Pete Dunne‘s historic 600 plus day reign as NXT UK Champion will continue, at least for a little while longer. The Bruiserweight reasserted his dominance over NXT UK by defeating Joe Coffey at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool to retain his NXT UK Championship.
The physical match featured plenty of excitement, along with numerous high spots & a barrage of risky maneuvers:
.@PeteDunneYxB has been @WWEUK Champion for 600+ days for a reason! #NXTUKTakeOver #NXTUK #UKChampionship @Joe_Coffey pic.twitter.com/6rjezJdTn8
— NXT UK (@NXTUK) January 12, 2019
⬆️ risk, ⬆️ reward for @WWEUK Champion @PeteDunneYxB! #NXTUKTakeOver #NXUK #UKChampionship @Joe_Coffey pic.twitter.com/BLc4KRaZ7b
— WWE (@WWE) January 12, 2019
Now, that's #GALLUS! #NXTUKTakeOver #NXTUK #UKChampionship @Joe_Coffey @PeteDunneYxB pic.twitter.com/kNLCUprVM0
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 12, 2019
Going… going… gone. #UKChampionship #NXTUKTakeOver #NXTUK @PeteDunneYxB @Joe_Coffey pic.twitter.com/4bu94O2Yiv
— WWE (@WWE) January 12, 2019
Wrestlers took to Twitter to recognize the high quality of the bout. NXT UK’s Kenny Williams tweeted, “Unreal and they’re no even finished yet!”
Unreal and they’re no even finished yet! #NXTUKTAKEOVER
— Kenny Williams (@KennyWilliamsUK) January 12, 2019
NXT Superstar Tegan Nox added, “Holy heck, this match is incredible!”
https://twitter.com/TeganNoxWWE_/status/1084199315344707584
Mark Andrews chimed in with a bit of an understatement, “This is an outstanding main event.”
This is an outstanding main event#NXTTakeOverBlackpool
— MA92 (@MandrewsJunior) January 12, 2019
NXT UK’s Ligero believes the match was ‘on another level’ altogether:
https://twitter.com/Ligero1/status/1084201694978818053
Flash Morgan Webster gave high praise to Dunne, calling him ‘the best of our generation’ & pondered whether anyone could ever actually beat the NXT UK Champion:
https://twitter.com/Flash_Morgan/status/1084201714671144960
WALTER may have provided an answer to the question: Can anyone beat Pete Dunne? While Dunne was successful in retaining his NXT UK Championship against Coffey his reign may be in jeopardy. United Kingdom star WALTER appeared at the event to confront the NXT UK Champion face to face:
You've all been warned. @WalterAUT #NXTUKTakeOver #NXTUK #UKChampionship pic.twitter.com/aQ0kWFGzU4
— NXT UK (@NXTUK) January 12, 2019
Can ANYONE beat @PeteDunneYxB…
What about THIS GUY?@WalterAUT #NXTUK #UKChampionship #NXTUKTakeOver pic.twitter.com/q3RDglSu5M
— WWE (@WWE) January 12, 2019
The Bruiserweight; however, stood his ground and refused to back down:
The #BruiserWeight @PeteDunneYxB isn't backing down to the imposing @WalterAUT! #UKChampionship #NXTUKTakeOver #NXTUK pic.twitter.com/AzQ4pxaN1Q
— WWE (@WWE) January 12, 2019
205 Live‘s Drake Maverick believes WALTER might just be the man to unseat Pete Dunne, as the new face of NXT UK:
https://twitter.com/WWEMaverick/status/1084204801636880384
