Mark Andrews

Former WWE NXT UK star Mark Andrews reflects on getting fired, married and missing out on dream homecoming in Cardiff over just a few weeks.

[out now](https://bfan.link/saved-me-again). Pro Wrestling, [ click here](https://t.co/A7dHO7vs5q). ‘I was very lucky that I almost paved my way through stuff like British Boot Camp, going over TNA, [and then] being in the right place, right time when NXT UK came around.’ ‘It was a real wave of emotions, [but] then obviously in retrospect it was incredible. ‘[Clash At The Castle] would’ve trumped any WrestleMania, because it was in Wales. [WWE’s Shawn Michaels confirms NXT Europe launch in 2023, NXT UK plans for Worlds Collide and building for the future](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/18/shawn-michaels-on-wwe-nxt-europe-launch-nxt-uk-end-and-worlds-collide-17203498/?ico=more_text_links) [Mark and his bandmates](https://metro.co.uk/2021/04/11/wwe-mark-andrews-on-music-wrestlemania-and-bring-me-the-horizon-14393726/). [WWE](https://metro.co.uk/tag/wwe/) along with a number of his fellow Brits following the [ announcement of NXT Europe](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/18/shawn-michaels-on-wwe-nxt-europe-launch-nxt-uk-end-and-worlds-collide-17203498/), got married and missed out on a dream night at Clash At The Castle in Cardiff. ‘So, all of 2022 felt relatively tense leading up to that point,’ he admitted, explaining how he and his then-fiancee were busy planning ‘a very DIY wedding’, while he also found out she was pregnant at this time on the day he got back from his stag do, and they were in the process of moving home. [plans to close their UK-based brand ](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/19/rhea-ripley-and-butch-react-to-wwe-nxt-uk-releases-before-nxt-europe-17211631/)before relaunching as NXT Europe at some point this year. [the event at Principality Stadium ](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/03/wwe-clash-at-the-castle-results-grades-tyson-fury-serenades-mcintyre-17294809/)on September 3. Back in 2021, Mark and his now-wife – who welcomed a baby girl into the world last week – decided on a wedding venue and date for the big day on September 1, only to hear rumblings that WWE was planning a huge Welsh show, which ended up being