Ilja Dragunov Wins The NXT UK Title – At NXT TakeOver 36, Ilja Dragunov ended WALTER‘s 870-reign as the NXT UK Champion, when he shockingly made the big man tap out.
As fans have come to expect from these two men, WALTER and Dragunov battered each other with some brutally physical offense. In an early highlight, the champion powerbombed his rival onto the ring apron. Later in the bout, both men traded stiff chops.
The champion suplexed Dragunov over his head for a two count. Another devastating chop dropped Dragunov, and WALTER firmly had the match in the palm of his large hand. But Dragunov fired back with a series of stiff strikes and seemingly gained momentum until WALTER blasted him with a nasty lariat. Still, Dragunov kept fighting, as he dropped the champion with a German suplex.
Both men were down after a German suplex from WALTER and a brutal shoulder block to the head from Dragunov. Dragunov superplexed WALTER and hit a diving dropkick, but the champion responded with a ring-shaking dropkick and a powerbomb. WALTER surprisingly went to the top rope and hit a splash, but Dragunov still kicked out.
Dragunov took the champion down with some elbows to the head, and he locked in a sleeper hold. WALTER powered out of it , but Dragunov locked it in again. The champion desperately tried to escape, but he had no choice other than to tap out. As a result, Dragunov won the bout and ended WALTER’s historic reign. This submission marked the first time WALTER has tapped out during his WWE career.
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WALTER‘s Reign Is Over – Ilja Dragunov Wins The NXT UK Title
