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Quick Results Joseph Conners pinned Josh Morrell in 5:39 (**) Ilja Dragunov defeated Tyson T-Bone via referee stoppage in 6:46 (**½) Joe Coffey pinned Danny Jones in 2:50 (**) Jordan Devlin pinned Dave Mastiff in 12:05 (***) We’re back at the BT Sport Studios in London, with Andy Shepherd and Nigel McGuinness on the call… they talk about the changes we’ve all had in the last year, which feels out of place given WWE’s usual handling. Xia Brookside vs. Nina Samuels These two have met fou...

WE do like a good thriller or murder mystery in Worcestershire. It appears that local book readers like nothing more than to settle down with a novel with a twisty plot if the list of most popular library books in 2020 is anything to go by. Worcestershire County Council has issued its annual top library book list, and, as usual, it makes fascinating reading. The number one choice across the county was Lee Child’s Past Tense, one in the famous Jack Reacher series. That was borrowed ...

Quick Results Dave Mastiff pinned Saxon Huxley in 4:43 (*½) Jordan Devlin pinned Ben Carter in 12:43 to retain the NXT Cruiserweight Championship (***¼) After a pair of clip shows rounded off 2020, we’re back in the BT Sport Studios in London for a pretty loaded (on paper) NXT UK. Andy Shepherd and Nigel McGuinness are around for the call… Jinny vs. Piper Niven “Starting the year out strong” then, we’ve got this number one contender’s match for Kay Lee Ray’s women’s title. The...

All Models Are Wrong Morning sun, 28th December 2020, Hastings You’re tired. You’re burned out. You don’t know how you keep getting up in the morning, keep switching on the news, keep looking after everyone around you – or asking for help, again and again. What keeps you going? Maybe it’s the friend who sends you just the right message at just the right moment. Maybe it’s seeing the tireless efforts of others, and the sense of community in working together. Maybe it’s the energy a...

Quick Results From NXT TV: Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic – First Round: Matt Riddle & Pete Dunne beat Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster in 18:20 (***½) (match clipped) From NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool 2 – WALTER defeated Joe Coffey in 27:31 to retain the NXT UK Championship (***¼) It looks like we’ve got ourselves a pick ‘n’ nix show this week. We open with the titles, sadly not bedecked with jingling bells, fake snow or even CGI holly. We do have a “happy holidays” banner as w...

Quick Results Jack Starz & Levi Muir pinned Saxon Huxley in 5:20 (**) Rampage Brown pinned Josh Morrell in 3:12 (*½) Mark Coffey & Wolfgang pinned Wild Boar & Primate in 7:58 to retain the NXT UK tag team championships (**¾) It’s straight in with the titles as Nigel McGuinness and Andy Shepherd join us once again at the BT Sport studios in London… Isla Dawn vs. Kay Lee Ray We’re opening with a women’s match for a change, as Isla Dawn returned following her win last week. Unsurprisingl...

  By Richard Trionfo on 2020-12-10 23:47:00 We are in London, England and your announcers are Andy Shepherd and Nigel McGuinness. NXT Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Devlin makes his way to the ring. Jordan Devlin welcomes everyone to NXT UK and welcome to the home of the one real Cruiserweight Champion. Tonight is a very very important night in NXT UK history. This is week one of Jordan Devlin’s Cruiserweight Championship Open Challenge. That means every week you see me in the ring, I will be...

Quick Results Isla Dawn pinned Xia Brookside in 5:24 (**) Heritage Cup: A-Kid beat Tyler Bate by 2 falls to 1 at 2:04 of Round 6 to retain the Heritage Cup (***) Once again it’s back to the BT Sport studios in London, with Andy Shepherd and Nigel McGuinness on the call for a show that – at least in terms of what was advertised going in – was threatening to be very light on in-ring action. Speaking of which, we open with Jordan Devlin in the ring, proclaiming NXT UK to be the home of the �...