{"id":101110,"date":"2021-09-23T13:00:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T17:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=101110"},"modified":"2021-09-23T09:49:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T13:49:15","slug":"preview-nxt-uk-number-1-contender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/09\/23\/preview-nxt-uk-number-1-contender\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: NXT UK (9\/23\/21) \u2013 Number 1 Contender Triple Threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s episode of<strong> WWE NXT UK<\/strong> will crown the official number one contender to NXT UK Champion, <strong>Ilja Dragunov<\/strong>. Dragunov has been riding high as NXT UK&#8217;s &#8220;Czar&#8221; since overcoming former champion, <strong>WALTER<\/strong>, at NXT <strong><em>TakeOver 36<\/em> <\/strong>and fresh competition is duly needed. Find out who it might be in this preview.<\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">NXT UK Card (9\/23\/21) \u2013 Number 1 Contender Triple Threat<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Heritage Cup No.1 Contender Tournament Semifinal: Wolfgang vs Teoman<\/li>\n<li>NXT UK Championship No.1 Contender Triple Threat: A-Kid vs Rampage Brown vs Nathan Frazer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Heritage Cup No.1 Contender Tournament Semifinal: WolfGang vs Teoman<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEXT WEEK on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTUK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NXTUK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Who is heading to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HeritageCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#HeritageCup<\/a> finals?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WolfgangYoung?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WolfgangYoung<\/a> vs. @TeomanWWE <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WdRwzdWNEK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/WdRwzdWNEK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NXT UK (@NXTUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK\/status\/1438588766281682948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Heritage Cup Tournament is finally reaching its conclusion. On last week&#8217;s episode of NXT UK, it was <strong>Noam Dar<\/strong> who overcame <strong>Kenny Williams<\/strong> to be the first name in the final and he must now be viewed as the favorite to succeed<strong> Tyler Bate<\/strong> as the holder of NXT UK&#8217;s most prestigious cup. This week, Scottish born <strong>Wolfgang<\/strong> takes on Germany&#8217;s own <strong>Teoman<\/strong> to become the second man in the final. With both stars shining in this tournament so far, the result is difficult to predict. Whoever makes it through to the final can be expected to give Noam Dar a run for his money.<\/p>\n<h3>NXT UK Championship No.1 Contender Match: A-Kid vs Rampage Brown vs Nathan Frazer<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To quote <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScrapDaddyAP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ScrapDaddyAP<\/a>, &quot;It&#39;s official!&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Who will become the #1 Contender to challenge <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR<\/a> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTUK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NXTUK<\/a> Title? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uKv1cY3ew8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/uKv1cY3ew8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NXT UK (@NXTUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK\/status\/1438589490520641541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In inaugural Heritage Cup Winner<strong> A-Kid<\/strong>, renowned UK veteran and star<strong> Rampage Brown<\/strong> and <strong>Seth Rollins<\/strong>-trained <strong>Nathan Frazer<\/strong>, NXT UK Champion Ilja Dragunov has his work cut out for him. These three men collide tonight in an attempt to make their case for the NXT UK Championship &#8211; they each have a shot to show the WWE Universe that they are Championship material and that despite overcoming the most dominant champion in recent WWE history, Dragunov is not unbeatable. It is often said that being the man to take out Jesse James does not make you Jesse James. At the culmination of this triple threat, Dragunov will be meeting his challenger face to face, to prove that theory wrong. One thing is certain: at the end of tonight&#8217;s show, NXT UK will have a new number 1 contender.<\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Network<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s episode of WWE NXT UK will crown the official number one contender to NXT UK Champion, Ilja Dragunov. Dragunov has been riding high as NXT UK&#8217;s &#8220;Czar&#8221; since overcoming former champion, WALTER, at NXT TakeOver 36 and fresh competition is duly needed. Find out who it might be in this preview. 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