WWE NXT Champion Aleister Black and Ricochet are show sitting ringside.
Before they team up to take on @therealec3 & @VelveteenWWE tomorrow night, @WWEAleister & @KingRicochet are ringside at #WWEUKCT! pic.twitter.com/FW2t3jSANd
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) June 25, 2018
Match #7: Joe Coffey vs Travis Banks (Semi-Final Tournament Match)
Coffey offers Banks a handshake, Banks accepts and Coffey twists his arm and throws him to the mat.
Banks is in the corner and Coffey shoots him off the ropes, tripping him as he starts to run back at him. As Banks gets to his feet Coffey hits a running shoulder tackle.
Coffey gets Banks to his feet and hits him with a double underhook spin in the middle of the ring.
The #IronKing @Joe_Coffey means business! #WWEUKCT pic.twitter.com/CAcZmnw1gW
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) June 25, 2018
Banks is down in the corner and Coffey is kicking him in the head. Banks fires back with a knife edge chop but Coffey elbows him to the ground and locks in a single leg crab. Banks barely gets to the bottom rope to break the hold.
Coffey locks in a standing straight jacket choke on Banks who falls to his knees as he loses his breath.
Coffey fires banks off the ropes and hits him with a stiff elbow to the lower back.
Coffey is attacking Banks while he’s down but Banks begins to fight back with a series of knife edge chops. Coffey rolls to the outside and Banks hits him with running kick from the apron. Banks rolls Coffey back in the ring and drills him with a flying knee.
Both men slowly get to their feet and Coffey hits a pop up elbow before diving at a dazed Banks in the corner with a headbutt.
Coffey hits a pop up powerslam and both men are down.
Coffey is the first to get to his feet and tries for a discus lariat. Banks ducks and hits a big dropkick to Coffey sending him to the corner. Banks drills Coffey with double knees in the corner. Banks goes for a suplex on Coffey but his back gives out. Coffey goes to the top rope and attempts a cross body but Banks ducks.
Banks rolls through into a pinfall and gets three count.
Your Winner: Travis Banks
Post-match Joe Coffey attacks Travis Banks from behind. Coffey sends Banks shoulder first into the steel post in the corner. The referee scolds Coffey and then Coffey turns around and drills Banks with a discus lariat.
A celebration was in order after @Travis_BanksPW secured his place in the #WWEUKCT Finals…
…until @Joe_Coffey decided to strike! pic.twitter.com/lWHzXTMQhX
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) June 25, 2018
The final match in the 2018 WWE UK Championship Tournament will be Travis Banks vs Zack Gibson.
Next Page: WWE 2018 UK Championship Tournament Day One Results (cont.)
