Good afternoon Fight Fans, welcome to our coverage of today's edition of WWE NXT UK! We have two back to back episodes this week, so sit back and enjoy the show!
Episode 1
Xia Brookside vs Rhea Ripley
Rhea shoves Xia away when she goes to shake her hand before they lock up and Rhea shoves Xia down to the mat. Xia tries to come back with forearms, but Rhea is too powerful, Rhea powerbombing her in the corner for a quick two count. Rhea drops Xia with several knees to the midsection and a delayed suplex for a near fall. Rhea then locks in a cross legged double ankle lock before Xia sends her face first into the bottom turnbuckle and a bulldog into a running knee attack before Rhea comes back with the Riptide for the pin and the win.
Winner: Rhea Ripley defeats Xia Brookside via pinfall with the Riptide.
Zack Starz vs Eddie Dennis
They exchange strikes before Eddie drops Zack with a back elbow and beats him down before Zack comes back with European uppercuts and rocks Eddie with a dropkick before missing a missile dropkick. Eddie then hits a bucklebomb and the Next Stop Driver for the pin and the win.
Winner: Eddie Dennis defeats Zack Starz via pinfall with the Next Stop Driver.
Mark Andrews vs Mike Hitchman
Mike takes Mark down and locks in a straight armbar before Mark hits a series of arm drags and a huricanrrana that sends Mike out of the ring. Mike plants Mark on the apron and hits a senton before rolling him back into the ring and hitting another senton for a quick two count. Mark comes back with a flurry of kicks and an enzuigiri that sends Mike out of the ring before Mark hits a moonsault off of the apron. Back in the ring Mike hits a cannonball in the corner for a near fall before turning Mark inside out with a lariat. Mark then hits the Stundog Millionaire into a shooting star press for the pin and the win.
Winner: Mark Andrews defeats Mike Hitchman via pinfall with a shooting star press.
Isla Dawn vs Toni Storm
Isla immediately hits a shotgun dropkick and stomps Toni in the corner before hitting a Saito suplex and a meteora for a two count. Isla hits a foot stomp for a two count before dropping Toni with several kicks and a knee to the face for a near fall, Isla locking in a double armbar until Toni gets to the ropes for the break. Toni then comes back with a running hip attack in the corner and a release German suplex before hitting Storm Zero for the pin and the win.
Winner: Toni Storm defeats Isla Dawn via pinfall with Storm Zero.
Ligero vs Jordan Devlin
They lock up and exchange wrist locks before they start grappling, Ligero getting a quick two count before tripping Jordan and hitting a huricanrrana. Jordan comes back with a uranage into a standing moonsault for a quick two count before locking in a shoulder lock and dropping Ligero with a back elbow. Jordan drops Ligero with a forearm before Ligero comes back with a running cross body and a dropkick into a code red for a near fall. Jordan comes back with a running knee in the corner for a near fall before Lince hits a tope to the outside and misses a splash off of the top. Jordan hits a Spanish fly for a near fall before Ligero gets a near fall off of a sunset flip and hits a spider suplex off of the top into a splash for a very close near fall.
Jordan then hits a moonsault to the outside before they get back in the ring and he hits a flipping side slam for the pin and the win.
Winner: Jordan Devlin defeats Ligero via pinfall with a flipping side slam.
Episode 2
Dakota Kai vs Rhea Ripley
They start the match off with a test of strength that Rhea wins before setting Kai on the top turnbuckle, Kai getting off before they exchange quick two counts off of sunset flips. Kai dropkicks Rhea and hits a PK for a quick two count before Rhea rolls out of the ring to regroup, Kai hitting a few more PKs from the apron. Back in the ring Kai gets a quick two count before Rhea tosses her across the ring for a quick two count and chokes her in the ropes. Rhea smashes the face of Kai into the mat before dropkicking her for a quick two count and beating on her while playing to the crowd. Kai rolls Rhea up for a quick two count before locking in a cross legged Boston crab and Kai hits a helluva kick in the corner.
Rhea then hits am electric chair facebuster into the apron before rolling her back into the ring for a near fall before hitting a pump handle powerbomb for the pin and the win.
Winner: Rhea Ripley defeats Dakota Kai via pinfall with a pump handle powerbomb.
Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster vs Joseph Conners & Saxon Huxley
Flash and Saxon get started before Mark and Flash double up on Joseph, Mark hitting a standing moonsault for a quick two count before hitting a sunset flip into a jumping stomp for a quick two count. Mark chops Joseph before Saxon gets the blind tag and drops Mark with a jumping meteora before hitting a scoop slam and locking in a straight armbar. Saxon stomps on Mark and tags Joseph in who gets kicked away, but Saxon tags himself in and keeps Mark from tagging Morgan in. Morgan gets in anyway and Flash takes out Joseph before hitting a whisper in the wind to Saxon and an enzuigiri into a cannonball onto Joseph at ringside. Saxon then catches Morgan before Morgan tags in Mark who hits a shooting star press for the pin and the win.
Winner: Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster via pinfall when Mark pins Saxon with a shooting star press.
-After the match Joseph attacks Saxon before leaving.
Dave Mastiff vs Tyson T-Bone
Dave drops Tyson with ease to start the show before tossing him in the corner, Tyson coming back with right hands and a series of elbow drops before beating him in back mount. Dave comes back and sits on Tyson when he counters a DVD before rocking him with a series of right hands and elbows into the side of the neck. Dave then tosses Tyson into the corner before hitting a cannonball for the pin and the win.
Winner: Dave Mastiff defeats Tyson T-Bone via pinfall with a cannonball.
Toni Storm vs Jinny
They lock up for a clean break in the corner before locking up again and Jinny getting a quick two count off of a back slide. Jinny drops Toni with a forearm and locks in a side headlock before they run the ropes and Toni drops her with a Yakuza kick for a quick two count. Toni locks in a variation of an STF, Jinny getting to the bottom rope for the break before Jinny comes back with a running dropkick in the corner. Jinny chops and stomps on Toni in the corner before locking in a chicken wing and the two drop each other before exchanging forearms up to their feet. Toni then comes back with a running hip attack in the corner into a northern lights suplex for a near fall before hitting a release German suplex into Storm Zero for the pin and the win to advance to the finals of the NXT UK Women's Championship Tournament.
Winner: Toni Storm defeats Jinny via pinfall with Storm Zero
-After the match Toni and Rhea meet on the stage with Johnny Saint before Rhea shoves her and they're separated as we go off the air.
