2020-10-22 NXT UK

 

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening.....whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 2020-10-24, I am checking out the latest edition of NXT UK.  With everything going on I have not kept up with the show but wrestling is wrestling so I think it is time to find out what is going on across the pond!

• It has been a while since I checked out NXT UK....and I still hate the theme song!
• There is something about Eddie Dennis that bothers me, I think it is the body.  It just does not look right
• Yeah I do not see Carter winning this match
• That was a hell of a slap by Dennis
• Dennis also has a horrible haircut and I know about horrible haircuts 
• 1 dive, I think I shall keep count
• What was that?  A weird bodyslam?
• 1 superkick
• Nigel is a great announcer, he does the hype so well but is so informative
• I like that WWE has started to us female refs for female matches
• That was an ugly tackle and that is good because it felt real
• Really slow cover by Amale there
• I got slightly distracted during the match hopefully I did not miss a dive or superkick
• uggg, I do not like Nina's character.  Did not work for Aiden English probably will not work for her either
• Trent is looking much older and I like it
• This will be weird for me with the rounds and such.  I remember some shows in the US, maybe AAW, back in the early 90's did it and it was weird
• Did Williams just pull Seven up?
• A lot of lanky guys on NXT UK
• That DDT should have ended it
• That was odd because when do people hit the ropes like Seven did there?
• 2 Superkick
• A contract signing I wonder if they will fight
• It is weird that the Russian is the good guy!
• JESUS WHAT A SLAP!
• And there is the brawl

A decent show with a really good main event!  Eddie is decent and it was a good build up for next week with Webb and Andrews.  Im interested in knowing where that goes.  WALTER and Ilja will be a hard hitting match for sure.  Honestly the only thing that I found subpar was the womens match.  I will continue to watch when I have time and it was a good show.  

RESULTS

• Eddie Dennis def. Oliver Carter
• Segment:  Eddie Dennis
• Video:  Joey Coffey
• Nina Samuels def. Amale
• Interview:  Nina Samuels
• Trent Seven def. Kenny Williams in a Heritage Cup Tournament Match 2 falls to 1
• Contract Signing: WALTER (NXT UK Champion) & Ilja Dragunov

2019-10-31 NXT UK

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today I am check out the 2019 Halloween episode of NXT UK.  I will admit I am not up to date with the storylines or the characters but let us see what I think.

• I love me some Jazzy Gabert!  I thought she was the store of the Mae Young classic a few years ago
• This is why NXT is leaps and bounds above AEW.  All four of these ladies look like stars, can you say that about the AEW women's division?
• I already know more about these for women than most of the AEW roster because of the announcing.  Who would have thought the show with Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone would be the lesser announce team!
• Tell me that you would buy Riho against any of these four women!
• I do not like the dive in the opening women's tag match ut it is what people expect 
• Ripley will be a HUGE star on the main roster in a year for now given the chance
• How far has Ohno fallen?  He will always be a great vet but good grief remember when he was going to be the next big star
• Honestly, I think a good idea would be to put Ohno and Ceasar together as the Kings of Wrestling again since it appears Sheamus is gone for good
• A-Kid is on the smaller side but would be great on 205 I think
• Great heel move for Ohno!
• I love that Ohno is wrestling like a heel, it is rare today because everyone wants to be cheered
• I do not like that finish, makes it look like a fluke, although it appears they are going that route with Ohno, that he loses via flukes over and over again
• Well I hope Big Wavy is destroyed because he already annoys me
• Can I cheer for the ref because neither of these guys do anything for me upon first viewing
• That was weird looking driving the kid into the bottom buckle
• That was the first match I thought was just there.  Neither guy stood out or was anything "special" to me
• Who thought giving her a live mic was a good idea?
• Good grief this is bad
• I love Mastiff!  He is my brother from another mother!
• Oh, it is Finn Balor...wait...it is not?
• I love that NXT has heels that act like heels
• The way that Devlin is taking Mastiff down works perfectly.  It is almost the guys laying these matches out understand wrestling and it is not a video game
• Damn what a cutter!
• While Devlin is smaller it is still believable

Once again NXT does not disappoint!  Aside from the Conners/Johnson match every match felt important and every match delivered without having 40 superkicks, 30 dives and 20 false finishes.  Heels acted like heels, cheating when they needed too.  Rays interview started off rough but got better.  I am interested in who Killer Kelly is and how she is going to start a fight....although those slaps to her face were not very believable.  Overall an excellent show and one that makes me want to see next week which is the goal!

Results of the Show

• Piper Niven/Rhea Ripley def. Jinny/Jazzy Gabert 
• A-Kid def. Kassius Ohno via Countout
• Interview:  Killer Kelly
• Joseph Conners def. Roy Johnson
• Segment:  Kay Lee Ray (NXT UK Women's Champion)
• Segment:  Mark Coffey/Wolfgang (NXT Tag Team Champions)/Joe Coffey
• Jordan Devlin def. Dave Mastiff 
• Segment:   Ilja Dragunov/Alexander Wolfe