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WWE UK SHOWCASE IX SSE ARENA | BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND 01/09/20 |
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CARD CONFIRMED SO FAR |
WWE UK WOMENS CHAMPIONSHIP JINNY (C) VS. RAQUEL LOURENCO The first match confirmed for the 9th WWE UK Showcase will be a highly personal clash for the UK Women's Championship. The WWE UK Women's Champion Jinny and her opponent Raquel Lourenco have a lot of history with one another and a lot of bad blood. Lourenco of course won the recent UK Women's Rumble to earn this opportunity. However this bout is for a lot more than just the women's championship. This bout is also for respect and for Lourenco to prove to Jinny and the world her worth. Raquel of course has previously submitted Jinny in the elimination tag team match at the previous showcase but their history dates back a lot further with Lourenco at one stage a member of Jinny's House of Couture faction. Since that time however and under her own employ, Lourenco has flourished in singles competition especially now under her real name as opposed to the Killer Kelly moniker. Will Lourenco be able to dethrone the Fashionista? or will Jinny's reign continue? |
WWE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP GUNTHER (C) VS. ASHTON SMITH The second match confirmed for this upcoming Showcase will be a European Championship match as the Champion Gunther takes on the winner of the Men's WWE UK Rumble Ashton Smith. Smith of course has elected to use his championship opportunity which he won with the Rumble victory to challenge for the European Championship as opposed to the UK Championship. However as we'd learn from Ashton Smith this was down to reasons a lot more closer to home. Since Gunther's arrival to the WWE UK Brand and his European championship victory, it seems that Gunther's in ring performances and dominance have been over shadowed by the injuries he has caused his opponents. So far Shelton Benjamin, Joseph Conners and Rampage Brown have all been casualties of the Ring General. It is the Brown one of course which truly has ruffled the feathers of Smith with him and Brown being former tag team partners and close friends. This is why Smith has elected to challenge Gunther, not only to become the next European Champion but also to avenge his friend. Will Ashton overcome the reign of the Ring General? |
WAR GAMES THE THRONE (ANTHONY NESE, BO DALLAS, CURTIS AXEL, MATT TAVEN AND MIKE KANELLIS) VS. ADAM BROOKS, ILJA DRAGUNOV, JOE HENDRY, MARK ANDREWS AND MORGAN WEBSTER The third match confirmed for this ninth showcase will be historic as for the very first time since the WWE UK Brand's inception, we will see our very first WAR GAMES match! This ten man contest will see The Throne take on the collective of Adam Brooks, Ilja Dragunov, Joe Hendry, Mark Andrews and Morgan Webster. This match has come about due to the often controversial tactics and methods employed by the 2020 king of the ring Mike Kanellis. Often using outside interference from his allies in his faction known as the Throne, Kanellis has found himself with quite a few enemies. Starting out with Morgan Webster who he assaulted backstage at Showcase Syndey, before alienating the likes of Adam Brooks and Mark Andrews. Kanellis' aim as of late however has been to humble Joe Hendry and make him his jester following a series of custom songs that Hendry has used to serenade the King of the ring, his wife and subjects. But it is through his targeting of Hendry that Joe has come together with Brooks, Webster and Andrews while his close friend Ilja Dragunov has also come to stand against the Throne alongside them. This has led to numerous backstage and arena wide brawls with both teams especially since Kanellis has bought in his right hand man Matt Taven. Will this Showcase finally see the Throne crumble? |
BRITISH STRONG STYLE COLLIDES TRENT SEVEN VS. PETE DUNNE ~ SPECIAL GUEST REFEREE: TYLER BATE The fourth match confirmed for this upcoming UK Showcase will perhaps be it's most personal as former friends, stablemates and tag team partners collide when Trent Seven takes on Pete Dunne. These two of course were once allies as part of the collective of British Strong Style faction. In fact at one stage this pairing was the WWE UK Tag Team Champions together. However over time it seemed that the pair would begin to differ over the plans for the future of this group and also Seven's growing influence over Dunne's protege Millie McKenzie. This would lead to a stunning betrayal as Trent Seven, Tyler Bate and Millie McKenzie viciously attacked and beat down Pete Dunne kicking him out of the group. Since that time Pete Dunne has pledged that he will tear British Strong Style apart from the seems. Although as of late it seems that Trent Seven and hus methods have brought him into conflict with another stablemate as Tyler Bate doesn't quite seem to be following the program either. Which surprisingly saw Dunne reach out to his old rival and express his concern for Seven's plans and plotting. Which begs the question, what does the wily Seven have up his sleeve with this match officially being sanctioned for Showcase? Adding to the intrigue of the bout will be the recent announcement that Tyler Bate is acting as the special guest referee. While there is no love lost between Bate and Dunne. Lately Bate and Seven have come into conflict frequently. Will Bate call this bout down the middle? |
HANDICAP STREET FIGHT FINN BALOR VS. ALEXANDER WOLFE AND KILLIAN DAIN The fifth match confirmed for the Showcase event promises to be a fiery affair as Finn Balor will take on the two men who recently returned to the WWE UK Brand and launched a vicious attack on him Alexander Wolfe and Killian Dain. This twisted duo who were of course one time former NXT tag team champions under the moniker of Sanity, have yet to truly explain the reasoning for why they attacked and assaulted Finn Balor several weeks ago. Yet what they didn't seem to be counting on was the domino effect that their attack would actually cause. As ever since that attack, a series of cryptic videos have played displaying a new side of Finn Balor. Stoic and speaking about releasing the demons from inside of himself, Finn Balor has pledged that at the Showcase the world will see the real Finn Balor. Just what can be expected from this haunting promise? Especially now with the announcement that Finn Balor has requested this bout be a Street fight. |
WELCOME TO WONDERLAND ISLA DAWN VS. XIA BROOKSIDE A high stakes contest has also been set for the WWE UK Showcase as "The Red Queen" Isla Dawn will take on Xia Brookside in the very first Welcome to Wonderland match. This match which is believed to be filmed and taking place in Isla Dawn's apparent kingdom has come around following Isla Dawn seemingly taking an interest in Xia Brookside following the UK Women's Rumble. Dawn of course is the queen or apparent queen of her so called wonderland filled with many subjects. However during a recent segment she revealed that her kingdom wasn't complete and she was still seeking her 'Alice' which we now know, Dawn believes to be Xia Brookside. Brookside for her part brushed off Isla's offer to join her but would surprisingly instead accept Isla's challenge. The challenge being that if Isla Dawn is able to defeat Xia Brookside in this match, then Xia Brookside will become the latest individual who will serve in her Wonderland faction. Just what we can expect from this journey to Wonderland? |
WWE UK CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH SPIKE TRIVET (C) VS. TEGAN NOX The WWE UK Championship will also be on the line in what will be a historic match for the WWE UK Brand. As for the very first time, an intergender match will be featured since it's inception. This match will see the WWE UK Championship also on the line as the champion Spike Trivet puts his title on the line against former WWE UK Women's Champion Tegan Nox. The seeds for this unlikely match were planted months ago when because of a clause in her contract Tegan Nox could no longer challenge for the WWE UK Women's Championship. In turn Nox would look to alternative methods to hold gold including entering herself in the men's UK Rumble. Since that time Tegan has seemingly been in Spike Trivet's crosshairs as the new champion seems convinced that Nox has done all of this to simply steal his thunder. Now following Anthony Ogogo's orders, this match will take place at this coming showcase and the title will in fact be on the line. Can Tegan Nox shock the world and become the WWE UK Champion? |
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