NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff begins with a video package hyping the show, then goes live to the Motorpoint Arena in Wales.
Noam Dar makes his entrance, followed by his opponent from New Zealand, Travis Banks.
Noam Dar Vs. Travis Banks
Both men lock-up and Dar forces Banks to the corner until the referee separates them. They lock-up again and this time Banks forces Dar to the corner. Dar takes a wristlock but Banks flips out, then tries to leapfrog Dar but gets caught with an ankle lock. Banks escapes and both men exchange reversals before posing.
Dar looks for a handshake but Banks isn’t having it. Dar swings at him but Banks catches the arm and kicks his leg out. Banks kicks the leg again, then whips Dar, who slides out of the ring. Banks takes to the apron and hits a soccer kick to Dar, before tossing him back into the ring.
Dar plays possum, then lifts Banks up and drops him down crotch-first on the top rope. Dar heads to the middle rope and clotheslines Banks off the ropes for a two count. Dar slows things down and slaps the head of Banks. Dar hits Banks with a snapmare into the ropes for a two count.
Dar drops an elbow to the knee of Banks, then applies an armbar. Banks fights to his feet and forearms Dar. Banks knocks Dar into the turnbuckles, then hits a German suplex for a two count. Banks heads up top but nobody’s home. Dar slides through Banks’ legs and looks for a German suplex but can’t get it. Dar kicks Banks in the head repeatedly before attempting to lock in a modified Rings of Saturn but Banks escapes and locks in a crossface. Dar gets to the rope.
Dar slaps Banks, who misses a kick and gets caught-up in the ropes. Dar spins Banks around a few times before hitting a fisherman buster for a two count. Banks looks for a springboard but Dar catches him in a kneebar. Banks escapes and they exchange slaps until they both fall t to their backs.
Banks goes to the apron, where Dar dropkicks him to the floor. Dar snapmares Banks into the steel steps, then gets him back in the ring and hits a clothesline to the back of the head for a near-fall. Dar uses Banks’ kicks against him but Travis dropkicks Dar, then hits a double stomp to the back for a near-fall.
Dar rolls out of the ring, but Banks hits a suicide dive. Dar fires back with an elbow and tries to toss him into the barricade but Banks jumps onto the railing and hits a Slice of Heaven. Banks gets Dar back in the ring, heads up top, and hits the double stomp for a near-fall. They exchange shots in the middle of the ring, with Banks dropping Dar with an elbow. Dar dodges Banks in the corner and hits a switch kick. Shining Wizard from Travis, then looks for a Slice of Heaven but Dar kicks his leg out and connects with Nova Rolla for the win!
Winner: Noam dar
