NXT UK Championship Match: WALTER (c) vs. Ilja Dragunov
WALTER slaps Dragunov. Judo throw by WALTER. WALTER and Dragunov trade strikes. WALTER tries a leapfrog but Dragunov catches WALTER in midair and slams him to the mat. Dragunov locks in a side headlock. WALTER struggles but Dragunov won’t let up. WALTER drives Dragunov into the corner to break the hold. WALTER tries a chop but Dragunov catches his hand. Dragunov traps WALTER in a short-arm scissor. WALTER lifts Dragunov in the air and sits him on the top rope. WALTER knocks Dragunov off the top to the outside. WALTER powerbombs Dragunov on the apron. WALTER works over Dragunov. WALTER traps Dragunov in a Boston Crab.
WALTER transitions into a bully choke. Dragunov breaks the hold. WALTER and Dragunov trade strikes. Dragunov fries up and lands a few clotheslines. WALTER cuts Dragunov off with a suplex. Dragunov fires back with a few punches. Dragunov flips WALTER into an armlock. Dragunov blasts WALTER in the head with knee after knee. Dragunov pulls WALTER into a flash knee. WALTER blocks a flying knee by Dragunov with a lariat. WALTER hits a running lariat for near fall. WALTER chops the soul out of Dragunov. Dragunov responds with a wrist clutch slam. WALTER kicks out.
Dragunov goes up top. Dragunov lands a basement dropkick. Senton by Dragunov. Dragunov tries Torpedo Moscow but WALTER catches him in a Sleeper Suplex. Dragunov explodes back to his feet and hits a Torpedo Moscow to WALTER’s back. Dragunov and WALTER trade strikes again. Dragunov runs right into a chop by WALTER. Dragunov kicks out. WALTER goes up top. Dragunov cuts him off and hits a superplex. Dragunov hits another dropkick off the top. Dragunov runs into a dropkick by WALTER. WALTER hits a nasty powerbomb hold. Dragunov kicks out.
WALTER hits another powerbomb. WALTER flattens Dragunov with a splash off the top. Dragunov somehow kicks out. WALTER ground and pounds Dragunov. WALTER tries another sleeper. Dragunov escapes. Dragunov hits a diving Torpedo Moscow off the top. Dragunov ground and pounds WALTER. Dragunov locks WALTER in a sleeper. WALTER climbs to the second rope and falls backward to break Dragunov’s sleeper. Dragunov locks WALTER back in the sleeper. WALTER manages to stand up and fall back but Dragunov doesn’t let go. WALTER is fading. Dragunov lets go and just starts pounding on WALTER. Dragunov elbows WALTER in the back of the head. Dragunov locks in another sleeper. Dragunov lifts WALTER off the mat. WALTER TAPS OUT!
Winner and NEW NXT UK Champion, Ilja Dragunov!
AIRBOURNE @WalterAUT!#NXTUKTitle#NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/VYF2sjOOm9
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 23, 2021
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!!!!
Congratulations to the NEW #NXTUK Champion!!! @UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR #NXTTakeOver https://t.co/niWA6zIBmz
— Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) August 23, 2021
It's time for @MDMTedDiBiase and the NEW Million Dollar Champion @CGrimesWWE to go TO THE MOON!#NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/Y58KBqE8Cs
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 23, 2021
