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NXT UK Men’s Champion Ilja Dragunov makes his way to the ring and he is on crutches with his left foot in a boot.
Ilja says last week, against Wolfgang, he suffered an injury. He says he suffered a severe ankle injury early in the match. He says he fought until the very end. I fought until the very end because this NXT UK Championship is not a privilege. Being the NXT UK Champion means to fight to be the best on this brand. This brand has only had fighting champions. As much as he would love to continue to do that, he cannot.
This injury means that medical will not clear him. They do not know how long he will need to recover, it would be best to relinquish the championship today.
Ilja asks what should he say right now. Should he talk about how hard he worked for this. He won’t. Every single superstar in the back is working hard. Should I talk about my hard past coming from Russia to Germany, I am not going to do this. We all have to fight our own battles and I am not special. Should I talk about the fact if I was more careful with my health, this injury might not have happened? No, I don’t regret anything. I sacrifice my existence to get into this ring. All I ever wanted was to show my true soul. I wanted to encourage people that with will, you can endure every pain if you have a reason and can win. I fought with my soul as your NXT UK Champion.
As sad as I am to relinquish this championship and know that somebody else will take my place, I know one thing. No one beats me except myself. I will come back. I will come back as a better man than you see today. If you think I was strong holding this championship, you will be surprised how strong I will become to get it back.
Dragunov puts the title belt on the mat.
We go to Chase University in the UK.
Andre, Thea, and Bodhi go around London.
Andre says there is one more teachable moment and that is to show NXT UK what Chase U is about.
They get to the Performance Centre and see Sha Samuels sleeping outside. Andre says this is a man down on his luck and they are here to help people.
Bodhi gives Sha a speech about how he could get into Chase University.
Sha says he might not have any shoes and he might have lost his wife, but he still has his boot and he still works at NXT UK.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Sid Scala and Johnny Saint are asked about what is next with the NXT UK Men’s Championship. Johnny says they have figured it out. Sid announces an eight man tournament to determine the new champion. The participants and brackets will be announced later tonight.
Match Number One: Oliver Carter versus Rohan Raja (with Teoman and Charlie Dempsey)
Carter with punches and forearms as the match starts. Carter with a chop and then they exchange forearms. Carter with a chop and forearm. Carter with a European uppercut and Carter with a forearm. Carter with a chop and Raja goes for an Irish whip but Carter slides into the corner and then hits a drop kick. Carter clotheslines Raja over the top rope. Dempsey and Teoman get on the apron on opposite sides of the ring. Teoman and Raja pull Carter under the ring skirt and Raja with punches and kicks. Carter is sent back into the ring.
Raja with kicks to Carter. Carter with a punch and Raja with a kick to the head. Raja runs Carter into the corner and then he Irish whips Carter into the corner. Raja with an Irish whip that flips Carter into the turnbuckles for a near fall. Raja with an abdominal stretch and he adds pressure to the ribs. Carter with a reversal. Raja escapes and he hits a lungblower for a near fall. Raja slams Carter’s head into the mat.
Raja kicks Carter in the back and connects with a forearm. Carter blocks a suplex and Raja with an Irish whip. Carter tries to float over but Raja catches Carter. Carter counters a fallaway slam into a knee to the head. Carter follows with running forearms. Carter blocks a kick and hits a clothesline. Carter with a quebrada to Raja but Raja with an elbow. Carter is sent over the top rope and he lands on Teoman and Dempsey. Raja goes for a baseball slide and Carter pulls out the ring skirt. Carter with a super kick and they return to the ring. Carter with a running spinning heel kick into the corner for the three count.
Winner: Oliver Carter
After the match, Teoman attacks Carter and Carter punches Teoman. Dempsey attacks Carter from behind and then Teoman and Dempsey attack Carter. Dempsey puts Carter in a single leg crab while referees enter the ring to hold out their arms to tell Dempsey to stop. Dempsey releases the hold and then the officials point to the back so Die Familie knows where to go.
Thea Hail is in the back and she is talking about she could have gone to any school, but she chose Chase University.
Eliza Alexander interrupts and wants to know what is Thea talking about. Eliza says she went to the School of Hard Knocks. She says she is sick and tired of the Americans coming over and taking their opportunities. She says she should be contending for the NXT UK Women’s Title. I am going to make a statement out of you and I am going to show that Chase . . .
Thea cuts of Eliza and tells her not to talk about Chase U.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Die Familie walk in the back and they are asked why are they so happy after Rohan Raja lost. Teoman asks what do they mean about losing. Did you see what they did to Carter. It is what the eye sees.
Sam Gradwell shows up and says that Teoman gets things done when he has his friends around him. Gradwell challenges Teoman to a match.
Match Number Two: Bodhi Hayward (with Thea Hail and Andre Chase) versus Sha Samuels
They lock up and Bodhi sends Sha to the mat and Bodhi does not appreciate Sha’s aroma. They lock up and Sha pushes Bodhi but Bodhi pushes back. Bodhi with an arm drag. Sha with a kick and punch. Sha sends Bodhi into the turnbuckles and follows with a back elbow. Sha with an elbow to the back of the head. Sha with an Irish whip but Bodhi floats over and leap frogs Sha. Bodhi with clotheslines and then Sha goes to the floor and he is told that he stinks.
Sha drops Bodhi on the top rope and hits a clothesline. Sha with a splash into the corner and a back elbow. Sha with an elbow to the collarbone and he misses a boot to the back. Bodhi with punches and Sha with a knee and slam. Sha kicks Bodhi in the back and follows with an elbow drop or two. Sha goes to the turnbuckles and Bodhi grabs the ankle but Sha with kicks. Sha comes off the turnbuckles and Bodhi catches him and hits a power slam. Bodhi with two shoulders to the leg and a flying shoulder tackle. Bodhi with a splash for a near fall.
Bodhi with a back body drop. Bodhi with a shoulder in the corner and he misses a second splash and hits the turnbuckles. Samuels with a spinebuster for the three count.
Winner: Sha Samuels
We go to Oliver Carter in the back. He is asked if he is okay. Olvier says the leg is in bad shape and Sid Scala stops by to tell Oliver he is in the Championship Tournament and his first round match is next week.
Oliver says that is okay because it is for the title. No injury is going to take that from me. I will be good to go next week.
We go to commercial.
We are back with footage from earlier tonight of Ilja Dragunov’s announcement that he has to abdicate his throne as champion.
The tournament starts next week with Trent Seven facing Wolfgang. Charlie Dempsey will face Oliver Carter next week. In two weeks Mark Andrews will face Joe Coffey and Kenny Williams will face Tyler Bate in the other first round matches.
The ring announcer mentions it is time for the Women’s Championship match, but Blair Davenport comes out and says that she is so sorry. There has been a bit of a break with your scheduled program. Earlier today, Satomura and Sarray experienced something unexpected . . . her.
Sid Scala comes out and tells Blair to go to the back.
Blair gets in the ring and says since she came back from her injury, Satomura has been avoiding her.
Scala gets in the ring.
Blair says if it wasn’t her breaking her ankle a few months ago, she would be your NXT UK Women’s Champion. Blair tells Sid that he knows it and everyone knows it. If I don’t get what I want, I will cause chaos around here.
Amale comes out and tells Blair this is not how things work. You cannot insist on matches that you want. Everyone wants to be the next to challenge Meiko and they have worked to earn it.
Eliza Alexander comes out and says maybe Blair has a point and the louder you are, the more you are paid attention. Neither of you are next in line as long as I am in NXT UK.
Blair says she has beaten everybody on this roster and she should be fighting for the championship.
Isla Dawn shows up in the ring and she says she does not recall Blair ever beating her.
Sid tells everyone to calm down. We need a main event and since both of you are in the ring and you are dressed. Blair will face Isla and the winner will be the Number One Contender for the title.
Meanwhile, Amale and Eliza plead their case to Sid.
Match Number Three: Isla Dawn versus Blair Davenport in a Number One Contender Match
They lock up and Davenport with a waist lock and she tries for an O’Connor Roll but Dawn holds on to the ropes. Dawn misses a kick and Davenport with a rollup for a near fall. Dawn works on the leg and slams it into the mat. Dawn kicks Davenport and kicks Blair in the hamstring. Dawn chokes Blair in the corner. Blair with an enzuigiri and punch. She sends Dawn into the turnbuckles and chokes Dawn. Blair with a forearm to the back and a back elbow. Blair kicks Dawn in the corner. Dawn with an Irish whip but Blair sends Dawn to the apron. Dawn with a knee to the head and she gets a near fall.
Blair kicks Dawn and Dawn with a forearm. Dawn with a knee to the back of the head. Dawn stands on Blair’s head and kicks her. Blair with forearms and Dawn fires back in kind. Dawn with a snap mare and European uppercut ot the back. Dawn with a kick to Blair for a near fall. Dawn goes for a Saito suplex but Blair blocks it and she sends Dawn to the mat. Dawn with a take down and she gets a near fall.
Dawn with an arm bar and chin bar. Dawn with a face buster and she holds on to the arm bar and chin bar combination. Blair with punches and Dawn with knees. Blair with an inside cradle for a near fall. Dawn gets a near fall. Dawn with a kick and forearm. Davenport with forearms and a head butt. Blair with knees and a shoulder tackle. Blair with a snap mare and drop kick for a near fall. Dawn with a round kick and a Saito suplex for a near fall.
Dawn gets Blair on her shoulders but Blair with a sunset flip for a near fall. Dawn with a bicycle kick and Irish whip. Blair gets a boot up and Dawn pulls Davenport off the turnbuckles. Dawn goes to the turnbuckles and hits Meteora. Dawn covers Davenport but Alexander pulls Dawn out of the ring and the referee calls for the bell.
No Contest
After the match, Amale with a bicycle kick to Blair. Dawn with a round kick to Amale. Alexander with a running knee to Dawn. Blair spears Eliza and everyone forms a scrum in the center of the ring.
Alexander goes after Amale and Blair with a running bicycle kick to Dawn.
Referees try to stop the mayhem as we go to credits.
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