Photo Credit: WWE NXT
AVERAGE: Wolfgang defeated Sam Gradwell in an alright match two falls to one to move onto the semi finals in the UK Heritage Cup Number One Contender’s Tournament.
Result – Wolfgang Wins Two Falls to One
Dakota Cohen WR Star Rating – 2.75 Stars
GOOD: A video package was shown highlighting Blair Davenport’s dominance from last week & then cut to Sid Scala who said that Davenport will be suspended due to her actions. This was good follow up after what happened last week.
GOOD: Kenny Williams and Noam Dar both had promo packages after that, hyping their match for next week & they are both great at promos, so this was very entertaining.
GOOD: Gallus were walking backstage & an interviewer asked Wolfgang how it felt to move on & Gallus started dancing and singing & then Jordan Devlin walked out of a door and started making fun of them until they walked away. This teased the beginning of what could be a great feud between Gallus and Devlin.
GREAT: Oliver Carter, Saxton Huxley & Ashton Smith defeated Symbiosis in a very fun & lengthy six-man tag. Oliver Carter looked like an absolute star in the match.
Result – Carter, Huxley & Smith Win
Dakota Cohen WR Star Rating – 3.75 Stars
GOOD: Stevie Turner was asked backstage how she feels about her loss to Meiko Satomura & she said that now she knows how she can beat Satomura. Then, Emelia McKenzie walked up & said that she shouldn’t be bad mouthing the champion & that she will beat Turner next week just like Satomura did. This was simple, but effective.
GOOD: Pretty Deadly then had a vignette shown where they basically said they were going to beat Gallus next week. This match should be good.
GREAT: Ilja Dragunov vs WALTER was then shown, which this time included commentary from Dragunov himself & his thoughts about it. Others that gave their thoughts on the match during it were Cesaro, Rhea Ripley, Drew McIntyre, Finn Balor, Sheamus & hearing their insight was very cool. Not much I can say about this match that hasn’t already been said, but it was still amazing on rewatch.
Result – Ilja Dragunov Wins the NXT UK Championship
Dakota Cohen WR Star Rating – 5 Stars
This was not the best episode of NXT UK overall, but it was still enjoyable with a great rewatch one of the greatest matches in NXT history. The reason the match did not get PERFECT is because it was a replay of the orginal match. The six man tag was very very well put together and the opening match felt a little flat during parts of it.
Show Theme and Presentation: 7/10
Watchability: 8/10
Storyline Progression: 7/10
Production: 8/10
Crowd Reaction: 6/10
Overall Rating: 7.1/10
