🇬🇧💛 UK/NXT Thread 02/20/19: Championship Wednesday

[Steveweiser]

Two big title matches highlight NXT Wednesday this week, one in particular drew significant interest for various reasons when it was taped...

NXT UK - 3/2c

*Mark Andrews & Morgan Webster vs. Gallus (Joe Coffey & Mark Coffey)
*NXT UK WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: Toni Storm (c) vs. Rhea Ripley
*Plus other matches

NXT - 8/7c

*Keith Lee vs. Kassius Ohno
*Aleister Black vs. Roderick Strong
*Mia Yim vs. Xia Li
*NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: Johnny Gargano (c) vs. The Velveteen Dream
*Major announcement concerning the future of NXT

Both are on THE AWARD WINNING WWE NETWORK~!

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Cool, I haven't seen either show the last couple weeks, but this seems like a big night. I'll check both out.

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Gonna assume that Dream's taking that belt if the last two days have been any indication...

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Oof, Morgan Webster couldn't have picked a worse tag team partner to take on Gallus.

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Toni vs. Rhea and Gargano vs. Dream?



I'm there.

[Bobeddy]

"Major announcement concerning the future of NXT"

That sounds interesting.

[Zone Was Wrong]

Was the major announcement part of the last tapings or is this probably in response to the last two days?

[Steveweiser]

I've seen a rumour going around that with the references to NXT as the third brand, and all the callups, that NXT will be moving to FS1 in the fall.

[lionheart21]

Webster and Andrews about to get destroyed

[The Summer of Muskrat XVII]

Feb 20, 2019 15:07:37 GMT -5 lionheart21 said:

Webster and Andrews about to get destroyed

And I’m very much going to enjoy it

[lionheart21]

Not sure how Shane Thorne will fare now that The Mighty are no more

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Feb 20, 2019 15:24:34 GMT -5 lionheart21 said:

Not sure how Shane Thorne will fare now that The Mighty are no more

I think he’ll be fine. He’s got a lot of personality and can go in the ring. Plus I’m still surprised at how much bigger he was than Adam Cole in their World’s Collide match. I know Cole is a small dude, but I didn’t realize how big Thorne actually is.

Put him as the leader of the new Mighty once Jonah Rock and Elliot Sexton make it to TV. Could be good stuff.

[lionheart21]

Next week already looking like a must-watch

[jhbboy198917]

Feb 20, 2019 15:30:19 GMT -5 @notoriousnd22 said:

Feb 20, 2019 15:24:34 GMT -5 lionheart21 said:

Not sure how Shane Thorne will fare now that The Mighty are no more

I think he’ll be fine. He’s got a lot of personality and can go in the ring. Plus I’m still surprised at how much bigger he was than Adam Cole in their World’s Collide match. I know Cole is a small dude, but I didn’t realize how big Thorne actually is.

Put him as the leader of the new Mighty once Jonah Rock and Elliot Sexton make it to TV. Could be good stuff.

Another idea for Shane Thorne I would like is to pair him & Rhea up with Rhea as his Chyna like muscle

[lionheart21]

Hard to believe that Rhea's only 22. Strap the rocket to this woman, she can be a top heel for the next few years.

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Feb 20, 2019 15:51:36 GMT -5 jhbboy198917 said:

Feb 20, 2019 15:30:19 GMT -5 @notoriousnd22 said:

I think he’ll be fine. He’s got a lot of personality and can go in the ring. Plus I’m still surprised at how much bigger he was than Adam Cole in their World’s Collide match. I know Cole is a small dude, but I didn’t realize how big Thorne actually is.

Put him as the leader of the new Mighty once Jonah Rock and Elliot Sexton make it to TV. Could be good stuff.

Another idea for Shane Thorne I would like is to pair him & Rhea up with Rhea as his Chyna like muscle

100% on board with that as well. Ever since I saw their mixed tag entrance of him riding on her shoulders, I’ve been behind them as a pair.

[Steveweiser]

Kay Lee Ray coming in soon, hyped if she has a Takeover match with Toni Storm, as they have really good matches with each other.

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Feb 20, 2019 19:22:28 GMT -5 Steveweiser said:

Kay Lee Ray coming in soon, hyped if she has a Takeover match with Toni Storm, as they have really good matches with each other.

I saw some Instagram stuff of her hanging out with the NXT UK group tonight, so I figured it was a matter of time.

[Friday Night SmackOwn]

Evidence! Resistance! Other Things!

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Feb 20, 2019 19:58:19 GMT -5 @notoriousnd22 said:

Feb 20, 2019 19:22:28 GMT -5 Steveweiser said:

Kay Lee Ray coming in soon, hyped if she has a Takeover match with Toni Storm, as they have really good matches with each other.

I saw some Instagram stuff of her hanging out with the NXT UK group tonight, so I figured it was a matter of time.

Yeah, they ran the first hype vignette for her this week.

(Hopefully Jazzy Gabert isn’t too far behind, since she got the same “sitting at ringside” spot)