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The thrilling conclusion to this NXT UK opener between Ilja Dragunov and Noam Dar
As this week's NXT UK opening match continued, Ilja Dragunov followed up by climbing to the middle rope to perform a high-flying move onto Dar, but landed on his injured knee. Noam Dar capitalized on this by grabbing Dragunov into a Champagne Super Knee Bar, and striking him repeatedly while he was caught in this.
The pair returned to standing once more, with Ilja Dragunov clearly struggling on his injured leg at this point. Noam Dar hit Dragunov with multiple leg strikes to the chest, sending him back down to the mat. Dar then goaded Dragunov, who returned with a flurry of strikes, and lifted Dar over his shoulders before dumping him down.
As the pair returned to their feet, Ilja Dragunov hit Noam Dar with a Torpedo Moscow and pinned him to take the win.
Winner: Ilja Dragunov
Grade: B+
After this match, Assistant the the General Manager Sid Scala was shown welcoming Jordan Devlin returning to NXT UK. The former Cruiserweight Champion gave Scala a list of demands, including his own private NXT UK dressing room and a spot on Super Nova Sessions.
