WWE NXT Live Coverage - December 16th, 2025

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Fatal 4-Way Match decides Oba Femi's No. 1 Contender at New Year's Evil

A Fatal 4-Way Match tonight on NXT will decide who will battle Oba Femi for the NXT Title at New Year's Evil. Joe Hendry, Dion Lennox, Myles Borne and TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater have all been chosen to compete, and the winner will challenge The Ruler at New Year's Evil on Jan. 6. Which Superstar will earn a title bout?


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— The show kicks off with a video recapping what the likes of Oba Femi, Je'Von Evans, Leon Slater, Joe Hendry, Sol Ruca, and Zaria did at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event this past Saturday, as well as the NXT Championship match between Femi and Evans last Tuesday.

— We then head outside the WWE Performance Center, where Ava runs into Evans and Evans tells her that he's not going inside until he meets Ricky Saints.

— Vic Joseph and Booker T then greet audiences at home at ringside as Blake Monroe makes her way to the ring. Thea Hail follows.

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NXT Women's North American Championship Match: Blake Monroe (c) vs. Thea Hail

The bell rings and Hail begins targeting Monroe's arm. Monroe lands a shotgun dropkick on Hail that sends her crashing into the corner of the ring, then connects with a forearm on her. Hail sends Monroe crashing into the mat face first and follows it up with a standing moonsault to her, then wears down Monroe's arm once again with an arm submission.

Hail connects with an arm drag on Monroe and delivers a shotgun dropkick to her, then follows it up with a tope suicida to Monroe on the outside through the middle rope. She dumps Monroe back in the ring and hits a suplex on her, then lands a back elbow on her.

Monroe wrenches back on Hail's arm using the ropes, then fires off a stomp on her during the commercial break and connects with a suplex on her. She goes for a pin, but Hail kicks out. Monroe then catches her with a codebreaker and wears her down with a submission hold before raining down right hands on Hail.

Monroe runs over Hail with a clothesline back from the break, but Hail delivers a pair of double ax handles to May. She connects with a senton on her, then follows it up with a springboard senton and pins May for the win despite May getting her shoulder up before the three count.

Winner and NEW Women's North American Champion: Thea Hail

— After the match the ref talks to Mike Rome and everyone looks confused and Hail is announced as the winner as Monroe says she had kicked out. Monroe's theme plays first and then it cuts out. More confusion and then Hail's music plays and she's awarded the championship.

— The Culling (Niko Vance, Izzi Dame & Shawn Spears) are backstage and Vance sees a doll of his and asks who put that there. Dame says it's Tatum Paxley and that she's corrected her mistake and it's time to move on.

— Ethan Page is showing walking backstage.

— Coming back from a commercial break, Ethan Page makes his way out to the ring.

Page says he's appalled that none of his co-workers seem to care that he was attacked from behind, then questions if it's because he's left every North American Champion in the dust with how good his reign has been. He demands that Tony D'Angelo come to the ring, but instead, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Arianna Grace appear.

Stacks says he doesn't care about D'Angelo, but people getting on Page's level and Grace carrying the TNA International Championship. He says the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship belts would look good around his and Grace's waists, but before he can continue, TNA star Moose's music hits and he appears. He points out that an "NXT" star has a TNA Championship once again, but says it's Stacks' lucky day because he's laser focused on Page. He says he's here to take one of the most prestigious titles in "NXT" back to TNA, but Page says Moose has to talk to Ava about a North American Championship match. Moose reveals Ava and TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella already signed off on the match for December 30, then levels Page with a right hand and holds up the North American Championship belt.

— We head back outside the Performance Center, where Leon Slater tries convincing Je'Von Evans to be in his corner for his Fatal Four-Way NXT Championship Number One Contenders match later tonight. Evans is initially adamant, but eventually agrees to go inside with Slater.

— Back at ringside, Hank Walker and Tank Ledger then make their way to the ring. OTM follows.

OTM vs. Hank Walker and Tank Ledger

Bronco Nima and Ledger begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Ledger sends Nima crashing into the corner spine first, then tags in Walker. Lucien Price tags in on his side and whips Walker into the ropes before Nima follows it up with a stomp to him. Price then pins Walker, but Walker kicks out.

Ledger intercepts Price with a boot to his face, then tags Walker back in. We see a car surrounded by security guards pull up to the Performance Center (with the passenger later confirmed to be Ricky Saints) as Ledger tags back in and wrenches back on Price's arm with Walker. Ledger whips Price into the corner and lands a splash on him, then tags in Walker. Walker lands a splash of his own on Price in the corner, but Price delivers an overhand chop to Walker. Nima tags in and levels Walker with a double back elbow along with Price. Ledger tags in and sends Nima crashing into the top turnbuckle face first. Walker and Ledger then deliver a double running back elbow to Price in the corner and follow it up with a double bodyslam to him before they both rain down right hands on Nima and Price in opposite corners. Price and Nima intercept Walker and Ledger, then send them crashing into one another with powerbombs.

During the commercial break, Price tags back in and delivers a bodyslam to Ledger. He connects with a chokeslam on him, but Ledger catches Nima with a back body drop and tags in Walker. Walker fires off right hands and left hands on Price, then sends him crashing into the top turnbuckle face first and gets him up on his shoulders to deliver an Airplane Spin to him.

Walker ascends to the top rope back from the break, but Price connects with a superplex on Walker. Ledger and Nima tag back in, and Ledger fires off forearms on Nima. Nima catches Ledger with a splash and a back elbow, but Ledger cinches in an arm submission on Nima. Price chokeslams Walker on top of Ledger and Nima to break the hold, and OTM delivers a double backbreaker-chokeslam combination to Leder. Price (who has tagged back in) pins Ledger, but Walker breaks the fall.

Nima tags back in, and OTM connects with a double Fallaway Slam on Ledger. Nima pins Ledger, but Ledger kicks out and Nima dumps him out of the ring.

Price rocks Walker with a superkick and tags in Nima. Walker then rolls up Nima for the win as Ledger holds back Price.

Winners: Hank Walker and Tank Ledger

— We see Ricky Saints arrive at the venue flanked by security.

— Jasper Troy talks to Ava backstage. Ava tells him that next week is the official start for the next Speed Tournament. Troy guarantees destruction.

— Ricky Saints then makes his way to the ring.

As security guards surround the ring on the apron, Saints says he came to "NXT" because he wanted to prove to the world that he's what he says he is: the guy who can carry any brand. He says he didn't have any more options, and to move forward, he had to be obsessed with being number one. He says fans enjoyed him chasing the NXT Championship for a minute, but they now want Je'Von Evans to be NXT Champion despite Evans jumping the line. He says he had to check Evans last week and remind him that he isn't the man until he says he is.

Saints says he's played it safe his entire career, but he's still been passed over. He says he's done with that and will get what he wants when he wants it even if that means stabbing people in the back or the front. He says he tried being a big brother to Evans and tried telling him to wait his turn like he did, then points out Evans has won no titles in WWE and promises to prove Evans is a class below him when they inevitably get in the ring together. He says no one will go to the lengths he will to keep the top spot, then says Evans can't stay the same.

Evans slides into the ring on the side without security and attacks Saints. Security immediately pulls Evans off Saints, but Saints sends Eans crashing into the ring steps and clears the announce desk. Saints sends Evans crashing through the announce desk with a Roshambo and hits his signature pose over Evans as three security guards check on Evans.

— Kendal Grey & Wren Sinclair are seen walking backstage, and we also see Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley & Lainey Reid) walking backstage ahead of their match.

— Ava talks to Sol Ruca & Zaria. Ethan Page comes in and asks what is going on. Chelsea Green and Alba Fyre come in. Green tells Ava she's just as bad as Nick Aldis and Adam Pearce. Ava tells Green that none of what's happened to Green isn't her fault. Ava tells Green she has a match against Ruca next week.

— Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair then make their way to the ring. Fatal Influence follows, with Jacy Jayne taking a seat at the announce desk.

Fatal Influence (w/ Jacy Jayne) vs. Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair

he bell rings and Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid blindside Grey and Sincalir from behind. Henley and Reid deliver a double flapjack to Grey and Henley pins her, but Grey kicks out. Reid tags in and Grey rolls her up. Reid kicks out and charges at Grey in the corner, but Grey catches her with an uppercut and trips her.

Sinclair tags in and double teams on Reid with Grey, but Grey tags back in and lands a German suplex on Reid. Sinclair tags in and delivers a double underhook suplex to Reid, but Henley (having tagged in) uses the ring post to level Sinclair with a kick and dumps her back in the ring.

Henley pins Sinclair during the commercial break, but Sinclair kicks out. Reid tags back in and lands a backbreaker on Sinclair, then rains down right hands on her and jams her knee into the back of Sinclair's neck using the middle rope for extra leverage.

Henley tags in and levels Sinclair with a sliding forearm strike, then levels her with a double ax handle and tags in Reid back from the break. Henley delivers a German suplex to Sinclair off the middle rope, and Reid follows it up with a cutter to her. She goes for a pin, but Sinclair kicks out. Reid then rains down Hammer and Anvil elbows on Sinclair, but Sinclair manages to tag in Grey.

Grey trips Reid and lands a double stomp on her midsection from the ring apron. Reid sends Grey crashing into the turnbuckles face first, but Henley tags back in and delivers a Sling Blade to Grey. Grey cinches in an Armbar on Henley, and Henley taps out.

Winners: Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair

— Kelly Kincaid is backstage with Thea Hail. Hail is super excited she's the new Women's North American Champion. Jordynne Grace comes by and congratulates Hail and says she figured this out before she did. Blake Monroe comes in and cries and asks for her title back. Grace tells Monroe to leave and Monroe says this is the worst day of her life and that she wants a rematch and leaves. Hail hugs Grace.

— Izzi Dame is backstage talking to Shawn Spears on the phone. Niko Vance has disappeared. Lola Vice tells her that it looks like Tatum Paxley is getting the best of The Culling. Dame leaves and Vice turns her attention to Kelani Jordan who is unpacking her stuff in the locker room. They talk shit to each other and Vice says Jordan and Dame will see why MMA trumps other sports.

— Skylar Rae & Shiloh Hill talk backstage. Arianna Grace & Stacks come by and complain about Moose. Stacks calls Hill stupid and Rae tells them to get therapy. Stacks suggests they fight next week and they agree. DarkState comes by and tells them to scram. The camera follows DarkState as the boys pump up Dion Lennox.

— Myles Borne, Leon Slater, Dion Lennox, and Joe Hendry then all make their way to the ring.

Fatal Four-Way No. 1 Contenders Match: Myles Borne vs. Joe Hendry vs. Leon Slater vs. Dion Lennox

The bell rings and Lennox delivers an over the shoulder powerslam to Slater. He pins him, but Borne breaks the fall. Borne rocks Lennox with a right hand, but Lennox sends Borne crashing into the corner of the ring.

Borne lands an elbow drop on Hendry's chest and a scoop powerslam on Lennox, but Slater runs over Borne with a pair of kicks to his head. Hendry levels Slater and Borne with a pair of clotheslines, then fires off a couple of uppercuts on Slater in the corner and sends him crashing into the mat. Slater delivers a leg drop to the back of Lennox's neck and connects with a crossbody on him off the top rope, then goes for a pin but Lennox kicks out.

Slater rocks Lennox with a couple of chops to his chest, but Lennox fires off uppercuts on Slater in the corner. Slater responds with a chop to Lennox's chest and rains down right hands on him in the corner, but Lennox runs over Slater with a boot.

Borne fires off right hands on Lennox and delivers a dropkick to him, and Borne and Lennox then deliver a powerbomb-clothesline combination to Slater. Hendry catches Lennox with a cutter, but Borne takes out Hendry and fires off stomps on Slater in the corner of the ring. Lennox connects with a swinging neckbreaker on Slater before Borne lands a suplex on Hendry.

Lennox sends Slater's injured knee bouncing off the ring post, then sends Borne's head bouncing off the announce desk. Hendry sends Lennox's head repeatedly crashing off the apron, and Slater cinches in a Half Boston Crab on Lennox. Hendry and Borne look to cinch in a crossface on Lennox, but Hendry accidentally breaks the holds when he sends himself and Borne crashing into Slater and Lennox.

Lennox drags Slater up the ropes, but Borne interrupts the two men. Hendry joins everyone else on the ropes, but Slater pulls everyone else off the ropes with a superplex. Slater then pins Lennox and Borne, but both men kick out.

Slater begins firing off kicks on Borne and Lennox, but Hendry sets up for the Standing Ovation on him. Slater escapes and sends Hendry crashing into the mat, then ascends up the ropes. Lennox trips Slater, but Slater connects with a 450 Splash-Swanton Bomb combination on him. He ascends back up to the ropes, but Borne sends him crashing out of the ring with a dropkick. Hendry lands a suplex on Borne and follows it up with a Fallaway Slam to him, then delivers one to Lennox and kips up.

Hendry connects with an Angle Slam on Borne and clotheslines Lennox out of the ring, then delivers the Standing Ovation to Borne. Slater looks to fly off the top rope, but Hendry catches him and sends him crashing on top of Lennox on the outside. Hendry then lands a swinging Fireman's Carry on Borne and brawls to the back with Lennox as Slater delivers a 450 Splash-Swanton Bomb combination to Borne. He then pins Borne for the win.

Winner and NEW No. 1 Contender: Leon Slater

— After the match, Oba Femi's music hits and he saunters out to the ring. He stares down Slater as the show goes off the air.