WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament Review: Tyler Bate Wins
By Carl Gac
Quarterfinals Match
Pete Dunne vs. Sam Gradwell
Result: Pete Dunne wins by pinfall
Rating: 2.7 out of 5 stars
Dunne got the win after slamming Gradwell into the turnbuckle. Regardless of whether Dunne wins the tournament, he is the star of the whole event. Out of everyone we’ve seen he carries himself like a WWE star.
And @PeteDunneYxB is NOT DONE, giving @sam_gradwell #TheBitterEnd!!! #WWEUKCT pic.twitter.com/6Qk1FHs3Go
— WWE UK Championship (@WWEUKCT) January 15, 2017
Gradwell came out with an injured back after last nights beating by Dunne. Dunne obviously concentrated on that throughout, and made even more of a name for himself with this win.
Post match Dunne spoke to Charly Caruso and told her “That’s two down, two more to go”. Dunne is hot and will be hard to beat the rest of the night.
Quarterfinals Match
Mark Andrews vs. Joseph Conners
Result: Mark Andrews wins via pinfall
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Andrews won after hitting the Stundog Millionaire and Shooting Star Press. The classic big strong guy vs smaller high flyer match, which had the crowd well behind Andrews. The high-flying Andrews has a big future with WWE and it was no surprise to see him get the win here.
.@MandrewsJunior hits the SHOOTING STAR PRESS!!
— WWE UK Championship (@WWEUKCT) January 15, 2017
ONE TWO THREE for the victory and the ticket to the semis!! #WWEUKCT pic.twitter.com/LNOlPWjYnj
You have to wonder if anyone in TNA is ruing the decision to let Andrews leave the company. The win for Andrews sets up our first semi-final match, Andrews will face Pete Dunne for a place in the final.