The NXT Championship will be on the line in the nation’s capital when Oba Femi defends his title against Grayson Waller and Austin Theory in a Triple Threat Match.
Date:
Saturday, Feb 15, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. PT
Location:
CareFirst Arena, Washington, DC
Available on:
Peacock, Netflix (outside of the U.S.)
Card
NXT Championship Match
Oba Femi vs. Austin Theory vs. Grayson Waller
NXT Women’s Championship Match
Giulia vs. Bayley vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Cora Jade
NXT Women’s North American Championship Match
Fallon Henley vs. Stephanie Vaquer
NXT Tag Team Championship Match
Nathan Frazer & Axiom vs. Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura
Strap Match
Trick Williams vs. Eddy Thorpe
Je’Von Evans vs. Ethan Page
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Your announcers are Vic Joseph, Booker T, and Corey Graves.
Match Number One: NXT Women’s North American Championship Match: Fallon Henley (with Jacy Jayne and Jazmyn Nyx) versus Stephanie Vaquer
They lock up and Vaquer with a wrist lock and take down. Fallon with a head scissors. Vaquer escapes and she connects with a waist lock take down. Fallon with a wrist lock and Vaquer with a reversal. Fallon with a take down but Vaquer with a rollup for a near fall. Vaquer with a cross face and Fallon tries to get to the ropes. Vaquer with a figure four head scissors but Fallon rolls through to get to the ropes to force a break. Fallon slaps Vaquer. Vaquer with an arm drag take down followed by a straitjacket choke. Vaquer stretches Fallon on her knees but Fallon floats over to get a near fall. Fallon with a waist lock and Vaquer with a reversal and a take down. Vaquer gets a near fall.
Fallon blocks a wrist lock take down and Fallon tries for a cross arm breaker and locks it in. Vaquer with a rollup for a near fall. Vaquer with an Irish whip and Fallon puts her on the turnbuckles. Vaquer with a triangle in the rope. Vaquer goes for a springboard move and Fallon kicks her to the floor. Nyx gets on the apron and Jacy kicks Vaquer and sends her back into the ring. Fallon with a clothesline and she gets a near fall. Fallon chokes Vaquer in the ropes. Fallon with a seated splash onto the back in the ropes. Vaquer with a punch and forearms. Fallon with a forearm. Vaquer pushes Fallon away but Fallon wit a slap and take down. Fallon with a running forearm and she gets a near fall.
Fallon with a forearm and she sends Vaquer into the turnbuckles. Fallon goes to the turnbuckles for a blockbuster for a near fall. Fallon with a top wrist lock and a knee to the midsection. Vaquer and Fallon exchange forearms. Fallon misses an elbow in the corner and Vaquer gets Fallon on her shoulders but Fallon gets to her feet and she pulls Vaquer down by the hair. Vaquer returns the favor. Vaqur with a thrust kick and a Tiger Feint Kick. Vaquer with a springboard cross body and a belly-to-back suplex. Vaquer with a figure four head scissors and she drives Fallon's head into the mat. Vaquer gets a near fall. Vaquer with an elbow in the corner and Fallon with one of her own. Vaquer with a knee and forearm. Fallon trips Vaquer and she misses a drop kick. Vaquer with a rollup for a near fall. Fallon with a flying forearm and both women are down.
Vaquer with Eat Defeat and she runs into boots but Vaquer stops her and hits a dragon screw. Vaquer with a running double knee strike in the corner. Vaquer gets a near fall. Vaquer sets for the SVB but Fallon blocks it and hits a pump handle exploder. Fallon misses a Fameasser and Vaquer with a rollup for a near fall. Jacy punches Vaquer when Vaquer falls into the ropes on the kick out. Fallon gets a near fall. Vaquer with a head butt. Vaquer sets for SVB but Fallon counters with a back body drop. Fallon sends Vaquer into the turnbuckles. Fallon goes to the turnbuckles but Vaquer with a forearm that sends Fallon over the top rope to the floor. Vaquer sends Fallon into the ring post. Vaquer with kicks to Nyx and Jacy. Fallon misses a Tiger Feint Kick around ther ing post and hits the post. Vaquer with SVB on the apron and Fallon falls onto Nyx and Jacy on the floor.
Vaquer with a cross body onto Fallon, Nyx, and Jacy. Vaquer sends Fallon back into the ring and Vaquer sets for SVB and hits it. Vaquer goes to the turnbuckles for a Spiral Tap and hits it for the three count.
Winner: Stephanie Vaquer (new champion)
We see a video of Zaria and Sol Ruca preparing for their match against Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend.
Match Number Two: NXT Tag Team Championship Match: Nathan Frazer and Axiom versus Josh Briggs and Yoshiki Inamura
Inamura and Axiom start things off and Axiom with a wrist lock and he escapes a slam. Frazer tags in and they hit a series of kicks including a double drop kick. They send Briggs to the floor with a drop kick. Inamura with punches and a suplex attempt but Frazer lands on his feet and he hits a thrust kick. Axiom tags in and they hit a series of forearms and Frazer with a DDT. Axiom gets a near fall. Inamura with a chop and Briggs tags in and hits a kick on Frazer on the apron. Briggs with a kick to Axiom and he knocks Frazer off the apron. Inamura tags in and Axiom escapes Briggs and he kicks Inamura. Briggs choke slams Axiom onto Inamura's knee for a near fall.
Inamura chops Axiom and Briggs tags in. Briggs with a cross face. Briggs with a reverse chin lock. Briggs with forearms to the back and he sends Axiom into the corner. Inamura tags in and he gets in a three point stance and he connects with a series of sumo strikes. Inamura with an Irish whip that sends Axiom sternum first into the turnbuckles. Inamura with a chop. Inamura with a forearm to the back and chops. Inamura adds some punches to the sequence. Axiom with a chop and Inamura laughs it off. Inamura with a chop to respond. Axiom with a chop and Inamura is impressed. Inamura sends Axiom to the mat with a chop. Axiom winds up for a chop when Inamura puts his hands behind his back and Axiom with a Golden Ratio.
Frazer and Briggs tags in and Frazer with a springboard forearm and more forearms. Briggs with a boot but Frazer with a DDT. Frazer with a kick to Inamura on the apron and a shooting star press to Briggs for a near fall. Axiom goes up top and Frazer tags back in. Axiom with a frog splash and Frazer with a 450 splash for a near fall. Axiom tags back in and Briggs tries to send Frazer into the turnbuckles but he stops short. Briggs with a choke slam to Axiom after he catches him off the turnbuckles. Briggs with a power bomb to Frazer. Briggs with a back body drop into a sit out power bomb by Inamura for a near fall.
Inamura goes up top and Frazer sends Briggs to the floor with a head scissors. Axiom kicks Inamura on the turnbuckles. Axiom gets up and hits Spanish Fly. Frazer goes up top for a Phoenix Splash but Briggs grabs Frazer and he goes up and hits a Super Choke Slam into Axiom. Briggs pulls Frazer off the ropes and he lands on his feet and he hits an enzuigiri. Briggs with a clothesline to Axiom and Inamura catches Frazer off the ropes and Inamura with a fallaway slam. Axiom with a poisonrana to Briggs. Inamura with a POUNCE and he gets Axiom for a slam. Frazer with a sleeper while Inamura holds on to Axiom. Inamura gets a second wind and he slam Axiom and then he hits a Death Valley Driver to Frazer onto Axiom and Inamura gets a near fall.
Inamura puts Frazer onto Axiom and he goes up top for a frog splash but he misses. Frazer with a suciide dive to Briggs but Briggs catches Frazer. Axiom with an Asai Moonsault onto Briggs. Axiom and Frazer with a high/low combination for the three count.
Winners: Axiom and Nathan Frazer (retain championship)
After the match, all four men shake hands.
Four men attack them and it is Dion Lennox, Cutler James, Keanu Carver, and another man
Channing Lorenzo wonders who could they get played by Spears and his goon squad. He says he promised his mother he would curse less, but that Izzi (bleeped word) Dame . . . Spears and his gang will pay for their sins. He says he it is his call and he is taking care of it. If Spears wants family versus family. Tuesday, we take the head off that snake. They are the only family in NXT and payback ain't gonna be pretty.
Match Number Three: Strap Match: Eddy Thorpe versus Trick Williams
Thorpe attacks Trick before the strap can be attached. Trick with a punch and clothesline to send Thorpe to the floor. Trick chops Thorpe a few times against the guardrails. Trick sends Eddy back into the ring and Trick with a back body drop. Trick attaches himself to the strap and he gives it to Eddy to put on but he backs away from Trick. Trick kicks Eddy when he has the chance to whip him with the strap. The strap is tied onto Eddy by Trick and the match officially starts.
Trick with a clothesline or two. Trick gets a near fall. Trick and Eddy go to the floor and Trick pulls Eddy into the ring post. They return to the ring and Trick with a pop up uppercut. Trick is sent over the top rope by Eddy. Trick pulls Eddy into the top rope. Trick goes up top and Eddy rolls away and pulls Trick off the turnbuckles. Trick misses with the strap and Eddy with a leg sweep to the mat. Eddy ties up Trick and punches and kicks him. Eddy goes to the turnbuckles and Trick rolls away and pulls him to the mat. Trick misses Eddy with the strap and he misses a boot against the ropes. Eddy whips Trick in the back and pushes him over the top rope to the floor. Eddy goes over the top rope so the strap does not get tied up in the ropes. Eddy whips Trick with the strap. Eddy with a punch and he chops him with the strap.
Eddy whips Trick in the back with the strap. Trick sends Eddy into the announce table and he punches Eddy and whips Eddy with the strap. Eddy sends Trick into the ring post. Eddy ties Trick around the ring post and he kicks Trick. Eddy whips Trick in the chest. Eddy goes to the turnbuckles and he pulls at Trick's arm under the bottom turnbuckle. Eddy sends Trick back into the ring. Trick gets a near fall. Eddy escapes a slam and Eddy with a back breaker for a near fall. Eddy Irish whips Trick into the turnbuckles using the strap. Trick gets up and he runs Eddy into the turnbuckles and he misses a clothesline. Eddy kicks Trick in the back of the leg and he sends Trick into the turnbuckles with a curb stomp. Eddi with a leaping elbow drop for a near fall.
Trick avoids a shot with the strap and Trick with a uranage. Trick stretches Eddy using the strap across his mouth. Eddy gets to the ropes but there are no rope breaks so Trick holds on to the choke for a moment, but releases the hold. Trick with a clothesline. Trick whips Eddy in the back with the strap as Eddy tries to run away. Trick whips Eddy on the mat. Trick with a jumping side kick followed by a flapjack. Trick with another flapjack. Trick with a jumping knee and Eddy falls to the floor. They play tug of war and Trick goes to the floor to get Eddy. They return to the ring and Eddy with a boot and Trick with a kick. Trick misses a jumping knee and the strap goes between Trick's legs and Eddy pulls it into a tender area. Eddy with a jumping knee for the three count.
Winner: Eddy Thorpe
We take a look back at Ricky Starks' debut on NXT.
We get comments from Ricky Starks. He says he will be watching Vengeance Day. He says he will be signing his NXT contract on Tuesday. You will get the absolute truth from the man himself. Ricky does the pose.
Match Number Four: Ethan Page versus Je’Von Evans
Evans with a punch and Page goes to the floor. Evans chases after Page and they get back in the ring. Evans misses a punch and Page goes to the floor. Evans with a suicide dive and he makes more contact with the table than Page. Evans punches Page behind the announce table Evans punches Page on the announce table. Evans with a clothesline off the announce table. They return to the ring and Evans avoids a clothesline and he hits a head scissors. Evans with a reverse atomic drop and a chop. Evans with a knee to the midsection followed by a suplex. Evans with a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall. Evans with an Irish whip and a chop in the corner. Evans with a springboard clothesline for a near fall.
Page catches Evans on a springboard cutter but Evans sends Page to the floor. Evans with a super kick to knock Page down on the apron. Evans with a springboard cutter on the apron. Evans puts Page's head on the ring steps and Evans says something to Page. Evans puts his foot on Page's head but Page moves and Evans stomps the steps. Page puts Evans' leg between the steps and ring post and Page drop kicks the steps. Evans cannot get back to his feet as he screams. Page with a boot to the leg and a knee drop to the leg. Page with more knee drops to the leg. Page is bleeding from the nose. Page with a kneeDT and a single leg crab. Page with a drop kick to the injured leg.
Page with an ankle lock and Evans kicks Page to get out of the hold. Evans with a punch. Page with a slam that sends the leg into the ropes. Page with a power slam for a near fall. Page with an ankle lock and he pulls Evans into the center of the ring when Evans tries to get to the ropes. Page grapevines the leg. Evans gets to the ropes and Page eventually releases the hold. Page returns to the ankle lock but Evans rolls through and sends Evans into the turnbuckles. Evans with a jumping punch to Page. Evans goes for a double jump move but Page clips the ankle. Page with Ego's Edge for a near fall.
Page argues with the referee. Evans blocks a stomp and he holds on to the leg. Evans with punches. Evans avoids punches from Page and Evans with more punches. Evans with a rebound jumping heel kick. Evans stands on Page's head and stomps on it. Evans with a plancha onto Page. Evans goes for a springboard cutter but Page punches Evans in the face and hits a cutter for the three count.
Winner: Ethan Page
Sarah is with the new North American Champion Staphanie Vaquer.
Stephanie says she made history today. She says her night is not over because she is going to watch the main event.
Match Number Five: NXT Men’s Championship Match: Oba Femi versus Austin Theory versus Grayson Waller
Waller kicks Oba and then Waller and Theory work over Oba with splashes into the corner. Theory and Waller punch Oba. Waller and Theory continue to punch Oba. Oba blocks an Irish whip and Oba with a double choke slam. Oba tosses Waller into the turnbuckles and he punches him. Theory gets on Oba's back and Oba backs him into the turnbuckles. Waller with kicks to Oba. Waller and Theory set for a double suplex but Oba blocks it and hits a double suplex. Oba kicks Theory and connects with a forearm. Waller gets on Oba's back this time and Oba backs him into the corner. Theory runs into a boot and Oba catches Theory on a slingshot rolling move and press slams him onto Waller. Waller with a jumping knee.
Theory with a forearm and then they clothesline Oba over the top rope to the floor. Waller pushes Theory and Theory pushes back. They circle each other and Oba pulls Waller to the apron. Oba with a forearm to Waller and then he chops Theory when he leaps at Oba on the floor. Oba chops both men against the ropes. Oba sets for a power bomb on Theory onto the table but Waller slides into a clothesline. Oba sends Waller into the ring steps. Theory punches Oba and Oba with a forearm. Oba picks up the ring steps and he throws it at Theory and it bounces off his head. Waller with a drop toe hold that sends Oba into the ring steps. Waller with a DDT onto the steps. Waller gets a chair and sends it into the ring.
Waller with a cravate and knees. Waller with elbows to the clavicle. Oba with a punch but Waller hits Oba in the ribs and back with the chair. Waller drives the chair into Oba's ribs a few times. Waller puts Oba in the chair and connects with a jab. Waller goes to the turnbuckles and he comes off but Oba catches Waller by the throat. Oba with a side slam through the chair for a near fall. Oba with a forearm to Theory but Oba misses a shoulder into the corner. Theory with a slingshot rolling drop kick and everyone is down. Theory holds his left elbow. Waller goes up top and Oba with an elbow to Theory and he punches Waller on the turnbuckles.
Oba goes to the turnbuckles and Theory with a forearm to the back. Theory gets Oba on his shoulders and Oba grabs Waller and Oba with a superplex off Theory's shoulders as Theory hits an electric chair. Theory gets a near fall. Theory kicks Oba from the apron. Oba goes under the ring and he pulls out the table. Theory with a forearm to the back while Oba shows that his table setting up skills are lacking. Waller and Theory kick Oba. Theory and Waller set up the table on the floor and Theory puts Oba on it. Waller goes to the ropes and he hits an elbow drop off the middle rope through the table on the floor.
Theory checks on Waller and he sends Oba into the ring and he gets a near fall. Waller is not happy to see that Theory tried to win the match. Waller yells at Theory and Oba hits Waller with a forearm when Theory moves. Oba avoids A Town Down and he hits a spinebuster. Oba with a running uppercut to Theory and hits a second one. Waller clotheslines Theory when Oba moves. Oba with an uppercut to both men. Oba biels Theory and then he goes to the floor Oba kicks a chair out of Waller's hands and then Oba with a toss power bomb through the table. Theory hits Oba in the back with the chair. Oba punches the chair out of Theory's hands. Theory with a DDT and he gets Oba up for A Town Down but Waller pulls the referee out of the ring.
Theory yells at Waller but he does not realize that Oba is still in the ring and Oba with a toss power bomb. Waller with a slingshot rolling cutter to Theory. Oba with a power bomb to Waller for the three count.
Winner: Oba Femi (retains championship)
The lights go out and the four men who attacked the tag tilte match participants appear in the crowd.
The lights go down and they come back on.
They attack Oba. They get Oba up for a toss sit out Cerberus Bomb.
Sarah is with Ava and she asks about what just happened.
Ava says those four men wanted to make an impact and they did.
Sarah asks about NXT in Cincinnati.
Ava says Lexis King texted her 22 times.
She says on March 11th, Road Block will be at the Theater at Madison Square Garden.
Arianna Grace shows up and she thanks Ava for letting her be the NXT liaison at TNA. She says there is someone Ava needs to meet and it is Santino Marella.
He says they met before when she was little. He says she is all grown up. Santino mentions his role in TNA.
Ava said that Arianna said that Santino had some ideas, so they should talk.
On Tuesday night, Kelani Jordan, Jaida Parker, and Karmen Petrovic will be in a 'From the crowd to the number one contender' match. Sol Ruca and Zaria will face Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend. Channing Lorenzo faces Shawn Spears. Ricky Starks will sign his NXT contract.
Match Number Six: NXT Women’s Championship Match: Giulia versus Bayley versus Roxanne Perez versus Cora Jade
hey all meet in the center of the ring and Giulia lets the others start. Bayley backs Perez into the corner and Jade attacks Bayley. Bayley and Perez exchange forearms. Giulia with a drop kick. Giulia with a head scissors take down on Bayley. Giulia sets for a knee on Bayley but Cora and Perez stop her. Giulia escapes a double suplex and Jade with a shoulder tackle to Perez. Giulia sends Bayley into Jade and Giulia with a rollup on Bayley. Perez with a rollup for a near fall. Giulia covers Jade and Perez. Bayley with a sunset flip on Giulia for a near fall. Bayley and Giulia with forearms to Jade and Perez. Giulia is sent to the floor by Perez while Bayley sends Jade to the floor. Bayley and Perez with stereo dives. Perez with a slap to Bayley but Bayley wtih a knee and slap of her own. Bayley with a back elbow to the back. Jade pulls Bayley to the floor and connects with a forearm.
Jade enters the ring to confront her maybe best friend. Jade goes for a gutwrench suplex and Perez escapes and tries for Pop Rox but Jade escapes. Giulia with a double drop kick to Perez and Jade. Giulia sends Perez into the turnbuckles and she hits knees on Perez and Jade. She hits running boots as well. Giulia gets a near fall on Perez. Giulia and Bayley are in the ring and they let the crowd chant. Bayley with a single leg take down and Giulia with a hammer lock but Bayley with a side head lock. Bayley with a rollup for a near fall. Giulia with a wrist lock take down and a crucifix for a near fall. Giulia with a modified bulldog to Bayley. Perez and Jade trip Giulia and send her to the floor. Bayley with a baseball slide to all three.
Bayley sends Jade into the apron and then Giulia and Bayley send Jade into Perez. Giulia chops Jade while Bayley holes her. Bayley chops Perez while Giulia holds her. Bayley and Giulia go for a double suplex on Jade and they hit it. Bayley and Giulia kick Perez and they go for a double suplex but Jade makes the save. Jade and Perez with stereo super kicks and they are unified . . . for now. They punch Bayley and Giulia. Perez with an uppercut to Giulia and Jade with a knee into the corner. Bayley with a rollup on Perez for a near fall. Jade and Perez work over Bayley.. Jade with a running back elbow to Bayley against the ropes. Perez with a double jump moonsault. Jade with kicks to Giulia and she chokes her.
Perez with kicks and then her and Jade with an Irish whip. Perez with an uppercut and a second one. Jade with a running knee to Perez in the corner. Jade sends Perez to the floor and Jade with a suplex to Giulia. Jade with a springboard stomp to Giulia. Jade goes up top and she hits a swanton onto Giulia and Bayley. Jade goes up top and Perez stands in the way. Perez press slams Jade and she hits a Thesz Press on Jade. Perez with punches to Jade. Perez with an uppercut in the corner. Bayley stops Perez and she punches Jade in the corner. Bayley with forearms to Perez. Jade with a boot to Bayley. Bayley with a cutter as Jade goes for a wheelbarrow move on Perez. Bayley has Jade on the middle rope and she hits a double knee drop.
Bayley clotheslines Perez on the floor and hits the drop kick through the corner on Giulia. Bayley puts Perez in the ropes and she hits a double cutter on Jade and Perez in the ropes. Giulia with a running boot to Bayley. Giulia with a package suplex to Bayley. Giulia with forearms to everyone. Giulia with a butterfly side slam to Jade. Giulia with an octopus on Bayley. Giulia turns it into a crucifix bomb for a near fall. Giulia blocks a side Russian leg sweep. Giulia with a single leg take down and Giulia with an STF. Perez with a cross face on Giulia and Giulia escapes. Giulia with a Northern Lights Bomb on Perez for a near fall. Jade sends Giulia into the turnbuckles Bayley gets Jade up for a satellite side slam and a near fall. Guulia goes for a hammer lock slam but Bayley escapes. Bayley with a sunset flip power bomb into the turnbuckles. Bayley sends Perez to the corner. Perez kicks Bayley and sets for Pop Rox but Jade with a knee to Perez. Jade with Future Shock for a near fall on Bayley.
Jade grabs Perez and Giulia with a Saito suplex to Jade and then one for Perez. Perez with boots to Giulia and she goes to the turnbuckles. Giulia with a forearm and she goes to the turnbuckles. Giulia goes for a butterfly superplex but Bayley stops her. Jade comes under for the super duper Tower of Doom. Jade punches Giulia and Bayley punches Jade. They all exchange punches. Bayley with a forearm to send Perez to the floor. Bayley follows while Jade and Giulia go to the floor. Jade with a suplex to Giulia on the floor. Perez rakes Bayley's eyes and she hits Pop Rox on the floor. Perez with Pop Rox on Bayley in the ring but Jade with a rollup on Perez for a near fall. Giulia with a knee to Perez and she hits the Northern Lights Bomb for the three count.
Winner: GIulia (retains championship)
After the match, Stephanie Vaquer's music plays and she makes her way to the ring.
They stand face to face and hold up their title belts.
Before we go to credits . . .
Jordynne Grace makes her way to the ring.
We go to credits.
02-15-2025, 11:14 PM
LionDen
In my opinion, Bayley or Perez can not win, so it out of Giulia (c) and Cora Jade
02-16-2025, 01:06 AM
LionDen
Great matches so far tonight. First 3 have been great.
02-16-2025, 01:19 AM
LionDen
Some people upset with the strap match with Trick Williams being whipped during Black History Month.
