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The CW and Netflix will air a new episode of WWE NXT tonight, with Vic Joseph and Booker T at the commentary table, pre-recorded at the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. This will be the last show before New Year's Evil, the brand's first special of 2026, where the top championships will be on the line.
One highlight will be a defense of the North American Championship, with Ethan Page putting the gold on the line against TNA's Moose. Additionally, Ricky Saints and Je'Von Evans will settle their differences in a one-on-one match. As always, we invite you to comment on the article to give your opinion on what happened on the show.
WWE NXT begins!
We see the arrival of two of tonight's protagonists: Ricky Saints (heading to his private dressing room) and Je'Von Evans.
Match for the NXT North American Championship
Ethan Page (c) vs. Moose
Ethan attacks Moose while he is being introduced by Mike Rome. Page unleashes a flurry of punches on the TNA talent while keeping him cornered. The referee has to intervene to separate the champion from the challenger. The official asks Moose if he wants to continue. The referee then orders the bell to ring. Ethan goes after Moose again, trying to catch him with his finisher. Moose blocks it to respond with a spear. Page rolls to ringside to prevent his opponent from covering him. Moose goes after Ethan.
Moose charges at Page. He dodges, causing his opponent to crash into the metal stairs. Moose injures his left shoulder in the process. Ethan tries to target that area against the post, but Moose prevents it. The action returns to the ring. Page surprises Moose with an enzuigiri from the top turnbuckle before hitting him with a neckbreaker.
We return from commercial to see Ethan dominating the match. A video shows the champion delivering a superkick on his opponent, who was immobilized in the ropes of one of the corners. Page continues to strike Moose, forcing him to kneel with a big boot. Ethan tries to finish him off, but Moose stops him with a suplex. Moose keeps attacking Page with just one arm. Moose performs an uranage, followed by a senton.
Ethan tries to fight back, but his opponent traps him in one of the corners to execute a sit-out powerbomb out of nowhere. 1..2..NO. Still hurting, Moose stands Page up. Both engage in an exchange of attacks. Page tries to bring down Moose with several clotheslines. Moose responds with a big boot, only for Ethan to finally knock him down with a clothesline. Page follows up with a facebreaker. 1..2...NO. Ethan can't believe it.
Page continues to attack his opponent, who stands up to hit back with a headbutt. Moose places Page on the top turnbuckle to hit him with a dropkick. Ethan falls to ringside. Moose goes after him. Moose charges at Page, shattering part of the audience barrier in the process. Moose brings him back into the ring, where he executes a spear. 1...2..NO. Ethan places a foot on the bottom rope to interrupt the count.
Moose prepares for his next attack, but Page escapes to ringside. Moose leaves the ring to charge at Ethan, but he blocks it with a body drop. Moose lands on the metal stairs. Ethan brings him back into the ring to execute a frog splash. 1..2..NO. Page traps the challenger to finish him off with the Twisted Grin. 1..2..3.
Winner and STILL NXT North American Champion: Ethan Page
Je'Von Evans receives the award for the best male talent of 2025. Holding the trophy in his hands, a smiling Evans thanks the fans for voting for him. Je'Von lists some of his biggest achievements in 2025, promising that 2026 will be a much more exciting year.
Izzi Dame talks with Shawn Spears and Niko Vance backstage. Dame believes that Tatum Paxley has gone mad, as evidenced by her actions last week when she threatened them with a chainsaw. Izzi points out that they must talk to her immediately. Spears stops her, claiming it's not a good idea. Not after what they've seen of this new version of Tatum. "Alright. I'll do it myself," says Dame before leaving. "I'm not afraid of Tatum. I'm not afraid of Tatum", she repeats over and over as she walks backstage.
We see a pained Kendal Grey lying on the ground while Wren Sinclair screams for help. What happened?
Izzi Dame makes her way to the ring. Dame takes a microphone to address Tatum Paxley directly. Izzi acknowledges that she should never have tried to change her because Tatum will always be that girl who hides in her fantasy world. What she doesn't understand is why she's going after Niko Vance and Shawn Spears when it was she who caused her so much pain. Also, did she really believe that threatening her colleagues would make her feel fear? Dame assures her that nothing she does can scare her. That said, she claims that she was never the villain of this story. "I was your cure," she says. Izzi reminds her that she pulled her out of the pit she was in. And that's exactly where she returned her when Paxley decided not to evolve.
Tatum Paxley appears on the entrance ramp
"Tatum, Tatum!" chant the fans. Paxley heads to the ring as she acknowledges that she has learned a lot from Dame. Although she may not believe it, Tatum always showed interest in what Izzi told her and felt everything she experienced with her. And that's why she needs to tell her something. "I'm sorry... I'm sorry you're so insecure," says Tatum. "Somewhere along the way, Izzi, you lost sight of who you really are. You feel like you have to be in control, that you have to instill fear in others to feel powerful. Hurting people... that's cowardice. And yet, you say that I'm the weak one? That I'm the one who needs to look in the mirror to see who I really am? But Izzi, I know you're too scared to do it yourself," says Tatum. "Izzi, I've realized something. I don't need friends like you. I need friends who have been with me from the beginning. I need friends like all of them," she says as she points to the audience. "Izzi, you beat me at Deadline. I'm not here to finish what you started. I'm here to finish it for me."
Dame insists that Paxley hasn't listened to her. Because if she had, she would still be the NXT Champion. Izzi suggests she keep playing with her dolls in her fantasy world. "Keep playing, Tatum. I'll play too. So go ahead," says Izzi to accept Paxley's challenge. She promises that next week it will be Dame who screams when they face each other one-on-one. And it will be a match where Niko Vance and Spears won't be present. "Just you and me," says Paxley. Izzi accepts the challenge, stating that Tatum will suffer a second defeat. And when she does, this game will be over. Dame throws the mic to the mat before heading backstage. "You don't have control, Izzi," says Tatum before Dame can leave the ring. "It won't end until I say so," she adds. Upset, Izzi tries to surprise her with a big boot from behind. Tatum dodges without looking to respond with a Psycho Trap. Paxley poses with her enemy as the segment comes to an end.
Sol Ruca and Zaria receive the award for the best team of 2025. Ruca and Zaria thank the fans for voting for them. Zaria recalls that this year they have competed not only in NXT but also in SmackDown and Evolution, and even had the opportunity to face the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions. ZaRuca promise that this award is just the first of many.
Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, and Lainey Reid) walk smiling backstage as they head to the ring. The three women revel in the "accident" suffered by Kendal Grey.
Jacy Jayne (with Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid) vs. Wren Sinclair
Both women grapple to start the match. Jacy takes down Sinclair with a shoulder tackle before applying a senton. Jayne dances in the center of the ring while reminding us that she is a two-time NXT Women's Champion. Jacy corners her opponent in the ropes area. "Loser!" she yells to mock her. Wren pushes her before trapping her left arm, which she quickly punishes. Jacy takes down her opponent before throwing her into one of the corners.
Jayne kicks her opponent, forcing the referee to intervene. Jacy knocks her down with a clothesline. 1..2..NO. Jayne continues to strike her opponent, who finally manages to fight back. Sinclair catches Jayne's left arm to hurt it. Furious, Wren kicks it with a Penalty Kick to inflict more pain. Sinclair continues to focus her offense on her opponent's injured arm.
Wren executes a facebuster on Jacy. She throws Sinclair into the ropes, but her opponent holds onto them to counter with a spinning kick. Fallon tries to take down Wren from her position at ringside. Sinclair jumps to avoid it, but the distraction allows Jayne to recover. Jacy surprises Wren with a kick before applying a Rope Guillotine. Fatal Influence laugh as they pose next to a pained Sinclair.
We return from commercial to see Jayne trapping Sinclair in a headlock. Wren frees herself, only to be taken down with a neckbreaker. Jacy kicks Sinclair in the ropes area. Now it's Wren who kicks her opponent to avoid another Rope Guillotine. Sinclair continues to attack Jayne, who she knocks down with a flying clothesline. Sinclair finishes her off with a suplex. 1..2..NO.
Jayne escapes a Crucifix Pin to counter with a tremendous running knee strike. 1..2..NO. Wren surprises Jayne in the corner to hit her arm against the post. After that, she launches with a diving crossbody. 1..2..NO. Sinclair catches Jayne in a painful submission hold. Jayne frees herself by putting her weight on her opponent. 1..2..NO. Wren has to release her to avoid defeat. Sinclair dodges another running knee strike, but she can't do anything against the relentless Rolling Encore. 1..2..3.
Winner: Jacy Jayne
Fatal Influence pose over Wren before launching a three-on-one assault on her. Kendal Grey bursts onto the scene to attack the three assailants. Grey gets rid of Lainey with a release german suplex. Grey dodges a punch from Jacy to trap her in a painful armbar. Jayne screams in pain. Unable to free herself, she decides to submit. Kendal releases her. Jayne rolls to ringside to regroup with her partners. Meanwhile, Grey picks up the NXT Women's Championship. After that, she helps Wren to her feet. Accompanied by Sinclair, Kendal poses with the title to end the segment.
Joe Hendry warms up his voice before his concert tonight. A crew member informs him that everything is ready. Hendry heads to the ring.
Joe Hendry makes his entrance. The fans welcome him with applause. The Scotsman heads to the ring. Once inside, he joins the fans in moving their arms to the beat of his theme song. After this entrance, Joe sits with one of his guitars in hand. Joe recalls his great 2025 by listing his achievements, such as winning the TNA World Championship, facing Randy Orton at WrestleMania, hitting The Miz at Saturday Night's Main Event, and, of course, joining NXT. And that's why he has composed the following song.
Hendry starts singing. The song summarizes the 2025 of the WWE development brand, including rivalries, debuts, and heel turns like Ricky Saints'. "Join us on this journey, because you won't believe what your eyes will see. For me, NXT is the show of 2025", says the chorus. Joe then mocks DarkState, at which point the venue lights go out, abruptly ending the concert
DarkState appear in the stands!
Dion Lennox, Saquon Shugars, Cutler James, and Osiris Griffin storm the ring to launch an assault on Hendry. The Scotsman tries to defend himself, but he can't do anything against the numerical superiority of his attackers. James and Griffin throw Joe onto Dion and Saquon, who execute a double powerbomb in mid-air on the Scotsman. DarkState pose over their victim as the segment comes to an end.
Ava talks with Mr. Stone backstage. The General Manager asks her assistant to take care of the rest of the NXT awards. After that, Ava returns to her office, but she is surprised to see the door ajar. Ava enters the room to find a dejected Blake Monroe sitting on her desk. Ava asks her what she's doing there, as she already has her rematch. "That's the reason. You have to make sure there's a different referee, please," responds the British woman in a despondent tone. "I can't guarantee it, but seeing your current state, I'll do what I can," replies the General Manager before sitting next to her. "If you want to regain the North American Championship next week, 'The Glamour' will have to show up. And I know it's inside you," she adds. Thoughtful, Blake places her hand on Ava and stands up. Without saying anything, she leaves the office. And so we reach the end of this segment.
Matt Cardona, Elijah, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, and Arianna Grace, Mike Santana, Mara Sadé, Hank Walker, and Tank Ledger offer their prediction on the outcome of the NXT Championship match between Oba Femi and Leon Slater at NXT New Year's Evil.
Tournament for a WWE Speed Championship Opportunity - Final
Lexis King vs. Tavion Heights
Lexis smacks his face against one of the turnbuckles to fire himself up ahead of his match. The referee rings the bell. Tavion quickly approaches King. The latter turns around to meet his rival face to face. Heights catches him to execute a belly-to-belly. 1..2..3.
Winner: Tavion Heights (0:08)
Tavion celebrates his victory, the fastest in the history of the tournament. Meanwhile, Lexis complains to the referee at ringside. Jasper Troy appears on the entrance ramp to observe his next opponent while posing with the WWE Speed Championship.
The Triple Threat (Oba Femi vs. Je'Von Evans vs. Trick Williams) for the NXT Championship at Stand & Deliver receives the award for Best Match of 2025.
Tag Team Match
OTM (Bronco Nima and Lucien Price) vs. Swipe Right (Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes) (with Jackson Drake)
Price and Baylor start the match. Brad surprises his rival with quick kicks before tagging in Smokes. Lucien squares up with Baylor. Ricky tries to surprise him from behind, but Lucien violently throws him into the turnbuckle. Price repeats the move on Baylor. After that, he strikes both with stiff chops. Baylor ends up at ringside. Lucien knocks Smokes down before tagging in Nima.
Bronco and Price combine against Ricky, who ends up taking a clothesline from the former. 1...2...NO. Bronco continues punishing Ricky, who tries to reach his corner. Nima crushes Ricky in one of the corners. After that, he violently slams him to the mat. Brad gets the tag, only to receive a painful modified gutbuster. Baylor writhes in pain on the canvas.
Lucien gets the tag. OTM combine against Brad, who takes a stomp from Nima. 1..2..NO. Ricky breaks up the count. The referee argues with Smokes. Meanwhile, Bronco builds momentum off the ropes, at which point Drake hits him from behind. Bronco brings the WWE Evolve Champion into the ring. The referee attends to him. Meanwhile, Nima hoists Baylor onto one of his shoulders. Ricky surprises Nima with a chop block, freeing his partner. Baylor finishes him with a DDT.
Brad continues striking Bronco, unleashing a barrage of elbows to his head. Nima blocks the assault. Swipe Right combine against Bronco. Smokes disposes of Lucien in his corner while Brad launches himself at Nima with a splash. 1..2..NO. Baylor traps Bronco to unleash another flurry of elbows. Nima gets rid of him with a body drop. After that, he tags in Price, who comes in hot.
An enraged Lucien strikes both rivals mercilessly. Drake tries to intervene, but Price takes him down with a slam. Lucien crushes Smokes with a stomp in the corner area before tagging in Nima. Price disposes of Brad with a superkick before joining Bronco. Both execute their combined finisher on Ricky to put an end to the match. 1..2..3.
Winners: OTM
Jordynne Grace talks with Thea Hail in the women’s locker room. Grace laments that Blake Monroe ruined Hail’s celebration last week. Thea agrees… but they must not let negativity take over, Jordynne adds. Hail stands up, happy that “The Juggernaut” paid attention to her advice. Thea is glad that Jordynne is going to start 2026 with a bit more positivity. That said, she asks her to be in her corner at New Year’s Evil, as it would mean a lot to her. Grace isn’t sure, but Thea convinces her by pointing out that this way she’ll get to see Blake Monroe cry once again. Jordynne accepts. Hail thanks her with a hug. “The Juggernaut” admits she doesn’t like hugs, but Hail insists it’ll be just one. “Just one,” says a resigned Grace. And with that, this segment comes to an end.
Sol Ruca receives the award for Best Female Superstar of 2025. Sol holds her award while recalling her great year. Ruca feels very proud of her achievements. Sol thanks the fans for voting for her before promising that 2026 will be an even better year.
Ricky Saints vs. Je'Von Evans
Je'Von strikes his rival while he poses on one of the turnbuckles as part of his entrance. The referee separates them before ordering the bell to ring. Ricky stops Evans’ momentum to unleash a flurry of attacks in the corner. Je'Von uses his superior agility to turn the situation around. Evans executes a suplex, followed by a superkick. 1..2..NO. Je'Von throws Saints into one of the corners. “The Absolute” responds with a dropkick straight to Evans’ left leg.
Ricky punishes Je'Von’s damaged knee before applying a powerslam. “The Absolute” executes a second powerslam, causing his opponent’s leg to crash into the ropes. Saints delivers a chop block to continue damaging the area. Ricky kicks Je'Von near one of the corners before posing on it.
Je'Von kicks Ricky to start an exchange of strikes. Saints sends his rival out of the ring before hurling him into the barricade, which gives way upon impact. Saints grabs Evans to slam him again and again into the commentary table. Ricky brings Je'Von back into the ring to continue punishing him. However, Evans manages to recover and sends his rival out of the ring. Je'Von launches himself at him with a tope.
Evans brings “The Absolute” back into the ring. Ricky immediately escapes out the opposite side. Je'Von goes after him to catch him and throw him into the barricade. After that, he gets his revenge by smashing him again and again on the commentary table. Evans brings him back into the ring to execute a diving clothesline. 1..2..NO.
Je'Von approaches Ricky, who surprises him by violently pulling him into the ropes. Saints continues to dominate the match as the fans cheer for his rival. Saints tries to lock in a submission hold, but Je'Von escapes by applying a suplex. Je'Von surprises Ricky with a superkick before striking him with a Superman Punch. Evans finishes him with a springboard enzuigiri. 1..2..NO.
Je'Von surprises Ricky with a tornado DDT before knocking him out with a running knee strike. 1..2..NO. Evans looks for height to launch a frog splash, but Ricky stops him with his knees. Saints finishes him with a double underhook powerbomb. 1..2..NO. “The Absolute” leaves the ring. Once there, he clears off the commentary table, but Je'Von launches himself at him with a suicide dive! “NXT, NXT!” chant the fans.
Evans brings Saints back into the ring to finish him with a frog splash. 1..2..NO. Je'Von looks for an OG Cutter, but Ricky stops him by striking the ropes. Evans crashes to the mat. Saints covers him while placing his legs on the ropes. The referee notices the cheating and refuses to count. Je'Von prepares for another springboard enzuigiri, but Saints stops him with a spear. Ricky finishes him with a tornado DDT. Saints covers him, but Je'Von kicks out at one.
Saints kicks Evans before setting up the Rochambeau. Je'Von escapes his grasp. Ricky then attempts a spear, but Evans stops him with a Cutter! Je'Von tries to finish him with an OG Cutter, but Ricky shoves the referee so that he takes the blow. The official is left unconscious on the mat. Je'Von gets his rival back to his feet while keeping an eye on the referee. Ricky takes advantage to surprise him with a low blow. Saints laughs after his misdeed. After that, he grabs his rival to execute the Rochambeau. A new referee appears on the scene to make the count. 1..2..3.
Winner: Ricky Saints
“The Absolute” celebrates in the ring as the final show of the year comes to an end.
