{"id":53400,"date":"2019-08-31T17:32:57","date_gmt":"2019-08-31T21:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=53400"},"modified":"2019-08-31T17:32:57","modified_gmt":"2019-08-31T21:32:57","slug":"andnew-new-champions-crowned-takeover-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/08\/31\/andnew-new-champions-crowned-takeover-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"#AndNEW: Two New Champions Crowned At NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At <strong><em>NXT UK<\/em> <em>TakeOver: Cardiff<\/em><\/strong>, two new champions were crowned as both the Tag Team Championships and the Women&#8217;s Championship would change hands throughout the night.<\/p>\n<h3><b>#AndNEW: Mark Andrews &amp; Flash Morgan Webster Win NXT UK Tag Team Championships<\/b><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTUKTakeOver?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NXTUKTakeOver<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MandrewsJunior?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MandrewsJunior<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Flash_Morgan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Flash_Morgan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wauZItLiJF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/wauZItLiJF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NXT UK (@NXTUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK\/status\/1167879367952756736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 31, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The first of three championship matches during NXT UK&#8217;s second <em>TakeOver<\/em> event saw the Welsh tandem of <strong>Mark Andrews<\/strong> and <strong>Flash Morgan Webster<\/strong> capture the NXT UK Tag Team Championships as they defeated defending champions <strong>The Grizzled Young Veterans<\/strong> (<strong>Zack Gibson<\/strong> and <strong>James Drake<\/strong>) and fellow challengers <strong>Gallus<\/strong> (<strong>Mark Coffey<\/strong> and <strong>Wolfgang<\/strong>) in an outstanding triple threat match. This marks the first time a <strong>WWE<\/strong> championship has been held by someone from Wales.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Webster &amp; Andrews launch dual aerial assaults: NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-nfaJEBOG28?feature=oembed\" 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<p>The Grizzled Young Veterans became the inaugural champions back in January at <em><strong>TakeOver: Blackpool<\/strong><\/em>, besting <strong>Moustache Mountain<\/strong> (<strong>Trent Seven<\/strong> and <strong>Tyler Bate<\/strong>) in the finals of a tournament. Their 231 days with the straps included successful defences over <strong>Oney Lorcan<\/strong> and <strong>Danny Burch<\/strong>, and <strong>Kenny Williams<\/strong> and <strong>Noam Dar<\/strong> but now, Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster sit atop the tree in NXT UK&#8217;s tag team division.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>#AndNEW: Kay Lee Ray Wins NXT UK Women&#8217;s Championship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53406\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53406\" style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53406\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/hhh-klr.jpg\" alt=\"NXT UK TakeOver Cardiff\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/hhh-klr.jpg 513w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/hhh-klr-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/hhh-klr-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/hhh-klr-281x420.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo \/ @TripleH on Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The penultimate match of the evening saw <strong>Toni Storm<\/strong>&#8216;s time with the NXT UK Women&#8217;s Championship come to an end as<strong> Kay Lee Ray<\/strong> dethrone the New Zealand native to win the title. With the win, The Queen of Insanity now becomes the second Scottish-born champion in WWE history, behind only <strong>Drew McIntyre<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Toni Storm mercilessly batters Kay Lee Ray: NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UIZknhyH7vw?feature=oembed\" 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<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/01\/13\/andnew-two-new-champions-crowned-at-nxt-uk-takeover-blackpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">defeating<strong> Rhea Ripley<\/strong> <\/a>for the title at <em>TakeOver: Blackpool<\/em>, Toni Storm went through every challenger who stepped up to challenge her &#8211; <strong>Jinny<\/strong>, <strong>Nina Samuels<\/strong>, <strong>Bianca Belair<\/strong>, <strong>Viper<\/strong>, it didn&#8217;t matter. Toni knocked them all back. Sadly for her though, The Queen of Insanity proved herself to be that extra bit better as two Gory Bombs (one of which was on the ropes) made Kay Lee Ray the third NXT UK Women&#8217;s Champion in history.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<p>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">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. Be sure to catch all of the NXT UK action via the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff, two new champions were crowned as both the Tag Team Championships and the Women&#8217;s Championship would change hands throughout the night. #AndNEW: Mark Andrews &amp; Flash Morgan Webster Win NXT UK Tag Team Championships \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f#NXTUKTakeOver @MandrewsJunior @Flash_Morgan pic.twitter.com\/wauZItLiJF &mdash; NXT UK (@NXTUK) August 31, 2019 The first of three championship [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2567,"featured_media":53407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12,452],"tags":[2629,1139,814,3925,1974,1256,474,2624,2868,598,1292,522],"class_list":["post-53400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-news","category-wwe-uk","tag-andnew","tag-kay-lee-ray","tag-flash-morgan-webster","tag-gallus","tag-grizzled-young-veterans","tag-james-drake","tag-mark-andrews","tag-mark-coffey","tag-nxt-uk","tag-toni-storm","tag-wolfgang","tag-zack-gibson"],"modified_by":"Brandi Wagner","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2567"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}