{"id":102421,"date":"2021-10-14T11:24:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T15:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=102421"},"modified":"2021-10-14T11:24:19","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T15:24:19","slug":"nxt-uk-ilja-dragunov-vs-a-kid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/10\/14\/nxt-uk-ilja-dragunov-vs-a-kid\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: NXT UK (10\/14\/2021) &#8211; NXT UK Championship: Ilja Dragunov vs. A-Kid\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">NXT UK will air a show from the BT Sports Studio with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/10\/05\/nxt-uk-first-with-fans-full\/\" target=\"_self\">fans in attendance<\/a> for the first time headlined by a NXT UK Championship match of Ilja Dragunov vs. A-Kid. Read our full preview below to find out everything you need to know. NXT UK will air at 3 PM ET\/8 PM BST on Peacock and the WWENetwork. Fans in the UK can see the show a day later on BT Sports.<\/p>\n<h2>Announced NXT UK Card (10\/14\/2021)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Blair Davenport vs. Stevie Turner<\/li>\n<li>Flash Morgan Webster vs. Sha Samuels<\/li>\n<li><strong>NXT UK Championship:<\/strong> Ilja Dragunov vs. A-Kid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Davenport Returns At Turner\u2019s Request<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/07\/01\/blair-davenport-formerly-known-as-bea-priestley-arrives-in-nxt-uk\/\" target=\"_self\">Blair Davenport<\/a> was suspended from NXT UK last month for a shocking double attack. She first attacked Nina Samuels before their scheduled match. Then as Assistant to the General Manager Sid Scala tried to stop the assault, she hit him with a Bea-Trigger and Falcon Arrow.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Not content with sitting at home, Davenport attacked Stevie Turner during her suspension. At Turner\u2019s request, Scala has reinstated Davenport so the two can fight it out in the ring. Turner may have ordered more than she can handle and looks set to be the next person taken out by Davenport\u2019s deadly use of the Falcon Arrow.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Management have made their decision. <br \/>Update regarding the actions of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BDavenportWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@BDavenportWWE<\/a> last week on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@NXTUK<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MfiATJTYpc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/MfiATJTYpc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sid Scala (@SidScala) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SidScala\/status\/1437094373150310402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Flash Morgan Webster vs. Sha Samuels<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Last week, Flash Morgan Webster waited for Sha Samuels to pass him in the corridor and then slapped him across the face. Samuels chased him throughout the BT Sports Studio but couldn\u2019t catch up to Webster. He\u2019ll get his hands on him this week in the ring.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So my first attempt at defeating a big man didn\u2019t exactly go the way I planned. <\/p>\n<p>So let\u2019s try this again,<br \/>this time with the biggest MUG I know <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shasamuels?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Shasamuels<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gvau6cZNIE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Gvau6cZNIE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Flash Morgan Webster (@Flash_Morgan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Flash_Morgan\/status\/1447522878979809284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>NXT UK Championship Ilja Dragunov vs. A-Kid<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A-Kid won a triple threat match against Rampage Brown and Nathan Frazer to earn the opportunity to face Ilja Dragunov for the NXT UK Championship. A-Kid lost a NXT UK Championship match against previous champion WALTER in January. That was a fantastic match and since then A-Kid has had great bouts with Tyler Bate and Jordan Devlin.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">You could argue the only person on the NXT UK roster that puts on great matches as constantly as A-Kid is Ilja Dragunov. So it makes a lot of sense that his first title defence is against A-Kid.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It will be an excellent wrestling match that will continue to get people talking about NXT UK. It is likely Dragunov will retain and move on to mouth-watering matches with the previously mentioned Bate and Devlin.<\/p>\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 a show from the BT Sports Studio with fans in attendance for the first time headlined by a NXT UK Championship match of Ilja Dragunov vs. A-Kid. Read our full preview below to find out everything you need to know. 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