The journey of bringing the WWE NXT UK brand to the WWE Network has continued as the company held TV tapings on Sunday in Birmingham, United Kingdom at the NEC Birmingham.
As of this writing, there’s no word yet on when these shows will air. WWE crowned the inaugural NXT UK Women’s Champion, which is Rhea Ripley, who defeated Toni Storm to win the title. Here are the spoilers:
August 26th Taping
- (Women’s Championship Semifinals): Rhea Ripley defeated Dakota Kai
- Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster defeated Joseph Conners and Saxon Huxley.
- Dave Mastiff defeated T-Bone
- (Women’s Championship Semifinals): Toni Storm defeated Jinny
- Millie McKenzie and Xia Brookside defeated Killer Kelly and Charlie Morgan
- Eddie Dennis defeated Aston Smith
- Joseph Conners defeated Saxon Huxley
- NXT UK Champion Pete Dunne defeated Jordan Devlin
- Ligero defeated Dan Moloney
- Tyler Bate defeated Joe Coffey
- Zack Gibson and James Drake defeated Kenny Williams and Amir Jordan
- (Women’s Championship Finals): Rhea Ripley defeated Toni Storm to become the first NXT UK Women’s Champion.
@RheaRipley_WWE becomes first Australian woman to hold a championship in the WWE. So damn proud ???? pic.twitter.com/tYgX1u1RmS
— Nick (@NickTweetsALot) August 26, 2018
What are your thoughts on these results? Do you plan on watching the shows once available? Is Ripley the right person to be the first champion?