Hello again wrestling fans, and welcome back to the Rajah.Com recap of NXT UK!
The latest edition of NXT UK programming featured an Empty Arena NXT UK Championship match, and so much more. Check it out:
NXT UK (1/27)
-Intro: A video package hypes tonight's huge main event, until the usual opening intro rolls.
Brace yourself for an Empty Arena Match pitting @UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR against @Jordan_Devlin1 for the #NXTUK Championship. pic.twitter.com/giheYCzsLj
— NXT UK (@NXTUK) January 27, 2022
-In the arena: Die Familie enters the studio, and the first match of the night is moments away.
Die Familie vs. Gallus
Two weeks ago, Gallus cost Die Familie a win over the team of Jack Starz and Dave Mastiff, leading to this huge six man battle between the two teams.
In the closing moments of the 11+ minute match, Rohan Raja, Charlie Dempsey, and Teoman of Die Familie defeated Gallus, after Dempsey forced Wolfgang to submit to an STF variation.
Winners: Die Familie
Following their victory over the #Gallus Boys in a Six-Man Tag Team Match, #DieFamilie express how respect, honor and loyalty make them dominant as a family. #NXTUK pic.twitter.com/nFTgIJUz6j
— NXT UK (@NXTUK) January 27, 2022
-Promo package: Jack Starz and Dave Mastiff exchange words with Ashton Smith and Oliver Carter, ahead of their upcoming NXT UK Tag Team Championship Number One Contender's match.
The teams of @olivercarterGH & @AshtonSmith_WWE and @DaveMastiff & @JackStarzzz discuss next week’s No. 1 Contenders tag team matchup to see who can climb to #MoustacheMountain. #NXTUK pic.twitter.com/S3KH2BpDWr
— NXT UK (@NXTUK) January 27, 2022
-Backstage: Jordan Devlin is shown loosening up in the locker room, before his huge clash with NXT UK Champion Ilja Dragunov.
**commercial break**
--Back from the break: Jinny struts her way into the arena, and it's time for NXT UK women's division action!
Jinny vs. Amale
Coming off of the heels of a heated backstage altercation with "The French Hope," Jinny stepped into the ring for the first time this year, in an effort to settle her issue with Amale.
Jinny delivered most of the offense throughout the near seven minute match, and used a dirty pin to steal her first official victory in 2022.
Winner: Jinny
After @JinnyCouture used the ropes to defeat her, an irate @AmaleFrenchHope insists she gets a rematch against The Fashionista. #NXTUK pic.twitter.com/R0Nb6c6uJF
— NXT UK (@NXTUK) January 27, 2022
-Announcment: Andy and Nigel hype next week's NXT UK Women's Championship clash between Meiko Satomura and Blair Davenport, which will be contested under Japanese Street Fight rules.
-Promo package: The NXT UK Women's Champion and her challenger exchange words in a promo package, until the show returns to the studio.
-Goodbye: The NXT UK Universe is shown leaving the studio, "per the request of Jordan Devlin."
**commercial break**
-In the locker room: Nathan Frazer relives his loss to WALTER, until Die Familie steps in to confront him.
-In the studio: Andy has a serious voice on, and he explains the rules of the main event.
NXT UK Championship
Ilja Dragunov(c) vs. Jordan Devlin
In a matchup between a pair of NXT UK's biggest stars, Ilja Dragunov and Jordan Devlin stepped into the line of battle, and slugged it out over the NXT UK Championship in a brutal Empty Arena match.
Dragunov fought off the affects of a pre-match attack from Devlin, and battled "The Irish Ace" for over 20 minutes, until Ilja flattened Jordan with a Torpedo Moscow to retain his title.
Winner, and still NXT UK Champion: Ilja Dragunov
That's all for this weeks episode of NXT UK! Now it's time to hand out a pair of awards, and check on the updated standings in each division:
Superstar of the Night: Jordan Devlin
Match of the Night: Ilja Dragunov vs. Jordan Devlin
Men's Division Standings
1. NXT UK Champion Ilja Dragunov (1-0)
2. NXT UK Heritage Cup Champion Noam Dar (0-0-1)
2. A-Kid (0-0-1)
3. Jordan Devlin (0-1)
3. Nathan Frazer (0-1)
Women's Division Standings
1. NXT UK Women's Champion Meiko Satomura (1-0)
1. Xia Brookside (1-0)
1. Isla Dawn (1-0)
1. Jinny (1-0)
2. Amale (1-1)
Tag Team Division
1. Ashton Smith & Oliver Carter (1-0)
1. Jack Starz & Dave Mastiff (1-0)
2. Die Familie (1-1)
3. Gallus (0-1)
3. Symbiosis (0-1)
