NXT UK Women's Championship number one contender gauntlet match (continued)
This week's NXT UK headline match continued, with Isla Dawn celebrating her two wins in the ring, unaware that Meiko Satomura was making her way down as the replacement of Xia Brookside.
Despite initially appearing worried, Isla Dawn quickly launched into a frenzied attack on Satomura outside the NXT UK ring. Meiko Satomura began to fight back against Isla Dawn with multiple strikes, and managed to down her in the corner of the ring. In the corner, she continued with a barrage of knee strikes.
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Isla Dawn then returned to Meiko Satomura, and the pair exchanged forearm strikes in the center of the NXT UK ring. Meiko Satomura then took Isla Dawn down with a pele kick. She then pinned Dawn, who kicked out at two.
Isla Dawn hit Meiko Satomura with a suplex, followed up with a double knee. She then hit Satomura with a pin attempt, that Satomura kicked out of. She went for another double knee, but Satomura rolled away.
Meiko Satomura hit Isla Dawn with a DDT, then a shin strike to the back of the neck. She then grabbed Dawn in an armbar, which she attempted to roll out of. As Dawn fought her way out, Satomura used this to pin Isla Dawn and eliminate her from the NXT UK number one contendership match.
The final entrant was NXT UK's resident fashionista, Jinny. Joseph Conners was there at ringside to support Jinny. Jinny began by targeting Satomura's arm. She then grabbed Satomura in a headlock, which she slowly fought out of.
Meiko Satomura then grabbed Jinny in a headlock of her own, and while her opponent was trapped, she used the opportunity to squeeze in a handful of leg strikes. She then held Jinny to the mat with this, but Jinny grabbed Satomura in a headscissors.
Satmoura broke free, and began to target Jinny's legs. The pair came to stand in the center of the ring. Meiko Satomura hit Jinny with multiple leg strikes, one after the other. Eventually, this became too much for The Fashionista, as she fell down to the mat. Satmoura capitalized with a spinning roundhouse kick, and quickly grabbed Jinny in a submission. However, Jinny managed to grab onto the bottom rope to break it up.
Joseph Conners then tried to distract Meiko Satomura, who attacked him with a leg strike, before he was sent to the back. With Conners gone, Meiko Satomura hoisted Jinny up onto her shoulders, before slamming her to the mat. She then hit Jinny with a vicious scorpion kick, and then pinned her for the win.
NXT UK Women's Champion Kay Lee Ray then came out to confront Meiko Satomura. She kicked her down to the mat, before holding her title up high for all to see.
Winner: Meiko Satomura
Grade: A-