A new match has been announced for WWE NXT TakeOver: New York. During Wednesday’s episode of NXT UK, it was officially announced that WALTER vs. WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne will take place at this show.
Wednesday’s episode opened with NXT UK General Manager Johnny Saint and assistant Sid Scala revealing the news.
Dunne made his latest title defense against Joe Coffey at the first-ever WWE NXT UK TakeOver special, NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool, that went down on Saturday, January 12 at the Empress Ballroom. Walter signed with the company back in January and then made his WWE debut by confronting Dunne at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool.
WWE presents the NXT TakeOver: New York event on Friday, April 5, 2019 in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center that will air on the WWE Network. WWE will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming weeks. Here is the updated card:
Updated WWE NXT TakeOver: New York Card
NXT UK Champion Pete Dunne vs. WALTER
NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler vs. Kairi Sane vs. Io Shirai vs. Bianca Belair – Fatal 4 Way Match
NXT Tag Team Champions The War Raiders vs. TBA
What are your thoughts on this match being added to the card? Sound off in the comment section.
The Bruiserweight Pete Dunne has held the WWE United Kingdom Championship for 628+ days since winning it on NXT’s TakeOver Chicago event in May 2017.
He recently spoke with Emirati publication The National where he talked about whether he would like to stay in the United Kingdom or move to the main roster, among other things.
The face of NXT UK said that he doesn’t feel like his career is a race and he is not in a rush to move to the main roster and work in the United States and would like to take his time.
“I think there’s two sides to that. So there’s a side that this isn’t a race, like personally for my career this isn’t a race. I’m 25 years old so if I can build this and spend a few years doing this and then maybe go to NXT in the US and have more of a full-time schedule there and then eventually work my way to main roster, it’s definitely a slow burner, I think that’s a good thing.”
But on the other hand, if he was asked to choose between the main roster or stay in UK, Dunne says that he would pick the latter because of his passion about the British wrestling scene.
“But then the other side of it is sort of what I want do and if I had my choice right now I’d still be here. If I had the option to go to main roster, if I had the option to go more full time in Orlando I’d still be here because I’ve been passionate about British wrestling because I’ve been a part of this when it was literally non-existent. So to bring it to this point is just exciting to see how far we can keep pushing it.”
Dunne also talked about a potential feud with Walter, what he thinks of WWE’s expansion in the UK and more. You can check out the entire interview by clicking here.
WWE’s UK division aired its latest show earlier this week on WWE Network. The brand has been on a roll since the Takeover: Blackpool show and this week’s show was set to be big.
The main event saw WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne take on Wolfgang in a non-title match. Jinny was also in action against Mia Yim and Noam Dar took on Jordan Devlin earlier in the programme.
Here’s the results from NXT UK (02/13):
NXT UK Women’s Champion Toni Storm appeared in ring. The Champion talked about beating Rhea Ripley for the title at Takeover: Blackpool and that she would beat her again. Ripley then appeared and the two brawled after trading words
Noam Dar b. Jordan Devlin – Dar took the win in 10:17 with a roll-up
A graphic aired showing that WALTER will face NXT’s Kassius Ohno in two weeks. Storm will defend her title against Rhea Ripley next week
Jinny b. Mia Yim – Jinny had her feet on the rope in 7:57 after hitting a kick to the face
The Coffey Brothers will be taking on ‘Flash’ Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews next week
WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne b. Wolfgang – Dunne made Wolfgang submit with an armbar in 10:43
Over The Top Wrestling (OTT) has announced that British Strong Style will be taking part in the upcoming ScrapperMania 5 event. ScrapperMania will be taking place on March 16th from the National Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.
British Strong Style consists of WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate and Trent Seven. The trio are three of the top stars of the NXT UK division. With OTT being one of the ‘greenlit’ promotions for NXT UK Superstars BSS are likely to still perform for the company going forward. OTT are the biggest promotion in Ireland, their hype videos for their events are critically acclaimed and they’re quickly being regarded as one of the best promotions in Europe.
Already announced for the show are Will Ospreay, David Starr, NXT UK’s Jordan Devlin and WALTER. Devlin or Starr will be facing WALTER in the main event for the OTT Heavyweight Championship. Starr and Devlin will be colliding at the Homecoming 2019 event this Sunday.
The full card for the Homecoming event is as follows:
WALTER vs PAC
Jordan Devlin vs David Starr
Lads from The Flats vs Kings of The North
Will Ospreay and Scotty Davis vs Besties In The World
Mark Haskins vs Andrew Everett vs Terry Thatcher
Justy and MJF vs Angel Cruzers
Ilja Dragunov vs Shigehiro Irie
More Than Hype vs Charlie Sterling and The No Fun Police
WWE’s UK division will be airing its latest show tonight on WWE Network. The brand has been on a roll since the Takeover: Blackpool show and this week’s show is set to be big.
Pete Dunne will be taking on Wolfgang in the main event. The WWE United Kingdom Champion has been seeing off all comers since the Takeover show. Wolfgang of Gallus will be looking to get the team back to winning ways after Mark Coffey lost to WALTER last week. Dunne was clearly paying close attention to the main event last week, WALTER is being portrayed as a top Superstar in the UK brand and a match with Dunne is all but inevitable.
NXT UK Women’s Champion Toni Storm will also be in action. The Mae Young Classic 2 winner will be opening the show. Storm is one of the top Superstars from the UK scene. The Australian Superstar is being touted for a move to the main roster within the next year, such is her appeal and ability.
Noam Dar will also be taking on Jordan Devlin. Devlin is one of the most underrated performers on the UK scene and has been building his brand for the OTT promotion in his native Ireland. Jinny will also be locking horns with NXT’s Mia Yim
Drew McIntyre has been a force to be reckoned with since returning to WWE. Once referred to as “The Chosen One” by Vince McMahon, McIntyre would leave WWE in 2014 only to return a different man in 2017.
Despite finding new success for himself as “The Scottish Psychopath,” McIntyre is still keeping an eye on the entire WWE roster, including those in NXT and NXT UK.
In an interview with Wrestling Inc., McIntyre highlighted one talent in particular that he believes is primed for great things. When asked which Superstar the WWE Universe should be following as one to watch, McIntyre had one name ready: Pete Dunne.
“It’s hard not to say that Pete Dunne’s not the best considering he’s had the title for a number of years,” McIntyre said. “But there’s so many good guys and I’ve worked with the majority of them so I know how good they actually are.”
He would go on to admit that the prominent style in WWE NXT UK is his favorite style to watch and utilize.
“Everyone’s very physical in the ring and that’s my favorite style — the British style.”
Would you like to see a main roster feud between McIntyre and Dunne? Who do you think would come out on top?
NXT UK’s momentous Takeover: Blackpool event created a buzz behind the brand that was missing initially. The card featured some stellar matches with the NXT UK Tag Team Title bout between Moustache Mountain and Grizzled Young Veterans effectively stealing the show. Pete Dunne and Joe Coffey also put on an impressive performance in the main event. The match was for the WWE United Kingdom Championship and Dunne once again defended successfully.
This week’s episode of NXT UK featured the aftermath of the Takeover: Blackpool event. Here’s the full results from the week’s show (01/24):
Pete Dunne addressed the crowd, saying at Takeover: Blackpool “we made history!” Gallus then appeared to attack Dunne before WALTER made the save. WALTER then stood toe to toe with Dunne, WALTER eyeing the WWE United Kingdom Championship before leaving the ring.
It was confirmed that 3 episodes of NXT UK would be taped at the Royal Rumble Axxess shows this weekend
Nina Samuels b. Lana Austin – Samuels took the win in 4:09 after hitting Prima Donna
Eddie Dennis b. Jamie Ahmed – Dennis took the win in 4:41 after hitting the Next Stop Driver
Jordan Devlin b. Travis Banks – This match went to a double countout in 13:24, the feud is now likely to continue
Pete Dunne survived a war against Joe Coffey during the main event of NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool. After the match, he would then find himself confronted by the mountainous Austrian, WALTER, who made his intentions for Dunne’s retained NXT UK Championship clear.
If you think that wasn’t bad enough, now Dunne has had to defend himself against disgruntled fans online.
A Twitter user, “J.B.”, called out Dunne post-TakeOver event in order to try and shame him for not posing for a photograph with another fan. Given the thread that is still currently available online, it appears as though the fan who initially wanted a photograph is J.B.’s daughter.
His initial tweet read:
“Pity Pete Dunne refused to have a picture with you. 2 seconds out of his life and he flatly refused”
In response to this entitled attack, Pete Dunne, keeping a cooler head, responded:
“I was walking my 7 week old daughter to the car in the freezing cold Blackpool weather after already making time for people the correct side of the barrier. Many apologies for my appalling conduct.”
I was walking my 7 week old daughter to the car in the freezing cold Blackpool weather after already making time for people the correct side of the barrier. Many apologies for my appalling conduct. https://t.co/U8UL2dnnDV
— ‘The Bruiserweight’ Pete Dunne (@PeteDunneYxB) January 14, 2019
In the daughter’s defense, she would quickly reply to J.B.’s original post with a clearly embarrassed “delete this!!! he was carrying his 7 week old daughter i told u that after u asked him!! u wouldn’t put me down or give me to someone when i was 7 weeks old if someone asked u for a picture!!”
With their ultimate intent being to create developmental systems worldwide that can then feed into their main roster programming, WWE have continued their global expansion efforts, launching new iterations of their NXT brand globally. The first of these was WWE NXT UK.
One thing these international versions lacked compared to Florida, however, was an equivalent to their beautiful state-of-the-art Performance Center.
This morning on British morning television, the WWE NXT UK team of British Strong Style (NXT UK Champion, Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate, Trent Seven) appeared on the show, Good Morning Britain, and officially announced that the UK now has one to call their own.
The trio was there in order to speak about this Saturday’s upcoming NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool event.
When speaking on the upcoming show, one of GMB’s hosts likened WWE’s UK effort as a set-up “training camp” for the UK. Seven then divulged that NXT UK now has their own PC, stating, “[…] we’re going to be able to go straight from here to our secret location, our new NXT UK Performance Center just after this.”
“The fact that we get to go back, the fact that we’ve had this investment, […] it’s pretty exciting,” Seven said.
You can watch the video in the tweet below, which has already been re-tweeted by Triple H.
British wrestling superstars from @NXTUK have exclusively announced the launch of a WWE performance centre right here in the UK! @TripleHpic.twitter.com/Fvr2ItBZZF
Former WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmella received some praise from former WWE star Lance Storm after he watched this week’s episode of SmackDown Live that saw Carmella and Charlotte Flair lose to Becky Lynch in a triple threat match in order to become the new #1 contender for the SmackDown Women’s Title.
Storm wrote on his official Twitter account, “@CarmellaWWE gets a lot of flax, from online critics, for her work, so I think it’s worth mentioning that I thought she really held up her end of the main event 3 way this week on #SDLive Not sure fans appreciate how difficult this job is.”
WWE has shared an interesting stat about NXT UK Champion Pete Dunne as they mentioned in a recent tweet that he has held the title for 600 days after winning the title from inaugural champion Tyler Bate.
Current NXT UK Champion, Pete Dunne, has been on a tear across the WWE landscape in recent months. Whether it’s featuring in high profile matchups in NXT, appearing on Raw, or helping to establish WWE Network’s latest iteration, NXT UK, Dunne has been delivering top-notch performances wherever he goes. His impact has already extended to setting records, as he recently celebrated 365 days as United Kingdom champion.
Sitting down for an interview with the popular podcast, E&C’s Pod Of Awesomeness, Dunne opened up about his time in WWE so far, specifically mentioning the singular match that helped establish him as a major talent and one to watch: his stellar confrontation against inaugural United Kingdom champion, Tyler Bate. That match took place at NXT TakeOver: Chicago on May 20th, 2017.
“It Really Was A Massive Springboard For Us”
“The springboard — as in the big platform for wrestling fans around the world to see us — was myself and Tyler at TakeOver Chicago,” Dunne said, “because before that we’d done the UK Tournament and there was buzz in the UK about us getting our own show, but I felt there needed to be something to expose us to the whole world of wrestling fans.
[…] the feeling of being in TakeOver is completely different,” he admitted, “even though we got a lot of response and a lot of praise from the first tournament and then being able to do NXT weekly TV obviously you get a huge response compared to anything we’ve ever done before. Another step up is TakeOver. It’s a completely different feeling. I’d even argue more so than when I got the opportunity to do RAW. There’s just so many eyes on you and passionate fans that it really was a massive springboard for us.”
Do you agree? Was this the match that helped establish Dunne within WWE? If not this match, which?
Pete Dunne has passed a major milestone in his short WWE career thus far. As you may have already guessed the ‘Bruiserweight’ has spent a full calendar year as WWE’s United Kingdom Champion.
With the NXT UK brand now official but still in it’s infancy Dunne has not been made to defend the title a whole lot. Pete Dunne originally won the title back at NXT Takeover: Chicago on May 20th in 2017 against Tyler Bate. That match won critical acclaim and helped to establish the UK talent and brand to hardcore NXT fans.
Some other Superstars to go a full year include CM Punk, who was WWE Champion throughout 2012. Punk of course defended his title quite a few more times than Dunne was made to. Gillberg also held on to the Light Heavyweight Championship throughout 1999 and Rockin’ Robin held the Women’s Championship throughout 1989.
There are also two other Champions who started and ended the year as title holders. Brock Lesnar started 2018 as the Universal Champion and ended the year with the belt after beating Braun Strowman. The Undisputed Era also held the NXT Tag Team Championships at the start of 2018 and recaptured their belts on June 21st from Tyler Bate and Trent Seven of Moustache Mountain.
WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne has said that he has finished wrapping up dates in the British independent wrestling scene.
Dunne and Tyler Bate had a match on the PROGRESS Wrestling’s Chapter 92: Unboxing event, where Dunne defeated Tyler. After the match Dunne tweeted out a picture of him with Tyler Bate saying that this was his last match in the independent scene.
“Finished my time on the British independent scene tonight,” wrote Dunne. “Closing out a week that saw me in New York, Germany, Spain and London. 13 years that I wouldn’t change for anything, on to the next chapter.”
Finished my time on the British independent scene tonight. Closing out a week that saw me in New York, Germany, Spain and London. 13 years that I wouldn’t change for anything, on to the next chapter 👌 pic.twitter.com/ATDcN1fUVA
Drake Maverick, the 205 Live General Manager also tweeted out a message congratulating all the British wrestlers who have done their independent dates. He wrote, “Congratulations to the British wrestlers who wrapped up their final independent dates today. Very happy for you all. Enjoy what the future brings!”
PROGRESS Wrestling promoter Jim Smallman also tweeted out a message thanking Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate for their contributions in PROGRESS and the British wrestling circuit.
There is no news on whether Dunne and Tyler will be working exclusively for WWE, but we will keep you updated when more information comes out.
Meanwhile, in the WWE, Pete Dunne is set to defend his WWE United Kingdom Championship against Joe Coffey at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool on 12 January from the Empress Ballroom. Make sure to check out SEScoops for coverage.
PROGRESS held their annual ‘Unboxing’ event last night at the Electric Ballroom in Camden, London. The main event of the unannounced show saw Tyler Bate take on Pete Dunne. The company described the bout as a “rematch of the best British bout this decade.” Dunne took to Twitter earlier today and confirmed that his time on the UK’s independent scene was coming to an end. He stated “Finished my time on the British independent scene tonight. Closing out a week that saw me in New York, Germany, Spain and London. 13 years that I wouldn’t change for anything, on to the next chapter.”
Several promotions have offered their congratulations to both Dunne and Tyler Bate. PROGRESS co-owner Jim Smallman said “thank you for everything you’ve done in PROGRESS and British wrestling in general. The sky is the limit for you both. Scary how talented you both are.” wXw also tweeted congratulations to Dunne, stating that “he has certainly come a long way. We are very happy that one of the best in Europe has been wrestling in Germany three times over the last year. Good luck for your future.”
It was believed that NXT UK Superstars would be able to continue working on the British Indies just with a few caveats. British Strong Style (Dunne, Bate and Trent Seven) are however the biggest stars in the territory and WWE may well be wanting to keep their appearances to a minimum, giving their matches more of a premium vibe.
WWE NXT UK Champion Pete Dunne recently spoke with Metro Sport to talk about a wide range of topics including not feeling over-exposed as NXT UK Champion since winning the title from inaugural champion Tyler Bate. “It’s been crucial and I believe that’s the future. On the main roster it’s more difficult to avoid that exposure, but outside of that with the growth of NXT brands all over the world, I think that’s the key.” Dunne continued by stating that if he can continue to travel the world and keep this going for a few more years without feeling that massive amount of exposure, it only builds a stronger fanbase and then finally getting ready to get on the main roster it’s a more exciting prospect.
NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool goes down on Saturday, January 12 at the Empress Ballroom and will air on their streaming service, the WWE Network. You can see the expected card for this showhere.
This marks the first-ever Takeover special for the NXT UK brand and something that Dunne thinks is really special as the and Bate made their names initially under this banner.
“Our lives changed overnight and over the past few years I haven’t had a single second to reflect on that because it’s been one thing to the next. For the brand it’s brilliant, and it’s the perfect venue. The audience there are really lively and most importantly it’s live. That makes such a huge difference. Doing episodic TV, you get a lot of exposure, but TakeOver is a completely different animal.”
German based promotion wXw recently announced that British Strong Style will be appearing at their 18th Anniversary show. WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate and Trent Seven will be joining the 18th Anniversary show on December 22nd in Oberhausen.
This follows the news that NXT Superstar Axel Dieter Jr would be returning for the special Anniversary show. Dieter Jr left wXw back in April of 2017. The German Superstar made his way to NXT but as of yet has not been heavily featured on the WWE Network programme. Dieter Jr finally made his NXT debut in August of this year in a losing effort against Keith Lee.
As well as his time in wXw, Dieter Jr had an impressive run for the UK’s PROGRESS promotion. Bouts against The London Riots, The South Pacific Power Trip (TK Cooper and Travis Banks) and The Hunter Brothers alongside WALTER gained him a strong following. Dieter Jr also faced British Strong Style (Pete Dunne, Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) alongside Timothy Thatcher and WALTER.
Now wXw has confirmed British Strong Style’s opponents for the event. Recent WWE signee WALTER, Axel Dieter Jr and Timothy Thatcher of Ringkampf will be taking on the NXT UK Superstars. This is one of the biggest bouts in European wrestling right now, it will be a war and a spectacle not to miss.
Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) will be heading to the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland this December. Fear & Loathing XI takes place on December 2nd and the card is taking shape…
Here’s the card as it stands:
ICW World Championship vs. Career Match – Jackie Polo (c) vs. Lionheart
Noam Dar, Wolfgang & BT Gunn Vs Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate and Trent Seven
Zero-G Championship Match – Mark Coffey vs. Joe Coffey
ICW World Women’s Championship Match – QUEEN OF INSANITY MATCH Viper vs. Kay Lee Ray
ICW Tag Team Championship Match – The Kinky Party vs Alpha Evil
Grado vs. James Storm
Mikey Whiplash vs. Joe Hendry
6 Team #1 Contender’s Tables Ladders & Chairs Match
The Briscoe Brothers vs. P.O.D vs. Kings of Catch vs. The Purge vs. ??? vs. ???
Also confirmed so are Jimmy Havoc & Mark Haskins
ICW has released a hype video for the event, you can check this out below.
NXT UK continued this week with episodes seven and eight airing on the WWE Network. The shows heavily featured the Coffey Brothers and Wolfgang in their feud against Trent Seven & Tyler Bate.
Here’s the full results from week’s 7 and 8:
Episode 7 Results (taped August 25 at the NEC Arena in Birmingham, England)
Jordan Devlin b. Sid Scala – Devlin hit the Island’s Call in 3 minutes to take the win
Saxon Huxley & Joseph Conners b. Amir Jordan & Kenny Williams – Connors hit Don’t Look Down on Williams to take the win for his team
Tyler Bate b. James Drake – Bate hit the Tyler Driver ’97 to take the pinfall win
Wolfgang (w/ Joe & Mark Coffey) b. Ashton Smith – Wolfgang took the win after hitting a modified fisherman’s suplex into a slam
Episode 8 Results(taped August 25 at the NEC Arena in Birmingham, England)
NXT UK Women’s Title Tournament First Round Match – Dakota Kai b. Nina Samuels – Kai took the win after hitting the Kairopractor to advance to the semifinals
Tyson T-Bone b. Jake Constantino – T-Bone took the quick win after hitting a lariat
Dave Mastiff b. Dan Moloney – Mastiff took the win after hitting a cannonball into the corner
NXT UK Women’s Title Tournament First Round Match – Jinny b. Millie McKenzie – Jinny took the win after hitting a rolling axe kick to advance to the semifinals
Zack Gibson b. Trent Seven – Gibson took the win with a small package, James Drake distracted Seven for the finish
German based promotion wXw has announced that British Strong Style will be appearing at their 18th Anniversary show. WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate and Trent Seven will be joining the 18th Anniversary show on December 22nd in Oberhausen.
This follows the news that NXT Superstar Axel Dieter Jr would be returning for the special Anniversary show. Dieter Jr left wXw back in April of 2017. The German Superstar made his way to NXT but as of yet has not been heavily featured on the WWE Network programme. Dieter Jr finally made his NXT debut in August of this year in a losing effort against Keith Lee.
As well as his time in wXw, Dieter Jr had an impressive run for the UK’s PROGRESS promotion. Bouts against The London Riots, The South Pacific Power Trip (TK Cooper and Travis Banks) and The Hunter Brothers alongside WALTER gained him a strong following. Dieter Jr also faced British Strong Style (Pete Dunne, Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) alongside Timothy Thatcher and WALTER.
British Strong Style’s opponents have not yet been named for the event. Although a potential Dream Match against Ringkampf’s Axel Dieter Jr, Timothy Thatcher and WALTER could be in order.
NXT UK continued this week with episodes five and six airing on the WWE Network. The shows featured a main event pitting Pete Dunne against Danny Burch. Dunne defended his United Kingdom Championship successfully in the bout. Episode 6 also saw Mark Coffey, Joe Coffey & Wolfgang beat Mark Andrews, Flash Morgan Webster & Ashton Smith in the main event.
Here’s the full results for Episode 5 (taped on July 29 at Cambridge Corn Exchange in Cambridge, England)
Dave Mastiff b. Damien Weir – Mastiff took the win after hitting a Cannonball
Ligero b. James Drake – Ligero took the win after hitting a Springboard DDT
Ashton Smithwas attacked by The Coffey Brothers and Wolfgang before his match with an unnamed opponent
Eddie Dennis b. Sid Scala – Dennis took the win after hitting the Next Stop Driver
Pete Dunne b. Danny Burch – Dunne took the win via Submission to retain his United Kingdom Championship
Here’s the full results for Episode 6 (taped on July 29 at Cambridge Corn Exchange in Cambridge, England)
Toni Storm b. Dakota Kai – Storm took the win after hitting the Storm Zero
Zack Gibson b. Amir Jordan – Gibson took the win via Submission with the Shankly Gates
Jordan Devlin b. Kenny Williams – Devlin took the win with the Island’s Call
Mark Coffey, Joe Coffey & Wolfgang b. Mark Andrews, Flash Morgan Webster & Ashton Smith – Joe Coffey took the win after hitting Webster with a Lariat
NXT UK Episode 2 aired on the WWE Network earlier this week. The show featured a big main event between former United Kingdom Champion Tyler Bate and Wolfgang. Here’s the full results from Episode 2:
Ligero b. Mike “The Wild Boar” Hitchman – Ligero took the pinfall win after hitting a Tornado DDT
Dakota Kai b. Killer Kelly – Kai took the pinfall win after hitting a code red/backstabber move
A highlight package aired of Zack Gibson winning the last United Kingdom Championship tournament.
Eddie Dennis appeared for a promo, he refers to Pete Dunne and Mark Andrews.
Ashton Smith b. Tucker – Smith took the pinfall win after hitting the Ash Cloud
Tyler Bate b. Wolfgang – Bate took the pinfall win after hitting the Tyler Driver ‘97
As mentioned this was episode 2 of the new series. Here’s the full results from Episode 1 which aired on the WWE Network last week:
Joe Coffey (w/ Mark Coffey) b. Mark Andrews (7:38) – Coffey took the win after hitting the Lariat
Dave Mastiff b. Sid Scala (1:58) – Mastiff took the quick win after hitting a Cannonball
Toni Storm b. Nina Samuels (4:10) – Storm took the win after hitting the Storm Zero
NXT UK Championship Match – Pete Dunne b. Noam Dar (11:35) – Dunne took the win after hitting the Bitter End
The WWE is slated to make a return to world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden, in New York City on Wednesday, December 26th, 2018 for a live event.
On Thursday, WWE NXT General Manager William Regal made a big announcement regarding the latest match that has been revealed for this show at the historic building. Johnny Gargano, UK Champion Pete Dunne, NXT North American Champion Ricochet, Aleister Black and Velveteen Dream vs. The Undisputed Era and Tommaso Ciampa is booked to take place.
This event was originally advertised to feature the superstars from the blue brand, SmackDown Live. However, the company has decided to make it a RAW event.
Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman in a Steel Cage match is expected to headline the show. The line-up now features:
(Steel Cage Match) Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman
RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Mickie James
RAW Tag Team Champions Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre vs. Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose
Johnny Gargano, Pete Dunne, Ricochet, Aleister Black & Velveteen Dream vs. The Undisputed Era & Tommaso Ciampa
Finn Balor, Kevin Owens, Bobby Lashley, Elias, Jinder Mahal, Alexa Bliss, and Bayley are also advertised for this show. The WWE will be announcing more matches for this live event in the coming months.
The WWE Network will present 3 previously unaired shows tonight. 205 Live, NXT, and the Mae Young Classic will all air tonight beginning at 7 PM EST.
NXT Preview 10/10
NXT North American Championship Ricochet (c) vs Adam Cole vs Pete Dunne
The NXT North American Championship is on the line tonight in a triple threat match. Arguably 3 of the top wrestlers on the roster will compete in this match.
This match was scheduled by William Regal after a title vs title match between Dunne and Ricochet was interrupted by the Undisputed Era.
Keith Lee vs Kona Reeves
Kona Reeves only enjoys the finest things in life. Keith Lee tried to introduce himself to Reeves a few weeks back but the Hawaiian Superstar took offense to Lee approaching him. Lee then made fun of Reeves’ win/loss record leading to this match tonight.
Velveteen Dream Responds To Tommaso Ciampa
Velveteen Dream indicated to William Regal a few weeks back that Tommaso Ciampa is likely who attacked Aleister Black. Ciampa took offense to this and cut a promo on Velveteen last week. This week, Dream will respond to Ciampa’s promo from last week.
Does Nikki Cross Know Who Attacked Aleister Black?
Nikki Cross has been claiming she knows who attacked Aleister Black. William Regal doesn’t believe her, however. Cross has been angling for a rematch with Bianca Belair as well. WWE is advertising we will find out just what Cross knows regarding the attack tonight.
205 Live Preview 10/10
Lio Rush Open Challenge
Lio Rush is on fire these days. Not only is he the new hype man for Bobby Lashley, but he is also undefeated on 205 Live. Tonight, he plans on issuing an open challenge to anyone in the back.
Buddy Murphy is the new WWE Cruiserweight Champion and his reign begins tonight on 205 Live. After winning the title from Cedric Alexander in front of his hometown Melbourne fans, what does the champ have in store for tonight?
UK based promotion Fight Forever has announced the second bout for their upcoming ‘Phenomena’ event. This will be the debut show for the new promotion taking place at the PRYZM Nightclub in Birmingham, England.
Brandi Rhodes will be taking on Bea Priestley as part of the debut show. Priestley is one of the stars of the WoS/World of Sport re-boot alongside her partner Will Ospreay. Priestley has been on the UK scene for a number of years working as a top star in promotions such as Pro Wrestling: EVE. Brandi has been building her own brand over the last year with several high profile bouts and appearances alongside Cody Rhodes.
This news comes after Fight Forever announced that NJPW star Will Ospreay will be taking on the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Cody Rhodes in a huge international bout. This will not only be a bout featuring two of the hottest stars on the independent scene but will also be a Bullet Club vs CHAOS showcase.
In an interview with FightBooth Fight Forever Wrestling’s Co-Director Simon Kay said “Cody is on top of his game, he has never been better than he is right now. Will Ospreay, arguably the best wrestler in Britain will not want to lose on home soil. This could very well be the match of the year”.
You can purchase tickets for Phenomena and all upcoming events over at fightforeverwrestling.com. Fight Forever will also be heading to London on December 7th with a co-branded show alongside ‘Something to Wrestle’ starring Conrad Thompson and Bruce Prichard.
Breaking News: @TheBrandiRhodes & @BeaPriestley match made official for @fightforeveruk Phenomena in Birmingham on December 6th!
Who will be the dominant couple in Fight Forever with @CodyRhodes & @WillOspreay set to lock horns the very same night…
The WWE Network will air 3-hours of newly released pretaped wrestling shows tonight. Starting at 7 PM, 205 Live (not live), NXT, and the Mae Young Classic will air back-to-back-to-back. 205 Live was taped before Smackdown aired last night in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
205 Live Preview 9/19
Cruiserweight Championship Cedric Alexander (c) vs Drew Gulak
Only one match is scheduled for tonight’s 205 Live. Cedric Alexander will look to defend his Cruiserweight Championship for a 4th consecutive time. The winner of tonight’s match will go on to face Buddy Murphy in Melbourne, Australia at Super Show-Down.
Gulak has been running rampant in the cruiserweight division since Summerslam in an attempt to get a title rematch. His efforts pay off tonight but ending Alexander’s title reign will be no small task.
NXT Preview 9/19
NXT North American Champion vs WWE United Kingdom Champion Ricochet (c) vs Pete Dunne (c)
It will be champion vs champion tonight when Ricochet clashes with Pete Dunne. The two men have been on the same side in a rivalry with the Undisputed Era but both want a crack at the others title. Both championships will be on the line tonight. The Undisputed Era might be watching this match closely as well.
Dakota Kai and Deonna Purrazzo vs. Lacey Evans and Aliyah
This match came together as a result of an altercation the 4 competitors had recently at the WWE Performance Center. Kai defeated Aliyah in single’s action recently. On NXT last week, we saw Aliyah and Kai arguing in the back. Eventually, Lacey Evans got involved in defense of Aliyah and Deonna Purrazzo then sided with Kai, leading to tonight’s tag-team match.
Jaxson Ryker In Single’s Action
Ryker’s partners in the Forgotten Sons, Wesley Blake & Steve Cutler, made their debut two weeks ago on NXT programming. The faction has been competing on NXT live events for some time, however. This week it’s time for Jaxson Ryker to debut in the men’s single’s division.
The man known as Gunner in TNA will look to make an impact tonight.
Search For Aleister Black’s Attacker Continues
William Regal will continue his investigation into who attacked Aleister Black tonight. There is speculation Regal even conducted his investigation at PWG BOLA 2018 this weekend.
I’d like to thank every one of the staff and competitors at PWG for their hospitality the last two nights.