Wrestling Lockup With Brandon 12/21/17: NXT Recap

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

NXT returned this week for more NXT action at Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida. This week, NXT had the NXT World Tag Team Championship as well as the WWE United Kingdom Championship on the line this week. 

** NXT TV Card **

- NXT World Tag Team Champions SAnitY defended their titles against The Undisputed Era.
- Roderick Strong battled Lars Sullivan for the last #1 Contenders Fatal Four Way spot.
- WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne defended his title against Tyler Bate.

** NXT **

- "NXT World Tag Team Championship Match": SAnitY (c) vs. Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish: The first match of the show saw Eric Young and Killian Dain of SAnitY putting the tag team titles on the line against Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish of Undisputed Era. The match closes out with EY going for the elbow drop off the top rope, but Adam Cole crotches him in the corner. Nikki Cross appears from the crowd, tackles Cole on the floor and beats on him. Nikki gets dragged away by officials as Cole shoves Dain into the ringpost. EY gets distracted by what's going on outside, gets hit with O'Reilly and Fish's double team finisher for the pinfall and O'Reilly and Fish leave the new tag team champions.

- Roderick Strong vs. Lars Sullivan: The second match of the night saw Strong and Sullivan battle it out to determine who would get the last spot in the #1 Contenders Fatal Four Way Match. The match closes out with Strong escaping a bear hug with claps to the head of Sullivan. Sullivan misses a kick on a charge and gets hung up in the ropes. Strong unloads on Sullivan while hung up until escaping and going to the top rope. Strong cuts off Sullivan and hits a superplex for a one count. Strong hits an Angle Slam for a near fall. Sullivan hits a pop up power slam on Strong and then hits the Freak Accident for the pinfall.

- "WWE United Kingdom Championship Match": Pete Dunne (c) vs. Tyler Bate: The main event of the show saw Dunne defend his title against Bate one on one in a rubber match between the two. Bate took the first match and Dunne took the second match. The match closes out with Dunne countering Tyler Driver 97 with a Triangle Lock submission. Bate finds a way to power out and slam Dunne. Bate airplane spins Dunne ten times, reverses into another ten and then reverses again into another ten spins. Bate uses the ropes to catapult suplex Dunne for a near fall. Bate and Dunne trade punches back and forth until Dunne hits the Bitter End for a near fall. Both men turn each other inside out with clotheslines. Out to the apron, Bate roll kicks Dunne and then climbs the ropes. Dunne counters Bate's high risk move with a huge punch. Dunne with a sit down power bomb on Bate for another near fall. Bate hits a rebound clothesline on Dunne outside and then hits a suicide dive. Back in the ring, Bate hits Tyler Driver 97 on Dunne for another near fall. Dunne counters a top rope german suplex from Bate, hits the Bitter End and scores the pinfall to retain the title.