{"id":64775,"date":"2020-03-14T21:46:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T01:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=64775"},"modified":"2020-03-14T21:46:54","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T01:46:54","slug":"nxt-uk-recap-3-12-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/03\/14\/nxt-uk-recap-3-12-20\/","title":{"rendered":"The NXT UK Recap (3\/12\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before the whole COVID-19 pandemic properly kicked off for the UK, <em><strong>NXT UK<\/strong><\/em> headed to Coventry to tape more gripping action, the first of which aired this week with a familiar face for British wrestling fans.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Prince Arrives<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udc40<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\/FinnBalor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@FinnBalor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WalterAUT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WalterAUT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ytKNmKqnv2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ytKNmKqnv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NXT UK (@NXTUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK\/status\/1238194659857436674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The biggest attraction coming into this week&#8217;s episode of <em>NXT UK<\/em> was the brand&#8217;s debut of <strong>Finn Balor<\/strong>, a man who made his presence felt within the British wrestling community before establishing his dominance over in <strong>New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)<\/strong>. Balor came to <em>NXT UK<\/em> with one thing in mind &#8211; he didn&#8217;t come just to boost ratings, he just wants <strong>WALTER<\/strong> and the NXT UK Championship. &#8216;The Prince&#8217;, as expected, would find himself surrounded by <strong>Imperium<\/strong>, eventually being able to fight them off while also escaping the wrath of the Austrian champ. This wouldn&#8217;t be the only interaction between the Irishman and the European quartet throughout the evening though.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK\/status\/1238205668349358081<\/p>\n<p>In the main event of the evening, Balor battled one of WALTER&#8217;s boys <strong>Alexander Wolfe<\/strong>, focusing on the arm of the new <strong>westside Xtreme wrestling (wXw)<\/strong> Shotgun Champion during the bout as the crowd went mental for the charismatic Irishman. While Wolfe did try his best to fight back against the inaugural <strong>WWE<\/strong> Universal Champion, Balor was on form in his <em>NXT UK<\/em> debut, even with a distraction from <strong>Marcel Barthel<\/strong> and <strong>Fabian Aichner<\/strong> at ringside. After they were ejected from ringside, &#8216;The Prince&#8217; connected with both a huge shotgun dropkick and the Coup de Grace double stomp, ending by spiking the German powerhouse with a 1916 to begin his <em>NXT UK<\/em> on a successful note. With the brand heading to Ireland at the end of April for <em><strong>TakeOver: Dublin<\/strong><\/em>, it makes plenty of sense for Balor to be the one challenging WALTER for the NXT UK Championship.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Backing It Up<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LIGERO1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Ligero1<\/a> takes out <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NoamDar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@NoamDar<\/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:\/\/t.co\/6DSlmrhsDK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/6DSlmrhsDK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NXT UK (@NXTUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK\/status\/1238199977308012548?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Noam Dar<\/strong> has been talking trash about <strong>Ligero<\/strong> for a short while now, leading to a match between the pair for this week&#8217;s episode. Luckily for &#8216;The Scottish Supernova&#8217;, he was able to back up his words with his actions as he came out victorious over &#8216;The Mexican Sensation&#8217;. Ligero was fairly decent in the early goings of the match, flying to ringside onto the <strong>Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW)<\/strong> World Heavyweight Champion, with Dar&#8217;s offensive coming in the form of various strikes. Noam did his best to anger Ligero, pulling at the horns on his signature mask, leading the Leeds native to set up for his C4L finish. However, after he found himself caught in the ropes, Dar took advantage, connecting with the Nova Rolla flying roundhouse kick for another three count in <em>NXT UK<\/em>. Good to see Noam Dar isn&#8217;t just a guy that walks around calling people dafties, he can actually back up his words &#8211; clearly, he&#8217;s <em>not<\/em> a dafty.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Queen of NXT UK<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.@Kay_Lee_Ray is cleaning house!<\/p>\n<p>What is the champ doing here?!??! <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\/ZI3j3870zW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ZI3j3870zW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NXT UK (@NXTUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK\/status\/1238202377699803151?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>NXT UK<\/em>&#8216;s women&#8217;s division has some truly cracking talent on offer right now, from <strong>Piper Niven<\/strong> to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2020\/02\/08\/nxt-uks-star-aoife-valkyrie\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Aoife Valkyrie<\/strong><\/a> to <strong>Jinny<\/strong>. This week saw a battle between <strong>Dani Luna<\/strong> and <strong>Amale<\/strong>, a match that ended in controversy as the division&#8217;s champion <strong>Kay Lee Ray<\/strong> decided to interject herself into what was a fairly technical match for what it&#8217;s worth, ambushing both ladies in the process. &#8216;The Queen of Insanity&#8217; put the entire division on notice, more so because she sent <strong>Toni Storm<\/strong> packing after their intense I Quit Match a few weeks ago. Luna attempted to take KLR down, eating a Gory Bomb in the process as a result, as the NXT UK Women&#8217;s Champion stood tall.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Pretty <em>And<\/em> Deadly<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.@Lewishowleyy &amp; @Sam_Stoker_ are in action NEXT 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\/XA0nBJQC8I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/XA0nBJQC8I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NXT UK (@NXTUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK\/status\/1238195587658498050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sam Stoker<\/strong> and<strong> Lewis Howley<\/strong> are here to make their presence felt in the <em>NXT UK<\/em> tag team division, which <strong>Dan Moloney<\/strong> and <strong>DeReiss Gordon<\/strong> felt first-hand this week. Moloney and Gordon, the new <strong>Fight Club: PRO (FCP)<\/strong> Tag Team Champions as <strong>The 0121<\/strong>, actually held the advantage in the early goings of this one, particularly because Moloney is a pure beast. &#8216;The Drilla&#8217; drove through Stoker and Howley after taking the tag from DeReiss, but in the end, he ate a Deadly Pretty (the assisted gutbuster) from Pretty Deadly as<em> NXT UK<\/em>&#8216;s newest tag team got a victory to put them in the running to challenge <strong>Gallus<\/strong> for the Tag Team Championships down the line.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What Else?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In addition to all of this, Piper Niven hinted that she would be the one to challenge Kay Lee Ray for the NXT UK Women&#8217;s Champion after claiming KLR was pure evil, the <em>NXT UK<\/em> general manager <strong>Johnny Saint<\/strong> and his assistant <strong>Sid Scala<\/strong> let <strong>Jordan Devlin<\/strong> know that he would be defending the NXT Cruiserweight Championship against <strong>Travis Banks<\/strong> in two weeks, and a six man tag team match was set for next week as all three members of Gallus &#8211; <strong>Joe Coffey<\/strong>, <strong>Mark Coffey<\/strong>, and <strong>Wolfgang<\/strong> &#8211; will collide with <strong>Dave Mastiff<\/strong>, <strong>Mark Andrews<\/strong>, and <strong>Flash Morgan Webster<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<p>Stay tuned to the<a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Last 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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before the whole COVID-19 pandemic properly kicked off for the UK, NXT UK headed to Coventry to tape more gripping action, the first of which aired this week with a familiar face for British wrestling fans. 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