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NXT ROADBLOCK RESULTS
MARCH 11, 2025
THE THEATER, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
LIVE ON CW NETWORK
REPORT BY NATE LINDBERG, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR
NXT Commentators: Corey Graves, Vic Joseph, Booker T
Ring Announcer: Mike Rome
Backstage Correspondent(s): Sarah Schreiber
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-The show opened to Vic Joseph welcoming everyone to Roadblock at Madison Square Garden
-Oba Femi and Moose were shown arriving to the arena, hyping their match. Stephanie Vaquer and Giulia arrived next.
(1) FRAXIOM vs. HARDY BOYZ – TNA Tag Team Championships
-Kicking off the show proper, the TNA Tag Champs Hardyz took on the NXT Tag Champs, Fraxiom. The ovation for the Hardyz were off the charts during their entrance.
Matt and Axiom began the match, exchanging offense with Matt getting the upper hand before tagging in his brother. Jeff continued to isolate Axiom from his partner, Nathan Frazer, quickly tagging his brother back in. Frazer made the blind tag and began to shift momentum in favor of the NXT tag champs.
Fraxiom stayed in control during the commercial break, isolating Matt from Jeff handily. Jeff finally managed to tag in, swiftly getting both members of Fraxiom under control.
The Hardyz hit the Plot Twist on Axiom for a near fall. The Hardyz looked for a Twist of Fate into a Swanton, but Axiom managed to escape Matt’s grasp and then knock him into Jeff, standing on the tope rope. Axiom and Frazer hit some double team offense for another near fall.
All four men spilled into the ring in a chaotic frenzy when Axiom inadvertently hit Frazer. This allowed the Hardyz to take care of Axiom and then pin Frazer to retain their tag gold.
Winners: The Hardy Boyz in 12:08
(Nate’s Take: The Hardyz made the most sense to win this match to me, considering their legend status in both TNA and WWE. It’s a shame that the NXT Tag Titles weren’t also on the line, as that telegraphed the fact that Fraxiom wasn’t going to win. Why only put one set of titles on the line? TNA and WWE are saving the historic moment when a member of one company wins a title from the other company, which seems like it’s just a matter of time.)
-Jaida Parker was talking to WWE Legend, Mickie James, backstage, asking her for advice with her situation with Giulia and Stephanie.
-Stacks was backstage talking to the Family, upset that it was “his fault” that the Don lost the North American title. The Don walks into the room and says that they’re the best and they have a gameplan. Stacks already had a plan, a six man tag between the Family and Shawn Spear’s faction next week. The Don was upset that Stacks went over his head, but accepted the plan.
(2) ROXANNE PEREZ vs. JORDYNNE GRACE
-As the bell rang, Perez ran out of the ring to try and get away from Grace. Grace chased her down and they wound back up in the ring where Grace unleashed her fury on The Prodigy. Grace was solidly in control for the first couple of minutes until she was caught by Perez while exiting the ring. Perez threw Grace into the steel steps and to regain her composure as the ref counted for Grace to re-enter the ring.
Once Grace did make it back inside the ring, Roxanne Perez attacked Grace and momentum shifted in her favor. Perez tried to cover Grace, but Grace reversed it into a rear naked choke. Perez escaped by attacking the knees of Grace, already damaged by the steel steps earlier.
Perez continued working the knee for the rest of the match, trying to keep her larger opponent off of her feet. Dueling “Let’s go Roxy, Let’s go Jordynne” chants broke out, seemingly amping Grace back up for just a moment, long enough to regain control.
Grace hit Roxanne with her package powerbomb, but wasn’t able to secure the pin. Perez hit a cross body off of the top, but was caught by Grace who tried to deliver a death valley driver, but Roxy escaped. Perez hit a frog splash from the top, looking for the win. Grace managed to kick out.
The two traded some false finishes until Grace was able to hit her finish for the win.
Winner: Jordynne Grace in 11:28
(Nate’s Take: What a match between these two! There were a couple of seemingly mistimed spots, but nothing that took away from the rest of the match for me. Roxanne Perez has one foot in NXT and the other in the Main Roster. Putting over a newer talent like Grace makes sense, give her a bit of a rub before Roxy is on the Main Roster full time.)
-Moose and Oba Femi were shown on their way to the ring. Oba Femi stops in the middle of the hallway and realizes that The Undertaker is waiting for him. Taker says he’s had his eye on Femi and is impressed. He says that this is an important match and to go out there and defend his yard.
-A video package for Eddy Thorpe vs. Trick Williams in an Underground match next week aired.
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(3) MOOSE vs. OBA FEMI – NXT Championship
The two titans stood across the ring from one another as the bell rang, staring each other down as the crowd cheered them on. Eventually they locked up and traded feats of strength, jockeying for position.
Whenever one of them would get some offense in on the other, the other would virtually no-sell and return the blow. It wasn’t until Femi slammed Moose outside the ring that he managed to be the first to really control his opponent in this match.
Throughout the commercial break, Femi stayed in control of Moose, with Moose getting the occasional hope spot in before Femi would manage to overcome him. Once the break was over, the two men began explosively trading offense once more. The action spilled outside the ring, Femi tried to whip Moose into the steps. Moose reversed, sending Femi into them instead. He tried to wear him down, then cover him in the ring, but Femi managed to kick out.
Moose managed to get Femi up to the top rope, looking for a superplex. Femi tried to escape, but ultimately Moose was able to hit the superplex on the NXT champion. Moose immediately used Femi’s momentum to get another suplex in, sending both men crashing to the mat. They laid there, struggling to get to their feet. Once upright, the two traded strikes until Oba turned Moose inside out with a massive clothesline. Moose was able to then hit a powerbomb on Femi for a very near fall. Moose got a little overconfident, giving Femi the opportunity to Military Press Moose, then effortlessly toss the TNA X Division Champ over the top rope. Moose just barely managed to make it back to the ring before the ref’s count of 10.
The action spilled back outside the ring with Moose slamming Oba Femi through the announce table. Moose threw Femi back in the ring and hit a massive spear on Femi, then covered him, looking to make history and become a dual champion across two companies. Femi managed to kick out at the last possible second. Moose went for another spear, but was met by Femi’s powerbomb, allowing the champ to retain his title.
Winner: Oba Femi in 13:35
(Nate’s Take: Once again, with only one company’s title on the line, it telegraphed the outcome of the match. Oba Femi’s victory was certainly predictable, but watching him obtain that victory was incredibly entertaining nonetheless. These two hit each other like Mack trucks, the fight we all hoped we’d see from two giants.)
-An instagram story of Sol Ruca and Zaria in a rage room aired, Zaria hoping to breed some rage into her tag team partner.
-Fallon Henley and the other members of Fatal Attraction were screaming at Ava, demanding a North American title rematch for Henley. Rickey Saints walked in frame and once again asked why everyone was so angry around here. He then asked for a match against Ridge Holland. Ethan Page walked into the frame and said that the NXT locker room doesn’t like outsiders, before walking to the ring for his match.
(4) J’EVON EVANS vs. ETHAN PAGE – “New York City” Street Fight
Right out of the gate, the energy between these two exploded. Within the first 30 seconds, the action had already spilled outside the ring with Evans getting some revenge on Ethan Page. He slammed Page into the steps, then looked under the ring for a chair. Evans tried to hit Page, but Page ducked then sent Evans into the steel steps to give him a taste of his own medicine.
Page threw Evans back into the ring, then hit Evans with one of the four steel chairs that he’d just thrown in as well. Evans ducked a chairshot, then turned the chair on Page. Page wedged a chair in the corner, but Evans sent Page into it face first.
The two continued trading intense offense, adding tables and even more chairs to the mix. Page put Evans through a table and attempted to cover him, but Evans managed to kick out, conveniently, moments before a commercial break.
Page set up a table across the space between the announce table and the ring, but before anyone could do anything with it, Evans attacked Page. The action spilled back in the ring, that table patiently waiting for it’s victim.
Evans fell victim to an Ego’s Edge, but managed to kick out at the last second. (Clearly he kicked out, the table still hadn’t been used yet!) Evans channeled Mike Tyson, according to Vic anyway, and began pummeling Page to regain control of the match. Page tried hitting Evans with a chair, Evans ducked and kicked the chair into Page’s face. Page tried to get back to his feet while standing on the apron close to the table. Evans then jumped the top rope and hit a cutter on Page through the table. Evans then got back into the ring and hit a suicide dive on Page, who just made hit back to his feet.
The two made it back to the ring. Evans hit a corkscrew splash from the top, and somehow Page managed to kick out at two. Evans then took a chair and folded it around Page’s neck, as Page did to him back in Lowell in December. Page escaped and tried to hit Evans with the chair. Instead, Evans hit a springboard cutter on Page while the chair was still folded around Page’s neck, securing him the win.
Winner: J’Evon Evans in 14:34
As soon as the match was over, the mysterious faction hit the ring and beat down Evans before he got a chance to celebrate his win. They stood tall over Page before the show cut to commercial.
(Nate’s Take: I was sitting front row in Lowell when Evan’s jaw was “crushed” by Page, and seeing Page get his comeuppance was extremely satisfying. Evans deserved this win, but also deserved to have a chance to celebrate! This new faction, I believe still nameless, definitely seemed to get a little more heat from the crowd after this attack. Curious to find out when we’ll find out more about this group. All that out of the way, this match was fantastic and had the energy and feel worthy of a blood feud.)
A video package for Men’s North American Champion Shawn Spear’s group aired, all the members talking about how the group has helped them find their way. Very cult like feel to it.
Sarah Schreiber interviewed Eddy Thorpe, sitting front row, about his Underground match with Trick Williams. The crowd booed him so loudly that you could barely understand him. After Eddy said his strong words, Trick Williams attacked him from behind. Trick threw him into the ring, speared him, and then clotheslined him over the top rope, standing tall over his rival.
-Giulia and Stephanie were shown backstage, separately, walking to the ring.
(5) GIULIA vs. STEPHANIE VAQUER – Title For Title (NXT Women’s & North American)
-The two women began the match with a handshake before locking up, both attempting to be the first to control the match. They bounced off the ropes, running around, trading offense for the first couple minutes. Counter for counter, blow for blow.
Giulia seemed to be the first to really gain control of the match, hitting a beautiful missile dropkick from the top rope. She tried to capitalize, quickly attacking Vaquer, who managed to reverse and send Giulia outside the ring. She hit a suicide dive on Giulia as we went to commercial break.
During the break (which doesn’t actually go to break if you watch on Netflix), Giulia was solidly in control of the North American champion, Stephanie attempting to get a strike or elbow in when she could. Stephanie tried to hit Giulia with that move she does where she has her opponents head between her legs, stomping it into the mat. Giulia wiggled out of it, and delivered the move to Stephanie herself!
Stephanie hit an Eat Defeat on Giulia, followed by a double knee strike in the corner. Stephanie then hit her head between the legs stomping move thingy (seriously, does it have a name?) on Giulia, sending the crowd into a frenzy for their North American champ. She went to the top rope, Giulia managing to meet her up there. Giulia reversed the momentum and hit a superplex on Stephanie.
The two began trading offense and false finishes for the next couple of minutes until Stephanie went for the Spinal Tap, Giulia caught her into a triangle hold, turning it into a Rings of Saturn, trying to get Stephanie to tap. Vaquer made it to the bottom rope to break the hold.
Giulia hit the Arrivederci Knee for a two count, Stephanie then hit the SVB three times in a row and covered Giulia to become the first ever dual NXT Women’s and North American champion.
Winner: Stephanie Vaquer in 11:20
(Nate’s Take: Perhaps the match of the night for me, this match was captivating from bell to bell. A shame that Giulia’s title reign was so short, but what a huge moment for Stephanie and her career. Giulia will be just fine, and I’m sure will make her way to the title scene – or perhaps called up to the main roster — before long.)
FINAL THOUGHTS: A pretty solid show for a “PLE-Lite”, as we’ve come to call these named Wednesday shows on PWT Talks NXT. A major title change in the women’s division made up for some disappointing telegraphing for the NXT/TNA title matches due to only one company’s title being on the line in either match. The telegraphing was disappointing, but that doesn’t mean that the action was. Each match delivered, advanced stories, and most importantly, entertained. That’s what wrestling’s all about, right?
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