WWE NXT UK Results for 3/20/19 Tyler Bate vs James Drake, Kassius Ohno Debuts

The former NXT UK champion takes on one half of the NXT UK Tag Team champions today at 4PM EST!

Good afternoon Fight Fans, we hope you’re having a great day, and will enjoy today’s edition of NXT UK!

-NXT General Manager Johnny Saint and Assistant General Manager Sid Scala are in the ring before Pete Dunne comes out and demands to face WALTER before leaving.

Eddie Dennis vs Ligero

Ligero starts the match off by focusing on the legs of Eddie, trying to chop him down before getting a quick two count and kicking him in the chest. Ligero kicks Eddie out of the ring before Eddie catches him and hits a spinning uranage onto the apron before rolling him back into the ring and whipping him into the corner. Eddie locks in a cravat that Ligero fights out of before Eddie rains down elbows in mount and whips him across the ring. Ligero hits an enzuigiri that sends Eddie out of the ring before hitting a huricanrrana and tossing Eddie back into the ring. Ligero hits a springboard splash for a two count before Eddie comes back with a clothesline and Ligero hits an enzuigiri into a code red for a near fall.

Eddie then catches Ligero up top and hits a superplex before hitting a buckle bomb and the Next Stop Driver for the pin and the win.

Winner: Eddie Dennis defeats Ligero via pinfall with the Next Stop Driver.

Sam Stoker & Lewis Howley vs The Hunt (Wild Boar & Primate)

Primate and Sam start the match off with Primate hitting an overhead suplex and tags in Wild who hits a fall away slam and The Hunt double team Sam before Primate hits a German suplex and Lewis rushes Primate. Primate headbutts Lewis and uses Wild as a weapon before he hits a cannonball in the corner and they hit an assisted high angle back drop driver for the pin and the win.

Winner: The Hunt defeat Sam Stoker and Lewis Howley when Wild Boar pins Lewis with a high angle back drop driver.

Kassius Ohno vs Ashton Smith

They bump fists before the match and Ohno takes Ashton down before they grapple and Ashton dropkicks Ohno out of the ring. Ohno catches Ashton with a boot when he goes for a tope before suplexing him for a two count. Ohno chops Ashton who rocks him with strikes and hits a Samoan drop for a near fall before Ohno nearly knocks him out with a boot. Ohno then hits two running sentons into a rolling elbow for the pin and the win.

Winner: Kassius Ohno defeats Ashton Smith via pinfall with a rolling elbow.

-After the match Ohno knocks Ashton out with a rolling forearm.

Tyler Bate vs James Drake

They grapple to start the match before Tyler dropkicks James and spins him around before rocking him with a knee, James knocking him off of the top and down onto the floor before tossing him into the barricade. James tosses Tyler back into the ring and locks in a variation of an arm triangle before James elbows Tyler in the back and locks in a rear chin lock. James hits a backbreaker for a quick two count before Tyler rocks him with a series of strikes and hits a huricanrrana into a back drop. Tyler rocks James with a knee lift and hits a diving European uppercut into a standing moonsault for a near fall before James hits a sit-out facebuster for a near fall of his own. Tyler then hits a rebound lariat and suplexes James into the corner when he misses a 450 before hitting a flipping senton for the pin and the win.

Winner: Tyler Bate defeats James Drake via pinfall with a flipping senton.

-It’s confirmed at the end of the show that Pete Dunne will defend his NXT UK Championship against WALTER at NXT Takeover: New York.