NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II
Preshow:
Andy Shepherd, Tom Phillips, and William Regal host the NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II Preshow. Regal talks about how much it means to him to be back in Blackpool, and then they run down the card for today’s show.
Piper Niven, Toni Storm, and Kay Lee Ray are shown arriving to the arena, and then the video hype package for the Triple Threat Match for the NXT UK Women’s Championship airs. Regal says he can see some of his same qualities in Ray and that is sometimes the mentality that wins the battle. He says most people would say that is a bad thing, but not him. Phillips says it is a concern that Storm has a title match against Rhea Ripley at Worlds Collide, so her focus is not fully on tonight’s match. Shepherd says Niven has worked hard to get herself into position for a title match and Phillips says Niven seems like the only one who is fully focused on the match.
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Trent Seven and Eddie Dennis are shown arriving to the arena. Regal says Dennis is a cerebral competitor and he can look into the eyes of the devil when he looks at Dennis. He says Dennis wants to make a statement against Seven. Phillips says this is a must-win match for Seven.
Talk turns to the match between Tyler Bate and Jordan Devlin. Regal says Devlin has been bothered by Bate since Bate beat him in the inaugural NXT UK Championship Tournament and he says he cannot wait for the match. Phillips says Devlin is here to make a point against Bate and Regal says Devlin is getting his chance tonight and he cannot complain about opportunities anymore.
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The video hype package for the Fatal Four-Way Ladder Match for the NXT UK Tag Team Championship is shown. Gallus defends the titles against Grizzled Young Veterans, Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster, and Imperium. Regal says ladder matches can be career shortening and he was only in one in WWE. He says it is not a nice match to be in, but he understands why Johnny Saint made the match. Phillips says ladder matches can also make careers and Regal says he is ready to see what the men will put themselves through to win the titles.
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“I Can Dx What I Want” by Scarlxrd is the official theme song for NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II.
Regal says there is no better atmosphere than Blackpool and Phillips says he is ready for his first UK TakeOver. The crew runs down the card once more and then Imperium is show arriving to the arena. The video hype package for the WWE United Kingdom Championship Match between WALTER and Joe Coffey is shown. Regal says WALTER’s attack on Coffey one year ago has stayed on Coffey’s mind. He says he is looking forward to see the two heavyweights go at it. Phillips says Coffey is going to bring a much more physical fight than WALTER has seen in NXT UK. Regal says they will match strike for strike and it will be an incredible match.
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NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II:
The show opens with a video hype package for tonight’s show, hyping the matches. Nigel McGuinness and Tom Phillips are on commentary for the show.
Trent Seven vs. Eddie Dennis
Dennis goes for a big boot, but Seven catches him and power bombs him. Seven goes for the cover, but Dennis kicks out. Seven delivers a few chops and then drops Dennis with a DDT. Seven delivers more chops and takes Dennis up top. Dennis counters and delivers the Razor’s Edge out of the corner. Dennis stomps on Seven and delivers a right hand. Dennis slams Seven into the corner and wrenches his neck. Dennis delivers knee strikes and a back elbow. Dennis goes for the cover, but Seven kicks out. Dennis stomps on Seven and delivers a series of rights. Dennis goes for the cover, but Seven kicks out. Dennis connects with a suplex and goes for another cover, but Seven kicks out again. Seven fights back with a quick series of chops and then delivers a snap dragon suplex. Seven takes Dennis out with a dive and then drops him with a DDT. Seven tosses Dennis back into the ring and goes for a senton, but Dennis dodges it. ennis goes for a big boot, but Seven counters and goes for the Seven-Star Lariat. Dennis ducks and slams Seven to the mat. Dennis goes for the cover, but Seven kicks out.
Dennis goes for the Razor’s Edge again, but Seven counters. Seven goes for the Seven-Star Lariat, but Dennis counters and delivers a forearm shot. Seven comes back and slams Dennis to the mat and goes for the cover, but Dennis kicks out. Seven goes for the Burning Hammer, but Dennis gets free and delivers another forearm shot. Dennis unties the turnbuckle pad, but Seven catches him with a forearm. Seven delivers a superplex as the turnbuckle pad falls off. Seven goes for the cover, but Dennis kicks out. Seven goes for the Seven-Star Lariat, but Dennis pulls him into the exposed turnbuckle. Dennis goes for the Razor’s Edge into the exposed turnbuckle, but the referee gets in front of him, so he tosses Seven all the way to the floor. Dennis tosses Seven into the ring and goes for the cover, but Seven kicks out. Dennis delivers the Neck-Stop Driver and gets the pin fall.
Winner: Eddie Dennis
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Gallus is shown backstage gearing up for their respective matches.
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The video hype package for the Triple Threat Match for the NXT UK Women’s Championship is shown.
NXT UK Women’s Championship – Triple Threat Match: Kay Lee Ray (c) vs. Toni Storm vs. Piper Niven
Storm attacks Ray from the start and sends her to the floor. Niven tries to slam Storm to the mat, but Storm gets free and goes after Ray on the floor. Ray slams Storm into the barricade, but Niven takes out Ray with a dive. Niven cannonballs into Storm against the barricade and then does the same to Ray against the steps. Niven tosses Storm back into the ring, but Kay pulls Niven back to the floor. Ray gets into the ring and brawls with Storm, but Niven connects with a running senton. Niven goes for the cover on Ray, but Ray kicks out. Ray comes back and slams Niven into the corner, but Storm takes her down from behind. Storm goes for the Storm Zero on Ray, but Niven breaks it up. Ray comes back with a superkick to Niven and then chokes Storm over the ropes. Storm comes back with a German suplex to Ray, but Ray delivers a superkick and a DDT to Storm. Ray goes for the cover, but Niven breaks it up. Ray chokes Storm in the corner and goes for the Gory Bomb on Niven, but Niven counters.
Ray delivers a superkick to Niven and Storm delivers a suplex to Niven. Ray slams Storm to the mat and goes after Niven, but Niven drops Ray with a suplex. Storm and Niven exchange shots and then Ray takes Niven down from behind. Ray gets a chair and chokes Storm with it. She does the same to Niven and then wraps the chair around Storm’s neck. She goes to stomp on it, but Niven knocks Ray away. Storm grabs the chair and Niven stares at her. Niven tells Storm to hit her with the chair as Ray stands up. Storm drops the chair and she and Niven double team Ray on the outside. Storm slams Ray into the barricade and then Niven takes Ray out with a senton from the apron. Storm tosses Ray back into the ring, but Ray comes right back and takes out Storm and Niven with a dive from the top. Ray tosses Storm into the ring and goes up top, but Storm cuts her off with a headbutt. Niven gets back into the ring and power bombs Storm. Niven goes for the cover, but Ray breaks it up with a senton.
Niven drops Ray with a power bomb and then delivers a Michinoku Driver. Niven goes for the cover, but Ray kicks out. Niven goes for another Michinoku Driver, but Ray counters and delivers a Gory Bomb. Ray goes for the cover, but Storm gets into the ring and stops the referee from counting. Ray sends Storm back to the floor, but Niven drops Ray with a Destroyer. Storm gets into the ring and knocks Niven down and delivers Storm Zero to Ray. Storm goes for the cover, but Niven breaks it up. Storm delivers a series of rights to Niven and delivers a Storm Zero to Ray on top of Niven. Storm slams Niven to the mat and goes for the cover, but Niven kicks out. Storm goes up top and hits a frog splash and goes for the cover, but Ray kicks Storm in the face and gets the pin fall on Niven.
Winner and still NXT UK Women’s Champion: Kay Lee Ray
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Imperium is shown backstage gearing up for their respective matches, while Travis Banks is shown watching the show from ringside.
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The video hype package for the match between Jordan Devlin and Tyler Bate is shown.
Tyler Bate vs. Jordan Devlin
They lock up and Devlin backs Bate into the corner. Devlin delivers a headbutt and then applies a wrist-lock. Bate counters into one of his own, but Devlin counters out and blocks a right hand. Bate sends Devlin across the ring and drops him with a back-body drop. Bate drops Devlin with a military press slam and then kicks him to the floor. Bate goes for a dive, but Devlin catches him and slams him to the mat. Devlin connects with a moonsault and goes for the cover, but Bate kicks out. Devlin delivers a series of rights on the mat and delivers a running knee lift. Devlin goes for the cover, but Bate kicks out again. Devlin suplexes Bate to the mat and delivers en elbow strike to the face. Devlin takes Bate down with another suplex and goes for the Devil Inside, but Bate counters and slams Devlin into the corner. Devlin goes for the floor, but Bate takes him out with a dive. Bate tosses Devlin back into the ring and goes for a cross-body from the top, but Devlin counters with knees to the midsection. Devlin goes for the cover, but Bate kicks out.
Devlin connects with a forearm to the back and takes Bate to the mat. Devlin stands on Bate’s face and then slams him to the mat again. Devlin stomps on Bate and sends him off the ropes, but Bate counters and rolls up Devlin for two. Both men come off the ropes and go for a cross-body. Bate delivers a knee strike and then takes Devlin out with an uppercut. Bate tosses Devlin across the ring and then kicks him in the face. Bate connects with a standing Shooting Star Press and goes for the cover, but Devlin kicks out. Bate grabs Devlin and delivers the Airplane Spin and tosses him to the mat. Bate delivers a Brain Buster and goes for the cover, but Devlin kicks out. Bate goes for the Tyler Driver 97, but Devlin counters and takes Bate down with a half-and-half suplex. Devlin goes for the cover, but Bate kicks out. Devlin takes Bate out with a slingshot cutter and then hits another one on the apron and both men fall to the floor. Devlin kicks Bate in the face and gets back into the ring at the eight count, but Bate beats the count and gets into the ring at nine.
They exchange forearm shots in the ring and then turn them int straight right hands. Bate comes off the ropes and kicks Devlin in the head and goes for the Tyler Driver 97, but Devlin counters with a headbutt. Bate comes off the ropes, but Devlin drops him with a Spanish Fly. Bate delivers Bop and Bang and both men are down in the ring. They get to their feet and go up top and Devlin delivers an avalanche Spanish Fly and then hits the Devil Inside. Devlin goes for the cover, but Bate kicks out. Devlin stomps on Bate’s head, but Bate comes back and takes Devlin down. Bate delivers a springboard DDT and then hits the Tyler Driver 97 and goes for the cover, but Devlin kicks out. Bate comes off the top with a corkscrew splash and gets the pin fall.
Winner: Tyler Bate
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The video hype package for the Fatal Four-Way Ladder Match for the NXT UK Tag Team Championship is shown.
NXT UK Tag Team Championship – Fatal Four-Way Ladder Match: Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) (c) vs. Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) vs. Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) vs. Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews
All eight men brawl from the start and GYV gain the advantage. Gallus gets into the ring an takes out GYV and then Imperium does the same to Gallus. Webster and Andrews do the same to Imperium, but GYV come back and take out Andrews and Webster. GYV grabs chairs and hit Andrews and Webster with them, and then lays out Imperium as well. Imperium comes right back and takes out GYV with the chairs. Imperium grab a ladder, but Webster and Andrews take them out with dives. Andrews and Webster grab the ladder and set it up in the ring. Webster climbs, but Imperium get into the ring and climb themselves. Gallus get another ladder and take out Imperium. Imperium come back and take out Gallus and then Webster takes out Barthel with a moonsault from a ladder. Aichner grabs Webster and then Imperium double team Webster using the ladder. Andrews take out Imperium with a double kick to the head and grabs the ladder, but GYV slam him into the corner with the ladder. Drake delivers a dropkick to Andrews in the corner and then Gallus take out Drake.
Coffey chokeslams Gibson onto the ladder and then slams Drake with a Samoan Drop on the ladder. Gallus climb the ladder, but Imperium cuts them off. Gallus pulls Imperium to the floor and slam them into the steps. Andrews and Webster climb the ladder, but Gallus cut them off. Andrews and Webster fight them off and then Andrews hits a Shooting Star Press onto Coffey from the ladder. Barthel gets back into the ring, but Webster attacks him. Barthel slams Webster onto the ladderand then Aichner hits a springboard moonsault onto Webster and the ladder. Imperium climb the ladder, but GYV cut them off. GYV set up a bigger ladder and then Gallus set up a third. Andrews wedges a fourth ladder and then Webster gets a fifth ladder in the ring. All eight men are on the ladders and then they start falling. Andrews and Webster and GYV are left on the ladders and then Webster gets shoves down. Andrews shoves Drake down, but Gibson grabs his foot and pulls him down as well. Gibson slams Andrews to the mat and Drake begins to climb.
Drake hits a 450 splash on Andrews instead and then Gibson lefts Drake on his shoulders to help him climb. Aichner pulls Gibson to the floor and then Imperium take Drake out with the European Bomb. Imperium get all the ladders but two out of the ring, but Gallus cut them off. Gallus smash Aichner with the ladders a few times and then do the same to Barthel. Coffey tosses one of the ladder to the floor and then Wolfgang slams Drake to the mat. Wolfgang tosses Coffey outside onto Imperium and then Wolfgang slams Gibson on the ramp. Gallus get back into the ring, but Andrews and Webster drop them with a double Stundog Millionaire. Andrews and Webster grab a ladder, but Gallus cut them off and the ladder sets up on the floor. Gallus get the advantage and grab tables and place them on the ring apron and barricade. Gallus try to slam Andrews and Webster through the table, but Andrews and Webster counter with headbutts. Andrews sends Coffey through one of the tables and then he and Webster climb the ladder and send Wolfgang through the other table with a double senton.
Andrews and Webster set up a ladder in the ring and begin to climb. GYV get into the ring and cut them off. Drake begins to climb, but Webster hands Andrews a kendo stick. Andrews nails GYV with the kendo stick and snaps it in half. Andrews climbs, but Imperium cut him off. Aichner delivers a Brain Buster and Barthel climbs the ladder, but Coffey cuts him off. He goes for a suplex, but Aichner holds the ladder down. Aichner grabs Coffey, but Wolfgang gets into the ring and spears Aichner through another ladder. Coffey dumps Barthel out onto everyone else and then Gallus climbs the ladder and Coffey unhooks the belts.
Winners and still NXT UK Tag Team Champions: Gallus
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Ridge Holland is shown watching the show from ringside.
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The video hype package for the WWE United Kingdom Championship Match between WALTER and Joe Coffey is shown.
WWE United Kingdom Championship Match: WALTER (c) vs. Joe Coffey
Coffey backs WALTER against the ropes and then drops him with a back-drop driver. WALTER rolls to the floor, but gets on the apron. Coffey kicks WALTER in the face and dives out of the ring onto him. WALTER comes back with an uppercut, but Coffey sends him into the barricade. Coffey charges, but WALTER sends him over the barricade. Coffey comes back and takes WALTER down with a diving shoulder tackle. Coffey tosses WALTER back into the ring and keeps him grounded. Coffey slams WALTER to the mat again and goes for the cover, but WALTER kicks out. Coffey goes for a suplex, but he cannot lift WALTER up. Coffey delivers a left hand and then delivers forearm shots. Coffey finally lifts WALTER and delivers a suplex. Coffey goes for the cover, but WALTER kicks out. Coffey delivers a chop to WALTER and then WALTER asks for more. Coffey chops a few more times, but then WALTER drops Coffey with one chop of his own. WALTER delivers more chops to Coffey and each one drops Coffey to the mat.
WALTER delivers another chop on the floor and kicks Coffey in the face. WALTER gets back into the ring, as does Coffey at the count of nine. WALTER takes Coffey to the mat and goes for the cover, but Coffey kicks out. WALTER applies a single-leg Boston Crab and then transitions into an STF. WALTER picks Coffey up and slams him right back down. Coffey goes to the apron, but WALTER delivers a few shots to his chest. Coffey catches the last one and delivers forearms to WALTER. Coffey comes off the top for a dropkick, but WALTER catches him and locks in a Boston Crab. WALTER transitions into the STF again and delivers elbow shots as well. WALTER locks in a Crossface, but Coffey gets free and gets to the ropes. WALTER grabs Coffey and delivers another chop. Coffey ducks another chop attempt and delivers a short-armed clothesline. They exchange shots and then WALTER delivers a suplex. WALTER applies a sleeper hold, but Coffey drops down and slams WALTER to the mat.
Coffey delivers a German suplex and goes for the cover, but WALTER kicks out. Coffey connects with a springboard moonsault and goes for another cover, but WALTER kicks out again. Coffey comes off the ropes, but WALTER kicks him in the face. Coffey comes back with a clothesline, but WALTER chops him. WALTER delivers a power bomb and goes for the cover, but Coffey kicks out. WALTER and Coffey brawl and then Coffey dodges a shot from WALTER and the referee gets taken out. Coffey deliver a power bomb and goes for the cover, but the referee is still down on the outside. Alexander Wolfe rushes the ring and kicks Coffey in the face. Ilja Dragunov comes to the ring and lays Wolfe out with rights and lefts. Dragunov hits the Torpedo Moscow, but he knocks Wolfe into Coffey, who immediately grabs his knee. WALTER drops Dragunov with a clothesline and kicks Coffey in the face on the floor. WALTER slams Coffey into the steps and delivers a power bomb on the floor. WALTER drops Coffey with a clothesline in the ring and goes for the cover, and another referee rushes the ring but Coffey kicks out.
Dragunov and Wolfe brawl up the ramp and WALTER goes up top. Coffey cuts him off, but WALTER sends him back to the mat. Coffey climbs back up, but WALTER chops him back down. Coffey delivers an uppercut and suplexes WALTER down to the mat. WALTER and Coffey exchange shots and then Coffey backs WALTER into the corner with quick strikes. WALTER comes back with a kick to the knee and then takes out Coffey’s leg. WALTER connects with the splash and goes for the cover, but Coffey kicks out. WALTER goes for a power bomb, but Coffey counters and hits All is Best for the Bells. Coffey goes for the cover, but WALTER kicks out. Coffey goes for All is Best for the Bells again, but WALTER ducks an locks in a side headlock and transitions into a sleeper hold. WALTER kicks Coffey in the back and clubs him across the back. WALTER locks in the sleeper again, but Coffey gets to the ropes. WALTER chops Coffey’s hand off the ropes and drops him with a German suplex. WALTER delivers a power bomb and then slaps him across the back. WALTER delivers another power bomb and locks in a side sleeper hold and Coffey taps out.
Winner and still WWE United Kingdom Champion: WALTER
-After the match, Wolfe, Aichner, and Barthel come to the ring and stand tall with WALTER. The Undisputed ERA rush the ring and beat down Imperium. Kyle O’Reilly, Bobby Fish, and Roderick Strong beat down Wolfe, Aichner, and Barthel on the outside and then the ERA beat down WALTER four-on-one in the ring. Cole lays WALTER out with the Last Shot and the ERA stand tall as the show comes to a close.
