After a video package hypes tonight’s main event Tag Team Championship match between Gallus and Pretty Deadly, the usual opening video package rolls. Nigel McGuinness and Andy Shepherd welcome the viewers the B.T. Sports studio, and Xia Brookside makes her way down to the ring.
Xia Brookside vs Nina Samuels
Whoever loses this match will have to be a “personal assistant” to the winner. The match starts off quickly with Brookside taking it straight to Samuels. Xia comes out on fire, landing kicks and a number of strikes. Samuels finally counters, and begins to hit a few forearm strikes to Brookside's face. Xia regains control of things, and Samuels rolls to the outside. Xia follows her, and Samuels begins to ram Xia into the ring, and the barricade. Back I my the ring now, Samuels continues to work on the back of Brookside, and works her over in the corner. Samuels Irish whips Brookside into the opposite corner, slaps her in the face, and tries to make a cover. Brookside kicks out, so Samuels applies a chokehold. Brookside nearly passes out, and Samuels turns the hold into an arm bar. Samuels again transitions into another hold, which Brookside counters. Brookside hits a big neck breaker on Samuels, and scores a near fall. Samuels rolls out of the ring, and Brookside goes on the attack, until Samuels rams her into the barricade again. Xia narrowly avoids a count out, angering Samuels in the process. Nina goes back to the outside to argue with her stage hand, and grab a weapon. Samuels heads back into the ring with the object in hand, and tries to hit Xia with it. Xia avoids contact, and rolls Nina up for the 1-2-3! What a win for Brookside!
Winner: Xia Brookside
After the match, Samuels over sells the loss in the ring, before clips of Gallus warming up backstage are shown. A video package then plays, covering the recent changes Trent Seven has gone through. He’s on a quest to drop his weight down to 205 or under, and has “trained diligently” to get there. Seven closes by saying that “the icing on the cake will be beating Jordan Devlin”. The show then heads for an ad break.
On the other side of the break, Ilja Dragunov talks about his post match meltdown, after taking on Tyson T-Bone. Dragunov runs into Sam Gradwell, and the two are now set for a match on next weeks episode of the show. Also next week, Meiko Satomura will face off against Kay Lee Ray for the NXT UK Women’s Championship. The show then returns to the ring for a match.
Bailey Matthews vs Tyler Bate
Matthews is the son of William Regal. The bell rings, and Bailey quickly takes Bate down. Bailey keeps a hold on the wrist, and works over the arm of Bate. Bate unties himself, and lands a takedown of his own. Bailey regains control with an arm bar, and drives his elbow into the back of Bate. Bailey locks on a head scissors, and Bate struggles to find his way out. Bate executes an amazing transition, and the two make it to their feet. Matthews goes into a wrist lock, followed by a takedown, and even a pin attempt. Bate kicks out, and Bailey goes back into a hold. Bate momentarily fires up, and Bailey scores a surprise roll up attempt. Bate kicks out, and they get back to their feet. Bailey lands a forearm strike, and follows up with a snap suplex on Bate, before trying a pin once again. Bate kicks out at two, and starts to fire up with massive forearms under the jaw of Bailey. Matthews lands a few of his own, and Bate drops to the floor. Matthews turns his back for a moment, and Bate capitalizes, eventually trying a cover of his own. Matthews kicks out, and he’s looked impressive so far. Bate tries an airplane spin, but Bailey avoids it. Matthews then hits a few more forearms, so Bate stuns him with a head butt. Bate sets up for the “Tyler Driver ‘97”, and nails it for the 1-2-3.
Winner: Tyler Bate
Once the match wraps up, the show heads to an ad break.
Back from the break, Joseph Conners is shown being interviewed backstage, and he’s interrupted by Piper Niven. Niven slaps Conners, and Jinny attacks from behind, until Sid Scala shows up. Scala makes a mixed tag team match where Niven will team with Jack Starz, and take on the team of Conners and Jinny. Pretty Deadly then stands in for a few shots of them warming up, and the show returns to the ring.
Lana Austin vs Aoife Valkyrie
The bell rings, the two tie up to begin the match. They both struggle to find the early advantage, until Valkyrie nearly pulls off the early win with a pin attempt. Austin locks on a wrist lock, but Valkyrie slams her face first into the mat. Valkyrie follows up with a pin attempt, and Lana kicks out. Lana fires up with a basement drop kick, and starts to reign down fists onto Valkyrie. Austin continues to apply the pressure in the corner, and Valkyrie begins to fire up. She hits a neck breaker on Lana, and follows up with a pin attempt, Lana reverses, and nearly scores the upset. Austin tries two more pin attempts, but neither are successful. Valkyrie hits a thunderous step-up enziguri, followed by a spinning heel kick, and sets up in the corner. Valkyrie nails her finishing move, and picks up yet another victory, continuing her undefeated streak.
Winner: Aoife Valkyrie
After the match, Dave Mastiff vs Tyler Bate is announced for the March 11 episode of the show. The show heads backstage, where Nina Samuels is struggling to carry the bags of Xia Brookside. Kenny Williams and Amir Jordan chime in, and talk about their match next week against Ashton Smith and Oliver Carter. After that, it’s time for another ad break.
When the show returns, a video package hypes Kay Lee Ray vs Meiko Satomura. That match will be absolutely awesome, and goes down next week. Also next week, The Supernova Sessions will take place, and Noam Dar will welcome on Tyler Bate. Once the viewers are all caught up on the upcoming events, Pretty Deadly makes their way down the ramp.
NXT UK Tag Team Championship
Pretty Deadly vs Gallus(c)
Once the championship introductions wrap up, the bell rings. Coffey and Stoker start off the match, and tie up a few times. Neither man is able to gain the early advantage, so they tie it up once again. Howley tags in, and Coffey takes him down. Wolfgang enters the match, and Howley lands a stiff shot on him. The shot angers Wolfgang, who picks up the intensity. Gallus briefly double teams Howley, and he fights out, before tagging on Stoker. Stoker makes a quick blind tag, and Howley tires to surprise Coffey, but to no avail. Wolfgang tags back in, and he goes back and fourth with Howley. Gallus finally begins to take control of the match, and Pretty Dradly heads to the outside to regroup. Howley comes back into the ring, and he starts going to work on Wolfgang. Wolfgang eventually catches him with a big slam, and follows up with a pin. Wolfgang keeps the pressure on to prevent a quick tag, and launches Howley into the corner. Wolfgang follows up with a splash attempt, but Stoker makes the save from the apron. Stoker tags in, and begins to double team Wolfgang. Coffey steps in, and both teams have an angry stand off. Wolfgang and Stoker get back to business, and the big man starts to throw Stoker around the ring. Howley distracts Wolfgang, allowing Stoker to regroup, and toss Wolfgang to the outside. Howley tosses him back into the ring, and tags in, and PD hits a double team move on Wolfgang. Howley tries a pin, and tags Stoker back in. Stoker quickly tags in Howley, who drives his foot into the face of a grounded Wolfgang. Stoker tags back in yet again, and tries a quick pin, before starting to work over the shoulder of Wolfie. Howley comes back in yet again, and this is impressive tag team work. Wolfgang finally gets the upper hand, and drives Howley into the mat. Both go down, but Howley gets up first, and he tags in Stoker. This allows Wolfgang to tag in Coffey, as both members of PD dive to stop him. PD comes up short on the attempt, and Coffey comes in on fire. Coffey takes both men down with shoulder tackles, and then follows up with huge slams to both guys. Coffey continues the momentum, and hits bulldog on Howley, before scoring a near fall. Coffey tries another pin, and tries to follow up with a slam, but Howley reverses. Howley tags in Stoker, but he gets caught running in, and finds himself driven into the mat. Coffey tries a roll-up, but Stoker makes yet another blind tag. Stoker and Howley nail a double team maneuver on Coffey, and Howley covers him for the 1-2-NO!! Howley looks to capitalize, but Coffey cuts him off. Wolfgang tags in, and Gallus sets up for a double team of their own, followed by a huge slam from Wolfgang. Wolfgang tries a pin, but Stoker breaks it up. Gallus starts to work on him, but he’s not the legal man, which allows Howley to recover. Wolfgang hits a big spear on Howley, and Gallus sets up for their finisher, but Stoker interrupts again. Stoker slaps Wolfgang, and the big man goes on the chase around the ring, until he runs into a surprise shoulder tackle from Howley. This leaves Coffey all alone in the ring, and Stoker hits a big strike, before pinning Coffey for the 1-2-NO!! PD tries to cheat to win, and wants to use the titles, but the ref stops them. While the ref stops one, the other connects with the belt, and the ref never sees it. Pretty Deadly nails one last double team move, and picks up the victory, claiming their first titles in NXT UK.
Winner, AAAND NEW: Pretty Deadly
As the show comes to an end, Pretty Deadly celebrates, while Nigel and Andy mark out over the big win, as the show fades to black.
Now it’s time to hand out a few awards:
Superstar of the Night: Bailey Matthews
Match of the Night: Pretty Deadly vs Gallus
That’s all for this weeks episode of NXT UK! Join me next week, for an all new edition of the recap, right here on Rajah.Com!
