WWE NXT Live Coverage - September 23rd, 2025
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NXT Champion Oba Femi and TNA World Champion Trick Williams battle in a Winner Takes All Match
Two of NXT’s best collide as NXT Champion Oba Femi and TNA World Champion Trick Williams battle in a Winner Take All Match. Femi and Williams each believe themselves to be the alpha of NXT, and after meeting last week on "The Grayson Waller Effect," the two agreed for a titanic clash with the winner holding both titles. Who will become a double champion, and who will go on to face Ricky Saints at No Mercy?
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– NXT kicks off with a recap of NXT Homecoming.
– Trick Williams, and Oba Femi are shown arriving at NXT.
– Vic Joseph and Booker T greet audiences at home as Lexis King makes his way to the ring.
Lights Out Match: Lexis King vs. Myles Borne
Borne attacks King on the entrance ramp and dumps a garbage can and a chair into the ring. He hits him with the chair face first and connects with a dropkick on him, then fires off stomps on him in the corner. King clocks Borne from behind, then hits him across the spine with a chair and jams it into his midsection.
King sends Borne crashing on top of a chair, then hits him with a garbage can and sends him crashing into the garbage can spine first. He lands a dropkick through the middle rope, then delivers a Coronation to Borne on top of the announce desk on the outside during the commercial break. He dumps Borne back in the ring and goes for a pin, but King kicks out.
King whips Borne with his belt and sends him crashing into the ring, then slides a table in the ring back from the break. Borne hits King with King's belt, then dumps him out of the ring and looks to fly through the muddle rope. King hits Borne with his belt, but Borne catapults King into a chair in the corner and the ring steps. King responds by hitting Borne with the chair across his spine, then places his head through a chair on top of the ring steps. He looks to land a stomp on him, but Borne escapes at the last second and sends King crashing through the barricade with a spear.
Borne dumps King back in the ring and King drags the ring steps inside, but Borne hits King with King's belt on the outside and inside of the ring. King drags Borne up the ring steps next to the table, but Borne responds with a DDT to King and sends him crashing through a table on the ring steps with a jumping reverse Bulldog. He pins him for the win.
Winner: Myles Borne
– We then head backstage and see Stevie Turner and Mr. Stone talking to Ava on the phone. Turner and Stone tell Ava they've seen TNA Wrestling stars walking around backstage and asks if she invited them, but unable to hear them due to a bad connection, Ava simply tells them that she trusts them to run the show.
– Ethan Page comes out to the ring when NXT comes back from a commercial break. Page says he should be in the ring to celebrate his victory over Tyler Breeze last week. Instead, we have a special guest from AAA in the crowd, Dr. Wagner Jr and he welcomes Wagner to NXT. Page says Wagner screwed him from winning at World's Collide and then invites Wagner to No Mercy. Page then invites Wagner to the ring for a match right now.
Ethan Page vs. Dr. Wagner Jr
Wagner runs in the ring and clotheslines Page and puts him in an ankle lock. Page taps out.
Winner: Dr. Wagner Jr
– After the match, Wagner takes off his mask and it's Tavion Heights.
– Jordynne Grace is backstage with the women's roster. Arianna Grace talks to Jordynne Grace and she tells her that they're not related and that's why Arianna talked to Blake Monroe. Jordynne Grace challenges Arianna Grace to a match.
– Candice LeRae then makes her way to the ring. Lainey Reid follows, and we see ZaRuca in the crowd to watch the action.
WWE No. 1 Contender's Speed Match: Candice LeRae vs. Lainey Reid
The bell rings and LeRae lands a moonsault on Reid. We see Xia Brookside and Léi Yǐng Lee arriving to the arena as the action spills out of the ring and the clocks hits a minute and a half. LeRae delivers a crossbody to Reid off the ropes and dumps Reid back in the ring, then cinches in a crossface on her. Reid counters into a roll up, but LeRae kicks out as the clock approaches a minute. Reid catches LeRae with a knee strike for the win.
Winner and new Number One Contender: Lainey Reid
– A video package for Jaida Parker plays where she calls out Lash Legend.
– Lyra Valkyria talks to Tatum Paxley backstage. Valkyria says everyone she becomes friends with goes crazy. Izzi Dame comes by and reminds Paxley that Valkyria will ditch her again, and Paxley leaves with Dame.
– Kale Dixon and Uriah Connors are backstage with Andre Chase. Chase introduces Sam Mayer and Cole Custer to help them with their speed. DarkState comes in and the racecar guys talk about Joe Hendry. Dixon says Hendry's name and Hendry shows up. DarkState suggests a six man tag match.
– Jordynne Grace makes her way to the ring. Arianna Grace follows.
Jordynne Grace vs. Arianna Grace
Arianna fires off stomps on Jordynne. The bell sounds and Jordynne fires off forearms on Arianna. Arianna fires off more stomps on Jordynne, then jams her boot into her spine. Arianna looks to land an elbow drop on Jordynne, but Jordynne moves out of the way and sends her crashing into the top turnbuckle face first. She lands a clothesline on Arianna and follows it up with a spinebuster, then connects with the Direct Effect for the win.
Winner: Jordynne Grace
– After the match, Blake Monroe's music hits and she storms to the ring with a trash can full of weapons in hand. Jordynne grabs a chair as Blake grabs a kendo stick, and the two begin brawling until officials pull them apart. Stevie Turner and Mr. Stone make their way out and tell Jordynne and Monroe that they'll face one another in a Steel Cage Weapons Match at No Mercy.
– Kelly Kincaid talks to Lainey Reid backstage. Reid says she finally got her chance and she's showing everyone what she can do. Fatal Influence walks by and Jacy Jayne wishes her luck and then tells Fallon Henley and Jazmyn Nyx that she can handle Lola Vice on her own.
– Jacy Jayne then makes her way to the ring, having told Fallon Henley and Jazmyn Nyx to stay backstage.
Jayne says her confrontation with Lola Vice following the main event of last week doesn't matter because she's been NXT Women's Champion for 100 days. She says she's single-handedly proved the labels everyone has put on her are wrong, then says the fans have created the fantasy that Vice will dethrone her as NXT Women's Champion, then says Vice is not the underdog because she is. She says she was thrown to the side, but worked hard to get to the top with no family, MMA background, or hometown advantage.
Vice's music hits and she makes her way out. She says it's impressive that Jayne has been NXT Women's Champion for 100 days, then says she's a completely different person a year ago. She says that winning the NXT Women's Champion isn't just for her, but for her family, culture, and the fans. She says that she's glad that No Mercy is called that because that's what she'll show her on Saturday.
Jayne says she's aware Vice will likely beat her down on Saturday, but she knows her and says she's been looking for validation since day one. She says she wants her mother and sisters to be proud of her, then says she will walk out of No Mercy as NXT Women's Champion. She says Vice's reality come No Mercy will be looking her parents in the eyes and telling them all the sacrifices they made for her were worth nothing.
Vice levels Jayne with a right hand and stands tall over her.
– DarkState make their way to the ring. Joe Hendry and Chase U follow.
DarkState (w/ Cutler James) vs. Joe Hendry and Chase U (w/ Andre Chase)
DarkState attacks Hendry, Kale Dixon, and Uriah Connors as they pose on the ropes. The bell rings and Connors fires off chops on Saquon Shugars. Osiris Griffin tags in and wears down Connors, then tags in Dion Lennox. Dixon tags in and lands a splash on Lennox.
Hendry tags in and fires off a chop on Lennox, but Shugars comes to Lennox's aid. Dixon clotheslines Shugars out of the ring, but Hendry tags in. Hendry lands an arm drag on Lennox back inside the ring, then tags in Shugars as Dixon tags in on his side.
Griffin tags in and sends Dixon crashing onto the apron, but Griffin levels him with a clothesline before Lennox rains down right hands on Dixon and pins him back in the ring. Dixon kicks out, but Griffin tags back in and immediately tags out to Shugars. Griffin bodyslams to Dixon and bodyslams Shugars on top of him.
Back from the break, Lennox runs over Dixon with a clothesline as we see Mike Santana arrive at the WWE Performance Center. Hendry and Lennox tag in and brawl with one another, but Connors and Shugars tag in. Connors lands a Stunner on Lennox and pins him, but Shugars breaks the fall as James distracts the referee. DarkState then lands a triple powerbomb on Connors for the win.
Winners: DarkState
– A video package for Ricky Saints plays.
– Kelly Kincaid talks to Je'Von Evans. Evans talks about beating Josh Briggs on Saturday. We hear things crashing on the ground. The camera finds Jazmyn Nyx laid out. Fallon Henley and Jacy Jayne walk in and think of who it could have been. Jayne says it was time they drop Nyx anyway, and they leave as an official calls for medical.
– In the crowd we see a whole bunch of TNA Wrestlers who want to watch the upcoming match.
– Trick Williams then makes his way to the ring as we see several TNA Wrestling stars in the crowd. Oba Femi follows.
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Winner Take All Match: Trick Williams vs. Oba Femi
The bell rings and Williams lands a kick on Femi's head. Femi sets up for a powerbomb on Williams, then follows it up with a pair of shoulder tackles to Williams. Williams lands a flapjack on Femi as Mike Santana jumps the barricade and stares down Williams before joining the announce desk.
Williams delivers a chop to Femi during the commercial break, but Femi delivers a chop to Williams. The two men return to the ring, and Williams flattens Femi with a crossbody. He wears him down with a rear chokehold, but Femi escapes and delivers a bodyslam to Williams. He looks to land a knee on Williams, but Williams rolls out of the way.
Back from the break, Williams lands a bodyslam on Femi and follows it up with a chokeslam. Femi levels Williams with a chokeslam, then follows it up with a pair of back elbows. Williams lands a trio of pump kicks on Femi and goes for a pin, but Femi kicks out. Williams runs over Femi with the Trick Shot and goes for a pin, but Femi kicks out. Femi then connects with a powerbomb to Williams and pins him, but Williams kicks out.
Femi and Williams exchange strikes, but Femi clotheslines Williams out of the ring. Williams gets in Santana's face and slaps him, but Santana slaps Williams to cause the disqualification.
Winner by DQ: Trick Williams
– After the match, a massive brawl breaks out between the TNA Wrestling and NXT stars as Ricky Saints stares at the NXT Championship. Femi catches him doing so, but Femi grabs the title from him. He stares down Saints and holds up his title as the show goes off the air.
