WWE NXT UK Results (5/13): Women's Gauntlet Main Event, Dar Vs. Frazer, More
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A high-stakes Gauntlet Match will determine the No. 1 Contender to @Kay_Lee_Ray's #NXTUK Women's Title TODAY on @NXTUK! @peacockTV @WWENetwork https://t.co/YBywTtE9m6
— WWE (@WWE) May 13, 2021
Andy Shepherd and Niguel McGuinness welcome fans to WWE NXT UK! They begin the show by announcing that Xia Brookside is not cleared to compete after falling victim to Amale's attack last week. So, tonight's Gauntlet Match will be narrowed down to four competitors with possibly a surprise entrant. We'll find out later on in this broadcast.
Our main event tonight sees five women in a #GauntletMatch to determine the No. 1 Contender to @Kay_Lee_Ray's #NXTUKTitle...
...but 🚨 breaking news 🚨 @XiaBrooksideWWE is no longer able to compete!!! @IslaDawn @JinnyCouture @MMckenzieWWE @DaniLuna_pro pic.twitter.com/rmO6sfN6Jv
— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) May 13, 2021
We kick off the action with a Heritage Cup Rules Match!
Nathan Frazer vs. Noam Dar
Round 1:
Noam Dar lands the first hit with a kick to the hamstring. Dar takes Nathan Frazer down on the mat. Frazer turns it around with an arm wrap. Dar counters with a tight wrist lock. Frazer flips out of the hold. Both men continue with back and forth wrist locks. Frazer puts pressure on Dar's arm with a standing hold up against the ropes. Dar applies a head scissors takedown. Frazer flips out again. Both men remained lockup with an elbow and collar lockup just as the bell rings. Dar lands a cheap shot on Frazer, which is unclear whether it was before or after the bell. Neither man picks up a point.
You are forbidden to blink during a @WWEFrazer match. We don't make the rules, we just enforce them. #NXTUK @NoamDar pic.twitter.com/8eLW2LwV12
— NXT UK (@NXTUK) May 13, 2021
Round 2:
Frazer reverses with a backslide after the men tangle in more holdups. Frazer rolls Dar up in a small package and scores the first fall. Frazer is in the lead with 1 point.
Things aren't looking good for @NoamDar as @WWEFrazer secures the first fall in this #HeritageCup Rules Match! 😬 #NXTUK pic.twitter.com/avFxkJLkX7
— NXT UK (@NXTUK) May 13, 2021
Frazer: 1 Dar: 0
Round 3:
Just before the bell rings, Dar calls for Sha Samuels. He arrives. Frazer lands a well-executed dropkick on Dar. Dar obtains momentum with a solid kick to the chest. Dar looks for the same move, but Frazer catches his leg. Frazer misses a dropkick. Frazer heads to the top rope. Samuels shouts at him from the outside. Frazer is distracted. Dar uses this to his advantage to meet Frazer at the top. The bell rings and concludes this round. Neither man picks up a point.
It's official. @WWEFrazer is a machine. #NXTUK @NoamDar pic.twitter.com/1xod5OSFJ6
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) May 13, 2021
Round 4:
Dar and Frazer had two close near-falls. Frazer gets trapped in a kneebar. Frazer taps. Dar picks up his first point.
This is where things get INTERESTING...
We are tied 1-1 in this #HeritageCup Rules Match! WHO YA GOT? #NXTUK @NoamDar @WWEFrazer @Shasamuels pic.twitter.com/GAGAD92Cx5
— WWE (@WWE) May 13, 2021
Frazer: 1 Dar: 1
Round 5:
Both men slug it out at the beginning of this round. Dar lays in more kicks to the chest of Frazer. Sha Samuels tries to interfere by holding onto Frazer's leg. Dar uses this to his advantage again by moving out of the way of Frazer's slingshot and hitting an unyielding dropkick. Dar covers, and he gains his second point and overall victory.
Scottish Super Cheater!?! Blatant interference by @Shasamuels gives @NoamDar the edge against @WWEFrazer #NXTUK pic.twitter.com/CLA86CF6lt
— WWE (@WWE) May 13, 2021
Dar: 2 Frazer: 1
Winner: Noam Dar
- The NXT UK Tag Team Champions Pretty Deadly is ready to prove why they're the best tag champions.
At the Performance Center: Trent Seven is having a little chat with Jack Starz. Sam Gradwell calls Seven out again. Seven and Gradwell start to brawl before others in the gym have to break them apart.
Mark Andrews (w/SUBCULTURE – Flash Morgan Webster & Dani Luna) vs. Levi Muir
Both trade lockups. Mark Andrews stacks Levi Muir for the first near-fall in the match. Still down, Andrews lands a perfect standing moonsault for another near-fall. Muir turns it around with a heavy uppercut and shots in the corner. Muir hoists Andrews up in the torture rack. Andrews slides out and hits multiple forearms. Muir picks up where he last left off with an assisted rope powerslam for two. Andrews looks for a sunset flip. He rocks Muir with an enziguri instead. Muir gets caught with a Stundog Millionaire, followed by a perfect suicide dive from the outside. Back in the ring, Andrews sends Muir away with a shooting star press from off the top. Andrews picks up the pinfall victory!
Pure 𝑷𝑶𝑾𝑬𝑹. 😯 #NXTUK @MandrewsJunior @LeviMuir pic.twitter.com/vk5wP8K4zM
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) May 13, 2021
Winner: Mark Andrews
- Now that Xia Brookside is out of the main event match, Amale, who attacked her, wants to take Brookside's place. Sid Scala won't let that happen.
Will @AmaleFrenchHope be added to the #NXTUK #WomensTitle No. 1 Contender's #GauntletMatch? NO.
Will she have to face @XiaBrooksideWWE as soon as Xia is cleared to compete? OUI. @SidScala pic.twitter.com/LKa8YymREo
— NXT UK (@NXTUK) May 13, 2021
- We look back at Amir Jordan's emotional farewell after losing to Kenny Williams in a Loser Leaves NXT UK matchup.
See backstage footage of an emotional @iamamirjordan following his fateful loss last week. #NXTUK pic.twitter.com/M5sgqpNlys
— NXT UK (@NXTUK) May 13, 2021
Next week on NXT UK:
* A-Kid will put his Heritage Cup Championship on the line against Tyler Bate
* Ilja Dragunov will be a guest on Noam Dar's "Supernova Sessions."
Watch the intense confrontation between the #NXTUK Heritage Cup Champion @AKidWrestler and his challenger before they collide next week! pic.twitter.com/E0Y7XvARsG
— NXT UK (@NXTUK) May 13, 2021
ALSO NEXT WEEK: The critically-acclaimed Supernova Sessions returns with special guest @UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR! 👁❤️ #NXTUK @NoamDar pic.twitter.com/I8Yhl9Edfh
— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) May 13, 2021
And now, the main event. Who will become the next woman in line for a shot at Kay Lee Ray's NXT UK Women's Championship? The Gauntlet Match will begin with Isla Dawn and Emilia McKenzie.
Isla Dawn vs. Emilia McKenzie
Both women go straight with a collar and elbow tie-up. Isla Dawn shoves Emilia McKenzie towards the corner. Both women take their match down on the mat. McKenzie goes for two near-fall attempts. Dawn lands a kick to the midsection. McKenzie hits a round of forearm shots followed by a twisting suplex at two. Dawn lays the beatdown on McKenzie. McKenzie comes forward with an enziguri. McKenzie rocks Dawn with a massive spear for just a two count! McKenzie positions Dawn for a suplex. Dawn counters it with a rollup. 1-2-3. Emilia McKenzie has been eliminated. Dani Luna comes out next.
👏 👏 👏 @MMckenzieWWE! #NXTUK @IslaDawn pic.twitter.com/wuqFoPkHa8
— NXT UK (@NXTUK) May 13, 2021
Emilia McKenzie is eliminated. Dani Luna is in.
Isla Dawn vs. Dani Luna
Both women showcase powerful strength between the two of them until Dawn throws Luna shoulder-first towards the ring post. Dawn pins Luna, and Luna is eliminated.
.@DaniLuna_pro brings the Subculture to the #WhiteWitch @IslaDawn in a #GauntletMatch to determine the No. 1 Contender for #NXTUK #WomensTitle! pic.twitter.com/8OVORDUlJG
— WWE (@WWE) May 13, 2021
Dani Luna is eliminated. Meiko Satomura is in as Xia Brookside's replacement.
Isla Dawn vs. Meiko Satomura
Dawn knocks Meiko Satomura right off the apron. Dawn continues to rock "The Final Boss" with a backdrop driver! And another one! Dawn tries to send Satomura away with a double knee takedown. Cover. Satomura kicks out. Satomura slams into Dawn with a shin kick! Satomura goes for the cover. Dawn is eliminated. Jinny makes her way out.
Isla Dawn is eliminated. Jinny is in.
Meiko Satomura vs. Jinny (w/Joseph Conners)
Jinny dominates in the beginning by holding Meiko Satomura down with various lockups. Jinny looks for a cover. Satomura kicks out. Jinny goes for two more near-fall counts. The pinfall attempts are slowing Satomura down. Jinny drives her knee into Satomura's chin. Satomura breaks free with a side headlock. Jinny reverses the hold with a head scissors. Satomura decks Jinny with several solid head butts. Jinny escapes a pinfall attempt.
.@satomurameiko punishes @JinnyCouture with a fury of explosive strikes and kicks in the #NXTUK #WomensTitle No. 1 Contender's #GauntletMatch! @JosephConners pic.twitter.com/KtGh96lSyf
— WWE (@WWE) May 13, 2021
Back on their feet, both competitors dig deep with forearm exchanges. Satomura catches Jinny with a perfect overhead kick before locking Jinny up with an STF. Jinny makes it to the ropes. Joseph Connors climbs up on the apron and tries to distract Satomura. Satomura doesn't let Connors' interference cause her to miss her at using her Scorpio Rising finisher. 1-2-3. Satomura and Kay Lee Ray will clash for the second time over the NXT UK Women's Championship!
Winner & New No.1 Contender: Meiko Satomura
The FINAL BOSS wins the FINAL MATCH in this #NXTUK #WomensTitle No. 1 Contender's #GauntletMatch!@satomurameiko vs. @Kay_Lee_Ray Part II? LET'S GO. ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/bsqzD5lz32
— WWE (@WWE) May 13, 2021
Post-Match: Kay Lee Ray makes her way down to the ring. Both women lock eyes. Meiko Satomura bows to Ray to show her respect. Ray fakes out Satomura by pretending to bow but instead lays out a lethal superkick to the chin. Ray stands tall over her fallen challenger.
.@Kay_Lee_Ray stands tall as the 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 champion... for now. 👀 #NXTUK @satomurameiko pic.twitter.com/mwGk9Z7lDK
— WWE (@WWE) May 13, 2021
That concludes this week's episode. Thanks for watching!