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NXT TV RESULTS
JUNE 3, 2025
ORLANDO, FLA. AT CAPITOL WRESTLING CENTER
LIVE ON CW NETWORK
REPORT BY KELLY WELLS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR
NXT Commentators: Corey Graves, Vic Joseph, Booker T
Ring Announcer: Mike Rome
Backstage Correspondent(s): Sarah Schreiber
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-Highlights from last week, a much more eventful show than the PLE that preceded it, opened. Ethan Page’s North American Championship win was covered first, followed by Trick Williams with his TNA Championship and the challenge from Mike Santana, and the straight bonkers Women’s Championship win by Jacy Jayne, which was brilliantly executed from a production standpoint, but…still leaves us with Women’s Championship Jacy Jayne. Jayne was shown walking with Toxic Attraction, and was now in the center of the flying V, rather than Fallon Henley. Jayne’s look has been tweaked slightly and she looks much more like a star than before.
-Laredo Kid entered the ring with a mic, ahead of the Worlds Collide event. Je’Von Evans was there as well. Ethan Page’s music cut them off before anything could be said. He said Rey Fenix was still on a plane so he wouldn’t be around tonight. He said it was unfortunate that he had to celebrate his new championship with them. He bemoaned his upcoming title defenses, and said he hadn’t agreed to this; Ricky Starks did. Laredo Kid said in Spanish that Ethan has no balls. There was a good reaction to that. Evans said Page cost him a match on SmackDown this past week and Page said that’s what happens when you get into his business. It devolved until Evolve’s Sean Legacy showed up and put over his coming match with Page, as well as promoting the men’s four-way match for the Evolve championship. The three-man faction from Evolve, Swipe Right (they have another man and a woman as well, but they haven’t been established on NXT yet) showed up and talked big about their member Jackson Drake, who’s also in the four-way. A brawl broke out leading into a promo for Worlds Collide and the show’s first commercial break. [c]
(Wells’s Analysis: It really feels like a turning of the page here, as so many pieces in the WWE bubble are moving up, on, or out. There’s room in NXT for new talent with several NXT members heading to the main roster, so I’m expecting to see a lot of things thrown at the wall to see what sticks)
-El Hijo del Vikingo was shown in the audience ahead of his match with Chad Gable at Worlds Collide.
(1) CHASE UNIVERSITY (Andre Chase & Kale Dixon & Uriah Connors) vs. DARKSTATE (Dion Lennox & Cutler James & Osiris Griffin)
There was a brawl before the bell, after with Connors settled into the face in peril role first against James, then Lennox. Lennox dominated with power stuff until Connors managed a tag to Dixon, who fired up and got in some basic offense before a double clothesline put both of them on the mat. Griffin tagged in and hit a big block on Connors that sent him flying, but Connors and Dixon did a bunch of tandem offense on him and other interfering members of DarkState until Griffin hit a suplex on both guys at once. The assisted powerbomb finished as Lennox got the duke. After the match, Andre Chase – who was never legal – tossed a bunch of teaching material as the longest storyline in NXT history continued.
WINNERS: DarkState at 3:29.
(Wells’s Analysis: It was just getting going, I thought, but I guess they all got their stuff in. I don’t know if I can take another several months of Chase U infighting and self-doubt, even with new faces hanging around)
-Ava made an eight-man tag match out of the opening brawl, and told the babyfaces they need a fourth member. Luckily, Dragon Lee was visiting and was a few feet away, and he joined the squad.
-Sarah Schreiber talked to Trick Williams, who cut a quick promo on Mike Santana. [c]
-Tyra Mae Steele, earlier this week, talked to some of the Evolve girls in the locker room until Arianna Grace showed up and talked down to Steele and gave her a protip: don’t talk about yourself so much. After Grace left, Steele said she’d found her first opponent.
(2) MYLES BORNE (w/Tavion Heights) vs. CHARLIE DEMPSEY (w/Wren Sinclair) – If Borne wins, he can leave No Quarter Catch Crew
ROUND ONE: After some mat grappling, Borne got a rollup for a quick two and Dempsey slapped the mat, annoyed. They went back to some grappling and a long series of technical reversals. Brilliant headscissor takedown by Dempsey, who was holding an armbar throughout it. Short-arm scissors continued the work on Borne’s left arm. They went to some reversals and there was an awkward moment as Dempsey couldn’t bridge with Borne atop him. It looked like time was about to expire, but Borne got a pin on a rollup with six seconds left: At 2:54 of the first round, the score is 1-0 Borne. [c]
ROUND TWO: A commercial break started just before the second round. The split-screen break ended with just 24 seconds left in the round, and the two grappled until time expired. The bell sounded, and Dempsey laid in a cheap knee after the bell to boos.
ROUND THREE: After a small amount of grappling, Dempsey trapped a prone Borne with a Regal-plex and got the qucik pin. At 0:24 in the third round, it’s tied at one and is going to a final fall with three rounds to go.
ROUND FOUR: Dempsey was still in control early in the fall. Vic mentioned Lexis King removing these rules from the Heritage Cup, and said new champion Noam Dar was “surely watching from somewhere.” Maybe as champion, he should be on TV now and then? The two exchanged some near-falls on grapples, then impact offense. There was another flurry of near-falls with about 30 seconds left, and Borne escaped a trap and hit a dropkick and scored the pin with 13 seconds left, winning the match.
WINNER: Myles Borne at 2:47 of the fourth round. Combined ring time: 9:05
(Wells’s Analysis: Borne is now free of the NQCC and he went for a handshake, but Dempsey didn’t go for it. The announcers wondered aloud what would happen to the faction. Very strong action here)
-Backstage, the men of The Culling were talking until Izzi Dame came out of nowhere and nailed Brooks Jensen in the back with a chair. Shawn Spears asked what the hell she was doing. Dame said Jensen was never fully bought in, and she pushed the tag match to next week, and made it Spears/Vance instead of having Jensen in the match. Spears smiled and said Izzi was damn right. [c]
(3) TYRA MAE STEELE vs. ARIANNA GRACE
Steele put a commemorative Olympic gold medal around a plushie carried by a fan, who was pretty excited about it. Grace entering was like seeing a ghost, as she’s spent so little time on NXT TV for months now. She was greeted by a pretty muted crowd after all her time away.
Steele wanted a handshake and Grace laughed and said “no thank you.” Steel grappled Grace down on the mat, then rolled her around using her feet until Grace reached a rope to break. Grace missed a right and Steele nailed her with a back body-drop. Grace got in some punches and kicks in a corner, then laid out Steele with a forearm. Big boot got a one count. The announcers talked about Stephanie Vaquer qualifying for the Money in the Bank match. Steele hit a German suplex with a bridge that finished.
WINNER: Tyra Mae Steele at 2:23.
(Wells’s Analysis: Nothing wrong here but for those who didn’t catch LFG, this was a very small sampling of what kind of potential Steele may or may not have. I remain stunned that the super-funny, charismatic Grace gets so little TV time)
-A bunch of influencers with loud overreactions were shown reacting to Jacy Jayne’s championship win last week ahead of her appearance. [c]
-Sarah Schreiber talked to Mike Santana about his huge match tonight. Santana said he should soak it all in because he’s in an NXT main event. He said he’d reflect later because it’s time to get busy. He said Trick is a pretender and he’s fighting for everyone who’s ever fought in an NXT ring. He said he promised his daughter he’s coming home with the TNA Championship, and he doesn’t make promises to her that he can’t keep. He said he needs to be three seconds better. Let’s get it. Fun, fiery mic time from Santana.
[HOUR TWO]
-Fatal Influence entered and Jacy did a spot where she licked her new championship belt. It left a run from her lipstick that was weird and distracting. She said people don’t get to cheer for her now after being against her for so long. She said everyone was shocked except her. She said they called her the third wheel and latched onto every flavor of the month. The crowd were booing pretty heavily here. She said that she and Fallon Henley started in this business together and they’re like sisters. Lainey Reid, Lola Vice and Jordynne Grace all showed up to stake their claim for the championship. Jaida Parker was next and said everyone knows she’s the baddest bitch in the place. Kelani Jordan was next and said she’d never had a shot. Lash Legend was next, cutting off Jordan quickly. She said she sees a whole bunch of women that have already had their turn. Uh, the person she cut off literally just said she’s never had one. Oh well. A fight broke out and more women showed up to brawl. The lights went out, and when they came up, Mariah May was on the perch to a massive reaction. She said the ladies could call her the next NXT Champion, because the greatest women’s division in the world just got a lot more glamorous. With that, a Jacy Jayne segment actually warranted the crossover spot. Notable: nobody on commentary, nor May herself, said her name, just like with the Ricky Saints situation. [c]
(Wells’s Analysis: The cavalcade of championship suitors usually leads to something straightforward like a multi-person match or a battle royal, but this one turned the trope on its head by wasting no time introducing their latest huge acquisition. Jayne was likely to be a transitional champion in any event – and I think there were better ones available, but whatever – and now we might know to whom that transition will go)
-In the locker room, Stevie Turner and Evolve Women’s Champion Kali Armstrong watched a monitor with a bunch of other female Evolve talents. They put over the previous segment and Armstrong wondered which woman would step up to her on Evolve tomorrow.
-Vic mentioned the injury Ricky Saints suffered to his larynx. Naturally, he couldn’t pronounce larynx.
(4) DRAGON LEE & SEAN LEGACY & JE’VON EVANS & LAREDO KID vs. ETHAN PAGE & SWIPE RIGHT (Jackson Drake & Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes)
Of the babyfaced Baylor, Graves said “Once he hits puberty, he could be a real superstar.” Laredo Kid & Drake opened the match with some quick escapes and reversals until a block from Kid, then a headscissor takedown. Back kick by Kid. Lee tagged in and he and Kid teamed up for some offense on Drake, finishing with two back kicks. From the apron, Lee laid in a kick and hit a high cross-body for two. Smokes tagged in. Lee tripped Drake in the corner and sailed from the apron into a kick. Evans tagged in and battered the arm of Smokes from the top. Legacy tagged in quickly and got caught in the heel corner and triple-teamed as Smokes hung up the ref. Page tagged in and went for Ego’s Edge but Legacy backdropped him from the ring. Legacy fired up and put Baylor & Smokes (the regular tag team from Swipe Right) outside and hit a tope suicida on both. Kid tagged in and set up a big move but Page tagged in and nailed him with a big kick to take control heading into commercial with no split-screen. A slo-mo replay of the kick was shown as they headed to commercial. Very ’80s production move there. [c]
There was an AEW Fyter Fest commercial during the break.
Baylor was in control of Evans upon return, as Evans appeared to be in the third minute of a heat segment or so. Drake tagged in and hit a nice deadlift suplex. Drake reached back in time and hit a good old back rake. Evans laid in a very loud palm strike. Drake hit some combo kicks as Booker T put over Drake in a way that felt like a real endorsement, as Drake really is a nice budding talent. Drake slowed it down with a headlock on the mat. Page tagged in and Evans fought off a swinging neckbreaker with a superkick. DRagon Lee made the hot tag and he dominated everyone. Kid got involved to neutralize Baylor, and then ended up tripping on the rope on a plancha and falling in a heap.
Back in the ring, everyone got involved and Swipe Right beat down Legacy, setting him up for a powerslam from Page. It got two as everyone in the match broke it up. All eight men sold on the mat for an “NXT” chant. Kid tossed two members of Swipe Right outside and Evans sailed over Kid to lay them out. Kid hit a quebrada on them right after.
With some control gained again, Legacy and Page booted each other to their home corners, where Baylor and Lee – the only guys not outside – tagged in. Lee hit double stomp in the corner and hit his finisher.
WINNERS: Dragon Lee & Je’Von Evans & Sean Legacy & Laredo Kid at 13:29.
(Wells’s Analysis: A chaotic crowd-pleaser that earned its value on the card after an hour of light in-ring minutes. Other than Laredo Kid’s miscue with the rope, everything looked good and came off well. I’m interested to see if they went with Drake as first Evolve men’s champion, because the trio could all go to NXT relatively quickly (the other members who haven’t been established on NXT TV need more seasoning))
[c]
-Backstage, Jasper Troy got in Oba Femi’s face as Stevie Turner & Rob Stone got them to sign contracts for a match. Troy said this was the first time Femi had to look up at an opponent. Femi said whether he had to cut down a redwood or not, the result will be the same.
-Sol Ruca and Zaria tried to perk up the still-depressed Tatum Paxley. Izzi Dame showed up and said Paxley needs to purge friends, like she does.
-Tony D’Angelo talked with Luca Crusifino, who had made a match with High Rise next week. D’Angelo, still on high alert, took Crusifino to task for doing it without talking to the Family. Crusifino said with all due respect, they’re not really a family anymore.
-Next week, Sean Legacy challenges the winner of the four-way North American Championship match.
-Mike Santana entered ahead of the main event. On the way, he bumped fists with Elijah (formerly Elias in WWE) as the next challenger for the TNA Championship showed some company solidarity. [c]
-Vic promoted the long weekend of shows.
(5) MIKE SANTANA vs. TRICK WILLIAMS (c) – TNA Championship match
Very strong reaction for Santana. Williams was, at last, getting a primarily heel reaction. I know that’s what they’ve been going for – I just don’t know why it’s what they’ve been going for. The bell sounded at 13 to the hour.
Trick backed up Santana to a turnbuckle, then broke. Rope run and Williams ended up doing an awkward-looking shove to the mat. Santana sold it like disrespect and he fired up and backed Willoiams to a corner. Santana slammed Williams for two. Standing senton by Santana for two. I didn’t catch it, but the censors picked up a chant they didn’t like and they muted the show for ten seconds. Given their usual, it could’ve been a chant of the alphabet because the censors have no idea what they’re hearing. Santana hit a dropkick that sent Williams to the outside, then set up a plancha (or the like) and Williams walked away to boos. Williams walked out to the ramp side, and Santana hit his move there instead, and the match went to split-screen. [c]
Williams hit a Trick Kick and then did some ground & pound. There was a big “Santana” chant. Axe kick by Trick. Trick slapped his own chest and the crowd booed. Trick worked a cravat and Elijah was shown casually watching from the front row. Trick laid in a chop in the corner and Santana sold it like it woke him up. Santana wriggled free of a shot and the two went to quick kicks, taking turns nailing different ones. Deateh Valley Driver by Santana, and both guys sold on the mat. There was an “NXT” chant for the TNA Championship match.
Santana hit a running uppercut and a cutter for a long two. Cannonball in the corner by Santana. 450 Splash by Santana, and Williams broke by placing one finger on the rope. The one-finger spot is so silly as it’s such a dumb visual in comparison to a full hand. Trick went out and grabbed Elijah’s guitar, and crushed it on the ring steps. KC Navarro and AJ Francis (formerly Top Dolla) attacked Santana and slammed him on the announce table. They pushed Santana into the ring, but the feed – which had been somewhat unstable – first froze, and then went down entirely. The screen was black, and then green, for probably a full minute before it finally came back up on CW’s news coverage.
WINNER: Unknown, but probably Williams in about 12 minutes.
(Wells’s Analysis: You really can’t talk about this without focusing on the major technical miscue that robbed us of the last minute or two of the show. I’m sure Williams was about to hit the Trick Shot and retain, leading to his issue with Elijah as well as furthering Santana’s issue with Navarro and Francis, but I can’t be sure. Good action before that, as Santana was pitch-perfect in his role of an all-heart underdog who really believed he could pull it off)
EDIT: This was apparently a local issue, and I was likely affected by weather here. Indeed, Williams won with the Trick Shot just after I lost my feed.
FINAL THOUGHTS: Without harping more on the tech issue, I’ll just say that I feel like CW has had more issues already than we saw in a long time elsewhere. Mariah May’s arrival will be the big story coming out of this, but I also feel like a developing story is the shift in what NXT represents; a lot of TV-ready talent has departed for the main roster, leaving a lot of time both for upcoming talents and the TNA partnership. It felt like a developmental show again, to some degree, as it’s supposed to (though Evolve may end up feeling closer to what early NXT looked like, given time). It was an odd week where some work was done to promote the one-off Worlds Collide, which should be a good show, but doesn’t do NXT any favors in that it kind of grinds their stories to a halt. Another thing to watch will be Myles Borne, whom they seem committed to after his loss at Battleground. Kevin Cattani and I will talk it out on PWT Talks NXT shortly.
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