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NXT TV RESULTS
MAY 27, 2025
ORLANDO, FLA. AT CAPITOL WRESTLING CENTER
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 with a recap of the happenings at WWE Battleground this past Sunday.
-Jacy Jayne, Jasmyn Nyx and Fallon Henley were shown arriving at the arena, moments later Stephanie Vaquer arrived as well.
-A plethora of security guards were stationed around the ring to help “keep things in order” for the match against Ricky Saints and Ethan Page, as they have been too unpredictable in their attacks on one another in the past.
(1) RICKY SAINTS vs. ETHAN PAGE – NXT North American Championship
The two men couldn’t take their eyes off of each other long enough to even acknowledge the extra security around the ring during their entrances. Page attacked Saints during ring introductions, causing the security members to break them up. Once they were separated, the ref told Mike Rome to finish the introductions to start the match.
The bell rang and these two went at it like rabid dogs,, trying to overtake the other with a series of headlocks and backdrops from both men. Ethan Page grabbed a headlock around the 45 second mark, holding it for a bit longer than the crowd cared for (as a good heel should). Saints fought his way out of it, Page looked for an Ego’s Edge early. Saints countered and the action spilled outside.
Page sent Saints into the steel steps, then grabbed a steel chair. The security members swarmed Saints and Page. Ava came from the back and said “We need a clear winner!” but didn’t actually make the match No DQ or add a stipulation, making the appearance seem kind of awkward.
The action made it back into the ring with Saints in control for the majority of the picture in picture commercial break. The two men fought their way back to the outside and into the crowd, the ref using his discretion to not count the two men out even though they’ve clearly been outside the ring longer than a 10 count. Saints and Page tried to continue fighting, but the security members kept pulling them apart. The ref told the security members to get them back into the ring. As they tried, Page hit a neckbreaker on Saints onto the leg of a chair, seemingly crushing his windpipe and causing some massive (kayfabe) damage to his throat/neck area.
Saints struggled to get to his feet outside the ring, the ref ignoring the count once again. Saints got back in the ring and was met with the Ego’s Edge right away for a near fall. Page mounted Saints and delivered punches to the face until the ref pulled him off. Saints was shown foaming at the mouth, selling the injury to the neck. Saints fired back, getting Page into the corner. Behind the ref’s back, Page chopped Saints in the throat, causing Saints to fall to the mat in pain.
The two traded punches until Page hit a superkick on Page. Page picked him up on his shoulders, Saints reversed into a DDT. Both men took their time getting to their feet. Saints took control and hit a Scorpion Death Drop on Page for a near fall. The two traded offense for the next few moments until Page went for aqn Ego’s Edge. Saints reversed and looked for the Roshambo. Page dropped Saints on his neck on the top rope, then hit a neckbreaker on Saints to cover him for the win.
Winner: Ethan Page in 12:54
Lindberg’s Analysis: Welp, I can’t say I saw that coming — though in hindsight maybe I should have. Page needed a big win, he’s lost a lot of his bigger matches over the last six months or so. What better way than to take out a former/current rival and steal his title away from him? Ricky Saints came in hot and won the North American title weeks after debuting on NXT. Even in this loss, the company clearly has faith in him as a long term player with the way they’ve positioned him. I don’t think this title loss is a reflection of his work by any stretch of the imagination. This is most likely a story to continue to get both Page and Saints over with the crowd. This feud ain’t over yet!
-Jacy Jayne and Fatal Influence were interviewed backstage about Jayne’s match with Stephanie Vaquer for the NXT Women’s title later in the night. Jacy and Fallon were at odds during the interview, seeming more like rivals than friends. Is Frenemies still a word in 2025? They felt like frenemies.
-A vignette for TNA Wrestler, Mike Santana, aired to hype his upcoming match with Tavion Heights.
-Josh Briggs and Yoshiki Inamura were in the locker room, Briggs excited to have his partner back from Japan. Inamura said that he has things to accomplish. Briggs asked if it was the NXT Tag Titles. Inamura said “Yes. And more…”
(2) MIKE SANTANA vs. TAVION HEIGHTS (w/NQCC)
TNA wrestler, Mike Santana, was at Battleground and interviewed backstage during the show. The No Quarter Catch Crew approached him, taunting him. This prompted Heights to challenge Santana to a match tonight.
As the bell rang, the two men locked up. Heights took a waistlock and brought Santana to the mat a few times. Heights grabbed a headlock, Santana reversed and grabbed one of his own. Heights shot Santana off the ropes and the two men had a moment where they just stood there staring at each other for just a moment before they exploded with offense.
Santana, potentially not used to the ring ropes used in WWE vs. the steel cables used in TNA, tried to do a springboard move and botched his landing. That didn’t stop his momentum though, he dumped Heights out of the ring before going to commercial break.
During the picture in picture break, Heights was mostly in control of the action with Santana getting the odd reversal or suplex in.
Back from the commercial, Santana had regained control of the match but was met by a clothesline from Heights almost immediately after the show returned from the break. Heights hit a couple more clotheslines, and then set Santana up in a fireman’s carry. Santana wriggled out of it and rolled Heights up for two. Heights, immediately overpowered him and locked in a headlock. Santana made it to his feet and fought his way out of the headlock. Santana managed to get Heights in the corner and hit a massive Enziguri on Heights.
Santana hit a Cutter for a near fall, nearly putting Heights away. “This is Awesome!” chants broke out as Santana pulled Heights to his feet. Heights tossed Santana across the ring and then hit a modified bulldog/facebuster, then a Death Valley Driver for a two count. Santana hit Heights with a series of moves, followed by a massive clothesline, the “Spin the Block”, for the win.
Winner: Mike Santana in 10:12
Lindberg’s Analysis: This may have been the first time I’ve seen Santana in action outside of the odd YouTube clip. Pleasantly surprised with his athleticism and chemistry with Heights. Where this was an introduction of Santana to the NXT audience, I assumed Santana was going to get the win over Heights, but I couldn’t rule out some foul play by the NQCC. Surprisingly, the NQCC stayed out of it and let Heights handle business on his own. I’m half expecting to see this feud continue with Charlie Dempsey challenging Santana next, though perhaps Santana gets involved in another angle in short order? Either way, I’m excited to see what he brings to the table in NXT.
-After the match, Santana helped Heights to his feet and raised his hand. Dempsey did not seem too happy with the loss, or this show of sportsmanship.
-A vignette hyping up the team of Wes Lee, Tyson Dupont and Tyriek Igwe aired. They say they arent going to chase greatness anymore. They’re going to build it, brick by brick, to shatter the glass ceiling.
-Chase U were shown backstage. Andre Chase was telling his two students to keep their mouths shut, that’s why they got crushed by OTM last week. They took his advice… by immediately going up to Ava who put them in a match next week against Dark State. Andre Chase flipped out on them for their stupidity.
-Corey Graves, Vic Joseph and Booker T recapped the D’Angelo Family saga from Battleground.
-Tony D’Angelo sat down with Luca Crusifino backstage. D’Angelo said that he thought Stacks clipped him in the desert, then he shows up at Battleground and just stared at D’Angelo during the match without doing anything. Luca tried to explain. Tony cut him off and said he didn’t have time for this. Luca said that if he tried to reach out, he felt like he was putting everyone at risk. He stayed away but decided to come back at Battleground. D’Angelo said that this sounds fishy and doesn’t know who to trust. Luca said he can be trusted, but D’Angelo’s face said otherwise.
-TNA Champion, Trick Williams was shown making his way to the ring before cutting to commercial break.
-Trick Williams made his way to the ring for the first time since becoming TNA Champion. He said that he’s making history and adding to his resume. When the fans started cheering him, he told them not to cheer him since they’ve been against him during his feud with “Average Joe” He called the fans stupid for getting behind Joe Hendry. He said that the line between NXT and TNA is Trick Williams and nobody should cross him. He named off some former TNA champions like Angle and AJ Styles, said that he was better than them. He said he’s forsaking the people and renaming TNA to “Trick N A”.
Mike Santana made his way to the ring, representing TNA. Santana wanted to give him credit for his win last Sunday. Trick said he made a mistake by interrupting him. Santana said “You aren’t my champion” and said the last thing he’s going to do is sit back and let someone like Williams represent TNA. Trick said that Santana has never been World Champion, and once he has, only then can he call the shots. Santana said that Williams was pissing him off. Santana said he’s a loud and proud Boricua. He’s seen so many people come and go, and he knows Williams is a pretender. A pretend fighter, a pretend rapper. Now a pretend champion. Santana said he’s the illest and realest Trick has ever come across and he’s the one who is going to take the title back to TNA. Santino Marella appeared on screen. As the TNA Director of Authority, he made the match official. Next week, Williams vs. Santana for the TNA Championship. Santana wanted to shake Trick’s hand. Trick attacked. Santana was waiting for it and blocked the attack, then dumped the champ out of the ring before holding the TNA title high overhead to end the segment.
Lindberg’s Analysis: I’m intrigued. I haven’t had the time in my personal life to add TNA to my weekly watching rotation, so I’ve had to keep up with it in other ways. I think a lot of people expected Hendry to demand a rematch, but Hendry was nowhere to be found tonight. Mike Santana, while he impressed me earlier in the night in his match, felt like a midcarder challenging for the belt to me. I’m not against it by any stretch. But judging by the crowd reaction, it doesn’t seem like the crowd was too enthusiastic for this match either. They were lukewarm in their reaction. I can’t see Trick losing this title so quickly after winning it in such a historic way, so perhaps feeding him Santana is their way to kick off a semi-long term reign for Trick?
-Stephanie Vaquer was approached by Ava in the locker room. She said at Worlds Collide, she will have a tag match against Dalys and Chika Tormenta. Vaquer said she’d find a partner. Lola Vice walked in and agreed to be the partner.
(3) TATUM PAXLEY vs. JAIDA PARKER
Last week, Parker attacked Thea Hail and then put Paxley down, prompting this match.
The bell rang and Parker bullied Paxley into the corner within seconds. Paxley tried fighting back, Parker shoved her across the ring with ease. Paxley seemed to take the beating and use it as energy, turned momentum around and brought Parker to the corner bashing her face off of the turnbuckles.
Parker managed to reverse one of them and delivered a series of offensive moves followed by a submission. She wore Paxley down before breaking the hold and attempting a reverse suplex. Paxley rolled through and rolled Parker up for two. She hit a knee to Parkers face, a clothesline, then an enziguri on Parker taking her to the mat. Paxley hit a dropkick on Parker sending Parker ringside.
Jaida found Paxley’s dolls, each one representing Paxley, Gigi Dolan and Shotzi. Dolan and Shotzi have been let go from the company so they couldn’t explicitly say who they were, but you could tell by the way the dolls were dressed. Jaida threw the Dolan doll into the ring causing Paxley to snatch it up and look at it longingly, clearly missing her friend.
Parker capitalized on this and hit the Hypnotic on Paxley for the win.
Winner: Jaida Parker in 3:49
After the match, Thea Hail attacked Jaida Parker looking for revenge for last week.
Lindberg’s Analysis: I’m loving the Paxley character right now. This tortured soul gimmick has been done before, but she’s pulling it off beautifully. The use of the dolls to represent her loss is fantastic, though it might seem childish to some. While it may be, I think if you look deeper into the character, the representation of the dolls in her mind is real. Thea Hail coming in not to just stand up for her (kind of?) friend is also great, and should be a hell of a match once it happens. Hail is underrated as far as I’m concerned and I’m so glad to see her finally get the singles run she deserves.
-Recap of Jasper Troy at Battleground saying that he’s going to make a splash this week
(4) JASPER TROY vs. DANTE CHEN
The bell rang and Troy immediately backed Chen into the corner. Troy would overpower and manhandle Chen for a few moments until Chen grabbed a headlock. Troy picked Chen up like he was a child, while Chen still had the headlock locked in, and set him down on the apron. Chen climbed to the top rope and missed a dropkick.
Troy hit a massive backdrop on Chen, then clotheslined him over the top rope. Troy spiked Chen face first on the apron then rolled him back into the ring. Troy continued to manhandle Chen, with Chen getting the occasional hope spot in. Troy hit a massive sidewalk slam on Chen for the win.
Oba Femi appeared on the platform behind the commentary team, calling out Troy for jumping him last week. He said that he has the Rulers attention and that Troy’s 5 seconds of fame are over.
Winner: Jasper Troy in approximately 3:30 (I forgot to hit my stopwatch, sorry!)
Lindberg’s Analysis: Jasper Troy said he was going to come in and make an impact. While I love seeing Dante Chen finally get some screen time, I question what kind of an impact he’s going to make by coming in and squashing someone who hasn’t been seen on NXT TV regularly in… well… his entire NXT career. While Troy was certainly impressive, beating Chen isn’t really much of a feat. That said, Chen is such a great talent in the ring and Troy is still very green. Chen was probably a great first opponent for him to make him look like a star. With so many people making comparisons between Troy and Oba Femi, I’m glad they’re getting this out of the way immediately. I think Femi can bring Troy to a great match. While I don’t think Troy will win the title from him, I can see Troy coming away from that feud with the respect of the fans, presuming they book it correctly of course.
-Ethan Page stood in the ring with his newly won North American championship. He didnt want to wait until next week to celebrate, he wanted to celebrate immediately. J’Evon Evans music hit. “You wanna celebrate and didnt invite me?!” Evans said that Page was undeserving of that title. He said that Page cost him his last opportunity at the title and he spoke with Ava. Ava made the match between Page and Evans at Worlds Collide. The Laredo Kid from AAA made his way to the ring through the crowd, announcing that the match is actually a triple threat between the three of them. Page wasn’t super happy about this. He was even less happy when Rey Fenix’s music hit, who announced that the match was really a fatal four way for the North American title at Worlds Collide.
-Mr. Stone, Stevie Turner and Ava were backstage talking about that fatal four way match. They were upset that nobody at Evolve, such as Sean Legacy, had an opportunity in that match. She said that Legacy is going to be the number one contender to whoever wins that fatal four way. They then continued to hype Evolve and the upcoming crowning of the Evolve Women’s Champion.
-Zaria and Sol Ruca (oddly carrying the Speed championship alongside her North American championship, they never show the Speed title outside of XTwitter) approached Tatum Paxley backstage to provide some comfort. The Culling could be seen in the background, looking to possibly pick up the scraps of Paxley’s mental breakdown.
(5) STEPHANIE VAQUER vs. JACY JAYNE – NXT Women’s Championship
Fallon Henley and Jasmyn Nyx accompanied Jayne to the ring, which I did not expect after their blow up at one another earlier in the night.
Stephanie Vaquer didn’t wait for ring announcements. Her music hit and she bee-lined it to the ring to get the match started.
Jayne saw it coming and met the champion at the ropes with a series of stomps to the midsection. Vaquer brushed it off and hit a headscissors on Jayne for a near fall. Vaquer and Jayne began some chain wrestling, jockeying for postion for a few moments. Vaquer tried to hit the move where she pounds her opponents head into the mat between her legs (seriously, have they named this yet?!), Jayne reversed it and began her offensive on Vaquer. She threw her into the corner and then hit a suplex on Vaquer for two.
Vaquer regained momentum, only to have Dalys and Chika Tormenta show up on the apron to distract her. Lola Vice came out and made quick work of the AAA stars. Jayne tried to roll Vaquer up, Vaquer kicked out and rolled Jayne up herself for another near fall before commercial break.
During the picture in picture break, Jayne was mostly the one in control over the Champion, even sneaking in a few pin attempts.
Once the break concluded, Jayne quickly lost control of the match with the champion reversing a splash to the corner. Vaquer didn’t stay in control long, as Jayne met her with a kick to the face for a near fall. Fallon Henley could be seen ringside rolling her eyes at Jayne only getting a two count.
Vaquer managed to regain momentum with two shoulderbreakers to Jayne, but failed to connect with her next move that was reversed into a neckbreaker by Jayne. The two struggled to their feet, then Vaquer hit an Eat Defeat sending Jayne to the corner. Vaquer hit her double knees to the face and attempted to pin, Jayne kicking out at two.
Jayne reversed a backslide pin and then kicked Vaquer in the face to take control of the match. She tried hitting a cannonball on Vaquer in the corner, Vaquer dodged sending Jayne outside the ring. She climbed the apron and Vaquer got under her in the electric chair position. She dropped Jayne face first onto the apron and then sent her into the steel steps. She rolled Jayne back into the ring. Fallon Henley looked to interfere to let Jayne win, instead Jayne was shoved into Henley, causing all three members of Fatal Influence to start fighting. Nyx tried to keep the peace, Henley and Jayne pushed her away. Vaquer hit Henley and Jayne with a top rope dive to the outside, then got Jayne back into the ring to finally hit the head between the legs move.
Fallon Henley and Jasmyn Nyx revealed that it was all a ruse when Nyx distracted the ref and Henley managed to hit Vaquer from behind allowing Jayne to roll up Vaquer for the win.
Winner and new NXT Women’s Champion, Jacy Jayne
Lindberg’s Analysis: Pikachu face. I don’t even know what to say right now, I assumed there was absolutely no way in hell that Jayne would overcome the odds and become the new champion. Stephanie Vaquer is on fire right now and her momentum looked to carry her as champion for quite some time. This reminds me of Jinder Mahal winning the title, going from lower midcard to champion overnight. I can’t say I’m looking forward to the Women’s main event scene with Jayne as champion, I don’t feel like the character is fleshed out nearly enough to be in the main event. While I’m happy for the woman behind the Jacy Jayne character to realize a dream and become champion, I don’t feel like this is best for business… though, I’m willing to give them the benefit of the doubt if the story they tell us over the next few weeks warrants this shocking defeat for Vaquer.
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