#wwe nxt uk 8/28/19 review

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WWE NXT UK 8/28/19 Review

Ilja Dragunov vs. Tyson T-Bone: The two started out going hold for hold in a simple manner, but Dragunov quickly fought out and started to hit some of his hard hitting and unique offense. T-Bone actually got in a lot of offense in here, at one point he totally starched Dragunov with a right hand that just put him on the mat. However, Dragunov is actually insane, so he fought back into the match and started to hit some crazy strikes and suplexes. From there, he hit the Torpedo Moscow for the win.

Grade; B-. Short and sweet, giving Dragunov some of his momentum back. T-Bone looked good here too, but I’m not sure if they will actually use him. NXT tends to have their people and not feature many others. But he could be a powerful heel if they wanted him to be. 

Jack Gallagher Backstage: he talked about how Kassius Ohno screwed him out of a win, because his foot was clearly under the bottom rope. So, he challenged him to a match for next week. Cool, I’m into it. 

Joseph Connors vs. Oliver Carter: Carter is making his debut in this match after working on the European independent scene. He didn’t really make that huge of a splash in the bigger companies that he worked in, but he has a pretty good reputation. The two started things out with quick strikes on both sides, while commentary hyped up just how good of a striker that Carter is. Connors seemed pretty outclassed here, but he fought his way back into things after bending the rules a bit. At one point, Carter hit an awesome meteora off the top for a near fall. Carter was constantly trying for a springboard moonsault, but he missed later in the match. Connors took advantage by giving him a flatliner for the win. 

Grade: C+. Well, so much for that debut. In all seriousness, any good gatekeeper angle requires that gatekeeper to be taking out incoming stars left and right before they are eventually beat by the next big thing. So the booking here was solid. Connors needed this win for his gimmick, and because he has lost a whole bunch. Carter impressed with his offense, but I didn’t really see a huge star quality in him. Maybe he will impress more as things go on, but I didn’t care much for him. 

Cesaro Interview: this interview happened after Raw last week. Cesaro said that on his way to China, he will stop by Takeover: Cardiff, and he implied that he would get physical while he was there. Interesting, but these takeover shows shouldn’t just revolve around main roster stars showing up all the time to further some storylines. 

We also found out that Piper Niven vs. Rhea Ripley will be happening next week. 

Jordan Devlin vs. Kenny Williams: Early on, Devlin outwrestled Williams on the mat, and got very cocky because of it, but Williams showed Devlin that he was to be taken seriously by throwing him to the outside. Devlin then started to walk away, but Williams attacked him. As the two battled on the outside, Devlin totally destroyed Williams. He smashed Williams’ ribs and back into the apron and the barricade, before delivering a series of well placed kicks to the chest and stomach. Devlin then started to trash talk quite a bit, which fired up Williams who lit up Devlin with strikes and a suicide drop kick. At one point, it looked like Williams was going for his finish, but Devlin caught him and hit a wheelbarrow half and half suplex for a near fall. The two then started to trade blows in the middle of the ring, ending with a Spanish fly from Devlin, but Williams fought back with a super rana and a wheelbarrow driver for a near fall. Devlin then nearly hit his finisher, but wasn’t able to hit it. Instead, he put Williams on the ground, gave him a moonsault and then a saito suplex for the win. 

Grade: B+. This was a really good match. Lots of action, lots of back and forth and some really good wrestling. A great match to leave us off on before going to Takeover. The two are both phenomenal strikers, and that certainly showed. Coupled with their great agility, this was really good. I think that they actually went back and forth a little too much, because no one really retained control for long enough to get this into A territory, but they definitely could at some point. Match of the night. 

Grizzled Young Veterans Promo: Zack Gibson and James Drake came out to complain about the triple threat match on Saturday. They insulted the way they qualified by winning singles matches. However, Gallus, Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster all ran out and everyone brawled. 

Grade: B-. Gibson didn’t get enough time to talk to get this any higher, but he did enough. They are awesome heels, and the brawl got me excited for this match. Every match on the card looks awesome, I can’t wait to watch. 

Overall Grade: B-

Pros: Williams vs. Devlin

Cons: The go home segment could have been a bit more intense. 

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After naming the Greatest WWE Wrestler Ever and the Greatest WWE Tag Team Ever, this year Place to Be Nation set out to name the Greatest WWE Televised Match Ever. Determining the greatest match in the illustrious and infamous 50+ year history of the WWE and its predecessor companies was a tall order, but 36 voters from around Place to Be Nation were up to the task. 573 different matches received at least one vote, and we’ll outline each match until we work our way to #1!

573. Hulk Hogan vs The Genius 

Date: 11/1/90

Event: Saturday Night’s Main Event 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 100

High: 100

Low: 100

High Voter: Martin Boulevard

572. Buddy Rogers vs Bruno Sammartino

Date:  Aired on TV 4/18/63

Event: WWWF Title Match

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 100

High: 100

Low: 100

High Voter: TheBestThereNeverWillBe

571. Mia Yim vs Allysin Kay

Date: 3/9/18

Event: MYC II Episode 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 100

High: 100

Low: 100

High Voter: Trent Williams

570. Gimmick Battle Royal 

Date: 4/1/01

Event: WrestleMania X-7

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 100

High: 100

Low: 100

High Voter: Ryan Everett

569.  Bret Hart vs. Patriot – WWF Title Match

Date: 9/7/97

Event: IYH: Ground Zero 1997

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 100

High: 100

Low: 100

High Voter: James Proffitt 

568. Uncle Elmer vs. Adrian Adonis

Date: 4/7/86

Event: WrestleMania 2

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 100

High: 100

Low: 100

High Voter: Kevin Pittack 

567. The Fabulous Moolah vs. Wendi Richter – WWF Women’s Title Match

Date: 7/23/84

Event: MTV’s “The Brawl to End it All” 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 100

High: 100

Low: 100

High Voter: Calum McDougall

566. Roderick Strong vs Matt Riddle

Date: 6/1/19

Event: NXT Takeover: XXV

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 99

High: 99

Low: 99

High Voter: Jacob Williams

565. Women’s Royal Rumble Match

Date: 1/27/19

Event: Royal Rumble 2019

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 99

High: 99

Low: 99

High Voter: Trent Williams

564. Rated RKO vs. D-X – WWE World Tag Team Title Match

Date: 1/7/07

Event: New Year’s Revolution 2007

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 99

High: 99

Low: 99

High Voter: Stacey O’Loughlin

563. Chris Jericho vs. AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens vs. Cesaro

Date: 4/4/16

Event: Monday Night Raw 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 99

High: 99

Low: 99

High Voter: Jay Hinchey

562. Booker T vs. The Rock – WCW Title Match 

Date: 8/19/01

Event: SummerSlam 2001

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 99

High: 99

Low: 99

High Voter: Jeff

561. Road Dogg vs. Al Snow – WWF Hardcore Title Match

Date: 1/4/99

Event:  Raw is War 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 99

High: 99

Low: 99

High Voter: Kevin Pittack 

560. Strike Force vs The Islanders – Two Out of Three Falls

Date: 10/87

Event: Madison Square Garden House Show

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 99

High: 99

Low: 99

High Voter: Greg Diener

Criscuolo Rating: ***

Rozzero Rating: ***

559. Barry Horowitz vs. The Blue Blazer

Date: 8/14/88

Event: Z Channel Los Angeles Sports Arena House Show 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 99

High:99

Low: 99

High Voter: Michael DeDamos

558. Roddy Piper vs. Mr. Perfect

Date: 12/28/1990

Event: MSG Network Madison Square Garden House Show 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 98

High: 98

Low: 98

High Voter: Justin Webb

557. Ken Shamrock vs. Vader

Date: 5/11/97

Event: IYH: Cold Day in Hell 1997

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 98

High: 98

Low: 98

High Voter: Kevin Pittack 

556. Colossal Connection vs. Demolition – WWF Tag Team Title Match

Date: 4/1/90

Event: WrestleMania VI

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 98

High: 98

Low: 98

High Voter: Ryan Everett

555. John Cena vs. Bobby Lashley – WWE Title Match 

Date: 7/22/07

Event: Great American Bash 2007

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 97

High: 97

Low: 97

High Voter: Stacey O’Loughlin

554. Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens vs. Big Cass – Universal Title Match

Date: 8/29/16

Event: Monday Night Raw 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 97

High: 97

Low: 97

High Voter: Dennis Nunez

553. Jake Roberts vs. Rick Martel – Blindfold Match

Date: 3/24/91

Event: WrestleMania VII

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 97

High: 97

Low: 97

High Voter: Kevin Pittack 

552. Terry Funk vs. Lanny Poffo

Date: 7/13/85

Event: MSG Network Madison Square Garden House Show 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 97

High: 97

Low: 97

High Voter: Andu

551. Bret Hart vs Owen Hart 

Date: 9/28/94

Event: Action Zone 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 97

High: 97

Low: 97

High Voter: Steven Graham

550. Shelton Benjamin vs. Shawn Michaels

Date: 5/2/05

Event: Raw 

# of Ballots: 1 

Avg. Rating: 96

High: 96

Low: 96

High Voter: Michael Schoen 

549. Earthquake vs Big Boss Man 

Date: 10/29/90

Event: Survivor Series Showdown 1990

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 96

High: 96

Low: 96

High Voter: Steven Graham

548. John Cena vs Sami Zayn

Date: 5/4/15

Event: Raw 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 95

High:  95

Low:  95

High Voter: Michael Schoen 

547. Daniel Bryan vs. Samoa Joe vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Jeff Hardy vs. AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton – WWE Title Elimination Chamber Match

Date: 2/17/19

Event: Elimination Chamber 2019

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 95

High: 95

Low: 95

High Voter: Jay Hinchey

546. Aleister Black vs. Johnny Gargano

Date: 11/17/18

Event: NXT Takeover: War Games II

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 95

High: 95

Low: 95

High Voter: Tim Capel

545. Mustafa Ali vs. Hideo Itami

Date:10/24/18

Event: 205 Live 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 95

High: 95

Low: 95

High Voter: Trust Issues

544. Nation of Domination vs. Ahmed Johnson & Legion of Doom – Chicago Street Fight

Date: 3/23/97

Event: WrestleMania 13

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 95

High: 95

Low: 95

High Voter: Kevin Pittack 

543. 1-2-3 Kid vs. Hakushi 

Date: 8/27/95

Event: SummerSlam 1995

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 95

High: 95

Low: 95

High Voter: Michael DeDamos

542. Shawn Michaels vs Mankind

Date: 8/11/97

Event: RAW 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 94

High: 94

Low: 94

High Voter: Martin Boulevard

541. Rey Mysterio vs. Sabu – World Heavyweight Title Match 

Date: 6/11/06

Event: ECW One Night Stand 2006

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 94

High: 94

Low: 94

High Voter: Rory McNamara

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540. Steve Austin vs. Kurt Angle – WWE Title Match 

Date: 9/23/01

Event: Unforgiven 2001

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 93

High: 93

Low: 93

High Voter: Rory McNamara

539. Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. Nia Jax & Tamina vs. Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan vs. The IIconics vs. Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville vs. Naomi & Carmella – WWE Women’s Tag Team Title Elimination Chamber Match

Date: 2/17/19

Event:  Elimination Chamber 2019

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 93

High: 93

Low: 93

High Voter: James Proffitt 

538. Daniel Bryan vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Samoa Joe vs. Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles – Gauntlet Match

Date: 2/12/19

Event: Smackdown 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 93

High: 93

Low: 93

High Voter: Jay Hinchey

537. Pete Dunne vs. Joe Coffey – NXT UK Title Match 

Date: 1/12/19

Event: NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 92

High: 92

Low: 92

High Voter: James Proffitt 

536. Chris Jericho vs. Rob Van Dam

Date: 7/15/2013 

Event: Monday Night Raw 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 92

High: 92

Low: 92

High Voter: Kevin Pittack 

535. Hardy Boyz vs. MNM – 

Date: 1/28/07

Event: Royal Rumble 2007

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 92

High: 92

Low: 92

High Voter: Michael Schoen 

534. Shawn Michaels vs. Vader – WWF Title Match 

Date: 8/18/96

Event:SummerSlam 1996

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 92

High: 92

Low: 92

High Voter: Jeff

533. Shawn Michaels vs. Owen Hart

Date: 2/18/96

Event: In Your House #6

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 92

High: 92

Low: 92

High Voter: Rory McNamara

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532. Demolition vs. Rockers – WWE Tag Team Title Match

Date: 10/24/88

Event: MSG Network Madison Square Garden House Show 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 92

High: 92

Low: 92

High Voter: Martin Boulevard

531. Daniel Bryan vs. Jack Swagger vs. Cesaro vs. Ryback – Gauntlet Match

Date: 7/22/2013

Event: Monday Night Raw 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 91

High: 91

Low: 91

High Voter: Ryan Everett

530. Bret Hart, Owen Hart & British Bulldog vs. Undertaker, Steve Austin & Dude Love – Flag Match

Date: 7/21/97

Event: Raw is War 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 91

High: 91

Low: 91

High Voter: Dennis Nunez

529. WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan vs Kamala – No DQ

Date:1/19/87

Event:Madison Square Garden 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 91

High: 91

Low: 91

High Voter: Martin Boulevard

528. Sgt. Slaughter & Terry Daniels vs. Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch – WWF Tag Team Title Match 

Date: 7/23/84

Event: MTV’s “The Brawl to End it All” 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 91

High: 91

Low: 91

High Voter: TheBestThereNeverWillBe

527. Heenan Family vs Ultimate Warriors

Date: 11/23/89

Event: Survivor Series 1989

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 91

High: 91

Low: 91

High Voter: Steven Graham

526. Bret Hart vs. Diesel – WWF Title Match 

Date: 6/19/94

Event:King Of The Ring 1994

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 90

High: 90

Low: 90

High Voter: Rory McNamara

525. Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar

Date: 8/23/15

Event: SummerSlam 2015

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 90

High: 90

Low: 90

High Voter: JT Rozzero

524. Adam Cole vs. Daniel Bryan

Date: 11/1/19

Event: Smackdown 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 89

High: 89

Low: 89

High Voter: Ryan Everett

523. AJ Styles, Bray Wyatt, Dean Ambrose, Randy Orton & Shane McMahon vs. Braun Strowman, Chris Jericho, Kevin Owens, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins 

Date: 11/20/16

Event: Survivor Series 2016

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 89

High: 89

Low: 89

High Voter: Jay Hinchey

522. Chris Jericho vs. The Rock – WCW Title Match

Date: 11/5/01

Event: Monday Night RAW 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 89

High: 89

Low: 89

High Voter: ROBERT SILVA

521. Sycho Sid vs. Bret Hart – WWF Title Steel Cage Match

Date: 3/17/97

Event:  Raw is War 

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 89

High: 89

Low: 89

High Voter: Kevin Pittack 

520. D-Generation X vs. Legacy – Submissions Count Anywhere Match

Date: 9/13/09

Event: Breaking Point 2009

# of Ballots: 1

Avg. Rating: 89

High: 89

Low: 89

High Voter: Brian Scala

Thanks for reading. We’ll be back with the next group of match results soon.

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WWE NXT 8/28/19 Review

Cami Fields vs. Io Sharai: I think this was Fields’ first NXT match. I certainly hadn’t heard of her. But I guess she fought Bayley on Raw a while back. Sharai started the match out hot with a dropkick, but Fields used her far superior strength to get some hits in. Sharai still had the advantage throughout most of the match, drilling the far less experienced woman with strikes, double knees in the corner, and a moonsault for what would have been the win, but she pulled Field’s shoulders off the mat. Sharai then locked in the Harajuku clutch for the win. 

Before Sharai left, she went to attack Fields with a kendo stick, but Candice LaRae grabbed it from her and attacked Sharai. LaRae stood tall. 

Grade: C+. Inoffensive squash. Cool to see that this feud isn’t over, because I love LaRae, and I love Sharai. I just naturally want to cheer for LaRae, so I hope she wins this feud. 

Dominic Dijakovic vs. Keith Lee: Finally, a rematch six months in the making. I’ve been looking forward to it since their last match ended in a draw. Lee started things out by taunting Dijakovic, and the two started to get into some striking. The two had several contests of strength, making sure that neither could hit any of their huge power moves. Lee was the first one to bust out the flying, hitting Dijakovic with a slingshot crossbody and then a huge lariat for a near fall. Dijakovic tried to get some offense going on the apron, but Lee just gave him a chokeslam on the apron to counter him. The two then battled on a apron again, with Dijakovic giving Lee a superkick, followed by a suicide dive to gain the advantage. Dijakovic then went for a somersault senton off the top, but Lee caught him and tried for a powerbomb, but Dijakovic landed on his feet. He put Lee on the mat with a release vertical suplex, followed by a moonsault and a near fall. They then both climbed to the top rope, where Lee hit a top rope spanish fly for another huge near fall that sent the crowd wild. Lee then went for the Doomsault, but Dijakovic superkicked his legs out from under him, and nailed Feast Your Eyes for the win.

Grade: B+. Awesome match. They didn’t quite get going fast enough to get in the A range, but it was damn close. These two are awesome talents, and it was really cool to see them pulling out these kinds of moves. I’m bummed that Lee lost, but I knew Dijakovic would win. He is probably in line for the North American Championship, so he needed the win. Hopefully Lee gets a push soon though, because he is not being used to his fullest potential. Anyway, really good match between these two, a great way to kick off the show. 

Johnny Gargano Career Retrospective: Not very detailed, but cool to see all of Johnny’s experiences layed out like this. They also showed some unaired footage from Takeover Toronto II, where Candice came out for him, and Regal raised his hand. After it ended, the commentators were talking about what was next for Gargano, when Shane Thorne came out and demanded that they talk about him and his win streak. They cut to commercial instead, but I’m a total fan of Thorne’s attitude right now. I wonder who will put him in his place. 

Mia Yim and William Regal backstage: Yim wanted another shot at Baszler, but Regal told her that she already had her shot, and she kinda deserved the beatdown last week since she attacked Shayna’s girls first. I shit you not, Regal is a phenomenal GM. That line was great. I’ve always appreciated him, and I’m only growing more fond as things progress. 

Shayna Baszler Promo: Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke came out with her. Baszler was about to start talking when goddamned Rhea Ripley showed up. I certainly didn’t expect this. The crowd was super hot for her, and chanted for her. Baszler was going to say something to Ripley, when Ripley tore the mic out of her hand, saying that she knew what Baszler was would say. She would say that she has beaten everyone, but Ripley said, “But you haven’t beaten me bitch.”

Grade: B. Jeez, this was really really good. For a short promo and not much in terms of action, this was awesome. Ripley has great charisma, to the point that she can set a crowd wild before she said a word. She is intimidating, and definitely a fresh opponent for Baszler. I am into this feud, although Ripley isn’t winning. 

Pete Dunne interview package: Dunne talked about how he can go anywhere he wants, whenever he wants. He isn’t finished with NXT UK, but he wants to be in NXT proper for now. He doesn’t mind stepping to the back of the line, but he will take down everyone in his way. 

Street Profits vs. The Undisputed Era for the NXT Tag Team Championships: Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly represented the Undisputed Era for this match, but they didn’t have anyone in their corner. Montez Ford and Fish started the match out, both looking for an opening and a low takedown to start things out. They grappled a bit, but Fish came out on top of those exchanges. Soon Angelo Dawkins and O’Reilly got into the match, where Dawkins showcased his power and his amateur wrestling. He is certainly an underrated guy. The early parts of this match mostly showcased the teamwork of both teams here, as the Undisputed Era worked on Ford’s knee and ankle. Ford got an awesome hot tag, where he was in enemy territory, but he jumped over a low kick and rolled into his corner. Dawkins eventually got the hot tag, and destroyed the heels with lariats and slams. As Dawkins was wreaking havoc, the Undisputed Era got a blind tag, where they started to work on Dawkins’ leg as well. There was one really nice move where Fish caught a kick from Ford, O’Reilly kicked Ford high on his other leg, followed by a dragonscrew leg whip from Fish. Dawkins was left all alone, giving Fish a pop up spinebuster. He then ate an axe kick from O’Reilly, but drilled him with a right before the follow up forearm. Ford then got the tag, where Ford gave him a uranagi, followed by a splash from Dawkins, only for Fish to pull O’Reilly out of the ring. Ford then gave the two of them a tope con hilo, and threw O’Reilly back in the ring. Dawkins tried to spear Fish, but ate a knee to the face for it, right as O’Reilly dodged a frog splash from Ford. Undisputed Era then gave the Street Profits High and Low for the win, becoming Tag Team Champions once again. 

After the match, Undisputed Era all posed on the ramp. 

Grade: B+. Jeez, this was a stacked episode. It started off slow, but it slowly progressed into a great match, with bodies flying all over the place and wrecking each other. Dawkins and Ford put on a great showing, my personal favorite of their 2 v 2 matches, and I think they are finally ready to head to the main roster. Although, Undisputed Era have been ready for a long time too, and I don’t know when they will be moving. But the match was fast paced and had a lot of action in it, building to a well put together finale that finally revived a dead crowd. Match of the night. 

Overall Grade: B

Pros: Dijakovic vs. Lee; Main event

Cons: crowd was dead for a lot of that main event.