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Two NXT superstars debuted in WWE on Tuesday night. Pictured: Bin Wang of China is deadlocked by opponent Wesley Blake during a taping of the WWE's NXT show at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida, Nov. 30, 2016. Reuters

With three shows scheduled to take place on Saturday, Aug. 31st looks to one of the biggest days for professional wrestling in 2019.

NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff –2 p.m. EST/11 a.m. PST/7 p.m. BST.

NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff, which will emanate from Motorpoint Arena Cardiff in Cardiff, Wales. As with most TakeOver events, the current card will consist of five matches, three of which will be title matches.

The show will be headlined with current WWE United Kingdom Champion, WALTER, defending his title against the first U.K. Champion, Tyler Bate. On the women’s side, Kay Lee Ray is challenging Toni Storm for Storm’s NXT U.K. Women’s Championship in a match that has become extremely personal for both. And the final title match will see the NXT U.K Tag Team Champions, James Drake and Zack Gibson, defending their titles in a triple threat match against Wolfgang and Mark Coffey of Gallus and Cardiff’s own “Flash” Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews.

Besides the title matches, “Bomber” Dave Mastiff will be facing off with Joe Coffey in a last man standing match following their physical match that ended in a double-count out on NXT U.K. Finally, Travis Banks looks to make up for missing his match against Jordan Devlin at NXT U.K. TakeOver: Blackpool, this time challenging the cocky and brash Noam Dar.

And fans can expect to see Cesaro drop in on Saturday’s show, though in what capacity, is unknown.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling Royal Quest – 12:30 p.m. EST/9:30 a.m. PST/5:30 p.m. BST

NJPW Royal Quest will be taking place at the Copper Box Arena in London, England, and will be first NJPW show to emanate from the U.K.

The main event will see current IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada defend the title against the extremely physical Minoru Suzuki. England’s own Zack Sabre Jr. will also be in action as he defends the RevPro British Heavyweight Championship against the “Ace,” Hiroshi Tanahashi. Tomohiro Ishii will then defend the NEVER Openweight Title against the hard-hitting KENTA in the latter’s first title match since joining New Japan. And the final title match will see Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa defend the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship against the winner of RevPro’s tag team tournament that led up to the show.

Royal Quest’s remaining matches will consist of tag team matches, which is typical for a New Japan card. The remaining matches include Tetsuya Naito and Sanada facing Jay White and Chase Owens, Will Ospreay and Robbie Eagles battling Taiji Ishimori and El Phantasmo, Kota Ibushi and Juice Robinson taking on Hikuleo and Yujiro Takahashi, and finally a six-man tag with Rocky Romero, SHO, and YOH versus Ryusuke Taguchi, Shota Umino and Ren Narita.

All Elite Wrestling All Out – The Buy-In 7 p.m. EST/4 p.m. PST, Main Card 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST

Saturday’s wrestling festivities will close out with AEW’s biggest show yet as All Out emanates from the Sears Centre outside Chicago, Illinois.

Headlining the show will be Chris Jericho taking on “Hangman” Adam Page to crown the first AEW World Champion. Preceding that will be Kenny Omega vs. PAC, with the latter filling in for Jon Moxley after Mox confirmed he had to pull out due to a staph infection. The only other title match on the card will see the Young Bucks taking on Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix for the AAA Tag Team titles in a ladder match, and will be the rubber match after trading the titles in their two previous title matches.

Arguably the most personal match on the card will see Shawn Spears, with Tully Blanchard in his corner, and Cody, though it is unknown the one person that will be allowed in his corner. The women will then be spotlighted with a match between established Joshi-wrestlers, Hikaru Shida and Riho. AEW will then stick Joey Janela, Darby Allin, and Jimmy Havoc in a triple threat match the could prove to be a chaotic match.

Tag teams will also receive additional attention when Stu Grayson and Evil Uno battle Chuck Taylor and Trent Baretta, with the winning team earning a first round bye in the tag team title tournament that will begin when AEW’s weekly show on TNT begins. And the veteran team of SoCal Uncensored, comprised of Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, and Scorpio Sky, battling Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy, and Marko Stunt in a six-man tag team match.

And the show will also look to open hot on the Buy-In pre-show with a number one contender women’s battle royale and more tag team action. The battle royale will feature a veterans like Jazz and newcomers like Teal Piper, with the winner earning a shot at the AEW Women’s Championship on the inaugural episode of AEW TNT show. Then, the tag team match will feature the young team of Private Party facing the veteran team of Jack Evans and Angelico to try and set the tone going into the main card.

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