NXT UK crowns number one contenders to Tag Team titles
Oliver Carter & Ashton Smith are first in line for a shot at Moustache Mountain’s NXT UK Tag Team titles.
Carter & Smith became the number one contenders to Tyler Bate & Trent Seven’s titles by defeating Dave Mastiff & Jack Starz on today’s NXT UK episode. WWE hasn’t announced when Carter & Smith will be getting their title shot.
Starz wanted to be tagged in near the end of the number one contender’s match, but Mastiff insisted on staying in. That led to Mastiff missing a cannonball into the corner. After some double-team offense by Carter and Smith, Carter pinned Mastiff with an assisted moonsault. Smith kept Starz from breaking up the pin.
Bate & Seven were on commentary for the number one contender’s match. They said they were ready to face the best version of Carter & Smith and would give them the best version of Moustache Mountain.
Carter & Smith vs. Mastiff & Starz was the finals of a four-team number one contender’s tournament. Carter & Smith defeated Symbiosis (Primate & T-Bone) in the first round, while Mastiff & Starz defeated Die Familie (Teoman & Rohan Raja).
Moustache Mountain won the NXT UK Tag Team titles from Pretty Deadly (Sam Stoker & Lewis Howley) this past December. It’s Bate & Seven’s first reign as NXT UK Tag Team Champions.
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