August 31, 2019 was going to be a historic day in pro wrestling. After all, AEW was going to host its second ever major PPV, All Out, in Chicago, IL, in the same building where All In created a movement that led to the birth of the All Elite Wrestling. To say excitement and anticipation were at an all-time high would not be much of an overstatement. But, a funny thing happened on the way to All Out. Earlier in the day, halfway across the globe, in Cardiff, Wales, NXT UK was also hosting its second major event, NXT UK Takeover: Cardiff. Both shows were excellent, but Takeover: Cardiff might have actually been the better show. Opinions have varied widely on this topic and on Episode 256, Big Dave is back to recap both of these huge events and much more.
With Clash of Champions looming this weekend, Big Dave begins by recapping events in WWE, NXT, and NXT UK between August 20 – August 31, 2019. Highlights include continuing recaps of the King of The Ring matches, an incredible rematch between Keith Lee and Dominick Dijakovic, Killian Dain and Matt Riddle destroying each other, Sasha Banks’s explanation, a massive tag team gauntlet match, the ongoing Roman Reigns saga, Rhea Ripley showing up in NXT and the Undisputed Era making history by becoming the first ever 3x NXT Tag Champs.
From there, Big Dave recaps NXT UK Takeover: Cardiff. It was a night of incredible action, title changes, a brutal Last Man Standing match, and a Main Event that will certainly gain consideration for Match of the Year. Who would answer Cesaro’s open challenge in Cardiff? Who was the Last Man Standing between Dave Mastiff and Joe Coffey? Did Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews make history? How did Kay Lee Ray defeat Toni Storm mentally before she beat her to take the NXT UK Women’s Championship? Could Tyler Bate do the unthinkable by defeating the unbeatable, Walter, with the WWE UK Championship on the line? What made this card so great? We cover it all for you on Episode 256.
We then close things out be reviewing AEW’s All Out. Make no mistake, this was a tremendous card as well. Did Kenny Omega fail to adequately adjust his strategy against PAC? Who would end up challenging each other for the AEW Women’s Championship on the October 2 debut episode on TNT? Could Cody Rhodes gain a measure of revenge against the main who blasted a chair into his head, Shawn Spears? Did the Young Bucks and Lucha Brothers have the greatest ladder match of all-time? And how did Chris Jericho defeat Hangman Page to become the first ever AEW World Champion? We recap all the events from this amazing event and recap whether NXT’s British cousin actually stole the weekend from AEW. Tune in to Episode 256 for all this and more.