NXT UK May 12, 2022 - Ilya Dragunov defends against Jordan Devlin on 200th episode

[Chris]

• NXT United Kingdom Championship: Ilya Dragunov (c) vs Jordan Devlin

 

[Chris]

Ilya vs Jordan is now officially LOSER LEAVES NXT UK

 

[Dale]

So assuming one of them is moving to the states then for a 2.0 run? Not sure how either of them fit in to the current mould to be honest, but Devlin had been talked up by HBK previously so he has that going for him.

 

[Colt Magnum]

Ilya vs Jordan is now officially LOSER LEAVES NXT UK

Devlin bout to win UK Title

 

[Chris]

It’s win or leave as Ilja Dragonuv and Jordan Devlin clash for the NXT UK Title on a historic episode of NXT UK​

NXT UK is set to celebrate its 200th episode with an explosive rematch for the NXT UK Championship between Ilja Dragunov and Jordan Devlin in which the loser will be forced to leave NXT UK, while Ashton Smith & Oliver Carter vie to get back into the NXT UK Tag Team Title hunt with a Triple Threat Qualifying Match against Joe & Mark Coffey. Plus, dominant NXT 2.0 Superstar Ivy Nile makes her first appearance in the BT Sports Studio when she locks up with Nina Samuels.

There is no denying the intense and personal history between the NXT UK Champion and The Irish Ace. Dragunov and Devlin tore down the house once already in an explosive Empty Arena Match for the NXT UK Title. Still frustrated at the outcome of that first meeting, Devlin has hounded Dragunov for a rematch, claiming he could not beat The Irish Ace in a straight-up one-on-one fight.

After proclaiming NXT UK would be better off without the other, the two rivals took their animosity one step further during a wild contract signing ceremony by agreeing that the loser of their upcoming showdown would be forced to leave the brand permanently.

But before one Superstar prepares to leave NXT UK, a rising Superstar makes her first appearance across the pond as Diamond Mine’s “Pitbull” Nile looks to continue her dominant run against Samuels. Nile has run through the NXT 2.0 locker room to remain undefeated in singles competition, but Samuels plans to personally welcome the rookie to her show.

Finally, after Smith & Carter failed to capture the NXT UK Tag Team Titles in a thrilling 2-out-of-3 Falls Match, Assistant to the General Manager Sid Scala declared four tag teams would square off to determine who would challenge Moustache Mountain in a Triple Threat Tag Team Championship Match.

Looking to get one more crack at Tyler Bate & Trent Seven, Smith & Carter will collide with Coffey brothers in the first qualifying match, while Joe & Mark look to get on the same page and put Gallus Boys on top.

Don’t miss a minute of the action on a historic episode of NXT UK, streaming at 3 ET/8 BST on Peacock in the United States and on WWE Network everywhere else!​

 

[Cwalker]

Devlin moving to the main NXT?

 

[Chris]

Devlin moving to the main NXT?

One of them for sure, I'm predicting Dragunov tho only cause I really think WWE being so paranoid about spoilers is the only reason they made it empty arena so that's why we don't already know of a title change if it's happening

 

[Chris]

Oh I misread that shit, they were talking about the FIRST match was empty arena so this one has fans lol

 

[Chris]

Starting the main now, rest was real solid so far. Ivy looked better than her NXT or Level Up matches, love this Tiger/Kenny angle now that I know what's up and Kemp had a real fun promo, haven't heard him speak a lot. Loved the opening tag as well, not big on the broken Joe Coffey angle they're doing tho rn but we'll see where it goes

 

[Chris]

HOLY FUCK that turnbuckle brain buster spot was one of the sickest things I've seen. Dragunov literally bounced off the fucking turnbuckle from his upper back and fell straight to the floor below

 

[Chris]

Bro what a fucking match. The fake finish and restart was completely unnecessary and I thought it was gonna kill the momentum but holy fuck they went all out both before and after it. Guess devlin is going to the states which makes more sense, also HBK is really high on him as Andy said on commentary, I remember HBK making some really pro-Devlin comments awhile back

 

[Cwalker]

Show worth watching?

 

[Chris]

Show worth watching?

Main event most definitely, if you haven't been watching often then you probs won't care about the other stuff though

 

[Chris]

Oh I forgot the Mastiff/Starz parody of the Die Familia vignettes was amazing too

 

[Dale]

Devlin is a fucking dwarf though, really curious to see what they do with him though