NXT UK TakeOver is a series of professional wrestling shows by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). British wrestlers who have not made it to one of WWE's two main weekly TV shows, "Raw" or "SmackDown" perform on NXT UK. NXT UK TakeOver shows are the biggest shows for the NXT UK brand. The first show in the series was NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool and it happened on January 12, 2019 in the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, England. In the main event, the WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne kept his title by beating Joe Coffey.