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WWE NXT live results: Trick Williams vs. Eddy Thorpe Underground match

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With Roadblock out of the way, the road to Stand & Deliver kicks into gear on WWE NXT tonight.

Trick Williams and Eddy Thorpe will finally settle their rivalry when they meet in an NXT Underground match. Thorpe used a low blow to defeat Williams when they met in a strap match at Vengeance Day, but Williams has momentum on his side after getting the better of Thorpe in a brawl last week. Williams is hoping to win tonight and then shift his focus to getting the NXT Championship back from Oba Femi.

Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green has a title defense tonight against Sol Ruca, who earned this shot by pinning Green in a recent tag team bout.

Ricky Saints will have his second NXT match when he faces off against Ridge Holland. Plus, the war between The D’Angelo Family and The Culling continues with Stacks, Luca Crusifino & Adriana Rizzo vs. Brooks Jensen, Niko Vance & Izzi Dame.

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 Orlando with the fallout from Roadblock. Opening the show is a women’s title match.

WWE Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green (with Piper Niven & Alba Fyre) defeated Sol Ruca (with Zaria) to retain the title

Green pinned Ruca in a good opener. Green’s Cabinet involved themselves in the match, as did Zaria at ringside.

Piper Niven first interferes by grabbing Ruca’s foot. While Ruca did fight her off, the distraction allowed Green to gain an underhanded advantage. Green targets a leg, and she is working the leg during the show’s first commercial break.

Ruca makes a comeback on one leg, and she flew around doing high spots. Springboard cartwheel off the ropes into a swinging DDT from Ruca, while still selling the leg. Alba Fyre interferes by putting Green’s foot on the rope to break a count, and Zaria responds by spearing Fyre. Niven joins in the melee, leading to moonsault from Ruca. Still selling the leg, though.

They trade near falls. Ruca counters Green’s first attempt at an Unprettier. Green clips the injured knee of Ruca when she was going for her finisher, and Green delivers an Unprettier. Green then covers Ruca for a pinfall. And still…

In a backstage skit, Je’Von Evans tries to empathize with Trick Williams. Instead, Tick cuts a promo on Evans. Trick says he is going for the NXT Championship, something Evans will never do.

Heritage Cup Champion Lexis King enters as Trick leaves. King goads Evans, so Evans decks King. Out like a light.

The first double champion in NXT is out next for a monologue. Stephanie Vaquer makes her first appearance on television since becoming both NXT Women’s Champion along with her NXT Women’s North American Championship. Vaquer said this segment was hard for her because English is not her first language

She could have went to any promotion, but she came to NXT because it has the best women’s division. This is something similar to what Jordynne Grace said a few weeks ago. That is fitting, as out comes Grace when Vaquer asks her first challenger to step up.

Vaquer said winning both titles last week made her the best of the best. She wonders would would answer what is essentially an open challenge. So, out some Grace. However, she is ambushed by Jaida Parker.

Parker cuts a helluva promo on Vaquer, as Parker is apparently stepping up as first challenger to Vaquer. Parker congratulates Vaquer on winning the titles, and Parker tells Vaquer to enjoy it. But it will not last long, according to Parker.

Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura defeated Hank Walker & Tank Ledger

Inamura pinned Ledger after a Stan Hansen lariat from Briggs, followed by a flying body press from Inamura for the finish.

Hank & Tank went for a Hardy Boyz spot, apparently trying to take the match “to the extreme” like the Hardys told them a few weeks ago. Crash and burn on the Hardys’ spot, and that would be the final turning point in the match.

Hank is tossed off the top rope. Lariat from hell by Briggs on Ledger. Inamura follows up with a flying body press, and Inamura covers Tank for the pinfall.

The Culling (Brooks Jensen, Niko Vance & Izzi Dame with Shawn Spears) defeated D’Angelo Family (Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo, Luca Crusifino & Adrianna Rizzo) in a mixed six-person tag team match

Tony D’Angelo stayed backstage at the behest of Stacks, which was noted in a skit earlier in the show. D’Angelo trusted his “underboss” so he stayed away. On the other hand is NXT North American Champion Shawn Spears, who was in the corner of his Culling faction. They had a new wicked entrance.

The Culling goes over in the match, thanks in part to a distraction. D’Angelo is backstage watching his Family run wild when he is attacked by the four mystery assailants that have recently terrorized NXT. D’Angelo is ambushed, and there is nothing The Family can do but watch on the video screen. D’Angelo is powerbombed through a bunch of tables.

The Culling then capitalize on the distracted Family, and Vance gives Crusifino a Burning Hammer for a three count.

In a skit from the office of NXT GM Ava. She is there with Stephanie Vaquer when in comes Fallon Henley wanting her rematch for the Women’s North American Championship. The skit leads to Vaquer agreeing to put the North American title on the line next week against Henley. Vaquer is also defending the NXT Women’s Championship against Jaida Parker in a separate match. Vaquer is now set to defend both titles in two different matches.

Jacy Jayne (with Fallon Henley & Jazmyn Nyx) defeated Karmen Pertrovic (with Ashante “Thee” Adonis”)

Jayne pinned Petrovic after a roaring elbow. Just before they go home, Adonis slides a chair into the ring. He wanted Petrovic to use it, but she refuses to use it. Moments later, Jayne delivers a roaring elbow, which they are calling the “Rolling Encore” as its name.

A skit in the locker room sets up Hank & Tank against Tyriek Igwe & Tyson Dupont, with Wes Lee egging it on.

Ricky Saints defeated Ridge Holland

Saints pinned Holland clean in the middle of the ring. So much for Holland getting a big push. At least it was a big win for Saints. They still had a good match, and Saints won after delivering his Roshambo finisher. The match goes through a commercial break.

The four mystery assailants cut promos and go off presumably attack someone else. This seemed oddly political in nature. Later the group is called “Dark State” so the political stuff tracks.

Ricky Saints is being interviewed by Kelly Kincaid. Saints does a word play with Stand & Deliver. He mentions revolution, he is interrupted and confronted by The Culling. There is some sexual innuendo between Saints and Izzi Dame.

Trick Williams defeated Eddy Thorpe in NXT Underground

Williams wins via TKO. The match was relatively short for a main event, but it was still action packed regardless. The fighting soon spilled out of the ring after the opening bell. Thorpe back drops Williams on the announce desk, and the desk crumbles.

Thorpe goes for a triangle, but Trick deadlifts Thorpe into a powerbomb onto a pile of bodies. Moment later, they go home. Trick delivers his signature jumping knee strikes. Down goes Thorpe, and Trick follows up with ground and pound. The referee jumps in to stop the fight. Trick wins by TKO.

In a post-match angle, Trick calls out NXT Champion Oba Femi. Out comes Femi to confront Trick. They go face-to-face before the lights go dark. The four mystery assailants arrive and look on menacingly as Je’Von Evans gets into the ring.

Trick shoves Evans away, and Trick brawls with Femi. Pull-apart brawl with Trick and Femi. Evans jumps into the melee to lay Femi out with a cutter. Je’Von and Trick then stare at each other as the show goes off air.

WWE NXT live results: Three title matches in New York City

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WWE NXT is in New York City tonight for a loaded-up television episode.

Roadblock 2025 takes place from The Theater at Madison Square Garden tonight and features three title matches. That includes a title vs. title match in the main event. NXT Women’s Champion Giulia is facing off against Women’s North American Champion Stephanie Vaquer — and the winner will leave with both title belts.

The Hardy Boyz are putting their TNA Tag Team titles on the like against Nathan Frazer & Axiom. if Fraxiom win the match, they will hold both the TNA and NXT Tag Team titles.

TNA star Moose is challenging for gold tonight, taking on Oba Femi for the NXT Championship.

In non-title action, Je’Von Evans and Ethan Page will attempt to settle their rivalry in a New York City street fight. Jordynne Grace vs. Roxanne Perez is also set.

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 Madison Square Garden. Opening the show is a tag team title match. TNA titles will be defended on a WWE show. What a time to be alive!

The crowd in attendance is electric.

TNA Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Nathan Frazier & Axiom to retain their titles

Jeff Hardy pinned Axiom to win the match. Miscommunication by Fraxiom cost them at the finish. Great opener to kick off the show.

Lots of tandem offense from both teams and high spots galore, but not too many. They flowed well. They built to a series of dives to the outside from Fraxiom. The show cuts to its first commercial break with The Hardy Boyz on defense. Hot tag to Jeff when the show returns from the break.

Frazier goes for tope, but Matt catches him and gives Frazier a Side Effect on the floor. That left Axiom alone against the Hardys. Plot Twist by the Hardys for a near falls on Axiom. Hardys were setting up for their finishers when Axiom counters a Twist of Fate. Axiom shoves Matt into a corner, which trips up Jeff, who crotches himself on the top turnbuckle. That sets up a Spanish Fly.

Axiom with a Spanish Fly with Jeff. Frazier follows up with a Phoenix Splash on Jeff. Frazier goes for a cover, but Matt breaks up the pinfall. Match continues. Whisper in the Wind and Twist of Fate by Jeff for a near fall on Frazier.

Fraxiom went for a high/low combo, but Jeff counters Frazier’s grasp. Frazier was screaming at Axiom to jump. When Axiom finally does jump, he inadvertently nails Frazier with a missile dropkick. Axiom then takes a Twist of Fate from Matt. Jeff then climbs the turnbuckles and leaps off with a Swanton Bomb. Jeff then covers Axiom to win the match and retain the tag team titles.

TNA’s Mickie James has advice to NXT’s Jaida Parker, and Parker appreciates the pep talk.

Jordynne Grace defeated Roxanne Perez

Grace pinned Perez after going Beast Mode. Second good match in a row on this show.

Perez targets Grace’s leg. The match goes through a commercial break. Grace makes a comeback as the is returning from the break. They trade a lot of strikes. Grace wanted to do a signature power move, but her leg would not let her.

They trade near falls and counters, including a frog splash by Perez for a two count. They work very well together. Great sequences as they go home. Grace delivers a rolling fireman’s carry slam, and Grace follows with her finisher they are calling Beast Mode. Grace then covers Perez for a three count.

Cameo by The Undertaker! Oba Femi is walking backstage, heading for Gorilla, when he is stopped by Undertaker. Taker tells Femi is watched him for awhile now, and he is impressed with Femi. Undertaker stresses the importance of Femi’s match tonight. Undertaker tells Femi to protect his yard.

Trick Williams in a pre-taped vignette promises Eddy Thorpe he will knock him out cold next week. They meet next Tuesday in NXT Underground.

NXT Champion Oba Femi defeated TNA X-Division Champion Moose to retain the NXT Championship

Femi retains via pinfall. What a match! These two had a banger. The unstoppable force meets the immovable object.

This was a hoss fight. Femi gives Moose an uranage on the apron just before the show cuts to a commercial break. Moose turned the tide during the break, and Moose has Femi in a chinlock when the show returns from the break.

Femi powers out of the chinlock and he tosses Moose across the ring. Femi then delivers a pop-up powerbomb. Outside the ring on the floor, Moose whips Femi into the ring steps. They traded big strikes back in the ring. Moose springboards off the ropes, only to get cut down with an uppercut from Femi. Several near falls for Femi, but he could not put Moose away.

Dueling chants from the crowd, while Moose sets up for a superplex. They execute it to a big pop, but there was an even bigger pop afterwards. Moose lands with the superplex and rolls through to lift Femi for a vertical suplex. Femi counters with a suplex of his own.

They traded strikes and kicks, but neither will go down. Moose turns inside out with a clothesline, and Femi goes for a his pop-up finisher. Moose counters to deliver a powerbomb of his own for a near fall. Femi comes back to military press Moose and throw him out of the ring, where they tease a count-out.

The fight spills outside, Moose gives Femi a Rock Bottom through the announce desk. “Holy s***” chants from the crowd muted by CW censors. Moose rolls Femi back in the ring to deliver a spear for another good near fall.

For the finish, Moose goes for another spear. However, Femi blocks it to deliver a pop-up powerbomb. Moose then falls to the mat and drapes on arm over Moose for the deciding pinfall.

In a backstage skit, Fatal Influence is talking with NXT GM Ava. Up walks Ricky Saints, and he wants a match with Ridge Holland. Ava books it for next Tuesday.

Ethan Page interrupts them, and he gets in Saints’ face. Page tells Saints that NXT does not like outsiders like Saints. The irony here of course is Page was recently an outsider himself, which is noted on commentary as Page walks the aisle for the next bout on the card.

Ethan Page vs. Je’Von Evans in a New York City Street Fight

Evans pinned Page to win a heckuva street fight. What a brawl and some wild high spots, although it may have gone a tad too long. The finish was the wildest spot of the night.

They were both dressed in tank tops and pants, or street clothes in other words. Slugfest from the start and they brawl around the ring, and then they brawl around ringside. A metal folding chairs are soon in play, and the hit each other with the chairs. Page takes a bump on an unfolded chair, which looked awfully painful. Moments later, Page takes another bump on a folded chair, which looked like it hurt a lot as well.

Evans takes a bump on a chair bridge. Evans earlier in the match propped a table in a corner, only for Page to powerslam Evans through the table after the bump on the chairs. Yet, Evans kicks out as the show cuts to a commercial break.

Evans with a springboard as the show returns from the commercial break. Evans goes for another springboard, but this time is cut down. Razor’s Edge by Page for a near fall. They trade strikes and another slugfest develops.

A table was set up like a bridge from the apron to the barricade in a manner similar to what Sabu used to do in the original ECW. Evans leapt over the ropes for a cutter on Page, who was on the apron. They crash through the table on the spot. That deserved an “E-C-W” chant, but it got a “this is awesome” chant instead. Evans follows that by sailing high over the ropes on a dive to the outside.

Double springboard tornillo splash by Evans for a two count. In a callback to how the feud began, Evans teases using chair to Pillmanize the neck of Page. Escaping that, Pages throws the chair at Evans. Page goes for a move on the chair, only to take a cutter on the chair instead. In a helluva spot, Page has his head stuck in an unfolded chair. Evans then springboards into a cutter, and Page takes the bump with his neck in the chair. One…two…three. The babyface gets his revenge in the end. Great finish that fit the story.

After the match, Evans is attacked but the four mystery assailants that have terrorized NXT recently. They jump Evans and lay him out with an assisted powerbomb. The mystery four are supposedly Cutler James, Dion Lennox, Saquon Shugars, and Osiris Griffin.

Shawn Spears in a vignette talks with his faction, which is now called The Culling. We do that every year here on the ranch, but it is a much different culling altogether.

Eddy Thorpe cuts a promo on Trick Williams in a live interview with Sarch Schreiber. The crowd was loud, which drowned out Thorpe. The crowd chanted “whoop that trick!” As Thorpe is insulting the New York Mets, Trick Williams jumps Thorpe. A brawl erupts, and Trick whoops that other trick all the way to the ring.

After getting Thorpe in the ring, Trick spears him. Trick then clotheslines Thorpe over the ropes. Trick stands tall.

NXT North American Champion Stephanie Vaquer defeated NXT Champion Giulia in a title vs. title match

Vaquer pinned Giulia, and now Vaquer hold both titles. Great match to cap off a really great show.

Great counters and stalemate in the early part of the match. These two work so well with each other, and their styles matched together make for a different match than usually seen on WWE television. Vaquer springboards into plancha just before the show cuts to its last commercial break.

Vaquer does her signature headscissors spot as the crowd counts along. Vaquer takes a double-underhook superplex from Giulia. From here, I started having flashbacks to All Japan Women’s matches from yesteryear.

Tombstone driver by Giulia for a near fall. Vaquer turns the tide with a dragon screw, and Vaquer follows up with one of her finishers, but Giulia kicks out. Vaquer went for Spinal Tap off the top rope, but Giulia counters by trapping Vaquer in a triangle. Giulia transition to Rings of Saturn, but Vaquer gets a rope break. They keep trading near falls in the closing moments.

For the finish, Vaquer twice delivers her SVB (package neckbreaker) finisher. Vaquer then folds up Giulia for a pinfall, and Vaquer becomes a dual champion.

Final thoughts: This was a really great show! Clean finishes and good wrestling up and down the show. Some of the matches were bangers. No bad matches. Every match delivered on the show, and the setting made it seem even more important. Highly recommend watching this episode.

WWE NXT live results: North American title on the line

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Tonight, Shawn Spears has the chance to win the first championship of his WWE NXT career.

The Men’s North American title will be on the line as Spears challenges Tony D’Angelo for the belt. They have been at odds recently with Spears leading a new faction — consisting of Brooks Jensen, Niko Vance & Izzi Dame — against the D’Angelo Family.

With one week to go until Roadblock, The Hardy Boyz will make an appearance tonight. Matt & Jeff are coming off a victory over Tavion Heights & Myles Borne — and they have a TNA Tag Team title defense lined up against Nathan Frazer & Fraxiom on next Tuesday’s special NXT episode from The Theater at Madison Square Garden.

Chelsea Green & Piper Niven are in NXT tonight for a tag match against Sol Ruca & Zaria. Also confirmed for the episode is a singles bout pitting Kelani Jordan against Jaida Parker.

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

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Interestingly enough, a commercial for AEW Dynamite aired on the CW affiliate in the Houston market just before NXT went on the air.

NXT is back at the sound stage at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, and NXT is taped before a live studio audience.

Opening the show this week is a women’s tag team match set up by a skit on the previous episode.

Sol Ruca & Zaria defeated WWE Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green & Piper Niven

Ruca pinned Green to win the match. So, Ruca scores a pinfall on the US champ, likely setting up a match. This was a good opener. They all worked well together, and there were possibly some seeds planted for an eventual turn. Green got a bloody nose in the match.

Early on in the match, Zaria against Niven was a battle of two powerhouses. Ruca does a wild dive over the ropes to the floor, but Green responds with a senton. The heels take control as the show cuts to a split-screen commercial break.

The heel duo gets heat on Ruca, building to a hot tag. Zaria runs wild. Somewhere along the way, Green gets her nose busted open. Green is lifted on Zaria’s shoulders, and Ruca does a moonsault for a modified Doomsday Device. Zaria lifts Niven and gives her a F5 on top of Green. Ruca then executes a Sol Snatcher on Green, and Ruca covers Green for a three count.

Ruca runs around the ring celebrating the win, and Zaria briefly glares at her. Is that foreshadowing an eventual turn, or am I reading too much into it?

Trick Williams is talking with NXT GM Ava when they are interrupted by Uriah Connors and Kale Dixon. They have a gift basket of office supplies for Ava. How thoughtful of the young lads. Trick shoves the gift away, and Trick tells them to come back later with their package. Dixon tells Trick to call down, and Trick and shoves gift into Dixon’s chest.

Trick then tells them to go bother Mr. Chase. Dixon remarks that Trick was the reason Chase U was put on line in the first place. Trick then snaps and shoves Dixon against a roll-up door (likely for the sound effects it makes). Ava orders Trick to let him go as Trick tells Dixon he will find out tonight. This appears to set up a match tonight between Trick and Kale Dixon. Yes, the dude is named Kale. Same as the leafy member of the cabbage family.

Jaida Parker defeated Kelani Jordan

Parker pinned Jordan after a hip attack. The outcome would seem to conclude the program between Parker and Jordan, and what a match to end the feud if this is it. The match goes through a commercial break, so they were given plenty of time to deliver. And they delivered with a good match.

Jordan is currently on a losing streak, and the announcers played it up on commentary. Nothing gets someone over like a losing streak. Jordan still had a mean streak, but she still does all of her babyface spots. They build to Jordan executing a Spanish Fly off the top rope.

Moments later, Jordan tries to follow up with a 450 splash. No water in the pool. Parker moved out of the way, and Parker catches Jordan with a Parker’s hip attack finisher. Parker then covers Jordan for a three count.

NXT Champion Oba Femi is at a kayfabe press conference. This builds up the upcoming title defense against TNA X-Division Champion Moose at NXT Roadblock.

TNA Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy enter the sound stage for an in-ring promo. Jeff says it is good to be in NXT, and it is great to be “home” in WWE. They talk about beating No Quarter Catch Crew. Hardy Boyz were over with the studio audience, which should be no surprise.

Out comes Hank Walker & Tank Ledger to interrupt the promo. Tank apologized for interrupting them, and he says they wanted to get advice from two GOATs. Matt & Jeff put them over, and Jeff says to get noticed they need to take it to the extreme. He was not talking about high spots, but about the hungry and whatnot.

They are all soon interrupted by Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura. Those two cut promos on Hank & Tank. Briggs & Inamura want a title shot. Hank asks Tank if he is thinking what he is thinking, and then they both dive through the ropes on Briggs & Inamura. The two teams brawl to the back.

Suddenly, in the ring with The Hardy Boyz is Fraxiom. NXT Tag Team Champion Nathan Frazier & Axiom are there to confront Matt & Jeff, but in a respectful way. They plug their match in a couple weeks Roadblock. Fun segment, albeit a bit long in the tooth.

Jordynne Grace defeated Cora Jade via referee stoppage

The referee stopped the match when Jade apparently suffered an injury. Jade is backed into a corner during a commercial break, and the ref moves in to break them up. The ref backs Grace away as medical staff get into the ring to check on Jade. This all happens before the show returns from the break.

When the show does return from commercials, Jade gets up and is escorted out of the ring. Grace smirks as she is announced as the winner via referee stoppage.

Ethan Page and Je’Von Evans argue and cut promos on each other in a segment where they are on separate satellite feeds. This was similar to the old “Face-to-Face” segments on WWF Superstars of Wrestling, except this was far more serious. Evans cuts an impassioned promo on Page.

Trick Williams defeated Kale Dixon via referee stoppage

Williams smashes Dixon in a squash match, and the referee stepped in to stop the match. Trick rocked Dixon with a flying punch soon as the bell rang to start the match. Trick began to pummel Dixon, and the ref stops the match.

After the match, Trick calls out Eddy Thorpe. This all led to setting up a gimmick match. Thorpe appears on a perch overlooking the ring, and Thorpe challenges Trick to have their match under NXT Underground rules. Trick agrees, so the match is not set with new stips.

Roxanne Perez apparently attacked Jordynne Grace in a backstage angle.

TNA X-Division Chamion Moose is present for a fake press conference. This is for hyping Moose against Oba Femi for the NXT Championship at Roadblock. Moose vows to leave Roadblock as a dual champion.

Ava steps in to announce Roxanne Perez will face Jordynne Grace a Roadblock. Ava says they will take one more question at the press conference. Fatal Influence then crashes the press conference, and Fallon Henley asks Ava why Fallon has not gotten for rematch for the Women’s North American title. Ava says they can talk about this later, and Fallon yells they can talk about it right now. Ava then walks out of the presser. Is that somehow spoofing US politicians at town halls in recent weeks?

Ricky Saints is backstage when he runs into Ridge Holland. Saints and Holland briefly have tense words after Holland says Saints does not belong here. Saints then runs into Shawn Spears, who is heading to the ring for the main event.

Shawn Spears defeated NXT North American Champion Tony D’Angelo to win the title

Spears pinned D’Angelo to win the championship. Stacks crashing into D’Angelo during the match played into the finish, which furthers the growing rift between Stacks and “The Don” himself.

The match plods through a commercial break. In the closing moments, Spears locks in a sharpshooter. D’Angelo escapes and delivers a fisherman’s buster. Izzi Dame at ringside grabs Spears’ foot. Not sure if she was supposed to put the foot on the rope, but Spears was too far away. So he kicks out instead. Adrianna Rizzo then jumps Dame for interfering, and all hell breaks loose.

The D’Angelo Family and Spears’ faction start brawling around ringside. During the melee, Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo is shoved by Spears into D’Angelo. “The Don” takes a Nestea Plunge off the apron on and lands on a folded chair laying on the floor. Spears screams “SO MUCH FOR FAMILY” as he rolls D’Angelo back into in to the ring. Spears with a C4 for a close near fall, as D’Angelo kicks out.

For the finish, D’Angelo goes for a his pop-up finisher, but “The Don” buckles as his back gives out. This plays on an earlier spot in the match, and Spears hooks a leg to cradle D’Angelo for the deciding pinfall. And new…

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.

WWE NXT live results: Vengeance Day go-home show

Posted on by Colin McGuire

With Vengeance Day just four days away, WWE NXT presents a new episode tonight.

Bayley has a chance to become NXT Women’s Champion on Saturday when she faces Giulia and Roxanne Perez in a triple threat match. Tonight, it will be Bayley vs. Cora Jade in one-on-one action. Jade — who also has her eyes on the NXT Women’s title — attacked Bayley with a kendo stick last week.

Gold will be on the line tonight when Tony D’Angelo defends his North American Championship against Ridge Holland inside of a steel cage. The Heritage Cup is also set to be contested with Lexis King defending against TNA star JDC — the former Fandango.

Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura vs. Hank Walker & Tank Ledger vs. Tavion Heights & Myles Borne has been announced for tonight as well. It has title implications with each team looking for a shot against NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazer & Axiom.

Plus, WWE will follow up on Eddy Thorpe’s attack on Trick Williams that closed last week’s show.

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

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– Vic Joseph welcomed everyone into the show. Tony D and his family were shown walking in the parking lot. Ditto for Ridge Holland. Back in the PC, Bayley made her entrance for the first match.

Cora Jade defeated Bayley [10:36]

The commentary team wasn’t exaggerating when they said this was the biggest victory of Jade’s career, but umpf, they had a bumpy road getting there. I expected a lot more from these two, but we all have a bad night here and there, so, well, life moves on. Missed spots aside, the women worked hard and Jade’s victory packed a punch because of how predictable it felt that Bayley would win heading into the triple threat at Vengeance Day. That said, the late addition of Jade to Saturday’s match justifies this upset and then some. Perez and Bayley showed good fire in their limited brawling. So much so that I almost prefer a singles match between the two this weekend, but perhaps they are saving that for ‘Mania weekend. Time will tell.

Jade tried to jumpstart the match, but Bayley ducked the attack and the action spilled outside. Bayley held control and went for a dropkick, leaping between the bottom rope and the mat, but Jade was a little out of place and Bayley barely connected. Back inside the ring, Jade gained the upper hand briefly, but Bayley came right back with a series of elbows for a two-count. Bayley landed a knee and Jade rolled to the outside. Bayley followed up with a dive through the ropes. As Bayley celebrated landing the dive, Jade attacked her and went on the offensive. Jade hit a series of strikes and with Bayley down in the middle of the ring, the show went to a commercial break.

The show returned and Bayley hit a type of cutter and the two brawled for a short time before Bayley hit a Bayley-To-Belly, but it only resulted in a near-fall. Bayley followed up with a series of clotheslines and a double-knees to Jade’s midsection. Bayley suplexed Jade for another near-fall. Bayley tried a Sunset Flip, but kind of missed and Jade sat on her for a pin attempt. Bayley caught Jade as Jade lunged at her and then slammed Jade for a two-count. Bayley went to the top, but Bayley’s old theme music hit and Roxanne Perez walked out in old school Bayley gear.

Bayley went to ringside and attacked Perez. Jade followed her out and hit a double underhook DDT on the floor. Back in the ring, Perez hit another one, and that was good enough to get Jade the win. Giulia was shown watching backstage and Ava walked up to her to whisper something. Soon after, Ava walked to the ring and announced that Saturday’s triple threat for the NXT Women’s Championship will now be a Fatal Four-way, including Jade. Jade and Perez hugge and Bayley attacked them both to end the segment.

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– Zaria and Sol Ruca were shown talking in the locker room. Nikkita Lyons walked in and confronted them, saying one win doesn’t make Zaria and Ruca a tag team. Lyons challenged Zaria to match later tonight.

The Oba Femi/A-Town Down Under segment

Please. If nothing else. Please. I beg you, Shawn Michales, pull the trigger on the Theory and Waller break up this weekend. If there’s anything to come of this excursion back down to NXT for Waller and Theory, it should be a definitive split for those two. We’ve been waiting for months. We’ve been begging for months. I plead with you, man: End the madness. Anyway, this segment was fine. The heels showed good fire, though I can’t say I’m a fan of Femi taking a beating from these two. In some ways, he just seems above it. Then again, you have to keep the story moving going into this weekend’s PLE, and one way to do that is to have the guy take a beatdown. So it goes.

Femi started by reminding everyone who he will be defending his NXT title against on Saturday. Femi called it a handicap match because in Waller and Theory’s mind, they will gang up against The Ruler. Femi said it will be every man for himself and on cue, A-Town Down Under’s music hit. Waller and Theory walked out with microphones. Waller said he thought better of Femi than to try and turn Waller and Theory against each other. Theory said Waller never received his flowers in NXT. Theory said Waller has jumped off ladders and risked his career many times in NXT while other people like Carmelo Hayes and Tony D get all the credit. Theory called Waller a pillar of NXT. Theory then said Waller will help Theory become the NXT Champion on Saturday.

Waller said this weekend, Theory can ride shotgun after Waller wins the NXT title. Femi chimed in and asked them if they both thought they’d become NXT Champion. Waller fired up and said he’d do whatever it takes to win … and was then cut off by Theory, who said he was never NXT Champion. Theory was then cut off by Waller, who said nobody cares about the things Theory has accomplished. Theory noted how Waller has never had a singles title run in WWE. Waller brought up how he had the WWE Tag Team Championships in his hands at a ‘Mania. Theory fired back and said he’d do whatever it takes to win this weekend. Theory and Waller turned their attention to how they want to attack Femi on Saturday.

Waller told Femi his plan didn’t work tonight and there is nothing or nobody who will stop him from winning the NXT Championship. Waller dropped the microphone and walked away, but Theory pushed Waller, who tried to clothesline Theory, but Theory moved and Waller hit Femi. Theory and Waller then double-teamed Femi and Theory hit his finisher on Femi before Waller followed up with a rolling Stunner. Waller then picked up the title. Theory took it from Waller and Theory and Waller posed together to close out the segment.

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– An Eddy Thorpe vignette aired. Thorpe challenged Trick Williams to a strap match at Vengeance Day.

– Footage of Ethan Page busting up Je’Von Evans from a couple months ago aired. A doctor came on the screen and said that while Evans is cleared to wrestle this weekend, if it goes wrong, Evans could be out for months. Evans was then shown talking to Ava in her office and Ava made Evans sign a waiver saying if anything bad happens to him at Vengeance Day, WWE isn’t responsible. Evans signed it right away.

Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura defeated Hank Walker & Tank Williams and Tavion Heights and Myles Borne [12:08]

My God, this felt like I was covering AEW TV again, what with the nonstop action, the quick tags and my constant use of the three words, “things broke down.” I’m not complaining. This was a lot of fun and the right team went over. Briggs and Inamura have a weird momentum going for them and the last-minute tag title match is a solid addition to Saturday’s card. Axiom and Frazer are main roster-ready, so do we think this is the time they drop the belts? Probably not, but a loss backed with a solid performance this weekend could set up a better moment for Briggs and Inamura during ‘Mania weekend. In the meantime – and back to the match at hand – Hank and Tank deserve some credit here because they looked better than most everyone else involved. Kudos to those fellas.

Tank and Inamura started the match, but things broke down fairly quickly and Heights tagged himself in, lifted Hank and Borne tagged in. The two dropped Hank, but Tank quickly tagged in and things broke down between the teams. Before long, Tank hit a cartwheel and took out Briggs and Inamura. Borne tagged in and was disposed of to the outside quickly. Heights tagged in and Hank and Tank took down Heights. Hank and Tank squished Borne on the outside of the ring, but soon after back inside the ring, Heights slammed Hank. Axiom and Nathan Frazer were shown watching match from the Designated NXT Eagle’s Next. The show then went to a commercial break.

Back to from the break, Inamura tagged in and worked over Borne, complete with a spinning body slam. Briggs tagged himself in and took out Heights and Borne. Hank tagged in and things broke down between the six wrestlers again. “NXT!” chants broke out. Hank and Heights were left alone in the ring and they traded blows. Briggs gave the big boot to Heights and Hank. Briggs chokeslammed/powerbombed Hank and went for a pin, but it was broken up. Hank hit a splash on everyone, who was on the outside. Hank then slammed Briggs back inside the ring for a good near-fall. Bodies were everywhere and “This is awesome!” chants started.

Hank went to the top, but Briggs cut him off. Briggs set up for a chokeslam, but Hank worked out of it. Inamura tagged in and hit a huge splash on Hank, which was good enough to get his team the win. After the match, Frazer and Axiom spoke to the winners and said they could have a title match at Vengeance Day on Saturday.

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– Tony D was talking to his family backstage and Stacks apologized for the way he’s been acting. D’Angelo forgave him, and, of course, said, “Forget about it!” The show went back to the ring.

Lexis King defeated JDC to retain the NXT Heritage Cup [9:39]

I’m not in the camp of people who blindly hate King for the sake of hating King, and in a lot of ways, I root for something – anything – to work for him … but it’s just not getting there. Bringing in JDC, who you can’t have a bad match with if you tried, was a smart move because the in-ring work wasn’t going to suffer, but even with that loyal NXT PC crowd, King seems to never receive any notable reactions, no matter what he does and no matter how hard he tries. The fact that we are now making Heritage Cup matches just a regular old match does nothing for me, either, because … well … why? How does this allow the prize to standout among the other belts on the brand? At this point, it’s just a prop and that’s kind of sad.

The action was slow to start. JDC eventually took control and chopped the hell out of King repeatedly. JDC went for a backslide, but King kneed JDC in the face and JDC went to the outside. King wiped himself down with a towel in a corner and JDC came back at him. JDC then clotheslined King over the top and to the outside and the show went to a commercial break.

The show returned and King had the upper hand. King went for a single-leg crab, but JDC worked out of it and chopped King a few times, only to have King ultimately work a single-leg crab. King went to work on JDC’s back, but JDC came back with a strong clothesline. JDC followed up with a Russian Leg Sweep and a Falcon Arrow for a two-count. King went to the outside and JDC landed a dive over the top. Back inside the ring, JDC hit a leg-drop from the top for a nice near-fall. JDC went back to the top, but King hit the ropes and JDC stumbled. King then hit The Coronation for the win.

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– Ava was standing between Perez and Bayley in her office and the women were bickering. Perez was still in her Bayley gear and Bayley said it was the best she ever looked, called her an idiot and walked away. Jade walked into the office and said she’d win the women’s title this weekend and walked away. Perez said “over my dead body” as she stood there with only Ava.

– Fallon Henry was walking backstage and Kelani Jordan walked up and said Fallon has yet to face “this version of Kelani Jordan.” Jaida Parker appeared and said she has next. Ashante Thee Adonis walked in and said his girl Karmen is the one who should have next. Everyone bickered and the segment ended.

Zaria defeated Nikkita Lyons [2:47]

More of this for Zaria, please. She came in as a monster, but for whatever reason, the booking minds have cooled her off in the last handful of weeks. This was a nice semi-squash that could help re-establish her has a force of nature. Lyons, meanwhile, held her own, but less is more with her as she’s still a bit of a work in progress. This was inoffensive and quick. You can’t ask for much more than that when it comes to a match that was made earlier in the show.

Lyons hit a German Suplex early on and went to the second rope, but Zaria cut her off … until Lyons turned Zaria over with a head-scissors takedown. Zaria came back with a German Suplex and the match reset. The two hit a series of simultaneous clotheslines before Lyons landed a kick to take brief control. Lyons worked a Camel Clutch until Zaria stood up and slammed Lyons. Zaria ran right into a knee from Lyons, but Lyons missed a splash. Zaria speared Lyons and then hit her finisher for the win.

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– An Ethan Page vignette aired.

– Trick Williams was interviewed in the Eagles Nest while the cage for the main event was being set up in the background. Williams officially accepted Thorpe’s challenge for a strap match at Vengeance Day. The commentary team then ran down the card for Vengeance Day … until Ricky Starks showed up in the crowd. And I can’t believe I just typed that. The crowd chanted “Ricky Starks!” and Starks said NXT needs an “absolute superstar of the future” and NXT needs “the hottest free agent right now.” Starks said he was there to turn the place upside down. Starks talked about the revolution being televised, hit his pose and left through the crowd.

– Stephanie Vaquer and Giulia were shown talking backstage briefly until Ridge Holland walked past them. From there, footage of the main event participants walking was shown. The show went to a break.

– Andre Chase was shown walking backstage and ran into Uriah Connors and Kale Dixon. They wanted to go out with Chase, but Chase said it was a school night. Chase reflected on the fact that Chase U is dead and walked away.

Tony D’Angelo defeated Ridge Holland to retain the NXT North American Championship [11:08]

A good television main event. It felt like some shenanigans were in the works once the entrances for it started about 20 minutes to the hour, but I like the Shawn Spears alliance. He’s been cold since coming over from AEW, so this is a nice way to heat him and his faction up. Holland ostensibly no-selling the defeat only to rush out of the cage and attack Stacks felt a little out of place, but Holland is going to need something to do coming out of this loss anyway, and he could worse than a program with Stacks. Despite no title changes this week, it was quite the newsworthy go-home show between Jade beating Bayley, Izzi Dame turning on D’Angelo and Ricky Starks showing up. Never a dull moment these days in the land of NXT.

D’Angelo got the better of things early, hitting a series of strikes and a suplex for a two count. D’Angelo went for a belly-to-belly suplex, but Holland eye-gouged his way out of it. D’Angelo ultimately flipped Holland into the cage and tried to follow it up with a splash, but Holland moved and D’Angelo went into the cage hard. The show went to its final commercial break of the night.

The show returned and Holland had control, complete with a strong clothesline for a two count. Holland went to the top and went for a splash, but D’Angelo moved. D’Angelo then threw Holland into the cage repeatedly. D’Angelo followed it up with a series of belly-to-belly suplexes. D’Angelo hit a Fisherman’s Suplex for a two count. D’Angelo ran right into a pump kick and a Snowplow from Holland for a nice near-fall. Holland sold disappointment in not getting the three count.

With both wrestlers on their knees, they traded elbows. There was a tiny bit of miscommunication before D’Angelo threw Holland into the cage and followed it up with a spear for another nice near-fall. Izzi Dame tried to throw a crowbar into the ring. Stacks stopped her and threw the crowbar into the ring himself. Holland and D’Angelo fought over the crowbar and Holland ultimately got possession of it. Holland hit D’Angelo in the head with it and covered him for a very good near fall. Holland jawed at D’Angelo and D’Angelo eye-gouged Holland before hitting him with the crowbar and his finisher for the win.

Aftrer the match, Holland attacked Stacks and some of the family. They brawled to the back and Shawn Spears showed up with his crew. D’Angelo jawed at them and Izzi Dame hit D’Angelo in the back of the knee with the crowbar. Spears and his faction worked over D’Angelo from there, with spears working D’Angelo over with a chair. With the cage door locked, Stacks and the D’Angelo family ran back out for the save, but couldn’t climb the cage before Spears suplexed D’Angelo onto a chair in the ring. A video package on past Vengeance Days aired to end the show – until one final teaser for the new faction aired to truly close things down.

WWE NXT live results: Oba Femi & Trick Williams team up, Charlotte appears

Posted on by Chris Aiken

The road to Vengeance Day continues on WWE NXT tonight.

It’s been announced that Oba Femi will defend his NXT Championship against Grayson Waller and Austin Theory in a triple threat match at the Saturday, February 15 PLE. Tonight, Femi is set to team up with Trick Williams against Waller & Theory. Williams has his sights on getting the NXT Championship back from Femi — and we’ll see if tonight’s tag match gets us closer to Vengeance Day becoming a fatal four-way.

NXT Women’s Champion Giulia also has a triple threat title defense scheduled for Vengeance Day. Tonight, there will be a Vengeance Day Summit with Giulia and both of her challengers: Roxanne Perez and Bayley.

Charlotte Flair — the winner of the women’s Royal Rumble match — will be in NXT tonight for a close look at Giulia. After winning the Rumble, Charlotte teased that she could potentially choose to challenge for the NXT Women’s title at WrestleMania.

Stephanie Vaquer vs. Jacy Jayne and Kelani Jordan vs. Karmen Petrovic have been announced for tonight’s card as well. And there will be a tag team bout pitting Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley against Zaria & Sol Ruca.

Plus, Heritage Cup Champion Lexis King appears. Our live coverage starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

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Stephanie Vaquer defeated Jacy Jayne (with Fatal Influence)

Vaquer pinned Jayne after outside interference backfired. This match is part of the build to Vaquer challenging Henley for the NXT Women’s North American Champion at Vengeance Day next Saturday.

Fallon Henley interfered and distracted Vaquer, allowing Jayne to ambush her. Jayne gets heat on Vaquer during a split-screen commercial break. Vaquer makes a comeback after the show returns from the break, building to a superplex.

Vaquer rally led into them trading high spots on the home stretch. Jayne with a knee strikes for a near falls. They also traded near fall cradles. Vaquero with a 619 and a West Coast Pop, and Vaquero has a lateral press. Jaxmyn Nyz jumps into to interfere and inadvertently hit Jayne instead. The referee let the match go, no disqualification.

Vaquer hits Nyx with a headbutt into the nose guard Nyx was wearing on her face. Nyx sells like she is knocked out. Vaquer with a superkick and her SVB finisher, followed by a three count. Nyx is still knocked out while the referee counts three.

Vaquer glares at Henley, ahead of their upcoming title match.

Backstage skit has Zaria bickering with other women in a locker room. Lash Legend, Jakara Jackson, Sol Ruca, Tatum Paxley and Gigi Dolan are all involved. At least Zaria is finally getting a push of some sort. This skit sets up a tag match for later on with Zaria & Sol Ruca against Paxley & Dolan.

Video clips highlight Roxanne Perez at the Royal Rumble.

Sarah Schreiber interviews NXT Champion Oba Femi about his upcoming tag match tonight. Femi says NXT GM Ava might run the promotion, but he runs the ring. Femi is going to show A-Town Down Under they do not belong in the ring with him. Femi is also dismissive of Trick Williams, who is Femi’s tag partner later tonight.

NXT Heritage Cup Champion Lexis King is standing in the ring with his trophy, and he delivers a lengthy monologue. This will lead to the return of Fandango, who is now JDC from The System in TNA.

First King was a lengthy monologue. King wants to be humble, except he is not humble. King brags about himself for what felt like forever. He mentions people in the back that helped him like Williams Regal, only for King to brag on himself.

The promo takes a turn as King starts talking about his father (Brian Pillman), who King called a “lunatic.” King rambles about his father, saying he tried everything to not become him, but King is a l”oose cannon” that wants to win. This is justifying his heel tactics.

King goes on announce the European rules for the Heritage Cup are done. It is now a one fall match. No more rounds. King is boasting about one fall, winner take all, when he is interrupted by a surprise return.

Fandango”s theme music blares, and out comes JDC as Fandango, back in NXT.

JDC exchanges insults with King, and then JDC announces that next week he will challenge King for the Heritage Cup in a match next Tuesday.

A clip from Wild Cards highlights Tony D’Angelo in a special guest role on the CW series. The episode debuts tomorrow night on CW affiliates.

“The Don” is backstage with The Family. They were watching the clip on a backstage monitor, and there is clearly some tension between Stacks and D’Angelo.

Ridge Holland defeated Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo (with The D’Angelo Family)

Holland pinned Stacks after interference by Izzi Dame backfires on The Family.

Stacks is knocked off the ring by Holland. Tony D’Angelo goes to check on Stacks, and Holland shoves D’Angelo. As Holland rolls Stacks back into the ring, “The Don” jumps on the apron to argue with the referee.

Meanwhile, Izzi Dame runs in. This time Holland is ready, and she stops in her tracks. As Holland faces Dame, Stacks with a schoolboy roll up on Holland for a two count. From there, they go home. Holland executes The Redeemer, and he covers Stacks for a pinfall.

Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura confront NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazier & Axiom in a backstage skit.

Sol Ruca & Zaria defeated Gigi Dolan & Tatum Paxley

Ruca pinned Dolan after a springboard flip into a cutter (Sol Snatcher). Zaria got to look strong. About time. Hot tag to Zaria, and she runs wild. All four get involved just before they go home. Zaria gives Paxlet a F-5 on Dolan. From there, Ruca springboards into her finisher, and Ruca covers Dolan for a three count.

Video clips from Royal Rumble highlight Stephanie Vaquer in the Women’s Rumble match along with NXT Women’s Champion Giulia.

Trick Williams is interviewed by Sarah Schreiber. Williams says the plan is to show why he deserves the title shot instead of Waller & Theory. Williams also warns Oba Femi that he was a receipt coming to him (alluding to Femi powerbombing Trick on a table last week).

Bayley, Roxanne Perez and Giulia are set to meet up in the ring for a “summit” ahead of their triple threat at Vengeance Day. Before Giulia can enter the scene, Perez starts cutting a promo on Bayley. Perez insults Bayley and claims Bayley is only coming back to take advantage of NXT. Perez goes on to say she wants all of the titles.

Bayley says Perez still doesn’t get it. Bayley is here to help NXT. Bayley built the ring here. She had promo class with Dusty Rhodes here. Bayley goes son to say she will win Elimination Chamber and go to WrestleMania.

Giulia eventually joins the “summit” in the ring. Giulia says enough with this. She will beat Perez and Bayley. They are not ready for her “Beautiful Madness”.

Suddenly, out comes Charlotte Flair, who is back in NXT after a long absence. Mama has come home. Charlotte goes on to reminiscence about winning the Rumble and the NXT title. Charlotte puts over both Perez and Giulia, but Charlotte is better.

Cora Jade runs in with her kendo stick, and she attacks Bayley and Giulia. The babyfaces feed into shots from the kendo stick. Perez begs off and she flees the scene.

Ava in a backstage skit tells Je’Von Evans he can have a match against Ethan Page at Vengeance Day, if Evans can get cleared by a doctor.

Karmen Petrovic (with Ashante “Thee” Adonis) defeated Kelani Jordan via disqualification

Jordan initially won via submission, but the referee reverses the decision after Jordan goes full Bob Backlund.

Jaida Parker comes down to ringside during the match, and she joins the announce desk for guest commentary. Adonis also gets involved at one point when he took a crossbody from Jordan.

They were given plenty of time, as the match goes through a commercial break. They worked really hard to have a good match, and they beat the heck out of each other.

At the finish, Jordan glares at Parker while Jordan executes back-to-back split-legged moonsaults on Petrovic. Jordan is glaring at Parker while Jordan applies a crossface chicken wing to supposedly win via submission. More on that in a moment.

Jordan goes full Bob Backlund after the bell, as she snaps and snatches Petrovic in another chicken wing. The referee reverses his decision, and he awards the match to Petrovic via disqualification.

Stephanie Vaquer in a promo vows to win the women’s title at Vengeance Day. Vaquer will see Henley in hell.

Video clips highlight Lash Legend and Jaida Parker at the Royal Rumble.

Bayley rushed into Ava’s office in a backstage skit. Bayley demands a match against Cora Jade, and Ava books the match for next Tuesday on NXT.

Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura both say to Ava they have teams wanting to face them. So, Ava books the most overdone gimmick match in wrestling today — a triple threat match. Briggs & Inamura will face Hank Walker & Tank Ledger and No Quarter Catch Crew.

Waller & Theory cut promos ahead of their match, which leads to them bickering with each other.

Grayson Waller & Austin Theory defeated Trick Williams & NXT Champion Oba Femi

Waller pinned Williams after outside interference by Eddy Thorpe. After the match, Thorpe attacks William even further to set up a strap match.

Williams and Femi argue and bicker at times. Waller and Theory are fodder for Williams and Femi, until the odd couple teammates start to argue. Trick shoves Femi, and Femi retaliates by pulling Trick out of the ring. Trick and Femi argue some more, and Waller wipes them out with a flip dive. From there, the show cuts to a picture-in-picture commercial break.

Heat on Trick as the heel duo works him over. Waller clotheslines Trick on the floor, and Waller follows up by jumping off the barricade with a flying elbow drop. Back in the ring, Waller is cut off by a pop-up punch from Trick.

Hot tag and Femi cleans house. Femi lifts both Waller and Theory for a double-stacked Samoan Drop. Femi is finishing off Waller and Theory when Trick makes a bling tag, much to the chagrin of Femi.

Femi and Trick argue. Meanwhile, Theory tags out unbeknownst to Trick. Waller is the legal man, and he decks Trick. No matter, Trick comes back with a running knee strike.

All four are in the ring as a melee develops. Femi and Theory tumble over the ropes to the floor. In the ring is Waller and Trick. While Trick is measuring Waller, Eddy Thorpe suddenly is at ringside. Thorpe breaks a walking stick on Trick’s back, and Trick sells big. Waller does his dash into a pop-up cutter, and Trick takes the finisher. Waller then covers Trick for a three count.

Thorpe jumps Trick after the match Thorpe punches Trick, with Thorpe also clutching the long strap he’s had for several weeks. Thorpe whips Trick with the strap. This clearly sets up a strap match for Vengeance Day, but the show goes off air without a formal announcement.

The show actually ends with another teaser with the color bars.

WWE NXT live results: Bayley & Giulia vs. Roxanne Perez & Cora Jade

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WWE NXT is on the road this week with tonight’s episode taking place live from Center Stage in Atlanta.

Bayley will continue her feud with Roxanne Perez as the two meet in tag team action. It will be Bayley and NXT Women’s Champion Giulia against Perez and Cora Jade.

A Women’s Tag Team title match is also set with Bianca Belair and Naomi putting their belts on the line against Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson. In another title match, Shotzi challenges Fallon Henley for the NXT Women’s North American Championship.

NXT Champion Oba Femi will appear as Grayson Waller and Austin Theory’s guest on The Grayson Waller Effect.

Last week, Trick Williams made it clear that his sights are set on winning the NXT Championship back from Femi. Williams will be in action tonight when he goes one-on-one with Wes Lee.

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

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NXT is on the air from Center Stage in Atlanta, once the home

Personally, seeing pro wrestling on television from Center Stage again is very nostalgic for me. I have watched wrestling on TV from the venue since 1989. Production has come a long way.

The show starts with Bayley’s first match on NXT since 2020.

NXT Women’s Champion Giulia & Bayley defeated Roxanne Perez & Cora Jade

Bayley pinned Jade to win the match. This was such a fun match. Really good opener.

The babyface duo gets to shine early on, but the heels take over before a commercial break. Perez & Jade both do dives just before the show cuts away to a split-screen. Bayley is trying to rally as the show returns from the break.

Bayley tries to climb the turnbuckles, but the heels work together to trip her up and stomp on her. Bayley is separated from her corner, and the heels work her over. Bayley-to-belly and a hot tag to Giulia. Some Matrix moves and Giulia is on fire. Missile dropkick for a two count.

Miss-communication by the heel duo, as Jade inadvertently hits Perez with a forearm smash. Giulia hit a knee for a near falls where Jade dives in to break it up. Bayley rushed into the ring to fight with Perez, and their fight spilled outside the ring.

Perez takes a hard bump into the barricade, and she is down selling the rest of the match. Meanwhile, Giulia drops Jade with a headbutt. Bayley climbs the turnbuckles around Giulia tags her, and Bayley leaps off the top rope with a flying elbow drop. Bayley then hooks a leg and covers Giulia for a three count.

Eddy Thorpe is the focus of a vignette, where is standing by a fire as he cuts a promo. He vows to make his mark, and he will not be broken. Should be noted he still has that strap like in a strap match.

After a fun wrestling match to open the show, now is the sports entertainment portion of the program.

“The Grayson Waller Effect” with NXT Champion Oba Femi

Although it starts as a talking segment with Femi facing off with Garyson Waller and Austin Theory. That leads to Femi issuing a challenge to either Waller or Theory, asking which one will face him at Vengeance Day. Trick Williams is shown watching the proceedings on a monitor backstage.

After Femi challenges Austin and Waller, out comes NXT General Manager Ava. She tells Femi he does not make the matches around here, she does. Ava is then interrupted by the entrance of Trick. He storms past Ava and into the ring. Trick throws both Waller and Theory out of the ring, but Femi cuts off Trick and give him a pop-up powerbomb. The show cuts to a commercial break with Trick down, and has a match up next.

Sarah Schreiber interviews Izzi Dame to ask what is going on with Dame and Tony D’Angelo. Dame says nothing is going on, and they are not even friends. They just have a similar enemy. Up walks Ridge Holland to interject, and he calls Dame a liar.

Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo comes up to take up for Dame, and Holland says he does not want to talk with D’Angelo’s lackey. Holland and Stacks get face-to-face when they are separated by referees.

Referees are at ringside checking on Trick Williams, who is still selling the powerbomb from Femi. Trick vows to wrestle, and the refs let him.

Trick Williams vs. Wes Lee (with Tyriek Igwe & Tyson Dupont)

A day after JD McDonagh took a nasty bump on an announce desk, they do a spot in this match were Lee jumps off the apron with meteora that drives Trick backwards on the announce desk. From there, the show cuts to a commercial break.

Igwe and Dupont get involved at one point, and there is blatant interference. The ref lets it go, as Trick thwarts the heels. However, Trick starts kicking too much butt.

Trick won’t back off when the ref says so, and Trick shoved the ref down. The ref then disqualifies Trick. A miscarriage of justice as Gorilla Monsoon would say. Trick picks up a metal folding chair, and he heels flee.

In a backstage skit, Ava tells Femi that he will defend the NXT title in a triple threat match against Theory and Waller at Vengeance Day. Another triple threat match. How original. But wait, there’s more.

After a commercial break, Ava is talking with Trick, who is upset he is not getting the title shot at the PLE. Ava tells Trick to prove it, and she books him in a tag match with Femi as Trick’s partner against Waller and Theory for next week on NXT.

NXT Women’s North American Champion Fallon Henley (with Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyz) defeated Shotzi (with Tatum Paxley & Gigi Dolan) to retain her title

Henley pinned Shotzi with ‘The Hoedown” to win the match. Rough to watch at time because Shotzi took such crazy bumps.

Shotzi does a dive on to everyone at ringside. From there, the respective entourages start fighting at ringside. They fight their way up the ramp and exit stage right. Henley chop blocks Shotzi’s knee, and the show cut to a commercial break wondering whether Shotzi can continue.

Shotzi makes a comeback after the show returns from the break. She takes some crazy bumps. Moments late, she drops all her weight on Henley when Shotzi jumps off the ropes with a senton bomb.

Henley cuts off Shotzi, and Shotzi gets trapped in the tree of woe. Henley then suplexed Shotzi, and Henley does a famouser (Rocker Dropper), that Vic Joseph on commentary called the “The Hoedown”. Silly name, but Henley is so damn good.

After the match, Stepahnie Vaquer enters stage right to confront Henley. Then a title match is officially announced that Henley defends against Vaquer at Vengeance Day.

Kelani Jordan was very rude to Karmen Petrovic, and Petrovic calls her a “bitch” as Jordan walks off.

Sarah Schreiber interviews Ava in a backstage skit. Ava is about to announce the NXT Womens’ title match for Vengeance Day when Roxanne Perez interrupts with Cora Jade in tow. Perez assumes she is not the challenger, and she blames Jade for losing in the tag match.

Ava instead announces Perez is challenging for the title in yet another triple threat match. What such an overdone concept. Anyway, the women’s title match is Giulia defending against Perez and Bayley in a triple threat.

Jade storms off, as she is upset over the news. Perez chases after her. Later in the show, Jade tells Ava they need to “have a word!”

Ethan Page vs. Cedric Alexander

Page pinned Alexander.

The match goes through a commercial break. Page works over Alexander’s hand, targeting it and smashing the hand on the ring steps. After a while, Alexander fights back with a suplex. Alexander then makes a comeback. Michinoku Driver by Alexander for a near fall. Brainbuster for a two count as well.

Alexander has Page in a submission when Page snaps Alexander’s fingers to break the hold. There is a slugfest and they trade strikes. Page blocks Alexander’s handspring finisher, and Page executes a Diamond Cutter. Page then covers Alexander for a pinfall.

Page pulls the bottom turnbuckle pad off, as if Page is going to smash the injured hand. Je’Von runs down the ramp for a save, and Evans leaps into the ring to splash Page. Evans is a house of fire, and Page is set sailing out of the ring.

Fatal Influence cut a promo where they announced Stephanie Vaquer against Jacy Jayne in match for next week.

Josh Briggs gives Yoshiki Inamura a leather vest in a vignette. Now they have matching vests like a real team.

WWE Women’s Tag Tea Champions Bianca Belair & Naomi defeated Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson to retain the titles

Belair pinned Jackson to win the match, and the champions retain their titles. My feed of the CW was in-and-out several times during the match, so it seems disjointed to me.

The live crowd booed heavily at the false finish, thinking Jackson has pinned Belair. The crowd turned on the match when Belair kicked out.

Belair and Naomi execute a tandem sit-out finisher on Jackosn, and Belair scores the deciding pinfall.

There was a teaser of some sort at the end of the show for Vengeance Day.

WWE NXT live results: The fallout from New Year’s Evil

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With new champions crowned, the fallout from New Year’s Evil takes place on WWE NXT tonight.

It’s a new era with NXT Champion Oba Femi and NXT Women’s Champion Giulia now at the top of their divisions. Tonight, Oba Femi will appear for the first time as champion. We’ll see if either Trick Williams or Eddy Thorpe want a shot at the title following last week’s triple threat.

A “special look” at Giulia is set to air tonight. Roxanne Perez — who dropped the NXT Women’s Championship to Giulia — will appear tonight and address her future.

An NXT Tag Team title match is part of the card with Axiom & Nathan Frazer defending against Bronco Nima & Lucien Price.

Plus, there will be a pair of number one contender’s matches. Stephanie Vaquer faces Shotzi with a Women’s North American Championship shot on the line. And Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson vs. Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn determines the next challengers for the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles.

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

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NXT is back at its regular home on a sound stage at the Performance Center in Orlando, where NXT is filmed before a live studio audience.

Opening the show is new NXT Champion Oba Femi, who enters and takes center stage in the ring with his title belt over his shoulder. Femi talks about taking his rightful place on the throne. Femi mocks past speeches about others not believing they would accomplish it, but Femi always knew he would become champion.

Since day one, Femi was backed by dynasty. Femi runs down his accolades in NXT, liking it him being backed by dynasty. And he was backed by dynasty when he won the NXT Chamionship. All of this is now his, dubbing himself “The Ruler” of NXT.

The crowd almost ruins the moment with a “you deserve it” chant, as Femi shifts to Trick Williams. Femi at first puts over Trick as the former champion, until saying Trick has a ceiling. Femi boasts he has no ceiling. As for Eddy Thorpe, he “is a real of work, isn’t he?” Femi likens him to a bug that will not die. Femi issues a “final warning” to Thorpe, telling him to go annoy someone else in the locker room.

NXT North American Champion Tony D’Angelo interrupts Femi, because hardly any monologue in NXT can go interrupted. Unless you are The Rock, and only The Rock. Anyway, “The Don” congratulates Femi on getting the big seat, but D’Angelo took exception to Femi noting he was the longest reigning North American champ. D’Angelo reminds Femi that “The Don” is the only person he has not beat, and D’Angelo says if they met that he would leave as “The Double Title Don.” This how you know Vince is indeed gone for good. The use of the word “title” in a nickname.

Femi mentions that D’Angelo got knocked out by Santa Claus, and D’Angelo says he will take care of Ridge Holland. Speak of the devil. Holland then interrupts to taunt D’Angelo with a photograph from the Santa incident. D’Angelo sarcastically says he’ll sign the photo as he exits the ring, heading towards Holland. They met up and a melee ensues. As they brawl at ringside, in runs Eddy Thorpe to ambush Femi. Thorpe is booed by the crowd, as he DDT’d Femi. Thorpe then wraps a strap around his fist. The kind of strap used in a strap match. Thorpe punches Femi with what I guess is supposed to be a loaded fist, but it was just a strap around his fist. Thorpe then grabs the title belt, and he poses with it as he stands over Femi.

A backstage skit sets up Ethan Page against Dante Chen for later tonight.

NXT is on the road at Center Stage Theater in Atlanta on January 28. The famed Center Stage was the site of countless television tapings for WCW beginning in 1989 through the mid-90s. ROH also taped television at Center Stage in the Sinclair days.

Shotzi defeated Stephanie Vaquer to become number one contender to the NXT Women’s North American Championship

Shotzi pinned Vaquer after outside interference from NXT Women’s North American Champion Fallon Henley. Jacy Jayne also interfered during the match, but she got a double headbutt for her trouble. Henley hit Vaquer with a belt shot, and Shotzi cradled Vaquer for the pinfall.

The match went through a commercial break. While there was a number one contender’s match last week, there was another this week. Why not? Vaquer won a shot last week, and somehow lost that title shot this week. Unless this sets up a triple threat, because that is not overdone at all in the slightest. The champ did cost Vaquer the match with outside interference.

Kelani Jordan slaps Cora Jade in a backstage skit. This would seem to set up a singles match between the two, as Jordan keeps teasing a heel turn.

Ethan Page defeated Dante Chen

Page pinned Chen in what was more of an angle than a match. Page jumped Chen before the bell, and Chen hardly had a chance. Chen did get some offense as he fired up on Page, but Page cut him and nailed him with a cutter. Page then scored the pinfall. An injury angle after the match was longer than the match itself.

Page attacks Chen after the bell. Page drags him outside the ring, and Page pins Chen’s leg between the ring steps. Page then Pillmanizes the leg. Chen sells big, and Page smirks. Suddenly, Je’Von Evans then runs to to make a save. Evans peppers Page with punches, but one punch to Evan’s injured jaw drops him. Evans spits up blood as Page taunts him.

My CW feed was spotty for a bit during what appeared to be a backstage skit. The picture on my screen was in and out like a fiddler’s elbow, but I do believe Ashante “Thee” Adonis and Karmen Petrovic are courting again.

New NXT Women’s Champion Giulia is featured in a good video package.

Champions from the main roster are back in NXT, with DIY here for a cameo. Sarah Schreiber interviews the WWE Tag Team Champions Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano. They came “home” to NXT to see Fraxio, whom are being dubbed the greatest tag team in the history of NXT.

Meta-Girls (Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend) defeated Unholy Union (Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn) in a number one contenders’ tag team match

Legend pinned Fyre to win the match, and Meta-Girls become number one contenders for the NXT Tag Team Championship.

The tag match itself went through a commercial break, and then seemingly lasted forever. Meta-Girls did some cool tandem moves, including Legend picking up Jackson with a military press and then tossing Jackson on top of their foes.

As the match is winding down, Meta-Girls are on a roll when Legend spills outside when she is low-bridged over the top rope. Jackson has to play Ricky Morton until Legend gets back on the apron for a hot tag. Meta-Girls then execute a tandem cutter finisher, and Legend covers Fyre for a pinfall.

NXT General Manager Ava presents Lexis King with his version of the Heritage Cup trophy. Charlie Dempsey and Wren Sinclair confront King. There is some bad acting, which seems to set a rematch for the trophy. Loud banging noises distract everyone, and Ava goes to look outside where she finds Tony D’Angelo brawling with Ridge Holland.

TNA Knockouts Champion Masha Slamovich is seen watching the show from front row ringside. Later on, TNA Genesis is plugged on commentary.

Cora Jade defeated Kelani Jordan

Jade pinned Jordan to win the match. Jordan let her anger consume her, giving in to the dark side of the force. That, and a eye rake, cost Jordan the match.

Jordan continues to show a mean streak. Late in the match, she was super aggressive with Jade trapped in a corner. The referee a few times got between them to break it up. The last time as the ref is pushing Jordan away, Jade rakes Jordan’s eyes. Jordan is momentarily blinded, and Jade capitalizes with a double-arm DDT. Booker T on commentary referred to the DDT as “gnarly”, and he is not wrong.

Eddy Thorpe with a wicked promo he shot with his own cellphone. From there, the show cuts to a Red Cross PSA related to the wildfires in California. Odd transitional, but the video of the devastation is unbelievable.

Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura confront Fraxiom in a backstage skit. The tag champs are getting ready for their match, but Briggs says he and Inamura “got next.” As Fraxiom is leaving, in walks OTM to confront Briggs & Inamura. They exchange words. In a comedy bit playing off the language barrier, Inamura thinks OTM (“Out the Mud”) are into mud wrestling. Fighting soon breaks out, leading to a pull-apart brawl. Seems to set up a tag match, but first OTM has another tag match in the main event.

Trick Williams tweeted that he needs to figure out his next move.

NXT Tag Team Champions Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer & Axiom) defeated OTM (Bronco Nima & Lucien Price) to retain their titles

Axiom pinned Nima to win the match. And still…

WWE Tag Team Champions DIY are seen watching the match from a perch overlooking the ring. Lots of high flying and tandem high spots from Fraxiom, and some cat-and-mouse against their larger foes. Nima & Price with power moves at times, and they look good. Fraxiom carries their match, but OTM hold their own well. The match begins to break down with all four fighting around the ring.

Outside the ring, Price looks to utilize the announce desk. Price clears the desk, but he gets cut off in the process. Meanwhile, Nima shoves Frazier off the ropes a few times as they were fighting atop the turnbuckles. Frazier manages to do a back flip and land on his feet, while Axiom makes a bling tag beforehand. Frazier climbs the turnbuckles in another corner, and Frazier jumps off the top rope with a flying body press on the announce desk, thus driving Price through the table. Meanwhile, Axiom with a Spanish Fly on Nima, and Axiom signals for a Golden Ratio. Axiom delivers the Ratio, and he hooks a leg to cover Nima for the deciding pinfall. Good match.

Roxanne Perez is headed to the ring for a monologue. Cut away to the parking lot where someone has arrived to the building. They get out but all we see is their feet as the show cuts to its final commercial break.

After the commercial break, Roxanne Perez is in the ring for a monologue. Perez begins by saying when she first won the NXT Women’s title for the second time (which is not bad math, as there was an angle), no one thought she would be champion for 276 days.

With every title defense she made history, and all she wanted to do was make women’s wrestling something special. She wanted NXT to be on a main event level, and this is the “best” women’s division in wrestling today. But her stands Perez without her title, because she was beaten last week.

Perez congratulates Giulia, and Perez says the people got what they wanted — which was Perez dropping the title. Perez then heels by saying what is most sad is what the NXT women’s division has become with Giulia as champion. The NXT women’s division is “lost” without Perez. She adds that neither NXT nor the fans deserve her.

Perez name-drops the Four Horsewomen, saying they needed four, but Perez only needs one (herself). That is the cue for Bayley to interrupt. She was the mystery person that arrived earlier in the show. Huge pop for Bayley, as she enters the sound stage to confront Perez.

Bayley tries to give Perez some advice, but Perez dismisses the advice. Bayley insists the division will be fine without them. Perez eventually cuts off Bayley, and Perez says Bayley is like all the others Perez used to look up to. Perez says Bayley broke records, but Perez broke those records. Perez sarcastically tells Bayley that now Perez should be Bayley’s role model. Bayley responds by saying Perez is going nowhere, while Bayley proclaims she will win the title on Friday. With that, they were running out of time. So, Perez slaps Bayley across the face, and a brawl ensues as the show abruptly goes off the air.

WWE NXT New Year’s Evil live results: Three title matches, The Rock appears

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Continuing a big week for the company, WWE NXT is in Los Angeles tonight for its first episode of 2025.

NXT New Year’s Evil takes place from Shrine Expo Hall and will feature three championship matches. Iron Survivor Challenge winners Giulia and Oba Femi are both getting their title shots. Giulia is challenging Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women’s Championship, while the NXT Championship will be up for grabs in a triple threat between Trick Williams, Femi, and Eddy Thorpe.

The Heritage Cup Championship will also be contested in a rematch between Lexis King and Charlie Dempsey. It will be a sudden death round instead of the traditional multi-round format.

Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx) are set to compete in a six-woman tag team match as they take on Gigi Dolin, Tatum Paxley & Shotzi. And there will be a four-way bout between Stephanie Vaquer, Kelani Jordan, Cora Jade, and Lola Vice.

Plus, following his appearance on Raw’s Netflix premiere, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will be in the building for NXT tonight.

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

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New Year’s Evil from inside the Shrine Auditorium in LA on the air, and various wrestlers are seen arriving to the building. That includes The Rock arriving in a pickup truck, and he gets out popping the top on a beverage just before putting his custom title belt over his shoulder.

Corey Graves is back on commentary in NXT for tonight, as he joins Vic Joseph and Booker T at the announce booth.

Opening the show is a women’s title match.

Giulia defeated NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez to win the title

Giulia pinned Perez clean to win the title, in what was a helluava match. Superb. Great opener.

Great wrestling from the start with counters and reversals. The mood shifts when Perez slaps Giulia across the face. Giulia fires up and answers back with a headbutt. The intensity picks up from there. Just before the show cuts to its first commercial break, Perez stomps on Giulia’s arm with Giulia draped on the bottom turnbuckle.

The show returns from the break with Perez executing a Frankensteiner off the ropes, and she gets a near falls on Giulia. They trade strikes, until Perez goes back to targeting the arm. Perez with a tope suicida. Moments later, Giulia has turned the tide. Giulia with a super butterfly suplex off the top rope. Great action here, and Giulia strikes with a sit-out tombstone piledriver.

Perez counters Giulia, and Perez locks in a crossface. Perez breaks the hold and goes for Pop Rocks, but Giulia escapes, only to eat a dropkick as the action spills outside. At ringside, Giulia drops Perez with a Northern Lights Bomb on the floor. They tease a double count-out. Cora Jade runs down to ringside, and she rolls Perez into the ring. Somehow this is not a DQ, and referee keeps counting on Giulia, who barely breaks the count.

As they go home, Perez applies a Fujiwara armbar. Giulia escapes the hold, and she hits Perez with a knee strike. Giulia follows up with a Northern Lights Bomb, and Giulia hooks a leg for a three count. And new…

Eddy Thorpe was supposedly injured as the victim of another sneak attack, but this is like the boy that cried wolf. NXT GM Ava does not believe him this time, and she leaves his laying there selling for the trainers.

A video package has Je’Von Evans speaking through clinched teeth, as he vows revenge on Ethan Page. Evans jaw is wired shut after he head was Pillmanized by Page in an angle from late-December.

Stephanie Vaquer defeated Kelani Jordan, Cora Jade and Lola Vice in a fatal four-way match to become the number one contender for the NXT Women’s North American Championship

Vaquer pinned Jordan to win the match. Plethora of high spots and fast-paced sequences throughout the match, but especially in the closing moments. Vaquer does a dive to the floor, followed by Jordan doing a moonsault off the top turnbuckle to the floor.

Just before the finish, Vice takes a knee from Jade. Vice falls outside. Jade takes an Olympic slam from Jordan, and Jordan climbs to the top rope. 450 splash, but no water in the pool. Vaquer follows up, and she executes her finisher on Jordan. Vaguer then scores a pinfall.

In a backstage skit, Oba Femi admits to Ava that he did in fact attack Thorpe. Ava still seems indifferent.

Triple H and Nick Khan are seen on camera in the front row.

A video package sponsored by an insurance company features OTM cutting a promo on NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazier & Axiom. The two teams meet next Tuesday in a tag title match.

Gigi Dolin, Tatum Paxley & Shotzi defeated Fatal Influence (NXT Women’s North American Champion Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne & Jaxmyn Nyx) in a six-women tag team match

Shotzi pinned Henley to win the match, which may set up Shotzi as a potential challenger.

The match goes through a commercial break. Breakneck pace just before cutting to commercials, and everybody is down selling when the show cuts away. Back from the break, and they are working over Paxley. Hot tag to Dolan.

For the finish, Shotzi tags in for some tandem moves. Paxley also helps with double-team moves. Her and Dolan jump off the apron with stereo quebradas. Meanwhile, Shotzi with a senton bomb on Henley. Shotzi goes on to cover the North American Champion for a pinfall.

Ethan Page is arguing with Ava in a backstage skit, as Page is upset like Dennis Stamp. He is not booked. In walks The Rock, and he interrupts Page. Rock and Page meet and shake hands. Rock has heard some things about Page, and it was not all good.

Rock brings up Page breaking someone’s jaw, and Rock tells Page that payback willl be a bitch. Nonetheless, Rock tells Page to that he can come to him if needs anything. Rock goes to give Page a warning about Rock’s daughter Ava, although she is never referred to as his daughter on television. Rock tells Page he will see him on the main roster, and Rock slaps Page on the buttocks like an old school football coach.

Rock then asks Ava for advice with the crowd. Sure, like he needs it. Ava tells him the NXT crowds are different. Rock says he will speak from the heart.

Lexis King defeated Heritage Cup Champion Charlie Dempsey (with No Quarter Catch Crew) to win the trophy

King pinned Dempsey in what was a good match. This show has yet to have a bad match. Really good so far.

The match goes through a commercial break. They traded submission holds at times. They also traded stiff strikes. They collides together a few times. The second time, Dempsey went for a leap frog. King inadvertently headbutts Dempsey in the groin. Dempsey sells big. King then delivers The Coronation, and King covers Dempsey for a three count.

A backstage skit sets up a number one contender match between Shotzi and Stephanie Vaquer. That is set for next week.

Oba Femi defeated NXT Champion Trick Williams and Eddy Thorpe in a triple threat match to win the title

Femi pinned Williams, thanks to some unintentional help from Thorpe. Good match, but the subplot with Thorpe detracted from the fight between Femi and Williams. However, Thorpe’s involvement allows Trick to save face despite the finish.

No Eddy Thorpe to start the match, and it begins as a singles match with Trick squaring off with Oba. Thorpe would run in later to join the match. Not long after the start of the match, the show cuts to a commercial break.

When the show returns from the break, Thorpe is making his way through the backstage area, and Thorpe is wielding a metal folding chair. Meanwhile, Femi and Williams are having a slugfest in the ring.

Trick gives Femi a Rock Bottom off the middle rope for a near fall. They continue to trade strikes. Trick fires up and is on a roll, until Femi blocks Trick’s knee strike finisher. They go on to trade near falls. Trick counters Femi’s finisher, and Trick lands a big boot for yet another near fall.

Sit-out powerbomb by Femi on Trick, followed by a cover. Thorpe suddenly appears a ringside, where Thorpe pulls the referee out of the ring to break up a pin. Thorpe still has the chair. Femi with biel throw, brings Thorpe into the ring. Femi then mauls Thorpe, beating him from pillar to post. Thorpe got nothing.

Great false finish as Trick lands his jumping knee strike out of nowhere, but Femi kicks out. Trick measures for another kick, but Femi dodges and Trick is hit by Thorpe with a chair. Pop-up powerbomb by Femi, and he covers Williams for a pinfall. And new…

Rock closes the show

Closing the show is an appearance by The Rock. Huge pop of course. Rock shake hands and interacts with the fans in attendance on his way to the ring. His entrance took forever, and the crowd chanted his name once the music finally stopped blaring over the house speakers.

Rock has goosebumps and he shows them off as he paces around the ring. Rock even talks about having chills as he begins his promo. He pauses so the crowd can chant his name again. Rock looks towards the timekeeper, and says we have six minutes left. He has hardly begun to speak yet.

Rock says he has a lot of nicknames, and he talks about a few. He also does some catchphrases. Rock says the crowd is feeling it, and they need to help The Rock out. Rock addresses the hug with Cody Rhodes the night before on Raw. Rock mocks the fans for having a problem with it. Rock says to shut your mouth and enjoy the ride he is taking them on.

Rock keeps cursing and keeps getting bleeped out. He does apologize for the language after saying they have a few minutes left. Rock says he wanted to go see NXT, but Rock did not know what to say.

Rock wants to tell the fans something important, which wants to thank them. He puts over the fans for coming to NXT, and the crowd chants “N-X-T.” Rock tells the fans they are important to the show. Rock talks about depending on the crowd. Rock says he loves NXT and does his “can you smell” catchphrase as the show goes off the air. What a haphazard promo that went nowhere.

WWE NXT live results: Christmas Chaos four-way tag

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On the night before Christmas, WWE NXT will decide new Tag Team title number one contenders.

A Christmas Chaos fatal four-way tag match is taking place on tonight’s Christmas Eve edition of NXT. It will be Bronco Nima & Lucien Price vs. Myles Borne & Tavion Heights vs. Hank Walker & Tank Ledger vs. Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo & Luca Crusifino — with the winning team getting a future shot at NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazier & Axiom.

The Heritage Cup will be contested tonight as Lexis King continues his quest to win the trophy from Charlie Dempsey and prove that he’s worthy of everyone’s respect.

Main roster stars Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn are back in NXT tonight for a showdown against Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx of Fatal Influence. Plus, Stephanie Vaquer gets her hands on Cora Jade in a grudge match.

Tonight’s show has already been taped in advance. Spoilers can be found here.

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

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This taped episode of NXT was prerecorded from the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, MA. The show was taped after the live episode last Tuesday.

From the start, the vibe is that of a taped show. The atmosphere is dampened compared to the live episode from last week. The lighting in the background is festive for Christmas Eve, with red and green colors for this episode.

Santa Claus arrives to start this episode, as he enters the ringside area. Santa waves to the live crowd ahead of the opening match.

Stephanie Vaquer defeated Cora Jade

Vaquer pinned Jade after a package neckbreaker. Kelani Jordan runs in to jump Jade in a post-match attack.

The match goes through a commercial break. Jade with a rough backstabber just before the show cuts to a commercial break. The match continues after the break, with Vaquer making a comeback. Vaquer gets a near fall, and Jade tries to cut her off. Vaquer hits her with a forearm, and Vaquer picks up Jade for a package neckbacker. Vaquer then covers Jade for a three count.

Kelani Jordan ran in after the match with a kendo stick. Jordan ambushes Jade and repeatedly hits her with the kendo stick. Vaquer had left the ring, and she rushes back in to pull Jordan off Jade.

NXT North American Champion Tony D’Angelo is alongside The Family as they cut promos ahead of their match tonight. Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo has beef with Santa Claus, because someone dressed as Santa apparently tried to steal presents from him as a kid. His mom ran the thief off with a broom, or something like that. Not sure what to make of that, except it may have something to do with the Santa seen earlier on the show. Anyway, Stacks also vows he and Luca Crusifino will win the tag titles.

William Regal talks with Lexis King in a backstage skit. Regal says he admires King, and Regal wants to be in his corner. Regal asks King if he is going to do it, and King responds by saying he is going to win the Heritage Cup tonight. KIng walks away, and Regal says that is not what is was asking, while Regal reveals he brass knux on his hand. This is a bit of foreshadowing ahead of the next match.

The situation with Regal, King and the knux relates to a story from a few months ago. In a previous match, King refused to use the knux after Regal tried to smuggle them into the ring. King would go to lose that match.

Lexis King (with William Regal) defeated NXT Heritage Cup Champion Charlie Dempsey (with Wren Sinclair) to win the trophy

Dempsey is disqualified in the fourth round, so King wins the match and the Cup. Regal gets involved in the match, and his involvement ends up costing Dempsey the match. There is a father-son dynamic there, but that is not part of the storyline so far.

No falls in the first round, and the bell awkwardly rand to end round one. The action was more intense in the second round, but still no falls. Dempsey stomps on King after the bell sounds to end round two. Round three supposedly all took place during a commercial break, and no falls.

They return from the commercial break with the start of round four. Dempsey and King collide and bonk heads. Double down as both are out on their feet. Wren Sinclair frantically tries to revive Dempsey. The referee is distracted by Sinclair getting into the ring, and Regal puts the brass knux in King’s hand. King revives and sees the knux. He gets to his feet and tries handing the knux back to Regal. Instead, Regal decks King with a left hand, and King drops like a stone.

The knux go bouncing around the mat. Dempsey picks them up and puts the knux on his hand. The ref turns around to see Dempsey with the knux, and King laid out on the mat. The ref disqualifies Dempsey just times runs out on the round. King wins via disqualification after having won 1-0. And new…

OTM (Bronco Nima & Lucien Price) cut a promo vowing to win tag team titles, after they first win the fatal four-way tag match later tonight.

Kelani Jordan is angry with Stephanie Vaquer and Lola Vice in a backstage skit. Jordan rants at them about Cora Jade.

Unholy Union (Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn) defeated Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx with NXT Women’s North American Champion Fallon Henley)

Dawn pinned Jayne to win the match, thanks in part to an assist from Gigi Dolan. There is also a distraction from another main card tag team that has returned to NXT.

The tag bout goes through a commercial break. Much to the chagrin of Fatal Influence, the trio of Gigi Dolan, Tatum Paxley and Shotzi enter the ringside area just before the show cuts to the break. Kayden Carter & Katana Chance also come down to ringside at some point.

Just before the match goes home, Nyz and Henley confront Carter and Chance at ringside. That left Jayne alone in the ring. Jayne is climbing the ropes when she is shoved off by Gigi Dolan. The Unholy Union then executes a tandem finisher on Jayne, and Dawn covers Jayne for the pinfall.

Tavion Heights and Myles Borne talk ahead of their fatal four-way.

Zaria is talking with Sol Ruca when they are interrupted by Izzi Dame. She is then interrupted by Shawn Spears, who is trying to recruit her into his faction. Dame is repulsed by Spears. I was repulsed by how they have dropped the ball with Zaria. She is just a regular character in silly skits, after debuting with a monster push.

Ashante “Thee” Adonis defeated Dion Lennox

Adonis pinned Lennox after reversing an O’Connor roll. This match played off a skit from the prior episode. The match was not long, but it also somehow took forever.

Nikkita Lyons comes to ringside during the match, playing into an ongoing love triangle. And so are the days of our lives, as the world turns. Lyons interferes late in the match, as she puts Adonis’ foot on the rope to break a count. Lennox had delivered a powerslam and went for the cover when Lyons put Adonis’ foot on the bottom rope.

For the finish, Lennox catches Adonis with an O’Connor roll. Adonis counters the roll-up, and Adonis bridges backwards to cover Lennox for a three count.

Hank Walker & Tank Ledger cut a silly promo ahead of the fatal four-way later on. I have seen far more serious promos from The Bushwhackers.

Gigi, Shotzi, &Tatum get into an argument backstage with Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson. They all try yelling over each other.

A promotional tie-in with an insurance company features a video package highlighting NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez. This hype video also builds interest in the next title match for Perez, when she defends against Giulia at New Year’s Evil.

Sarah Schreiber interviews Lexis King, and King boasts about winning the Heritage Cup by being a man of integrity. King says he did not short-cuts to win. There is indeed an irony there.

In a vignette, Ethan Page cuts a sinister promo on Je’Von Evans.

OTM (Bronco Nima & Lucien Price) defeated The D’Angelo Family (Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo & Luca Crusifino) and No Quarter Catch Crew (Myles Borne & Tavion Heights) and Hank Walker & Tank Ledger in a Christmas Chaos fatal four-way tag team match to determine number one contenders

Price pinned Stacks to win the match. Santa Claus causes a distraction at ringside by giving Tony D’Angelo a DDT on the floor. Santa Claus then reveals himself to be Ridge Holland.

Tornado rules with lots of weapons and gimmicks. Some of the gimmicks relate to the holiday, like a Christmas tree and large ornaments hanging from the ropes. Plenty of comedy spots that are lighthearted, yet still violent. Likewise, Tank takes a low blow when an ornament is used like a bowling ball.

Stacks takes a bump through a table set up at ringside. Just before the show cuts to commercial break, Borne executes a cool cutter out of nowhere on Price. After the they return from the break, kendo sticks wrapped up like candy canes come into play.

Metal folding chairs are not exactly festive, but they also come into play often in the match. The chairs are used as weapons, along with them taking bumps on the chairs. Borne takes a nasty bump on the chair with a spinebuster. OTM then hip-tosses Borne through a table set up in a corner.

Hank & Tank run wild, until they are attacked at ringside by Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe. The two teams brawl their way down the aisle and through the curtain.

NXT North American Champion Tony D’Angelo gifts his guys presents, which includes crowbars wrapped like candy canes. They use the crowbars to hit their opponents. Then, Stacks & Crusifino execute a Shatter Machine on Price. Nima has to make a save to break up a pin.

Suddenly at ringside, Santa Clause gets up from his seat. Santa ambushes “The Don”, and Santa gives D’Aneglo an implant DDT on the floor. Santa would soon reveal himself as Ridge Holland, who is in a title program with D’Angelo) OTM capitalizes in the ring, as they neutralize Crusifino. Stacks takes an assisted spinebuster, and Price cradles Stacks for the deciding pinfall. OTM are the new number one contenders to the tag titles, and they earn a shot for the titles at New Year’s Evil.

NXT Champon Trick Williams is heading to the ring to close out the show with a monologue. Of course, Trick is soon interrupted, since there is hardly ever a monologue in NXT without an interruption. This time the interruption was abrupt, as Trick barely spoke when Oba Femi enters to confront the champion. Before Femi can say much, out comes Eddy Thorpe. They could likely have been pressed for time, as this all seemed to rush through much of this.

Thorpe gets in the ring alongside Femi and the champion. Thorpe cuts a promo on Trick, and Trick is responding until Femi interjects. Femi and Thorpe bicker over who deserves a title match. Trick tells them both to shut up. Trick then books himself in a triple threat match for New Year’s Evil, where he will defend against both challengers. Terrible logic here, but such is life. One guess which guy is dropping the fall, and it is probably not the champion, nor is he the guy getting a monster push.

Out comes NXT General Manager Ava, who says she signs off on the triple threat match. That makes the title bout official for New Year’s Evil. Thorpe jumps Femi with a sucker punch, and a melee ensues. Femi knocks down both Trick and Thorpe. Femi in runs wild with a series of elbows smashes. Femi follows up by giving Trick a pop-up powerbomb, and Femi tries doing the same with Thorpe. However, Thorpe counters to escape. Thorpe powders. Femi then grabs the NXT title belt and poses with it as the credits roll.

So, a triple threat match. How original. Also, a reminder that Trick Williams is the brand’s top star, since that might be hard to determine after watching this episode.

WWE NXT live results: Trick Williams vs. Eddy Thorpe title match

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The NXT Championship is on the line as the show heads to Lowell, Massachusetts tonight.

Trick Williams will defend his belt against Eddy Thorpe on tonight’s broadcast. Thorpe was originally scheduled to participate in the men’s Iron Survivor Challenge match at NXT Deadline, but he was replaced following an angle where he was attacked. Last week, it was revealed that Thorpe actually faked the attack so he could get a shot at Williams without having to go through the Iron Survivor match.

In Thorpe’s place, Oba Femi entered the Iron Survivor Challenge and has earned an NXT Championship at New Year’s Evil 2025. Tonight, Femi faces Axiom in singles action.

Axiom is pulling double duty on the episode. Due to a miscommunication between Axiom and Nathan Frazer, the two are defending their NXT Tag Team titles tonight against Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang).

Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson vs. Sol Ruca & Zaria is also set for the show, along with Jaida Parker vs. Wren Sinclair.

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

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The show begins with a video package retrospective looking back on past WWE shows from the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts. The past is intertwined with the present as the introductory video package shifts to the current NXT brand.

The lighting in the venue was far better in the ’90s. This was lit like an indie show, as the venue was too dark in places. But that is just my opinion, and there is some cool backlighting in the background. The ring itself seems slightly smaller than the usual 20×20.

In the opening match, a co-holder of the NXT Tag Team Championship faces one tough challenge in his first of two matches on the show. Axiom takes on Oba Femi, and later Axiom and Nathan Frazier defend the tag titles against Gallus.

Oba Femi defeated Axiom (with Nathan Frazier)

Femi pinned Axiom after a pop-up powerbomb. This was David vs. Goliath, except Goliath won this time. Plus in this version, David is pulling double duty and wrestling again later in the show.

Cat and mouse game at the start, as Axiom sticks and moves. Femi eventually snatches Axiom by his feet. Femi is manhandling Axiom, as the match goes through a commercial break.

Hope spot after the show returns from the break, as Axiom targets a leg. Femi clotheslines Axiom, and turns him inside out for a near fall. Axiom later goes for an armbar, but Femi dead lifts Axiom to easily break the hold. Femi keeps mowing down Axiom, but Axiom still fires up.

Axiom cuts down Femi with a dropkick to the knee. Femi rises again for a great sequence of exchanges. Axiom gets a near fall, and Femi powers out and goes for a powerbomb. Axiom counters with a hurricanrana for another near fall.

Axiom lands a missile dropkick, and he goes for his finisher. Femi catches Axiom like a damsel in distress, except Femi heaves Axiom aside. Femi then executes his pop-up powerbomb finisher, and Femi covers Axiom for a three count.

Sarah Schreiber interviews Eddy Thorpe in a backstage area. Thorpe boasts about fooling everyone in the angle last week that got him the title shot tonight. NXT General Manager Ava enters the scene and she scolds Thorpe for taking a shortcut, but the contract is signed so there is nothing she can do. Thorpe interjects that he just worked smarter instead of holder. After tonight, Thorpe says she can call him the champion.

In a pre-taped skit, more drama with Ashante “Thee”Adonis and Karmen Petrovic. This time it once again involves Dion Lennox. He tells Karmen to apologize to Adonis. Petrovic agrees and hugs Lennox. Adonis walks in to see them hugging, and he cuts a promo on them. Adonis storms off as the world turns, and so are the days of our lives.

Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson defeated Sol Ruca & Zaria

Legend pinned Ruca to win the match.

Before the show cuts to commercial, Zaria catches Jackson in a fireman’s carry. Ruca then uses Jackson’s body as a launching pad to jump out of the ring to the floor on Legend. Zaria then lifts Jackson with a military press and throws her outside on Jackson. With Ruca and Zarua standing tall, the show cuts to the break after a big pop from the live crowd.

After the break, heat on Ruca as Jackson & Legend work over Ruca. Hot tag Zaria, and Zaria is a house of fire. Legend distracts Zaria, and Jackson hits her with a chop block. Zaria and Legend battle to suplex each other. Near fall after Ruca springboards into a flying body press. Jackson breaks up the pinning attempt as they go home.

Ruca hits Jackson with the X-factor, only for Legend to strike down Ruca. Zaria almost collides with Ruca, but stops short. Ruca then takes a bullet for Zaria, as Ruca gets a pump kick from Legend. Jackson makes another save, and Zaria is thrown outside. Jackson follows up with a dive on Zaria. In the ring, Legend executes her Bougie Bully Drop, and Legend pins Ruca.

Jaida Parker (with OTM) defeated Wren Sinclair (with No Quarter Catch Crew)

Parker pinned Sinclair after a hip attack. OTM and the Catch Crew start brawling at ringside during the match, and they brawl their way down the aisle and through the curtain. In the match, Parker dominated at times, but Sinclair got some offense as well.

Sinclair fired up at one point, but Parker would ultimately cut her off. For the finish, Parker hits Sinclair with a back elbow, followed by a hip attack. Parker then covers Sinclair for a pinfall.

Tatum Paxley, Gigi Dolan and Shotzi all cut promos in a what is supposed to be an spooky dollhouse setting. Fatal Influence are watching on a backstage monitor. They are confronted by Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn. Fatal Influence leave as Fyre & Dawn chuckle over causing them to leave.

Every week on NXT is a video package sponsored by an insurance company. This week it highlights the history of NXT, and more specifically the rich women’s division. The package quickly chronicles the women’s title from the past to the present, concluding with a plug for Deadline.

NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazier & Axiom defeated Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang with Joe Coffey) to retain their titles

Frazier pinned Wolfgang after a Phoenix Splash and a plethora of other high spots. Axiom went into the match with his shoulder taped, which sells the match earlier tonight where Axiom lost to Oba Femi. Frazier is also wearing a face guard, after a recent injury. That seems legit and not part of the plot like Axiom selling his shoulder.

Gallus mauls Frazier & Axiom before the show cuts to a commercial break. Gallus is working over Axiom when the show returns from commercials. Hot tag to Frazier, and he is running wild at a frantic pace. Frog splash by Frazier on Coffey, and Wolfgang has to jump in to break up a pinning attempt. Soon thereafter, Axiom jumps in to break up a pinning attempt.

Later on, all four go down after a flurry of high spots. Axiom delivers a Golden Ratio to Coffey, and Frazier jumps on Wolfgang’s back. Frazier is inadvertently hit with a Golden Ratio from Axiom, in story line miscommunication. Soon thereafter, Coffey takes a Canadian Destroyer from Axiom. Wolfgang takes a poison-rana from Frazier. All four are down.

Frazier and Wolfganag are fighting with Wolfgang on the turnbuckles. Blind tag by Axiom, and he does a Spanish Fly. Axiom then dives outside on the Coffeys (Mark & Joe) at ringside. Meanwhile, Frazier leaps off the top rope into a Phoenix Splash, and Frazier covers Wolfgang for a the deciding pinfall. And still…

A wacky skit has Je’Von Evans talking with Hank Walker & Tank Ledger. Evans is hyping up Hank & Tank. A depressed Ethan Page pushing him way through them.

In a vignette, Charlie Dempsey has a training session with Lexis King. Dempsey is impressed that King kept up with him, so Dempsey agrees to grant King a title shot at the Heritage Cup.

Depressed Ethan Page sulks out and says the crowd should boo him. He deserves it, according to himself. Page goes to cut a promo where he says he brings up his daughter, son and wife. Page relates his recent failures with his desire to provide for his family. He was getting the “WHAT”chants.

The promo leads to Page spoofing a famous Shawn Michaels’ promo that was cut in the same venue. Page says he lost his smile, and he is soon interrupted by Je’Von Evans. He confronts Page in the ring, and Evans wants to see the real Ethan Page. Evans details the joy Page had for his wife and kids. Evans then talks about a smile from Page as he gives Evans a good pep talk. Evans tells him to drop the “Ego” and let the audience see the real Page.

Page is choking up as he responds to Evans. Page says he should not worry about losing his smile, but instead worry about taking Evans’s smile. Page assaults Evans, and he Pillmanizes Evans with a metal folding chair. Page puts it around Evans’ neck and jaw, and Page stomps on him. Evans sells big and spits up fake blood. This clearly sets up a grudge match.

Sarah Schreiber interview NXT Champiom Trick Williams, and Trick cuts a promo. Oba Femi comes in to say he hopes Williams does win, because Femi wants to take the title from Williams at New Year’s Evil.

Stephanie Vaquer is the focus of a video package that hypes her up.

NXT Champion Trick Williams vs. Eddy Thorpe ends with a finish, but no declared winner

Trick is over with this crowd as a babyface. In contrast, they chanted “Eddy sucks” at Thorpe.

In the match, Trick crotches himself when he missed a leg lariat. Thorpe shoves Trick off the apron as the shows cuts to a commercial break.

Back from the break and Thorpe is working over Williams. Slight botch just before a double down. Trick starts building momentum, and he uses a Rock Bottom for a two count. Thorpe fights back with kicks, and an elbow drop for a near fall.

Slugfest leads to them trading kicks. Thorpe then counters Trick to deliver a backbreaker. Trick fights back. Thorpe with another counter to set up a DDT by Thorpe, but the referee is knocked down. Trick takes the DDT, and he is down for the count. No ref to count. A second ref comes out just as Trick schoolboys Thorpe for a two count.

Thorpe with a couple of running kicks to the face. On the third attempt, Trick counters with a jumping knee strike. Trick falls on top of Page as both refs jump in to make a count. Thorpe’s foot is noticeably under the bottom rope as both refs (with one on either side) each count a pinfall. While Williams was clearly on top of Thorpe, Williams’ shoulders were also down. The foot under the rope must not have been part of he planned finish, as it did not factor in. However, the refs argue after the bell over who they declare the winner. Each counted three with a different perspective.

The refs are still bickering as Ava comes down to ringside. The cliffhanger is who won the match, as the show goes off the air without a declared winner.

WWE NXT live results: The fallout from Deadline

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With both Iron Survivor Challenge winners set to appear, the fallout from Deadline takes place on WWE NXT tonight.

Giulia and Oba Femi were victorious on Saturday, winning the respective Iron Survivor Challenge matches. They are now in line for title shots next month at NXT New Year’s Evil. Giulia will be challenging Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women’s Championship on January 7, while Femi will face NXT Champion Trick Williams.

Femi was a surprise addition to the men’s Iron Survivor field at Deadline, replacing Eddy Thorpe following an angle where Thorpe was taken out by a mystery attacker.

A singles match between Je’Von Evans and Wes Lee is part of tonight’s lineup. They were entrants in the men’s Iron Survivor Challenge at Deadline and then got into an altercation after the match.

Plus, Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley team up against Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx of Fatal Influence.

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

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After a recap of Deadline, NXT opens with the entrance of Giulia. She won the Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge at Deadline, and she enters the sound stage at the Performance Center in Orlando in front of a live studio audience.

Giulia gets her shot at the NXT Women’s Championship as the next challenger to Roxanne Perez. Their title match is set for New Year’s Evil in January. Giulia gets in the ring on tonight’s show to address the audience as the next challenger.

Giulia starts with a monologue where she is vowing to win the title, when Giulia is interrupted by Perez. The champ cuts a promo on her challenger. Perez says neither Giulia, nor anyone else on the roster, is on her level. Perez boasts about defeating Giulia in a previous match.

Giulia challenges Perez to fight right now, when out comes Perez’s cohort Cora Jade. While Jade claims Giulia will not even make it to New Year’s Evil, and the director cuts to the backstage area where Stephanie Vaquer. The two heels hints at being responsible.

Giulia throws a forearm strike Perez and the fight is on, but Giulia is outnumbered. Plus, Cora Jade has a weapon. Jade hits Giulia with her trusty kendo stick. Giulia is in peril when out runs Kelani Jordan to make the save. Jordan evens the odds. The heel duo powders, and sets up a tag team match for tonight’s main event.

A backstage skit sets up a NXT North American Championship match with Tony D’Angelo defending against Ethan Page. The skit begins with “The Don” taking pity on Page, and D’Angelo offers him a title match. Page at first declines, and Page dismisses the North American title.

When “The Don” opens up the challenge to others in the room, Page suddenly changes his tune. Page now wants a match, sarcastically saying if he cannot beat the North American Champion then Page’s career is basically over. With that backhanded compliment of the title, Page thanks D’Angelo for the match.

“Raw is Netflix” teaser plugs the start date as “1.6.25”, while NXT cuts to its first commercial break.

Lexis King wants another shot at the Heritage Cup, and Charlie Dempsey says he will think about it. From there, Dempsey goes to talk with his crew. They are visited by OTM, and there is a confrontation. This also sets up a match with Jaida Parker against Wren Sinclair, with them also involved in the skit.

Je’Von Evans defeated Wes Lee

Evans pinned Lee clean after a tornillo body press. This was a good match, and not even the high spot fest you might think. There was still plenty of flying, though. Lee is more aggressive early on, and he clearly the heel. Lee also has a new look and hair style.

The match goes through a commercial break. Evans kicks off after taking Lee’s finisher. Just before that, Lee tries to cheat by putting his feet on the ropes for added leverage in a pinning combination. The referee catches Lee in the act, and Lee bickers with him. Moments later, Lee regroups to deliver the Cardiac Kick, but Evans kicks out. From there, they proceed to go home.

Evans hits Lee with a superkicks to set up the finis, and then Evans does a double springboard into a tornillo splash. Evans then covers Lee for a three count and a decisive victory.

A video package highlights Josh Briggs and his new tag team partnership with Yoshiki Inamura. Clips show Briggs in Japan, as they tell the story of Briggs teaming up with Inamura. They will soon arrive in NXT.

Reporter Sarah Schreiber is standing outside the trainer’s room looking for an update on Stephanie Vaquer. Out walks Kelani Jordan and Giulia. They cut promos, with Giulia first ranting in Japanese. Jordan then cuts a promo in English.

Sol Ruca is in the locker room talking with Zaria. Whatever aura Zaria had with her cool debut several weeks ago is gone, as she is now doing wacky skits like everyone else. Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson confront Ruca and Zaria, which would clearly seem to set up a tag match.

Hank Walker & Tank Ledger defeated Tyriek Igwe & Tyson Dupont

Some heat on Tank about halfway through the match. That set up a hot tag spot, and then they go home after Hank runs wild. Bossman slam by Hank, and then he and Tank do their combo powerslam finisher. Tank then covers Tyson to win the match.

Tyson goes to shake hands with Hank & Tank after the match. Tyriek refuses any handshakes, and he storms off clearly upset over the loss.

Oba Femi is headed to the ring for a monologue since winning the Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge. Femi vows to reclaim his “rightful position on the throne,” and Femi goes to address NXT Champion Trick Williams. With the mention of his name, out comes Trick to confront Oba.

Williams and Femi go face-to-face when Eddy Thorpe suddenly interrupts them. Thorpe says will not ignore what Femi did to him (alluding to a Tonya Harding angle, which was the cliffhanger that ended the previous episode of NXT).

“Me and my people have been through enough,” Thorpe says to Femi as Thorpe gets into the ring. Thorpe confronts Femi and accuses Femi of attacking him. Femi tells Thorpe to shut up, and Femi asks Thorpe if he actually Femi attack him. Thorpe says no, as someone jumped him from behind. But whoever was powerful, and the only person with that kind of strength is Femi.

Femi blows off Thorpe, who was coming off like a jerk as well. Trick then cuts a promo on Femi, hyping their match at New Year’s Evil. Femi responds by saying the only reason Trick is the number one guy is because Femi allowed it. Femi says whenever he was ready, he could take the title. Femi then promises and swears to Trick that 2025 will be the end of his era.

After Femi leaves the ring, Thorpe rants at Trick. Thorpe is just an annoying heel? Why? He is a really great wrestler. Maybe then him be that. Otherwise, he is so unlikable in his current role as a serial complainer. Williams cut a promo on Thorpe, and then Williams punks him out. Williams decks Thorpe with a punch, after Williams sets up a match with Thorpe for next week.

Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne & Jaxmyn Nyz with NXT Women’s North American Champion Fallon Henley) defeated Gigi Dolan & Tatum Paxley

Jayne pinned Paxley, after some outside interference by Henley. Paxley drops the fall, so she at least got a hot tag in the match. Henley interferes by shoving Paxley off the top turnbuckle. “Rolling Encore” by Jayne on Paxley, and Jayne folds up Paxley for the pinfall.

The heel trio attacks Paxley after the match. Dolan tries to make a save, but Dolan is also beaten down by Fatal Influence. Shotzi Blackheart suddenly returns, and she cleans house. Together with Paxley and Dolan, the babyface trio boots the heels out of the ring. This would seem to set up a trios match, so maybe a six-woman tag coming soon.

NXT Tag Team Champions were in a few backstage skits. The final one on this episode reveals that Axiom is booked to work twice next week, in a mix-up with Frazier. Axiom got himself booked in singles match with Oba Femi. However, Frazier also pitched an idea to defend the titles. NXT GM Ava booked them in a tag title match next week. Now Axiom has to wrestle Femi in a singles match, and then help defend the tag titles alongside Frazier in a tag bout against unnamed opponents.

Lots of plugs and ads on the show for Saturday Night’s Main Event.

NXT North American Champion Tony D’Angelo defeated Ethan Page to retain the title

D’Angelo pinned Page clean after a spinebuster. Finish was good in that it came out of nowhere, but not a shock nor fluke pin. D’Angelo countered the Razor’s Edge by Page, and “The Don” executes the spinebuster.

The match goes through a commercial break, which also marked the return to NXT of the split-screen break. Not much happened other than some rest holds anyway. The match was good nonetheless.

Football personality Ryan Leaf has a cameo in a backstage skit with Lexis King. This is a tie-in with CW’s football coverage. Up comes Charlie Dempsey to tell King he is granted a Heritage Cup match, but only if King can survive a training session with Dempsey.

Ethan Page is depressed and upset with himself. Page says he is lost and ashamed of himself. Page then sulks away.

NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez & Cora Jade vs. Kelani Jordan & Giulia

Perez & Jade, in matching gear, jump Jordan & Giulia before the bell. Eventually, they get in the ring and the bell sounds to officially start the match.

They wrestle through a commercial break. They built to Perez facing off with Giulia. Soon thereafter, Jordan does a frog splash for a near fall. Moments later, Jordan does a plancha to the outside on Jade. as Jade is being rolled back into the ring, Perez grabs Jordan to deliver Pop Rocks on the floor. After Jordan is rolled into the ring by Perez, Giulia leaps off the apron with a missile dropkick on Perez. Giulia and Perez brawl at ringside, while Jade drops Jordan with a butterfly DDT. Jade then covers Jordan for the deciding pinfall.

After the match, Stephanie Vaquer’s theme music blares, while Jade stands in the ring with her trusty kendo stick. With Jade watching the entrance ramp, Vaquer sneaks behind Jade to ambush her. Jade bumps and feeds, and then Jade powders. Vaquer then chases Jade through the studio audience.

Meanwhile in the office of the General Manager, Ava is singing a contract along with Eddy Thorpe. Next week, Thorpe challenges Trick Williams for the NXT Championship. Thorpe boasts that he deserves this shot.

Ava tells Thorpe they are still looking in to who attacked him. As Thorpe signs the contract, he reveals the Tonya Harding angle from last Tuesday was all a ruse. Thorpe staged the attack to get the title shot. He worked everyone apparently, and now he has a title shot next week.

WWE NXT live results: Eric Bischoff, X-Pac appear on Deadline go-home show

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WWE NXT wraps up its build to Deadline tonight with a couple of Hall of Famers set to appear.

Eric Bischoff and Sean “X-Pac” Waltman have both been announced for tonight’s NXT episode. While not much is known about X-Pac’s appearance, it’s been confirmed that Bischoff will be meeting with NXT Champion Trick Williams and Ridge Holland ahead of their title match this Saturday.

The final two Iron Survivor Challenge spots for Deadline will be up for grabs in last-chance qualifying matches. Cora Jade vs. Kelani Jordan vs. Jaida Parker vs. Wren Sinclair is the women’s qualifier. On the men’s side, it’s Axiom vs. Lexis King vs. Eddy Thorpe vs. Cedric Alexander.

A tag team battle royal takes place tonight with the winners earning a title shot against Axiom & Nathan Frazer at Deadline. Plus, Gigi Dolin will be in action after making her return last week.

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

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NXT is on the air with a show taped in front of a live studio audience from a sound stage the Performance Center in Orlando. Opening the show is a last chance qualifier.

On commentary is Vic Joseph and Booker T, and the ring announcer is Mike Rome. Sarah Schreiber is in the Mean Gene role doing backstage interviews.

Wren Sinclair (with Charlie Dempsey) defeated Cora Jade and Kelani Jordan and Jaida Parker in a fatal four-way match to qualify for the Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge.

Sinclair pinned Jade, thanks in large part to outside interference by Lola Vice. Jordan and Jade are also doing a program in a subplot, seemingly setting up a match between them in the near future.

Jordan got to shine with several high spots, like a quebrada off the barricade around ringside. But it was Parker in control as the show cut to its first commercial break. Parker stacks Sinclair and Jade in the ropes and Parker drops a bomb on both. Parker boasts with a dance that is shown on replay just before the show goes into the break.

They come back from the break with an awkward Tower of Doom spot, and they go into a series of near falls. They took turns breaking up the pinning attempts. Sit-out powerbombs, Swanton Bombs, Falcon Arrows, and frog splashes are just some of the big moves.

Just before they go home, Jordan does a 450 splash. Parker breaks up Jordan’s pin on Jade. In a call back to earlier in the match, Parker then goes to stack Jordan in a corner. Suddenly, Lola Vice on the apron. Vice goes to throw a spinning back fist at Parker. Ducking the back fist, Parker avoids Vice’s attack, but Sinclair is inadvertently struck by Vice’s back fist. Sinclair falls like a stone, landing on a fallen Jade. Sinclair is out, but she is in a pinning combination. The referee counts a pinfall on Jade. Meanwhile, Vice drags Parker out of the ring. Fluke win by Sinclair, but she nevertheless qualifies for the Iron Survivor Challenge at Deadline.

Sarah Schreiber interviews Eddy Thorpe in a backstage area. He has a fair chance tonight, and he vows to win. Up walks Lexis King to interrupt the interview, telling Thorpe to control his temper. King makes a wisecrack about Thorpe being a “loose cannon,” and Thorpe responds by saying King has “daddy issues.”

Out comes an angry Jaida Parker, with a microphone in one hand and a brick in the other. Parker is yelling for to take down the ring ropes. Parker is calling out Vice for an Underground match. The show cuts to a commercial break just as Parker hijacks the show. This leads to an Underground match being added to the Deadline card.

Back from commercials, and Parker is in the ring calling out Vice. Referees around the ring taking down the ropes. Out comes NXT General Manager Ava, and she tells Parker she can have an Underground match. Just not tonight. Ava says Parker cannot wrestle twice in one night.

Lola Vice storms back onto the sound stage and she is yelling for Parker. Vice confronts Parker in the ring. The GM seems powerless to stop an altercation. Parker tossed the brick to Vice, but that was a diversion. Parker then drops Vice with a roaring elbow. Vice is knocked out as Parker stands over her. Parker against Vice in the Underground at Deadline is set.

Karmen Petrovic is chatting backstage with Dion Lennox and Brinley Reece, when Petrovice gets roses from Ashante “Thee” Adonis. The romance continues.

Myles Borne wins a Number One Contenders’ Tag Team Battle Royal

Myles Borne wins the battle royal, which makes the No Quarter Catch Crew the number one contenders for the tag team titles. Borne and Tavion Heights will challenge for the NXT Tag Team Championship at Deadline against champions Nathan Frazier & Axiom.

Unlike other tag team battle royals, an elimination of one team member does not mean both teammates are eliminated. The last man in the ring wins the match her his team. The final three are Borne, Tank Ledger, and Lucien Price. Borne clotheslines Tank over the top rope, and then Borne dropkicks Price off the turnbuckles.

Eric Bischoff hosts a face-to-face confrontation with NXT Champion Trick Williams and challenger Ridge Holland

Bischoff does a good job of hosting this segment and hyping it up. The confrontation between champion and challenger led to a brawl and an injury angle. Trick Williams leaves on a stretcher after Holland uses his DDT finisher to spike Williams on the announce desk.

Before the injury angle came walking and talking, as Bischoff enters the soundstage. He is joined by his guests, and promos are cut. Holland and Williams trade barbs. They then get into a brawl. The fighting spills outside the ring. Holland smashes Williams into the ring steps, and then Holland gives Williams an implant DDT on the announce desk. The desk did not break, and they sold it like Willaims was seriously injured from the spot. A stretcher is wheeled out for Williams.

After a commercial break, Williams is shown being taken out on a stretcher. Reporter Sarah Schreiber offers an update from Ava, who was unsure what potential injury means for the NXT Championship match at Deadline. Thanks for the update, I guess.

Karmen Petrovic defeated Nikkita Lyons

Petrovic pinned Lyons after the “Silent Slice” kick. Ashante “Thee” Adonis becomes involved in the match just before the finish, and Petrovic is angry with him for pushing her. He was seemingly trying to save her, but that is not how it worked out. Nonetheless, Petrovic perseveres to deliver the Silent Slice.

Shawn Spears talks with Brooks Jensen and Niko Vance. Spears is playing the long game. Whatever that means in NXT. This skit made Spears look foolish, as both Tatum Paxley and Gigi Dolan clown on him. This leads to Spears scouting the next match. Whatever that means.

Gigi Dolan (with Tatum Paxley) defeated Izzi Dame

Dame fought valiantly, and she got a lot of offense. In WWE logic, that foreshadowed the outcome where Dolan wins in the end. Dolan won via pinfall after a “Gigi Driver” finish. Paxley became involved during the match, and she takes a bump for Dame. Spears is in the aisle for much of the match being creepy as heck as he watches on.

Sean “X-Pac” Waltman, in a cameo appearance, joins Je’Von Evans for a backstage interview. X-Pac says he was the same age as Evans when Waltman beat Razor Ramon. Evans goes to shake hands with Waltman, but X-Pac wants to “Too Sweet” instead.

Eddy Thorpe defeated Axiom and Lexis King and Cedric Alexander in a fatal four-way match to qualify for the Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge

Several wrestlers are on hand watching the match. Ethan Page is providing guest commentary at the announce desk. Je’Von Evans is watching among the studio audience, while Wes Lee is Crow Sting (as he watching from a platform overlooking the ring).

Thorpe pinned King, after stealing a pinfall from Axiom. Just as they go home, Axiom delivers the “Golden Ratio” to King. Axiom seemingly has a pinfall, but Thorpe pulls Axiom out of the ring NWO style. Thorpe then jumps into the ring to cover King for a three count. In winning, Thorpe becomes the final qualifier for the Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge. The first part of the match, before the commercial break, was okay. After the break, the match greatly heats up and the action intensifies.

GM Ava is FaceTiming with Stevie Turner and Robert Stone. Ava insists the NXT title match at Deadline will go on as plans, despite Trick being injured in the brawl earlier tonight.

Thorpe also cuts a promo on Turner and Stone.

NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez get into the ring, wearing street clothes and the NXT title over he shoulder. Perez cuts a heckuava promo, and she also cuts promos on all of the participants of the Iron Survivor Challenge.

This all leads to Sol Ruca, Zaria, Stephanie Vaquer and Giulia all coming out to confront each other and Perez. A brawl erupts between the four women. Meanwhile, Wren Sinclair lays out Perez. Sinclair then stands over Perez while holding the title belt overhead.

TO THE BACK, where Eddy Thorpe is laid out after being jumped by a mystery assailant. The show ends with a Tonya Harding angle on this go-home episode of NXT.

WWE NXT live results: Iron Survivor Challenge qualifying continues

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Iron Survivor Challenge qualifying continues on WWE NXT tonight for both the men’s and women’s matches.

Wes Lee, Je’Von Evans, and Nathan Frazer have already secured their spots in the men’s Iron Survivor Challenge. Tonight, one of the last men’s spots will be confirmed as Axiom takes on Ethan Page.

Either Giulia or Kelani Jordan will earn their place in the women’s Iron Survivor Challenge as they face off in a qualifying match tonight. Sol Ruca, Stephanie Vaquer, and Zaria are the first three participants confirmed.

The Iron Survivor Challenge matches are being held at NXT Deadline on December 7 and will determine new number one contender’s for the NXT Championship and NXT Women’s Championship.

A pair of North American title bouts are set for tonight’s NXT episode. Fallon Henley defends her women’s North American Championship against Tatum Paxley. Shawn Spears challenges Tony D’Angelo for the men’s title belt.

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

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The show begins with a recap from last week, showing the fall of Chase U. Opening the show from the sound stage at the Performance Center in Orlando is the Chase U theme song. The live studio audience pops, but their cheers would soon turn to jeers.

Busting through a Chase U banner is Ridge Holland. He smirks as the studio audience showers him in boos. Holland gets into the ring and grabs the house microphone. All he says is, “I told you so.” That was in reference to the disbanding of Chase U. Holland then says he will see Trick Williams at Deadline, meaning he is challenging for the NXT Championship at the next NXT supercard.

Holland soaked in the jeering from the crowd, and although his promo was brief, Holland had a ton of heat in front of this audience.

Ethan Page defeated Axiom (with Nathan Frazier) in a Iron Survivor Challenge qualifying match

Page pinned Axiom to win the match and qualify for the Iron Survivor Challenge at Deadline. They had a pretty great match. After the match was an in-ring interview with Page, that led into a large brawl with multiple tag teams. Page and Axiom were given plenty of time and they made the most of their match. Page targeted Axiom’s lower back during the match.

The match itself goes through two commercial breaks. When the show returns from the first break, Page goes flying into the announce desk. Meanwhile, a bunch of the tag teams on the roster are watching the match from a monitor backstage.

Before the second commercial break, they are fighting atop the turnbuckles. Page gives Axiom a backbreaker on the top turnbuckle, and Axiom falls to the floor as the show goes into a break. Upon returning from the commercial break, Page and Axiom do a Rey Mysterio-Eddy Guerrero spot from their famous classic match at Halloween Havoc. In the spot, Axiom springboards off the top rope into a back flip and a DDT on Page.

In setting up the finish, they do another Rey Mysterio spot. This one was Rey against Psicosis, where Page goes for a super splash mountain and Axiom reverses into a hurricanrana. Axiom then measures for his finisher, but Page counters with a lariat that turns Axiom inside out. Page then covers Axiom for a three count.

Sarah Schreiber interviews Page in the ring after the match. Page cuts a promo where he gives props to Axiom, while Page also says to not bet against him. Page vows to be the Iron Survivor.

Nathan Frazier jumps into the ring to confront Page. Frazier cuts a promo on Page, but Page gets Frazier to inadvertently put down Axiom. Frazier immediately tries to backtrack his comment.

Wes Lee is out to interrupt. Lee boasts about himself winning the Iron Survivor. Out comes Je’Von Evans for another interruption.

OTM is out for yet another interruption. They do not care about the Iron Survivor, but they do not like the tag team champions chasing a singles title. Several other tag team are behind OTM. Similar to last week, a huge brawl erupts, and the NXT Tag Team Champions, join the melee. All of the teams would continue to brawl throughout the show.

Lola Vice defeated Wren Sinclair (with Charlie Dempsey)

Vice pinned Sinclair after a spinning back fist. Sinclair was working Vice’s injured hand, and Dempsey coached Sinclair into trying to smash Vice’s hand on the ring steps. Sinclair was reluctant, and Vice biels Sinclair off the steps. Vice then takes a rough bump into the steps as Sinclair drop kicks her. Back in the ring, Sinclair goes for a roll-up, but Vice kicks free. Vice then blasts Sinclair with a spinning back fist, with Vice using her good hand. Vice then covers Sinclair for a pinfall.

Vice cuts a stern promo after the match, where she challenges Jaida Parker to an Underground match.

Fatal Influence bully Tatum Paxley in a backstage skit where Paxley as playing with dolls. Paxley offers a cryptic warning to Fatal Influence as a mysterious hand picks up Paxley’s doll.

NXT North American Champion Tony D’Angelo (with Adrianna Rizzo) defeated Shawn Spears (with Brooks Jensen) to retain his title

D’Angelo pinned Spears after a spinebuster. They had a pretty dang good match. Spears worked a leg. Lots of body parts being worked over tonight, which would make the Minnesota Wrecking Crew proud. Anyway, this was a good match. The heels jump D’Angelo after the match, and Niko Vance runs to attack D’Angelo. Niko is aligned with Spears and Jensen, forming a trio.

The title match itself goes through a commercial break. D’Angelo has sold his knee in previous weeks, and it plays into this match as well. Spears targets the injury, and they do spots related to the injury. “The Don” manages to execute a superplex, but his knee soon buckles again. Spears locks in a figure-four leglock. D’Angelo breaks free, and they trade near falls with roll-ups. D’Angelo then counters with a pop-up spinebuster, and “The Don” covers Spears for a pinfall.

Jensen and Spears try to attack D’Angelo after the match, but “The Don” fights them off. Niko runs in and jumps D’Angelo, leaving the champ laying on the mat. The heel trio glare at Rizzo as they stand over D’Angelo.

The tag team are brawling outside the building.

Andre Chase is packing up stuff from Chase U in a vignette paired with sad music.

Giulia defeated Kelani Jordan in a Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifying match

Giulia pinned Jordan after a Northern Lights bomb. This was another good match on the show that got a lot of time. This is a very wrestling-heavy show, and I’m loving that. This match also goes through a commercial break, and Giulia was such a talented wrestler. Jordan held her own.

NXT General Manager Ava takes a bump in a backstage skit. It begins with Ava announces a last chance qualifier for the Iron Survivor Challenge, which is a fatal four-way that takes place next week. Eddy Thorpe is upset and thinks it is unfair for him to face multiple opponents.

Ava then talks with Nathan Frazier & Axiom, and Ava tells them she has booked a battle royal next week to determine the number one contender’s to their tag titles. More tag team arrive to argue among themselves.

Thorpe tries to talk again with Ava, but she tries to go into the trainer’s room. Thorpe grabs her hand to stop Ava, and Ava yells at him to never grab her. Someone hits the trainer’s room door, and the door smacks into Ava. She takes a bump on the floor.

After a commercial break, Ava is still selling the bump. She is sitting up with the trainers checking on her. Shawn Michaels is there as well. Thorpe comes in to plead his case, and HBK flips out on him. Michaels shoves Thorpe backwards into a roll-up door. They glare at each other after Michaels tells Thorpe to get of there .

NXT Champion Trick Williams enter the sounstage for an in-ring monologue. Williams addresses Ridge Holland, which hypes their title match at Deadline. Williams mentions past NXT stars and acts, talking about how they build up the NXT brand. Williams then says Holland only tears things down.

Out comes Ridge Holland to interrupt and confront Williams. Before Holland can say much he is interrupted by Eric Bischoff, who is appearing “via satellite” from Cody, Wyoming. Bischoff announces he is coming to NXT next week. He is hosting a talking segment with Holland and Williams next Tuesday on the go-home show for Deadline.

In a backstage skit, Charlie Dempsey informs Wren Sinclair that she is in a fatal four-way next Tuesday for a final spot in the Iron Survivor (similar to the men’s last chance qualifier). Sinclair wonders how she can win, but Dempsey seems to have faith in her.

NXT North American Champions Fallon Henley (with Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx) defeated Tatum Paxley to retain her title

Henley pinned Paxley after a famouser. The heel trio tries attacking Paxley after the match, which leads to the return of Gigi Dolan.

The match itself goes through a commercial break. Just before the break, Paxley has Henley reeling and on the ropes. Henley powders, and her partners in Fatal Influence cause a distraction. As Jayne and Nyx distract Paxley, Henley swings around the ring post to hit Paxley. The show cuts to its final commercial break with Fatal Influence gloating over their actions.

Paxley makes a comeback well after the show returns from the commercial break. Paxley gets near falls in the closing moments. Paxley climbs the turnbuckles, but Jayne causes another distraction to hinder Paxley. Moments later, Paxley connects with a 450 splash, but Henley kicks out.

As they go home, Henley kicks out of an O’Connor Roll. Paxley then hits Jayne with a wrecking ball dropkick. Henley tries to capitalize on Paxley being distracted again, but Paxley counters Henley. Paxley goes for her finisher, but Henley counters that. Henley then runs the rope and uses a flying famouser to drop Paxley. Henley then covers Paxley and hooks a leg for the deciding pinfall.

Fatal Influence goes to gang up on Paxley after the match, but Gigi Dolan returns to make a save. Dolan’s theme song blares as Dolan sneaks up on Fatal Influence. Dolan cleans house, and Paxley joins in. The two babyfaces stand tall as the show goes off air.

WWE NXT live results: Fate of Chase U on the line

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Tonight on NXT, the fate of Chase University is on the line.

Andre Chase and his former student Ridge Holland will do battle on tonight’s episode. The winner becomes the number one contender to NXT Champion Trick Williams. And there is also the stipulation that, if Chase loses tonight, he will have to close Chase U forever.

A few Iron Survivor Challenge qualifying matches are on tap as the road to Deadline continues. Zaria vs. Wren Sinclair and Stephanie Vaquer vs. Jaida Parker are set on the women’s side. A men’s qualifying match between Nathan Frazer and Eddy Thorpe is also taking place.

Tony D’Angelo vs. Brooks Jensen has been announced for tonight as well. Plus, Karmen Petrovic & Ashante Adonis take on Brinley Reece & Dion Lennox in mixed tag team action.

An appearance by Fatal Influence is also scheduled after Fallon Henley retained her Women’s North American Championship against Kelani Jordan last week.

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

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Vic Joseph and Booker T do a stand-up intro at ringside welcoming viewers to the show from a sound stage at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando. Opening the show is a qualifier for the Iron Survivor.

Lots of Chase U shirts among the live studio audience. Also among the audience are several tag teams watching the match. More appear as the opener progresses. Some are even at ringside.

Before his match tonight, Nathan Frazier is with NXT Tag Team Championship co-holder Axiom. Frazier is pumped for the qualifier. Axiom not so much. Gallus is seen behind them. A tag team stalking the scene is foreshadowing what unfolds during the opener.

Nathan Frazier (with Axiom) defeated Eddy Thorpe in an Iron Survivor qualifying match

Frazier pinned Thorpe after a Phoenix Splash. They had a good match, but it was a backdrop to all the tag team drama. All the teams from the NXT roster come down to ringside. They are all apparently scouting the tag champs, including when one of the champs is in a singles match. With all of them out there, a brawl breaks out just before Frazier and Thorpe go home.

All of the tag teams start closing in on the ringside area as the match cuts to a commercial break. When the show returns from the break, the teams are all around ringside as if it was a lumberjack match. A huge brawl erupts at ringside. Frazier does a dive on to a pile of bodies on the floor. Back in the ring, Frazier counters Thorpe. Frazier then climbs the turnbuckles and leaps off the top with a Phoenix Splash. Frazier then scores a three count.

The teams brawling continues as security pours out for a pull-apart.

Great vignette with Andre Chase giving an impassioned speech as clips highlight the success of Chase U.

Another video package has Giulia delivering a promo with her using the “Beautiful Madness” moniker.

In a backstage skit, Kelani Jordan asks Robert Stone or Stevie Turner to get her an Iron Survivor qualifying match against Giulia.

Stephanie Vaquer defeated Jaida Parker in an Iron Survivor qualifying match

Vaquer pinned Parker after Vaquer’s package neckbreaker combo finisher. Lola Vice comes down to ringside just before the finish, and Vice is carrying a brick. That is a call back to a previous match. Parker had Vaquer set for the hip attack finisher, but Parker is distracted by Vice being at ringside. Vaquer capitalizes and executes her finisher on Parker. Vaquer then scores a three count.

They had a good match, and they were given time. The match goes through a commercial break. Parker got a near fall just before they went home, getting a two count after a Falcon Arrow. Soon thereafter, out comes Vice. Parker and Vice seem likely to clash again soon, while Vaquer moves on to the Iron Survivor Challenge.

Brinley Reece and Dion Lennox are in the locker room dressed in Oregon State gear. This was cross-promotion with CW to hype a college football game on Saturday, which is part of CW’s Pac 12 football package. Lennox and Reece deliver some bad lines ahead of their mixed tag team match.

Later in the show, another locker room skit has Karmen Petrovic and Ashante “Thee” Adonis dressed in Washington State merch. That school is plays Oregon State on CW this weekend. Adonis and Petrovic deliver their lines decent enough, and then they compliment each other’s appearance.

NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez was cutting a promo on the beach in video uploaded to social media. Sol Ruca photos bombs Perez and confronts her on the beach, much to the chagrin of Perez.

Tony D’Angelo (with Adrianna Rizzo) defeated Brooks Jensen (with Shawn Spears)

D’Angelo pinned Jensen after a spinebuster. “The Don” teases hurting his knee in the match, which played into a post-match angle. Jensen got his heat back by chop blocking D’Angelo in the injured knee. Spears had offered a handshake to D’Angelo, which set up the sneak attack by Jensen.

Karmen Petrovic & Ashante “Thee” Adonis defeated Brinley Reece & Dio Lennox in a mixed tag team match

Petrovic pinned Reece to win the match. Adonis wanted a kiss on the cheek, but Reece slaps him instead. However, that distraction allowed Petrovic to land a roundhouse kick on Reece. Petrovic then covers Reece for the three count. This was more gaga than anything else so far.

Lots more plugs for the Pac 12 football games on CW, and even more to come.

Ridge Holland cuts a promo ahead of his match tonight against Andrea Chase, who Holland vows to defeat. Holland says Chase U will be lost without their leader.

Zaria defeated Wren Sinclair in an Iron Survivor qualifying match

Zaria pinned Sinclair after a F-5. Zaria is still getting a monster push, but Sinclair did get some counters and near falls. Charlie Dempsey was also in her corner. Zaria still got to win in mostly decisive fashion, and she is in the Iron Survivor Challenge.

In a skit from the trainer’s room, Tony D’Angelo is angry. NXT GM Ava sees the anger, and she makes a match next week against Shawn Spears. That is, if D’Angelo is cleared to wrestle (in storyline).

Eddy Thorpe throws a tantrum with Ava. Thorpe is such a good character, but he is booked to look like such a jerk.

Fatal Influence are headed to the ring to deliver a promo. After a commercial break, they are in the ring. Jacy Jayne, Jazmyn Nyz and NXT Women’s North American Champion Fallon Henley get to cut promos. Henley announces an open challenge for her title next week, and out comes Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson to interrupt the promo. They want to accept the open challenge. Out comes Nikkita Lyons, and she too wants to challenge Henley. More women enter the scene. Adrianna Rizzo jumps Lyons, and a hug brawl erupts at ringside with seemingly everyone involved.

As the smoke clears, Tatum Paxley is in the ring with Henley. Paxley executes her finisher on Henley, and Paxley poses with the North American title belt. This sets up Henley defending the title against Paxley next Tueday on NXT.

Karmen Petrovic and Ashante Adonis are chatting backstage and there is a spark between them. Nikkita Lyons interrupts to ask Adonis to text her back. Petrovic is upset by this, and she storms off.

A really good video package hypes the Iron Survivor Challenge.

Ethan Page vows to regain the NXT Championship in a backstage promo, and that begins with qualifying for the Iron Survivor.

In a separate (but related) locker room skit, Axiom tells Nathan Frazier that Axiom is booked against Page in a qualifying match. This plays on what sometimes seems like the only tag team subplot in WWE, which the partners are not on the same page.

Chase U is featured in another vignette with Andre Chase. This was great like the other hype video earlier in the show.

NXT Champion Trick Williams gets a full entrance as he comes out in street clothes. Trick will provide guest commentary for the main event.

Ridge Holland defeated Andre Chase in a number one contender’s match

Holland pinned Chase after the Redeemer finisher. Chase kicked out on a lot of near falls, until he could kick out no longer. With that, Andre Chase must leave Chase U.

The Chase U Crew is watching on monitors backstage. Before the show cuts to its final commercial break, Holland pulls up the floor mats to expose the bare concrete. Chase fights back with a somersault senton off the apron. Chase poses with the crowd as the show cuts to the break.

Chase was doing well for himself when Holland went to fetch a metal folding chair. Holland went to use the chair as a weapon, but the referee took it from him. The ref turns him back to get rid of the chair, and Holland kicks Chase in the groin with a low blow. Holland then delivers an implant DDT for a near fall. Duke Hudson, who along with Thea Hail, came to ringside during the match, and he pulled the referee out of the ring to stop the count. Somehow, this was not a disqualification.

Hudson and Riley Osborne would both get involved as the match progresses. Hudson is rammed through a wall on a gimmicked section of the set. Osborne flew in on a flip dive that wipes out Holland and Hail. Holland counters Osborne, and Holland picks up Osborne with a military press. Holland then tosses Osborne over the ropes to the floor like the Ultimate Warrior might have done to some jobber in ’89.

In the closing moments, Holland faces off with Chase in a slugfest. Comeback by Chase as he runs wild. Chase powerbombs Holland off the middle rope for a close three count. That would be the final near fall, as Holland soon cuts off Chase.

Chase jumps off the top rope with a high cross, but Holland hangs on with the roll through. Holland then executes his Redeemer (implant DDT) finisher. Holland then hooks a leg for the deciding pinfall.

Post-mathch, Chase is nearly in tears as he locks at his fallen students, all in some way were laid out at the hands of Holland. This was seemingly supposed to be a serious moment, but some people in the studio audience begin singing the “Hey hey hey, goodbye” song. That somewhat killed the mood, but I chuckled nonetheless.