🇬🇧💛 UK/NXT Thread 12/26/18: He Is Heavy, Not My Brother

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Here are the facts for NXT UK:
- Kenny William VS Jordan Devlin was Devlin’s 2nd week in a row on NXT UK & 1st opener since November 14, Williams’ 1st NXT UK match since December 12 & 1st opener of 2018, & was their 2nd re-match
- Eddie Dennis VS Dan Moloney was Dennis’ 1st NXT UK since December 12, Moloney’s 1st NXT UK since December 5, the 64th Disqualification of 2018, the 3rd one this week, & the 1st on NXT UK since November 28
- Jack Starz & Tucker VS Saxon Huxley & Tyson T-Bone was Huxley & T-Bone’s 2nd week in a row on NXT UK & was Starz & Tucker’s 1st NXT UK since December 5
- Ligero VS Joe Coffey was Coffey’s 3rd week in a row in the NXT UK main event, Ligero’s 1st NXT UK since December 12 & 1st main event since November 21, & was the 650th Singles Match in WWE, NXT, & NXT UK on TV & PPV in 2018

Here are the facts for NXT UK (2nd Episode):
- Mark Andrews VS Marcel Barthel was Andrews’ 2nd week in a row on NXT UK & 1st opener since December 5, Barthel’s NXT UK debut & 1st WWE match since he lost to EC3 on November 28
- Mike Hitchman & Jay Melrose VS James Drake & Zack Gibson was Drake & Gibson’s 3rd week in a row on NXT UK, Hitchman’s 2nd week in a row on NXT UK, & was Melrose’s NXT UK debut
- Deonna Purrazzo VS Rhea Ripley was the 3rd NXT Women’s Championship Match of 2018 & 2nd week in a row on NXT UK, Ripley’s 3rd week in a row on NXT UK & 2nd week in a row in the main event, Purrazzo’s NXT UK debut & 1st match overall since he lost to Io Shirai in the Mae Young Classic on October 17
-Since this was the final NXT UK of 2018, the Final Match Count for 2018 will be 82 Total Matches

Here are the facts for NXT:
- Io Shirai VS Mia Yim VS Bianca Belair VS Lacey Evans was the 13th Fatal 4-Way Match of 2018, the 1st since Raw on December 17, & the 1st for NXT in 2018, Shirai’s 2nd week in a row in the NXT opener, Yim’s 1st NXT match since December 12, Belair & Evans’ 1st NXT match since November 14, Yim & Belair’s 1st NXT opener since November 14, Evans’ 1st NXT opener since October 3
- Mitch Taverna VS Jaxson Ryker was Taverna’s NXT debut & Ryker’s 1st NXT match since October 3
- Heavy Machinery VS The Undisputed ERA was the 8th NXT Tag Team Championship Match of 2018, the 1st since NXT Takeover: Brooklyn 4 on August 18, & the 1st on NXT TV since July 11, Heavy Machinery’s 2nd week in a row on NXT, Dozovic’s 1st main event since September 26, Knight’s 1st main event since April 11, Undisputed ERA’s 1st match overall since Takeover: War Games on November 18, Kyle O’Reilly’s 1st NXT match & main event since November 14, & Roderick Strong’s 1st NXT TV match since October 17, & 1st main event since August 29
- NXT’s 1st & last match of 2018 were both title matches (1st match was Drew McIntyre VS Adam Cole for the NXT Title & the final match was Heavy Machinery VS Undisputed ERA for the Tag Titles)
- Since this was the final NXT of 2018, the Final Match Count for 2018 will be 173 Matches

[brettappedout (BLM)]

NXT UK
Devlin, Coffey and Gibson are stars.

Hope it's BSS vs. Gibson & Drake at Takeover

I like Bartel & Aichner together. Just add Walter.

Ripley vs. Purrazzo was really good.

NXT
The Fatal 4 Way was sloppy, but still pretty good. Belair vs. Io 1on1 would be awesome.

What the f*** was with that Ryker match? Dead crowd (not shocking), no commentary (very shocking) and that finish lol

Holy Shit! That Velveteen Dream vignette was a masterpiece!

Very good promo by Ciampa. Like the idea of a 2 man power trip in NXT.  Bulid it up like Austin and Triple H was meant to go down.

Short, but really fun tag title match. Hoping Heavy Machinery are more Elias than Revival on the main roster.

[Futureraven: Beelzebruv]

Dec 26, 2018 20:34:00 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

Apparently that rebound powerbomb took a few attempts on the night of taping, which is really something because you never hear about them needing do-overs for anything anymore.

I wondered why there was such a pop for that move after the absolute silence from the crowd the rest of the match.

[Bang Bang Bart]

I liked Undisputed winning fairly cleanly instead of doing some sort of cheap tactic to win. Helps build their credibility and makes them look really strong.