NXT United Kingdom Championship
(C) Walter Vs. Tyler Bate
The bell rings and both men stand and stare at each other. They lock-up and Walter powers Bate to the ropes. Bate escapes and kicks Walter in the leg, then takes a wrist-lock but Walter powers out. Bate kicks the legs again as the fans sing.
Walter takes Bate down with a test of strength, but Bate somehow uses his strength to get back to his feet and forces Walter to the ropes. The big man takes Bate down with a headlock and holds him there for a while. Eventually Bate escapes by punching the ribs of Walter. Bate reverses a few big moves from Walter, then hits him with a scoop slam and the fans go wild.
Bate knocks Walter from the ring and goads him. Walter gets back in the ring and clobbers Tyler, then slams him into the turnbuckles. Bate responds with a hurricanrana and Walter rolls from the ring. Bate looks for a suicide dive but Walter catches him and powerbombs him onto the ring apron! Walter beats Bate around ringside, hitting a big boot against the barricade, then powerbombing him into the ring post!
The doctor checks on Bate and the referee won’t start his count until Bate can continue. He does, of course, then gets into the ring at the count of seven. Walter kicks the back of Bate repeatedly. Walter lifts Bate and slams him, before standing over him and watching him struggle. Walter applies a rear chinlock. Bate starts to fight up, so Walter slaps him in the back.
Bate climbs to his feet and punches Walter, then lifts him up but falls on his face. Walter puts Bate on the ropes and batters his chest, before applying a modified surfboard stretch. Bate tries to get up but Walter headbutts his back. Walter continues assaulting Bate, then goads Tyler to fight back. Bater chops Walter twice, but then the big man slaps the life out of Bate. Walter sets Bate on the top rope and stands on his neck until Bate falls to the apron.
Walter joins Bate on the apron and they exchange until Bate hits an exploder suplex to the floor! Bate gets Walter up and slams him into the barricade, then back into the ring. Bate hits several leg drops to Walter, followed by European uppercuts, including one from the middle rope. Walter responds with a Boston crab before transitioning to a crossface. Bate gets to the bottom rope.
Walter looks for a suplex but Bate fights it, then Bate looks for one of his own but can’t get Walter up. Walter tries again but Bate knees him, then Bates hits a suplex! Bate tries to take Walter down with repeated clotheslines, a kick to the back of the head, then lands an exploder suplex and both men are down. Bate kips-up, then hits a running shooting star press for a two count.
Bate wants the Tyler Driver but Walter escapes. Bate flips Walter over and looks for the Tyler Driver but again Walter escapes but tipping him over. Walter connects with a dropkick to the back of Bate. Walter looks for a powerbomb but Bate flips over and hits a sunset bomb for a near-fall! Bate takes to the apron as the fans chant “this is wrestling”.
Walter rolls to the apron, then joins Bate on the ropes. Bate looks for a superplex to the floor but Walter fights off and back down to the apron. Walter slaps Bate off the ropes and to the mat. Walter heads up top but Bate headbutts him and climbs up to the middle rope. Bate snaps the fingers of Walter – an homage to Pete Dunne – then hits an exploder suplex for a near-fall!
Bate and Walter exchange shots as they climb to their feet. Walter drops Bate with a chop, but Tyler gets up and slaps him repeatedly. Walter chops him down again, then Bate gets up and Walter chops him but he won’t go down. Bate ducks a chop and looks for bang-and-bop but Walter grabs the hand and chops him. Both men crumble to the mat and Walter lands on Bate’s back.
They get back up and exchange again. Bate looks for a clothesline but Walter catches him with an exploder for a near-fall. Walter looks for the powerbomb but Bate counters with an airplane spin! Bate sets Walter on the top rope, then puts him on his back and hits a burning hammer! Walter rolls from the ring and Bate hits a suicide dive, then gets back in the ring and hits another!
Back in the ring, Bate hits Walter with a slow, deadlift German suplex for a near-fall. Bate looks for the Tyler Driver ’97 but Walter flips him over into a pin attempt but Bate powers out. Bate hits the Tyler Driver ’97 but Walter kicks out! Bate heads to the top rope and hits a corkscrew senton for another near-fall. Bate unloads on Walter, forcing him to the corner, but Walter fires back with several big hits, then applies a rear naked choke. Bate stands up with Walter on his back and slams him back down with a back drop.
After a second, Walter applies the choke again, but again Bate gets up and he climbs up the ropes. Walter shoves Bate to the apron and chops his chest before applying the choke. Bate drags Walter over the ropes to the apron, but Walter hits a sleeper suplex. Walter gets Bate back in the ring and hits a splash from the top rope…but Bate kicks out! Walter hits another sleeper suplex and again Bate kicks out!
Walter slaps Bate repeatedly, then hits him with the powerbomb…but Bate kicks out at 1! Bate gets fired-up but Walter slaps his chest again and connects with a gigantic clothesline and wins.
Winner: Walter
Walter poses with his title after that 40+ minute match against Tyler Bate. The fans give a standing ovation as we see replays. Walter walks up the ramp and poses with his brothers in Imperium. We’re left with Tyler Bate in the ring, slowly getting to his feet as the fans chant his name. Pete Dunne and Trent Seven come down and help Bate recover.
And that’s it for NXT TakeOver: Cardiff. Let us know what you thought of the show before crossing over to our results for All Elite Wrestling’s All Out. Until then, safe travels!
