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WWE NXT live results: Naraku makes his in-ring debut

Posted on by Chris Aiken

Tonight’s WWE NXT on The CW will feature the in-ring debut of former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Naraku.

Formerly known as EVIL in NJPW, he made his promotional debut last month, and he will compete against an opponent to be named.

In a singles bout, Kendal Grey will take on Kelani Jordan in a key women’s match while NXT Women’s North American Champion Tatum Paxley teams with NXT rookie Lizzy Rain against Zaria and Nikkita Lyons in tag team action.

Noam Dar will return for his first televised match since June 2025 due to an undisclosed injury when he goes one-on-one with Jackson Drake after Dar was rejected by the Vanity Project last week, and wrestled in four dark matches over the last month before returning to TV.

A trios match featuring Sean Legacy, EK Prosper & Tate Wilder vs. BirthRight’s Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo, Charlie Dempsey and Uriah Connors rounds out the show.

Our live coverage kicks off at 8 pm Eastern.

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NXT is back on the air in front of a live studio audience from a sound stage at the Performance Center in Orlando. Opening the show is a women’s tag team match.

NXT Women’s North American Champion Tatum Paxley & Lizzy Rain vs. Nikkita Lyons & Zaria

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Lizzy Rain continues to be the best new character on NXT in my opinion. Her character is fun. Pro wrestling is best when it’s fun to watch.

This tag match culminates in an angle where Zaria turns on her tag partner, leading to Lyons dropping a fall to Rain. Good opener.

In the match, the babyface duo clean house before stereo wrecking ball dropkicks outside the ring as the show cuts to a commercial break.

Paxley in trouble after the show returns from the break, but she creates separation and crawls over for a hot tag. Rain runs wild, and she is a house of fire. Moments later, double down with Lyons and Paxley out on their feet as they crawl to tag out.

Lyons is nearly to her corner as she leaps to make a tag. Zaria pulls back her outstretched hand and jumps backwards off the apron, which leaves Lyons hanging in the ring. Lyons is alone as she takes Rain’s finisher, and Rain pins her.

Match result: Tatum Paxley & Lizzy Rain defeated Nikkita Lyons & Zaria when Rain pinned Lyons.

— In a plug for two nights of AAA Triplemania 34 on September 11 in a location TBA and September 13 in Mexico City, it is referred to as the “first-ever two-night” Triplemania. AAA ran multiple Triplemania cards in different cities during many years in the past, but whatever.

— Another plug advertises Penta, Bayley and Grayson Waller for NXT house shows this weekend.

— Speaking of special appearances, out comes Lince Dorado for a match against the wrestler formerly known as Evil.

Naraku vs Lince Dorado

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Dorado is currently a trainer in WWE, and here he puts over Naraku in a glorified enhancement match designed to get Naraku over in his in-ring debut. Dorado gets some offense, but not for long. Handspring into a cutter by Dorado, but that was the beginning of the end. Naraku eats him up and drops Dorado with a STO. One…two…three.

Match result: Naraku defeated Lince Dorado via pinfall.

— In a pre-taped skit, Nattie Neidhart is filming a promo for LFG when she is interrupted by Jaida Parker. They have words in a confrontation that clearly sets up a match between them.

Birthright (Charlie Dempsey, Uriah Connors & Stacks with Lexis King & Arianna Grace) vs. EK Prosper, Sean Legacy & Tate Wilder in a six-man tag team match

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The match goes through a commercial break and has a lot of action much of the time. To me, this match is proof that PWG has a lasting impact on pro wrestling. Wild match with high spots galore. For the finish, Wilder shrugs off a tag, much to the chagrin of Legacy and Prosper. Wilder proceeds to leap off the top with a moonsault. No water in the pool. Connors and Stacks then execute stereo kicks, and and Connors pins Wilder.

Match result: Charlie Dempsey, Uriah Connors & Stacks defeated EK Prosper, Sean Legacy & Tate Wilder when Connors pinned Wilder.

— Tristan Angels has words with Shiloh Hill in a backstage skit that also featured Lizzy Rain and Tatum Paxley. Hill is chatting with them when Angels confronts Hill and cuts a promo on him. Angels reveals his in-ring debut is next week on NXT. Judging by this skit, Angels is being programmed with Hill for a match in the near future.

— Izzi Dame and The Culling are the focus of a personality profile.

Mason Rook moonsaults and inks his NXT contract

NXT General Manager Robert Stone introduces Mason Rook for a contract signing, which leads to an interruption by NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo. First, Rook cuts a promo where he mentions wrestling overseas. He turns heads everywhere, including John Cena. He is not only the best super-heavyweight, he is the best at any weight. Try to stand up to a tank and get crushed.

Enter the champ, Tony D’Angelo. Stone pleads with him, and Tony D assures him he is not there to fight. Tony D is cutting a promo from the aisle when he is ambushed again by Kam Hendrix. They brawl at ringside as security tries to separate them. Rook capitalizes by climbing the turnbuckles and doing a moonsault to the floor on a pile of bodies. He rolls back into the ring to sign his contract and pose — while the champ glares at Rook.

— Romeo Moreno gives a pep talk to Noam Dar, who is returning to the ring in NXT for the first time in a long while. Dar doubts himself, but Moreno puts over Dar’s accomplishments.

Noam Dar vs. Jackson Drake (with Vanity Project)

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Dar fought valiantly, but he suffers from outside interference. Dar fights off Vanity Project when Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes attempt to interfere. However, Lockwood holds Dar’s trunks, allowing Drake to land a knee strike. Drake follows up with a 450 splash on Dar, and Drake scores a three count.

Match result: Jackson Drake defeated Noam Dar via pinfall after outside interference.

In a post-match angle, Darkstate enters the arena looking to confront Vanity Project. The show cuts to commercials during the foreboding entrance of Darkstate.

— NXT North American Champion Myles Borne has a disagreement with Tavion Heights after Myles informs Heights about a tag match next week. Robert Stone booked Borne teaming with Tony D’Angelo against the team of Mason Rook and Kam Hendrix. Heights is upset with Borne, as Heights perceives him as big-leaguing his former teammate. Borne tries to reason with Heights, as Borne did not lobby for the match. Heights storms off.

— Back to the ring where Darkstate wants to challenge Vanity Project for the NXT Tag Team Championship. Next comes a convoluted segment where Dion Lennox and Saquon Shugars are announced as the team challenging Vanity Project for the tag titles. The story coming into this segment involved dissension and tension between Shugars and Lennox. Osiris Griffin announces Shugars and Lennox are partners. The segment ends after the heels try to ambush Darkstate, but Vanity Project powders instead as they are dispatched by Darkstate.

— Backsatge, Stone shakes hand with Naraku. Stone then walks into his office to find Kan Hendrix and Mason Rook. They are informed they are booked as a team next week. In walks Tate Wilder, followed by Keanu Carver. This sets up another match for next week with Wilder booked against Carver.

— Kali Armstrong is interviewed backstage, which leads to a brief confrontation with Kendal Grey Wren Sinclair (as they head to the ring for the main event).

Kelani Jordan vs. Kendal Grey (with Wren Sinclair)

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WWE Women’s Speed Champion Wren Sinclair is on crutches at ringside in Grey’s corner. The match itself goes through a commercial break. Jordan flew during the match, and Grey leaps off the top turnbuckle with a high cross to the floor before the show cuts to commercials.

Double down as the show returns from commercials. They trade near falls. Jordan goes for a springboard off the ropes, but Grey instead catches her in an ankle lock. Moments later, Grey goes for an armbreaker, but Jordan escapes. They trade more near falls before going home.

During the match, Izzi Dame is seen backstage brawling with Lola Vice, which would play into the finish of the ongoing match. Nearing the finish, Spanish Fly off the top for another near fall. They are perched on the turnbuckles setting up spot when Vice and Dame fight their way to ringside. Referees pour out in an attempt to separate them. During the melee, Sinclair is knocked down and loses her crutches.

Back in the ring, Grey is tripped up on the ropes. Jordan with a split-legged moonsaut, and she covers Grey for a three count.

Match result: Kelani Jordan defeated Kendal Grey via pinfall.

— Afterwards, Lola Vice goes to check on Sinclair. Grey is upset with Vice, and she shoves her. Vice and Grey yell at each other before Vice is ambushed by a sneak attack from Izzi Dame. She floors Vice with a running boot. Dame poses with Vice’s title as the show goes off the air.

Noam Dar in-ring return, Naraku debut part of next week’s WWE NXT lineup

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Noam Dar’s televised in-ring return is set for next week’s NXT.

Vanity Project were seen dismissing Evolve prospect Romeo Moreno when Naom Dar walked in, back after an extensive injury. He told the trio that he had just walked out of Robert Stone’s office and confirmed he was back in NXT. He told Drake that he would be the perfect opponent to face off against in his return, setting up a match for next week.

This would be Dar’s first televised match since last June, competing in a men’s Speed tournament final against Berto. He returned to NXT house shows at the end of April.

Meanwhile, Kendal Grey and Kelani Jordan will meet as Grey looks for revenge after Jordan took out Wren Sinclair last week. Birthright will also be in six-man tag action, with Fit Finlay and William Regal both making appearances on this week’s show to give Birthright a pep talk after their loss last week.

A tag team match will also take place after Zaria, Nikkita Lyons, and Lizzie Rain all made it clear they had their eyes on Tatum Paxley’s North American title. A brawl ensued with Zaria standing tall. Later, Stone announced a tag match pitting Zaria and Lyons against Rain and Paxley. Zaria was upset that she was being put in another tag team match.

Naraku, the former EVIL, will also be making his debut. He made his first televised appearance on last week’s NXT, handing Tony D’Angelo a shirt with the Japanese symbol for war on it. Naraku made clear in a promo on Tuesday that the two would soon meet for the NXT Championship.

WWE NXT (May 12)

  • Noam Dar vs. Jackson Drake
  • Kendal Grey vs. Kelani Jordan
  • Zaria & Nikkita Lyons vs. Tatum Paxley & Lizzie Rain
  • Naraku debuts
  • Birthright (Uriah Connors, Lexis King, and Stacks) vs. Sean Legacy, Tate Wilder, and EK Prosper

Women’s title match official for WWE NXT Stand & Deliver

Posted on by Josh Nason

After the events of this past Tuesday, a triple threat match for the NXT Women’s title has been announced for this Saturday’s WWE NXT Stand & Deliver.

Current titleholder Jacy Jayne will defend against both Lola Vice and Kendal Grey as part of the YouTube streaming special from The Factory at The District in St. Louis, Missouri.

Vice and Grey squared off in a number one contender’s match this past Tuesday when it appeared Grey had won after hitting a northern lights suplex while still trapped in a guillotine. Although Grey’s music played, another referee on the outside of the ring entered and started to argue with the referee who made the pinfall attempt. A replay showed Grey tapping while the referee was making the count. The show ended with Shawn Michaels and others in the ring trying to make sense of it all as the show ended.

Neither Vice nor Grey have held the title before while Jayne, in her second run as champion, is looking for her fifth successful title defense.

Current WWE NXT Stand & Deliver card | This Saturday | St. Louis, MO

  • NXT Championship: Joe Hendry defends against Ricky Saints, Ethan Page, and Tony D’Angelo
  • NXT Women’s North American title: Tatum Paxley defends against Blake Monroe
  • Sol Ruca vs. Zaria
  • NXT North American title: Myles Borne defends against Johnny Gargano
  • NXT Tag Team titles: The Vanity Project defend against Los Americanos
  • Kickoff: Birthright (Lexis King, Stacks, Charlie Dempsey, Uriah Connors, and Arianna Grace) vs. Eli Knight, Shiloh Hill, Hank & Tank, and Wren Sinclair

Number one contender’s match ends in controversy on WWE NXT

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Who will challenge for the NXT Women’s Championship at Stand & Deliver? It’s anyone’s guess.

The finish to the main event of this week’s NXT between Kendal Grey and Lola Vice ended in controversy.

Initially, it seemed that Grey had won the match after hitting a northern lights suplex while still trapped in a guillotine. Although Grey’s music played, another referee on the outside of the ring entered and started to argue with the referee who made the pinfall attempt. A replay showed Grey tapping while the referee was making the count.

As the confusion continued, Shawn Michaels came out and tried to make sense of what was going on but things remained unsolved as the show went off the air, leaving the status of the Women’s title match at Stand & Deliver in question.

The number one contender’s match was made last week after Grey & Wren Sinclair picked up a win over Fatal Influence. Grey called her shot against champion Jacy Jayne, but Vice interrupted saying she wanted next.

Two other title matches were made for this Saturday’s show in St. Louis. Vanity Project will defend the NXT Tag Team titles against Los Americanos, while Tatum Paxley will put the North American title on the line against Blake Monroe.

WWE NXT live results: Stand & Deliver go-home show

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WWE extends its stay in New York City tonight with The Theater at Madison Square Garden hosting tonight’s episode of NXT.

Tonight is the go-home show for Stand & Deliver — and there will be a pair of number one contender’s matches to determine title bouts for the April 4 PLE. Kendal Grey and Lola Vice are facing off to determine Jacy Jayne’s NXT Women’s Championship challenger. Along with that, Los Americanos and Birth Right will meet with a Stand & Deliver Tag Team title shot against Vanity Project on the line.

TNA World Champion Mike Santana will be in the building, teaming with OTM against DarkState.

Jasper Troy and Keanu Carver will continue their rivalry in a match where Josh Briggs serves as the special guest referee.

Jaida Parker vs. Kelani Jordan is also set for the show. Plus, Women’s North American Champion Tatum Paxley will have a confrontation with Blake Monroe.

We’ll also get a follow-up on the Sol Ruca and Zaria rivalry after they were spotted brawling in NYC earlier today.

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

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NXT is on the air from The Theater at MSG. The brand’s champions and their next challengers arrive to the building in footage from earlier today.

Live in the arena is the entrance of DarkState for the opening tag match, and their opponents — OTM — entered next. Following them was OTM’s partner, who gets a hometown reaction. Billed from The Bronx in NYC, TNA World Champion Mike Santana has a superstar entrance.

DarkState (Dion Lennox, Osiris Griffin & Saquon Shugars) vs. TNA World Champion Mike Santana & OTM (Lucien Price & Bronco Nima)

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Santana was clearly the star of the match, and the match itself is a really good opener. The crowd was hot as well. They loved Santana.

Heat on Price as the show goes through a commercial break, which led into a hot tag where Nima ran wild after the show returns from the break. Nima gets a near fall on Griffin after a uranage slam. Santana then came in to clean house, and he was over big with the crowd.

Santana with a great sequence that included a pop-up cutter, a suicide dive sailing through the ropes on OTM at ringside. Santana follows up with a frog splash for a near fall. Santana is soon cut off until OTM jumps back into the ring for a save. Griffin and Shugars double team powerbomb gets a two count on Santana. Shugars goes on to have a great closing sequence with Santana before they all go home.

Santana catches Shugars with a DVD, and he follows with a lariat. Shugars sells big as he turns inside out taking a bump. Santana then leaps over the ropes to the floor with a swan dive on OTM. In the ring, Shugars takes OTM’s finisher. Price covers Shugars for a three count.

Match result: OTM & Mike Santana defeated Darkstate when Price. pinned Shugars

— Vic Joseph sits down with NXT North American Champion Myles Borne for an interview ahead of Stand & Deliver. This led to Johnny Gargano interrupting and cutting a helluva promo on how he has to win the title from Borne at the PLE this Saturday.

Gargano with his charisma and deliver sort of stole the segment, but Borne did very well for himself before Gargano runs in. Borne once again thanks No Quarter Catch Crew for helping him, and Borne also thanks Ethan Page for giving bringing out the edge in Borne that he needed to become champion.

Borne puts over Gargano and his achievements, and Borne really hopes that “Johnny Wrestling” shows up in the ring at Stand & Deliver.

In comes Gargano, and he sits down with a mean look on his face. Gargano cautions Borne. Careful what you ask for. Before there was Stand & Deliver, there was NXT Takeover. They called him “Johnny Takeover”, and Gargano says if that man is still inside him then Borne better pray. Gargano warns Borne he will eat him alive. But this is not personal. What is personal is the North American title.

If Gargano wins, he returns to Smackdown and gets his life back. If he loses, Gargano is unsure what happens. One thing Gargano does know is he will take Borne “into deeper waters” than Borne has seen, and Gargano will show him what it means to be a champion. For the first time in two months, Gargano will not lay down and die.

“I will stand and deliver like only I can, because I have to,” Gargano says in conclusion. “More than you know.”

— Wren Sinclair has some encouraging words for Kendal Grey

Los Americanos (Bravo Americano & Rayo Americano) vs. Birthright (Uriah Connors & Stacks with Arianna Grace, Lexis King & Charlie Dempsey) in a number contender’s tag team match

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The match goes through a commercial break. Grace gets involved in the match, which also involves some comedy spots. The match also has some intensity and plenty of action. El Grande Americano appears just before the finish to play a part in the outcome.

During the match, Shiloh Hill storms to ringside with a metal folding chair. Hill stalks Lexis King, who flees with Hill on his trail.

El Grande Americano distracts the refereee so that Bravo & Rayo came load their mask with gimmicks. Rayo headbutts Stacks off the apron, and Bravo hits Connors with a flying headbutt with the loaded mask. Bravo then covers Connors for a pinfall.

Match result: Los Americanos defeated Birthright when Bravo Americano pinned Connors to become number one contenders for the NXT Tag Team Championship

In winning, Los Americanos earns a title shot against champions Vanity Project for the NXT tag titles at Stand & Delver on Saturday. Vanity Project look on from a box seats overlooking the ring. They have a staredown with Los Americanos.

Jaida Parker vs. Kelani Jordan

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Parker shines early on until Jordan traps her in the ring skirt. Parker then takes a bump into the ring steps, and she sells her arm as the show cuts to a commercial break. Jordan is working over Parker as the show returns from the break.

Jordan continues to target the arm. She goes to springboard into a split-legged moonsault, Parker blocks her. That leads to a spot on the top rope where Jordan takes an avalanche suplex from Parker. Sit-out tree slam by Parker, and Parker cradles Jordan for a pin. Really good bout.

Match result: Jaida Parker defeated Kelani Jordan via pinfall.

— Vanity Project tries to flirt with Blake Monroe, and they offer to protect her from Tatum Paxley. Monroe recently stole the Women’s North American Championship belt from Paxley.

Contract Signing for the NXT Championship Fatal Four Way

Seating behind two tables in the ring are NXT Champion Joe Hendry, and his three challengers — Ethan Page, Ricky Saints and Tony D’Angelo. NXT General Manager Robert Stone is hosting the segment.

D’Angelo steals the show with a great promo on all three of his opponents. There is plenty of bickering, as usual with contract signing segments in WWE. Joe Hendry with a good babyface promo, but D’Angelo still outdoes them all on the microphone. D’Angelo talks about NXT being in his blood. Tony D vows to run all three over like a freight train. This leads to a wild brawl and the breaking of two tables.

D’Angelo chokeslams Saints through a table, while Page drops Hendry with a Razor’s Edge through the other table. Fisticuffs between Page and D’Angelo in a pull-apart brawl.

Jasper Troy vs. Keanu Carver with Josh Briggs as special referee

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Booked like a hoss fight, this is what Gorilla Monsoon might have dubbed as the unstoppable force meeting the immovable object. They brawl around ringside before the bell, and they tussle over Troy’s chain he brings to the ring.

Briggs lets things slide as ref, but he also gets in Carver’s face early on to threaten him as the referee in charge. Carver shoves a planted fan at ringside, and Briggs intervenes to shove Carver back. Carver then stalks Vic Joseph at the commentary booth before pointing his finger and issues a warning to Booker T. All of that walking and talking allows Troy to recover, and he gives Carver a chokeslam on the announce desk. The booth implodes. Troy follows up with a Bossman slam on Carver for a two count.

Upset over the two count, Troy shoves Briggs. He as referee responds by booting Troy with a high kick. Troy takes a Monty Brown Pounce from Carver, before Carver hoists him up to deliver a running powerslam. Carver then covers Troy, and Briggs counts the pinfall.

Match result: Keanu Carver defeated Jasper Troy via pinfall.

After the match, Carver insists that Briggs raise Carver’s arm as the winner. Briggs at first agrees, but is a swerve. Briggs instead hits Carver with a short-arm clothesline. Still wearing the zebra stripes, Briggs then exits the ring with Carver down selling in the ring.

Following a commercial break, Tatum Paxley enters the ring for a confrontation with Blake Monroe.

NXT North American Champion Tatum Paxley challenges Blake Monroe

Paxley cuts a promo that ultimately leads to her issuing an ultimatum to Monroe. Paxley wants Monroe to bring her the title in NYC, which Monroe recently stole from Paxley. Out comes Monroe holding the title belt. Monroe is soon challenged for a title match at Stand & Deliver by rightful champion, who plays on Monroe’s ego to convince her to accept the match.

Paxley warns Monroe her bad side will come out. Paxley says she can be the “goth to your glamour” or “the fire to your hell.” Paxley will allow Monroe time to think on the offer, but Paxley demands the title belt from Monroe.

They fight over the belt itself in a tug-o-war. Paxley then elbows Monroe and the fight is on. Monroe powders, and she snatches the title belt again as she flees the ring.

— Sarah Schreiber interviews Robert Stone, and they hype the card for Stand & Deliver. Stone announces that a ten-person mixed tag team match for the pre-show on Saturday. All of the members of Birthright against Eli Knight, Shiloh Hill, Wren Sinclair, and Hank & Tank. This was also set up earlier in a locker room skit with the babyfaces.

Keanu Carver storms into interrupt the interview. Carver demands a match against Josh Briggs. Stone remarks that he also spoke to Jasper Troy, and Carver screams he does not give a damn about Troy. Stone instead books a triple threat match with Carver vs. Troy vs. Briggs. Stone then hears a loud commotion off camera. Stone rushes to find Kelani Jordan was ambushing Jaida Parker. That would seem to set up a return match between the two.

— Sol Ruca and Zaria are the focus of a video package that highlights their backstory as teammates turned rivals. This hypes their match at Stand & Deliver.

— NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne is backstage with talking with her Fatal Influence cohorts — WWE Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid. Izzi Dame was eavesdropping and she interrupts to tell Jayne that she will tell her exactly what she wants. Sure. Okay.

— Hard sell for Stand & Deliver as the Vic Joseph voices over a rundown of the NXT card on Saturday.

AAA Mixed Tag Team Champion Lola Vice vs. Kendal Grey (with WWE Women’s Speed Champion Wren Sinclair) in a NXT Women’s Championship number one contender’s match

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Chain wrestling at the start, and this is good from the start. They wrestle through a commercial break. Vice delivers a hip attack in a corner, but misses a follow-up attempt. She is still able to kick Grey off the apron, and a seated senton off the apron by Vice just before the show cuts to a split-screen commercial break. Near falls during the break during picture-in-picture.

Grey fires up after the show returns from the break, and Grey goes to bar an arm for a submission hold. Vice fights to block the hold, and Vice counters to apply a sleeper. Grey escapes only to walk into a spinning back fist. Grey takes a bump out of the ring selling the back fist. On cue, out comes the Fatal Influence trio.

Jacy Jayne enters ringside flanked by Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid. The heel trio distracts Vice, which allows Grey to recover enough to fight back. Vice goes for a hip attack, but Grey moves out of the way. Vice crashes into the ring steps, and Grey rolls Vice back into the ring.

Grey climbs the turnbuckles, and she leaps off the top rope. Vice cuts her off with a superkick for a near fall. In closing moments, Grey lands a roaring elbow for a close near fall. They struggle to their feet as they rise and trade strikes. Punches and kicks. Vice does her signature series of kicks, but Grey counters by trapping Vice’s leg in an ankle lock. They go on to trade near falls.

For the finish, Vice locks in a guillotine chokehold. She cranks on it as Grey tries to roll free. Grey with a Northern Lights suplex while Vice has the guillotine locked on. The referee counts a pinfall while a ref on the floor sees Grey tap out to the submission hold.

Disputed finish as Shawn Michaels comes to help sort things out. Cliffhanger ending as the show goes off the air with no announced winner.

Andrade El Idolo addresses WWE wrestler using his signature move

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Andrade El Idolo addressed the social media backlash around Kendal Grey with more than a one-word response. 

On the March 24 edition of NXT, Grey and Wren Sinclair teamed against Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid. In the bout, Grey launched a blocked kick-spinning elbow on her opponent which fans immediately linked to Andrade. They considered it a tribute given how he uses the move in the ring. When the clip from the match went viral on social media with fans labeling it as a tribute to the AEW star he responded ‘Who?’. 

Fans called him out citing Grey’s impressive rise on NXT and Evolve makes her a recognizable talent by now. Later, Andrade posted on X that he was actually unaware about Grey’s performances and dubbed her a future star in the industry. 

“Hahaha! I asked who she was because, honestly, I didn’t know—but now I do, and it’s thanks to you guys! (laughter emoji) She definitely has a future in this business. Good luck!” tweeted Andrade. 

Grey signed with WWE in 2023 through the NIL (Next in Line) program. She actively competes on Evolve as well as NXT. Last year in September Grey became the Evolve Women’s Champion. She relinquished the title earlier this month to kickstart her official NXT run. 

Meanwhile, Andrade’s quest to become AEW World Champion after his return in January diverted into a rivalry with Bandido, who he defeated at Revolution. 

WWE Evolve notes: Champion vacates title, new general manager named

Posted on by Josh Nason

Wednesday’s WWE Evolve saw two big changes: one that includes a championship change with the other being the naming of their second-ever general manager.

The title change saw Women’s Champion Kendal Gray vacate her championship after defeating Tyra Mae Steele to retain the title. It’s her final match on the brand as she moves to WWE NXT full-time. It continues a trend in recent months as Oba Femi notably vacated his title before being called up to the WWE main roster.

The second Women’s Champion in Evolve, the 24-year-old defeated inaugural titleholder Kali Armstrong in September 2024 and finishes with eight successful title defenses. No plan for how a new champion will be crowned was revealed.

In the other news of the night, Timothy Thatcher has become the first general manager for Evolve, revealed by interim NXT general manager Robert Stone. He replaces inaugural general manager Steve Turner who departed the company last fall.

Thatcher is a former Evolve Champion and works on the indie scene with WWE ID prospects.

Number one contender’s match part of next week’s WWE NXT lineup

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A tag team match to determine Jacy Jayne’s next challenger is set for next week’s NXT.

Jayne was talking about her Royal Rumble experience when Zaria came out, still angry over her Knockouts Tag Team title loss earlier in the night. She demanded a shot against Jayne. Kendal Grey came out and made her claim, and so did Sol Ruca, much to Zaria’s chagrin. New interim general manager Robert Stone came out and made a unique first match for next week: a tag team match between SolRuca and Grey & Wren Sinclair where whoever scores the pinfall will challenge Jacy Jayne in three weeks when NXT heads to Atlanta, Georgia.

Jaida Parker will also be in action when she meets Blake Monroe. Parker made her return to NXT television last month and immediately set her sights on Monroe. After the two exchanged words last week, the two ended up attacking one another on Tuesday fighting outside the WWE Performance Center just before the start of the show.

Also announced for next weeks is Vanity Project taking on Hank & Tank and Josh Briggs facing Eli Knight in a Speed tournament match.

Here is the lineup for next week’s NXT:

WWE NXT (February 10)

  • Number one contender’s match for NXT Women’s title: Sol Ruca & Zaria vs. Kendal Grey & Wren Sinclair (whoever scores the pinfall is the number one contender)
  • Jaida Parker vs. Blake Monroe
  • Speed tournament match: Josh Briggs vs. Eli Knight
  • Hank & Tank vs. Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes

WWE NXT New Year’s Evil live results: Oba Femi vs. Leon Slater

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The first WWE NXT episode of 2026 has arrived with tonight’s live New Year’s Evil special from Orlando, Florida.

In the main event, NXT Champion Oba Femi defends against TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater. Femi appears to be main roster bound, but isn’t looking to lose his title anytime soon. This is his first TV appearance since December’s Saturday Night’s Main Event match with Cody Rhodes.

The NXT Women’s title will be on the line as Jacy Jayne defends against Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge winner Kendal Grey.

After an upset win to cap off 2025, NXT Women’s North American Champion Thea Hail defends against Blake Monroe in a rematch.

The show is capped off by rivals Izzi Dame vs. Tatum Paxley in a grudge match.

Our live coverage begins at 8 pm Eastern.

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Welcome to NXT New Year’s Evil (presumably to be followed next year by New Year’s Evil 2: Evil Harder) where the stakes are high, the parties are well, over, but the action remains hot and spicy, not unlike the Italian sausage I finished before getting started tonight.

Speaking of getting started, New Year’s Evil started with a quick recap package of some of NXT’s 2025 highlights, while t’ing up the night’s card. Vic Joseph and Booker T made a solemn and dignified pair as we saw what could be the first footage of wrestlers arriving to work in 2026.

NXT Women’s North American Championship Match: Thea Hail (c) vs. Blake Monroe

As 2025 came to a close, Hail won the Women’s North American Title from Monroe and she’s been soooooo bummed about it ever since. Monroe has been sulking around GM Ava’s office and Ava told her last week that she has to “bring the glamour” if Monroe expects to win back her title. But I still believe in Thea Hail.

Monroe attacked Hail on the entrance ramp as her music played and beat her up with a chair before tossing her through the barricade. Security arrived to try and get them back on track while the crowd chanted “Let them fight!”

That settled down just in time for Ricky Saints and his snakeskin pants (also my Velvet Revolver cover band’s name) to come sauntering to the ring? So the match…?

They then casually announced that the match wouldn’t take place tonight so:

Match Result: Thea Hail vs Blake Monroe was a no contest? or something?

Saints grabbed a mic and said that he was there to give the crowd a gift to start of 2026: him. The crowd did not like the gift and asked for it to be returned, but Saints said that “NXT needs” him now that Je’Von Evans and Trick Williams have gone off as “free agents” since they knew they couldn’t hang with him.

Saints said that he “ain’t going nowhere” and anyone who comes at him will be sent back where they came from. Saints said that it’s natural-born stars like him against “home-grown” stars that they are trying to make.

Saints then called out Oba Femi, saying that they are 1-1 against each other and regardless of who wins tonight, Saints will be coming for that title. And that, is absolute.

-Backstage, GM Ava sent Robert Stone to go find Monroe and grabbed a production headset. She told the team to play the Paxley/Dame video package because they were now on first!

-After a break, GM Ava was still stomping around backstage and ran into Blake Monroe. Ava rightly asked her “what the hell?” and Monroe said that she was just bringing the glamour! Ava then banned her from the building and threw her out.

Tatum Paxley vs. Izzi Dame

So, yeah. The long and the short of this match is that Paxley and Dame used to be in the Culling together. Paxley had a cup of coffee with the NXT Women’s Championship, which drove Dame crazy and she convinced the rest of the culling to oust Paxley. So they don’t like each other. Like, at all.

Dame actually came to the ring without her Culling stablemates, so it would be Dame and Paxley one-on-one.

Immediately off the bell, Dame tried to get Paxley on her shoulders, but the latter sllid off. They then traded punches in the corner with each one throwing some very agressive shots. You could really feal the animosity between these two.

Paxley got Dame in an ankly lock through the ropes, but Dame broke it off, rolling out and under the rope clutching her leg. Paxley dragged her back into the ring and smacked her right in the face. She put on an STF lock, pulling Dame’s leg back, then picking it up and slamming it.

Paxley hit a flipping leg drop on the ring apron (the evilest part of the ring!), but Dame caught her leg on the follow up and knocked her off the apron with a forearm. Dame then drove Paxley into the announce table and back into the apron. She picked her up by the throat and slammed her on the apron before throwing her back in.

Dame ragdolled the smaller Paxley from corner to corner, adding in some stomps and elbows for good measure. She then leapt off the second rope into a codebreaker for a two count.

Dame grabbed a headlock while the crowd chanted for Tatum. Paxley fought out of the headlock with some elbows and a chop block, but Dame took the momentum back and the headlock as well. Dame threw Paxley with a gutwrench, but a back elbow stunned her and Paxley got free.

The two started a slug fest in the middle of the ring until Dame landed a backbreaker followed byt a flapjack into the top rope and two knees to Paxley’s gut. She put Paxley in a Walls of Jericho -type hold, but Paxley was able to get to to the rope to break it.

Dame went up top, but Paxley managed to hit her with and insiguri. The crowd started singing the Addams Family theme at this point, but that didn’t distract Paxley from hitting a flipping bulldog from the top turnbuckle!

The two got to their feet and went blow for blow, letting it all come out, until Paxley hit a chinbreaker. She followed that with a snap German suplex and went for a kick, but Dame dodged and hit her with a gutwrench sit out powerbomb for a two count.

Dame sent Paxley into the corner, and Paxley came out swinging. Dame caught her with an up and over suplex, but Paxley kicked out. Dame then speared Paxley through the ropes and into the outside. She threw Paxley into the steel steps then back into the ring.

Paxley countered a suplex attempt and landed a Pele kick before going up top for a 450. She got about 440 and then nailed a Cemetery Drive to get the pin and the victory.

Match Result: Tatum Paxley defeated Izzi Dame

Next a hype video for French luchadore Elio LeFleur aired before heading to a commercial break.

-Back from break, GM Ava told Thea Hail that she would be pushing back her match with Blake Monroe because she was ejected from the building. Hail said that she wanted to revive the open challenge so she could have a match tonight. Jordynne Grace was there and she also approved. Ava said “whatever” and left.

NXT Women’s Championship Match: Jacy Jayne (c) vs. Evolve Women’s Champion Kendal Grey

Grey won the women’s Iron Survivor Challenge to earn the right to face Jayne in this match. Unlike Je’Von Evans, Grey had patience and waited just long enough for Jayne Fatal Influence to beat (up) her best friend Wren Sinclair last week. This match has some great potential as it’s champion vs champion and pits the future (NXT Women’s Champion Jayne) against the future future (Evolve Champion Grey).

During Fatal Influence’s entrance, I had but one thought: So much hair flipping.

After the bell rang though, Grey went right for Jayne, grabbing an armbar. Jayne kicked out of it and Grey threw it right back on. This time, Jayne was able to get to the ropes to break it. Jayne threw some kicks and chops and sent Grey to the corner.

Grey dodged the charge and ran circles around Jayne until delivering a dropkick that sent her out of the ring. Fatal Influence ran over to check on her and Grey did a crossbody from the top turnbuckle onto all three.

Jayne got to her feet first and picked up Grey and thew her into the plastic barricade. She then cannonballed her into the same plastic barricade. She threw Grey back into the ring for a senton and a two count.

Jayne hit a gnarly kick that sent Grey’s head spinning around and then threw some knees into the back of her head before hitting snakeyes on the turnbuckle. Jayne grabbed a chinlock, wrenching Grey’s neck. Grey dropped out of it though and started throwing hands.

Jayne shot Grey off the ropes, but Grey rolled through for a two count. Jayne then kicked her in the face and began mocking her. She tossed her head first into the turnbuckle and grabbed a tight headlock. Jayne pulled back, twisting Grey in half by the head.

Grey fought her way out of it, but left herself open for a neckbreaker from Jayne. Jayne went back to the headlock, but Grey pushed her into the turnbuckles to break the hold. Grey hit a high cross body and dodged a kick, but she and Jayne ran into each other in stereo crossbodys and were left laying.

They staggered up and Jayne’s talented feet peppered Grey with kicks. Jayne started mocking Grey again, but Grey interrupted with a headbutt and a series of kicks. She dropped the straps like so many Brons Breakkers and hit a top rope stomp and then a DDT on Jayne.

Jayne kicked out of the pin attempt and Grey went up top. Jayne knocked her off the turnbuckle though and hit another neckbreaker. Grey kicked out a two, and a frustrated Jayne resorted to punching.

Grey got up and caught her with three german suplexes. Jayne exploded out with a knee, but Grey kicked out at two. Both women crawled around the ring while “this is awesome” chants began around them.

Jayne went up top, but Grey scrambled up and pulled her down. Grey tried a rollthrough, but ended up putting on that armbar, with Jayne nowhere near the ropes. Fatal influence interferede behind the refs back causing Wren Sinclair to get up on the apron.

That left Jayne open and Grey grabbed another ambar and went for a DDT. Fallon Henley reached through the ropes though and grabbed Jaynes tights holding her up, sending Grey to the mat alone. That gave Jayne a few seconds to set up and hit a rolling encore on Grey and get the pin to retain the NXT Women’s Title.

Match Result: Jacy Jayne defeated Kendal Grey

-Back from break, GM Ava was subjected to Ethan Page being in her office. Page reminded her that he had a record setting 12 title defenses in the last year. Page said that since Ava was having a good day, he was going to the ring to finish his thoughts. That gave The Vanity Project a chance to enter. They want to talk 2026 with Ava and the segment ended.

NXT Women’s North American Title Open Challenge: Thea Hail (c) Vs…?

Hail limped to the ring, holding her wrist, obviously not in prime condition. She grabbed a mic and sat in the middle of the ring. She said she was devastated that she wasn’t going to get to fight Blake Monroe, but she promised everyone a championship match and she re-opened the open challenge!

The women’s locker room then emptied out as everyone tried to get to the ring first. Suddenly Tatum Paxley arrived with a chainsaw, only to get taken out by the Culling. Izzi Dame appeared in the ring and Spears made the timekeeper ring the bell!

NXT Women’s North American Title Open Challenge: Thea Hail (c) vs Izzi Dame

Dame absolutely dominated Hail for a few minutes with elbows and scoop slams. She hoisted Hail to her shoulders, but Hail worked out of it. Dame grabbed her, but Hail rolled through it. Dame grabbed Hail and threw her into the turnbuckle before hitting a powerslam for a two count.

Dame then stomped Hail and threw her into the corner. Dame stood on Hail who wailed in pain. Dame continued throwing elbows, stomps, fists and anything else she could think of at Hail. Dame hit a backbreaker but Hail came up swinging. Dame dodged it and grabbed a headlock.

Hail managed to stand, but Dame put a knee in her stomach and went right back to the headlock. Hail fought back, but couldn’t get the upper hand on Dame. Hail got a DDT on Dame that surprised even her and then put a kick to her midsection.

Hail hit a few takedowns and rolled through a charge from Dame, but Dame regained control with a scoop slam and an elbow. Hail fought back with a senton and went off the ropes, but Dame put her knees up. Dame then hit a big boot, but only got a two count as Hail kicked out.

Hail went for a kimura lock, but Dame powered out of it. Hail hit an exploder out fo the corner and Dame slid out of the ring. Hail dove through the ropes at her, but Dame caught her in midair and chokeslammed her onto the announce table.

Dame got back in the ring, but forgot Hail! She quickly grabbed her and threw her back into the ring to avoid the countout. Dame went up to the top turnbuckle, but Hail met her there with some punches. Hail tried to put on the kimura, but that left her open for a Super Dame Over and bam. 1-2-3 and Izzi Dame is your new NXT Women’s North American Champion.

Match Result: Izzi Dame defeated Thea Hail

-Backstage, The Vanity Project left Ava’s office and ran into Lola Vice. They tried hitting on her, but Hank and Tank arrived to shoo them away. Hank, Tank and Vice discussed what they just saw and Vice’s feud with Kelani Jordan. Jordan then teleported into the scene and a brawl broke out.

They decided not to bore us with a finish to that segment and moved back to Ava’s office where Joe Hendry asked for a match against Dark State. Ava said that she knew Dark State would just jump Joe 4-on-1, so Hendry said that he would find some friends to watch his back. Ava said that sounded good and Hendry left.

-Back from break, NXT North American Champion Ethan Page was in the ring. He said that he wanted to celebrate himself being so great in 2025. He said that proved time and time again that he is the greatest North American alive.

Page declared his North American title the most prestigious title in all of WWE. He said that he thought it was funny that Femi only defended his “world” title in North America while he has defended his title all over the place.

Suddenly, Speed Champion Jasper Troy appeared. Troy said that he is out here to prove that he’s the Monster of NXT. He said that the Speed title wouldn’t be the last title he held and looked at Page’s belt.

Then, Sons of Anarchy cosplayer Josh Briggs showed up and said that Page and the crowd were delusional.

Then, because why not, TNA International Champion Stacks and Arianna Grace appeared and added themselves to the crowd of people who think they are more important than Ethan Page.

Not to worry though! The Promo Parade continued as Shiloh Hill came down to the ring to call out Stacks. Hill announced that Santino and Ava had decided that Hill would get a shot at the TNA International title next week.

Then, Tavion Heights showed up and challenged Jasper Troy to a match for the Speed Title. A frustrated Page then told Heights that the last time he was near a championship, he dropped the ball. That caused a brawl to break out with everyone spamming finishers and Hill dancing with Arianna Grace until his tooth fell out.

TL;DR: An Ethan Page promo resulted in a Speed Title match, a TNA International Title Match and a mid-card brawl that ended with someone losing a tooth and as we all know, it’s all fun and games until someone loses a tooth.

-After a break, Joe Hendry was shown trying to recruit OTM to be his backup against Dark State. Hendry convinced them just as Fatal Influence walked by and nearly into Zaria and Sol Ruca. Jayne made fun of Ruca for not having any titles. Ruca said she was coming for Jayne’s title and she said “oh, I thought you were a tag team” and then Fatal Influence left.

-Ethan Page stomped through backstage and yelled at Miles Borne for not being there to back him up even though he didn’t ask. He ended it with “can you hear me now, Miles?” which is a pretty low blow, even for Page.

-It was announced that next week Joe Hendry will take on Dark State’s Dionne Lennox. Jasper Troy and Tavion Heights will fight over the Speed title and Lola Vice and Kelani Jordan will got one-on-one.

NXT Championship Match: Oba Femi (c) vs.TNA X Division Champion Leon Slater

This title shot was supposed to belong to Je’Von Evans for winning the Iron Survivor Challenge. However, Evans forced Femi’s hand and forced him to defend it early in a match that Evans lost in one hell of a match. But then he bounced and signed to RAW, so no one really feels too bad for him. Similarly bouncy TNA X-Division Champion Slater (Evans tag team partner) then won a Fatal 4-Way Match against Dion Lennox, Joe Hendry and Myles Borne to become the No. 1 Contender to Femi’s NXT Title.

Slater was almost as tall as Femi, but could not escape Femi’s strength. Off the bell, Femi picke dup Slater and threw him clear across the ring. Femi grabbed a wristlock and Slater tried to get out of it with speed. Femi wasn’t letting go though and the ref broke it up.

Femi laid some big potatoes on Slater’s skull and then knocked him to the mat. Slater got up to take an elbow, but started throwing shots back. Femi put an end to that with a single chop, sending Slater to the ring with astonishment on his face.

Slater managed to sneak in a high kick, but Femi was right there to counter with a backbreaker. Femi then whipped Slater into the corner so hard he bounced out of the ring to the floor. Femi floolwed him and bounced Slater’s head off the ring apron (the near yearsiest part of the ring!). Femi then dropped him on the apron and rolled him back into the ring.

Femi continued to dominate, countering everything Slater threw at him. Femi hit another backbreaker, trying to take away Slater’s high flying abilites. Slater got in a couple of punches, but Femi threw him into the corner before they could have an affect.

Slater managed to hit a codebreaker, stunning Femi. He then went for a headscissor, sending Femi out of the ring. Slater ran the apron to get Femi, but Femi swatted him down to the mat like a fly. Femi drove his knees into Slater, but Slater moved on the last one and Femi’s knee hit the ring post.

Slater took advantage and sidestepped a lariat and shoved Femi into the steel steps. He then threw the champ back into the ring and hit a crossbody from the top rope. Femi kicked out of the pin at two. Slater went right back to work, trying to take out Femi’s knees. He left himself open for a clothesline and a chokeslam though and Femi went for the pin. Slater kicked out at 2.75.

Femi looked to finish Slater off with a series of elbows, but his knee gave out. Slater took advantage and scooped him up for a body slam! Slater went for a pin but only got a two count. Femi shoved Slater off and rolled to the apron to recover.

Slater hit an insiguri that sent Femi to the floor. Slater leapt over the ring post and right onto Femi. He dragged him back to the ring and went up top for a swanton 450, but Femi got his knees up. Femi crawled over for the cover and Slater rolled through into ta two count.

Femi grabbed Slater before he could recover and hit a Fall From Grace. He pinned Slater but there was no kickout and Femi got the win and retained the NXT World Championship.

Match Result: Oba Femi defeated Leon Slater

Femi posed and celebrated in the ring and backstage, Ava addressed the Evolve Roster about the potential for them to be called up to NXT. Robert Stone then burst into the room saying “did you see what Oba Femi just did?!?!”

The scene cut back to the ring where Femi was nowhere to be found and the NXT Title belt was left behind, sitting in the middle of the ring as the show ended.

Kendal Grey credits Julius Creed with opening door to WWE: ‘I thought he was joking’

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Kendal Grey discussed how she got into wrestling during a recent interview with The Takedown on SI.com.

Grey will challenge Jacy Jayne for the NXT Women’s Championship at New Year’s Evil next week. The 24-year-old first signed an NIL deal with WWE in January 2023 while wrestling at Life University, where she won three straight NAIA national titles.

Prior to her collegiate career, she wrestled on the boys’ team at her high school, something her father encouraged her to do.

“I was always outside with my brother playing tackle football, two-hand touch, [and] manhunt with all his friends,” Grey said. “I always wanted to be like [my brother]. I always was the dirty little girl outside playing scooters, catching bugs. So, I felt like it was very natural for me to be around the guys. And so on the wrestling team, with the guys, I felt like one of the bros.”

Also during the interview, she mentioned that it was Julius Creed who encouraged her to consider WWE. The two were friends through wrestling, with Creed a two-time All-American at Duke University. Grey says that Creed contacted her after her second NAIA national title and mentioned WWE as a potential career path.

“We stayed in contact through wrestling… And I remember after my second national title, he reached out one day saying congrats. Then he was like, ‘After you’re done, WWE next?’ And I thought he was joking.”

Grey says that Creed put her in contact with WWE. She signed an NIL deal with the company in January 2023, something she says may not have happened without Creed since WWE typically looks for athletes at NCAA schools rather than NAIA schools.

Grey continued:

“I do give credit to him because what I’ve noticed, not so much now, but with NIL sponsorships, they usually look for NCAA athletes and women’s wrestling wasn’t NCAA. And women’s wrestling, most people don’t even know it is a thing. So, I don’t even know if I would’ve had this opportunity if it wasn’t for him.”

“I just never knew that I could possibly be a WWE Superstar, but now that I am, I don’t wanna do anything else. This is a dream come true.”

Grey also discusses a potential main roster call-up, learning to cut promos, and more during the interview. The full interview is available at SI.com here.

Tag team match added to WWE NXT lineup

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On the road to New Year’s Evil, Kendal Grey is set to face off against Fatal Influence in tag team action.

It’s been announced that Grey & Wren Sinclair vs. Fallon Henley & Lainey Reid will take place on NXT this coming Tuesday. The matchup continues the build to Grey challenging Fatal Influence leader Jacy Jayne for the NXT Women’s Championship at New Year’s Evil 2026.

Grey — the Evolve Women’s Champion and one of NXT’s brightest up-and-coming stars — won the women’s Iron Survivor Challenge match last weekend at NXT Deadline. The victory earned her this upcoming title shot against Jayne on the special New Year’s Evil episode of NXT that’s set for January 6.

Following Deadline, an angle took place on NXT where Fatal Influence beat down Grey and her friend Sinclair.

The updated card for Tuesday’s NXT episode can be seen below:

WWE NXT (Tuesday, December 16) —

  • NXT Championship number one contender’s match: Joe Hendry vs. Myles Borne vs. Leon Slater vs. Dion Lennox (winner challenges Oba Femi at New Year’s Evil)
  • NXT Women’s North American Champion Blake Monroe defends against Thea Hail
  • Kendal Grey & Wren Sinclair vs. Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley & Lainey Reid)
  • Hank Walker & Tank Ledger vs. Bronco Nima & Lucien Price

Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge winner crowned at WWE NXT Deadline

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Kendal Grey is heading to New Year’s Evil.

The EVOLVE Women’s Champion scored the shock win at Saturday’s Deadline, moving on to face Jacy Jayne on January 6. The finish of the match had everyone in a five-way tie in the final minute. Sol Ruca hit the sol snatcher on Lola Vice outside of the ring, but was attacked by Kelani Jordan as she left the penalty box and hit a 450 splash. Jordynne Grace broke up the pin as she and Jordan brawled out of the ring. As Vice recovered, Grey launched off the top rope and hit the shades of Grey for the pinfall, putting her in the lead with three pins right at the 25 minute mark.

As Grey and Wren Sinclair celebrated, Jayne and the rest of Fatal Influence appeared on the rampway, having a staredown with the Iron Survivor Challenge winner.

After Charlie Dempsey left for Japan, he left Wren Sinclair on her own, who decided to form a friendship with EVOLVE Champion Kendal Grey. In the weeks since then, Grey has scored wins on NXT television including successfully defending the EVOLVE title against Laney Reid during the NXT Gold Rush last month.

NXT New Year’s Evil (January 6):

  • NXT Championship: Oba Femi defends against TBA
  • NXT Women’s Championship: Jacy Jayne defends against Kendal Grey

Fight Game: CM Punk or Jey Uso? | WWE SNME preview

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John LaRocca and I return with a brand-new Fight Game to discuss some of the most interesting topics in pro wrestling this week.

After doing our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down segment, we each brought topics that we wanted to discuss to the table:

  • The weird booking behind Jamie Hayter and Queen Aminata losing their first round match in the AEW Women’s Tag Team title tournament
  • Thoughts on Kendal Grey and whether or not WWE should rush her to the main roster
  • Whether Triple H is too front and center with WWE marketing
  • Saturday Night’s Main Event preview

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New WWE Evolve champion crowned

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WWE Evolve now has a new Women’s Champion: Kendal Grey.

On Wednesday’s special Succession edition of Evolve on Tubi, Grey defeated inaugural champion Kali Armstrong, ending her 151-day run. The end came when Grey hit a powerslam counter while Armstrong was running the ropes, giving her the victory (seen below).

It’s Grey’s first WWE title reign of any kind.

The match was taped on September 23rd with both women having wrestled several times since then including the 24-year-old Grey unsuccessfully challenging for both the WWE Women’s Speed title and the NXT Women’s North American title on NXT house shows.

The 31-year-old Armstrong first won the gold in late-April in a four-way that also included Grey. She successfully defended the title four times before her loss to Grey.

Grey made her pro debut under the WWE banner in March 2024 and has appeared on the main NXT TV show in addition to TNA Impact and the defunct NXT Level Up.

Kendal Grey vs. Wren Sinclair set for WWE NXT Great American Bash night two

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A new match has been announced for WWE NXT.

Kendal Grey vs. Wren Sinclair is now scheduled for the show. WWE announced the news on Monday.

This match was set up last week when Sinclair and Myles Borne came out during Grey’s match against Jaida Parker. Grey left the ring, suplexed Borne on the outside, but would later be defeated by Parker.

Our own Bryan Alvarez had the following to say on Grey in his report on NXT from last week.

“Kendal is best known for being a great amateur wrestler, but she also did tons of sports growing up, including BJJ with Robert Drysdale.  She is an incredible athlete and man, can she move.  Her offense was good, her face was good, she looks great, but she does sell too much,” he wrote.

Six matches are now confirmed for Tuesday’s show.

WWE NXT Great American Bash night two announced lineup —

  • NXT Champion Ethan Page defends against Oro Mensah
  • NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazer & Axiom defend against MSK’s Wes Lee & Zachary Wentz
  • NXT Women’s North American Champion Kelani Jordan defends against Tatum Paxley
  • Joe Hendry vs. Joe Coffey
  • Trick Williams vs. Pete Dunne
  • Kendal Grey vs. Wren Sinclair