🇬🇧💛 UK/NXT Thread 04/24/19: The System Gets Shocked

[Steveweiser]

It's NXT Wednesday, with more Worlds Collide added on - NXT UK stays at Axxess, NXT rolls on at Full Sail, while it's the turn of the women on Worlds Collide!

NXT UK - 3/2c

*Ligero vs. Kassius Ohno
*Kay Lee Ray vs. Xia Li
*Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven & Tyler Bate) vs. South Wales Subculture (Mark Andrews & Morgan Webster)
*NXT UK Women's Champion Toni Storm speaks following her successful defence against Jinny

NXT - 8/7c

*Humberto Carrillo vs. Jaxson Ryker
*Candice LeRae & Mystery Partner vs. Aliyah & Vanessa Borne
*NON-TITLE MATCH: The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) vs. The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)
*NON-TITLE MATCH: Johnny Gargano vs. Roderick Strong

WORLD COLLIDE: WOMEN COLLIDE - 9/8c

*Candice LeRae vs. Kay Lee Ray
*Piper Niven vs. Zelina Vega
*Io Shirai vs. Sonya Deville
*NXT UK WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP TRIPLE THREAT MATCH: Toni Storm (c) vs. Bianca Belair vs. Nikki Cross

All this and more all on the WWE Network!

[Spider2024]

Wow, that NXT UK Women's title match. I kinda want Nikki Cross to win.

On the other hand, Bianca Belair winning would be nice because she's awesome.

On the OTHER other hand, Toni Storm rules still!

[Prince Petty]

Piper Niven vs. Zelina Vega should be fun.

I don't see Toni Storm losing the NXT UK Title, because neither Belair or Cross are likely to be showing up on NXT UK regularly. But man, does that underline how badly the WWE have blown Nikki's call up to the main roster?

[hbkid718]

Here are the Facts & Stats for NXT UK:
- Ligero VS Kassius Ohno was Ohno’s 1st NXT UK match & opener since April 10 & was Ligero’s 1st NXT UK match & opener since March 20
- Xia Li VS Kay Lee Ray was Li’s NXT UK debut & her 1st match overall since she & Taynara Conti lost to Aliyah & Vanessa Borne on NXT on February 27, Ray’s 1st NXT UK match since April 3, & was the 100th Women’s Match on TV & PPV in WWE, NXT, & NXT UK
- Moustache Mountain VS Mark Andrews & Morgan Webster was Trent Seven’s 1st NXT UK match & main event since April 3, Mark Andrews’ 1st NXT UK match & main event since March 27, Tyler Bate’s 1st NXT UK match & main event since March 20, & Morgan Webster’s 1st NXT UK match since March 13 & his 1st main event since January 16

Here are the Facts & Stats for NXT:
- Humberto Carrillo VS Jaxson Ryker was Ryker’s 1st NXT match since April 10 & his 1st opener since February 6, Carrillo’s 1st NXT match since February 13 & his 1st NXT opener of 2019, he was the 1st wrestler since Oney Lorcan on April 2 & 3 to compete on 205 Live & NXT in the same week, & was the 20th Disqualification of 2019, the 2nd one this week after Smackdown, & the 2nd week in a row on NXT
- Kacy Catanzaro & Candice LeRae VS Aliyah & Vanessa Borne was Aliyah & LeRae’s 1st NXT match since April 10, Catanzaro & Borne’s 1st NXT match since March 27, the 1st time Catanzaro & LeRae teamed up in NXT in 2019, & was the 50th match on NXT in 2019
- The Street Profits VS The Viking Raiders was Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford’s 1st NXT match since April 10 & was Erik & Ivar’s 1st NXT match since April 3
- Johnny Gargano VS Roderick Strong was Gargano’s 1st NXT TV match & main event since March 13, & was Roderick Strong’s 1st NXT TV math since February 20, & his 1st main event of 2019

Here are the Facts & Stats for WWE Worlds Collide:
- Candice LeRae VS Kay Lee Ray was both LeRae & Ray’s 1st Network Exclusive Special & opener
- Piper Niven VS Zelina Vega was both Niven & Vega’s 1st Network Exclusive Special & was Vega’s 1st Singles Match of 2019 & her 1st since she defeated Lana on Smackdown on August 7, 2018
- Io Shirai VS Sonya Deville was both Shirai & Deville’s 1st Network Exclusive Special, Deville’s 1st Singles Match since she lost to Asuka on Smackdown on March 12, & her 1st win since she & Mandy Rose defeated Carmella & Naomi & The IIconics in a Triple Threat Match on Smackdown on February 5 & 1st since Singles win since she defeated Naomi on Smackdown on January 1
- Nikki Cross VS Toni Storm VS Bianca Belair was the 4th NXT UK Women’s Championship Match of 2019 & the 1st since NXT UK on April 10, the 13th Triple Threat Match of 2019 & the 3rd one this week after 2 on Raw, & was Cross, Storm, & Belair’s 1st Network Exclusive Special & main event of 2019

[King Devitt]

Decent episode of NXT, I marked for seeing "War Raiders" pop up, but then remembered these are taped in advance of Vince's stupidity.

And I am REALLY excited for KUSHIDA next week.

Here are some more thoughts on this week's show:
youtu.be/PNxjyFWzqDw

[Bang Bang Bart]

It was kinda funny hearing the NXT announcers fail to acknowledge the War Raiders' main roster names.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Apr 24, 2019 22:14:45 GMT -5 Bang Bang Bart said:

It was kinda funny hearing the NXT announcers fail to acknowledge the War Raiders' main roster names.

This kind of thing used to happen a lot in the early days of NXT. Look at when The Shield started, and nixed separate singles arcs for babyface Seth Rollins and heel Roman Reigns right where they stood. Ambrose was fine because this was that six month period where he didn't exist.

[Hypnosis]

Apr 24, 2019 22:17:47 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

Apr 24, 2019 22:14:45 GMT -5 Bang Bang Bart said:

It was kinda funny hearing the NXT announcers fail to acknowledge the War Raiders' main roster names.

This kind of thing used to happen a lot in the early days of NXT. Look at when The Shield started, and nixed separate singles arcs for babyface Seth Rollins and heel Roman Reigns right where they stood. Ambrose was fine because this was that six month period where he didn't exist.

I find it funny that the "didn't exist" meme also happened with Solomon Crowe, Ambrose's former tag team partner on the indies.

[Deleted]

LeRae/Lee Ray was the best match Candice has had since joining WWE. Hopefully they’re going to start using her as a wrestler instead of just having her be Johnny’s wife.

[brettappedout (BLM)]

NXT UK

Ohno vs. Ligero:
Wasn't really interested but they pulled me in by the end. Good match with a good finish. Again I'll say I like Ohno in UK and I like Ligero. He'd be perfect for when/if UK gets a secondary title.

Devlin Promo:
Dude is money. Hyped himself, Walter, Dunne, UK Title and all their matches.

European Union "WWE Axxess Tour":
Good promo about how wrestling and being in the ring was earned. Now anyone can be a "superstar".

Short and to the point promo by Toni Storm.

KLR vs. Xia Li:
KLR being super aggressive is great to see. I always like seeing Li. She keeps  improving. Good match.

Andrews/Webster vs. Moustache Mountain: Shocking! A really f***ing fun match lol

NXT

Jaxson Ryker vs. Humberto:
Ryker sucks, but atleast he actually showed dare I say personally? Also glad Humberto didn't lose. The future six man tag should be really good.

Cole promo was good and Riddle being Riddle worked here. Cole vs. Riddle will rule.

Vanessa/Aliyah vs. Candice/Kacy:
This match surprised the f*** out of me. It was actually good and entertaining. Aliyah and Bourne are a much better team than single stars and looked really good here. Candice and Kacy with more time could be a good team as well.

Regal and Ohno are always awesome together.

The Street Profits vs. War Raiders:
Hell of a way to start a match. Holy shit! This match ruled! Give it to me again at Takeover!

Gargano vs. Strong:
Awesome match. They beat the shit out of each other and the counters were fantastic. The storytelling at the end was also great.

World's Collide: Women Collide

Candice LaRae vs. Kay Lee Ray:
This was an great f***ing match. This would've fit perfectly on a Takeover. This was the best Candice has looked since joining WWE in my opinion. It sucked one of then had to lose.

Zelina Vega vs. Piper Niven:
I get giving Vega offense, but she got way to much here. Niven didn't get to show much, sadly.

Io Shirai vs. Sonya Deville:
Not great chemistry. Match was just there. Can't believe Sonya won. That is mind boggling even on a show alot of people won't see.

Bianca Belair vs. Nikki Cross vs. Toni Storm:
Fun match. Basically everyone gets there shit in match match, but still good to watch.

Also Mia YiM was pretty good on commentary for her first time. Atleast in WWE.

[Steveweiser]

I enjoyed Worlds Collide - Candice/KLR and the UK Women's Title Triple Threat were the highlights, though I liked Sonya's gear as well, not exactly her going over Io Shirai though.

[ayumidah]

Apr 24, 2019 22:14:45 GMT -5 Bang Bang Bart said:

It was kinda funny hearing the NXT announcers fail to acknowledge the War Raiders' main roster names.

Nigel did call them "the vikings" at one point and I was like "waitaminute...."

[cuppacoffee - slight return]

The longer Matt Riddle is presented as a face, the more convinced I am that I must be a heel without realising it.
Bro, I hate his bro schtick and anyone who thinks it’s cool, bro. Bro, he’s a knob, bro. Bro. But really, bro, what’s supposed to be likeable about him, bro?

Casy Katanzaro is so tiny she makes Candice LaRae look both tall and beefy. Apart from having name recognition as a non-wrestler celeb, she’s surely stuck in the Chad Gable zone of being clearly an excellent athlete but too small to amount to anything.

Is it because the Street Profits are great (which they are) that nobody gives Montez grief for those funny little Jinder-tits (which he has)?

Have the Street Profits been in a tag-team holding pattern too long? They feel a bit Oney & Danny (or even Enzo & Cass) in being the “great and over but never winning the big one” team, which doesn’t bode well for the future.

Mia Yim is really pretty. Got nothing else on that. She’s very pretty.

Roddy and Jonny may as well be each other. I think they’re very good but one of them is the little pasty short fellow in trunks with skinny arms, stumpy legs and short dark hair and the other one is the little pasty short fellow in trunks with skinny arms, stumpy legs and short dark hair.
In this match, I liked it when the little man hit the little man, then the little man kicked out.