NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff

The first match announced for NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff pits NXT UK Women’s Champion Toni Storm against dangerous challenger Kay Lee Ray in what is sure to be a hard-hitting title fight.
Toni has lived up to her name, taking NXT UK by storm and never backing down from challengers, including first-ever NXT UK Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley, Nina Samuels and Jinny. When namedropping several of her fellow Superstars and commending them for their toughness, however, Storm failed to mention Kay Lee Ray, which infuriated the overlooked competitor.
As her resentment festered, Ray reigned supreme in the historic Women’s Battle Royal to earn the opportunity to challenge the NXT UK Women’s Champion anytime she wished.
After a series of mind games designed to antagonize Storm, Ray announced that she would challenge the titleholder at the rising brand’s biggest-ever show, NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff on Saturday, Aug. 31. Ray followed up by vowing to make the titleholder’s life a living hell right up until the moment that she takes her championship.
==Event recap==
===Kay Lee Ray vs. Toni Storm===
Kay Lee Ray earned her opportunity to challenge her one-time friend Toni Storm for the NXT UK Women’s Title by surviving the first-ever NXT UK Women’s Battle Royal, but the devious challenger waged war against the titleholder with a series of anything-goes mind games in the weeks leading to TakeOver, throwing their friendship out the window.
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From the start, Storm had a different look in her eye in the highly personal showdown, as she attempted to make Ray pay for her words in recent weeks. The crafty Ray roared back, however, and the fiery showdown featured no shortage of haymakers and edge-of-your-seat moments, as Storm and Ray narrowly kicked out of each other’s finishing maneuver to the shock of the WWE Universe.
Ray came through in the clutch when she locked in the Widows Peak for the third time in the match and drove Storm’s face into the canvas to pick up the monumental three-count and become the new NXT UK Women’s Champion.
==Match results==
* Singles match for the NXT UK Women's Championship: Kay Lee Ray defeated NXT UK Women's Champion Toni Storm to win the title. (9:52)
Category:NXT UK
Category:TakeOver
Category:2019 pay-per-view events
Category:Kay Lee Ray
Category:Toni Storm
Category:NXT UK Women’s Championship matches