At the NXT UK TV taping, it was announced that WALTER will challenge Pete Dunne for the WWE UK Championship. The title match will take place at the upcoming NXT TakeOver in New York during WrestleMania weekend.
Also, Ilja Dragunov made his WWE debut with NXT UK and took on Ashton Smith. The match however was a dark match, according to fans in attendance. You can see photos from the event below:
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Draganov in the dark match! #NXTUK pic.twitter.com/pb1wnvObuu
— Johnny Playboy (@APWrestlingBlog) February 23, 2019
NXT Takeover NY at #WrestleMania weekend will have the UK Championship defended!
Give me WALTER VS. DUNNE! #NXTUK #NXTUKCoventry pic.twitter.com/VUBujfsZzj
— Ringsiders Wrestling (@Ringsiders_) February 23, 2019