🇬🇧💛 UK/NXT Thread 02/27/19: RESPECK

[Steveweiser]

It's NXT Wednesday, as NXT UK finish up in Phoenix, and NXT starts the build towards the 2019 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic...

NXT UK - 3/2c

*Tyler Bate vs. Gentleman Jack Gallagher
*WALTER vs. Kassius Ohno
*NXT UK TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson) (c) vs. Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan

NXT - 8/7c

*Taynara Conti & Xia Li vs. Aliyah & Vanessa Borne
*Keith Lee vs. Dominik Dijakovic
*NON TITLE MATCH: Shayna Baszler vs. Mia Yim
*Johnny Gargano speaks following his North American Championship loss
*The last four teams in the Dusty Classic will be revealed

Both shows are on the Award Winning WWE Network!

[Hypnosis]

Conti. 😍

No explanation on why she's a face now, but I'll take it.

[Deleted]

I can’t wait for these UK episodes taped in Phoenix to be over. Seems like every time they tape something at Axxess they have just completely lifeless crowds.

[Friday Night SmackOwn]

Feb 27, 2019 20:29:51 GMT -5 @notoriousnd22 said:

I can’t wait for these UK episodes taped in Phoenix to be over. Seems like every time they tape something at Axxess they have just completely lifeless crowds.

Today’s episode should be the last Phoenix taping episode, with the episodes taped at Coventry Skydome starting next week.

[Hypnosis]

Bayley made her announcement, now her evil older sister is warming up for Mia Yim.

[jhbboy198917]

I want a rematch between Lee & Dijak at Takeover New York that possibly lead to mutual respect between the 2 & possibly teaming up for a while

[hbkid718]

Here are the facts for NXT UK:
- Tyler Bate VS Jack Gallagher was Gallagher’s 1st ever NXT UK match & opener & was Bate’s 1st NXT UK match since January 30 & his 1st opener of 2019
- WALTER VS Kassius Ohno was Ohno’s NXT UK debut & was WALTER’s 1st NXT UK match since February 6
- Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan VS Grizzled Young Veterans was the 2nd NXT UK Tag Team Championship Match of 2019 & the 1st since Takeover: Blackpool on January 12, James Drake & Zack Gibson’s 1st NXT UK match & main event since January 9, Lorcan’s NXT UK debut, & was Burch’s 1st NXT UK match & main event of 2019, & his 1st NXT UK match since he lost to Pete Dunne on November 7, 2018
- This was the 1st NXT UK since January 9 to not have a Women’s Match

Here are the facts for NXT:
- Aliyah & Vanessa Borne VS Taynara Conti & Xia Li was Li’s 2nd week in a row on NXT, Aliyah & Conti’s 1st NXT match since February 13, Borne’s 1st NXT match of 2019 & her 1st match overall since she lost to Mia Yim on November 28, 2018, everyone’s 1st opener of 2019, the 1st time both teams teamed up in 2019, the 50th Women’s Match in WWE & NXT on TV & PPV in 2019, & was Borne’s 1st win on NXT TV since she defeated Nikki Cross by Disqualification on October 19, 2016 when she competed as Danielle Kamela
- Dominic Dijakovic VS Keith Lee was Dijakovic’s 1st NXT match since February 13, Lee’s 1st NXT match since January 16, the 2nd Count Out of 2019, the 1st since NXT UK on January 23, & the 1st for NXT in 2019, the 3rd No Contest of 2019, the 1st since NXT UK on January 23, & the 1st for NXT in 2019
- Mia Yim VS Shayna Baszler was Yim’s 2nd week in a row on NXT & her 1st main event, Baszler’s 1st NXT match & main event since February 6, & was the 1st NXT of 2019 to have 2 Women’s Matches

[Spider2024]

DIY is going to TAKEOVER New York like a Ghostbusters ghost!

[Spider2024]

Candice LeRae glaring at DIY like Marcy from Married With Children looking at Jefferson & Al when they're up to no good.

[Deleted]

I didn't watch it yet, but NXT UK has a pretty good card, I'll probably watch it later.

[Deleted]

Jesus Christ the crowd reaction to Sasha’s (and then Bayley’s) entrance music. It was like a bunch of 14 year old girls at a Taylor Swift concert or something. The enthusiasm was unreal.

Made me super happy.

[King Devitt and the Woke Mob]

NXT was a decent show. LOVED the reception for Bayley/Sasha, and really liked the build of DIY.
If they were smart they'd have Johnny turn on Ciampa either in the first round against UE (the bracketing for this tournament is f***ing weird) or in the finals as the ultimate f*** you to Ciampa.
Then they go to their match at Takeover.
This HAS to be the end game, right?

My usual short-form review can be seen here if you care to watch

youtu.be/7GAt9dQR71w

I didn't watch NXT UK as it just doesn't do it for me.

[Steveweiser]

Hardly anyone gave a shit about Bate/Gallagher and that's a darn shame, as the match was a very nice technical showcase. Things picked up with WALTER smashing Ohno about, and the Tag Title match was very good, especially near the end when Gibbo and Oney went psycho on each other. Will be happy to see the show back in the UK next week...

Pretty good NXT bar that women's tag. Lee/Dijakovic showed flashes of how great their indie matches were, and there was great selling in the Baszler/Yim match. Interesting to see DIY back together in the NXT-verse, and so nice to see Bayley and Sasha back at Full Sail, the pop they got was insane!

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Feb 27, 2019 20:19:30 GMT -5 Hypnosis said:

Conti. 😍

No explanation on why she's a face now, but I'll take it.

She needs to stop making that goofy face with her tongue.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Ohno is just SO good in his desperate veteran who never got his big chance role. What a fun matchup with WALTER.


Nigel is hyping up WALTER so hard with his comparisons. Today he added "young Andre the Giant" to his list which already included Stan Hansen, Bruiser Brody and Kenta Kobashi.

[brettappedout (BLM)]

Late to the party

NXT UK

I've found Gallagher boring lately, but this match vs. Bate was a really fun technical match. Moustache Mountain vs. Gulak and Gallagher would be awesome.

WALTER vs. Ohno was good tv match. Definitely left stuff out of the match.

GYV vs. BritAm Brawlers was an awesome tag match. Shocking!

NXT

That opening segment was so good. I love this storyline. Hope Ciampa injury doesn't effect the end of it.

Aliyah and Bourne aren't ready. Conti and Li look like they have something, but jeez that tag match was rough.

Undisputed Era are the greatest douchebags in pro wrasslin bay bay

Djokovic vs. Lee. Lee's theme is f***ing awesome and holy shit so did that match. Big boys, doing big boy and small boy things! Loved the countout finish too.

GIVE THEM A TAKEOVER MATCH!

Shayna vs. Mia. Really good match. The counters and selling were top notch and that finish was superb. They have great chemistry. Which makes sense since they're friends and train together.

[TGM]

Both were really solid episodes, UK especially. Gallagher vs Bate was some fine World of Sport style wrestling and Ohno vs WALTER was WALTERs first real challenge.

I am surprised how much I enjoyed Keith Lee and Dijakovic, considering I don't like Dijakovic all that much. He's sloppy and unsafe. Somebody in the NXT production crew has been watching New Japan though because the Osprey / Ibushi spot with the camera angles was pretty much copied completely.