10 PPV Quality Matches WWE Gave Away For Free On Weekly TV In 2021

10. Jordan Devlin Vs. A-Kid - NXT UK August 5

It is sometimes easy to forget that NXT UK exists, such is the lack of effort that WWE puts into marketing the brand. All the momentum generated by Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate all the way back in 2017 has been swamped by a surplus of care and attention. Sure, the pandemic hasn’t helped, but the main problem is internal.

All of that is a massive shame because NXT UK has a roster of incredible workers putting on seriously good matches every single week. The high-point of 2021 was a 30-minute Ironman match between Jordan Devlin and A-Kid, a match won 2-1 by the Spanish Sensation. Former NXT Cruiserweight Champion Devlin controlled the first half of the match, picking up the first fall at the 10-minute mark by forcing A-Kid to tap out to a Boston Crab. A-Kid wasn’t to be denied, however, collecting two tap-out falls of his own in the second half.

No matter the show, this was one of the best WWE matches of 2021, full stop. Devlin has proven himself as a top tier worker time and time again, while A-Kid has developed into one of the best in his own right. This 30-minute Ironman match could easily have found a place on any PPV, but here it was, on an episode of NXT UK at the beginning of August.

A-Kid is a terrible moniker though. Seriously.