WWE NXT UK Recap for May 8, 2019: Grizzled Young Champions
By Jeremy Klein
Backyard of the kingdom
Before the show got underway, assistant to the general manager Sid Scala announced the aforementioned fatal four-way to determine the No. 1 contender to the UK Championship. He went on to reveal that the participants for that match would be determined by a series of qualifying matches over the next few weeks. The first of those matches? This one: Joe Coffey versus Flash Morgan Webster.
https://twitter.com/WWENetwork/status/1126205154221408261
Webster is used to being the fan favorite, what with his kitschy “Flash Will Tear You Apart” mod jacket and his bulls-eye helmet that’s for carrying purposes only. Here however, in the backyard of Gallus’ kingdom, he’s heavily booed in favor of conquering hometown hero Coffey. Everything he does — headlocks, arm drags, existing — just elicits more furor from the Glasgow crowd. It’s an unfamiliar dynamic that seems to put The Modfather off his game.
Not that a Coffey win was ever in doubt. Even when he seemed in danger following a Webster jumping knee strike, Coffey is able to get his knees up on a Swanton Bomb — which, ouch. He then blasts Webster into the corner and turns him upside down and inside out with a huge lariat (All the Best for the Bells) for the win.
https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1126206710203346944
Flash Morgan Webster was Pretty Exciting Morgan Webster, but was just not Good Enough Morgan Webster to overcome the behemoth that is Coffey. With Gallus being positioned as a top faction and him as its leader, it’s very clear how important of a figure Coffey is in NXT UK. He moves on to the four-way.