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NXT TV RESULTS
DECEMBER 9, 2025
WINTER PARK, FLA. AT THE CAPITOL WRESTLING CENTER
LIVE ON CW NETWORK
REPORT BY KELLY WELLS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR
NXT Commentators: Vic Joseph, Corey Graves
Ring Announcer: Mike Rome
Backstage Correspondent(s): Sarah Schreiber
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-The show opened with a series of spots from Deadline. They played around with the order of matches, starting with Page-Iguana then Dame-Paxley, Women’s ISC, Femi-Saints, and the Men’s ISC leading to the return of Tony D’Angelo. The recap was quite long at about six minutes.
-New NXT Champion Oba Femi made his entrance, and Vic ran down the short list of men that have been NXT Champion twice. Femi said true power doesn’t bend or break or beg; it stands still and watches the world revolve around it. He said he was true power. Femi said let’s be real; NXT wasn’t the same without the ruler on top. He said the title belongs on his shoulder. He said he’s done with Ricky Saints, and he transitioned to his upcoming match with Cody Rhodes. He said Rhodes won’t see potential or the future; he’ll see the now. He’ll see the ruler in all his glory: Oba Femi. He said it was time to talk about the end of the show, ostensibly meaning Tony D’Angelo, but Ricky Saints saved us from Tony for just a bit longer.
Saints congratulated Femi and said his bag was lighter because Femi did what he said he was going to do. He said Femi was the better man at Deadline. He said he sees Femi with the championship and he feels like it’s over, but then he remembered who the hell he is, and said he isn’t going to bow down. He said he’s steering the universe back on course, and it’s 1-1 between them, so he’s demanding his shot at the championship.
Je’Von Evans hit the ring to his music. He said he didn’t mean to interrupt, but he’s been watching Deadline over and over, and the Young O.G. survived the Iron Survivor Challenge. He said he earned his opportunity at New Year’s Evil. But then it makes him wonder – why would he wait until January to have a match? He said he’s locked in and nobody’s going to dictate his moment. He asked for the championship match…tonight. The crowd popped.
Saints asked him what the rush is. He said if he wins the title, that’s better than whatever Evans-Femi would be. Evans said he isn’t the future, he’s the right now. He said he doesn’t mean to be cocky, but ain’t nobody touching him at the age of 21. He reiterated his challenge to Femi. Saints got excited and said okay, he’s on board. Femi said no beltless guys are going to dictate his moves. Evans said he was afraid. Femi said he’s never been afraid of him, and he’s always beaten him. He said game on. Vic begged for Ava to sign off on this match because none of us want to wait for New Year’s Evil.
-In a promoted segment, Kelani Jordan’s heel turn and the budding feud with Jordynne Grace was outlined. The first commercial of the show hit at 18 past the hour, which is ten minutes later than usual. [c]
-Hype for Cena’s upcoming match with Gunther.
-Tatum Paxley sat alone in the dark, in a “room” with pallets set up like walls with photos of Izzi Dame on them. She said she has nothing left to lose – but Izzi does. She held up dolls of the men in the Culling. She said one by one, they’ll go, and it’ll just the two of them…alone, together.
(1) JORDYNNE GRACE vs. KELANI JORDAN
The battle got going on the floor during Grace’s entrance. They got to the ring and the ref called for the bell. Thesz press by Grace. Body slam by Grace. Jordan reversed a second slam but ran the ropes and got caught with a Michinoku Driver for two. Jordan reversed another slam but got thrown down into a turnbuckle and hit in the back of the neck with double knees. Grace soared in with a back elbow. Grace Under Pressure missed. Jordan hit a dropkick to take control.
Jordan slowed down and worked the left leg with kicks and elbow drops. Jordan draped Grace on the apron but both of them ended up there in a chop battle. Grace tried to hit a German suplex to the floor, but Jordan held on. Jordan wanted a Russian leg sweep or Spanish Fly to the floor, but Grace thwarted that. After a series of reversals, Jordan drove Grace’s shin into the apron and the match went to commercial. [c]
Grace was working a stretch muffler and then hit a suplex. Jordan bailed and Grace followed her out to the ramp side. Grace was setting up something like a Gory Bomb but Jordan escaped and hit a chop block. Jordan grabbed a chair and swung, and Grace moved her leg and Jordan missed. Apparently the ref didn’t consider it a disqualification-level offense because Grace moved? The intent was the same. The match went back inside and the women were on handstands tied up with their legs, and they started slapping each other’s faces in a pretty amusing spot; I thought maybe I caught Grace grinning for a second. Vic mentioned that Cody Rhodes, via socials, said he’d be watching the main event tonight.
Grace yanked Jordan outside in a match that can’t stop heading to the floor. They reversed a number of times and Grace charged Jordan into the steps and then hit the Grace Under Pressure backsplash from the steps to the floor. “This is awesome” chant. Jordan headed back in, but Grace foolishly grabbed the chair and picked it up to use it. It was ripped away by the ref, and Jordan charged Grace into the barricade. Back inside, Kelani hit a 450 Splash (where’s the split-legged moonsault?) for the win.
WINNER: Kelani Jordan at 11:25.
(Wells’s Analysis: These two have faced off more than a few times and have great chemistry, and the only downside is that both of them have Jordan/Jordynne in their name so I sometimes type the wrong thing. Kelani just seems like she’s hitting on all cylinders right now. Her mic work could still be polished, but in the ring, she’s all there. Grace needs a win, like, yesterday)
-Blake Monroe sat in a makeup chair ahead of her open challenge. [c]
-Jordynne Grace beat herself up in the locker room among silent Evolve talent. Thea Hail tried to gas her up and Grace said “Am I really getting advice from a 6-year-old?” Hail said she was 22, but she’s been there since she was 18, so you could say she’s “grizzled.” Hail had to run because she wanted to be part of the Blake Monroe Open Challenge.
-Monroe hit the ring and said the holidays are approaching and she’s in a giving mood. She said it’s time to see which lucky lady is getting the opportunity of a lifetime. Lola Vice and a large number of Evolve talents hit the ramp, but Hail ran in from the back, snapped on a Kimura Lock, and Monroe tapped. It hadn’t been a real match, though, so it didn’t count. And…that was the scene. No match. Seriously.
-Shiloh Hill talked all sciencey to Kelly Kincaid ahead of his debut. [c]
(2) SHILOH HILL vs. LEXIS KING
In a very weird moment, Lexis King was already in the ring upon return, and Booker said “Put him on the main roster. Oh yeah, man!” He was the unannounced opponent for Shiloh Hill.
King tried to jump Hill, who dumped him. Hill dominated early but King got into it with a running back kick for two. There was a “Shiloh” chant, so people are responding to his stuff as much as I am, it seems (if that’s possible). They both went down with stereo kicks. Hill pulled out his mouthguard with the extra tooth as kind of fire-up move. There was a “Toothless Aggression” chant as Hill hit a big block. King hit a superkick and Hill got weird and asked for more. Back body drop by Hill. Diamond Cutter by Hill finished. Vic called it “Whisper to the Beast.”
WINNER: Shiloh Hill at 2:56.
(Wells’s Analysis: We’ve just gotten a taste, but I already loved him on the mic and I’m liking what little we got here. This guy is going to absolutely own crowds. I feel bad for King, who had a good heel thing going a handful of months ago but has been lost in the shuffle since)
-Ethan Page walked through the back ahead of the next segment. They’re going to rapid commercials here after the early lack of them. [c]
[HOUR TWO]
-Kelly Kincaid talked with Oba Femi. He said when you’re champion, you expect the unexpected, but when Oba Femi is involved, the outcome is predictable. He cut a promo on Cody Rhodes and said he might carry the company on his back, but who’s going to carry him when he puts him in the ground? He said “I must prepare” and left the scene.
-Mike Rome introduced Ethan Page. The hair-trigger CW censor got its weekly quota in as the crowd said “asshole” at him a few times. He said he’s successful because he figured out how to do this business because he asked the right questions. He said other wrestlers asked how to throw a great dropkick, and he was asking how to break someone’s jaw. He said now, those athletes can stay in the back and stare at him holding his two belts. He said we’ll all watch John Cena have his last match in a few days, and then he walks away for good. Page said a week after he’s gone, he’ll be a distant memory, and his spot will be filled by a man with a giant ego. He said he turned the NXT North American Championship into the most sought-after title in NXT. He said he wasn’t satisfied, and he become AAA Mixed Tag Team Champion, making him “one of one,” unlike anyone else in this company. Is he goading Carmelo Hayes here or has “one of one” become more…out there?
The lights went out and the Tony D’Angelo walking scene played on the tron again. The spotlight came up, Page realized D’Angelo was behind him, and D’Angelo laid out Page. Oh great, he’s a tweener, because he’s so interesting we need questions surrounding this guy.
-Sol Ruca and Kendal Grey (with Wren Sinclair) walked through the back separately ahead of the next match. [c]
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