We open the show with a video setting up our main event - WALTER vs Ilya Dragunov for the NXTUK Championship. We recap the actions of last week that lead to it. Nigel and Andy also reveal that the brackets for the Heritage Cup will be revealed after the first match of the night.
1. THE HUNT VS PRETTY DEADLY
Several teams are trying to get Gallus' attention in the tag team division and two of them square off to begin this week's show. Pretty Deadly arrogantly work over Wild Boar for a long time in this match but Primate rips through them once he gets tagged in. They pick up the win with a Spear followed by a Cannonball onto Howley. The Hunt stare down the camera after the match with Primate warning Gallus that "The Hunt is ON!"
Heritage Cup Bracketology is up next. In a special video package we're reminded once more of the British Rounds system and we find out who is facing who in the first round:
A-Kid vs Dave Mastiff
Flash Morgan Webster vs Joseph Conners
Trent Seven vs. Alexander Wolfe
And Noam Dar vs. A Mystery Opponent
At the end of the video package we go backstage where Noam Dar is furious that he's got the Mystery Opponent. He declares he should get double points for his match. Trent Seven walks by, mocking him for his tough draw and tells him to suck it up, get his boots on and meet him in the ring if he feels like working through his frustrations.
2. AIOFE VALKYRIE VS CANDYFLOSS
Aiofe makes an impressive entrance as Andy and Nigel describe her as a hot prospect in the NXTUK Women's division. It's a competive match but a mis-step leads Candyfloss into the path of a Top Rope Leg Drop, giving Valkyrie the victory. After the match Candyfloss despondantly rolls out of the ring. From out of nowhere appears Saxon Huxley and, as he did with T-Bone last week, ushers her away via the side exit of the Studio. What is Saxon Huxley planning?
Sam Gradwell is backstage taking selfies and is asked by Radzi about Saxon Huxley - what does Sam thing Huxley's up to. Sam is annoyed with Radzi for getting in his way and promises to send a strongly worded tweet to the official NXTUK account about his poor conduct.
3. ASHTON SMITH AND OLIVER CARTER VS SWSC
Another match in the intense tag team division of NXTUK. SWSC, as former champions, have the number of Smith and Carter for most of this match. It looks like Morgan is about to finish off Smith with a big Top Rope move, but Joseph Conners - his first round opponent in the Heritage Cup - turns up out of nowhere and pushes Morgan off the top. Moments later Smith follows up with Cool Runnings for the win! Despite the shenanigans it's a win over former champions under the belts of Smith and Carter.
Nigel and Andy inform us of breaking news: in two weeks on NXTUK we'll see a Tag Team Gauntlet to determine the Number One Contenders for the Tag Team Championships. We cross backstage to Gallus for reaction and Wolfgang and Mark Coffey are unfased. Whoever enters their Kingdom they'll be kneel to the Kings.
Backstage WALTER and Ilja Dragunov are warming up for the main event. Dragunov is lunging the catacombs of the arena whilst WALTER is destroying a punching bag as Alexander Wolfe screams in German at him.
4. NOAM DAR VS TRENT SEVEN
Both men are taking part in the Heritage Cup, but are getting warmed up in a classic exhibition match here. They both demonstrate some ground-based technical wrestling with Trent getting the upper hand. Noam ends up reversing a roll-up from Seven and using the ropes to get a tainted victory over Trent. Andy and Nigel opine that those shady tactics could make Dar a tough challenge in the Heritage Cup (providing he can get by his mystery opponent)
Piper Niven is being interviewed backstage about her title match next week. She's interrupted by Nina Samuels who pie-faces the challenger and runs off. Piper gives chase into the backstage area with the cameras following. Niven doesn't see Kay Lee Ray strike with a Chop Block from behind. With Piper on the ground Kay Lee grabs a steel chair from the corridor and proceeds to smash Niven's leg over and over. Eventually officials jump in to break it up but the damage has already been done. As medical staff tend to Piper Kay Lee is screaming "I told you ya wouldn't be standing!" as she's being taken away.
Andy and Nigel are concerned about the welfare of Piper Niven and encourage people to follow @NXTUK on Twitter for updates ahead of next week's planned Women's Championship Match.
5. NXTUK TITLE | WALTER (c) VS. ILJA DRAGUNOV
WALTER overpowers Ilja multiple times at the start, but the Challenger is able to get into the game by Clotheslining the Champion outside and delivering a dive. The match sees WALTER avoid two Russian Torpedos whilst Dragunov is able to avoid those devastating chops from the Champ.
Dragunov gets an amazing flurry on WALTER, dropping him with a German Suplex and nailing the Russian Torpedo...but Alexander Wolfe dives into the ring to beat on Dragunov as he makes the cover - the referee calls for the bell to DQ WALTER. It doesn't matter as both members of IMPERIUM lay waste to Dragunov. Iljya fights back, landing Russian Torpedos on both Wolfe and WALTER to send them packing. Andy and Nigel say that Dragunov won the battle but not the title as NXT goes off the air.
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