{"id":77121,"date":"2020-10-08T09:05:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T13:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=77121"},"modified":"2020-10-08T09:05:39","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T13:05:39","slug":"preview-nxt-uk-10-8-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/10\/08\/preview-nxt-uk-10-8-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE NXT UK (10\/8\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"

While regular NXT<\/strong> <\/em>has the upcoming Halloween Havoc<\/strong><\/em> special to look forward to on October 28th, NXT UK<\/strong> <\/em>rolls on with the Heritage Cup Tournament this week, as another first round contest has been scheduled.<\/p>\n

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NXT UK Heritage Cup Tournament – Quarterfinals: Flash Morgan Webster vs. A-Kid<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Following Noam Dar<\/strong> advancing to the semifinals of the Heritage Cup Tournament over Alexander Wolfe<\/strong> in last week’s main event, we’ll determine his next round opponent this week as A-Kid<\/strong> battles former NXT UK<\/em> Tag Team Champion, Flash Morgan Webster<\/strong>, in what is sure to be a tournament-stealing contest. We haven’t really seen too much of the Welshman as a singles performer in NXT UK<\/em>, as his South Wales Subculture<\/strong> pairing with Mark Andrews<\/strong> has dominated his career for the past two years. In fact, his most recent singles match on the brand – not including the Battle Royal from this past April – was last August as he defeated Mark Coffey<\/strong>, so he doesn’t exactly have the smoothest transition back into singles competition. A-Kid isn’t to be taken lightly, as he’s proven each and every time since he joined the brand. Impressive showings against the likes of Joseph Conners<\/strong>, Ilja Dragunov<\/strong>, and The Brian Kendrick<\/strong> have landed him a spot in the field of eight.<\/p>\n

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Kay Lee Ray’s State Of The Union Address<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When it was announced that Kay Lee Ray<\/strong> would be putting her NXT UK<\/em> Women’s Championship up for grabs against Piper Niven<\/strong>, many fans jumped to the conclusion that ‘The Vixen of Violence’ would be the one to end KLR’s reign of terror over the women’s division. However, another successful defence would further cement ‘The Queen of Insanity’s’ legacy within NXT UK<\/em>, leading us to her State of the Union address this week. It’s near enough a given that we’ll get a glimpse at her next challenger here. With Piper Niven again being unsuccessful, and Toni Storm<\/strong> officially departing for regular NXT<\/em>, it’s time for a new challenger to step up to the plate. Both Xia Brookside<\/strong> and newcomer Aoife Valkyrie<\/strong> have been proving themselves so don’t be surprised to see either of them interrupt Kay Lee, however, it was last week when Jinny<\/strong> put the women’s division on notice. The reigning PROGRESS Wrestling<\/strong> Women’s Champion is all about the nice things in life, but could we be set to see ‘The Fashionista’ add the NXT UK<\/em> Women’s Championship to her wardrobe?<\/p>\n

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.@KennyWilliamsUK<\/a> qualifies for the #NXTUK<\/a> Heritage Cup! pic.twitter.com\/ePgW8IojgX<\/a><\/p>\n

— NXT UK (@NXTUK) October 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n