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"NXT United Kingdom Championship Match" - (C)Pete Dunne vs Mark Coffey
Pete Dunne is going into NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool with his 600+ day reign as UK Champion at stake. Tonight, he faces Joe Coffey from "Gallus", who may prove to be one of Pete's more formidable foes to date.
Both men began fighting on the outside of the ring, as the challenger dropped Pete Dunne hard on the rampway with a thunderous slam. The champ would recover, fight back and connect with a beautiful Diving Moonsault from the top turnbuckle to the arena floor on Joe Coffey.
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Back inside the ring, we would see the self-proclaimed "Iron King" fight back, as he applied a Boston Crab that would leave our NXT UK Champion in agony, as the "Bruiserweight" seemed to be moments away from passing out. However, the champion would fight back with a diving forearm from the top rope, then connecting with the Bitter End. However, even that was not enough to put Joe Coffey down.
Joe Coffey would take things to the extreme, so to speak, as he would drop Pete Dunne flush across the ring apron with a brutal Sitout Powerbomb, as both men came crashing down to the arena floor.
Both men would eventually make their way back inside the ring and continue this epic encounter. Pete Dunne would kick out of the All of the Best for the Bells, and even a Spinning Powerbomb off the top rope that left both men spent and laid out in the center of the ring. Not only were these men out of gas, but so was the WWE Universe it seemed.
The match would continue, as the "Bruiserweight" would hit the Bitter End on Joe Coffey for a near fall. Seeing that he was running out of options, Dunne resorted to grabbing Coffey by his finger, twisting and bending them back like he has never before in NXT, as Joe Coffey had no other choice but succumb to the pain and submit. Pete Dunne would retain the NXT United Kingdom Championship in an absolutely breathtaking and amazing match!
Winner: Pete Dunne
Just as Pete Dunne was celebrating his victory, we had one more final surprise that left the WWE Universe buzzing all over social media..,
He's here, ladies and gentlemen. WALTER has officially arrived to NXT UK! We close out the show with a staredown and a show of respect, as it would seem, between Pete Dunne and the very man who could be his next challenger and his greatest challenge to date!
What did you think of NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool? Let us know in the comments below.
Becky Lynch has been challenged HERE.
