2019
NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool
2019-01-12, Empress Ballroom, Blackpool, England, UK
NXT UK tagteam championship tournament semifinals
- NXT UK 2019-01-02/I
(taped 2018-11-24 at Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England, UK):
Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) def. Gallus (Mike
Coffey & Wolfgang)
- NXT UK 2019-01-09/I
(taped 2018-11-25 at Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England, UK):
James Drake & Zack Gibson def. Flash Morgan Webster & Mark
Andrews
Matches on the main event:
- NXT UK tagteam championship final:
James Drake & Zack Gibson def. Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate
& Trent Seven)
After a long and grueling match with several near-falls
for both teams, Drakes eventually manages to pin Seven after the
ticket to ride double-team move.
- Travis Banks vs. Jordan Devlin (no contest)
Banks is attacked by Devlin before the match and it never
gets started. However, GM Johnny Saint expected this to happen and
has a surprise in store for Devlin...
- Finn Bálor def. Jordan Devlin
Devlin's former trainer Finn Bálor is revealed as his new
opponent. The two men mirror each other's style, but in the end Bálor
is victorious after performing the coup de grâce from the top
rope.
- No disqualification:
"Bomber" Dave Mastiff def. Eddie Dennis
Mastiff pins Dennis after driving him through a table that
had been set up inside the ring.
- NXT UK Women's championship:
Toni Storm def. Rhea Ripley (ch)
Storm pins Ripley after a second Storm Zero, to capture the
NXT UK Women's championship.
- WWE UK championship:
Pete Dunne (ch) def. Joe Coffey (subm.)
After a long and gruelling match, Dunne locks Coffey in a
submission hold and starts attacking Coffey's fingers before Coffey
taps out.
Moustache Mountain | Moustache Mountain | James Drake & Zack Gibson
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Gallus
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Webster & Andrews | Drake & Gibson
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Drake & Gibson
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NXT Takeover: Phoenix
2019-01-26, Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- NXT tagteam championship:
War Raiders (Hanson & Rowe) def.
Undisputed Era (Kyle O'Reilly & Roderick Strong) (ch)
Hanson performs a diving knee from the top rope, on Strong
who Rowe has in his hands. Rowe gets a pinfall victory to win the
championships.
- Matt Riddle def. Kassius Ohno (subm.)
Riddle locks Ohno and attacks him with elbow strikes,
causing Ohno to tap out.
- NXT North American championship:
Johnny Gargano def. Ricochet (ch)
Gargano drops Ricochet on the exposed concrete floor
outside the ring, brings Ricochet back inside and gets a pinfall
victory after a DDT from the top rope.
- NXT Women's championship:
Shayna Baszler (ch) def. Bianca Belair (subm.)
Belair has Baszler down for a pinfall after hitting her
with the hair whip, but the referee is down and cannot count the pin.
Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke run in.
Belair takes them out but Baszler manages
to lock a Kirifuda clutch that Belair eventually submits to.
- NXT championship:
Tommaso Ciampa (ch) def. Aleister Black
In a reprise from the North American championship match
earlier in the night, Ciampa exposed the same part of the concrete
floor as Gargano did, but was himself a victim of it when Black
jumped him from the ropes. He makes a comeback, however, and gets a
pinfall victory after his Fairytale Ending to retain the
championship.
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic 2019
2019-03-06 to 2019-03-28
The winner of the 2019 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic will challenge the
reigning tagteam champions at NXT Takeover: New
York.
First round matches:
- NXT 2019-03-06:
Aleister Black & Ricochet def. Fabian Aichner & Marcel
Barthel
- Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler & Wesley Blake) [w/Jaxson Ryker]
def. Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch
- Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) def. Street Profits
(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)
- #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) def. Undisputed Era (Bobby
Fish & Kyle O'Reilly)
Ciampa was NXT champion at the time.
Semi-final matches:
- NXT 2019-03-13:
Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler & Wesley Blake) [w/Jaxson Ryker]
def. Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) vs.
- Aleister Black & Ricochet def. #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso
Ciampa)
Ciampa was NXT champion at the time.
Final:
- NXT 2019-03-27:
Aleister Black & Ricochet def. Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler &
Wesley Blake) [w/Jaxson Ryker]
Blake has Black for a pinfall, but Black gets his foot on
the rope. Ryker knocks the foot off the rope, and is sent back to the
dressing room. Black delivers the Black mass on Blake and Richochet
hits the 630 from the top rope, and gets a pinfall victory.
Moustache Mountain | Moustache Mountain | Forgotten Sons | Black & Ricochet
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Street Profits
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Lorcan & Burch | Forgotten Sons
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Forgotten Sons
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#DIY | #DIY | Black & Ricochet
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Undisputed Era
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Black & Ricochet | Black & Ricochet
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Aichner & Barthel
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NXT Takeover: New York
2019-04-05, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- NXT tagteam championship:
War Raiders (Hanson & Rowe) (ch) def. Aleister Black &
Ricochet
Hanson and Rowe both cover Ricochet to retain the
championships, but are denied by Black delivering a double stomp from
the top rope. Raiders both pin Ricochet after the Fallout, to retain
the championships.
- NXT North American championship:
Velveteen Dream (ch) def. Matt Riddle
Riddle locks the bromission on Dream, but Dream is able to
reverse it to roll up Riddle and retain the championship with a
pinfall victory.
- WWE UK championship:
Walter def. Pete Dunne (ch)
After exchanging blows in the ring, Walter climbs the ring
post, but Dunne climbs after and is powerbombed from the top rope.
Walter climbs again, performs a diving crossbody and gets a pinfall
victory to become the new champion.
- NXT Women's championship, Fatal four-way:
Shayna Baszler (ch) def. Bianca Belair, Kairi Sane, Io Shirai (subm.)
Shirai and Sane both deny each other pinfall victories
over Baszler, allowing her to lock Belair in the Kirifuda clutch and
get a submission victory to retain the championship.
- Two out of three falls, NXT championship:
Johnny Gargano def. Adam Cole
The match was for the vacant NXT championship, which
previous champion Tommaso Ciampa had to relinquish due to injury.
Cole pins Gargano after a slapshot kick for the first fall. The second
fall is won by Gargano when Cole quickly taps out to a face lock.
Gargano had Cole in a submission move but the rest of the Undisputed
era comes in, taking out the referee. Gargano locks a second face lock
on Cole to win the third fall by submission.
NXT Takeover XXV
2019-06-01, Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
- Matt Riddle def. Roderick Strong
Strong kicks out of the bromisson, but Riddle catches him
to get a pinfall victory.
- NXT tagteam championship, ladder match:
Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) def. Danny Burch
& Oney Lorcan, Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler & Wesley Blake),
Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly)
This match for the vacant tagteam championship. With
everyone else outside the ring, Blake climbs the ladder for the
Forgotten Sons, but just before he is able to reach the top, Ford of
Street Profits jumps the ladder, knocking out Blake and grabbing the
belts to make his team the new champions.
- NXT North American championship:
Velveteen Dream (ch) def. Tyler Breeze
Dream eventually manages to hit the Purple Rain Maker on
Breeze to retain the championship.
- NXT Women's championship:
Shayna Baszler (ch) def. Io Shirai (subm.)
Baszler's Horsewomen friends make a run for the ring, but
are stopped by Candice LaRae who attacks them with a kendo stick.
Baszler locks Shirai in a Kirifuda clutch and gets a submission
victory to retain her championship. Shirai attacks Baszler with a
kendo stick and a steel chair after the match.
- NXT championship:
Adam Cole def. Johnny Gargano (ch)
Cole reverses the Gargano Escape submission hold into a
figure-four leglock, but Gargano manages to reverse it and roll out
of the hold. Cole hits a Panama Sunrise on the outside, but only gets
a two-count. The two kept trading superkicks and two-counts, and only
when the referee is knocked out does Gargano get Cole down long
enough for a three-count. Cole eventually manages to hit another
Panama Sunrise, and get a three-count to win the championship.
NXT Takeover: Toronto
2019-08-10, Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- NXT tagteam championship:
Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) (ch) def.
Undisputed Era (Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish)
Ford pins O'Reilly after a frog splash.
- Io Shirai def. Candice LeRae (subm.)
Shirai locks LeRae in a cobra clutch. When LeRae does not
answer the referee, the match is stopped.
- NXT North American championship, Triple threat match:
Velveteen Dream (ch) def. Pete Dunne, Roderick Strong
Strong slams Dunne and sets him up for a pinfall, but
Dream throws him off and gets the pinfall himself instead to retain
the championship.
- NXT Women's championship:
Shayna Baszler (ch) def. Mia Yim (subm.)
Baszler locks Yim in a Kirifuda clutch, but she breaks
out. Baszler instead locks a submission with her legs, to which Yim
taps out.
- NXT championship, Two out of three falls match:
Adam Cole (ch) def. Johnny Gargano
- 1st fall: Standard match:
Adam Cole def. Johnny Gargano (DQ)
Johnny Gargano was disqualified for using a chair.
- 2nd fall: Street fight:
Johnny Gargano def. Adam Cole (subm.)
Cole taps out to the Gargano escape after being thrown
into a steel chair in the ring corner.
- 3rd fall: Extreme Steel cage match:
Adam Cole def. Johnny Gargano
Only pinfall and submissions counts. Gargano tries to
attack Cole with barbed wire on the top of the cage, but both men
fall off and Cole covers Gargano to retain the
championship.
NXT Breakout Tournament
2019-06-26 to 2019-07-31, NXT Arena, Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida, USA
2019-08-10, Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The winner of the NXT breakout tournament gets a title shot at their choosing.
First round matches:
- NXT 2019-06-26:
Angel Garza def. Joauqin Wilde
- NXT 2019-07-03:
Cameron Grimes def. Isiah "Swerve" Scott
- NXT 2019-07-10:
Jordan Myles def. Boa
- NXT 2019-07-17:
Bronson Reed def. Dexter Lumis
Semi-final matches:
- NXT 2019-07-24:
Jordan Myles def. Angel Garza
- NXT 2019-07-31:
Cameron Grimes def. Bronson Reed
Final:
- Jordan Myles def. Cameron Grimes
Taped at NXT Takeover: Toronto. Myles pins Grimes after a 450 splash
from the top rope. Myles receives a title match of his choice.
Dexter Lumis | Bronson Reed | Cameron Grimes | Jordan Myles
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Bronson Reed
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Isiah "Swerve" Scott | Cameron Grimes
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Cameron Grimes
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Angel Garza | Angel Garza | Jordan Myles
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Joauqin Wilde
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Jordan Myles | Jordan Myles
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Boa
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NXT UK Takeover: Cardiff
2019-08-31, Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales, UK
- Noam Dar def. Travis Banks
Dar pins Banks after a Standing Shining Wizard.
- Cesaro def. Ilja Dragunov
Dragunov kicks out of several pin attempts, but finally
hits the neutralizer to get the successful pinfall.
- NXT UK tagteam championship, Triple threat match:
Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster def. Grizzled Young Veterans
(James Drake & Zack Gibson), Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang)
Webster pins Drake after Andrews hits a spinning moonsault
from the top rope.
- Last man standing:
Joe Coffey def. Dave Mastiff
Mastiff throws Coffey into the ring ropes, breaking the
top turnbuckle. The match spills outside the ring, and after they
falling off a ramp next to the announce table, Coffey is the only one
to stand up before the referee counts to ten.
- NXT UK Women's championship:
Kay Lee Ray def. Toni Storm (ch)
Ray pins Storm after a gory stretch.
- WWE UK championship:
Walter (ch) def. Tyler Bate
Bate hits the Tyler Drive 97 on Walter, but he still kicks
out. Walter fights back, and eventually gets a pinfall victory after
a clothesline.
NXT Takeover: War Games III
2019-11-23, Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois, USA
- War Games:
Team Ripley (Rhea Ripley & Candice LeRae & Tegan Nox &
Dakota Kai) def. Team Baszler (Shayna Baszler (NXT Women's ch) &
Bianca Belair & Kay Lee Ray (NXT UK Women's ch) & Io Shirai)
Period one | Io Shirai | Candice LeRae
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Period two | Bianca Belair |
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Period three | | Rhea Ripley
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Period four | Kay Lee Ray |
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Period five | | (Dakota Kai)
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Period six | Shayna Baszler |
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Period seven | | —
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One member from each team starts the match, with the rest
being released later. The match can only be won after everyone has
entered. Dakota Kai replaced Mia Yim, who had been attacked
backstage before the event. Instead of entering, Dakota Kai attacked
her remaining team member Tegan Nox, rendering her incapable of
joining the match. General Manager William Regal tried to intervene,
but was himself attacked by Kai. Kai eventually left for the locker
room, leaving the match at 4–2 for team Baszler. Despite the
disadvantage, Ripley manages to pin Baszler after hitting the Rip
Tide onto a steel chair that she had brought into the ring.
- Triple Threat match:
Pete Dunne def. Damian Priest, Killian Dain
Winner faces NXT champion Adam Cole at the following day's
Survivor Series. Dunne locks Dain in
a sleeper hold, but Dain does a back body slam on top of Priest. Dunne
however manages to turn that into a pin on Priest allowing him to
win the match.
- Finn Bálor def. Matt Riddle
Bálor pins Riddle after the 1916.
- War Games:
Undisputed Era (Adam Cole (NXT ch) & Roderick Strong (NA ch)
& Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly (NXT tag ch))
Team Ciampa (Tommaso Ciampa & Keith Lee & Dominik Dijakovic
& mystery partner)
Period one | Roderick Strong | Tommaso Ciampa
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Period two | Kyle O'Reilly |
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Period three | | Dominik Dijakovic
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Period four | Bobby Fish |
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Period five | | Keith Lee
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Period six | Adam Cole |
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Period seven | | Kevin Owens
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The fourth member of Ciampa's team was unknown until the
seventh period started. At first, nothing, then Kevin Owens' music
hit as he made his way towards the ring. Ciampa drives Cole throw a
table from the top of the cage, allowing him to get the pinfall
victory for this team.