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Ahead of this week's NXT UK, a grudge match between Xia Brookside and long-time rival Nina Samuels had been announced, with the loser of the bout becoming the personal assistant of the winner for a month.
Also announced was a championship match, with Pretty Deadly taking aim at Gallus for the NXT UK Tag Team Championships. As well as this, NXT UK newcomer Bailey Matthews took on inaugural NXT UK Champion Tyler Bate, and Aiofe Valkyrie went head-to-head with UK independent wrestling star Lana Austin.
Future matches for the show with also announced on this show for the weeks ahead, including a mixed tag team match.
Here are the full results of this week's NXT UK.
NXT UK opens with Xia Brookside vs Nina Samuels
In the opening match of NXT UK, the longstanding feud between Xia Brookside and Nina Samuels came to a head, with high stakes - whoever lost would become the other's personal assistant for a month.
Brookside entered first, followed by Samuels. Xia Brookside quickly set to her rival, launching into a fierce assault. Nina Samuels tried to avoid this by getting out of the ring, but was followed by her rival. Samuels prevented the pair from getting counted out by throwing Brookside back in.
Samuels then began fighting back, and held Brookside in a chin lock before transitioning into an armbar. After Brookside escaped this, she went at Samuels with a series of strikes and attempted to pin her, but she kicked out at two. Samuels then laid into Brookside at the side of the ring, and the pair almost got counted out once more.
Nina Samuels then tried to assault Brookside with a handbag, who kicked it out of her hands and used a suplex to pin Samuels for the win. With that, the star earned herself an assistant on NXT in the form of Nina Samuels.
Winner: Xia Brookside
Grade: B-
Bailey Matthews vs Tyler Bate on NXT UK
After seeing a brief NXT UK backstage segment between Ilja Dragunov and Sam Gradwell, where a match was made for next week's NXT UK, the next bout up was Bailey Matthews and Tyler Bate.
The match between the two showed off the technical prowess of both stars, and after a brief back-and-forth, Matthews had Bate locked in a head scissors hold, which Bate transitioned out of into a headlock. Matthews then battled out of this into a wristlock and took Bate back down to the mat.
Bate forced his way out of this, and then began hitting his opponent with a series of forearm strikes. Matthews then returned the favor with forearm strikes of his own, and Bate threw Matthews down with a suplex, before applying an airplane spin to him.
This was then followed Bate hitting Matthews with a Tyler Driver followed by a pin, picking up a win for the former NXT UK Champion.
Winner: Tyler Bate
Grade: A-
The action then cut to a video package that teased a mysterious new arrival to NXT UK. Followers of WXW would quickly recognize the one and only Lucky Kid.
Before the next NXT UK match, Joseph Conners was interrupted during an interview by an angry Piper Niven, who hit Conners after he insulted her. Niven then requested an immediate match for herself against Conners and Jinny but was denied. Niven then grabbed a member of NXT UK staff and declared him as her tag team partner.
Lana Austin then took on Aoife Valkyrie on NXT UK
This segment was then followed by a match between Aiofe Valkyrie and Lana Austin. As the bell rang, the pair launched straight at one another, quickly reversing one another's attacks. Valkyrie then grabbed Austin in a wristlock, which was reversed.
Valkyrie then pelted Austin's legs with a series of kicks, which Austin then reversed, grabbing Valkyrie's leg and using it to send her down the mat face first. The momentum shifted once again as Lana Austin drove the face of Valkyrie into the turnbuckle. As Valkyrie began to fight back, Austin attempted multiple roll-ups, but Valkyrie repeatedly kicked out.
Valkryie then came back with a series of strikes, and then sent Austin down once more with a spinning heel kick. She the took the opportunity to hit Austin with a diving split legdrop, pinning her for the victory.
Winner: Aoife Valkryrie
Grade: C+
It was announced that the NXT UK mixed tag team match that Piper Niven requested had been granted, and will take place in two weeks' time. The star will be teaming up with Jack Starz against Jinny and Joseph Conners.
Before the next match, Xia Brookside was seen backstage, happy about her win in the opening match. She was followed by a grumpy Nina Samuels, who lost a shoe - and almost her patience as she pulled along her and Brookside's cases.
A video package is then shown, celebrating the achievements of NXT UK Women's Champion Kay Lee Ray, and her upcoming challenger, Meiko Satomura ahead of their title match.
NXT UK Tag Team Championship match - Pretty Deadly vs Gallus (c)
We then move on to the NXT UK tag Team Championship match between challengers Pretty Deadly, and current title holders Gallus.
The match was kicked off with Mark Coffey and Sam Stoker in the ring, and the pair quickly locked up, with Stoker getting driven into the corner before the pair were split up. Stoker then tagged in Lewis Howley, and Wolfgang tagged in pretty soon after.
After Wolfgang targeted the arm of Howley, Coffey tagged back in, and then Stoker replaced Howley in the ring, before tagging back out again. Coffey then took down Howley and continued to target his arm. Wolfgang returned to the ring and continued this technique, before Howley applied a headlock to him.
NXT UK Tag Team Championship match continued
Both members of NXT UK Tag Team Championship holders Gallus attacked Howley with a Cornish Toss. Howley dropped out of the ring, joined by Stoker. Howley returned to the ring and hit Mark Coffey with a hip toss, and then Coffey attempted a pin on Howley, which he kicked out of.
Wolfgang then tagged back into the match and was quickly taken down by a double team from Pretty Deadly. All four men then ended up in the ring together trading words. Wolfgang and Sam Stoker then continued the NXT UK headline match, and Howley and Coffey retreated to the outside.
Wolfgang was then targeted by both members of Pretty Deadly, who quickly tagged one another in and out to take advantage of the five count. Stoker then moved back to the outside, as Howley launched into a series of vicious attacks on Wolfgang, wearing the champion down.
Wolfgang was then hoisted onto the top turnbuckle by Howley, and he used this to his advantage as he threw himself down onto the challenger before looking to make it back to the corner of Gallus. He managed to tag in Mark Coffey, who targeted Lewis Howley with a series of strikes. He made multiple pin attempts on Howley but was unsuccessful.
Stoker then tagged back into the match, and after a pin attempt by Coffey, he quickly tagged Howley in again, and Wolfgang returned to the ring. The action then moved to the outside of the ring, as Pretty Deadly knocked Wolfgang over the barrier, leaving Mark Coffey alone.
Pretty Deadly then used the NXT UK tag titles as a weapon against Coffey, and once again teamed up on the Gallus member with Spilled Milk to secure the pin and to become the new NXT UK Tag Team Champions.
Winners: Pretty Deadly
Grade: B+
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