{"id":200420,"date":"2025-07-02T11:15:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=200420"},"modified":"2025-07-02T17:58:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T22:58:20","slug":"nxt-tv-results-7-1-millers-alt-perspective-report-inamura-vs-jasper-troy-wes-lee-vs-joe-hendry-lexis-king-vs-miles-borne-plus-oba-femi-thea-hail-jordan-grace-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/07\/02\/nxt-tv-results-7-1-millers-alt-perspective-report-inamura-vs-jasper-troy-wes-lee-vs-joe-hendry-lexis-king-vs-miles-borne-plus-oba-femi-thea-hail-jordan-grace-more\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT TV RESULTS (7\/1): Miller&#8217;s report Inamura vs. Jasper Troy, Wes Lee vs. Joe Hendry, Lexis King vs. Miles Borne, plus Oba Femi, Thea Hail, Jordan Grace, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4044054637\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>NXT TV REPORT<br \/>\nJULY 1, 2025<br \/>\nORLANDO, FLA. AT THE WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER<br \/>\nAIRED LIVE ON THE CW<br \/>\nREPORT BY DAVID MILLER, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Commentators: Corey Graves, Vic Joseph, Booker T<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ring Announcer: Mike Rome<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Backstage Correspondent(s): Kelly Kincaid<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>[HOUR ONE]<\/h3>\n<p>-A recap aired of last week\u2019s highlights.<\/p>\n<p>-TNA World Champion Trick Williams made his ring entrance. You\u2019d think he was a babyface for the reception he got from the crowd and the announce team, who welcomed him with open arms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) WES LEE (w\/Tyson Dupont &amp; Tyriek Igwe) vs. JOE HENDRY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Williams boasted as Hendry and Lee traded headlocks and basic takedowns. Lee tried to out-quick Hendry. After he knocked him outside the ring, he hit a baseball slide, but Hendry turned him inside out with a vicious clothesline. He glared at Trick as they cut to commercial break. [c]<\/p>\n<p>Back from the break, Igwe grabbed Hendry\u2019s leg, distracting him long enough for Lee to take control with a dive. He hit a twisting splash for a two-count that popped the crowd. Lee went for a satellite DDT, but Hendry hung on and dropped him. He fired up with a series of fists and went for the Standing Ovation, but Lee slipped free. Hendry put Lee down hard, but High Ryze put Lee\u2019s foot on the ropes to break the count. Mike Santana ran out to even the odds and started thumping on Dupont and Igwe. Hendry hit the Standing Ovation for the popular win.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-196637656\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>WINNER: Joe Hendry at 9.28.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Miller\u2019s Take: Good, exciting opening match that got the crowd jump-started. Things got a bit convoluted at the end, but it all played into the story. Lee and Hendry work well together, and it was exactly what it should have been.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-In the back, Sol Ruca and Zaria tried talking some sense into Tatum Paxley, but Izzi Dame came in and acted all innocent and sweet to Paxley. Zaria gave up and walked off. Dame easily wooed Paxley as Ruca shook her head in disbelief. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-Luca Crusifino made his ring entrance as the announcers questioned his trustworthiness. Luca asked Tony D\u2019Angelo to come out, which he promptly did, with an attitude. The Don told Luca he screwed him out of the Heritage Cup. Luca said he turned down big law firms to be at his side in WWE. As he claimed his loyalty, Stacks came out and thanked Luca for helping him win the title. As Stacks entered the ring, Luca slugged D\u2019Angelo. He then decked Stacks and said his loyalty was to himself.<\/p>\n<p>-Kelly Kincaid interviewed NXT Champion Oba Femi. Yoshiki Inamura and Josh Briggs interrupted him. Inamura told him he\u2019d see him at the Bash.<\/p>\n<p>Lexis King made his ring entrance before they cut to a commercial break. [C]<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) LEXIS KING vs. MYLES BORNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>King jawed with the two Florida Gators seated at ringside that he badmouthed last week. Borne asserted himself early, but King showed some fancy footwork in an attempt to embarrass him. Borne locked in a front facelock and gator-rolled with him. King dropkicked Borne as he was perched on the top turnbuckle, then climbed up himself and hit a superplex.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-667112695\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>King nailed a dropkick right to the chops of Borne as he was seated in the corner. He faked another dropkick as Borne covered up, then slapped the taste out of his mouth. Borne came back with an Olympic slam for two. He hit a standing dropkick that almost took King\u2019s head off. He followed that up with a zigzag variation for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Myles Borne at 4:36<\/p>\n<p><em>(Miller\u2019s Take: This was short, but man, was it hard-hitting. That was the best I\u2019ve seen out of King in a long time. They could have easily gone 5 more minutes, and I wouldn\u2019t have complained.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-A Darkstate video aired. They acted menacing and said a bunch of stuff.<\/p>\n<p>-Thea Hail made a very hyperactive ring entrance before they cut to a break. [c]<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) THEA HAIL vs. LAINEY REID<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thea looked intense and immediately went on the attack. Reid counted a Hail offensive move by dropping her with a snake eyes on the turnbuckle. That changed the color of the match. Reid grounded Hail, then lifted her into a shoulder breaker that looked really stiff. Hail fired up and dropped her opponent with a pair of axhandle smashes.<\/p>\n<p>Graves pointed out that Hail needed to channel her energy and focus. Reid tried putting her feet on the ropes for a leverage pin, but the referee caught it. Moments later, she managed to secure the pin on Hail while hanging onto the ropes.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Lainey Reid at 4:22<\/p>\n<p><em>(Miller\u2019s Take: Short, but good. I always love Hail\u2019s intensity. I haven\u2019t really seen enough of Reid to assess her just yet, but she looked fine here.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-The remaining members of No Quarter Catch Crew were talking in the back. Tavion Heights told Charlie Dempsey he wanted that match against him for his departure from the team. Dempsey agreed but said it would be the last time. The two men shook hands.<\/p>\n<p>-Zaria and Sol Ruca made their visually exciting ring entrance. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-Jasper Troy cut a promo on how he\u2019s going to go through Inamura to get to Oba Femi.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>[HOUR TWO]<\/h3>\n<p><strong>(4) ZARIA &amp; SOL RUCA vs. IZZI DAME &amp; TATUM PAXLEY (w\/Shawn Spears &amp; Niko Vance)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ruca started the match by trying to talk sense into Paxley. Zaria pushed past Ruca to challenge her, but Dame came in the ring and everything exploded. Dame &amp; Paxley took over on Ruca briefly, but Zaria tagged in and showed off her teamwork with Ruca. The two power wrestlers squared off and traded forearms, fists, and headbutts.<\/p>\n<p>Paxley flew off the top onto Zaria with a cross body for two. Zaria womanhandled Paxley, followed by a couple of X Factors by Ruca. Zaria lifted Paxley onto her shoulders as Ruca surfed on her back before diving onto Dame on the outside. Zaria then pressed Paxley over her head and tossed her onto Dame like a sack of potatoes. [c]<\/p>\n<p>Back from the break, Zaria was getting worked over by Dame and Paxley. Tatum hit a flying press on Zaria in the corner as Dame grabbed her feet and head to pull her into Zaria. Paxley hit an impressive flip kick for a two-count. She hit a stiff kick to the side of Zaria\u2019s head for another near-fall. Zaria tried powering up, but Paxley turned it into a DDT.<\/p>\n<p>Ruca finally took the hot tag and cleaned house with a series of indescribably athletic offensive moves. With Dame laid out, Ruca climbed the turnbuckle and grasped Zaria\u2019s hands to do an incredible assisted handstand into a press for two on Paxley. The action really picked up here. Paxley pushed Dame out of the way of a charging Zaria, who speared her own partner. Dame hit a sit-out powerbomb on Ruca for the pin. The Culling lifted Paxley onto their shoulders as Zaria looked heartbroken.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: Izzi Dame &amp; Tatum Paxley at 13:15<\/p>\n<p><em>(Miller\u2019s Take: This was really good. I\u2019m glad Sol Ruca wore her North American title belt to the ring. Maybe the powers-that-be in NXT saw that and remembered that she was North American champion and will actually book some title defenses. They crammed a lot of intense action and storyline into this 13 minutes. It actually went by way too quickly for my taste. I want to see more.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Ava was in the back with Ricky Saints, Ethan Page, and The Vanity Project. Page told Saints he\u2019d have to run a gauntlet through The Vanity Project to earn a North American title shot. Saints said if he wins, he gets to name the stipulation for his title match. Ava thought that was a wonderful idea. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-The Progressive NXT Spotlight was, regrettably, another Chase U skit. Chase apologized for his tough love approach and said maybe he could learn a new way. He said he got Dixon a match next week. They hugged. I cried. It was a heartwarming moment. Just kidding. Ugh.<\/p>\n<p>-Kelly Kincaid interviewed Joe Hendry and Mike Santana. They were cordial to each other but disagreed over who would be the one to bring the TNA title back home.<\/p>\n<p>-In the locker room, Briggs was psyching up Inamura. He started to go to the ring with him, but Inamura stopped him and said he had this.<\/p>\n<p>-Jasper Troy made his way to the ring. He looked angry\u2026and big. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-In the back, Tatum Paxley was elated as The Culling kissed her backside. Hank &amp; Tank walked up, infuriated at being attacked last week. A shoutfest ensued, and Paxley claimed her new friends would never resort to something as nefarious as a sneak attack. She then challenged them to put the tag team titles on the line against The Culling next week. Ava was standing there with security trying to gain control of the situation and agreed to it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) JASPER TROY vs. YOSHIKI INAMURA \u2013 #1 Contender to the NXT Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Inamura took it to Troy for a moment, but Troy quickly overpowered him. The announcers compared Troy to Abyss as they locked horns mid-ring. Troy hit Inamura with everything he had, but Inamura shook it off and flattened his rather large foe. Oba Femi was shown watching the match in the back.<\/p>\n<p>Inamura settled in with a wrenching side headlock. Graves talked up Inamura\u2019s sumo background as he dropped into a sumo stance. He exploded into Troy and nearly toppled him. He then clotheslined Troy over the top rope and nearly went over with him. [c]<\/p>\n<p>Back from the break, Troy was smooshing Inamura with a few 340-pound splashes, followed by a near-fall. The announcers salivated at the prospect of another Femi vs. Troy match. A wounded Inamura fired back with about three dozen forearms. He charged Troy, who caught him with a black hole slam. Inamura put his knees up on Troy\u2019s next splash. He muscled up Troy and spun him around before slamming him hard. He hit a high and long flying splash onto Troy for the victory.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Yoshiki Inamura at 11:40 to become the #1 contender.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Miller\u2019s Take: This was everything I thought it would be, but I must admit to being a bit surprised at Inamura going over. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I love me some Inamura, but after the hellacious battle Troy had with Femi, I was really hoping to see Part 2. I\u2019ll gladly take Inamura, though.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After the match, Oba Femi walked out to face Inamura. As they faced off, Je\u2019Von Evans came out, climbed to the top turnbuckle, and dove off to drop Jasper Troy in retaliation for thumping him last week.<\/p>\n<p>-Jordynne Grace was shown walking in the back. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-The announcers ran down next week\u2019s card, including Hendry &amp; Santana vs. High Ryze, and Hank &amp; Tank losing, I mean defending the tag team titles against The Culling.<\/p>\n<p>-Jordynne Grace made her way to the ring. She said getting to this point was the hardest thing she\u2019s ever done, but she thrives under pressure. She talked of walking into Evolution to challenge Jacy Jayne and put over the WWE women\u2019s locker room. She questioned whether she was actually good enough to be in WWE. She said she became someone they couldn\u2019t ignore, and she\u2019d remind herself who she is at Evolution.<\/p>\n<p>Fatal Influence interrupted. Jayne got in her face and said she\u2019s at the top of her game, despite everyone calling her the most beatable champion of all time. Grace finally said she should just do everyone a favor and shut up. The trio then attacked Grace. Blake Monroe\u2019s music hit as she ran to the ring. Monroe and Grace cleared the ring of the heel trio.<\/p>\n<p>Ava came out and told a ranting Jacy Jayne to calm down. She announced that Fallon Henley &amp; Jacy Jayne would face Jordynne Grace &amp; Blake Monroe at The Great American Bash. Jayne and Henley rushed the ring but were quickly dispatched by Grace and Monroe as the show went off the air.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong> Better than last week. The in-ring action was pretty darn good and very hard-hitting. My money is definitely on The Culling next week, as I think they\u2019ve gotten about all they can out of the Hank &amp; Tank experiment and the Shawn Spears-led group seems to be picking up steam with their acquisition\/brainwashing of Tatum Paxley. I liked Crusifino basically standing up for himself and telling D\u2019Angelo and Stacks both where they can stick it. I was hoping for some mention of the women\u2019s tag team from NXT that would face Raquel Rodriguez &amp; Roxanne Perez in the Fatal Four-Way at Evolution, but I guess we\u2019ll have to wait another week for that announcement. Great action and decent storyline advancement this week. 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