{"id":66317,"date":"2020-04-04T15:50:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T19:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=66317"},"modified":"2020-04-04T15:50:28","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T19:50:28","slug":"nxt-uk-recap-4-2-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/04\/04\/nxt-uk-recap-4-2-20\/","title":{"rendered":"The NXT UK Recap (4\/2\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A huge Battle Royal main evented this week&#8217;s edition of <em><strong>NXT UK<\/strong><\/em>, as the male roster battled to earn the right to challenge for the NXT UK Championship.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"High-stakes 20-Man Battle Royal and more: NXT UK highlights, April 2, 2020\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nrW2H-1DsAI?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>Spot Claimed<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The HEART of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tyler_bate?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Tyler_Bate<\/a> on FULL display 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\/gznRrohwm3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/gznRrohwm3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NXT UK (@NXTUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK\/status\/1245802556737163264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The main event of the evening was a mammoth Battle Royal that would decide the next contender for <strong>WALTER<\/strong>&#8216;s NXT UK Championship at a later date (with <em><strong>TakeOver: Dublin<\/strong><\/em> pushed back to October, it&#8217;s unknown when the match will occur), a match that was won by <strong>Ilja Dragunov<\/strong>, which is perhaps the greatest winner possible. It could&#8217;ve been one of the larger men in the match, such as <strong>Kassius Ohno<\/strong> or <strong>Dave Mastiff<\/strong>, or it perhaps could&#8217;ve been a member of <strong>Imperium<\/strong> for a spot of friendly fire with &#8216;The Ring General&#8217;. Based solely on how good the match itself is eventually going to be, Dragunov is 100% the best choice possible. Being in a final five alongside <strong>Joe Coffey<\/strong>, <strong>Noam Dar<\/strong>, <strong>Tyler Bate<\/strong>, and <strong>Alexander Wolfe<\/strong>, Ilja lastly dumped out &#8216;The Big Strong Boi&#8217; with a Torpedo Moscow to secure his spot as the next in line to challenge the big Austrian for the richest prize on offer in <em>NXT UK<\/em>. When the time comes for the match to finally play out, it will have been worth the wait.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Unlikely Partners<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GORY BOMB!!<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\/PmamhkvYAM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/PmamhkvYAM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NXT UK (@NXTUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK\/status\/1245792378172182536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If there was ever a team that your writer had never expected to see from <em>NXT UK<\/em>&#8216;s women&#8217;s division, it would be <strong>Kay Lee Ray<\/strong> and <strong>Jinny<\/strong>. The reigning NXT UK Women&#8217;s Champion has had a target on her back since the end of August, with Jinny being one of the frontrunners to take the title out of her grasp. Despite that, &#8216;The Queen of Insanity&#8217; and &#8216;The Fashionista&#8217; worked as a cohesive unit for the most part as they battled <strong>Piper Niven<\/strong> and <strong>Dani Luna<\/strong>, a team that seemed to have their differences throughout the match. Luna was able to power out of a Jinny guillotine choke, and make the hot tag to &#8216;The Vixen of Violence&#8217;, who ran through the former <strong>PROGRESS Wrestling<\/strong> Women&#8217;s Champion. After Dani used a hot tag to get herself into the match, Niven found herself to be sent into the steel steps by Piper, with a KLR Gory Bomb to Dani ending the bout. As it turns out, even the most unlikeliest of tag team partners can make better teams from time to time.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>In Her Blood<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.@XiaBrooksideWWE charges into the corner!<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\/d0Zt5qVaIu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/d0Zt5qVaIu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NXT UK (@NXTUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK\/status\/1245794391354155010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Since coming to <em>NXT UK<\/em> after appearing in the second <em><strong>Mae Young Classic<\/strong><\/em>, <strong>Xia Brookside<\/strong> hasn&#8217;t necessarily had the greatest level of success, but she picked up a victory on this week&#8217;s episode of <em>NXT UK<\/em> over <strong>French Hope<\/strong>. For the duration of this contest, Brookside utilised a more technical-based offence over Hope, as did her opponent for that matter, with both ladies using rest holds to wear each other down. After connecting with a huge flurry of offence, Brookside busted out the Broken Wings, a modified lungblower driving her feet into Hope&#8217;s back as opposed to her knees, for the three count. 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