5 Ups And 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE UK Show

Despite what WWE may say, those of us watching from within the UK are only too aware that Norwich - home to Delia Smith, Alan Partridge, and a middling second tier football team - isn't exactly the most glamorous of locations.

But we've been patiently waiting for a follow on to January's hugely successful WWE UK Championship tournament for what seems like an age, and the usually-drab post-WrestleMania season - where endless rematches and transitional feuds tend to fill pay-per-view cards - is the perfect time for the company to resume its British offshoot.

It's been too long since Pete Dunne's smug face took a good, well-earned kicking, and with so much (namely, his one-for-the-ages feud with squeaky clean Tyler Bate) still unresolved, last night's show was therefore, for a few reasons, a welcome interruption to WWE's normal programming.

Under typical circumstances, this is where we'd put in an obligatory spoiler alert, warning fans that by reading on they run the risk of seeing the show's results before they've had a chance to watch it for themselves - but given that they've been public knowledge for the past week, it's probably not necessary this time.

Much was made of Nigel McGuinness's WWE commentary bow at the inaugural UK Championship show in January, when - paired with Michael Cole - the smarmy former ROH Champion brought much to the announcer's table in an assured ringside performance.

This time, his broadcast colleague was the legendary JR, blessedly making one of precious few scheduled appearances since returning to WWE to call Roman Reigns vs Undertaker at WrestleMania.

The result was, pretty much, everything you hoped it would be, and if this is to become something more permanent (not that we'd complain about another appearance from unshackled, not-on-Raw Michael Cole), it could have the makings of a winning combination. Highlight: JR innocently asking McGuinness what a "!*$%" is.