|
 After debuting last year NXT UK has slowly and steadily been gathering steam with some top tier talent and a penchant for killer main events. Now it steps onto centre stage for its very first live event with NXT UK Takeover Blackpool and with the announcement of a new Performance Centre in the UK this is clearly just the start of the journey. Yes, the black and red brand is not to be slept on and if you've not checked the show out yet there is no better time to jump on board. You may not recognise the faces but you'll definitely recognise the talent as this card is stacked with great wrestlers. At the bare minimum, we're looking at a very good show here. Let's take a look at your new favourite stars.  Travis Banks vs. Jordan Devlin Jordan Devlin is a small, very muscular Irish man with a scruffy beard who wears very tiny trunks. He's Finn Balor, that's what I'm getting at here. Well, not quite because Finn is a good country boy who smiles a lot and loves his mam whereas Jordan Devlin is a diiiiiiiiiiiiiiick. But just like Finn he can go in the ring and in fact the Irish Ace has been one of the standouts of the brand. Travis Banks is the Kiwi Buzzsaw and his things is... um... that he's got a really cool scarf? Ok, so he's not got a whole lot going for him character-wise but he's a drat good worker. These two are having issues cause Travis is a terrible son who deserted his family to go live on the other side of the world and he never even Facetimes them. I am not making this up. Still, I'm hype af for this and it's got sleeper potential to be the show stealer.  No DQ Match Dave Mastiff vs. Eddie Dennis Ok so remember what I said about how this show was going to be real great? Yeah, forget about that for this one. Dave Mastiff is a big bulky lad with an even bigger bushy beard and an incredibly red face. He's called 'The Bomber' and he's got that Kevin Owens thing where his agility for a big man is ridic but unlike Kevin Owens when opens his mouth for promos he sounds like a nice bloke who works down the farm and it kills the whole mystique. And then there's Eddie Dennis and oof, how do I talk about Eddie Dennis? He's billed as the brand's giant but everyone in NXT UK is really tiny so he's basically just Jack Black in Gulliver's Travels if he'd been wrung out and hung to dry all day but you need to take him seriously because he used to be A SCHOOL HEADTEACHER which is as heel as it gets. Look, this lad's all over the place, I'm not gonna lie. As you might expect from being the two big monster guys Mastiff and Dennis both built up undefeated streaks out the gates which lasted until they met each other and Mastiff pretty much snapped Dennis like the twig that he is. You might have thought that this would be the end of it but since then Dennis has gone looking for a fight in a string of interviews and do you have any idea how hard it is to take a promo seriously when it's said in a Welsh accent? In the end the tension got so much that NXT UK GM and all round hard nut Johnny Saint set up this match. So it's here, it exists and that's about as much as I can say about it. I dunno, maybe Eddie Dennis has a secret history of timebomb death matches in Japan that I've never heard about. Life can always surprise you!  NXT UK Tag Team Title Match Moustache Mountain vs. Grizzled Young Veterans It's the final match in this tag team 'tournament' to decide the first ever NXT UK Tag Team chamions! On one side you have Moustache Mountain made up of Tyler Bate and Trent Severn. They're two big strong bois with an emotional bond and a shared love of facial hair. You've probably seen them on NXT and they've even got a bit of previous as NXT Tag Team champions. They got here with a win over two thirds of Gallus (but more on them later). On the other side is Grizzled Young Veterans who made it to the final after beating the flashy flipman of Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster. The Vets are made up of Zack Gibson, a man who claims to be Liverpool's #1 and who is hated that entire crowds spontaneously take their shoes off at him in rage, and James Drake, who's most notable feature is that he wears a picture on his face on his arse. There's not a huge amount of build here but they're all great wrestlers and top brass are super high on Gibson so it's not gonna be the walkover you might think it is.  NXT UK Women's Title Match Toni Storm vs. Rhea Ripley NXT UK's women's division has a got a lot of future prospects but only a couple of established workers so luckily they're facing off against each other here. We first saw both Toni and Rhea in the 2017 Mae Young Classic where Rhea put herself on the map as a name to watch out for while Toni was most remembered for wearing a tiny hat. One year later they both came back for a second crack at the prize except over the last year Rhea had transformed into the Mosh Pit Kid, a moody and snarly teenager who is like, real mad at the system man and is definitely not going to be home before curfew. She made it all the way to the semis only to fall short to new NXT sensation, Io Shirai. Meanwhile Toni had managed to free herself from the brain slug and used that freedom to take the whole drat tournament, doing what Rhea couldn't by putting Io away in the final. Fast forward another month (in reality backwards about six) and NXT UK kicked off in need of some female stars so Johnny Saint set up a tournament to crown the first Women's champion featuring his two biggest stars and the first six women he stumbled across backstage. Unsurprisingly Toni and Rhea made it through the bracket to the final where they put on one hell of a show. In the end Toni came close but picked up an injury which gave Rhea the chance to claim the title in the victory that was so shocking even Rhea was surprised, it was kinda adorable. Rhea defended the title well but as soon as Toni heard about Takeover Blackpool she went all 'gizza title shot' to Johnny Saint in her best Charlotte impression and so here we are for round two and based on history it's going to be rad as hell.  WWE UK Title Match Pete Dunne vs. Joe Coffey Pete Dunne is the most dominant champion in the modern era with a title reign now stretching over 600 days and counting. (Just ignore that the UK brand wasn't even a thing for 75% of that). During that time he's taken on names like Tyler Bate, Johnny Gargano, Zack Gibson, Mark Andrews and Ricochet and beaten them all and now that he's away from THAT RAT BASTARD RODERICK STRONG he can well and truly flourish. Over the course of his title reign he's beaten everyone that matters so now he gets to face a name that doesn't! Joe Coffey is the Iron King and leader of Gallus, a trio of angry Scotsmen who are each doing a one-third impression of Drew McIntyre yet still aren't as good as him when you put them all together. Right from the start Gallus have taken issue with British Strong Style and it's all been very fine. It's been absolutely adequate. At least until they get in the ring at which point everything goes loving nuts so even though Coffey is a pretty blah personality this match should still rock. It's got Pete Dunne in it. It's got Pete Dunne in it! There's not much else that needs to be said, really. If you're going to be checking this one out remember that we're running on UK time here (I finally don't have to stay up through the night for this, hurray!) so join the fun starting from 6:30pm GMT/1:30pm EST as we find out whether Trips spunked up the money to fly Pat McAfee over the pre-show or did they settle for his off-brand UK version, Wayne Rooney!
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 14:54
|
|
|
|
| # ¿ Apr 27, 2024 07:25 |
|
|
J-Ro posted:I do expect a constant barrage of topless Finn Balor pics from our #1 scoopsgal tho. Wrestlers do not exist to be objectified regardless of gender  Finn is a living thirst trap tho
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 18:37
|
|
|
This pre-show is very low-rent. At least they made the effort to get Vic and Nigel over there I guess
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 19:44
|
|
|
rovert posted:YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS Banks is medically cleared!
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 19:51
|
|
|
I wasn't feeling this feud much but that video package got me hype as hell
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 19:59
|
|
|
Feeling proper proud to be British right now 
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 20:05
|
|
|
sportsgenius86 posted:He’s like a young Lord Alfred Hayes to me. Fairly proper but in a goofy way. Radzi is a good boy that means well
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 20:05
|
|
|
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 20:08
|
|
|
J-Ro posted:Crowd is hot. British crowds are always really great but god drat
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 20:11
|
|
|
You'd better all have ripped a shoe off right now 
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 20:12
|
|
|
SamuraiFoochs posted:What is it about Gibson that is SO HATEABLE? It's a Scouse thing
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 20:13
|
|
|
I don't like Tyler in trunks. We wanna see dem thighs.
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 20:15
|
|
|
Seeing Zack Gibson live is the best wrestling experience I've ever had. He did a promo and I didn't hear a single word cause of how much we were booing.
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 20:19
|
|
|
Is Severn bleeding from the back of his head? e: Ha, yes!
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 20:21
|
|
|
BIG STRONG loving BOI
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 20:25
|
|
|
Trent don't tap, baby!
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 20:30
|
|
|
Tyler Bate's dad, please settle down and watch the show.
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 20:31
|
|
|
gioet;bhjoi;rthbjth;ijo
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 20:32
|
|
|
 Tyler
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 20:33
|
|
|
Rarity posted:
Trent
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 20:34
|
|
|
THIS IS AN OUTRAGE 
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 20:34
|
|
|
Well that match loving delivered
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 20:35
|
|
|
OH MY GOD FINN'S IN TOWN PLEASE
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 20:44
|
|
|
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 20:44
|
|
|
gently caress I shoulda gone to this show
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 20:45
|
|
|
J-Ro posted:I do expect a constant barrage of topless Finn Balor pics from our #1 scoopsgal tho.
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 20:46
|
|
|
That's a real sexy man right there
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 21:00
|
|
|
He's 6'5 and he weighs about as much as an Almas
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 21:06
|
|
|
The Croc posted:And is it just me or does it sound like the crowds mic'd bad and there's hardly any noise coming from them. Well this is completely wrong
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 21:08
|
|
|
Namtab posted:I'm willing to accept a certain amount of kayfabe but watching this guy roll around as the cgi attacks him is a bit much I honestly don't know which one you're talking about 
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 21:09
|
|
|
Owwwww
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 21:12
|
|
|
How the gently caress can Dennis lift 300 lbs? He's got no muscles on him!
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 21:13
|
|
|
fuuuuuuuuck 
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 21:15
|
|
|
Namtab posted:Theres "American wrestling featuring TNA superstar Bram" for £15 Bram will carry the brand into the future!
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 21:16
|
|
|
That was kinda better than I expected 
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 21:18
|
|
|
THEY SIGNED JAZZY GABERT! 
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 21:21
|
|
|
D'aw Toni looks hyped as hell 
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 21:26
|
|
|
surf rock posted:I'm gonna feel like a loving idiot if literally all that changed is she has bangs now She also used to have a tiny top hat
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 21:33
|
|
|
That clotherleaf is just brutal
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 21:39
|
|
|
|
| # ¿ Apr 27, 2024 07:25 |
|
|
Rhea's look of shock 
|
|
#
¿
Jan 12, 2019 21:41
|
|