🇬🇧 NXT UK Thread 10/17/19: Who The Heck Are Gallus?

[Steveweiser]

Yes, NXT UK still exists, and they're still in Brentwood for more from our British and European friends!

This week's main event sees South Wales Subculture defend the NXT UK Tag Team Championship against the Gallus team of Mark Coffey and Wolfgang - Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews claimed the titles in a Triple Threat match that also involved Gallus, and then defeated the Grizzled Young Veterans in a straight tag team match. Will the SWS run on top continue, or will it finally be Gallus' kingdom?

Nina Samuels continually claims that the NXT UK Women's division is her show, but she's rarely bothered the top order in the chances she's had against the bigger names. It's a step up in competition for her this week, as she's up against Xia Brookside, who had a great run in the Battle Royal a few months ago before being blindsided by Kay Lee Ray. Nina should not underestimate Xia here, or the show might have to be retooled...

Imperium are all over both versions of NXT, and they're back on the UK edition this week, as Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel are up against The Hunt. Aichner and Barthel claim that Primate and Wild Boar "defecate on the mat", but will the mat remain sacred when they square off?

Speaking of Imperium, Alexander Wolfe has has recent issues with Ilja Dragunov, going as far as to steal a match Dragunov had scheduled with Saxon Huxley a few weeks ago. Tonight, Dragunov finally gets his match with Huxley, and he might want to prove a point or two to Wolfe and Imperium in that match.

All this, and anything else that may be going on, today from 3/2c (8pm UK) on the WWE Network!

[Moppy]

Woah, I'm no fan of the gimmick but Flash Morgan Webster was awesome during that final match.

[Steveweiser]

So it's finally Gallus' Kingdom as Mark Coffey and Wolfgang are the new NXT UK Tag Team Champions. Do they build Flash and Mandrews back to win it off them, do they build up The Hunt long term, or will another team emerge?

[hbkid718]

Here are the Facts & Stats for NXT UK:
- Ilja Dragunov VS Saxon Huxley was Huxley’s 1st NXT UK match since October 3 & his 1st opener since July 17, Dragunov’s 1st match overall since he lost to Cesaro at Takeover: Cardiff on August 31, & 1st NXT UK TV match & opener since August 28
- The Hunt VS Imperium was Wild Boar & The Primate’s 2nd week in a row on NXT UK, which was the 2nd week in a row that someone competed 2 weeks in a row on NXT UK, Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel’s 1st NXT UK since September 11 & were the 1st wrestlers since themselves on March 6 to compete on both NXT & NXT UK in the same week, & was their 2nd match against each other, & their 1st re-match
- Xia Brookside VS Nina Samuels was Samuels’ 1st NXT UK match since September 25, was Brookside’s 1st NXT UK match since August 7, & was the 150th Match on NXT UK in 2019
- Mark Andrews & Morgan Webster VS Gallus was the 7th NXT UK Tag Team Championship Match of 2019 & the 1st since NXT UK on September 11, Andrews & Webster’s 1st NXT UK match & main event since September 11, Gallus’ 1st match overall since they lost the Triple Threat to Andrews & Webster at Takeover: Cardiff on August 31, Mark Coffey’s 1st NXT UK TV match since August 14, Wolfgang’s 1st NXT UK TV match since July 31, & their 1st main event since July 10, was not a re-match since Andrews & Webster wrestled Joe & Mark Coffey & not Coffey & Wolfgang on NXT UK on February 20, & was the 3rd NXT UK Tag Team Title Change of 2019 & the 1st since Andrews & Webster defeated Grizzled Young Veterans & Gallus in a Triple Threat Match at Takeover: Cardiff on August 31

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Something that got seemingly made official here was the signing of A-Kid, the Spanish high-flyer who is best known for a match last year with Zack Sabre Jr at his former home promotion (White Wolf Wrestling) that got the five stars from Meltzer.

[clifford]

I'm a bit miffed with the Gallus title switch. I always felt that Andrews and Webster would be having a short, transitional reign, but that it would be Imperium to take the belts. I guess Triple H didn't want one group holding all the male championships on both NXT and NXT UK.

[Deleted]

I usually really enjoy this show, but this week aside from the title change (which I didn't like) it seemed like such a mediocre episode. A rare miss for a usually good show.

Also, Ilja Dragunov's (sp?) theme song totally sounds like the Kazikstan National Anthem from Borat.

[clifford]

NXT UK has seemed really aimless since Takeover Cardiff. It's like they are just killing time or something. I guess it's a result of Walter and Imperium being on NXT on USA so much recently.

[4real]

What was going on with Tom Philips voice? It sounded like he was phoning it in....literally. He sounded like he was in another country.