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NXT UK continued its run of amazing shows with another fantastic edition. The show featured the brand's first title defence of the year between NXT UK Champion, Walter, and the holder of the Heritage Cup, A-Kid. Also on the show "Big Strong Boy" Tyler Bate battled Sam Gradwell, Sha Samuels made his debut and Jinny and Kay Lee Ray hyped up their title match.
Joe Coffey vs Sha Samuels on NXT UK
The first match of the night was the debuting Sha Samuels as Ed Harvey. He had a tough match on his hands as he took on the Iron King, Joe Coffey. The two big burly brawlers clashed in the middle of the ring with heavy shoulder barges, which Coffey got the better off.
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A Clothesline sent Harvey over the ropes to the outside. Angered by this he picked up the mic and declared that he didn't come to NXT UK to be called Ed Harvey, and said he was Sha Samuels. The name change worked as he started battering Coffey all over the ring.
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After a barrage of brutal blows, Samuels controlled the match with a grinding headlock. Coffey powered out and hit a succession of strikes followed by a huge belly-to-belly suplex.
Samuels caught a diving crossbody and slammed the Iron King with a spinebuster for a two-count. Coffey hit a diving crossbody, and a Glasgow Sendoff left Samuels reeling. This was followed up by a Best of Bells and Coffey earned a hard-fought victory on NXT UK.
Result: Joe Coffey beat Sha Samuels on NXT UK
Grade: C
Backstage, Pretty Deadly interrupted Sid Scala and demanded a title shot. Scala revealed that they would face The Hunt, Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster, Oliver Carter and Ashton Smith in a four-way tag team match to decide who the No.1 Contenders for the NXT UK Tag Team Championships will be.
At the NXT UK Performance Center, the Bomber Dave Mastiff challenged Rampage Brown to a match, which Brown gladly excepted.
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Sam Gradwell vs Tyler Bate on NXT UK
The second match of the night saw NXT UK stalwart Tyler Bate face the Mohican sporting bad boy, Sam Gradwell.
Gradwell controlled the match early with a wristlock, but Bate wriggled out of it beautifully. Bate would evade and counter Gradwell before transitioning a great arm drag into an armlock.
Gradwell powered out and proceeded to take Bate out with an array of strikes, grinding submissions and insulting kicks to the head.
Gradwell countered a clothesline with an STO for a near fall. Bate recovered quickly, and another flurry of offense was finished off with a Tyler Driver as the Big Strong Boy got his first win since returning to NXT UK.
Result: Tyler Bate defeated Sam Gradwell on NXT UK
Grade: B
Ilja Dragunov is spotted at the NXT UK Performance Center talking to Jack Starz and asks him to be his first opponent as he begins his journey back to prominence.
Jinny comes to the ring flanked by Joseph Conners. The Fashionista explains that as a woman of wealth and power, she has connections before stating that she is guaranteeing her title win next week.
Kay Lee Ray entered next, saying that she has beaten everyone, and that is why she is the champ, but Jinny answers back saying that Ray hasn't beaten her.
The "Scary Queen of Scots" says she will beat her so bad that all the money in the world could not fix the damage. She stated that Ray owes Jinny a debt of gratitude as it was her who helped the NXT UK Women's Champion win the brutal Last Woman Standing Match against Piper Niven.
KLR confidently raised the title while Jinny and Conners left the ring. They meet next week for the NXT UK Women's Championship.
A vignette played showing Eddie Dennis and The Hunt threatening destruction on Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster when they meet in two weeks.
Walter vs A-Kid for the NXT UK Championship
The main event of the night saw the NXT UK Championship being on the line for the first time in 2021. A-Kid stepped up for the biggest match of his career as he went one-on-one with the almighty Walter.
Walter started the match preying on his much smaller opponent while A-Kid dodged and evaded his attacks. Walter caught A-Kid and smothered him in the corner. A-Kid escaped and slipped in a kick to the chest. Walker shook it off and continued to stalk him.
A-Kid began working on the leg, kicking at the champion's huge calves and thighs with every chance he got. Walter cornered A-Kid once more, but the current NXT UK Heritage Cup holder countered it into an over the rope armbar.
A flurry of kicks to Walter's leg forced the Austrian giant to go down on the mat. However, A-Kid got too cocky, and after a dropkick, his chest was caved in by two monstrous chops from the NXT UK Champion. A Boston Crab followed by a big boot and another huge chop put Walter back in control of the match.
NXT UK's Ring General hit A-Kid with three massive blows, but the latter caught the fourth and followed up with a missile dropkick. A flurry of stiff kicks from A-Kid was halted by a huge swat by Walter. The Austrian followed it up with a diving dropkick and a gigantic powerbomb, which A-Kid somehow kicked out off. Another deafening chop was met with a slap across the face and an armbar that Walter broke out of by driving his opponent into the ring apron.
A-Kid continued to show his grit and determination, but Walter hit a succession of sickening short-arm clotheslines to put away the gutsy challenger and retain his NXT UK Championship.
Result: Walter successfully defended the NXT UK Championship against A-Kid
Grade: A
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