{"id":53980,"date":"2019-09-12T05:20:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T09:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=53980"},"modified":"2019-09-12T05:20:26","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T09:20:26","slug":"the-nxt-uk-recap-9-11-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/09\/12\/the-nxt-uk-recap-9-11-19\/","title":{"rendered":"The NXT UK Recap (9\/11\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following last week&#8217;s TakeOver &#8216;extra&#8217; episode, this week&#8217;s instalment of <em><strong>NXT UK<\/strong><\/em> gave us all the fallout from the sensational <em><strong>TakeOver: Cardiff<\/strong><\/em> show at the end of August.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NXT UK features huge Tag Team Title rematch: NXT UK highlights, Sept. 11, 2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jkHQRcdZvII?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<h3><strong>Tag Titles Shine Once More<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54003\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54003\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-54003\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/09\/Tag-Title-Match.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/09\/Tag-Title-Match.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/09\/Tag-Title-Match-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just like in that Triple Threat Match at <em>TakeOver: Cardiff<\/em>, the NXT UK Tag Team Championships were once again showcased in a spectacular tag team encounter as <strong>Mark Andrews<\/strong> and <strong>Flash Morgan Webster<\/strong> made the first defence of their newly-won titles against former champs <strong>The Grizzled Young Veterans<\/strong> (<strong>Zack Gibson<\/strong> and <strong>James Drake<\/strong>). When these two teams collided at <em>TakeOver<\/em> alongside <strong>Gallus<\/strong> members <strong>Mark Coffey<\/strong> and <strong>Wolfgang<\/strong>, magic was created inside the ring. This match wasn&#8217;t exactly <em>as<\/em> good as that one, but it was still a class match nonetheless.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s a MUST-WIN situation for @JamesDrake_GYT &amp; @ZackGibson01 as they look to regain the <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\/hashtag\/TagTeamTitles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TagTeamTitles<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MandrewsJunior?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MandrewsJunior<\/a> &amp; <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\/RZIjs8m3Bd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/RZIjs8m3Bd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1171875319600603136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was very much the same sort of match as well, with a slow build at the start before becoming more fast-paced in the later stages. The cohesiveness of both sides proved beneficial throughout the contest as they both used some double team manoeuvres to sway the match in their favour but ultimately, that tactic would come back to bite The Grizzled Young Veterans as James Drake accidentally delivered a superkick to the jaw of Zack Gibson. A Fall to Pieces shooting star press would ensure Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster remained the NXT UK Tag Team Champions in their home of Wales.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Mat Is Sacred<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54002\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54002\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-54002\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/09\/Imperium.jpg\" alt=\"NXT UK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/09\/Imperium.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/09\/Imperium-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The night&#8217;s proceedings kicked off with a visit from <strong>Imperium<\/strong> (<strong>WALTER<\/strong>, <strong>Alexander Wolfe<\/strong>, <strong>Marcel Barthel<\/strong>, and <strong>Fabian Aichner<\/strong>). With WALTER fresh off a huge defence of his WWE United Kingdom Championship at <em>TakeOver<\/em> against <strong>Tyler Bate<\/strong> to cement the group&#8217;s dominance over <strong>British Strong Style<\/strong>, Imperium had even more reasons to be as cocky as ever. As always, their mission is to protect the sacred mat, which Barthel and Aichner were out to showcase as they battled the debuting Welsh tandem of <strong>Danny Jones<\/strong> and a rather overtanned <strong>Harry Green<\/strong> (better known to fans as <strong>Beano<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CAN ANYONE STOP <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IMPERIUM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#IMPERIUM<\/a>?!<\/p>\n<p>The jury is still out. <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\/WalterAUT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WalterAUT<\/a> @TheWWEWolfe <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabianaichner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@FabianAichner<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Marcel_B_WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Marcel_B_WWE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Io3LLWuNDS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Io3LLWuNDS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1171865729756475393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Like many would&#8217;ve expected, this was quite the squash match, with the European duo dominating the bout after ambushing their opposition before the bell had even rung. Although Jones and Green were able to show some tenacity throughout the beatdown, it wasn&#8217;t enough to come out victorious as Jones would be downed with the European Bomb (a powerbomb\/diving uppercut combination) for the three count.<\/p>\n<p>As if that wasn&#8217;t enough, WALTER nearly decapitated poor Danny following the bout with a lariat, the same move he used to defeat Tyler Bate two weeks ago. Imperium claim there&#8217;s no-one left to take them out &#8211; judging by this one-sided performance, they could be right in saying that.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Shiniest Wizard<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54004\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54004\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-54004\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/09\/Tegan.jpg\" alt=\"NXT UK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/09\/Tegan.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/09\/Tegan-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fresh off a surprise appearance at <em>TakeOver: Cardiff<\/em>, <strong>Tegan Nox<\/strong> made her <em>NXT UK<\/em> in-ring debut on this week&#8217;s episode as she went face to face with <strong>Shax<\/strong>. For anyone hoping to see a lengthy bout between these two would&#8217;ve been left disappointed as Tegan easily defeated Shax with the shiniest of all the shining wizards to go 1-0 in her <em>NXT UK<\/em> career.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After waiting 300+ days on the sidelines, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeganNoxWWE_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TeganNoxWWE_<\/a> makes her long-awaited COMEBACK to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WWE<\/a> on <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:\/\/t.co\/iJfpId7BIn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/iJfpId7BIn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1171871646325645312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t all fun and games for Nox however, as she was confronted after the bell by the new NXT UK Women&#8217;s Champion <strong>Kay Lee Ray<\/strong>. The Queen of Insanity vented her frustrations at her title victory being overshadowed by the debut of Tegan, but she may have made a mistake there as Tegan responded by saying she&#8217;ll happily take the fight to KLR anytime and anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>Sounds like one hell of an NXT UK Women&#8217;s Championship match!<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/11\/03\/anarchyintheuk-the-irish-ace-jordan-devlin-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Irish Ace<\/a> Victorious<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54005\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54005\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-54005\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/09\/Devlin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/09\/Devlin.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/09\/Devlin-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Angry at being left off the card at <em>TakeOver: Cardiff<\/em>, <strong>Jordan Devlin<\/strong> was out for vengeance here as he battled <strong>Ashton Smith<\/strong>, someone who hasn&#8217;t exactly had that breakout performance in <em>NXT UK<\/em> quite yet. As a result, The Irish Ace likely wasn&#8217;t expecting much of a fight from the Manchester native here, but he couldn&#8217;t have been more wrong.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.@Jordan_Devlin1 &amp; @AshtonSmith_WWE BOTH have something to prove as they go one-on-one on <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:\/\/t.co\/rOUIjQ9uuh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/rOUIjQ9uuh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1171867958970343425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ashton came in this one like a house on fire, showing every single person in Cardiff why he was signed to <em>NXT UK<\/em> in the first place. He very nearly picked up the victory as he attempted his ripcord DDT but eventually, Devlin took Smith off his feet with a standing Spanish fly followed by the Devil Inside to gain the win. An impressive showing from both men here, with Devlin proving to be the superior athlete on this occasion.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Press Conference Ruined<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>With a victory in the bank over <strong>Travis Banks<\/strong> at <em>TakeOver: Cardiff<\/em>, <strong>Noam Dar<\/strong> was featured on his very own &#8216;press conference&#8217; as he revealed some breaking news &#8211; he&#8217;s the best. Some truly shocking news here from The Scottish Supernova. While Noam was having the time of his life up on-stage answering questions and telling dafties to leave the room, he was interrupted by <strong>Trent Seven<\/strong>, with the British Strong Style member putting an end to Dar&#8217;s egotistical tirade.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What Else?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In addition to all this, backstage interviewer <strong>Radzi Chinyanganya<\/strong> was on hand to get a word with the now-former NXT UK Women&#8217;s Champion <strong>Toni Storm<\/strong>, but instead was met by <strong>Nina Samuels<\/strong>, who said that she is the NXT UK women&#8217;s divison. Plus, it was revealed that <em>NXT UK<\/em> general manager <strong>Johnny Saint<\/strong> had scheduled a rematch for next week between his assistant <strong>Sid Scala<\/strong> and <strong>Kassius Ohno<\/strong>, with the pair set to do battle in an <em>NXT UK<\/em> first &#8211; a British Rounds Match.<\/p>\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> for 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following last week&#8217;s TakeOver &#8216;extra&#8217; episode, this week&#8217;s instalment of NXT UK gave us all the fallout from the sensational TakeOver: Cardiff show at the end of August. Tag Titles Shine Once More Just like in that Triple Threat Match at TakeOver: Cardiff, the NXT UK Tag Team Championships were once again showcased in a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2567,"featured_media":54002,"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":[5336,452,3],"tags":[1139,1877,2764,1702,814,1974,1248,5042,1256,1376,4140,474,427,2868,3086,522],"class_list":["post-53980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nxt-uk","category-wwe-uk","category-wwe-universe","tag-kay-lee-ray","tag-alexander-wolfe","tag-ashton-smith","tag-fabian-aichner","tag-flash-morgan-webster","tag-grizzled-young-veterans","tag-walter","tag-imperium","tag-james-drake","tag-jordan-devlin","tag-marcel-barthel","tag-mark-andrews","tag-noam-dar","tag-nxt-uk","tag-tegan-nox","tag-zack-gibson"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53980","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=53980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}