{"id":101996,"date":"2021-10-07T12:00:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T16:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=101996"},"modified":"2021-10-07T07:23:19","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T11:23:19","slug":"nxt-uk-heritage-cup-tournament-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/10\/07\/nxt-uk-heritage-cup-tournament-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: NXT UK (10\/07\/2021) &#8211; Heritage Cup Tournament Final\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>NXT UK<\/strong> will air its final show without fans from the BT Sports Studio, headlined by the Heritage Cup tournament final. The show will centre around finding the next challenger for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/05\/21\/tyler-bate-wins-heritage-cup\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Tyler Bate<\/strong>\u2019s Heritage Cup Championship<\/a> but will also see a couple of grudge matches come to a head.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read our full preview for this week\u2019s NXT UK below. <\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Announced Card (10\/07\/2021)<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sam Gradwell vs. Mark Andrews\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jinny vs. Emilia McKenzie<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Heritage Cup No.1 Contender Tournament Final: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Noam Dar vs. Wolfgang\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Subcultured Yogurt<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Sam Gradwell<\/strong> aims to ruin everyone\u2019s day as NXT UK\u2019s \u201cThunderstorm\u201d. Although he doesn\u2019t always pick up the win in the ring, he\u2019s always entertaining on the microphone. His catchphrase of calling his opponents a yogurt is still proving entertaining. Gradwell has been targeting other members of the NXT UK roster who &#8211; like him &#8211; have been with the brand since its inception. Most recently, he\u2019s turned his attention to <strong>Mark Andrews<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week, having heard enough, Andrews attacked Gradwell with his skateboard. The <strong>Subculture<\/strong> member will be looking to prove he isn\u2019t a yogurt whilst Gradwell will be hoping to show he\u2019s not all talk.\u00a0 <\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alright HR. Nothing to see here, just a bit of unprovoked assault with an offensive weapon in the workplace, that\u2019s perfectly sound isn\u2019t it? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FSCLWlqqTz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/FSCLWlqqTz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sam Gradwell (@sam_gradwell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sam_gradwell\/status\/1443664646196633601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>Meiko\u2019s Gatekeeper McKenzie Meets Jinny\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It doesn\u2019t take a lot to gain the ire of <strong>Jinny<\/strong> and<strong> Emilia McKenzie<\/strong> has done that with aplomb. McKenzie is currently training under the tutelage of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/06\/10\/meiko-satomura-wins-nxt-uk-womens-championship\/\" target=\"_self\">NXT UK Women\u2019s Champion <strong>Meiko Satomura<\/strong><\/a>. She\u2019s also taken on the role of unofficial gatekeeper to Satomura. Wannabe challengers to Satomura\u2019s gold have been forced to tangle with McKenzie first.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/04\/01\/millie-mckenzie-stevie-turner-debuts-nxt-uk\/\" target=\"_self\">McKenzie<\/a> is building up some much needed wins. With recent victories over<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/04\/01\/millie-mckenzie-stevie-turner-debuts-nxt-uk\/\" target=\"_self\">Stevie Turner<\/a><\/strong>, <strong>Isla Dawn<\/strong> and <strong>Amale<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Jinny sees this as a sign that McKenzie is happy to play second fiddle to Satomura. When McKenzie said she didn\u2019t care about Jinny\u2019s opinion, \u201cThe Fashionista\u201d said she\u2019d make her care. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This should act as McKenzie\u2019s toughest challenge to date.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;What I see here is actually VERY pathetic.&quot; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JinnyCouture?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JinnyCouture<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTUK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NXTUK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMckenzieWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MMckenzieWWE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/satomurameiko?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@satomurameiko<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1QXXWZhHo8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/1QXXWZhHo8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NXT UK (@NXTUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK\/status\/1443656515932536834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>Heritage Cup Tournament Final\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Wolfgang<\/strong> has been the surprise entrant in the Heritage Cup No.1 Contender tournament. His victory over Sam Gradwell wasn\u2019t too much of a shock but his semi-final win against <strong>Teoman<\/strong> showed Wolfgang should be taken seriously. Teoman came into the tournament full of steam and many expected him to win the whole thing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Likewise,<strong> Noam Dar<\/strong> quashed <strong>Kenny Williams<\/strong>&#8216; recent momentum to defeat him on his way to the final. It\u2019s tough to predict who will win the Heritage Cup tournament final and go on to face Tyler Bate for the Cup. A win for Wolfgang could allow him to step out of the shadow of his <strong>Gallus<\/strong> stablemates and challenge for his first solo title.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last time Dar and Bate went one-on-one was at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/04\/08\/nxt-uk-prelude-results-and-analysis-4-8-21\/\" target=\"_self\">NXT UK Prelude<\/a> in what was a decent match. Perhaps NXT UK\u2019s bookers are eyeing having this match again but with fans.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wolfgang and Noam Dar have different priorities heading to Finals: NXT UK, Sept. 30, 2021\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ydLCD_cKQ_c?list=PLqIVmFaHA8BoNphIV4Ec95unokh50YbVd\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>Fans, Fans, Fans\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Fans return to NXT UK for the first time in 18 months next week. This will mark the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/10\/05\/nxt-uk-first-with-fans-full\/\" target=\"_self\">first time live fans have attended tapings at the BT Sports Studio<\/a> and they are being treated to a NXT UK Championship match.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On this show, we will get some final hype for the<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/08\/25\/dragunov-first-challenger-nxt-uk\/\" target=\"_self\">Ilja Dragunov<\/a><\/strong> and<strong> A-Kid<\/strong> NXT UK Championship match set to take place next week.<\/span><\/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>NXT UK will air its final show without fans from the BT Sports Studio, headlined by the Heritage Cup tournament final. 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