NXT UK recap, August 14: One Step Closer

Dafty vs. Dafty

Kenny Williams and Travis Banks have at it in a match that kind of gets overshadowed by the presence of Noam Dar on commentary. Williams and Banks are both good wrestlers, but it’s hard to stand out too much when a guy on commentary is saying both of you are a dafty.

Dar assures us that his claims about his contract are true, and that he will be receiving a guaranteed match at TakeOver: Cardiff. He doubts however, that it will be either of the two in the ring that challenge him. No, the guy with the dumb pants and the guy with the dumb nickname are certainly no match for him, a guy who has been on Raw before (For the record, Kenny Williams’ pants are kind of neat and Kiwi Buzzsaw is a fine nickname).

Meanwhile, the two guys in the ring have a pretty competitive match. After enduring a whole lot of back elbows — Williams loves him a back elbow — Banks gets the win with the Kiwi Crusher. He and Kenny fist bump each other out of respect afterwards.

More afterwards, Banks heads up the ramp and catches Dar clapping and calling him a “good boy” as if he had just rolled over, gave paw and was deserving of a treat. Dar also flashes an extremely condescending thumbs up. The nerve!

Despite the opinions Dar professed on commentary, it seems we will be heading for a match between him and Banks, probably at TakeOver: Cardiff. After all Noam’s totally real contract definitely guarantees him a match there. You think he was able to get healthcare thrown into this sweet deal of his too?