- We kick off the show with Nikki Cross coming out to the ring. She then leaves and walks over to the ring announcer, calling out Ruby Riot. Riot walks out and the two stare eachother down in the ring before brawling. They brawl around ringside before security breaks them up.
- Kayla Braxton interviews Bobby Roode. He calls the GTS he received from Hideo Itami last week cowardly & unprovoked and says if he wants a title shot, he'll have to earn it.
- Andrade "Cien" Almas vs Drew McIntyre-Almas gets cocky at the start, quickly posing in the ropes when McIntyre throws him at them. However, McIntyre decides to boot him out of the ring. McIntyre tries to bring Almas back in the ring but yanks him down onto the stairs. Back in the ring, Almas beats down McIntyre in the corner before hitting a backbreaker for a near fall. Almas controls the match before he slaps McIntyre, prompting McIntyre to beat the piss out of him in the corner. The two trade chops before McIntyre catches Almas on a leapfrog and powerslams him. McIntyre hits the running single leg dropkick, which he calls the Claymore for the win. Pretty solid match.
- William Regal announces that Nikki Cross and Ruby Riot will face off tonight.
- We get a video package shedding more light on Roderick Strong. Strong talks about his life before becoming a wrestler and his struggles growing up with parents who had drugs & alcohol abuse issues and how his mom shot his father. He talks about how his mother was able to beat her addictions and how nothing was gonna stop him from being successful.
- Kona Reeves vs Aleister Black-Reeves takes the fight right to Black, but Black quickly kicks him off. Reeves is able to a cheap shot in when the referee tries to break them up in the ropes, but Black quickly regains control and kicks Reeves to the ground. Black lifts Reeves up with his foot and hits Black Mass for the win.
- Kristy St. Cloud interviews Ruby Riot. She says SAnitY says they don't conform like herself, but they want everyone to conform to their ways. She says she won't be pushed around by Nikki Cross and she'll get her out of her way on the path to the NXT Women's Championship.
- Kayla Braxton tries to interview Andrade "Cien" Almas, but he ignores her and leaves with a bunch of women.
- Roby Riot vs NOPE! Nikki Cross jumps Riot during her entrance the two brawl around ringside and the entrance ramp before being broken up by security & referees again. Riot is able to break free and dive onto Cross off the stage before being taken off by security. Other referees & security literally carry Cross to the back.
- William Regal tells Asuka in his office that there will be a battle royal to determine the #1 contender to the NXT Women's Championship. Asuka shrugs it off.
- Tyler Bate (c) vs Jack Gallagher-WWE United Kingdom Championship-The two trade holds to start before Gallagher handstands out of a side headlock. The two continue to trade holds before Gallagher turns a bridging scissored armbar into a pin attempt for a near fall. More back and forth action as the two trade more holds and near falls before the commercial break. We come back to Gallagher working over the left arm with a wristlock and knee drops. Gallagher continues to work the arm, holding onto the wristlock no matter how Bate tries to escape the hold. They go to a test of strength spot, where Bate overpowers Gallagher before Gallagher hits a monkey flip. However, Bate rolls through and monkey flips Gallagher before both men bridge to avoid a double pin. Gallagher hits a body scissor takedown and a dropkick, but Bate follows up with a straight punch and a high angle bridging German suplex for a near fall. Bate tries for a suplex, but Gallagher blocks it and applies the Jim Breaks Special, an elevated wrist lock. However, Bate is able to deadlift Gallagher and suplex Gallagher for a near fall. Bate knocks Gallagher down to the outside and goes for a suicide dive, but Gallagher catches him with a headbutt before giving him another one back in the ring for a near fall. Gallagher goes for the Jim Breaks Special again, but Bate fights out and hits a rolling heel kick, followed by the Tyler Driver 97 for the win. Great match, awesome technical work throughout the match. We cut to the other UK Tournament competitors in the crowd, all applauding Gallagher...except Pete Dunne.
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