NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff Results – Aug. 31, 2019 – WALTER vs. Tyler Bate

Aug 31, 2019

August 31, 2019
Cardiff, Wales
Results by: Mike Tedesco of Wrestleview.com

Quick Match Results

Noam Dar defeated Travis Banks via Nova Roller
Cesaro defeated Ilja Dragunov via Gotch Neutralizer
NXT UK Tag Team Championship – Triple Threat Match: Flash Morgan Webster & Mark Andrews defeated Grizzled Young Veterans (c) and Gallus to win the titles via shooting star press via Andrews on Gibson
Last Man Standing Match: Joe Coffey defeated Dave Mastiff
NXT UK Women’s Championship: Kay Lee Ray defeated Toni Storm (c) to win the title via Gory Bomb
WWE United Kingdom Championship: WALTER (c) defeated Tyler Bate via clothesline

Travis Banks vs. Noam Dar

The bell rings, and they circle the ring before locking up. Dar powers him to the corner and gives a clean break before taunting him. They lock up again, and Banks now powers dar to the corner. Dar quickly shoves him before putting himself between the ropes to keep him back. Dar grabs the arm and wrenches it. Banks twists out, kips up, and reverses the pressure on Dar. Dar backs him into the ropes before hitting a snapmare. Dar hits the ropes and picks the leg of Banks. Dar goes for an ankle lock, but Banks gets out. Dar trips him, but Banks soon sweeps the feet and goes for a kick. Dar gets away and poses. Banks sends him into the ropes, but Dar slides out of the ring. Banks quickly gets on the apron and hits Dar with a running kick to the face. Banks gets him in the ring for a two count.

Banks gets Dar up, but Dar quickly catches him with a crotch-first slam on the top rope. Dar then comes off the second rope with a clothesline for a two count. Dar talks some trash and slaps the head. Banks fights back, but Dar quickly snaps him into the ropes for a two count. Dar puts him in the corner and starts working on the arm. Banks soon makes a comeback by kicking him down and hitting a bridging German Suplex for a near fall. Banks goes for a double stomp off the top rope, but Dar moves. Dar grabs a waistlock, but Banks turns it. Dar drops down and kicks away at Banks’ head before trying for a submission. Banks fights it and gets out. Banks takes Dar down and tries for a modified crossface, but Dar rolls to the ropes. Banks gets him to his feet, and Dar slaps him in the face. Banks angrily charges, but Dar moves. Dar attacks and hits a fisherman buster for a near fall. Banks quickly hits him with a kick before trying for a springboard kick, but Dar counters into an ankle lock/knee bar combo. Banks rolls through and sits up. They trade punches and wipe each other out. Dar soon knocks Banks to the apron and kicks him to the floor. Dar sends him into the stairs before getting him in the ring for a big clothesline, but Banks kicks out. Dar kicks away at Banks before putting on the brakes. Banks dropkicks him back and hits a double stomp for a two count.

Dar rolls to the floor to recover, but Banks quickly takes him out with a suicide dive. Banks gets him up, but Dar quickly stuns him with a move. Dar goes to send him into the barricade, but Banks leaps off (kind of) with a Slice of Heaven. Banks nearly slipped off the barricade there. Banks gets him in the ring for a near fall. They trade forearms and kicks in the ring before Banks wipes him out with a spinning forearm. Dar sidesteps a charge in the corner before hitting a bicycle kick. Banks makes a comeback with a knee to the face. Banks leaps to the second rope, but Dar immediately kicks him in the knee. Dar quickly follows up with a Nova Roller for the win.

Winner by Pinfall: Noam Dar

Ilja Dragunov vs. Cesaro

Cesaro is being interviewed backstage. Cesaro has issued an open challenge to anyone in the NXT UK locker room. Cesaro says he doesn’t care who it is. He’s just here for a fight. Ilja Dragunov steps up before walking off.

Ilja Dragunov makes his entrance. Dragunov says he is here and waiting for Cesaro.

The bell rings, and Dragunov quickly big boots Cesaro. Dragunov chops him, but Cesaro comes back with some big chops of his own. Cesaro hooks a side headlock, but Dragunov whips him off. Cesaro shoulder blocks him down, but Dragunov soon comes back with a forearm. Dragunov charges, but Cesaro catches him. Dragunov slides out, avoids an uppercut, and poses. An “NXT” chant picks up. Cesaro simply responds with a big uppercut. Dragunov comes back with some chops, a big boot, and takes him down before hitting a senton splash for a one count. Cesaro quickly gets to his feet, catches Dragunov like he’s a baby, and wildly tosses him over the top rope to the floor!

Cesaro press slams him onto the barricade before putting him back in the ring. Cesaro takes him down for a near fall. Cesaro applies a chin lock, but Dragunov elbows out. Dragunov hits the ropes, but Cesaro hooks a sleeper hold before hitting a back suplex for a near fall. Cesaro goes for a swing, but Dragunov drags himself to the bottom rope to avoid it. Cesaro then hits a guillotine catapult into the ropes. Cesaro stomps him before applying a chin lock. Dragunov fights up, but Cesaro pushes him into the ropes. Cesaro lowers his head and eats a kick. Cesaro quickly comes back with a sleeper hold, but Dragunov quickly takes him down. Cesaro then grabs him and executes his Cesaro Swing. The crowd loves that. The crowd counts to 40 before Cesaro lets go! Cesaro takes a moment to catch his breath before covering, but Dragunov kicks out. Cesaro immediately transitions into a crossface for a two count. Dragunov fights the pain and rolls through after a few moments. Dragunov clotheslines him down before hitting a springboard double knee. Dragunov counters an uppercut and goes for a backslide, but Cesaro fights it. Dragunov does a step-up enzuigiri that misses pretty bad, but Cesaro sells it. Dragunov lifts Cesaro and hits a suplex. Cesaro rolls out of the ring to recover, but Dragunov catches him with a suicide dive. Dragunov gets him in the ring, goes to the top rope, nearly falls, and leaps off with a dropkick for a near fall. They lock hands, and Dragunov viciously chops him down. Cesaro crushes him with a big GTS for a near fall. Cesaro angrily follows up with a huge running uppercut for another near fall.

Cesaro grabs him and goes for a spinning uppercut, but Dragunov counters into a backslide pin for a two count. Dragunov knees him in the face and hits a big Death Valley Driver into the corner that just about spikes Cesaro on his neck. The crowd chants, “This is awesome.” Dragunov comes off the top rope with a senton splash for a near fall. Dragunov gets pumped up and charges, but Cesaro takes him out with A Very European Uppercut. Cesaro follows up with a Gotch Neutralizer for the win.

Winner by Pinfall: Cesaro

Cesaro comes back in the ring and motions like he is going to give Dragunov an uppercut. Cesaro then stops and shakes Dragunov’s hand before hugging him. The crowd chants, “NXT” while Cesaro leaves.

Adrian Street and Miss Linda are shown at ringside.

NXT UK Tag Team Championship
Triple Threat Match
Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson) (c) vs. Flash Morgan Webster & Mark Andrews vs. Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang)

Zack Gibson starts out against Mark Andrews. Gibson takes him down, but Andrews bridges up. Andrews rolls him up for a two count before hitting an arm drag, but Gibson quickly grounds him. James Drake tags in, but Andrews hits an arm drag. Flash Morgan Webster tags in. They take Drake down and hit stereo standing moonsaults for a one count. Andrews quickly tags back in and hits a low dropkick to the face for a two count. Wolfgang tags himself in on Andrews and punches away at Drake. Gibson quickly pulls his partner Drake out of the ring. Drake gets in the ring and tags Webster in. Wolfgang sends him into the ropes and lifts him, but Webster dropkicks him. Webster goes for a roll-up, but it’s broken up. All six men get in the ring and square off with no contact. An “NXT” chant picks up. Mark Coffey tags in and takes Webster down. Andrews tags in, as does Gibson. Webster and Andrews hit a double moonsault off the apron. Wolfgang breaks up a pin. Drake tags in, and the Grizzled Young Veterans take Webster down for a two count. Drake punches Webster out of the ring before tagging Gibson in. They hit a double-team backbreaker/plancha outside the ring. Gibson gets Webster in the ring and slams him for a near fall. Gibson applies a chin lock, but Webster fights up. Drake tags in and forearms Webster down. Drake hits Webster with a backbreaker for a near fall. Drake tags in and applies a submission. Mark Coffey tags in, but Webster flips through a slam. Coffey is kicked away, and Gibson tags himself in. Gibson grabs Webster and knocks him to the corner. Gibson talks trash to Wolfgang. Webster then tags Andrews in.

Andrews punches Gibson before knocking Drake down. Andrews hits Gibson with a roll-up before leaping onto Drake with a tornado DDT. Coffey and Wolfgang cut Andrews off, but he comes back with a double back kick. Andrews and Webster then hit Gallus with stereo somersault sentons. They then repeat the move on the Grizzled Young Veterans. Webster takes Coffey out before hitting Gibson with an assisted splash, but Drake breaks it up. Webster quickly takes the Grizzled Young Veterans down, but Coffey runs in. Coffey takes Webster and Andrews down. Coffey apparently got a tag in at some point. Wolfgang tags in. They hit Andrews with a catapult into a slam for a near fall. Wolfgang lifts Andrews. Webster quickly hits Coffey with a cross-body block. Webster then knee strikes Wolfgang before Andrews spikes him on his head with a reverse hurricanrana for a near fall!

Webster hits Coffey with a suicide dive. Andrews is crotched on the top rope by Coffey. Coffey goes for a superplex to the floor, but Andrews knocks him to the floor. Andrews then hits a shooting star press to the floor onto Wolfgang and Gibson! Wow! Andrews gets in the ring, and Gibson clotheslines him down. Gibson goes for a suplex, but Andrews counters into a stunner. Webster hits a senton bomb off the top rope on Gibson. Andrews covers, but Gibson somehow kicks out. Gibson rolls Andrews up with the tights, but Andrews kicks out. Drake runs in and hits Andrews with an enzuigiri. Gibson hits Helter Skelter before Drake hits a 450 splash. Gibson covers, but Andrews kicks out to a HUGE ovation. The crowd is going wild. Drake tags in, but Webster rolls in and hits the Grizzled Young Veterans with a double head-butt.

Gallus is on their feet at ringside. Wolfgang splashes Webster. Coffey tags in and chokeslams Drake. Wolfgang spears Andrews and sends him out of the ring. Gallus gets pumped up, and Wolfgang sends Coffey over the top rope onto the competitors. Coffey grabs Andrews in the ring. Wolfgang and Coffey slam Andrews, but Webster breaks it up. A big brawl breaks out between all three teams. Gallus is left standing. They go for a double-team on Webster, but Webster counters Coffey with a Canadian Destroyer! The Grizzled Young Veterans then murder Wolfgang with a Doomsday Device/suicide dive on the floor! Wow!

The crowd is chanting, “This is awesome!” The Grizzled Young Veterans are in the ring with Webster and Andrews. The crowd is absolutely buzzing. Drake tags himself in on Coffey. They get all pumped up and a hockey fight breaks out. Andrews hits a double Stun Dog Millionaire. Webster tags in and hits Drake with a 630. Gibson quickly pulls the referee out of the ring before the count of 3! The crowd is loudly booing. Andrews goes for a plancha, but Gibson hits him in the throat. Gibson tags in, and they hit the Ticket to Mayhem! Drake then hits Gallus with a suicide dive. Gibson covers Webster, but Andrews crushes him with a shooting star press. Andrews turns Webster onto Gibson for the win!

Winners and new NXT UK Tag Team Champions: Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster

Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster celebrate big time in the crowd. The crowd is going absolutely wild for the new champions.

Last Man Standing Match
Dave Mastiff vs. Joe Coffey

Mastiff greets Coffey on the ramp and punches him. Mastiff gets him in the ring, and Coffey fights back. Mastiff quickly clubs him down, but Coffey comes right back with some punches that send him to a knee. Mastiff picks him up, but Coffey slides off. Mastiff viciously sends him into the corner, and the top turnbuckle breaks off! The top rope is completely wiped out! Mastiff uses the broken turnbuckle to hit Coffey and puts it in his mouth to rip away at it. Coffey fights back and goes for a springboard off the second rope, but he slips and falls to the mat.

They’re trying to think of their feet here. Coffey fights back and hits Mastiff with a suplex. Mastiff quickly gets up to his feet and turns Coffey inside out with a German Suplex. Coffey falls to the floor and gets up at 3. Coffey quickly sends Mastiff into the barricade before grabbing a pool cue. Coffey hits Mastiff with it before going under the ring for a bag. The bag says “Gallus” on it. Coffey pours the contends out on the floor. Coffey sends Mastiff into the barricade again before pulling a table out from under the ring. Coffey leans it on the barricade, but Mastiff comes up and slams Coffey onto the weapons. Mastiff grabs a cricket bat, but Coffey ducks it and punches him down. Coffey hits him with the pool cue before breaking it over his back. That could have been dangerous for the crowd. Mastiff fights back with a punch to the ear. Mastiff then smashes him in the back with the cricket bat. Coffey fights to his feet, so Mastiff hits him again with the bat. Mastiff charges, but Coffey leapfrogs him. Coffey then pushes Mastiff through the table with a Glasgow Spear. Mastiff gets up at 7. Coffey grabs a steel chain and charges, but Mastiff hits him with a German Suplex on the floor. Coffey is up at 5. Mastiff grabs the chain and whips it off Coffey a few times. Another table is set up on the barricade. Coffey grabs the chain, but Mastiff hits him with a running cannonball through the new table at ringside. Coffey gets to his feet at the count of 9 before falling into the crowd.

Mastiff follows him into the crowd and smacks him in the back with a steel chair. Coffey soon avoids it and clotheslines Mastiff with the chain. Both are up at 9. Mastiff is holding two steel chairs, and they’re just staring at each other. Mastiff then tosses a chair to Coffey. Coffey backs up. They both charge and wipe each other out with the chairs. They’re both up at 9 again. Mastiff charges, but Coffey sidesteps him. Mastiff then hip tosses him over the barricade near the commentary table. Mastiff clears off the table and puts Coffey on his shoulders. Mastiff then hits Coffey with a fireman’s carry senton on the table! Both are up at 8. They climb a platform that was used for the pre-show. A light “Please don’t die” chant picks up. They duke it out on the platform. Mastiff goes for a suplex off the platform, but Coffey fights it. Mastiff head-butts him, and they both fall off the platform through two tables that happened to be there. Coffey gets to his feet, but barely. Coffey then kicks a crate Mastiff was using to pull himself up to keep him off his feet. Coffey is the Last Man Standing.

Winner: Joe Coffey

Tegan Nox is at ringside for this event.

NXT UK Women’s Championship
Toni Storm (c) vs. Kay Lee Ray

The bell rings, and Kay Lee Ray gets out of the ring and taunts Toni Storm. Storm quickly takes her out with a dive before punching and sending her into the barricade. Storm gets her in the ring and goes for the Storm Zero, but Ray gets out. Storm quickly punches away at her before taking her down and kicking her in the back. Storm kicks her to the apron and stomps her. Ray quickly shoulders her and kicks her back. Ray kicks her in the face before stomping away at her. Ray chokes her on the ropes before putting her in the corner. Ray chops the chest before hitting a snapmare and applying an abdominal stretch. Storm fights it, so Ray slams her. Ray hits a front suplex for a two count. Ray viciously clubs Storm down, and Storm is now crying. Storm ducks some right hands and quickly takes Ray down with some clubs. Ray avoids a German Suplex and jumps over her. Storm kicks her before clotheslining her. Storm hits a German Suplex before hitting a running clothesline. Storm now looks like she was never crying. Storm goes for Storm Zero, but Ray fights it. Storm counters with a sunset flip bomb for a near fall. Ray catches her with an inside cradle for a two count. Storm stuns her with a head-butt before hitting the Storm Zero for a near fall. Storm cannot believe it. Ray superkicks her and hits a Gory Bomb for a near fall. Ray puts Storm on the top rope and slaps her. Storm fights her off and goes for Storm Zero off the top rope, but Ray blocks it. Ray goes for a slam, but Storm lands on her feet. Storm then hits a German Suplex off the second rope for a near fall. Ray gets out of the ring, and Storm hits her with a nice suicide dive. Storm gets her in the ring and gets on the apron, but Ray knees her in the face. Ray goes for a somersault senton off the top rope and nearly spikes herself on her head! Yikes! Ray gets her in the ring, and Storm head-butts the midsection. Ray superkicks her and hits a Gory Bomb onto the top rope. Ray hits another Gory Bomb in the center of the ring for the win.

Winner and new NXT UK Women’s Champion: Kay Lee Ray

WWE United Kingdom Championship
WALTER (c) vs. Tyler Bate

Results of this match via Richard Trionfo of PWInsider.com

They lock up and WALTER backs Bate into the ropes and Bate avoids a chop and he kicks WALTER in the leg. Bate with a wrist lock but WALTER with a chin lock and he backs Bate to the ropes. Bate with more kicks to the leg. They go to a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock and WALTER with the advantage. WALTER gets Bate to the mat but Bate with a bridge. WALTER knocks Bate to the mat using his body weight but Bate bridges and gets back to his feet. Bate backs WALTER into the ropes and he puts his elbow into WALTER’s jaw on the break. WALTER backs Bate into the corner and connects with a forearm but Bate fires back with forearms and kicks. WALTER with a side head lock and take down.

WALTER with a hip lock take down. Bate gets WALTER off his feet but WALTER gets back to his feet. WALTER with a shoulder tackle and he goes for a power bomb but Bate escapes. WALTER with a back body drop to counter a Tyler Driver 97. Bate with a shoulder tackle and it does not move WALTER. Bate with a slam and shoulder tackle that sends WALTER to the floor. Bate with drop kicks but WALTER swats Bate away. WALTER goes for a slam but Bate holds on to WALTER. WALTER runs Bate into the turnbuckles. Bate with a rana that sends WALTER into the ropes. Bate with a suicide dive but WALTER catches Bate and chops him. WALTER with a power bomb onto the apron.

WALTER sends Bate into the ringside barrier and WALTER with a running boot. WALTER power bombs Bate into the ring post.

The medical official checks on Bate to see if he can continue. Bate does not want to quit so the match continues and the referee starts his count. Bate gets back into the ring before the ten count. WALTER kicks Bate in the back. WALTER with a slam to Bate. Bate with punches and forearms. Bate with a European uppercut but WALTER with a knee. WALTER works on the neck. WALTER with a kick to the back and Bate goes down. WALTER with forearms across the chest and then he applies a sleeper.

Bate gets to the ropes and Bate with a clothesline and he tries to get WALTER on his shoulders but Bate collapses under WALTER’s weight. WALTER with forearms and a crossface. Bate gets to the ropes and WALTER with forearms across the chest. Bate falls to the floor. Bate gets back into the ring before the ten count and WALTER with a surfboard. WALTER stands on Bate’s back and then he drives his knee into Bate’s back. Bate tries to escape but WALTER holds on to the surfboard and he head butts Bate in the back. Bate tries to reverse but WALTER maintains the advantage. Bate with a mule kick but WALTER with an Earthquake splash for a near fall.

WALTER with a chop. WALTER picks Bate up and chops him into the turnbuckles. WALTER with boots to Bate. WALTER taunts Bate and Bate with a chop. Bate with another chop but WALTER with a forearm to the back and he runs Bate into the turnbuckle and then he puts Bate on the top turnbuckle and he chokes Bate. Bate hangs on the apron. WALTER sets for a power bomb on the apron but Bate wraps his legs in the ropes to stop WALTER. WALTER with forearms and Bate tries to pick up WALTER and he hits an Exploder off the apron.

Bate with seated splashes to WALTER. Bate with European uppercuts to WALTER. Bate with a running European uppercut into the corner. WALTER with an Irish whip and Bate with kicks to WALTER and then he goes for a back elbow off the turnbuckles but WALTER chops Bate. WALTER with a Boston Crab. WALTER with a crossface. WALTER with a cravate and he pulls Bate’s neck back. Bate gets to the ropes and WALTER must release the hold. Bate blocks a suplex attempt and Bate almost gets WALTER up. WALTER with a chop.

WALTER goes for a suplex but Bate with a knee and Bate tries again for a suplex and he is able to get WALTER up for a suplex. Bate with punches and European uppercuts. WALTER is staggers and Bate with a clothesline but it does not move WALTER. Bate with a Northern Lariat and the same result. Bate with a clothesline and WALTER stays on his feet. WALTER with a forearm and Bate bounces off the ropes with a rolling Capo kick. Bate with an Exploder and both men are down.

Bate with a shooting star press for a near fall. Bate sets for the Tyler Driver 97 but WALTER blocks it. WALTER with a European uppercut but Bate fires back. Bate gets WALTER over and sets for a Tyler Driver 97 but WALTER with a back body drop. Bate floats over but WALTER with a drop kick that sends Bate into the turnbuckles. Bate counters a power bomb into a Code Red for a near fall. Bate gets to the apron and goes to the turnbuckles. WALTER rolls to the apron and Bate with a forearm from the turnbuckles. WALTER with punches and WALTER joins Bate on the turnbuckles. Bate sets for a superplex to the floor WALTER with forearms to Bate and WALTER returns to the apron.

WALTER chops Bate back into the ring. WALTER goes up top and Bate with a jumping head butt to stagger WALTER. Bate sets for a superplex and WALTER stops him but Bate goes after the fingers and Bate with an Exploder superplex for a near fall. Bate works on the ankle. WALTER with a forearm and Bate fires back with forearms. WALTER with a chop to stop Bate. Bate with a few more forearms but WALTER with another chop to send Bate to the mat. WALTER with a chop.

Bate avoids a chop and he goes for the jab but WALTER knows what is going to happen. Bate hits WALTER and WALTER falls on top of Bate. WALTER with a punch and forearm. Bate with elbows. WALTER with palm strikes and Bate with drop kicks to the knee. Bate with a rebound clothesline attempt but WALTER catches Bate and hits an exploder for a near fall. Bate with a kick to stop a power bomb and Bate tries to get WALTER on his shoulders for an airplane spin. WALTER gets to the ropes and he goes to the turnbuckles but Bate kicks WALTER in the leg. Bate gets WALTER on his shoulders for a torture rack into a Burning Hammer. Bate rolls over to try to make the cover but WALTER is able to roll to the floor to escape Bate.

WALTER cannot stay on his feet when he gets to the floor. WALTER crawls to the apron but Bate with a kick to the arm and then he hits a suicide dive onto WALTER. Bate with a plancha onto WALTER. Bate with a waist lock into a deadlift German suplex for a near fall. WALTER blocks the Tyler Driver 97 and WALTER with a jackknife cover for a near fall but Bate bridges and Bate with a Tyler Driver 97. Bate goes up top and hits a corkscrew splash but WALTER kicks out. Bate with punches to WALTER. The referee warns Bate and he pulls Bate from WALTER. WALTER with a palm strike and kick. WALTER with a sleeper and he rolls over and puts his body weight on Bate. Bate gets to his feet wtih WALTER on his back. Bate falls back to the mat to get out of the hold. WALTER reapplies the sleeper and he adds a body scissors.

Bate goes to the ropes and WALTER pushes Bate onto the apron. WALTER wtih forearms across the chest and he reapplies the sleeper. Bate pulls WALTER over the top rope to the apron. Bate with a back elbow and WALTER chops Bate in the back of the neck and hits a sleeper suplex on the apron. WALTER with a splash for a near fall. WALTER gets another near fall. WALTER shows some frustration and he slaps Bate and hits a power bomb but Bate kicks out at one. WALTER chops Bate and winds up for a clothesline and he hits it for the three count.

Winner: WALTER (retains Championship)

After the match, the other members of Imperium join WALTER on the stage.

Pete Dunne and Trent Seven come out to the ring to check on Tyler. The crowd gives Bate a standing ovation.