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This week's edition of NXT UK featured a stellar Ironman match between A-Kid and the Irish Ace Jordan Devlin. The opening of the show saw a package highlighting the stipulation. Shawn Michaels narrated as we saw footage from some of the greatest Ironman matches in WWE history.
Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar, Bayley vs Sasha Banks, The Rock vs Triple H and more featured in it. Would Jordan Devlin and A-Kid live up to the legacy of the bout? We'd also see Jack Starz and Dave Mastiff team up for the first time.
We kicked NXT UK off with Xia Brookside and recent signee Blair Davenport.
Xia Brookside vs Blair Davenport on NXT UK
Blair Davenport claimed that Xia Brookside was only here in NXT UK thanks to nepotism, considering her father is a trainer and producer for NXT. Brookside aimed to prove her wrong and got the better of Davenport early on.
Brookside controlled the match, going after Davenport's arm before hitting a dropkick and a monkey flip into the corner. However, Davenport countered another monkey flip, sending Brookside to the floor and driving her into the barricade.
Back in the ring, Davenport wrenched her opponent's neck. Brookside fought out of the hold and hammered Davenport with a series of forearms. A flying double knee to the back followed with a running neckbreaker for a nearfall.
Davenport rocked Brookside with a diving dropkick and a running knee in the ropes. The double arm trapped knee to the face left Brookside out cold.
Results: Blair Davenport defeated Xia Brookside via pinfall on NXT UK.
Grade: A-
After the match, Davenport planted Brookside in the middle of the mat with a falcon arrow.
Kenny Williams, Noam Dar, Oliver Carter, Mark Andrews, Nathan Frazer, Teoman, Sam Gradwell, and Wolfgang will compete in an NXT UK Heritage Cup #1 Contender Tournament. The tournament will kick off next week.
Former NXT UK Tag Champions Wolfgang and Mark Coffey have been trying to prove themselves as single competitors, slapping everyone across the face as a sort of challenge. Wolfgang got a bit of his own medicine from another former NXT UK Tag Champion, Flash Morgan Webster.
Danny Jones and Josh Morrell vs Jack Starz and Dave Mastiff on NXT UK
Jack Starz started things off with Danny Jones. Starz hammered Jones with a series of shoulder blocks and avoided a dropkick, nearly catching Jones with a pinfall out the gate.
Dave Mastiff tagged in, only to be stunned by a jawbreaker from Jones. Josh Morrell was in next, and he hammered The Bomber of NXT UK with a series of big strikes. Mastiff tossed Morrell to the floor before tagging Starz in again. The duo hit a double back drop for a two-count.
Danny Jones got in the bout again and caught Starz with a series of nasty kicks and knee strikes. Morrell followed with a Paul London-like dropsault. He went for Starship Pain, but Starz avoided it. An exploder suplex gave Starz the chance to tag in Mastiff.
Mastiff hit the Chaos Theory German suplex while Starz followed with a tree of woe diving headbutt. Mastiff tagged back in for the cannonball senton.
Results: Dave Mastiff and Jack Starz defeated Josh Morrell and Danny Jones on NXT UK.
Grade: B
The NXT UK Heritage Cup #1 Contender's Tournament will kick off next week with Mark Andrews and Noam Dar.
Stevie Turner issued a challenge to NXT UK Women's Champion Meiko Satomura. It didn't go well, obviously, as The Boss nearly snapped her finger when Turner tried to poke her.
Last week on NXT UK, Jinny beat Aoife Valkyrie thanks to interference from Joseph Conners. Valkyrie had an answer for that. A shark cage.
Next week on NXT UK, Nina Samuels will face off against Amale. Wolfgang will also get a chance to get his hands on Flash Morgan Webster.
NXT UK Thirty-minute Ironman Match: A-Kid vs Jordan Devlin
Jordan Devlin worked over the arm of A-Kid early, but after a few minutes A-Kid managed to escape his grip. A dropkick sent Devlin to the floor, with A-Kid showing he wasn't going to be a push over.
Devlin and A-Kid traded pinfall attempts before A-Kid synched in an armbar. Devlin's leg barely got to the ropes, and he quickly rolled to the floor to break A-Kid's momentum. The Irish Ace of NXT UK finally took over after a knee to the gut and a smashing forearm to the face.
Devlin caught A-Kid going for a springboard maneuver. With A-Kid's leg hung up in the ropes, Devlin hit a series of knee breakers before getting his opponent in a single leg Boston Crab.
Jordan Devlin went up 1-0 against A-Kid with 20 minutes left.
A-Kid was planted with a big slam for a two-count. The Spanish Sensation of NXT UK managed to lock in a rear naked choke, though, and almost got a submission fall of his own. Devlin got to the ropes again, and pulled A-Kid's legs into the ring post. A figure-4 around the steel left A-Kid screaming.
Devlin went for another Boston Crab, with A-Kid barely getting to the ropes. A-Kid caught Devlin with a series of German suplexes. Devlin responded with a suplex over the ropes, but he seemed to take the worst of the fall on the apron.
Back in the ring, A-Kid went for another submission but he couldn't keep Devlin away from the ropes. A-Kid finally got a sleeper in the middle of the ring. However, before Devlin tapped out, A-Kid released it. He rocked Devlin with a running kick for a two-count.
Devlin hammered A-Kid with a series of punches, but A-Kid bounced off the ropes for a superman punch. An armbar was locked in, and Devlin had no choice but to tap.
A-Kid tied it up with Jordan Devlin at 1-1 with 11:41 left.
Devlin ran around the floor, trying to break up A-Kid's momentum. The only NXT UK Cruiserweight Champion was in a lot of trouble, and when he grabbed a chair A-Kid rocked him with a rolling heel kick.
Back in the ring, a hurricanrana earned A-Kid a near fall. A-Kid caught Devlin with another kick, again nearly getting a pinfall. Devlin responded with a running headbutt, nearly knocking both men out and almost giving Devlin a shocking pinfall.
At six minutes left, and things all tied up, both of these NXT UK stars were throwing their best shots looking to finally get ahead. A-Kid took Devlin to the apron, but Devlin tripped him up by pulling the apron off the ring. A Devlin Side on the floor spiked A-Kid, but damaged both men.
A-Kid barely got in before the ten-count. Devlin went for another Devlin Side, but A-Kid countered with a Canadian Destroyer. A superkick laid out Devlin, but wasn't enough for a pinfall.
Devlin was caught in the armbar, but was able to escape this time. A-Kid went for the Rings of Saturn, using his legs to increase the pressure. Devlin had no choice but to submit.
A-Kid went up 2-1 with a little over a minute left.
Both competitors threw knock-out blow after knock-out blow just trying to finish up the match. Devlin rocked A-Kid with a series of chops and slaps. However, Devlin was unable to get another pinfall before the time ran out.
Results: A-Kid defeated Jordan Devlin on NXT UK.
Grade: A+
The former NXT UK Heritage Cup Champion got some much needed revenge and a major win in the main event.
