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We are in London, England and your announcers are Andy Shepherd and Nigel McGuinness.
Match Number One: Noam Dar versus Kenny Williams in a Heritage Cup Tournament SemiFinal Match
Round One
Dar with a kick to the leg and Williams goes for the leg but Dar moves out of the way. They lock up and Williams with a waist lock take down. Dar with a waist lock take down into a front face lock. Dar with a snap mare and a reverse chin lock. Williams backs Dar into the ropes and Dar pushes Williams on the break. Dar avoids Williams and gets into his head a bit.
They lock up and Williams with a side head lock take down. Williams holds on to the hair when Dar tries to send Williams off the ropes. Williams holds on to the hair again. Dar with a wrist lock and arm wringer but Williams stomps on the foot. They lock up and Dar takes Williams to the mat. Dar with an arm bar and elbow to the ribs. Dar continues to work on the arm as the round ends.
After the bell rings, both men with punches to the head.
Round Two
Williams has a kick blocked and Dar with a waist lock. Williams with a few elbows for a near fall. Williams with a boot to the head and a seated splash to the back. Williams with crossfaces and a seated splash to the back for a near fall. Williams with a forearm to the back and he wraps the arm in the ropes. Williams kicks Dar in the shoulder and then drop kicks Dar in the back while Dar is in the ropes. Williams gets a near fall.
Williams works on the neck with a boot on the back of the head while Williams has Dar in a wrist lock. Dar with a leg sweep. Williams with a leap frog and then they collide and Williams appears to have hurt his knee. The referee holds Dar back and Williams dances around to show that he is okay. Williams with a rollup and a handful of tights for the three count.
Kenny Williams 1 Fall
Noam Dar 0 Falls
Round Three
Williams goes to the floor as the round starts and then he kicks Dar when Dar returns to the ring. Dar misses a kick and Williams with a waist lock. Williams with a back rake to Dar and then Williams works on the shoulder. Dar with a kick to the leg and then to the chest for a near fall. Williams tries to go to the floor but Dar kicks Williams to keep him in the ring. Dar with a side suplex for a near fall. Dar stomps on the leg.
Dar stomps on the arm. Dar stomps on the wrist. Dar with punches to the ribs. Dar with a snap mare and European uppercut to the back for a near fall. Dar with a European uppercut for a near fall. Williams with an inside cradle for a near fall. Williams with a boot to the head and Dar has a kick blocked. Dar with an elbow and he applies a knee bar but the round ends.
Round Four
Dar misses a kick, but he connects with a knee. Williams with a kick to the arm. Dar with a boot as Williams charges into the corner. Dar with a cover using the ropes and the referee stops the count. Dar argues with the referee. Williams dives at the upper leg and takes Dar down. Williams adjusts the middle turnbuckle pad and then the referee sees him trying to take the upper pad off. Dar takes the water bottle while Williams argues with the referee. Williams goes for the bottle but realizes it is gone. Dar tosses the bottle to Williams and the referee sees it. The referee takes the bottle and Dar with a knee bar and Williams taps.
Kenny Williams 1 Fall
Noam Dar 1 Fall
Round Five
Williams with forearms and Dar fires back. They continue the exchange and Williams with slaps. Dar goes for the leg but Williams blocks it. Williams goes for the crossface chicken wing but Dar with a back elbow for a near fall. Williams kicks Dar in the leg. Williams sends Dar into the turnbuckles. Williams with a rebound clothesline and he gets a near fall.
Williams mocks Dar and sets for a Nova Roller but Dar falls to the floor. Williams goes to the floor and sends Dar back into the ring. Williams is stopped on his way back into the ring when Sha Samuels appears from under the ring and grabs Williams’ leg. Dar with a kick to the chest followed by a Nova Roller for the three count.
Winner: Noam Dar (advances to face winner of Teoman versus Wolfgang in the Finals)
After the match, Sha Samuels sneaks from under the ring over the ringside barrier and he heads to the back without the referee seeing him.
We see Joe and Mark Coffey in the back getting ready for their match and Jordan Devlin stops by and he wishes them luck and points out Joe’s history in title matches.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Sid Scala is in the ring.
Sid says they have seen a monumental shift in the brand. At Takeover, the record breaking title reign of WALTER came to an end. Sid introduces the new NXT UK Champion Ilja Dragunov, who is on the JohnnyTron.
Ilja says all he can say for a very long time he is happy and honored. He says that you see the path he has been on. It is a path full of struggle and enormous pain. I made the impossible possible. I stick to my words with a mentality that is close to unbeszigbar. Absolutely invincible. I stand here as your new NXT UK Champion. I am looking forward to coming back to the United Kingdom and the BT Sports Studio. He wants to know who will be the person trying to take THAT away from me.
Nathan Frazer’s music plays and he makes his way to the ring.
Nathan says he is not supposed to be here. He tells Sid that he normally doesn’t do this. He says that he used to think this was in bad taste, but in the spirit of using initiative and taking every opportunity he can get. He knows that Ilja is looking to find out his first opponent so why not him.
Rampage Brown’s music plays and he makes his way to the ring.
Brown wants to know if Frazer is kidding. We saw what he did to Joe Coffey and we know how violent Ilja can be. If anybody is getting a shot, it is going to be me.
Before Sid can respond, A-Kid makes his way to the ring.
A-Kid apologizes to Sid for interrupting, but if there is anyone on this roster who deserves a chance against Ilja for the title, it has to be him. When they collided for the first time in NXT UK, Ilja pushed his limits to realize that his limit does not exist. He appreciates Nathan for taking a chance for he appreciates Rampage for being violent. A-Kid says if he has to beat either of them to get a match against Ilja, he is more than happy to do it.
Sid says he admires the passion they are showing. Sid says he is going to suggest a Triple Threat Match with the winner becoming the new Number One Contender for the NXT UK Championship.
Ilja returns to the JohnnyTron and he says that sounds like a great idea to him.
Sid leaves the ring and then Brown bumps Frazer as he leaves the ring so Frazer grabs Brown. A-Kid tries to be Switzerland but Brown pushes him down and then Brown sends Frazer to the mat. A-Kid chops Brown but Brown kicks A-Kid and clotheslines Frazer.
Emilia McKenzie is in the back with Meiko Satomura as McKenzie prepares for her match against Stevie Turner.
We see Jinny and Joseph Conners arriving and they do not want to talk to the random questioner. They enter Jinny’s dressing room and Isla Dawn is in there. Jinny tells her to leave.
Isla leaves while giggling and Jinny sees a pentagram on the mirror.
We go to commercial.
We are back with Trent Seven and Tyler Bate. Trent says NXT UK is on fire. Tyler says we have a new champion while Tyler is keeping his eye on the Heritage Cup tournament. Trent says they need the tag titles around their waists as Pretty Deadly face Gallus tonight.
Match Number Two: Stevie Turner versus Emilia McKenzie
They lock up and McKenzie backs Turner into the corner and gives a clean break. They lock up and Turner backs McKenzie into the corner and she chops McKenzie on the break. McKenzie with a wrist lock. Turner with a side head lock. Turner holds on to the side head lock when McKenzie tries to send her off the ropes. Turner with a shoulder tackle and she returns to the side head lock. McKenzie with a back elbow and drop kick followed by a swinging neck breaker for a near fall.
McKenzie with a forearm to the back and a waist lock. Turner with an elbow to escape followed by a knee lift for a near fall. Turner with forearms to the back. Turner with an Irish whip and elbow into the corner. McKenzie with elbows in the corner followed by kicks. Turner sends McKenzie to the apron and Turner with a knee lift and a boot to the head while McKenzie is in the ropes.
Turner gets a near fall. Turner with a nerve hold and she turns it into a seated abdominal stretch. McKenzie with elbows as she gets out of the hold. McKenzie with a rollup for a near fall. McKenzie with clotheslines and a kick. McKenzie with forearms and a spear for a near fall. McKenzie with a forearm to the back but Turner with a sit out uranage for a near fall. Turner misses a knee and McKenzie with a German suplex and a flying knee to the head for the three count.
Winner: Emilia McKenzie
We take a look at Wolfgang and Teoman, who will be facing each other in the second semifinal match in the Heritage Cup Number One Contender Tournament. Teoman says he learned on the streets of Berlin that you need to beat the biggest, toughest, and strongest. Wolfgang says he has been keeping his eye on Teoman. Teoman wants to be treated with respect. Wolfgang says that Teoman talks about doing it for his family, but he says he does it for his brothers, Marcus and Joe. Teoman says you make jokes about my eye? Wolfgang tells Teoman to keep his family in the back and he will tell his Gallus boys to stay in the back so it can be a fair contest. Teoman says he sees everything. Wolfgang tells Teoman ‘eye eye’.
We take a look at Charlie Dempsey. He says an inspiration of his said his body is like a ladder, moving up and down with every move that you do. Something clicked in my head. I have sought out the British competitors of the past to train with them and learn the style he I have come to adopt. He will not do flips out of the ring to treat this an acrobat contest. I will take my opponent down and grind them down to a paste. I will show you something you have never seen before. Dempsey is coming soon.
We go to commercial.
We are back and we see footage of Blair Davenport attacking Stevie Turner after Turner’s loss to Emilia McKenzie. Davenport hits Turner with a Falcon Arrow before officials get to the ring. Blair says bad things are going to continue to happen and she tells Sid to reinstate her.
We are told that the Triple Threat Match will happen next week to determine who faces Ilja Dragunov for the title.
Match Number Three: Sam Stoker and Lewis Howley versus Joe Coffey and Mark Coffey for the NXT UK Tag Team Championship
Mark and Howley start things off. They lock up and go to a stalemate. They lock up again and Mark backs Howley into the ropes and gives a clean break. Howley appears to have hurt his leg but he starts to dance to show that he is fine. Mark with an arm bar. Howley with a punch and Mark responds with a forearm. Howley with a side head lock and Mark with a shoulder tackle. Mark blocks a hip toss and he gives Howley a hip toss.
Howley with an Irish whip but he runs into an elbow from Mark. Howley goes to the floor and returns to the ring and tags in Stoker. Howley goes for the leg and Stoker with a forearm. Mark with European uppercuts and a snap mare. Joe tags in and hits an elbow drop. Joe with a side head lock and Sam with a forearm and side head lock. Stoker avoids a leap frog and rolls into a kick. Joe with punches and Sam with a jaw breaker. Joe with a running cross body for a near fall. Mark tags in and they chop Stoker.
Mark with an arm drag into an arm bar. Howley tags in and Mark with an arm drag into an arm bar. Howley with a punch but Mark with a waist lock. Howley holds on to the ropes when Mark goes for an O’Connor Roll. Mark with a shoulder to the knee and he works on the ankle. Joe tires to get involved and the referee is distracted while Sam holds the ropes open and Mark goes to the floor.
Sam with kicks to Mark. Stoker with a front face lock and knees. Mark with punches but Stoker with a knee. Joe tags in and he connects with a shoulder tackle and a flying shoulder tackle. Joe with a punch and kick followed by an overhead belly-to-belly suplex for a near fall.
Joe with an uppercut out of the corner and he starts to work on the shoulder. Stoker with a forearm but Joe with a shoulder. Howley gets in the ring and the referee sends him back to the apron. Stoker with a forearm to Joe and then Howley tags in and they hit a double team fireman’s carry gutbuster on Joe. Howley gets a near fall. Howley with knees to the midsection. Howley with a drop kick and a kick to Joe. Howley sets for a suplex but Joe blocks it. Stoker tags in and Joe with a back drop but Stoker with an elbow drop to the back. Stoker gets a near fall. Stoker with a front face lock and wrist lock. Joe with punches but Stoker with a hard Irish whip. Howley tags in and Joe with punches. Howley sends Joe into the turnbuckles and follows with a hard Irish whip for a near fall. Howley kicks Joe and Joe with punches. Howley pushes Joe into the corner. Howley with an Irish whip but Joe with a clothesline out of the corner.
Stoker tags in and Stoker misses Mark when Mark goes to the floor. Joe with a back body drop and Howley and Mark tag in. Mark with a clothesline and shoulders to Howley followed by a back body drop to Stoker. Mark with an uppercut and clothesline in the corner. Mark with a bulldog off the turnbuckles for a near fall. Mark with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Mark with a waist lock and Howley with elbows. Howley and Mark with standing switches. Stoker tags in and Mark with an O’Connor Roll to Howley but Howley kicks out and sends Mark to the floor. Stoker with a DDT to Mark for a near fall.
Mark has a kick blocked and Stoker with a clothesline against the ropes. Howley tags in and Howley sends Stoker to Mark but Mark moves. Howley with forearms to Mark and Mark with a jumping round kick. Joe gets back on the apron and Mark makes the tag. Joe with a boot to Howley and then he goes to the turnbuckles and hits a double jump cross body but Stoker pushes Howley out of the way and takes the cross body for his partner. Howley with a rollup for a near fall. Stoker goes to the floor and mark follows. Mark trips Stoker and Stoker goes into the ring post. Howley with a shoulder tackle to Mark and Joe with a shoulder tackle to Howley.
Joe sends Howley back into the ring and Joe goes up top and hits a missile drop kick. Joe gets a near fall. Joe with Glasgow Send Off and then Mark and Joe go high and low on Howley. Stoker makes the save on the cover by Mark. Stoker with a boot to Joe and Joe misses a charge into the corner and hits the ring post. Howley with a clothesline to Mark and he gets a near fall.
Mark kicks out and gets a near fall with a crucifix. Stoker holds Howley to force Mark to miss a jumping round kick. Howley with a palm thrust. Stoker tags in and they hit Spilled Milk for the three count.
Winners: Sam Stoker and Lewis Howley (retain championship)
We go to credits.
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