WWE NXT UK Results/Grades (Jan. 16): Webster & Andrews vs. Aichner & Barthel... Published January 16, 2019 By Andre Corbeil.
WWE NXT UK, was recorded at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool, aired on Wednesday, January 16 2019.
Match 1: Ligero vs. Saxon Huxley.
Summary: Saxon Huxley decided to go it alone after having a string of tag partners in recent months. However, he didn’t fare much better as a singles competitor, as Ligero picked up the win by hitting a modified stunner on one side of the ring before landing a tornado DDT, aka the C4L, from the other side to get the 1-2-3.
Grade: B-
Match 2: Isla Dawn vs. Jinny
Summary: With both Superstars jockeying for position in the women’s division, Isla Dawn got off to an impressive start with a series of power moves and submissions. Jinny went close to getting the victory on a couple of occasions, notably when she hit a flatliner into the corner and locked in two submissions. “The Fashionista” then caught her opponent on the middle rope and hit the X-Factor to get the win.
Grade: B.
Match 3: Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster vs. Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel
Summary: This back-and-forth main event got the crowd on its feet when Marcel Barthel came milliseconds away from picking up the win after a brainbuster on Mark Andrews. Moments later, Fabian Aichner took out Andrews at ringside and The European Union double-teamed Flash Morgan Webster in the corner with a Powerbomb/Uppercut combo. Aichner then pinned Webster for the 1-2-3.
Grade: B-
WWE NXT UK, was recorded at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool, aired on Wednesday, January 16 2019.
Match 1: Ligero vs. Saxon Huxley.
Summary: Saxon Huxley decided to go it alone after having a string of tag partners in recent months. However, he didn’t fare much better as a singles competitor, as Ligero picked up the win by hitting a modified stunner on one side of the ring before landing a tornado DDT, aka the C4L, from the other side to get the 1-2-3.
Grade: B-
Match 2: Isla Dawn vs. Jinny
Summary: With both Superstars jockeying for position in the women’s division, Isla Dawn got off to an impressive start with a series of power moves and submissions. Jinny went close to getting the victory on a couple of occasions, notably when she hit a flatliner into the corner and locked in two submissions. “The Fashionista” then caught her opponent on the middle rope and hit the X-Factor to get the win.
Grade: B.
Match 3: Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster vs. Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel
Summary: This back-and-forth main event got the crowd on its feet when Marcel Barthel came milliseconds away from picking up the win after a brainbuster on Mark Andrews. Moments later, Fabian Aichner took out Andrews at ringside and The European Union double-teamed Flash Morgan Webster in the corner with a Powerbomb/Uppercut combo. Aichner then pinned Webster for the 1-2-3.
Grade: B-