Ladies and gents, NXT UK TakeOver Blackpool II is on the horizon! I hope you’re all bright-eyed and bushy tailed for this one. It’s coming up at noon Eastern Time, several hours earlier than usual for WWE. Not really a problem with the WWE Network being on-demand and all though. And to me, it’s worth it to watch live, no matter how inconvenient it is for my post-Wrestle Kingdom sleep schedule! We only get a scant few chances to see this brand at full power, and every time, it’s been a true delight. Tonight should be no different. So let’s get into the previews!
Four-Way Tag Team Ladder Match For The NXT UK Tag Team Championships: Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) (c) vs. Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson & James Drake) vs. Imperium (Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel) vs. Flash Morgan Webster & Mark Andrews
Well that name is a mouthful! I mean it’s not quite WWE NXT UK TakeOver Blackpool II 2020, but it’s considerable to be sure. And it’s also set to be an awesome match to boot! Our champions, Gallus, make up two of the heaviest hitters on the show, though Wolfgang in particular is also quite the athlete. Gibson and Drake are more the technicians, and most likely to play the part of sneaky, cowardly heels, trying desperately to avoid too much damage. Flash and Mandrews, who sometimes go by the name South Wales Subculture, are the high fliers of the match, always a necessity.
Meanwhile, Imperium is… basically all of the above! They’re two of the more complete workers around, total all-rounders. And Aichner in particular is among the most gifted competitors in NXT UK, lot of speed and power out of him. Imperium is actually the only team here to have never held these titles. That’s kinda funny, considering I’ve been waiting for Aichner and Barthel to win them ever since they first teamed up WALTER nearly a year ago now.
But I sure do think tonight is the night. With Walter’s title match against Joe Coffey later in the night, taking Gallus’ titles here will be a nice bit of last-minute fuel to the fire. Imperium over.
NXT UK Takeover Blackpool II will also include:
NXT UK Women’s Championship: Kay Lee Ray (c) vs. Toni Storm vs. Piper Niven
