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NXT TV RESULTS
FEBRUARY 3, 2026
WINTER PARK, FLA. AT THE CAPITOL WRESTLING CENTER
AIRED LIVE ON CW NETWORK
REPORT BY KELLY WELLS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR
NXT Commentators: Vic Joseph, Booker T
Ring Announcer: Mike Rome
Backstage Correspondent(s): Blake Howard
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-Robert Stone was called into what was previously Ava’s room, and the camera panned over to Shawn Michaels, who said he’s been around for seven years and has done everything he’s been asked. Michaels named Stone the new interim General Manager. Interesting wording there. Stone said he wouldn’t let HBK down. Ava’s departure wasn’t addressed in a kayfabe sense.
-A hype package for the NXT Championship match aired, with a brief bunch of shots showing previous champions. Ava was shown talking about the match on a previous episode.
(1) THEA HAIL vs. LOLA VICE vs. IZZI DAME (w/Shawn Spears & Niko Vance) (c) – Triple threat match for the NXT Women’s North American Championship
Vice is fresh off of being the first woman eliminated in the Royal Rumble (well, it had to be someone). They must be concerned about time for the main event, because all three women were already in the ring and no entrances aired. Champion Dame dominated early to boos. Vice hopped up on Dame for a sleeper and shortly after, the two challengers hit superkicks on Dame that sent her bailing. Vice and Hail paired off with rollups and submission attempts on the mat until Dame flew in with a jawbreaker for each woman. She covered one, then the other, for two two-counts. Ricky Saints was shown arriving in an inset.
Hail trapped Dame for two, but Vice broke it up with a kick. Vice hit an arm drag on Dame and Hail hit Dame with a dropkick. Hail went to the outside and did a headscissor takedown on Vance and then bit down on the championship belt, which was sitting on a podium, as the match went to split-screen. [c]
Hail flew in with a blockbuster on Dame as Dame had Vice in a front chancery. Vic pointed out that this is Hail’s first triple threat ever, which is bonkers considering how much this brand loves them. Vice got the next shine, laying out both women in opposite corners and nailing repeated hip attacks on them. Dame hit a sitout slam on Hail and Vice broke that one up. Hail took control next with ax-handles for both women. Now it was Hail’s turn to run station to station as she hit back elbows on both women. She fired up and tried a springboard senton on Vice, but Vice snapped on a submission. Dame broke that up quickly. Vice hit a mean-looking roundhouse kick on Dame, but Hail put a Kimura lock on Vice. It was brief as Vice broke and tried to put on her own submission. A bunch of kicks changed momentum and Vice got dumped.
Outside, Kelani Jordan showed up and laid waste to Vice, even charging her wrist into a ladder to establish it visually ahead of tonight’s main event. Hail managed a Kimura Lock on Dame inside, but Dame was able to step back to a rope to break. Izzi hit her finisher.
WINNER: Izzi Dame at 11:45.
(Wells’s Analysis: Another triple threat on NXT that was really nothing to write home about as flow was rarely established before the next spot. Also, I know I’m screaming into the void here, but the fact that there are no disqualifications in triple threats is a stupid loophole that should be addressed)
-Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair congratulated Sol Ruca on her Royal Rumble run on Saturday, but scattered when Zaria showed up, salty that she wasn’t called upon to do the same thing. Zaria insisted that ZaRuca is fine, but tonight, it’s her time to shine.
-Tony D’Angelo was shown walking ahead of a segment to address his recent actions attacking wrestlers on both sides of the ledger. [c]
-Kale Dixon & Uriah Connors talked over last week. Stacks, Arianna Grace & Lexis King showed up and stirred it up. Stacks said a team arguing brought back memories. King said there was a lot of potential standing before him, but he wondered which of them it is.
-Tony D’Angelo’s overwrought new theme song, seemingly looking to position him as some epic heel giant, played him to the ring. He stared dead-eyed ahead of himself so the camera could pan in. They’re shooting him like a major star, but the problem is, we’ve seen his schtick already. D’Angelo said it’s been seven months since he was able to talk to everyone. He said there were things he had to get off his chest. He wanted the lights up so he could see the fans. He talked about his championships in NXT. He said a year ago, he was surrounded by family and friends. He said they all seemingly had his back, but it was taken from him. He said it was the wake-up call he needed. He said when DarkState decided to ruin his life, he had to regroup. He said he had to sit in a dark room and figure out who Tony D’Angelo his. He recalled his amateur wrestling accolades and said he had to remember the thing he does best is bouncing heads off of the mat. He said he came back the way he did by design. He said nobody knew what he was doing, which he liked. He said it’s a selfish business and it’s a selfish time in NXT. He said he’s here for DarkState, and it isn’t vengeance, it’s punishment. He said they took everything from him, and now he’s taking everything from them. He said reason #2…we’ll find out when he’s done with DarkState.
(Wells’s Analysis: A good first segment for D’Angelo now that he finally gets to talk again. This was a strong statement of his plans to go after DarkState, and although we knew that was in the cards, his specific words worked. The ending also set a hook for sometime in the possible near future. I assume it’s just his intentions to go after the NXT Championship, but I still like leaving something unsaid. What it didn’t do was really address why he was attacking babyfaces also. He kind of threw out a line about enjoying the unpredictability, but it came off to me like they didn’t necessarily have a huge plan yet but he had to address it regardless. I’m not going to miss Ava’s acting, but it’s kind of a shame she wasn’t here to finish this story, as she was all over Tony D for the interferences he was responsible for)
-In a promoted segment, Shiloh Hill, looking pretty high, talked about all six other men in tonight’s ladder match in a selfie video to put over the match. As always, he was fun and effortless on the mic.
-Elio LeFleur was introduced ahead of the next match. [c]
-Jasper Troy had a backstage promo where he said Elio LeFleur and Eli Knight could fly, but he enjoys swatting flies out of the sky. He said Charlie Dempsey is rough and Josh Briggs is a big man, but he’s more than both of them, and he’s looking forward to see who he gets to beat. This was a nice touch ahead of the tournament, and Troy did alright as he continues to make strides.
(2) ELIO LeFLEUR vs. CHARLIE DEMPSEY – Speed tournament match
The two did some mat stuff early until Dempsey got dumped and LeFleur hit him with a tope. Back inside, Dempsey caught LeFleur in a German suplex with a bridge for two. Dempsey caught LeFleur and hit him with some rights, then yanked him to the mat by his arm. LeFleur went up but Dempsey tripped him there and rolled him up for two. LeFleur hit Dempsey with a knee, but caught with a German for two. After a couple of evasions, LeFleur hit what’s likely his finisher (it’s his first televised win) to get in before the bell.
WINNER: Elio LeFleur in 2:51.
(Wells’s Analysis: Dempsey could use wins too, but LeFleur has some momentum going right now. The crowd was quiet for whatever reason, so hopefully the bloom isn’t off the rose already)
-Kelly Kincaid talked to Joe Hendry, who said he’s been without a championship for seven months and he’s going to give the universe another reason to believe in Joe Hendry: the new NXT Champion.
-Zaria and Sol Ruca were introduced ahead of the next match. Zaria shoved Ruca out of the way on the way to the ring and blew off Ruca’s fist bump attempt. [c]
-Vic segued some hype for WWE podcasts into talk about the NXT “takeover” at the Royal Rumble. Jordynne Grace, Lola Vice, Kelani Jordan, Sol Ruca, Jacy Jayne, Trick Williams, Lash Legend and Oba Femi were shown. Unless I missed something at the beginning, Jevon wasn’t shown.
(3) ZARIA & SOL RUCA vs. THE ELEGANCE BRAND (w/Ash by Elegance & The Concierge) (c) – TNA Knockouts tag team championship match
Daria Rae – formerly Sonya Deville and now a suit in TNA – was shown watching in the audience. ZaRuca dominated early. There was a “Rumble Ruca” chant that allowed Zaria to look peeved on the outside. The heels slowed it down and worked over Ruca in their corner, gaining a two count after some double-teaming. Ruca got back into it with a back kick and she went to make the tag and had to smack Zaria’s chest to make it happen. Zaria decided to skip a double team move after Ruca set it up, and did an elbow drop on her own. They’re laying it on thick even by pro wrestling standards. Heather and M booted both challengers to the floor as the match went to split-screen. [c]
The champs took over until Zaria took over and dominated both. She had the chance to make a tag, but elected not to as Ruca tried to tag in as a fresh body. She even evaded a heat sequence and rolled to her corner, then still shook it off and decided to keep it up, this time getting some boos. There was a “we want Sol” chant as the crowd played along with the storyline. There was a double-clothesline in the ring and both women sold on the mat. Sol was able to tag herself in and take over with a dropkick that put down both opponents. There were some rollups for two. The Brand triple-teamed Ruca but M missed a moonsault. Ruca dominated but Zaria tagged herself back in. The faces speared the heels. In a contrived but smoothly executed spot, Ruca hit Zaria with a Sol Snatcher accidentally and the heels did their team to win.
WINNERS: The Elegance Brand at 11:33.
(Wells’s Analysis: You could really fast forward this one to the bits where the challengers had issues and EB took advantage and pretty much anyone could guess how it would go. Decent stuff, but man, this is the longest tag team breakup ever)
-Ethan Page gave some thanks to the Vanity Project for taking out Joe Hendry, though they didn’t finish the job. They talked about how Myles Borne won’t take Ethan Page’s advice. He told Jackson Drake to take it slow and pick his spots tonight. [c]
-Before the show, Jaida Parker arrived and the crowd outside was cheering until she was attacked by Blake Monroe by a food truck.
(4) CHASE UNIVERSITY (Kale Dixon & Uriah Connors) (w/Andre Chase) vs. STACKS & LEXIS KING (w/Arianna Grace)
Dixon and Stacks started the match and did some early reversals. Uriah Connors got into it with the referee about King’s involvement, allowing Stacks and King to cheat and double-team Dixon. Connors tagged in and dominated Stacks with kicks, then a tornado DDT. King hit a superkick to reclaim momentum. Dixon was able to tag himself in shortly after and dominate both heels. He laid in a loud chop to King’s back and laid out Stacks for a moonsault, but ate feet. King tagged in and hit the Coronation.
WINNERS: King & Stacks at 3:38.
After the match, Connors wouldn’t help Dixon up, and instead he caught up with the heels as they were leaving.
(Wells’s Analysis: Lots of babyface teams on the outs this week, eh? Little match to speak of, but they got where they needed to go)
-Fatal Influence walked ahead of the next segment. [c]
-Jacy started with the mic. She asked if people know what it’s like to want something all your life, and then have it taken away. She said she was on fire and even threw “that sad-ass Kelani Jordan over the top rope” and people chanted her name halfway around the world. She said everything was perfect until Sol Ruca snuck up behind her, cheap-shotted her, and threw her over the top rope. She wondered why she would expect anything less after she put the division on her back all year. There was a chant for Ruca and she egged them on, calling them a bandwagon. She said she just needed to be the one to shut everyone up and kill the hype. She said that’s why her next opponent –
Zaria’s music played instead, and she said Sol’s been handed plenty of opportunities here, and it’s time for her to make her own. She said Jayne shouldn’t worry about Ruca, she should worry about Zaria taking it out of her hands. Jacy said Zaria is the reason that Zaria doesn’t get opportunities and she talked up Ruca to wind Zaria up.
Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair entered next, and Grey had a mic. She said she came *this close* and now she needed to run it back. Zaria told Grey to stay out of her way, and told Sinclair she’s nobody’s sidekick.
Ruca’s music played, annoying Zaria. They all bickered and Jayne said they can figure it out in couples therapy. Robert Stone entered and said in his first act as interim GM, next week, ZaRuca will face WrenQCC, and the one who claims the pinfall will, in three weeks live from Atlanta, will face Jacy Jayne for the NXT Women’s Championship. It’ll take time for Stone to be accepted in the role that Ava’s been in for a long time, but he’s already better at it than she ever got, so hopefully it doesn’t take long.
-Backstage, Kelly Kincaid asked Kelani about Lola Vice. Kelani asked Kincaid how Vice will knock out anybody when she just broke her hand.
-Ricky Saints was introduced ahead of the main event. [c]
-In the pantry, Grey & Sinclair talked about their next opportunity, while recent loser Charlie Dempsey sulked. Lexis King, Stacks, Arianna Grace and Uriah Connors entered, and King asked Dempsey if he’s thought any more about what they’ve talked about. Looks like they really are doing a Legacy thing here.
(5) SHILOH HILL vs. JOE HENDRY vs. SEAN LEGACY vs. DION LENNOX vs. KEANU CARVER vs. JACKSON DRAKE vs. RICKY SAINTS – Ladder match for the vacant NXT Championship
The end of Keanu Carver’s entrance was shown, followed by Joe Hendry. Booker T did his raspy singing along with Hendry’s music, as often lately.
The bell rang and they got going. Vic said five of these men have never even competed for the championship. A ladder was lid out early, and Carver slammed Hendry, then Drake, on top of it. He tried Hill, but Hill backdropped him onto it. Saints got a feature next, hitting a tornado DDT on both Hill and Legacy. Saints did his rope strut and attack on Legacy, then charged him into a ladder standing in a corner. Hendry grabbed a ladder and charged it into a few guys, and did his turn-around taunt with the ladder in his hands. Drake stopped Hendry from setting it up to boos. Hendry powerbombed Drake out of the ring onto a pile of men. Hendry hit a plancha onto the group of men and Vic wondered aloud if Hendry could join the pantheon of NXT Champions, naming some, as the match went to commercial; no split-screen this time, but there will be one if not two more breaks. [c]
Legacy took over shortly after return. He struck quickly and often off everyone, and hit a ladder-assisted Sliced Bread on Lennox. He set up the ladder and shot up quickly, but Drake stopped him. Legacy and Drake fought at the top, but the camera panned over and Hill was using two ladders as stilts to walk over to a shocked Drake and Legacy. CW’s censors muted a holy shit chant. Keanu Carver got under Hill, pushed the ladders out, and hit an electric chair.
Lennox went up next, but Hendry yanked him down and backdropped him on a draped ladder. Hendry himself was pulled down shortly after. Drake took out Legacy next with a rolling senton, and he went up quickly but had to wait as Saints charged in. Carver did also, and Saints looked annoyed. Carver took out Saints, but tried to toss Drake, who reversed and dumped Carver, then took them all out on the outside and this time the commercial was split-screen. [c]
Action was all over the place outside the ring. Carver grabbed a ladder and charged down everyone as they fed him, but Hill hopped up and over the steps with a rolling senton into the chair, into Carver. He hit Carver with a running knee and drove a ladder into him three times. The rest of the field buried Carver with ladders, really putting him over in (I assume) defeat. Hill went into the ring and Hill was twirling with a ladder over his head, taking out everyone dumb enough to walk in his path. There are a lot of ladders here. Drake grabbed one and took out Hill with it. He draped a ladder from the middle rope to between rungs on the standing ladder, and Legacy knocked Drake onto the ladder and hit a senton on him there. Time to mute the crowd again, I guess.
Legacy and Lennox went up and fought for position. Hill set up a ladder next to them, and he and Drake went up it. Now all four men threw rights at one another and tried to fight over the belt. Hill had a hold of the belt for a second and had to wait as none of the other three punched him. All but Lennox were knocked to the floor, and Lennox looked to be taking it, but Hendry yanked him down. “We believe” chant.
Hendry got dumped, but he pulled out Lennox and drove him to a post. Carver revived at this moment, then absolutely crushed everyone, through barricades, through “fans” that were PC plants, through the perch, everywhere. In the ring, Saints went up, but Carver charged in and went up the other ladder. Carver and Saints fought slowly as they reached the top. Saints was able to kick over the ladder Carver was on, and he went flying outside where a forgotten draped ladder stood across from the announce table, and Carver exploded through it. Another muted chant.
Hendry charged out of nowhere and met Saints at the top. Hendry and Saints each had a hold of the belt, and momentum shifted a few times. The draped ladder behind Saints made this easy for eagle-eyed folks to guess: Saints had to let go and he broke through the ladder, and Hendry grabbed the belt to win the championship.
WINNER: Joe Hendry at 22:35.
Shots were shown of the carnage around the ring as Hendry celebrated with his belt held up in the air.
(Wells’s Analysis: Hendry and Saints seemed the only two frontrunners in this one, and indeed, they were the two up at the top at the end. Everyone got plenty of TV time to look like they belonged in the match, and Keanu Carver in particular was protected well and booked to look like a dominator. Hendry’s lament that he hadn’t been a champion in seven months culminated in this victory shortly after, and you would have to think, given the past few weeks, that Tony D’Angelo will come calling for the championship at some point (I would’ve expected that to be tonight if not for the talk segment and focus on DarkState). Enjoyable ladder match)
FINAL THOUGHTS: Main events on this show rarely eclipse 14 minutes, but 22 is no surprise given the ladder stipulation. The match delivered and also worked to elevate some who could be in the next generation of NXT champions like Carver and Hill. Tonight was a mess of action with a seven-man match, a triple threat, and two tag matches with babyface problems – and the Speed match went a mile a minute by design. I prefer to breathe a little more during shows, but I don’t have much in the way of specific gripes about matches, other than my usual problems with WWE triple threats. Nate Lindberg and I will talk it over on PWT Talks NXT.
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