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North American title match booked for next week’s WWE NXT

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The men’s North American Championship will be on the line next week on WWE NXT.

Tony D’Angelo will defend the North American title against Shawn Spears on the Tuesday, March 4 WWE NXT episode. The match was made official during this week’s show.

The WWE Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green will also be in action on next week’s show, teaming with Piper Niven against Sol Ruca and Zaria. That bout was set up with a backstage confrontation between the two sides on this week’s episode.

Jaida Parker vs. Kelani Jordan is also official for the March 4 WWE NXT episode. The two competitors were involved in a pre-taped angle on Tuesday’s show to set up the bout.

The announced card for the Tuesday, March 4 WWE NXT:

  • NXT North American Champion Tony D’Angelo defends against Shawn Spears
  • Chelsea Green & Piper Niven vs. Sol Ruca & Zaria
  • Kelani Jordan vs. Jaida Parker

WWE NXT live results: The Hardy Boyz return

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One of the most popular tag teams in WWE history returns to the company tonight for a match on NXT.

TNA Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boyz are taking on Myles Borne & Tavion Heights in a non-title match on tonight’s NXT episode from Cincinnati, Ohio. It’s the first time Matt & Jeff Hardy have teamed together in a WWE ring in nearly six years.

Moose — TNA’s X-Division Champion — is also set to compete on NXT. He’s making a title defense against Lexis King.

In another title match, Stephanie Vaquer puts her Women’s North American Championship on the line against Karmen Petrovic. This is the first title defense for Vaquer since winning the belt from Fallon Henley at Vengeance Day.

One week after officially signing his NXT contract, the former Ricky Starks makes his WWE debut. It will be Ricky Saints & Je’Von Evans vs. Ethan Page & Wes Lee tonight. The match was set up last week when Page and Lee both interrupted Saints’ contract signing.

Join us for live coverage starting at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

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NXT is on the air from The Andrew J Brady Music Center in Cincinnati, OH. Opening the show is a women’s title match.

Part of the set includes a ramp level with the ring, which gives me WCW vibes.

NXT Women’s North American Champion Stephanie Vaquer defeated Karmen Petrovic (with Ashante “Thee” Adonis) to retain her title

Vaquer pinned Petrovic after the SVB. Good opener. After the match comes a major angle to set up a title vs. title match with Giulia against Vaquer.

They match goes through a split-screen commercial break. Petrovic dives through the rope with a flying crossbody on the floor, just before the show cuts to the break. Some of the best chain wrestling in the match happened during picture-in-picture, while commercials blared.

Vaquer begins a comeback as the show returns from the break, and Vaquer does some of her signature offense. On commentary, Vic Jospeh says Vaquer was a champion in both CMLL and New Japan. Petrovic regains the advantage Vaguer and gets a near falls with a great kick.

Vaquer soon cuts off Petrovic, but Vaquer takes a superkick from Petroovic for another near fall. They trade strikes and kicks. Vaquer flips off Petrovic just before Vaquer executes a dragon screw. Vaquer follows up with her SVB (package neckbreaker) finisher, and Vaquer covers Petrovic for a three count.

NXT Champion Giulia comes out after the match is over for an angle. Giulia gets into the ring to confront Vaquer. Giulia gets the crowd to cheer for Vaquer, only for Giulia to bring up Vaquer saying she is the best champion. Giulia insists she is the best champion.

Vaquer reiterates that she is the champion of champions. Giulia says why don’t we find out who is the best. Vaquer remarks they are friends, but Vaquer then proposes a champion vs. champion match. Giulia and Vaquer hold both of their title belts overhead for a stare down.

A skit begins with Arianna Grace talking with Santino Marella about the NXT-TNA partnership when up walks Lola Vice. She wants a match on either show, and Grace tries to dismiss Vice. This leads to Vice challenging Grace to a match

TNA X-Division Champion Moose defeated Lexis King to retain his title

Moose pinned King after a spear. Moose looked like a superstar, and King fought from underneath. The biggest news was the post-match angle that set up Oba Femi defending the NXT title against Moose at NXT Roadblock.

Crowd reactions were muted on the CW feed because of language, like “holy s***” chants. King took a back drop on the ramp. Moose was dominating much of the match, with King selling throughout. King fires up and starts fighting back. They exchange kicks and King uses a hurricanrana for a near fall. King then does a flip dive.

Moose leaps to the top rope and springboards into a flying crossbody. Powerbomb by Moose for a two count. Moments later, King executes a Coronation for another near fall. Moose counters a second attempt at a Coronation. Moose then cuts down King with a spear. Moose then scores a pinfall to retain his title.

NXT Champion Oba Femi enters after the match for an angle with Moose. Femi confronts Moose and sarcastically congratulates him on beating King. Femi then challenges Moose to a title match at The Theater in MSG for NXT Roadblock. They made it seem like a title vs. title, but apparently this will be Femi defending the NXT title against Moose.

Jordynne Grace is in the ring for a monologue. She knew exactly where she was supposed to be when she first came to NXT. Grace says she carried a company on her back, but she wanted to be in NXT after feeling the hunger in the locker room.

Grace has one goal, which is become the champion of what she calls the greatest women’s division. Grace is cutting a good promo when she is interrupted by Roxanne Perez, because hardly any in-ring promo in NXT can go uninterrupted.

Perez confronts Grace in the ring, and Perez cuts a promo on Grace. Perez event insults TNA, saying Grace was a big fish in a small pond. Grace responds that everyone has a plan until… and Grace punches Perez in the face. Grace gets Perez in a fireman’s carry, but Perez escapes. Clearly, these two are on a collision course for a match very soon. Maybe Roadblock?

Trick Williams is sulking in the locker room. He is basically Diesel in late 1995-early ’96 where he is upset about losing the title, so he’s heeling on people. Le’Von Evans has words with Trick, and they get face-to-face. In walks Ricky Saints, and he is not feeling the love.

Jaida Parker and Kelani Jordan has a kayface “incident” on a bus earlier today. Sarach Schreiber interview Parker, and she cuts a pretty good promo on Jordan.

A post on Instagram teases “The Mystery Four” are in the building, which is the very original name they are giving to the four mystery assailants for now. Surely they we get a better name, right?

TNA Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boyz (Matt & Jeff Hardy) defeated No Quarter Catch Crew (Tavion Heights & Myles Borne) to retain their titles

Matt Hardy pinned Myles Borne to win the match after a Swanton by Jeff Hardy. NXT Tag Team Champion Nathan Frazier & Axiom watch the match from the ramp, and they get in the ring for angle with the Hardys after the match. This set up another inter-promotional match.

The match itself went through a commercial break with heat on Jeff. Hot tag to Matt. For the finish, Twsit of Fate by Matt, Swanton by Jeff, and Matt follows up by covering Borne for the pinfall. The match was decent enough and the crowd adored the Hardys.

Fraxiom gets into the ring after the match to confront the Hardys. The NXT champs refer to the Hardys as the greatest tag team ever. The Hardys respond with a challenge for a match. Out comes Santino Marella to announce the Hardys will defend the TNA Tag Team Championship against Fraxiom at Roadblock in NYC. Another big match for the NXT PLE.

Tony D’Angelo and The Family are featured in a pre-taped skit for a family sit-down. Subtle teases of Stacks turning is what I took from this skit.

Another skit from backstage sets up a tag team match with Chelsea Green & Piper Niven against Sol Ruca & Zaria. Green & Niven tried to big league the NXT team, but Ruca & Zaira were having none of it.

Jaida Parker defeated Arianna Grace

Parker pinned Grace after a spinning back fist. Weakest match on the show so far, but it was not supposed to be the main event. While Grace got some offense, this match was more about getting Parker over.

This show is morphing into TNA, and I had flashbacks as it was TO THE BACK! Cut backstage and apparently The Mystery Four is wrecking shop again and attacking other wrestlers. Too bad there aren’t a bunch of cameras around to catch them in the act, but at least there are cameras for the community theater skits. Not sure what I would do without the skits. Anyway, this Mystery Four angle is like one long Tonya Harding angle. Who are these assailants?

Eddy Thorpe in a vignette cuts a promo near the Ohio River in Cincinnati. Thorpe mention is people once lived here until they were forced out. He likens that to his situation in NXT when he beat Trick Williams, but Thorpe is still somehow denied a title match. Thorpe wants another match with Trick. Name the time and place, Thorpe says to the camera.

Sarah Schreiber interviews NXT GM Ava, and Ava officially announced NXT Women’s Champion Guilia against NXT Women’s North American Champion Stephanie Vaquer in a title for title match at Roadblock. So, this is basically a unification match.

Ricky Saints & Je’Von Evans defeated Wes Lee & Ethan Page

Saints pinned Lee to win the match. Tyriek Igwe and Tyson Dupont were in Lee’s corner for the match. They would interfere at one point just before the finish.

The heel duo got heat on Evans for a long time. It felt like days. Eventually, Saints comes in off a hot tag. Saints runs wild on Lee, until Lee cuts him off after Saints is distracted by Igwe and Dupont. Saints thwarts their interference, but he is cut off when distracted. Not for long. They soon go home.

Just before the going home, Evans and Page brawl through the crowd and out of there. That is after Evans does a dive on Page, when Page breaks up a pinning attempt.

The crowd chanted “Ricky” at Saints. He executed a Dominator finisher they called “Roshambo” (probably spelled different to be cool and whatnot). Saints then scored the deciding pinfall on Lee.

Pretty dang good show overall. Also pretty some dang good matches announced for the coming weeks. There were some goofy skits, but that is to be expected on NXT. Being on the road outside the usual setting of the sound stage really made this NXT much better to watch. The matches also delivered, along with the angles.

Report: WWE optimistic about Hardy Boyz main roster run this spring/summer

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WWE is optimistic that Matt and Jeff Hardy will have a main roster run in the coming months.

The current TNA World Tag Team Champions are set to wrestle No Quarter Catch Crew’s Tavion Heights and Myles Borne on tonight’s episode of NXT, marking their first time teaming in WWE since 2019. The match is part of the ongoing partnership between WWE and TNA.

WWEShop.com has released a special edition Hardy Boyz t-shirt ahead of their return, labeled a “special event item.”

According to WrestleVotes on Tuesday, WWE’s new Hardy Boyz merchandise could signal the start of a bigger plan. Officials are optimistic that the brothers will wrestle on Raw or SmackDown in the coming months:

“WWE has dropped a brand new Hardy Boyz shirt ahead of their NXT return tonight. Internally, there’s buzz that this is just the beginning, with creative sources optimistic the legendary duo will have a main roster program sometime this spring / summer.”

Matt and Jeff Hardy appeared via video on NXT last week. On his podcast, Matt revealed the deal came together at the last minute:

“All this stuff — even us popping up and responding to that challenge on NXT, that was a very last-minute thing,” Hardy said. “So it’s going to be interesting. It’s going to be fun. I don’t know where this ride’s going. I really don’t want to know where this route is going in all capacities. Because I want, especially whatever we end up doing, I want everything to be as natural and as organic and as real as possible, as authentic as possible.”

The Hardys are also scheduled for this week’s TNA Impact, which was taped last week at Full Sail University. They will team with NXT Champion Oba Femi against The System’s Moose, Eddie Edwards, and Brian Myers.

Matt Hardy says WWE NXT appearance was a ‘very last-minute thing’

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Five years after his last match for the company, Matt Hardy is excited to compete in a WWE ring again.

The Hardys will return to WWE for a match on NXT next Tuesday, facing off against Tavion Heights & Myles Borne of No Quarter Catch Crew. The match is happening due to the partnership that exists between WWE NXT and TNA Wrestling. Matt & Jeff Hardy are both signed to deals with TNA, where they are the promotion’s current tag team champions.

The match was announced when Matt & Jeff appeared via video on NXT this week and accepted a challenge from No Quarter Catch Crew. On his Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast, Matt said the video that aired on NXT was a last-minute thing and wasn’t made until 45-60 minutes before it was posted. Matt said he’s stoked to be returning to WWE, but he doesn’t know where things are going past this match.

“Really excited about this, man,” Matt said. “All this stuff — even us popping up and responding to that challenge on NXT, that was a very last-minute thing. So it’s going to be interesting. It’s going to be fun. I don’t know where this ride’s going. I really don’t want to know where this route is going in all capacities. Because I want, especially whatever we end up doing, I want everything to be as natural and as organic and as real as possible, as authentic as possible.”

Matt feels the working relationship between NXT and TNA has been a two-way street with both sides benefitting. He thinks working with talented young teams helps keep The Hardys relevant, and being in the ring with The Hardys helps those young teams too.

This NXT appearance is Jeff Hardy’s first time back with WWE since 2021, when he was released by the company after leaving through the crowd during a house show match. Matt said Jeff wants to make things right with WWE and show them that his past erratic behavior is over.

“He’s very happy to be going back, and I feel like he wants to right the wrongs,” Matt said. “He wants to leave on a good note. No more erratic behavior. He wants to go back and show them who he is.

“And I think one of the reasons even with this whole exchange going on, I think one of the reasons they probably waited a little while to pull the trigger and do something with Jeff and I, was just to kind of see where Jeff was, just make sure Jeff is good. Anybody who’s been here with TNA — they can’t go without talking about how incredible and professional a performer Jeff has been.”

A future bout between The Hardys and NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazer & Axiom has been teased but remains unconfirmed as of now. Matt said he’s been catching up on Frazer & Axiom’s matches and is a fan of their work.

On TNA Impact next Thursday, The Hardys will team up with NXT Champion Oba Femi against Moose, Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers.

WWE NXT draws lowest ratings of 2025

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Tuesday night’s WWE NXT episode averaged 689,000 viewers on The CW, down 14 percent from last week. It’s the lowest audience total for the show since New Year’s Eve 2024.

NXT finished tied for 11th among prime time network programming with a 0.17 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 5.6 percent from last week and ties the lowest rating the show has done since the December 31 episode.

The show had lesser-than-usual sports competition but did air against TGL Golf on ESPN (546,000 viewers and a 0.15 in 18-49) in the first hour, as well as going against portions of two different college basketball games on ESPN and FS1 in the second half of the show. Those games drew 750,000 viewers and a 0.18 rating and 628,000 viewers and a 0.15 rating respectively.

As compared to the same week in 2024, when the show still aired on the USA Network, NXT’s overall audience was up 11.9 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 5.6 percent, so the audience is skewing much older.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for NXT, along with the 10-week averaged in both categories. This week’s show was down 8.4 percent in overall viewers and 5.6 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

Ricky Saints in-ring debut, two title matches booked for next WWE NXT

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Ricky Saints will make his WWE NXT in-ring debut on next week’s show, two title matches are set, plus The Hardys will be in action.

The former Ricky Starks, re-christened Ricky Saints on this week’s show, will team with Je’Von Evans against Ethan Page and Wes Lee on the Tuesday, February 25 NXT show. The match was set up with a backstage interaction between the four near the conclusion of this week’s episode.

The Hardys made a surprise appearance on Tuesday’s WWE NXT in the form of a video promo to answer a challenge from No Quarter Catch Crew’s Tavion Heights and Myles Borne. That match will take place on next week’s show as well.

TNA X-Division Champion Moose will defend his title against Lexis King on the February 25 episode in a match agreed to after Moose made his presence felt on this week’s NXT. Next week’s show will take place in Cincinnati, the city King is billed from, and where his father Brian Pillman played for the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals.

The NXT Women’s North American Championship will also be on the line next week as Stephanie Vaquer defends against Karmen Petrovic. Petrovic won a number one contender’s match on this week’s show.

The Tuesday, February 25 WWE NXT lineup:

  • Ricky Saints & Je’Von Evans vs. Ethan Page & Wes Lee
  • The Hardy Boyz (Matt & Jeff Hardy) vs. No Quarter Catch Crew (Tavion Heights & Myles Borne)
  • TNA X-Division Champion Moose defends against Lexis King
  • NXT Women’s North American Champion Stephanie Vaquer defends against Karmen Petrovic

The Hardy Boyz answer challenge on WWE NXT

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy made a surprise appearance via video promo on Tuesday’s WWE NXT to answer a challenge for next week’s episode.

After No Quarter Catch Crew’s Tavion Heights and Myles Borne threw down the gauntlet for The Hardy Boyz to face them on next week’s show, Matt and Jeff appeared via a video promo to answer the challenge, agreeing to face the NQCC duo.

The video promo was the first appearance on WWE TV by The Hardys since WWE and TNA officially announced their multi-year partnership. The Hardys currently hold TNA’s Tag Team titles, and hinted at a future match against NXT Tag champs Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer & Axiom) in their promo. That match was first teased at last month’s TNA Impact tapings in a social media post.

WWE’s chief content officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque made a social media post on X to mark the occasion, noting that The Hardys had “re-defined” tag team wrestling for more than 25 years:

New name for Ricky Starks revealed on WWE NXT

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Ricky Starks is no more.

After interruptions from both Ethan Page and Wes Lee, Starks signed his new contract with NXT on Tuesday. As the segment ended, the camera panned on the contract, revealing that going forward Starks will be using the name Ricky Saints in NXT.

Saints was about to sign his contract earlier in the segment when Ethan Page came out. He said Starks was playing the Ethan Page playbook to a tee, but there’s only one Ethan Page. Saints responded by mentioning Je’Von Evan’s loss, saying that people like Evans would come back eventually. That was when Evans came out as he and Page brawled into the crowd.

Wes Lee then came out and was upset that Saints had passed him by as he was being interviewed. The two agreed to a match before Lee got physical with Saints, who then clotheslined Lee out of the ring and signed his contract, revealing his new name.

Later, after both Page and Lee confronted Saints and Evans, Ava made a tag team match for next week in Cincinnati.

Saints made his debut on NXT last week, just one day after it was reported that he had been released from his AEW contract. He hadn’t been used in AEW since last March, and started taking independent dates in the fall.

Moose appears on WWE NXT, goes face-to-face with Oba Femi

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Moose has arrived in NXT.

The opening of Tuesday’s show saw NXT Champion Oba Femi come to the ring to talk about the group that attacked him at Vengeance Day this past weekend. But as he was talking, he was interrupted by none other than TNA’s X Division Champion. Moose came to the ring and told Femi that he was the only man he couldn’t rule over, and told him that a match between the two has to happen. The segment ended with both men holding their respective championships.

Later, Lexis King met with Moose and was upset that TNA stars have been getting NXT title matches as of late, including Moose’s System stablemate JDC, and suggested TNA stars put their titles on the line. Moose replied that all King had to do was ask, setting up a X Division title match for next week’s NXT in Cincinnati.

Moose has been a mainstay in TNA since debuting in 2016. He’s held every title in the promotion, including winning their World title two times. Back in October, he defeated Mike Bailey to win the X Division title for the first time.

Femi was successful in defending his NXT Championship this past weekend by defeating Grayson Waller and Austin Theory in a three-way match. After the bout, a group that included Dion Lennox jumped Femi, laying him out with an assisted powerbomb.

WWE NXT live results: Ricky Starks contract signing

Posted on by Chris Aiken

One week after his surprise WWE NXT debut, Ricky Starks is set to appear again tonight.

Starks will become an official member of the NXT roster as he signs his WWE contract. Shortly after his departure from AEW was confirmed, he arrived on NXT last Tuesday. WWE has still not officially said Starks’ name — and we should find out tonight whether he’s getting a name change or keeping his identity.

The fallout from Vengeance Day also takes place on tonight’s show. A new NXT Women’s North American Champion was crowned last weekend when Stephanie Vaquer dethroned Fallon Henley. Tonight, we find out who’s first in line for a title shot when Kelani Jordan, Jaida Parker, and Karmen Petrovic meet in a triple threat number one contender’s bout.

Zaria & Sol Ruca vs. Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson will also go down, and Stacks takes on Shawn Spears in singles action.

A new faction consisting of Dion Lennox, Saquon Shugars, Cutler James & Osiris Griffin made their mark at Vengeance Day with attacks on NXT Champion Oba Femi and NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazer & Axiom. We’ll see if the new group has any more targets tonight.

Join us for live coverage starting at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

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NXT is back to the sound stage at the Performance Center in front of a live studio audience.

Highlights from NXT Vengeance Day show the events from D.C. at the PLE.

TNA X-Division Champion Moose debuts in NXT

NXT Champion Oba Femi enters the sound stage, heading for the ring for an opening monologue. Femi takes a microphone and says let’s get to business. The group that jumped him made one mistake. They did not finish the job. Femi stands here unfazed, and he calls them down the ring to finish what they started.

Instead, comes quite the surprise. Out comes TNA X-Division Champion Moose, and he gets in the ring to confront Femi. “Holy s***” chants were bleeped on CW.

Moose says just burst the bubble Femi has been living in, as Moose is the only man Femi cannot rule over. Femi responds that is only in Moose’s bubble. Here in NXT, Femi is “inevitable.” Moose says “this has to happen,” referring to Moose against Femi in a match.

“Don’t worry, it will,” Femi says as they both raise their respective titles overhead in a great photo op.

Jordynne Grace is seen arriving to the building, as is Rick Starks.

Jaida Parker gets a full entrance before the show’s first commercial break. She has to wait though, as first comes a skit when the show returns from commercials.

Eddy Thorpe is in General Manger Ava’s office and they are interrupted by Kale Dixon and Uriah Connors. They have flyers for a party they are throwing, and they are apparently papering the town.

Dixon and Connors think it is “sick” they are inviting the GM to their party. Thorpe remarks that is probably not good idea. They then try booking Thorpe to DJ at their party. Thorpe cuts a promo on them, and ask if they should be in class.

They says Mr. Chase keeps turning them down, and Thorpe remarks that is a good thing. He will only bring them down. Dixon and Connors are insulted on behalf of Mr. Chase. So, on behalf of Mr. Chase, they challenge Thorpe to a match for later tonight.

Karmen Petrovic (with Ashante “Thee” Adonis) defeated Kelani Jordan and Jaida Parker in a triple threat match to become number one contender

Petrovic pinned Jordan to win the match, with some help from Adonis.

The match goes through a commercial break. Triple threat matches are probably way overdone and way too often, but this is the first triple threat match for all participants (at least according to Vic Joseph on commentary).

All three trade near falls. Adonis intervenes at one point, pulling Petrovic out of the ring after she takes a signature move from Parker. In the meantime, Jordan has climbed to the top rope looking to splash Petrovic. Instead, Parker brings Jordan back into the ring with a superplex. When Parker does her signature hip drop on Jordan, she celebrates with her usual dance. Meanwhile, Adonis rolls Petrovic back into the ring. Petrovic then rolls up Jordan with a cradle for a three count.

Parker jumps Petrovic after the match, and Jordan then jumps on Parker. Jordan and Parker brawl at ringside and exit stage left. Adonis raises Petrovic’s hand in the ring, as Petrovic is the number one contender.

Jordynne Grace is seen walking backstage, and she is headed to address the NXT audience. Up wait, cut back to the ring.

The trio of Fatal Influence run in and gang up on Petrovic. They are stomping Petrovic and beating her down. Adonis is throwing his hands up on protest, but otherwise does not intervene. He will help her win a match, but not stop her getting beaten down. Make it make sense.

Adonis pleads for help from the back, as does Vic Joseph on commentary. The show cuts to a split-screen commercial break, and Fatal Influence keeps ganging up on Petrovic. Stephanie Vaquer marches to the ring to confront Fatal Influence, as Petrovic is laid out on the floor at ringside.

NXT Women’s Champion Giulia runs down to help, and she is also jumped by Fatal Influence. Mind you, this is all happening during a picture-in-picture break. No sound. Sure. Why not?

This beatdown builds to Jordynne Grace coming down for the save, soon as the show returns from the break.t The heel trio powders and flees the scene after the babyfaces clean house. Grace says on the house mic that she came to NXT to be part of the best women’s division.

Grace then challenges the heels trio to a match tonight. Vic Joseph wonders out loud if that match will be made official. Come on Vic. You are smarter than that. Spoiler, the trios match is made official later in the show.

Zaria & Sol Ruca defeated Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson

Ruca pinned Jackson to win the match. This was overly choreographed at times, but also fun at times.

Zaria and Legend try to outshine the other with power moves. Meta-Girls stand tall as the show cuts to a commercial break. No split-screen this time.

Zaria cleans house after the break. Sol Ruca tags in. Moments later, she escaped a Gory Special from Legend, and Zaria tags in again. Jackson is double-teamed by the babyface team, but Jackson makes her own save.

Double down with Zaira and Legend as both hit pump kicks. The trade strikes. Jackson tags back in, and she gets speared by Zaria. F5 by Zaria on Jackson, and Ruca tags in once again to deliver a Sol Snatcher. Ruca then covers Jackson for a pinfall.

Wes Lee is with Tyriek Igwe and Tyson Dupont, when they are approached by reporter Sarah Schreiber for an interview. Lee is cutting a promo when Ricky Starks walks by. Schreiber excuses herself to interview Starks. Wes Lee is freaking out about it in the background.

Starks acknowledges there are a lot of questions, and he will answer them shortly.

GM Ava enters the ring with a contract in hand. Starks gets a full entrance, but no one has called him by name. Starks is billed as the biggest NXT signing in quite some time. Ava calls him the hottest free agent in wrestling. Still not called by name.

Starks has some things to get off his chest. Starks then cuts a promo on him being NXT is a reality. He is “the man” in NXT. Starks says will do his best, and he is about to sign the contract when the signing is interrupted by Ethan Page.

Page gets in the ring to confront Starks. They argue of course, and they clearly setting up a match between them. Page goads Starks, and Page insists Starks is following the Ethan Page playbook. There is only one Ethan Page (thank the Lord), and Starks is looking at him.

Starks says he will take NXT to another level, and Page will be unable to reach that bar. Starks brings up Je’Von Evans, and Starks warns Page that someone like Evans always comes back around. That was foreshadowing, as Evans runs in and jumps Page. They powder as Evans brawls with Page.

Starks is ready to focus again on signing his NXT contract when out comes Wes Lee. Starks looks on as Lee cuts a promo coming to the ring. Lee warns Starks thatt disrespecting Lee is the number one rule around here. Lee wants to be Starks’ first opponent in NXT.

Starks then challenges Lee to a match next week. Starks says Lee will be welcomed to the revolution. Lee tries to sucker punch Starks, but Starks counters and sends Lee packing. Referee run down to ringside and hold Lee back.

Starks then signs the contract. In doing so, Starks reveals his new name — RICKY SAINTS. Sure. Why not?

NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazier & Axiom are being interviewed when they are interrupted by No Quarter Catch Crew. Tavion Heights and Myle Borne then issue a challenge to TNA World Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy for a match next week.

A bunch of wrestlers are laid out backstage, and Saints walks in. He remarks this place is crazy.

Shawn Spears defeated Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo

Spears pinned Stacks clean after a C4. Good match but it seemed like filler on this show.

In a backstage skit, Lexis King has a confrontation with Moose. This seems to set up a match between the two in King’s hometown of Cincinnati.

Andre Chase is almost fired up by Dixon & Connors, but Chase instead doubts himself. Dixon & Connor try to cheer him up, and they insist they’ll have Chase’s back.

Depressed Chase enters the sound stage for his match, just before the show cuts to a commercial break.

Eddy Thorpe defeated Andre Chase

Thorpe pinned Chase. Dixon & Connors show up in the crowd wearing Chase U shirts, and they lead the crowd in cheering Chase. Dixon & Connors soon make their way to ringside as Chase has a rally.

Chase is suddenly fired up and he runs through his signature moves. He goes to spell out Chase U, but Chase stops. He is now unsure of himself again, which is bad timing. Thorpe chops blocks him and punishes Chase. Impaler DDT by Thorpe, and he covers Chase for a three count.

As Thorpe is basking in his win, Trick Williams appears with a promo on the video screen. Trick says his issues with Thorpe are not over. If Trick is going down, he is bring Thorpe with him. An ominous warning from Trick. The announce team cannot make sense of it.

Ricky Saints is talking with Ava backstage when they are met by Ethan Page. In comes Wes Lee as well. Je’Von Evans is there too. So, Ava books at a tag match for next week with Saints & Evans against Lee & Page.

In a video posted to social media, Matt & Jeff Hardy cut a promo where they accept the challenge from No Quarter Catch Crew. Next Tuesday on NXT has the Hardys against Heights & Borne.

Jordynne Grace, NXT Women’s North American Champion Stephanie Vaquer & NXT Women’s Champion Giulia defeated Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx) in a six-woman tag team match

Grace pinned Nyx to win the match.

This was a fun main event where the babyface trio got to shine. Grace did a dive to the outside after showing her power. Vaquer did a signature spot, but she is soon cut off by the heel trio. The heels work over Vaquer during a split-screen commercial break.

Hot tag to Grace, and the heel trio feeds into her for scoop slams. Moments later, no water in the pool for Grace when she goes for a Vader bomb. Grace takes a running knee strike from Jayne for a near fall. Nyx gets a near fall, and everybody gets involved in the closing moments.

Giulia is running wild when Henley trips her up. Giulia is sent crashing into the ring steps. Vaquer with a save by leaping off the top with high cross on the floor. Meanwhile, Grace is in the ring with Nyx.

Grace delivers a back fist and executes her finisher. Grace then hooks a leg and covers Nyx for the deciding pinfall.

The show ends with a cliffhanger where Ava’s office is ransacked and Robert Stone is out after an apparent ambush.

TNA’s Santino Marella makes appearance at WWE NXT Vengeance Day

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Following the official announcement of a partnership between WWE and TNA, it seemed like it was only a matter of time before TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella re-appeared on WWE TV again.

That time came Saturday at NXT Vengeance Day as the former WWE Intercontinental Champion joined his real-life daughter and “NXTNA” liaison Arianna Grace during a backstage segment.

Grace interrupted NXT general manager Ava and said there was someone she needed to meet. She then introduced Marella who said she remembered Ava when she was just a little girl before Ava suggested they go talk about some things.

It was Marella’s first appearance on any WWE programming since the 2020 Royal Rumble when he attempted to enter the women’s Rumble as Santina.

Cora Jade has been appearing on TNA TV as of late, picking up a win this past Thursday to go 2-0 on the Thursday night show. More crossover between the two brands is expected as the year progresses.

Jordynne Grace meets Giulia & Stephanie Vaquer face-to-face at WWE NXT Vengeance Day

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Jordynne Grace has made her presence felt.

The end of Saturday’s NXT Vengeance Day saw Giulia successfully defend the NXT Women’s Championship in a four-way match. As she recovered in the ring, new Women’s North American Champion Giulia came out and the two posed together to seemingly end the show. However, Grace’s music soon hit as she made her way to the ring.  The show closed with Grace staring down both champions. As she exited the ring, she said “See you on Tuesday.”

Grace responded to her appearance on social media, writing two words: “My turn.”

After wrestling her final match with TNA at Genesis last month, Grace made her official WWE debut at the Royal Rumble, entering the women’s Royal Rumble match. Prior to that, she had made multiple appearances on NXT representing TNA. At NXT Battleground last year Grace, as TNA Knockouts Champion, lost a NXT Women’s Championship match against Roxanne Perez.

Ricky Starks contract signing set for next WWE NXT

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Ricky Starks, if that is his name, will be signing his NXT contract.

Starks appeared via video during NXT Vengeance Day and said that he would be signing his NXT contract this Tuesday. Once again, neither Starks or the company identified him by name. He made his first appearance on Tuesday, appearing in the crowd and said that if NXT is the future of pro wrestling, they need the hottest free agent.

Meanwhile, Channing ‘Stacks’ Lorenzo will face off against Shawn Spears following the events of Tuesday’s NXT. Spears, Brooks Jensen, and Niko Vance managed to isolate themselves inside the steel cage and attacked Tony D’Angelo after he successfully defended the North American title against Ridge Holland. 

Other matches announced for the next NXT is a three-way match to determine new women’s North American Champion Stephanie Vaquer’s first opponent, with Jaida Parker taking on Karmen Petrovic and Kelani Jordan in a three-way. Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson will also take on Sol Ruca and Zaria, the former of whom posted a video of themselves training.

The updated lineup for this Tuesday’s NXT:

  • Ricky Starks’ NXT contract signing
  • Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson vs. Sol Ruca & Zaria
  • Channing ‘Stacks’ Lorenzo vs. Shawn Spears
  • NXT Women’s North American title number one contender’s match: Jaida Parker vs. Karmen Petrovic vs. Kelani Jordan

New group featuring Dion Lennox debuts at WWE NXT Vengeance Day

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A new group is making their mark on NXT.

The yet to be named group attacked Nathan Frazer and Axiom following their Tag Team title defense at Vengeance Day. They were later identified as Dion Lennox, Saquon Shugars, Cutler James, and Osiris Griffin. Wearing face masks, the four took out both Frazer and Axiom then left the ring.

Later in the night, Oba Femi successfully defended the NXT Championship against Austin Theory and Grayson Waller. The group emerged again and this time came through the crowd before jumping the NXT Champion. Two of the four managed to lift Femi and threw him to the other two, who laid out Femi with an assisted powerbomb.

On social media, Lennox shared a picture of the masks the four wore.

Lennox is the only person of the group that has been a regular on NXT, usually appearing backstage reading a book and wearing glasses. Back in January, Lennox congratulated Femi backstage after winning the NXT Championship and told him that one day he would challenge for the title.