WWE NXT UK Results 8/7/19
Plymouth Pavilions
Plymouth, England
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Transcription by Josh Lopez
EPISODE 55 !!!
– The show starts with a video package honoring WWE Hall of Famer, Harley Race who unfortunately passed away last week.
Updated WWE NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff Match Card
– WALTER (c) vs. Tyler Bate For The WWE United Kingdom Championship
– Toni Storm (c) vs. Kay Lee Ray For The WWE NXT UK Women’s Championship
First Match: Noam Dar vs. Ashton Smith
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Smith backs Dar into the turnbuckles. Dar shoves Smith. Dar slaps the ropes. Dar applies a wrist lock. Smith reverses the hold. Dar targets the left shoulder of Smith. Smith monkey flips Dar across the ring. Smith applies a wrist lock. Dar backs himself in between the ropes. Smith ducks a clothesline from Dar. Dar drops Smith with a shoulder tackle. Smith drops down on the canvas. Smith leapfrogs over Dar. Smith dropkicks Dar for a two count. Smith with a shoulder block. Dar reverses out of the irish whip from Smith. Smith decks Dar with a back elbow smash. Dar launches Smith to the ring apron. Dar takes the out the legs of Smith. Dar with a baseball slide dropkick.
Dar rolls Smith back into the ring. Dar stomps on the left knee of Smith. Dar with an arm-ringer. Dar rolls Smith over for a two count. Dar applies an arm-bar. Dar blocks a Pump Kick from Smith. Smith goes for a Step Up Enzuigiri, but Dar counters with The Ankle Lock. Smith clotheslines Dar. Smith with clubbing bodyshots. Smith uppercuts Dar. Smith side steps Dar into the turnbuckles. Smith with a Pump Kick. Smith follows that with a Jumping Knee Strike. Smith hits The Running Knee for a two count. Dar with a low soccer kick. Smith with an inside cradle for a two count. Smith SuperKicks Dar. Smith goes for a Flying Leg Lariat, but Dar ducks out of the way. Dar connects with The Nova Roller to pickup the victory.
Winner: Noam Dar via Pinfall
– Tyler Bate says that he’ll become the first ever two-time WWE United Kingdom Champion at NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff.
– Multiple NXT UK Superstars share their thoughts about the upcoming NXT UK TakeOver Cardiff Event.
– Travis Banks questions Noam Dar’s work ethic. No superstars are entitled to spots on TakeOvers.
Second Match: Piper Niven & Xia Brookside vs. Jinny & Jazzy Gabert
Brookside and Jinny will start things off. Brookside dropkicks Jinny. Brookside punches Jinny in the back. Brookside whips Jinny to the corner. Brookside with forearm shivers. Brookside tags in Niven. Niven with a Body Avalanche. Niven tags in Brookside. Following a snap mare takeover, Brookside kicks Jinny in the back for a two count. Jinny decks Brookside with a back elbow smash. Jinny with a Tilt-A-Whirl HeadScissors TakeOver. Jinny drops Brookside with a forearm smash. Jinny tags in Gabert. Gabert delivers a gut punch. Gabert taunts Niven. Gabert bodyslams Brookside. Gabert tags in Jinny. Jinny with clubbing blows to Brookside’s back. Brookside is displaying her fighting spirit. Brookside ducks a clothesline from Jinny. Brookside tags in Niven.
Niven with two double sledges. Niven bodyslams Jinny. Niven goes for The Body Avalanche, but Jinny ducks out of the way. Niven BuckleBombs Jinny. Jinny tags in Gabert. Forearm Exchange. Niven HeadButts Gabert. Niven with a Diving Crossbody Block for a two count. Niven tags in Brookside. Niven dumps Brookside on top of Gabert. Niven with a Senton Splash. Brookside hooks the leg for a two count. Brookside applies a front face lock. Brookside ducks a clothesline from Gabert. Brookside goes for a Tilt-A-Whirl HeadScissors TakeOver, Gabert counters with a Side Walk Slam. Gabert tags in Jinny. Jinny dumps Brookside out of the ring.
Rhea Ripley arrives. Niven and Ripley are brawling on the outside. Jinny nails Brookside with a High Head Kick for a two count. Brookside hits The CodeBreaker. Brookside and Jinny are trading back and forth shots. Brookside with a Spinning FaceBuster. Brookside ducks a clothesline from Jinny. Brookside with a Tilt-A-Whirl HeadScissors TakeDown. Brookside follows that with Broken Wings for a two count. Jinny fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Jinny tags in Gabert. Brookside kicks Jinny in the jaw. Brookside with a Flying Crossbody Block. Gabert clotheslines Brookside. Gabert plants Brookside with The Dominator to pickup the victory.
Winner: Jinny & Jazzy Gabert via Pinfall
– Kassius Ohno will battle Ilja Dragunov next week.
– Also we’ll see Mark Coffey vs. Flash Morgan Webster.
Third Match: Dave Mastiff vs. Joe Coffey
Shoulder Block/Forearm Exchange after the bell rings. Coffey with rapid fire bodyshots. Mastiff with a Hip Toss for a one count. Coffey HeadButts the midsection of Mastiff. Coffey uppercuts Mastiff. Mastiff launches Coffey to the ring apron. Coffey with a haymaker. Mastiff with a German Suplex. The middle turnbuckle is exposed. Coffey drives Mastiff into the exposed steel. Coffey with Muay Thai Knee Strikes. Coffey with a southpaw haymaker. Coffey is mauling Mastiff in the corner. Coffey repeatedly whips Mastiff back first across the turnbuckles. Coffey with a BackBreaker. Coffey follows that with a Senton Splash for a two count.
Coffey applies an arm-bar. Coffey drives his knee into the midsection of Mastiff. Coffey talks smack to Mastiff. Mastiff HeadButts Coffey. Mastiff bodyslams Coffey. Mastiff with combination forearm strikes. Mastiff uppercuts Coffey. Mastiff with a Release German Suplex. Mastiff follows that with a Back Body Drop. Mastiff nails Coffey with a clubbing forearm. Coffey heads to the outside. Mastiff clotheslines Coffey into the steel ring post. Mastiff rolls Coffey back into the ring.
Mastiff with clubbing elbow smashes to the injured ear of Coffey. Coffey decks Mastiff with a back elbow smash. Mastiff launches Coffey off the top turnbuckle. Mastiff with a Senton Splash for a two count. Coffey Spears Mastiff into the ring post. Coffey and Mastiff are trading and back forth shots on the outside. Neither men can make the referee’s ten count. After the match, Mastiff tells Coffey to bring it. Sid Scala is trying to calm down Mastiff to close the show.
Match Result: Double Count-Out
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