Eddie Dennis’ machine takes aim at two Big Strong Boys!

The NXT UK pecking order could be due for a makeover! Jinny wants to break Aoife Valkyrie while Symbiosis looks to conquer Moustache Mountain!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Jordan Devlin VS Tristan Archer; Devlin wins.
• Aoife Valkyrie VS Jinny w/ Joseph Conners; Jinny wins.
• Stevie Turner VS Aleah James; Turner wins.
• Moustache Mountain VS Symbiosis; Moustache Mountain wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Jordan Devlin VS Tristan Archer!

The Irish Ace scoffs at the idea A-Kid can come back so soon from a torn up knee, but he’ll still tune up for the coming 30 Minute Ironman match. Will Tristan Archer be an example to why El Nino Anonimo should just stay away?

The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, Devlin headlocks, Archer powers up and powers out, but Devlin runs him over. Cover, ONE, but Devlin and Archer reset. They circle again, feel out a knuckle lock but Devlin wrenches to wrangle Archer down. Devlin digs his knee into Archer, twists the wrist, but Archer fights up. Archer arm-drags free, Devlin holds onto the arm and has the wristlock again. Archer fights up, wrenches and hits a fireman’s carry takeover, but Devlin keeps the wrist again! BT Sports Studio rallies as Archer fights up, wrenches through, has a wristlock, but Devlin rolls and handsprings through to break free and dropkick Archer down! Devlin hurries to cover, TWO!

Devlin puts Archer on ropes and chokes him! The ref counts, Devlin lets off at 3, and Devlin CHOPS Archer in a corner. Archer staggers but throws body shots and forearms and knees! Devlin BOOTS Archer from a corner, wrenches and whips and CLOBBERS Archer at the rope! Archer sits up in a daze, uses a leg guard to keep Devlin back but Devlin still gets a foot to drag Archer into an elbow drop! Devlin gets Archer on ropes again but Archer throws body shots. Devlin ROCKS Archer, wrenches and reels Archer into a back suplex BACKBREAKER! Archer staggers up, throws body shots again, and ROCKS Devlin with haymakers!

Archer whips corner to corner. Devlin goes up and over and Archer hits buckles. Devlin ROCKS Archer with a EuroUpper! Devlin gets Archer up, throws another EuroUpper and Archer falls over. Devlin wraps on a chinlock, digs his knee into the back, but Archer endures. BT Sports Studio rallies but Devlin drives elbows into Archer’s head! Devlin clamps on hands to wrench the neck but Archer endures again. Archer fights, hitting Devlin’s legs. Archer fights up, throws body shots again, but Devlin ROCKS him with a right! Archer hits back and we have a brawl! Devlin ROCKS Archer and Archer staggers to ropes. Devlin storms over but into a BIG back elbow!

Archer fires up and he clotheslines Devlin! Archer scoops and SLAMS Devlin down, then runs to BACK SENTON onto knees! Devlin runs at Archer but Archer send him up and out! Archer KNEES Devlin in the ropes, then jumps to DRAPING CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Archer can’t believe Devlin survives! BT Sports Studio fires up as Archer gets Devlin up to a fireman’s carry and GUT- NO! Devlin blocks the leg to HEADBUTT Archer down! Devlin ripcords Archer into DEVLINSIDE! Cover, Devlin wins!

Winner: Jordan Devlin, by pinfall

The Irish Ace gets a mic to say, “Let me tell everyone watching at home through their TV sets a story, a funny little story, in fact it’s a true story.” Earlier today, Johnny Saint calls Devlin into his office and told him how A-Kid wants to take Devlin on in an Ironman match! And here’s the punchline: Saint sanctioned it! Devlin said, “Johnny, that’s fine. But A-Kid’s career is on the line!” Saint said, “No no no, he’s one of the brightest young stars we have here. There’s no way.” But Devlin said Saint misunderstood. If Saint lets “that little Spanish delinquent in the ring with the Irish Ace, then his career IS on the line!”

There’s not one match that is more suited to the Irish Ace than an Ironman match! But speaking of, A-Kid is here! Devlin laughs as A-Kid has to use crutches to make his way to ringside. Devlin dares “Tiny Tim” to join him. Can someone help him up the stairs? He has no ACL to speak of. A-Kid makes it in the ropes and Devlin is struggling to imagine why AK even showed up. What does AK have to say to him? Nothing? Well if they get in the ring for their match, AK will not have these crutches to help him! Devlin kicks one away and says there’s nothing between him and ending AK’s career. So AK better think real hard before taking on the franchise player of NXT UK!

But wait, AK stands on his leg just fine! And then AK DECKS Devlin with a forearm! And fires off more forearms as Devlin gets up! Devlin gest to a corner but AK fires off! Devlin rushes AK but AK gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX him! And dropkick him! Devlin staggers up, AK clotheslines him out of the ring! And then swings with his crutch! Devlin narrowly avoids getting decapitated! AK gets the mic to say, “You thought you could get away with this, huh? You thought you could injure me and break my leg? You failed!” AK is just fine, and next week, there will be an entire 30 minutes of Devlin failing again! Will A-Kid be the one to finally trump the Irish Ace?

The world reacts to the NXT UK Championship being part of TakeOver 36.

Obviously this is big news for both this brand and NXT prime, as the highly anticipated rematch of Walter VS Dragunov will now be in the United States! But Walter says, “Enough of the talk. I come to the point.” When they step into the ring at TakeOver, Walter does it for the greater good, and the love he has for this great sport. Dragunov gets in the ring because he is jealous that he is not in Walter’s position. Walter vows to expose Dragunov, and promises one thing will never change: The Ring General as NXT UK Champion. Will Walter follow through when he and Dragunov meet in the Capital Wrestling Center?

Meiko Satomura meets with the entire NXT UK Women’s Division.

Everyone stands at attention as the Final Boss walks in, except for Blair Davenport. Meiko says, “As your champion, I want everyone to try to challenge me, just like Amale did.” Yeah, yeah, sure. Blair, be more respectful! But then Stevie Turner gets up and starts trouble with Dani Luna. Blair mocks Xia Brookside, Nina Samuels and Isla Dawn sit back and watch the bickering, but Emilia McKenzie heads out. Meiko smiles at the trouble she’s stirred up. Will all this feuding forge strong contenders for the Best in the World to face?

Aoife Valkyrie VS Jinny w/ Joseph Conners!

No longer standing by in the shadows as the Spoiled Princess runs her down, Aoife is ready to fly high above the clouds. But will Jinny prove herself right? Does Aoife have a fragile ego that she can shatter with a defeat?

The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, Aoife wrenches and wrangles Jinny down, but Jinny fights up. Aoife wrenches again and again then clubs the arm! Aoife wrangles Jinny back down, but Jinny fights up. Jinny spins, clubs free and snapmares Aoife, but Aoife has the wristlock and she wrangles Jinny again. Jinny reaches up to catch Aoife in a headscissor, Aoife kips free but Jinny has the wristlock now. Aoife wrenches through, steps in and trips Jinny, but Jinny kicks from below! Jinny runs in at the corner, Aoife goes up and over and sunset flips, TWO! Jinny runs in again but Aoife gets around to hook an arm and bring Jinny down to a mouse trap! TWO, and the two reset.

They tie up, Jinny CLUBS Aoife then pie faces her into a whip. Aoife reverses but Jinny drops to avoid the heel kick! Conners gets on the apron to distract Aoife but Jinny CLUBS Aoife from behind! Jinny throws knees, clamps on a headlock and hits a takeover. Jinny traps an arm but Aoife endures. Aoife fights up, BT Sports Studio rallies, Aoife powers out but Jinny runs her over. Things speed up, Aoife hurdles and sweeps the legs! Aoife runs but Conners messes with the ropes and Aoife falls hard! Jinny stomps Aoife in the corner but the ref counts. Jinny lets off, Conners says, “You asked for this! Now deal with the consequences!”

Jinny gets Aoife up, snapmares and pulls on an arm as she stands on Aoife’s head. Jinny YANKS the arm and Aoife scrambles away. Jinny gets Aoife up to WRING the arm out! Cover, TWO! Jinny gets Aoife up, wrenches the arm around and clamps onto the other for a motorcycle stretch. Aoife endures, fights up, but Jinny turns the hold back onto Aoife! Aoife keeps fighting, she flips through and boots Jinny away! Aoife headbutts Jinny at the ropes, CLUBS her on the back, but Jinny shoves Aoife away. Jinny runs in but into a hip toss! Cover, TWO! Aoife hooks Jinny’s arms up, turns her, O’Conner Bridge but Jinny pulls Aoife’s hair!

The ref reprimands Jinny but Jinny SLAMS Aoife down! Jinny has the SEATED SURFBOARD! Jinny pulls Aoife back, HEEL KICKS Aoife in the back, and pulls hair! The ref reprimands, Aoife turns things over to get the surfboard onto Jinny! Jinny gets the ropebreak, Conners protests, but Aoife lets go at 4. Aoife and Jinny stagger up, and Aoife runs but into a BOOT! Jinny runs but into a haymaker! Aoife swings but Jinny KNEES low! Jinny SLAPS Aoife across the face! Aoife fires up and SLAPS back! And fires off KICKS! Jinny comes back but Aoife CLOBBERS her! Aoife starts to rally and she BOOTS Jinny down! Conners grows worried as Aoife gets Jinny up.

Aoife fireman’s carries but Jinny slips off and CLUBS Aoife in the back! Jinny whips, Aoife reverses and HEEL KICKS Jinny down! Cover, TWO! Jinny survives but Aoife fires up as she runs and ENZIGURIS Jinny to a corner! Aoife climbs up, Conners distracts, and Jinny runs in! Aoife leaps over, dodges and PELES! Aoife gets Jinny back up, roars at Conners and reels Jinny in but Conners gets back on the apron! Aoife DECKS him, but Jinny CLOBBERS Aoife! Ripcord ROLLING LIGER KICK! Cover, Jinny wins!

Winner: Jinny, by pinfall

Give a huge assist to the Spoiled Princess’ Righteous Knight! Thanks to his presence, Jinny knocks Aoife out of the sky! Will Aoife get her payback soon enough?

Joe Coffey speaks on his rematch with Rampage Brown.

“Rampage, you’ve got one victory, and I’ve got one. And nothing’s gonna make me happier than knocking you out.” Coffey squats hundreds of kilograms on his back, rep after rep, because he’s the Iron King and he’s gonna keep coming! Coffey wants to know who is truly the best between him and Rampage. They’re both cut from the cloth of a harder generation, so Coffey will give his absolute everything in this match! At the end of the day, Coffey will take care of business because this is HIS Kingdom!

NXT UK Media catches up with A-Kid.

They wanted to get his thoughts on the Ironman match next week. How is he feeling? He’s feeling great, confident, and in the best shape of his life. And just as he made history as the first-ever Heritage Cup Champion, AK will make history by winning NXT UK’s first Ironman match.

Stevie Turner VS Aleah James!

With Meiko Satomura whipping everyone up into a fighting mood, it’s no wonder the Fourth Dimensional Fighter and the bubbly Essex native want to have it out in the ring! Will Stevie be the future contender for the Final Boss? Or is she already looking past her opponent tonight?

The bell rings and the two stare down before they circle. They tie up, Stevie gets an arm and wrenches to a wristlock. Aleah rolls but Stevie keeps on the wristlock. Aleah tries to pry the hold but Stevie twists the wrist more. Aleah handsprings to wristlock Stevie back, but Stevie pulls hair. Aleah wrenches the wrist more, Stevie spins and breaks free to snapmare. Aleah slips through to get the wristlock back, Stevie breaks free to again snapmare but again Aleah slips through to have the wristlock! Stevie puts Aleah on ropes, the ref counts and Stevie lets off to get a headlock. Aleah drops, pops out the back, and rams shoulders.

Stevie stays up, things speed up, and Aleah handsprings over the dropdown! Stevie swings but Aleah goes Matrix and victory rolls, TWO! Aleah dropkick Stevie down! Aleah gets the arm again, wrenches but Stevie throws Aleah by her hair! The ref reprimands but Stevie stomps Aleah down. Aleah kicks from below but Stevie stomps more! Stevie gets Aleah up, throws back elbows over and over in the corner, but lets off as the ref counts. Stevie scrapes Aleah off the ropes! And then scrapes her boot off Aleah’s face! The ref counts, Stevie stops to run but Aleah dodges the boot to roll up! TWO, and Stevie BOOTS Aleah down! Cover, TWO!

Aleah hits from below but Stevie clubs her. Aleah keeps hitting, Stevie stomps her more, but Aleah throws body shots. Stevie CLUBS Aleah, Aleah shoulders from below and hits a JAWBREAKER! Aleah run sand rallies with big forearms! And a dropkick! Stevie gets to ropes, Aleah fires up and runs in but Stevie dodges. Aleah springboards to crossbody Stevie down! Cover, TWO! Stevie survives but Aleah grabs her legs. Aleah drags Stevie but Stevie boots her away. Stevie is up, Aleah runs in but is sent into buckles! Steven pulls hair to KICK and ELBOW DROP DDT! Stevie fires up as Aleah gets up, 4D COMPLETE SHOT! Cover, Stevie wins!

Winner: Stevie Turner, by pinfall

Stevie gets another win and is ready to defy time and space! But will she be the one to take Meiko to the Fourth Dimension?

NXT UK Media catches up with Dave Mastiff & Jack Starz.

The Bomber and the gatekeeper are preparing for their first tag team match together, and things have been going great. Starz was just showing Mastiff how to be fast. Well alright, then, get going, Starz. Starz runs the ropes, he duck sand dodges and waistlocks Mastiff then leapfrogs, only for Mastiff to run him over. Jack’s quick but Mastiff is immovable. That’s what’s gonna make them great. Will this combination of speed and strength be what takes over the NXT UK Tag Division?

Moustache Mountain VS Symbiosis!

Tyler Bate & Trent Seven reunite to settle the score with Eddie Dennis and his dangerous duo, Primate & Tyson T-Bone! Dennis’ mind is a machine, and his minions are his ammunition, but will they fail to topple the Big Strong Boys?

The teams don’t have time to sort out as Symbiosis jumps Seven & Bate the second they’re in the ring! Symbiosis double whips but Moustache Mountain dodges, and Bate has his NUNCHAKU! T-Bone & Primate bail out, the ref has Bate put the weapon away, and this match finally starts  as Seven steps to T-Bone. The bell rings. T-Bone kicks low and CLUBS Seven down! T-Bone whips Seven into a corner but Seven boots back! Seven dodges, CHOPS, but T-Bone headlocks. Seven powers out, T-Bone runs him over, but Seven anchors a foot. T-Bone stomps free, runs, but Seven CROSSBODIES! Seven fires up, scoops and SLAMS T-Bone, to then run and leg drop, brother! Cover, ONE!!

Seven keeps on T-Bone and brings him over, Bate tags in. Seven fireman’s carries for a Wasteland Slam, and Bate goes up to knee-board senton! Cover, TWO! Bate headbutts T-Bone, wrenches an arm, clubs the arm, rams a shoulder, then headlocks. Bate smacks T-Bone with his boot, wrenches through and tags Seven back in. T-Bone pushes Bate away but Seven is after the arm. T-Bone puts Seven on ropes, the ref counts, and T-Bone lets off, but Dennis swipes at Seven! Seven still sees T-Bone’s sucker punch coming, and he gets around it to ripcord! T-Bone grabs ropes, Primate tags in, and then T-Bone HOTSHOTS Seven!

T-Bone holds Seven out, Primate hits DOUBLE AX HANDLES to a draping Seven! Dennis laughs as Seven flops down. Primate gets Seven up, throws haymakers, and Seven falls as he reaches out to Bate. Primate shoves and ROCKS Seven in the back, then brings Seven back up. Buckle bump and tag to T-Bone, Symbiosis mugs Seven in their corner. T-Bone brings Seven out but Seven throws hands. T-Bone knees low, whips Seven back in hard, and Seven falls over after hitting buckles. T-Bone gets Seven up, Seven throws hands again and he even hits Primate! Seven BOOTS T-Bone, ROCKS Primate, repeat! But T-Bone lifts Seven up to SPINEBUSTER!

Dennis coaches his team, Primate tags in and T-Bone CATAPULTS Seven! Seven is ready and he blocks Primate’s shot, but Primate dodges the retaliation to ROCK Seven after all! Seven falls back against T-Bone’s knees, Primate springboards in to AX HANDLE him against those knees! Cover, TWO! Symbiosis grows frustrated but Primate CLUBS Seven. And stomps him! Seven kicks back but Primate stomps Seven and digs the boots in! The ref reprimands, Primate lets off to get Seven up, Seven throws hands but Primate bumps him off buckles. Tag to T-Bone, Symbiosis whips Seven hard into the corner!

Symbiosis then throws Seven by his hair, and pull on the arms for a DOUBLE STOMP! T-Bone covers, TWO! T-Bone clamps onto Seven’s shoulders with claws, but Seven fights up. T-Bone scoops for a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! T-Bone clamps onto Seven’s shoulders again but Seven endures. BT Sports Studio rallies up, Seven fights and Dennis talks trash. Seven stands up, slips through and CHOPS! And CHOPS! T-Bone kicks a leg out but Seven ENZIGURIS! Both men are down and BT Sports Studio fires up! Seven crawls, T-Bone anchors his feet, but Primate distracts the ref just as Seven ENZIGURIS T-Bone! Dennis trips Bate to deny the tag!

Bate DECKS Dennis and hurries to the corner! T-Bone gets Seven up, Seven dodges, fakes T-Bone out on the chop to CHOP the leg, then hits a DDT! Seven hurries, hot tag to Bate! T-Bone tags Primate but Bate rallies on Primate with fast hands! Bate whips Primate but Primate reverses, only for Bate go boot and KNEE back! Bate goes up to FLYING UPPERCUT! Bate keeps moving, and he EuroUppers! Primate follows but leaps into Bate’s EXPLODER! Bate kips up and BT Sports Studio fires up! Primate kips up?! Bop up, BANG hits! STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Primate snarls as he staggers up, into a fireman’s carry, and AIRPLANE SPIN!

T-Bone gets in but gets SMACKED by Primate’s feet! T-Bone staggers, Bate tosses Primate at him! T-Bone catches Primate but Bate dropkicks them both down! Primate and T-Bone flop out of the ring, Seven hurries over to get Primate back in for him. TYLER DRIVER 97!! Cover but T-Bone breaks it! T-Bone sucker punches Seven, gets Primate to Symbiosis’ corner and tags in. Bate boots and KNEES T-Bone, leaps up, but T-Bone catches him for a GERMAN SUPLEX! Dennis is grinning as T-Bone scoops Bate. T-Bone aims, runs, OKLAHOMA STAMPEDE! Tag to Primate, and then T-Bone DIVES to take Seven out!

Primate is up top, FLYING HEADBUTT!! Cover, TWO!?! Bate survives and Primate is shocked! Dennis is furious, Primate argues the count but two is two. Primate gets Bate up, Bate shoves him away but Primate puts Bate on the apron. Bate gets Primate for a head ‘n’ arm triangle in the ropes! T-Bone rushes in but Seven intercepts with haymakers! The ref is busy with Seven and T-Bone, Dennis gets Bate for SEVERN BRIDGE to the barriers!! Dennis feeds Bate into the ring, Primate tags T-Bone, POWEROBMB to FROG SPLASH! Cover, Seven breaks it in time! BT Sports Studio is loving this as Primate tackles Seven out of the ring!

T-Bone tags Primate back in, Symbiosis gets Bate up. T-Bone whips Bate and Primate pops him up, but Bate slips out of the bomb! He dodges the double clothesline to rebound and DOUBLE LARIAT them back! All three men are down but Seven’s on the corner! T-Bone bails out, Bate runs, Seven tags, and Bate FLIES out to wipe out Dennis and T-Bone! Seven gets Primate with a BACK HAND, then ripcords and SEVEN STAR LARIAT! Cover, TWO!?! Primate survives and shocks Seven! Bate returns, tags back in, Seven gets Primate up in the torture rack! FLYING KNEE BIRMINGHAMMER!! Cover, Moustache Mountain wins!

Winners: Moustache Mountain, by pinfall

Dennis is furious, but Bate & Seven survive Symbiosis. But wait, the NXT UK Tag Team Champion, Pretty Deadly, walk out on stage! Lewis Howley & Sam Stoker applaud Moustache Mountain’s victory, if not a bit sarcastically. But will the Big Strong Boy and Artful Dodger make these two show respect by taking those titles from them?

My Thoughts:

A very good episode for NXT UK, with a good promo from Walter to keep up the hype for the NXT UK Championship match at TakeOver 36. We also got a good promo from Joe Coffey to keep things going towards his match with Rampage Brown, and a good promo from Mastiff and Starz to set up their tag team debut. I’m sure Starz & Mastiff start their long journey to the tag titles, but I wonder if it’s Pretty Deadly who has them by then. Moustache Mountain VS Symbiosis had a great match but maybe with one false finish too many. Moustache Mountain VS Pretty Deadly is going to be a great match, but I can’t be sure how that one turns out.

Devlin had a good opening match with Archer, but I’m a little surprised at how things went with A-Kid. A-Kid walking out there was definitely to set up his leg being just fine, but I guess this is to create a layer of savvy in A-Kid’s character that he tricked Devlin into thinking he was hurt. Their Ironman match is going to be great stuff next week, but it could go either way with Devlin winning his match tonight but AK getting the better of him right after. Jinny VS Aoife was good, even with Conners giving Jinny an assist. For that reason, of course Jinny wins, but I hope we get a series of matches out of this.

Then I really liked how Meiko stirred up the locker room, and each woman’s response to it tells a lot about each of them. Blair doesn’t think Meiko is that great, Dani and Aleah do and want Blair to be respectful, Stevie starts a fight with them, and that’s one of the matches we got tonight. A very good match from Stevie and Aleah, but Stevie still winning makes sense, she came into NXT UK pretty hot and is going to build some momentum of her own. Millie McKenzie leaving the room shows she’s the most serious about that challenge from Meiko, she might be the first to challenge Meiko in a great student VS teacher story.

My Score: 8.2/10