Emanating from BT Sports Studios in London in front of a capacity crowd of zero.
1. WALTER WANTS JUSTICE!
We open with Sid Scala and Johnny Saint in the centre of the ring, welcoming fans to the BT Sport Studios and to the return of NXTUK. Before Johnny Saint can speak Symphony Number 9 hits signalling the arrival of WALTER and Alexander Wolfe. WALTER is furious that Scala has allowed Imperium to be divided (Aichner and Barthel are stuck in USA) and holds Scala and Saint responsible.
Scala promises to discuss the matter with WALTER backstage, but WALTER isn't interested in talking and he attacks Scala with a Chop to the chest and a Power Bomb before hurling him from the ring. Johnny Saint throws his jacket off and rolls up his sleeves, but gets grabbed from behind by Wolfe. Wolfe holds him and WALTER prepares to chop the veterain, Saint, but Ilya Dragunov hits the ring and drops WALTER and Wolfe with Russian Torpedos to send them packing. Saint grabs the microphone and informs WALTER that next week he'll put his NXTUK Championship on the line against Ilya Dragunov! A wild opening to the first NXTUK in six months.
We get part one of a video package promoting the NXTUK Heritage Cup and the Tournament to crown the first Heritage Champion of NXTUK. The package features William Regal, Fit Finlay, Johnny Saint and Robbie Brookside discussing the British Rounds system that it will be contested under.
Andy and Nigel announce that the main event for tonight will see Ilja Dragunov getting a warm-up ahead of his NXTUK Championship match next week: he'll be facing Alexander Wolfe.
2. NXTUK TAG TEAM TITLES | GALLUS VS AMIR JORDAN AND KENNY WILLIAMS
The first NXTUK in-ring action in six months sees gold on the line. As the match progresses we see the tag team division head into the BT Sport Studio to get an up close look at what's going on. First Ashton Smith and Oliver Carter, then The Hunt, then Pretty Deadly, then South West Subculture. The match ends when Amir Jordan misses Air Jordan and gets dropped with Kingdom Come (Like a Hart Attack but with a Discus Lariat) for the decisive win. Gallus leave, staring down the tag team division as they do. A statement very much has been made by the Champions.
We get the second part of the Heritage Cup video package. We see Drew McIntyre, Pete Dunne, Nikki Cross, Danny Burch and Wade Barrett talking about how important the traditional British style of wrestling was to them and how it molded them as athletes.
3. PIPER NIVEN VS NINA SAMUELS
The women's division get showcased in our next match. Andy and Nigel on commentary announce that Piper Niven will challenge Kay Lee Ray for the NXTUK Women's Championship in two weeks, but Nina Samuels would make a bold statement with a win tonight. Despite her best efforts, Piper gets the three count after a Piper Driver.
After the match the NXTUK Women's Champion Kay Lee Ray makes her way to the ring. She declares herself the most dominant Women's Champion on any brand in WWE, individually running down Io Shirai, Asuka, Bayley and Jax and Bayzler, the Tag Team Champions. She says she will give any of them an opportunity at her title but she refuses to give "the undeserving" Piper Niven a shot and promises Niven won't be fit to stand up, let alone fight, in two weeks time. A bold threat made by the Champion towards her challenger.
We get a video package featuring Saxon Huxley. He's in the bowels of the BT Sport Studios declaring that he's been isolated from civilization for six months and he needs to take his rightful place as leader of the new civilisation. He warns us all that The Rebirth is coming. There he goes, there goes Saxon Huxley.
4. TYSON T-BONE VS SAM GRADWELL
An energetic Sam Gradwell, who has been killing it on Twitter during lockdown, takes the fight to T-Bone. The fighting gypsy kicks back but ends up succumbing to a roll-up from Gradwell out of nowhere. Gradwell celebrates in the ring as T-Bone rages outside. Suddenly Saxon Huxley appears, book in hand, and ushers T-Bone away. We're left wondering what business Huxley has with T-Bone as Gradwell pulls out his phone and takes a Selfie on the top rope.
The third and final part of the Heritage Cup video is next. We hear from seven of the eight competitors: Joseph Conners, Noam Dar, Flash Morgan Webster, Trent Seven, A Kid, Dave Mastiff and Alexander Wolfe. All of them promise victory in the Heritage Cup. Andy Shepherd and Nigel McGuinness acknowledge that a mystery eight competitor will be revealed in a few week's time. The tournament begins in two weeks time.
5. ILJA DRAGUNOV VS ALEXANDER WOLFE
Two men who know each other from around the wrestling world pull no punches in the main event. Wolfe tears down Ilja with strikes and underhanded chokeholds but Dragunov won't be denied tonight and finishes off the Imperium member with a Russian Torpedo for the three count. WALTER stands as ringside with his NXTUK Championship held aloft, Dragunov staring back as the show ends.
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