NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff
Preshow:
Aiden English, Nigel McGuinness, and Vic Joseph are on commentary. They run down the card for tonight’s show.
The video hype package for the feud between Toni Storm and Kay Lee Ray airs. English says he thinks Storm has what it takes to get around Ray’s mind games and retain the title. McGuinness says Ray did what she had to do to get in Storm’s head, and English back tracks and says it could be a big night for Ray.
An interview with Cesaro airs. He says he is issuing an open challenge to anyone in the locker room to face him tonight.
Footage of the match between Joe Coffey and Dave Mastiff, which ended in a double count out, from three weeks ago airs. English say the only thing that gets settled in a Last Man Standing Match is an intense, personal rivalry. McGuinness says it has to do with ego as well and Mastiff and Coffey will try to seriously hurt each other.
The video hype package for the match between Grizzled Young Veterans, Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster, and Mark Coffey and Wolfgang airs. McGuinness says Andrews and Webster have their work cut out for them tonight and if any time can overcome a triple threat, Grizzled Young Veterans can. English wonders what Coffey and Wolfgang won’t do to get the titles.
Imperium are shown arriving to the arena, and then the video hype package for the feud between Walter and Tyler Bate is shown.
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NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff
The opening video plays and hypes all of the matches for tonight’s show. McGuinness and Joseph are on commentary.
Travis Banks vs. Noam Dar
Banks goes after Dar, but Dar backs into the ropes. Dar comes back and applies a wrist-lock and then takes Banks to the mat and applies an ankle lock. Banks gets free and goes for a kick, but Dar dodges and they stand at a stalemate. Banks delivers a forearm shot and then kicks Dar down to the mat. Dar goes for the floor, but Banks kicks him in the face. Banks tosses Dar back into the ring and goes for the cover, but Dar kicks out at two. Dar comes back and crotches Banks on the top rope. Dar connects with a clothesline from the top and goes for the cover, but Banks kicks out at two. Dar smacks Banks a few times and then throws him into the ropes. Dar goes for the cover, but Banks kicks out at two. Dar slams Banks into the corner and applies an arm-bar. Banks fights back and trips Dar into the corner. Banks delivers a dropkick and then a German suplex. Banks goes for the cover, but Dar kicks out at two. Banks goes up top and comes off, but Dar moves. Banks delivers an uppercut in the corner, but Dar comes back with kicks to the head.
Dar goes for the Labelle Lock, but Banks rolls through and gets a two count. Dar counters with a roll-up for two, and the Banks locks in a cross-face submission. Dar gets to the ropes and delivers a forearm to Banks. Banks charges at Dar, but Dar hangs him in the ropes and kicks him in the knee. Dar delivers a fisherman’s buster and goes for the cover, but Banks kicks out at two. Dar goes for the Nova Roller, but Banks kicks him in the face. Banks comes off the ropes, but Dar catches him and locks in an ankle lock. Banks rolls over and they exchange shots on the mat. Dar sends Banks to the apron and then dropkicks him to the floor. Dar slams Banks into the steps and then tosses him back into the ring. Dar delivers a clothesline and goes for the cover, but Banks kicks out at two. Dar delivers a few kicks, but Banks comes back and takes him down. Banks comes off the ropes with a double stomp and goes for the cover, but Dar kicks out at two. Dar rolls to the floor, but Banks takes him out with a suicide dive.
Dar comes back with a forearm shot and tries to toss him into the barricade, but Banks comes back with Slice of Heaven off the barricade. Banks tosses Dar back into the ring and goes up top. Banks delivers a double stomp and goes for the cover, but Dar kicks out at two. They exchange forearm shots and kicks and then Banks drops Dar with a rolling elbow shot. Banks charges, but Dar moves and kicks Banks in the face. Banks comes back and delivers a knee strike to the face and goes up top for Slice of Heaven, but Dar kicks Banks back to the mat. Dar hits the Nova Roller and gets the pin fall.
Winner: Noam Dar
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Kay Lee Ray is shown warming up backstage.
Cesaro is interviewed backstage. Cesaro says he doesn’t care who accepts his challenge because he is just here for a fight. Ilja Dragunov walks up and stares at him.
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Cesaro vs. Ilja Dragunov
Dragunov delivers a boot to the face, but Cesaro comes back with a few chops. Cesaro drops Dragunov with a shoulder tackle and applies a headlock. Dragunov gets free and delivers a forearm. Dragunov goes for a cross-body, but Cesaro catches him. Dragunov gets free and they stand at a stalemate. Cesaro drops Dragunov with an uppercut, and then another. Cesaro delivers a few chops, but Dragunov comes back with some of his own. Dragunov connects with a senton and goes for the cover, but Cesaro kicks out at one. Dragunov sends Cesaro to the corner and charges, but Cesaro catches him and throws him to the floor. Cesaro slams Dragunov onto the barricade and rolls him back into the ring. Cesaro delivers an uppercut and then a scoop slam. Cesaro connects with a leg drop and goes for the cover, but Dragunov kicks out at two. Cesaro applies a headlock, but Dragunov elbows his way free. Cesaro takes Dragunov down with a belly-to-back suplex and goes for the cover, but Dragunov kicks out at two. Cesaro goes for the swing, but Dragunov gets to the ropes.
Cesaro catapults Dragunov into the bottom rope and applies a headlock. Dragunov comes back and takes Cesaro down and goes for the cover, but Cesaro kicks out. Cesaro grabs Dragunov and swings him about 40 times. Cesaro locks in a cross-face, but Dragunov rolls through and gets a two count. Cesaro delivers a right hand, but Dragunov comes back and drops him with a clothesline. Dragunov delivers a right hand and then picks Cesaro up. Cesaro gets free, but Dragunov applies a waist-lock. Cesaro delivers a few elbows, but Dragunov slams him to the mat. Cesaro rolls to the floor, but Dragunov takes him out with a suicide dive. Dragunov tosses Cesaro back into the ring and delivers a kick to the face from the ropes. Dragunov goes for the cover, but Cesaro kicks out at two. They exchange chops and Dragunov gets the advantage. Cesaro comes back with a headbutt and then delivers a gorilla press face-buster. Cesaro goes for the cover, but Dragunov kicks out at two. Cesaro delivers an uppercut and goes for another cover, but Dragunov kicks out again.
Dragunov rolls Cesaro up for two and then delivers a knee strike. Dragunov delivers a Death Valley Driver into the corner and goes up top. Dragunov connects with a senton and goes for the cover, but Cesaro kicks out at two. Dragunov charges, but Cesaro catches him with an uppercut. Cesaro delivers the Neutralizer and gets the pin fall.
Winner: Cesaro
-After the match, they share a handshake and a hug.
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Tyler Bate is shown warming up with Trent Seven backstage.
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The video hype package for the match between Grizzled Young Veterans, Gallus, and Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews airs.
NXT UK Tag Team Championship – Triple Threat Match: Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) (c) vs. Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews vs. Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang)
Gibson and Andrews start the match with a lock up. Gibson applies a wrist-lock and takes Andrews down to the mat. Gibson gets a couple of two counts, but Andrews comes back and rolls Gibson up for a two count of his own. Gibson takes Andrews down again and applies a hammer lock. Andrews gets free and Drake tags in. Andrews drops Drake with a few arm drags and tags in Webster. Webster and Andrews double team Drake and Webster goes for the cover, but Drake kicks out at one. Andrews comes back in and delivers a dropkick. Drake shoves Andrews away and Wolfgang tags in. Drake tags in Webster and he takes Wolfgang down with a dropkick. Wolfgang comes back and goes for a cover, but Drake and Gibson break it up. All six men get into the ring at a stalemate and then Coffey tags in. Coffey slams Webster to the mat and knocks Drake to the floor. Webster comes back and takes Wolfgang down and Gibson tags in. Webster dropkicks Gibson to the floor and then Andrews knocks Coffey to the floor. Andrews and Webster fly over the ropes and take out Gibson and Coffey on the floor. They get Gibson back into the ring and Webster goes for the cover, but Wolfgang breaks it up.
Drake tags backs in and dropkicks Webster and sends him to the floor. Gibson tags in and picks Webster up on the floor. Drake comes over the ropes and drops a knee to Webster. Gibson tosses Webster back into the ring and slams him to the mat. Gibson goes for the cover, but Webster kicks out at two. Gibson applies a headlock, but Webster gets to his feet. Drake tags in and delivers a back-breaker to Webster. Drake goes for the cover, but Webster kicks out at two. Drake drives his knee into Webster’s back and applies a headlock. Webster comes back with a jaw-breaker and Coffey tags in. Webster kicks Coffey in the head and Gibson tags in. Gibson tosses Coffey to the floor and then delivers an uppercut to Webster. Webster comes back and tags in Andrews. Andrews kicks Gibson in the head and drops Drake with a DDT. Wolfgang and Coffey get into the ring, but Andrews kicks them both in the face. Andrews and Webster take Wolfgang and Coffey down on the floor and then to the same to Drake and Gibson.
Andrews and Webster get Gibson back into the ring and Andrews flips onto him. Andrews goes for the cover, but Drake breaks it up. Coffey gets into th ering and drops Andrews with a clothesline and slams Webster to the mat. Wolfgang tags in and drops Andrews to the mat. Andrews and Webster come back and drop Wolfgang with 3 AM and Andrews goes for the cover, but Wolfgang kicks out at two. Coffey goes up top with Andrews, but Andrews headbutts him down onto everyone else. Andrews comes off the top and takes everyone out with a Shooting Star Press. Andrews tosses Gibson back into the ring, but Gibson drops him with a clothesline. Andrews comes back with Stundog Millionaire and Webster comes off the top with a senton. Andrews goes for the cover, but Gibson kicks out at two. Webster gets pulled to the floor and Gibson rolls Andrews up for two. Drake kicks Andrews in the face and Gibson slams Andrews with the Helter Skelter. Drake connects witha 450 splash and Gibson goes for the cover, but Andrews kicks out at two.
Drake officially tags in, but Webster gets into the ring. He drops Gibson and Drake with a double headbutt and all four men in the ring are down. Coffey and Wolfgang stand up on the floor and Wolfgang attacks them all. Coffey tags in and slams Drake to the mat with a choke slam. Gallus clears the ring and then Wolfgang throws Coffey out onto everyone on the floor. Coffey tosses Andrews back into the ring and Wolfgang slams him to the mat. Coffey goes for the cover, but Webster breaks it up. All six men get back into the ring and brawl. Gallus gets the advantage, but Webster drops Coffey with a reverse rana. Drake and Gibson take Wolfgang out on the floor. Andrews, Webster, Drake, and Gibson stand and Drake tags into the match. The four of them brawl and Andrews drops Drake and Gibson with a double Stundog Millionaire. Webster hits the 630 on Drake and goes for the cover, but Gibson pulls the referee out of the ring. Andrews comes over the ropes, but Gibson hits him in the throat. Gibson tags in and then he and Drake drop Webster with the Ticket to Mayhem. Drake takes out Wolfgang and Coffey and goes for the cover, but Andrews hits Falling to Pieces on Gibson and pulls Webster into the cover for the win.
Winners and new NXT UK Tag Team Champions: Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews
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Toni Storm is shown getting ready for her match backstage.
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The video hype package for the feud between Dave Mastiff and Joe Coffey is shown.
Last Man Standing Match: Dave Mastiff vs. Joe Coffey
They brawl on the stage and then Mastiff tosses Coffey into the ring. Mastiff delivers a series of shots, but Coffey turns it into shots of his own. Mastiff grabs Coffey, but Coffey fights free. Mastiff slams Coffey into the corner and the top rope snaps. Mastiff grinds the steel corner into Coffey’s face and then slams him onto it. Coffey comes back with a few elbow shots and goes for a back elbow, but the ropes give out again. Mastiff delivers a few shots, but Coffey comes back with shots of his own. Mastiff delivers a German suplex and Coffey goes to the floor. Mastiff comes to the floor and charges, but Coffey moves and slams Mastiff into the barricade. Coffey grabs a pool cue and hits Mastiff with it. Coffey grabs a bag of weapons from under the ring and then backs Mastiff into the barricade. They hit each other with weapons and then Mastiff grabs a chain. He hits Coffey with the chain a few times and drops him to the floor. They have a tug-of-war with the chain, and Mastiff lets go of it and Coffey falls down.
Mastiff connects with a cannonball that sends Coffey through a table on the outside. Mastiff gets up at 6, and Coffey gets up at 8 and goes over the barricade. Mastiff follows and hits him with a chair. Coffey comes back and drops Mastiff with a discus lariat. Mastiff grabs two chairs and tosses one to Coffey. They charge at each other with the chairs and fall to the floor. They get up at the nine count and Mastiff tosses Coffey into the announcer’s area. Mastiff takes apart the announce table and they climb up. Mastiff slams Coffey chest first into the announce table. Both men get up at the right count and climb even higher. They exchange shots and Mastiff delivers a headbutt and both men fall off the platform and through a table or two. Both men get up at nine, but Coffey kicks the case Mastiff was using to help him and Mastiff falls back down as the referee counts ten.
Winner: Joe Coffey
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Walter is shown warming up with Imperium backstage.
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The video hype package for the feud between Toni Storm and Kay Lee Ray is shown.
NXT UK Women’s Championship Match: Toni Storm (c) vs. Kay Lee Ray
Ray leaves the ring as soon as the bell ring, but Storm takes her into the barricade with a suicide dive. Storm delivers rights and lefts and slams Ray into the barricade. Storm tossed Ray back into the ring and goes for Storm Zero, but Ray gets free and slaps Storm across the face. Storm backs Ray into the corner and delivers more shots. Storm drops Ray with a forearm shot and then kicks her in the back. Storm kicks Ray in the head and stomps on her. Storm kicks Ray a few times, but Ray comes back with a kick of her own. Ray drops Storm to the mat and stomps away on her. Kay applies a neck wrench and slams Storm’s head into the mat. Ray slams Storm to the mat and goes for the cover, but Storm kicks out at two. Ray delivers a few palm strikes, but Storm comes back with slaps of her own. Storm goes for a suplex, but Ray blocks it. Storm kicks Ray in the head and drops her with a clothesline. Storm delivers a German suplex and then drops her with a clothesline. Storm goes for Storm Zero, but Ray counters.
Storm comes back with a sunset flip bomb and goes for the cover, but Ray kicks out at two. Ray jerks Storm to the mat by her hair and goes for the cover, but Storm kicks out at two. Storm comes back and delivers Storm Zero and goes for the cover, but Ray kicks out at two. Ray delivers a few superkicks and then drops Storm with the Gory Bomb. Ray goes for the cover, but Storm kicks out at two. Ray sets Storm on the top rope and slaps her in the face. Storm fights back and sets up for the Storm Zero from the top, but Ray counters and sends her to the mat. Storm lands on her feet and suplexes Ray from the top. Storm goes for the cover, but Ray gets her foot on the rope. Ray rolls to the floor, but Storm takes her out with a suicide dive. Storm tosses Ray back into the ring, but Ray meets her with a knee strike. Ray comes off the top and takes Storm down on the floor. Ray tosses Storm back into the ring and delivers a Gory Bomb into the ropes. Ray grabs Storm again and delivers another Gory Bomb and gets the pin fall.
Winner and new NXT UK Women’s Champion: Kay Lee Ray
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The video hype package for the feud between Walter and Tyler Bate is shown.
WWE United Kingdom Championship Match: Walter (c) vs. Tyler Bate
They lock up and Walter backs Bate into the ropes. Walter goes for a chop, but Bate dodges it and kicks Walter in the knee. Bate applies a wrist-lock, but Walter turns it into a headlock and backs Bate into the ropes. Bate connects with a few kicks, but Walter takes Bate to the mat in a test of strength. Walter drives his knee into Bate’s midsection and goes for the cover, but Bate bridges up at two. Bate fights back to his feet and elbows Walter in the face. Walter takes Bate to the corner and delivers a forearm shot. Bate comes back with a headlock take down and keeps the headlock applies. Bate fights back to his feet and sends Walter off the ropes. Bate delivers a power slam and sends Walter to the floor. Bate dropkicks Walter back in the ring, but Walter knocks him to the mat. Walter slams Bate in the corner, but Bate comes back with a hurricanrana that sends Walter to the floor. Bate goes for a suicide dive, but Walter catches him and power bombs him on the apron. Walter slams Bate into the barricade and then kicks him in the face.
Walter slams Bate into the ring post and the referee and a trainer check on Bate. Bate says he can continue and gets back into the ring. Walter stomps and kicks away on Bate in the ring. Walter applies a rear chin-lock on the mat and then delivers a kick. Walter applies a sleeper hold, but Bate gets to the ropes. Bate delivers a left hand and tries to pick Walter up, but his back gives out. Walter delivers shots to Bate’s back and locks in a cross-face submission. Bate makes it to the ropes, but Walter wraps him in the ropes and clubs him across the chest. Walter puts his knee into Bate’s shoulder blades, but Bate comes back with a kick to the face. Walter connects with a running splash and goes for the cover, but Bate kicks out at two. Walter kicks Bate in the face in the corner, but Bate comes back with a few chops. Walter slaps Bate across the back and then slams him into the corner. Walter slaps Bate across the chest and then wraps him around the post and puts his boot in his throat.
Walter goes for a power bomb on the apron, but Bate blocks it. Walter delivers forearm shots, but Bate counters and drops Walter with an exploder suplex to the floor. Bate slams Walter into the barricade and then rolls him back into the ring. Bate connects with a few leg drops and sends Walter to the corner. Bate connects with a forearm and then a knee strike. Bate goes for an uppercut from the ropes, but Walter chops him down and applies a Boston Crab. Walter turns it into a cross-face and then wrenches Bate’s neck. Walter goes for a suplex, but Bate blocks it. Walter chops Bate across the chest and goes for a suplex, but Bate knees him in the head and delivers a suplex. Bate delivers a series of uppercuts and then a few clotheslines. Bate kicks Walter in the head and drops him with an exploder suplex. Bate connects with a standing moonsault and goes for the cover, but Walter kicks out at two. Bate sets up for the Tyler Driver 97, but Walter counters with an uppercut.
Bate comes back and goes for the Tyler Driver 97 again, but Walter sends him to the corner. Walter delivers a dropkick into the other corner and goes for the power bomb, but Bate rolls through with a reverse rana. Bate goes for the cover, but Walter kicks out at two. Bate goes up top, but Walter rolls to the apron. Walter climbs as well, but Bate cuts him off. Walter comes back and chops Bate to the mat. Walter stays up top, but Bate cuts him off with a headbutt. Bate climbs and manipulates the fingers of Walter. Walter delivers an exploder suplex from the top and goes for the cover, but Walter kicks out at two. They exchange shots on the mat and Walter gains the advantage. Walter delivers a big chop to send Bate back down. Walter delivers another chop, and then a few more. Bate comes back with a few shots, but Walter falls on top of Bate. Bate shoves him off, but Walter slaps him in the face. Bate comes back with shots of his own, but Walter connects with a quick series of shots.
Bate dropkicks Walter’s knee and comes off the ropes, but Walter drops him with a suplex. Walter goes for the cover, but Bate kicks out at two. Bate picks Walter up and does an airplane spin a few times. Walter grabs the ropes to get free., but Bate grabs him again and slams him to the mat. Walter rolls to the floor and Bate kicks him in the chest. Bate takes him out with a suicide dive, and then another. Bate rolls Walter back into the ring and delivers a German suplex. Bate goes for the cover, but Walter kicks out at two. Bate grabs Walter again and delivers the Tyler Driver 97. Bate goes for the cover, but Walter kicks out at two. Bate goes up top and connects with a corkscrew plancha. Bate goes for the cover, but Walter kicks out again. Bate delivers a series of rights and lefts and backs Walter into the corner. Walter comes back with a slap and a kick to the face. Walter applies a sleeper hold, but Bate fights back to his feet. Walter clubs Bate across the chest, but Bate pulls Walter to the apron.
Walter keeps the hold locked in, but Bate delivers a few elbow shots. Walter grabs Bate and delivers a suplex on the apron. Walter tosses Bate back into the ring and splashes from the top rope. Walter goes for the cover, but Bate kicks out at two. Walter delivers another suplex and goes for the cover, but Bate kicks out again. Walter delivers a few slaps and then a power bomb. He goes for the cover, but Bate kicks out at one. Walter delivers a chop and comes off the ropes and drops Bate with a clothesline and gets the pin fall.
Winner and still WWE United Kingdom Champion: Walter
-After the match, Walter stands with the rest of Imperium at the top of the entrance ramp. They leave as Bate is still down in the ring. Trent Seven and Pete Dunne come to the ring and help him to his feet.
