NXT UK recap, August 21: Face-to-Face

*Puffs chest out menacingly*

Once big and scary, now just kinda hairy, The Hunt have been falling as of late. This trend continues, as the de-fanged feral monsters get dominated by Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel.

Is there really much to say about this one? It certainly keeps Imperium looking strong. You would think they should be in line for a shot at the tag titles after Cardiff. Honestly, it’s not that hard to imagine a scenario where Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster triumph on the big stage in front of their hometown fans, only to lose the titles to Imperium on the subsequent post-Cardiff tapings.

Aichner and Barthel really are very good as in-ring performers and as a team. If Imperium is truly going to be the ruling faction over the brand, it makes sense to have them be final bosses of the tag team division. Not like there’s a North American Championship-equivalent to be had or a woman in their group to win the women’s title.

Anyway, Imperium continue to roll through their competition, arms crossed behind their backs and chests, of course, puffed out as hell.