🇬🇧💛 UK/NXT Thread 03/13/19: Very Scottish

[Steveweiser]

It's NXT Wednesday once again - NXT UK is still in Coventry, and every major segment bar one involves someone from Scotland, while we're at the semi final stage of the 2019 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, and we find out who will face Shayna Baszler at Takeover: New York!

NXT UK - 4/3c (still 8pm for the UK)

*Morgan Webster vs. Wolfgang
*Amir Jordan & Kenny Williams vs. Saxon Huxley & Tyson T-Bone
*Kay Lee Ray vs. Candy Floss
*Pete Dunne & WALTER vs. Gallus (Joe Coffey & Mark Coffey)
*Comments from Kassius Ohno and Noam Dar

NXT - 8/7c (Midnight this week for the UK)

*Eric Bugenhagen vs. Luke Menzies
*Adam Cole vs. Punishment Martinez
*NXT WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP NUMBER ONE CONTENDERSHIP MATCH: Bianca Belair vs. Io Shirai
*DUSTY RHODES TAG TEAM CLASSIC 2019 SEMI FINAL: Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven & Tyler Bate) vs. The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler & Wesley Blake)
*DUSTY RHODES TAG TEAM CLASSIC 2019 SEMI FINAL: Aleister Black & Ricochet vs. #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa)

All this and more on the AWARD WINNING WWE NETWORK!

[ayumidah]

I've never dreaded/anticipated an NXT taping/episode as much as I have tonight's

[ANuclearError]

Dar going from super babyface to hated heel just by saying the word "Glasgow" was beautiful.

[Steveweiser]

Feels right to see Kay Lee Ray on WWE TV, she's been so good for so long.

[Deleted]

NXT US looks great tonight.

[Steveweiser]

Midlands Lads vs. F**king Gunner's Boys

[Hypnosis]

Did anyone else see the AVGN cosplayer walking through the crowd during Mustache Mountain's entrance?

[Derk!]

Unexpected to see a Bolt Thrower shirt on Shayna. Badass.

[Derk!]

Damnit. Great swerve by Gargano. Shame we won't get the payoff for it, though.

[hbkid718]

Here are the Facts & Stats for NXT UK:
- Morgan Webster VS Wolfgang was Webster’s 1st NXT UK match & opener since February 20 & was Wolfgang’s 1st NXT UK match since February 13 & his 1st opener of 2019
- Amir Jordan & Kenny Williams VS Saxon Huxley & Tyson T-Bone was Jordan, Williams, & T-Bone’s 1st NXT UK match since January 9, Huxley’s 1st NXT UK match since January 16, & the 1st time that Huxley & T-Bone teamed up in 2019
- Candy Floss VS Kay Lee Ray was Floss’ 1st NXT UK match since February 6 & was Ray’s NXT UK debut & her 1st WWE match since she won a 6-Women Tag Team Match in the Mae Young Classic on September 11, 2017
- Pete Dunne & WALTER VS Gallus was WALTER’s 1st NXT UK match since February 27 & his 1st main event since February 6, Gallus’ 1st NXT UK since February 20, but Mark Coffey’s 1st main event since February 6, & Joe Coffey’s 1st main event since January 9, & Dunne’s 1st NXT UK match & main event since February 13, & the 1st time that Dunne & WALTER teamed up

Here are the Facts & Stats for NXT:
- Moustache Mountain VS The Forgotten Sons was Tyler Bate, Trent Seven, Wesley Blake, & Steve Cutler’s 2nd week in a row on NXT & their 1st opener of 2019
- Bianca Belair VS Io Shirai was both Belair & Shirai’s 1st NXT match since February 6, the 5th No Contest of 2019, the 2nd one this week after Smackdown, & the 1st on NXT since February 27
- Aleister Black & Ricochet VS #DIY was everyone’s 2nd week in a row on NXT, Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano’s 2nd week in a row in the main event, Black & Ricochet were the 2nd week in a row someone competed on Raw, Smackdown, & NXT in the same week, & they were the 1st since Kairi Sane, Io Shirai, Jessamyn Duke, & Marina Shafir on January 30 & February 6 to go from the NXT opener to the following week’s NXT main event
- This was the 2nd week in a row that NXT did not have a Men’s Singles Match

[Big DSR Energy]

Watching regular-ass NXT now.

Am I the only person annoyed by the fact Mustache Mountain have beards?

[Big DSR Energy]

Belair/Shirai was a dope match. The non-finish with Baszler running in and choking them both out (and Kairi Sane) was shitty, but in a good way where you want to see her get comeuppance for it. I'm interested to see where this goes.

[Big DSR Energy]

DIY vs. Black and Ricochet was fun as hell, and then Gargano kicking Ciampa afterwards was badass!

[Friday Night SmackOwn]

Are they spinning Gargano’s attack as a heel move due to Ciampa’s injury?

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Mar 13, 2019 23:36:34 GMT -5 Friday Night SmackOwn said:

Are they spinning Gargano’s attack as a heel move due to Ciampa’s injury?

No, they’re going with the “Gargano played the long gambit and suckered Ciampa in” to cement him as full babyface again. From there it should have led to the title match blowoff where Gargano wins it, but Ciampa needing to get his neck sorted out has scratched that.

[Big DSR Energy]

Also, Ciampa attempted to betray Gargano, but Johnny used his "bum" leg to stop the attack before delivering one of his own.

[King Devitt and the Woke Mob]

Solid show.

Shayna Baszler is the Queen of (spades of) NXT.
Even more sad about Ciampa now...

Other thoughts/short review on NXT (US) if anyone wants to watch:

youtu.be/pQXK1FZgtvM

[trollrogue]

Mar 13, 2019 23:42:00 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

Mar 13, 2019 23:36:34 GMT -5 Friday Night SmackOwn said:

Are they spinning Gargano’s attack as a heel move due to Ciampa’s injury?

No, they’re going with the “Gargano played the long gambit and suckered Ciampa in” to cement him as full babyface again. From there it should have led to the title match blowoff where Gargano wins it, but Ciampa needing to get his neck sorted out has scratched that.

This face turn had great little pieces added throughout the fued-- the #DIY shirts, Gargano paying homage to Ciampa's leg injury that led to Ciampa's heel turn.

Also Candace helped in the ruse greatly, first remember she last week pretended she was disgusted by Gargano for going back to Tommasso after all his terror. Then notice how after she comes down to the ring she tries to 'be there' for Johnny but Ciampa is the one giving him his shoulder to lean on and she just half-interestedly gives him her hand. Then she walks away from Johnny after he collapses by the Dusty Rhodes Classic Cup almost as if she's had enough. When Ciampa believes he's ruined Johnny's marriage he goes in for the kill but Johnny's leg isn't really injured and Candace and Johnny both knew he would fall for it after sacrificing a loss in the Dusty Rhodes Classic the Champ would never see the move coming. lol her Cheshire cat grin in the back to close out NXT while Gargano is screaming 'SAY MY NAME' to the crowd chanting for Johnny Wrestling reminds me of Miss Elizabeth in her prime

[brettappedout (BLM)]

NXT UK

Liked Kay Lee Ray, the vignette for Wildboar and Primate and the main event was fun.

Didn't really care for Noam Dar. Just always found him boring and feuding with Mark Andrews.......sorry feel asleep.

NXT

Moustache Mountain vs. Forgotten Sons was a really solid match. Still don't care about Forgotten Sons, but they are a good team, just no heat either way from me.

Io vs. Bianca was really fun. Io is so smooth in the ring. I also like the finish and aftermath with Shayna.

Black & Ricochet vs. #DIY was unsurprisingly f***ing awesome. Those four rule so hard.

Loved the story of Gargano f***ing over Ciampa with a fake injury and knowing Ciampa was going to turn on him again. I've love this storyline so much. Sucks that it won't get a proper ending.

[neilc]

It seems not even the rabid fans at Full Sail can get interested in the Forgotten Sons.