NXT UK
Date: January 16, 2019
Location: Empress Ballroom, Blackpool, England
Commentators: Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness
So despite not being on the schedule, this show is airing tonight because there’s always one more episode than what you might actually want. This seems to be the standard dark matches from Takeover show and hopefully it’s more like Takeover than the regular TV show. Let’s get to it.
We open with a long recap of Takeover.
Opening sequence.
Saxon Huxley vs. Ligero
Ligero soaks it in a bit but charges into a delayed slam for two to cut himself off. Some knees to the ribs give Huxley two and it’s off to a quick crossarm choke. Back up and Ligero hangs onto the ropes to block a whip, setting up an enziguri to put Huxley down. The missile dropkick gives Ligero two and a bottom rope springboard Stunner is good for the same. The springboard tornado DDT (C4L, Crazy 4 Ligero) finishes Huxley at 5:23.
Result: Ligero b. Saxon Huxley – C4L (5:23)
Jinny vs. Isla Dawn
Fallout from Jinny attacking Dawn after a recent match with Rhea Ripley. Dawn shrugs off some right hands and hits a gutwrench suplex to take over early on. An exchange of hammerlocks goes to Dawn and she knocks Jinny to the floor before…letting Jinny have all the time she needs.
Back in and Jinny gets a boot up in the corner to stop Dawn, setting up an abdominal stretch. A Downward Spiral into the middle buckle gets two and we hit the chinlock. That’s broken up with a belly to back suplex but Dawn gets crotched in the corner. Jinny plants her with an X Factor from the ropes for the pin at 6:17.
Result: Jinny b. Isla Dawn – X Factor (6:17)
Travis Banks wants Jordan Devlin next week.
Mark Andrews/Flash Morgan Webster vs. Fabian Aichner/Marcel Barthel
Aichner avoids an early dropkick attempt and gets chopped down for his efforts. Barthel and Webster come in with Barthel getting knocked into the corner, leaving Aichner to catch Webster with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Barthel poses and puts on a chinlock before allowing Webster to flip out of a belly to back suplex. That’s enough for the hot tag to Andrews so house can be cleaned. Everything breaks down and an assisted 450 gives Andrews two.
Aichner gets in a cheap shot to take over and it’s a spinebuster into a penalty kick for two more. Everything breaks down again and Andrews gets brainbustered out of the corner for the latest near fall. A moonsault into a double kick to the head rocks the villains and Webster drops a Swanton for two on Aichner. The Stundog Millionaire sends Barthel outside but Andrews’ dive is countered into a drive into the barricade. Back in and Webster gets dropkicked, setting up a powerbomb/top rope European uppercut for the pin at 9:37.
Result: Fabian Aichner/Marcel Barthel b. Mark Andrews/Flash Morgan Webster – Powerslam/European uppercut combination to Webster (9:37)
Results
Ligero b. Saxon Huxley – C4L
Jinny b. Isla Dawn – X Factor
Fabian Aichner/Marcel Barthel b. Mark Andrews/Flash Morgan Webster – Powerbomb/European uppercut combination to Webster
Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28 wrestling books. His latest book is the the Complete 1997 Monday Night Raw Reviews.
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