WWE NXT UK Results 5/28/20
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Transcription by Josh Lopez
Episode 95 !!!
Hidden Gems Part 2
Commentators: Andy Shepherd & Tom Phillips
Andy Shepherd: Hello and welcome to another special episode of NXT UK. This week, I’m once again joined by Tom Phillips as we delve into our archive to bring you some never before seen matches. Now, one of the great things about this brand is you never know who’s going to turn up at one of our events.
First Match: Finn Balor vs. Kenny Williams – March 7, 2020 – Coventry England
Balor kicks Williams in the gut. Balor punches Williams in the back. Balor scores the elbow knockdown for a two count. Balor drives his elbow into Williams chest. Balor applies a rear chin lock. Williams decks Balor with a JawBreaker. Balor reverses out of the irish whip from Williams. Williams leapfrogs over Balor. Williams with a SpringBoard Back Elbow Smash. Williams follows that with a deep arm-drag. Williams with a leg drop across the left shoulder of Balor. Balor slams Williams head on the top turnbuckle pad. Balor with a straight right hand. Balor blasts Williams with a knife edge chop. Williams dives over Balor. Williams with a Hurricanrana. Williams with a running forearm smash.
Following a snap mare takeover, Williams hits The PK for a two count. Balor drives his knee into the midsection of Williams. Balor repeatedly stomps on Williams chest. The referee admonishes Balor. Balor with a Wrecking Ball Dropkick for a two count. Balor unloads five knife edge chops. Balor drops Williams with The PK for a two count. Balor with a forearm smash. Balor talks smack to the Coventry Crowd. Williams with forearm shivers. Williams with a Running Bulldog into the top turnbuckle pad. Williams ducks a clothesline from Balor. Williams with an Apron Enzuigiri. Williams follows that with a SpringBoard Missile Dropkick.
Williams pops back on his feet. Williams with The Rebound Lariat for a two count. Balor responds with The SlingBlade. Balor goes for The ShotGun Dropkick, but Williams counters with The Big Boot. Williams dumps Balor out of the ring. Williams with a Wrecking Ball Dropkick. Williams lands The Suicide Dive. Williams is fired up. Williams drops Balor with a Flying Elbow Strike for a two count. Williams goes for a Cazadora FaceBuster, but Balor counters with a Spin Out Elbow Drop. Balor delivers The ShotGun Dropkick. Balor connects with The Coupe De Grace. Balor plants Williams with The 1916 DDT to pickup the victory.
Winner: Finn Balor via Pinfall
Second Match: Rhea Ripley vs. Nina Samuels – October 5, 2019 – Brentwood, England
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Ripley backs Samuels into the turnbuckles. The referee calls for a clean break. Back to the collar and elbow tie up. Ripley applies a wrist lock. Ripley with a wrist lock takedown. Samuels cartwheels out of the side wrist lock. Ripley with a Hip Toss. Ripley applies a side headlock. Samuels reverses the hold. Ripley puts Samuels on the top turnbuckle. Ripley pats Samuels on her forehead. Samuels shoves Ripley. Samuels goes for a Flying Crossbody Block, but Ripley counters with a Delayed Vertical Suplex. Samuels regroups on the outside. Samuels avoids The Baseball Slide Dropkick. Samuels slams Ripley’s head on the ring apron.
Samuels rolls Ripley back into the ring. Samuels hooks the outside leg for a two count. Samuels kicks Ripley in the back. Samuels slams Ripley’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Samuels with a back elbow smash. Following a snap mare takeover, Samuels with a Running Neck Snap for a one count. Samuels applies a straight jacket hold. Ripley dropkicks Samuels. Ripley repeatedly whips Samules into the turnbuckles. Ripley with a knee lift. Following a snap mare takeover, Ripley with a Running Dropkick for a two count. Samuels slams Ripley’s head on the top rope. Samuels drops Ripley with a RoundHouse Kick. Samuels follows that with a SlingShot Crossbody Block for a two count. Short-Arm Reversal by Ripley. Ripley dodges The RoundHouse Kick. Ripley connects with The RipTide to pickup the victory.
Winner: Rhea Ripley via Pinfall
Third Match: Killian Dain vs. Travis Banks – June 16, 2019 – Download Festival – Derby, England
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Dain has the obvious strength advantage. Banks ducks a clothesline from Dain. Banks repeatedly kicks the left hamstring of Dain. Banks unloads three mid-kicks. Banks runs into Dain. Dain tells Banks to bring. Banks goes for a shoulder block, but Dain stands still. Dain goes for a Bodyslam, but Banks lands back on his feet. Banks continues to kick the left hamstring of Dain. Banks with a Running Knee Strike for a one count Banks with rapid fire mid-kicks. Banks SuperKicks Dain. Dain responds with a Face Plant. Dain follows that with a Senton Splash. Dain punches Banks in the back. Dain whips Banks into the turnbuckles. Dain poses for the crowd.
Dain is mauling Banks in the corner. Dain with a Running Meteora for a two count. Dain applies a rear chin lock. Dain punches Banks in the back. Dain stands on Banks back. Dain argues with the referee. Dain hits The Fisherman’s Suplex for a two count. Dain applies the sitting abdominal stretch. Banks with heavy bodyshots. Dain with Two Bodyslams. Dain goes back to the sitting abdominal stretch. Banks is displaying his fighting spirit. Banks nails Dain with The Pump Kick. Banks with clubbing hamstring kicks. Dain kicks Banks in the gut. Banks kicks Dain in the chest.
Banks kicks out the legs of Dain. Banks with a Corner Dropkick. Banks lands The Suicide Dive. Banks rolls Dain back into the ring. Banks connects with The Flying Double Foot Stomp for a two count. Banks goes for The Slice Of Heaven, but Dain counters with The Divide for a two count. Banks fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Banks with a ShotGun Dropkick. Banks follows that with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Banks with The Rebound Dropkick for a two count. Dain negates The Slice Of Heaven. Banks rolls Dain over for a two count. Dain hits The Wasteland. Dain with a Senton Splash. Dain plants Williams with The Vader Bomb to pickup the victory.
Winner: Killian Dain via Pinfall
Fourth Match: The Street Profits & Matt Riddle vs. The Grizzled Young Veterans & Joseph Conners in a 6-Man Tag Team Match – July 19, 2019 – Plymouth, England
Riddle and Conners will start things off. Riddle with a waist lock takedown. Conners yells at The Street Profits. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Riddle applies a side headlock. Riddle with a side headlock takeover. Conners answers with a headscissors escape. Conners avoids The PK. Conners rolls Riddle over for a one count. Conners kicks Riddle in the gut. Conners punches Riddle in the back. Riddle responds with Two GutWrench Suplex’s for a one count. Amateur wrestling display. Conners tags in Gibson. Riddle applies The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Gibson tags in Drake. Drake with a shoulder block. Drake goes for a sunset flip, but Riddle counters with The Ankle Lock. Drake kicks Riddle in the face. Dawkins tags himself in. Dawkins drops Drake with a shoulder tackle. Dawkins plays to the crowd. Gibson stops Dawkins in his tracks. Dawkins with a Double 360 Stinger Splash. Dawkins tags in Ford. Assisted Double Seated Senton. Ford is fired up.
Ford slams Drake’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Ford blasts Drake with a knife edge chop. Drake reverses out of the irish whip from Ford. Gibson with a low bridge that sends Ford tumbling to the floor. Gibson stomps on Ford’s back. Drake tags in Gibson. GYV with a SlingShout Double Foot Stomp/Pendulum BackBreaker Combination on the floor. Gibson dumps Ford chest first on the ringside barricade. Gibson rolls Ford back into the ring. Gibson with a straight right hand. Gibson mocks Dawkins. Gibson with a double leg takedown. Gibson tags in Conners. Conners repeatedly stomps on Ford’s chest. Conners slams Ford’s head on two turnbuckle pads. Conners with clubbing elbow smashes. Drake applies a sleeper hold behind the referee’s back. Conners tags in Gibson. Gibson kicks Ford in the gut. Following a snap mare takeover, Gibson drives his knee into Ford’s back. Gibson applies the cobra clutch. Gibson tags in Drake.
Drake taunts Dawkins. Drake applies a nerve hold. Drake toys around with Ford. Drake tags in Conners. Conners attacks the midsection of Ford. Conners with a Snap Vertical Suplex for a one count. The referee is trying to calm down Dawkins. Conners kicks Ford in the face. Following a snap mare takeover, Conners applies a rear chin lock. Ford with heavy bodyshots. Ford goes for a sunset flip, but Conners tags in Gibson. Gibson drives his knee into Ford’s back. Gibson goes back to the cobra clutch. Drake tags himself in. Drake inadvertently clocks Gibson with a forearm smash. Ford sends Drake face first into the middle rope. Dawkins and Conners are tagged in. Dawkins with two clotheslines. Dawkins with a Back Body Drop. Dawkins tags in Riddle. Doomsday Knee Strike for a two count. Gibson poses for the crowd.
Riddle with a Jumping Knee Strike. Conners responds with a Bulldog. Ford dropkicks Conners. Drake with a Step Up Enzuigiri. GYV follows that with their Hangman’s NeckBreaker/SuperKick Combination. Dawkins with a Double Spear. Riddle tags in Ford. Drake and Ford are trading back and forth shots. Ford with clubbing blows to Drake’s back. Ford uppercuts Drake. Drake tags in Gibson. Gibson brings Ford to the corner. Drake with a Corner Dropkick. Ford fights out of the electric chair position. Ford SuperKicks Drake in mid-air. Ford with an inside cradle for a two count. Gibson nails Ford with a throat thrust. Gibson tags in Conners. Double Irish Whip. Ford with a Double Dropkick. Ford pops back on his feet. Ford tags in Dawkins. Ford lands The SomerSault Plancha. Dawkins tags in Riddle. Dawkins connects with The SpineBuster. Ford lands The Frog Splash. Riddle plants Conners with The BRODerek to pickup the victory.
Winner: The Street Profits & Matt Riddle via Pinfall
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