into the ropes and Brown with a side head lock. Coffey with punches to the midsection and then they criss cross until Coffey hits a cross body and Brown holds his ribs. Coffey with a punch to the ribs but Brown with punches. Coffey with a back elbow and Brown with a drop kick.

Coffey goes to the apron and Brown follows. Brown with punches but Coffey punches back. Brown with forearms and Coffey continues with punches to the ribs. Brown misses a boot and hits the ring post. Coffey pulls Brown down on the apron and then he runs Brown into the ringside barrier. Brown punches the injured hand and then gets Coffey on his shoulders but he cannot keep Coffey up.

Coffey hot shots Brown ribs first onto the ropes and Brown goes to the floor. Coffey with a drop kick through the ropes to send Brown into the ringside barrier. Coffey with kicks to Brown against the ringside barrier. Coffey sends Brown back into the ring and Joe with a forearm to the lower back. Coffey with Irish whips and punches. Coffey with a side slam for a near fall. Coffey with elbows to the injured ribs and he applies a waist lock. Brown gets to his feet and he backs Coffey into the turnbuckles to escape the hold. Coffey with a running forearm to the lower back. Coffey kicks Brown. Coffey punches Brown but Brown with forearms. Coffey with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Coffey with a running elbow to the head. Coffey goes to the turnbuckles and hits a double jump splash for a near fall. Brown with punches but Coffey with a head butt to the ribs.

Coffey with punches to the ribs and Coffey puts Brown on the turnbuckles. Brown with a head butt and punch but Coffey with a head butt to maintain the advantage on the turnbuckles. Brown head butts Coffey to the mat. Brown with a flying shoulder tackle but Brown cannot capitalize. Brown with punches and Coffey with a head butt. Coffey goes to the turnbuckles and misses the double jump cross body when Brown moves.

Coffey with a cross body and both men go over the top rope to the floor. Coffey gets back into the ring but Brown struggles to get back into the ring and Coffey goes to the floor to break the count. Coffey with a running shoulder tackle and niether goes down. Brown with a shoulder tackle and neither go down. Brown moves and Coffey almost goes into the steps but he stops short. Coffey sends Brown into the ring steps.

They return to the ring and Coffey goes up top and hits a missile drop kick. Coffey with a waist lock and Brown fights out of the hold. Coffey with a head butt to the back and a splash to the back. Coffey with a German suplex for a near fall. Coffey goes for a discus clothesline but Brown blocks it and Brown with a flapjack. Brown goes for a Doctor Bomb but Coffey escapes and he hits Brown in the back and then hits Glasgow Sendoff two times and Coffey with a forearm to the back of the head and All the Best of the Bells for the three count.

Winner: Joe Coffey

Brown and Coffey are face to face in the ring as Coffey tells Brown they are tied at one each and they shake hands like Schwarzenegger and Weathers at the start of Predator.

Ilja Dragunov’s music plays and he looks like he is in the mood for a challenge.

We go to credits.

 

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