Is Diamond Mine looking to expand?

With A-Kid visiting the States, it seems only fair NXT UK welcomes a guest! Roderick Strong takes on Wolfgang in what’ll surely be a hard-hitting match!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Tyler Bate w/ Trent Seven VS Oliver Carter w/ Ashton Smith; Carter wins.
• Emilia McKenzie VS Nina Samuels; McKenzie wins.
• Aleah James VS Stevie Turner; James wins.
• Roderick Strong VS Wolfgang; Strong wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

NXT UK mourns the loss of “Razor Ramon,” Scott Hall.

Tyler Bate w/ Trent Seven VS Oliver Carter w/ Ashton Smith!

The Big Strong Boy and his tag partner in Moustache Mountain are willing to give the hottest tag team in NXT UK a second chance, if they earn it! Will the Predator Killer prove he can win 1v1 against NXT UK’s first and only Triple Crown winner?

The bell rings and Carter circles with Bate. They shake hands to show there’s sportsmanship, and fans sing for Bate. Bate wrenches, wristlocks, but Carter rolls and goes to kick, but Bate blocks for a toehold! Carter rolls but Bate cartwheels through and fans love the exchange. They go again, Carter wrenches to a wristlock, but Bate rolls and rolls and uses his leg to break free. Bate knuckle locks, WRINGS Carter, but Carter rolls through. Bate rushes in but Carter headlocks. Bate powers out, Carter runs him over! Things speed up, Bate hurdles but Carter sunset flips him, TWO!

Carter goes for a leg but Bate steps over, only for Carter to step through! Cover, TWO, and Bate sunset flips! ONE, Carter high stacks! ONE, Bate sunsets, TWO! They RAM shoulders, then DOUBLE LARIAT, and DOUBLE DROPKICK! Both men handspring up and Carter flexes as fans fire up for “NXT! NXT!” Carter and Bate tie up again, Carter arm-drags to get the armlock. Bate fights up, arm-drags but Carter drags Bate back down. Fans rally, Bate fights up and whips Carter. Carter RANAS Bate away! Carter runs in to tiger wall kick and arm-drag! But Bate headscissors back! Carter kips free, and LEG LARIATS! Cover, TWO!

Fans fire up as Carter cools off. Carter gets Bate up, but Bate wheelbarrows to victory roll! TWO, Carter sweeps the legs! Bate dodges the boot to dropkick Carter over and out of the ring! Smith coaches Carter but Bate goes out to stomp Carter down. Bate puts Carter in, fans rally and duel as Bate drops elbows. Cover, TWO! Bate clamps on a rear bearhug to squeeze Carter. Seven and Smith talk some trash while fans rally and duel harder. Carter fights up, pries free and elbows, but Bate CLUBS Carter on the back! Bate waistlocks but Carter runs to RAM Bate into a buckle! Carter blocks a kick to spin and LARIAT! And dropkick!

Bate goes to a corner, Carter runs in but Bate ducks the shining wizard! Carter heel kicks Bate from up top! Then Carter springboards to missile dropkick! Cover, TWO! Fans rally more and Carter brings Bate up. Bate swings a punch but Carter blocks! Carter swings a punch but Bate blocks! Carter LARIATS! Fans fire up and Carter runs in, SCISSOR KICK! Booker would be proud! Cover, TWO! Bate survives and fans fire up more! The dueling continues as Carter drags Bate up. Carter whips, Bate holds ropes and sends Carter out. Carter blocks to ENZIGURI! Another springboard but Bate gets clear!

Bate catches Carter in the corner! Bate throws Carter with an EXPLODER! Bate kips up to SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Cover, TWO! Fans rally behind the “Big Strong Boy!” and Bate drags Carter up. Fireman’s carry, for the AIRPLANE SPIN! Bate goes eight times around before the GUTBUSTER! Then a cobra twist! Carter endures as Bate digs his elbow into the side. Fans rally, Carter scoots but Bate brings him away from ropes to hook him up in an IRON OCTOPUS! Carter endures as Bate pulls back on the arm! Carter reaches out, falls and gets the ROPEBREAK! Fans cheer as Bate lets off.

Smith coaches Carter but Bate brings Carter around to throw heavy hands! GAMANGIRI! Then cradle! TWO! Carter survives but Bate reels him in to underhook arms. Carter back drops free but Bate lands on his feet! Bate waistlocks but Carter elbows free. SUPERKICK! Bate is down! Carter runs in, into a BOOT! But he comes back to MURAMASA! Carter hits a FULL NELSON BACKBREAKERS! Cover, TWO!! PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO!! Fans are thunderous as Carter and Bate are both down! Bate and Carter stir as the fans rally and duel. Bate brings Carter up to EuroUpper but Carter gives that back! Bate headlocks to boot! Carter SUPER PUNCHES!

Carter boots, Bate blocks and flips Carter but Carter uses that for an AX KICK! Bate rebounds to ROLLING LIGER KICK! Bate runs, but Carter is up and dodges, QUEBRADA! Bate dodges, REBOUND LARIAT! Bate gets Carter up, TYLER DRIVER- NO! RANA!! Cover, TWO!?! Bate escapes and no one can believe it! Carter and Bate go to opposite corners while Smith and Seven shout at each other. Carter runs corner tp corner, but into a boot! Bate KNEES Carter away, then goes up! Smith and seven argue face to face now, and Seven shoves Smith! This distracts Bate enough for Carter to go up!

Bate DECKS Carter, but he’s still watching the outside! FLYING EURO- NO! Carter catches the uppercut to backslide! Cover, Carter wins!!

Winner: Oliver Carter, by pinfall

The Big Strong Boy lost focus at the last second, and Carter gets the biggest win in his NXT UK career! But this is just the first step! Can Smith do the same to Seven when it’s their turn?

NXT UK Media catches up with A-Kid.

He has a big tag match with Die Familie, how goes the hunt for a partner? Funny they should mention that, as AK is pretty sure that guy is doing a photoshoot. It’s Saxon Huxley! He won’t hold still for the photographer, but AK talks to him. Saxon remembers AK, right? “The rain in Spain! Saxon’s driving train!” Close enough. AK has Saxon calm down to hear him out. AK needs a partner for a tag match. What does he say? Saxon says it falls mainly on the plane, he’s driving the train! Is that a yes or a no? Will Saxon be AK’s partner? YES! Alright then. Will the Divine Beast of the Astral Plane help the Spanish Sensation stick it to Die Familie?

Wild Boar speaks.

“Eddie Dennis. I hold you personally responsible for every bit of hell and every bit of torture I went through last year. And I swear right now, every bit of hell and every bit of that torture, I’ll put directly on you! I’m coming for my revenge! Boar! BOAR!” Will the Welsh Dragon be slain by this boar straight outta hell?

Emilia McKenzie VS Nina Samuels!

Meiko Satomura’s protégé may not have gotten a title shot from the Final Boss, but she has done a good job weeding out who is worthy and who isn’t. Will the Leading Lady have to face facts that she just isn’t ready to co-star with the NXT UK Women’s Champion?

The bell rings and fans sing for Millie as she circles with Nina. They tie up, go around, and Nina puts Millie on ropes. But Millie turns it around to waistlock. Nina pries the hold open and gets the headlock. Millie rolls to a cover, TWO! Nina holds the headlock tight, but Millie powers out and gets the arm. Millie grinds the shoulder, Nina endures but Millie double wristlocks. They stand, wristlock becomes hammerlock, but Nina rolls and wrenches back. Millie gets up, Nina cranks the wristlock but Millie slips through to wrench back. Millie YANKS the arm, Nina cartwheels and wrangles Millie to the mat. Nina drops knees on the arm!

Nina holds the arm down, gets a cover, TWO! Fans rally as Nina facelocks. Millie slips around to waistlock but Nina flails and gets the ropes! The ref counts the ropebreak and Millie lets off. Nina tentatively comes back and they circle. They tie up again, Millie arm-drags and then arm-drags again! Nina blocks the third, but Millie wrenches and reels Nina in. Nina throws body shots, whips Millie to a corner, then runs in, but into a boot! Millie goes up, reels Nina in and RANAS! Fans fire up and Nina flounders. Millie CLUBS Nina, ROCKS her with a right, then stomps away in the corner. Nina uses ropes for defense, then cheap shots!

Millie RAMS Nina back, whips her corner to corner, but Nina reverses. Millie bounces off into a back drop! Nina stomps Millie down, CLUBS her away, then drags Millie up. Nina TOSSES Millie by her hair! The ref reprimands but Nina simply soaks up the heat. Nina digs her knees into Millie but lets off at 4. Fans boo, Nina stalks Millie to a corner. Nina stands Millie up to dig her boot in under the chin! The ref counts, Nina lets off, and Nina goes corner into corner, but misses the back elbow! Millie fires off forearms, then whips corner to corner. Nina reverses hard and Millie bounces off buckles! Cover, TWO!

Fans rally up and Nina kicks Millie to a corner. Nina taunts Millie, Millie hits back but Nina boots her down. Nina sits Millie up to wrap her arms up and drive in elbows! Nina chinbars and grinds Millie’s arm at the same time. Millie endures, Nina fish hooks! The ref reprimands, Nina lets off the hook to chinbar again. Millie fights up and gets her arms free. Millie pries free but Nina CLUBS her to facelock. Millie keeps fighting, throws body shots, but Nina CLUBS her again. Nina reels Millie in, but Millie back drops free of the bomb! Nina flounders to ropes and Millie fires up! Millie runs in, dodges Nina, to LARIAT!

Millie keeps going with more LARIATS, then a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Fans still sing for Millie and she drags Nina up in a waistlock. Nina fights, drop toeholds and puts Millie on ropes! Nina runs back in, and she dropkicks Millie down! Cover, TWO! Millie survives but Nina scowls. Nina stomps Millie and rains down hands. Nina drags Millie up, dragon sleeper! But Millie fights out and rolls Nina up, TWO! Nina staggers up, Millie dodges her, waistlock for GERMAN SUPLEX! Nina flounders out of the ring but Millie builds speed! DIVE! Direct hit and down goes Nina! Fans fire up for “NXT! NXT!”

Millie drags Nina up and puts her in the ring. Fans fire up with Millie as she goes up the corner! Nina gets the hair! Nina THROWS Millie by her ponytail! Then runs in, to BOOT Millie down! Cover, TWO! Nina is furious that Millie is still in this! Nina goes up as fans rally, and she MOONSAULTS but FLOPS! Millie SPEARS Nina down! Cover, Millie wins!

Winner: Emilia McKenzie, by pinfall

And the protégé wins another one! Will Millie be deemed worthy of a title match after we see Meiko Satomura take on Isla Dawn?

NXT UK Media catches up with Mark Coffey.

He just finished talking with Sid Scala, and he’s excited. Good news for Gallus! Joe comes up and goofs around. What was that about? Guess who has a Heritage Cup match? Joe has a rematch. No. Wolfie’s got one? No! Mark’s got one! Oh well congratulations! Mark says watching that match of Joe VS Dar, Mark noticed some of Dar’s weaknesses and Mark wants to exploit them. He can win this one for Gallus! Gallus Boys on top then. Joe doesn’t seem overly thrilled but will he be over the moon when his brother brings that cup home?

A reminder for stateside fans!

Once again, NXT UK will be at 4 PM Eastern, so make sure to mark your schedules accordingly.

NXT UK Media catches up with Kenny Williams.

What does he have to say about what he did to Sam Gradwell’s hair? “Eh, eh, eh, Sam is but a memory of the past. He may have won a match, but I got the last laugh.” But then Kenny sees a note on his locker. “You’ve made a lot of enemies, Kenny Cockroach!!! TICK TOCK” Kenny laughs it off, because of course he has enemies. He’s put people in the hospital, cost them their livelihoods. This threat isn’t worth the paper it’s written on. But then he gets spooked by a locker slamming shut. Kenny better watch his back, a Thunderstorm is coming for him!

Symbiosis meets with Sid Scala.

Eddie Dennis asks “Mr. Scala” why he wanted to speak with them. Sid says he and Johnny Saint have been talking with Wild Boar, and Boar would like a 1v1 match with Dennis. Dennis say she is going to be honest. He’s pretty much just a manager these days, and Boar is like a wild animal! A better idea is Boar VS T-Bone! Better still, former tag partners! Boar VS Primate! Sid says these are good arguments, but Dennis takes that as a done deal. Sid will make a call, but will it be one Dennis likes?

Aleah James VS Stevie Turner!

The bubbly collides with the snarky as all smiles Aleah gets a rematch with the Four Dimensional Superstar. Will Aleah be smiling from ear to ear as she gets payback? Or will history repeat itself as Turner looks to get back in the title race?

The bell rings, fans rally behind Aleah and she ties up with Turner. They are in a deadlock but Turner gets the arm. Turner wrenches to a wristlock but Aleah cartwheels and wrenches back to YANK the arm. Aleah has the wristlock, but Turner spins through and pulls hair! Turner gets the headlock that way, but Aleah powers out. Turner runs Aleah over, then taunts her. Things speed up, Aleah hurdles, then dropkicks! Turner hurries to a corner, Aleah runs in but Turner dodges! Turner runs in but Aleah goes up and over and then goes Matrix! Aleah runs to tilt-o-whirl headscissor! Cover, TWO!

Aleah has Turner against ropes with forearms, then she whips. Turner reverses, and THESZ PRESS! Aleah shoves Turner away but Turner BOOTS her down! Turner kicks Aleah around, then scrapes her against ropes! Fans rally but Turner runs side to side, to BOOT WASH Aleah down! Fans boo while Turner snarls and KNEE LIFTS Aleah down! Cover, TWO! Fans rally for Aleah and she hits back but Turner CLUBS her down. Turner clamps on a chinlock and digs her knee into Aleah’s back. Aleah endures, fights up, and throws body shots. Turner shoves Aleah to KNEE her down again! Cover, TWO!

Turner clamps on claws into Aleah’s shoulders, then goes for the chinlock again. Aleah endures, fights up, but Turner throws her down. Aleah keeps fighting up, and she gets a JAWBREAKER! Aleah slides under to rally with big forearms! And a CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Aleah drags Turner up but Turner tosses her! Aleah lands on her feet, but runs into a SIDE EFFECT! Cover, TWO!! Aleah survives and Turner is scowling! Turner stalks Aleah, stomps her to ropes, then runs in, but Aleah dodges! Aleah O’Conner BRIDGE! Aleah wins!

Winner: Aleah James, by pinfall

It seems Aleah was one step ahead of the Four Dimensional Turner! Will Aleah keep fighting her way up the ranks until she’s on the championship level?

Sha Samuels speaks.

“Oi, oi. Welcome back to the East End Bookie’s. Business is booming, we’re making a lot of money, and a new market has opened! Because in two week’s time, Noam Dar, Mark Coffey, Heritage Cup!” Obviously all options are in Dar’s favor. Dar himself walks in and asks why is Gallus all getting shots so easily. Dar beat Wolfgang easy, he beat Joe easy, and now the little-big brother? Isn’t he just their driver? Sha has a call. Someone wants to put money on Mark? Well alright. Sha will even makes the odds higher, cuz he’s definitely gonna win. Putting the house on it? And the college funds? Alright, Sha’s locking that in.

Dar is excited and Sha says they’re going to make a LOT of money! The board says Mark’s chances are already 1690 to 1, will someone else be making a killing when it’s Gallus Boys On Top?

NXT UK hears from Isla Dawn and Meiko Satomura.

The Wicked Witch says, “It will be spectacular. It will be beautiful. The fall of Meiko Satomura at the hands of Isla Dawn.” The Final Boss remembers back to a year ago, when she came to NXT UK, Dawn was her first opponent. Meiko won then, but the Isla back then is gone. Meiko says Isla is different. More… mysterious. Isla says Meiko has no idea what’s in store for her! Isla’s been taking trophy after trophy, every single ingredient she needed. “The final piece of the puzzle is guarded by the Final Boss.” Meiko and Isla both know what that is. But who does Isla think Meiko is? She can’t lose, she’s the champion. Isla promises, no matter what, she will walk away with the title.

Meiko says Isla’s attack will not go unpunished. This is a NEW Dawn! Meiko tells Isla to bring it on! Isla says it is written in the stars, but will the Best in the World rewrite that with her own hands?

Roderick Strong VS Wolfgang!

The former NXT Tag Team, North American and Cruiserweight Champion, and now captain of Diamond Mine, makes his NXT UK debut! But will the Savior of the Backbreaker put the pressure on the Last King of Scotland? Or will Gallus Boys be on top even against such a decorated superstar?

Strong throws his jacket at Wolfgang and that riles him right up! The ref keeps Wolfgang back but barely as Strong  gets out of the ring. Things calm down a moment, then the bell rings and Wolfgang circles with Strong. Fans rally and duel, Wolfgang and Strong tie up, and Wolfgang puts Strong in the corner. Strong goes up the buckles, kicks at Wolfgang then eggs him on. Wolfgang stays back to cool off, so Strong goes out to taunt the Gallus fans. Fans sing for “Roddy Strong! Roddy, Roddy Strong~” as he trolls Wolfgang. Strong even gets the fans singing about his, “Little boots! Roddy’s little boots~!”

Strong returns, circles with Wolfgang, feels out the grapple, but Strong shoots in to get a leg. Wolfgang stays up and gets the ropes, and the ref calls the ropebreak. Strong lets off at 4 but with a kick. Strong bails out again and flexes as Wolfgang gets annoyed. The ring count starts, Strong gets back in at 5 of 10, and fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, Strong gets around but Wolfgang wrenches. Strong wrenches back to wristlock, Wolfgang wrenches through to headlock. Wolfgang thrashes Strong and grinds him down, but Strong fights back up. Fans chant, “We Want Bivens!” Strong slips out to headlock back.

Wolfgang powers out but Strong holds ropes, so Wolfgang dropkicks him down! Wolfgang gets Strong up, straight arm lever suplex! Wolfgang has the armlock, Strong fights up but Wolfgang RAMS shoulders! Wolfgang wrenches and twists the wrist, another straight arm lever! Then he CLUBS Strong down! Wolfgang gets the arm again, but Strong fights through to wrench Wolfgang for an ELBOW BREAKER! Strong gets the legs to sweep! Strong then clamps onto a headlock and he grinds Wolfgang. Fans rally, Wolfgang endures and fights up. Strong shifts his grip to have more of a sleeper but Wolfgang keeps getting up.

Wolfgang powers up to TOSS Strong away! Strong flounders and Wolfgang SPLASHES in the corner! Wolfgang bumps Strong off buckles, then off more buckles! Then the third corner! Strong flounders out and fans fire up as Wolfgang catches his breath. The ring count climbs but Wolfgang goes out after Strong. Strong clings to the barriers, then he RAMS Wolfgang into the apron! And then BARRIER BACK SUPLEX! Wolfgang flops to the floor and fans are torn as Strong raises his hand. The ring count is 7 of 10 but Strong gets Wolfgang in at 8. Strong slingshots to stomp Wolfgang down!

Strong rains down fists, he pushes Wolfgang down into the mat and pulls on the ear and arm. The ref reprimands, Strong lets off and he stomps Wolfgang more. Strong drags Wolfgang up with a sleeper but Wolfgang gets to a corner. The ref counts, Strong throws a knee! Strong CHOPS and stomps and CHOPS again! Strong stomps more as fans continue to sing. Strong stomps a mudhole into Wolfgang but lets off at 4. Wolfgang slowly gets up as Strong taunts him. Wolfgang throws body shots, Strong CLUBS Wolfgang! They throw more hands, Wolfgang CHOPS back! Strong ROCKS Wolfgang with a haymaker!

Strong CLUBS Wolfgang then digs him into the ropes! The ref counts, Strong lets off at 4. Cover, TWO! Another, TWO! Strong jams his knee into Wolfgang’s side, then pulls Wolfgang’s hair to get the chinlock stretch. Wolfgang endures, fans rally up, and Wolfgang throws body shots. Strong knees low then whips, but Wolfgang reverses! Strong hits buckles hard, but he comes back for Wolfgang. Wolfgang elbows Strong down, Strong runs in at the corner but misses! Wolfgang reels Strong in to RAM him into the corner! Wolfgang DECKS Strong, and again, and then hip tosses! Fans fire up as Strong flounders to a corner.

Wolfgang checks his back, then runs in to CROSSBODY in the corner! Strong staggers, Wolfgang ROCKS him! Wolfgang goes up, leaps, AX HANDLES! Fans sing for “Gallus Boys on Top!” Wolfgang scoops for a POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Fans cheer “NXT! NXT!” for this crossover match, and Wolfgang clamps onto Strong. Wolfgang brings Strong up, fireman’s carries, but Strong slips off. Strong CLUBS Wolfgang, Wolfgang CHOPS Strong! Strong kicks the legs out! Strong drags Wolfgang up, but Wolfgang suplexes free! Strong flounders out of the Caber Toss, and Wolfgang runs in! Strong jumps over!

Wolfgang runs right into buckles! Then turns around into Strong’s JUMP KNEE! Cover, Strong wins!

Winner: Roderick Strong, by pinfall

You probably could’ve called that a knockout! Strong gets the win, and he gets the mic to say, “Listen. I’m not here for a long time, I’m here for a good time. And I’m here for the big money fights! This match isn’t the only reason I was here. Everybody knows who the big money fight is. And Ilja Dragunov, I am laying down the challenge. And the ball is in your court!” The Diamond Mine is coming for the gold! Will the Czar give Strong the UNBESIEGBAR title match he’s looking for?

My Thoughts:

Another great NXT UK, getting back up to four matches, and getting the fans back! Plus, getting the women’s division back on the card here after a few weeks without. Millie VS Nina and Aleah VS Turner were both good matches, and the Faces winning both could mean Isla Dawn is winning that title. The promo vignette from Isla and Meiko was good, and if Isla isn’t winning that title, Meiko is going to have that belt for a real long time. We’re still waiting on Aoife Valkyrie to make a return from injury, and the same for Blair Davenport, those are really the only two I see NXT UK even considering as next.

Wild Boar has a good promo, and we got a good “meeting” promo out of Symbiosis and Sid. I liked that Dennis was chickening out by suggesting someone else face Boar first, and Boar VS Primate is a great idea anyway. We’ll definitely get that before getting Boar VS Dennis, probably for NXT UK Prelude 2022 or something like that. Good promo from A-Kid and Saxon Huxley. As I said last week, AK’s already recorded all the stuff for his feud with Die Familie so they can just roll them out like this while he’s in the States for Stand & Deliver. Maybe AK & Saxon win against Die Familie, and then maybe they add a third man to take on the entire faction. Or AK VS Teoman is the blow-off, who knows.

I would’ve suggested Sam Gradwell work with AK and Saxon since Gradwell and Saxon teamed up once, but I forgot he has beef with Kenny. The promo with the threatening note was good, those guys will have a really good rematch. Bate VS Carter was a great match, and Carter winning was going to happen because he and Smith are going to get a title rematch. The distraction was a good touch so that it wasn’t the strongest win, but it’s a start. Seven VS Smith could go either way now, and still result in the tag match. Either it’s seen as a tiebreaker, or it’s because Smith & Carter swept and Moustache Mountain has no choice but to give them the rematch.

Mark getting a Heritage Cup match is great stuff, as was Sha and Dar responding to the news. I saw on Sha’s board that he also has a “Joe makes it all about him” on there, so maybe that one happens, too. I don’t want brothers feuding, that’s not cool, and it breaks up a great faction. But as it stands, I feel like Dar’s going to sweep Gallus. Strong had a great match with Wolfgang, and I figured he was going to win. I would love if there was Diamond Mine UK, and I feel like that is where Dempsey belongs, not Die Familie. But Strong going for the UK title is awesome. That’s going to be great for Prelude, or even for Stand & Deliver. Actually, it should definitely be on Stand & Deliver.

My Score: 8.3/10