{"id":78413,"date":"2020-11-05T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=78413"},"modified":"2020-11-03T10:39:21","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T15:39:21","slug":"preview-nxt-uk-11-5-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/11\/05\/preview-nxt-uk-11-5-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE NXT UK (11\/5\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following on from the brand receiving their first-ever five star rated match from <strong>Dave Meltzer<\/strong> in the form of that sensational <strong>WALTER<\/strong> vs. <strong>Ilja Dragunov<\/strong> main event last week, <em><strong>NXT UK<\/strong><\/em> looks to capitalise on that momentum, as the semifinals of the Heritage Cup Tournament kicks off.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTUK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NXTUK<\/a> Heritage Cup! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mQBvNvpLmn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/mQBvNvpLmn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NXT UK (@NXTUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK\/status\/1321908734696792064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>NXT UK Heritage Cup Tournament &#8211; Semifinals: Noam Dar vs. A-Kid<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The first of two semifinals for the <em>NXT UK<\/em> Heritage Cup Tournament will see <strong>Noam Dar<\/strong> battling <strong>A-Kid<\/strong>, which comes after their first round victories over <strong>Alexander Wolfe<\/strong> and <strong>Flash Morgan Webster<\/strong> respectively. Both men had very different routes towards the semifinals, with &#8216;The Scottish Supernova&#8217; having a bit of help over Wolfe from the match&#8217;s special guest referee <strong>Pete Dunne<\/strong>, while the Spanish native won a hard-fought contest against a former <em>NXT UK<\/em> Tag Team Champion. Whoever wins here will face either <strong>Dave Mastiff<\/strong> or <strong>Trent Seven<\/strong> in the finals to determine the inaugural holder of the <em>NXT UK<\/em> Heritage Cup, a title that could be exactly what&#8217;s required for either Dar or Kid to officially cement their legacy within the <em>NXT UK<\/em> history books.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/tpWXjY1\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"source: imgur.com\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/tpWXjY1.jpg?1\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey &amp; Wolfgang) vs. Sam Gradwell &amp; Pretty Deadly (Sam Stoker &amp; Lewis Howley)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Gallus<\/strong> is back in full form once more, as <strong>Joe Coffey<\/strong> returns to the brand to rejoin forces with the reigning Tag Team Champions, <strong>Mark Coffey<\/strong> and <strong>Wolfgang<\/strong>. The trio&#8217;s first match back together seems them battling the oddball team of <strong>Sam Gradwell<\/strong> and <strong>Pretty Deadly<\/strong> (<strong>Sam Stoker<\/strong> and <strong>Lewis Howley<\/strong>), the three joining forces after Pretty Deadly were seemingly kicked to the kerb by <strong>Eddie Dennis<\/strong> and replaced by <strong>The Hunt<\/strong> (<strong>The Primate<\/strong> and <strong>Wild Boar<\/strong>). With &#8216;The Power Forward&#8217; and &#8216;The Regulator&#8217; as the reigning <em>NXT UK<\/em> Tag Team Champions, a victory for Gradwell, Stoker, and Howley could very easily put Pretty Deadly in line for a future title opportunity against the Gallus boys. What&#8217;s quite interesting here is that this is actually the first time Sam Gradwell has wrestled since September 2018, where he entered <strong>Grand Pro Wrestling<\/strong>&#8216;s<strong> (GPW)<\/strong> Thunderbrawl Rumble Match. It&#8217;s a tough test coming back opposite Gallus, but it could do wonders for his tag partners at least if they come out victorious.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THE HUNT has arrived on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTUK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NXTUK<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>And this is a BETRAYAL!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EddieDennis1986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@EddieDennis1986<\/a>, what have you done?!?!? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k6i1noXx2t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/k6i1noXx2t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NXT UK (@NXTUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK\/status\/1321910324111572992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Hunt Is On<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As just mentioned, Eddie Dennis seemingly ditched his alliance with Pretty Deadly last week. After being confronted by <strong>South Wales Subculture<\/strong> (<strong>Mark Andrews<\/strong> and Flash Morgan Webster), the man they thought was behind the mystery ambush of Webster a few weeks prior, &#8216;The Pride of Wales&#8217; instead showed his allegiance to The Hunt. The Primate and Wild Boar looked to be coming to the aid of the former <em>NXT UK<\/em> Tag Team Champions to combat Dennis, Stoker, and Howley, before instead laying them out. Rather than Dennis being the leader of this supergroup of both The Hunt and Pretty Deadly, it appears he&#8217;s only aligned with the former, which is a massive shame as Stoker and Howley &#8211; no disrespect to their own talent &#8211; could have used someone like Dennis to guide them to the titles. Regardless, the alliance of Eddie and The Hunt is no doubt one that will be ruthless for some time to come.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RampageBrown?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RampageBrown<\/a> is coming to <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\/IOV41hs1DF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/IOV41hs1DF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NXT UK (@NXTUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK\/status\/1321909148741718017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Coming Soon: Rampage Brown<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A shock vignette from last week&#8217;s <em>NXT UK<\/em> confirmed the imminent arrival of British wrestling icon, <strong>Rampage Brown<\/strong>, with the Leeds native finally getting that big break he&#8217;s been deserving of for years. Technically speaking, this isn&#8217;t the first big moment for Brown, as he&#8217;s previously appeared for <strong>WWE<\/strong> back in the <strong>Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW)<\/strong> days for a brief spell, he was part of <strong>IMPACT Wrestling<\/strong>&#8216;s British Boot Camp, and he was also the <strong>World of Sport Wrestling (WOS)<\/strong> Champion, so he does have experience working in front of a TV audience. The sheer outpouring of support for Rampage when the announcement was made just goes to show how many people, fans and wrestlers alike, respect and admire the work done by Rampage to improve the British wrestling scene in his near two decades in the business. With WALTER surprisingly retaining the <em>NXT UK<\/em> Championship last week, perhaps Rampage Brown is the man to dethrone him.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK\/status\/1321913192948314116<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Calling All Cruiserweights<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Jordan Devlin<\/strong> made a successful return to <em>NXT UK<\/em> last week, as the real <em><strong>NXT<\/strong> <\/em>Cruiserweight Champion made easy work of <strong>Levi Muir<\/strong>, before issuing a challenge to any and all cruiserweights. &#8216;The Irish Ace&#8217; is still fuming that <strong>Santos Escobar<\/strong> continues to parade around as the Cruiserweight Champion, a reign that initially began as him being deemed the interim champion. Whether they have a title unification bout further down the line remains to be seen, however, this challenge could certainly be interesting, particularly if WWE make use of it as a Devlin vs. the cruiserweight division angle with numerous open challenges until Escobar finally answers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\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<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. 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