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Ilja Dragunov vs Joe Coffey vs Rampage Brown on NXT UK
Three of NXT UK's most dangerous men faced off in what fans hoped would be a nonstop brawl, and that's exactly what we got. All three of these men had challenged WALTER for the NXT UK Championship in the past year, and they'd all come within half a second of dethroning him.
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Rampage Brown and Joe Coffey stared one another down, ignoring Ilja Dragunov. It was a mistake, as Dragunov had a lot to prove. After Coffey sent Rampage into the corner, he was blasted by Dragunov. Coffey shook off the onslaught, hitting a pop-up uppercut. Dragunov and Rampage teamed up to take out Coffey, and Rampage caught Dragunov coming out of the sky with a powerslam.
With Coffey and Rampage squaring off again, Dragunov got the upper hand. After taking down NXT UK's Iron King Joe Coffey, he rolled Rampage to the mat for an armbar attempt. Rampage stood up, tossing him into Coffey's German suplex. The heavyweights ran into one another several times before Rampage hit a standing dropkick.
Coffey responded by driving Rampage into the corner and planting him with a spinebuster. A Boston Crab was locked in, and Coffey held the hold while Dragunov teed off on his head with punches and chops. A running boot finally weakened his grip.
Rampage hit both of his opponents with a double suplex. Coffey avoided a powerbomb, tossing Rampage to the floor. Dragunov rocked Coffey with a spinning back fist and a high-angle German suplex. A spectacular bridge nearly earned Dragunov the victory.
Coffey ran up the ropes to cut off Dragunov's dive. Dragunov eventually knocked Coffey off into Rampage's Samoan Drop. A diving senton bomb hit Coffey, and Brown planted him on top of Coffey with a spinebuster. Coffey barely kicked out in this NXT UK main event.
In a stand-up fight, Rampage demolished Dragunov. Dragunov blocked a shot and hit a series of clotheslines, taking Brown off his feet. A knee knocked down Coffey, and Dragunov rocked Rampage with a missile dropkick, sending him into the corner. Coffey launched Dragunov into Rampage with a shoulder tackle.
Rampage and Dragunov fell to the floor where Coffey hit a massive crossbody. A dropkick on the inside folded Dragunov up like an accordion, but Dragunov kicked out. A leaping pump kick stunned Coffey, who responded with a rebound clothesline. A discus lariat laid out Dragnov, but Coffey was taken to the floor by Rampage.
Rampage planted Coffey with a powerslam, leaving NXT UK's original heavyweight writhing in pain. Dragunov crumbled to his feet when he was picked up, but somehow managed to fire up on Rampage. A double leg takedown set Dragunov up for a pair of German suplexes.
Coffey ran in for the third, but Rampage held onto the ropes, breaking away and launching his opponents overhead with a German of his own. Rampage Brown hit the Doctor Bomb on Coffey only for Dragunov to break it up. The leader of Gallus was sent to the floor, and Dragunov knocked Rampage out with a diving Torpedo Moscow.
Results: Ilja Dragunov defeated Rampage Brown on NXT UK
Grade: A+
With a major win in the NXT UK main event, Dragunov proved he was the toughest man on the brand. What did this mean for Dragunov's future? Well, NXT UK Champion WALTER made his way to the ring as Dragunov celebrated.
Exhausted, Dragunov looked up as WALTER loomed over him. He slapped the taste out of Dragunov's mouth before choking him out with a rear naked choke.
