WWE NXT Live Coverage - March 17th, 2026
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Jacy Jayne defends the NXT Women’s Championship against Sol Ruca and Zaria in a Triple Threat Match
The NXT Women’s Championship is on the line as Jacy Jayne defends her title against Sol Ruca and Zaria in a Triple Threat Match. The former best friends Ruca and Zaria are now bitter enemies, potentially giving Jayne the slight edge she otherwise may not have had. Can Ruca or Zaria dethrone the champion, or will Jayne walk out with the gold?
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— The show opens with Booker T arriving in his Cybertruck. Tatum Paxley, Izzi Dame with Shawn Spears & Niko Vance are also shown and they're walking backstage.
— Vic Joseph and Booker T greet audiences at home as Sol Ruca makes her way to the ring. Zaria and Fatal Influence follow.
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NXT Women's Champion Triple Threat Match: Jacy Jayne (c) (w/Fatal Influence) vs. Sol Ruca vs. Zaria
The bell rings and Rua locks up with Jayne. Zaria looks to land a chokeslam on Ruca, but Ruca lands on her feet. Jayne takes down Zaria and pins her, but Ruca lies off the middle rope to break the fall. Ruca rocks Jayne with a superkick and Zaria pulls Jayne out of the ring before Ruca flies over the top rope to level Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid on the outside.
Ruca stares down Zaria from the outside, but Jayne sends Ruca crashing into the ring steps. Jayne then wears down Ruva with a submission hold during the co
Jayne rolls up Zaria, but Zaria kicks out. Ruca flies off the ropes to take out Jayne and Zaria with a springboard crossbody before Zaria and Ruca are left in the ring alone together. They stare one another down and brawl, but Jayne levels Zaria with a neckbreaker. Ruca scoops up Jayne on her shoulders, but Zaria catches Jayne with a spear. Ruca then follows it up with a spear of her own to Zaria.
Back from the break, Ruca ascends to the top. Zaria pushes her and pulls both her and Jayne off the top rope, but Jayne connects with a shotgun dropkick on Zaria and follows it up with cannonballs to her and Ruca.
Zaria pins Jayne, but Jayne kicks out. Ruca clotheslines Zaria out of the ring and catches Jayne with a Sol Snatcher, then goes for a pin but Zaria pulls Ruca out of the ring to break the fall. She delivers a F5 to Ruca and dumps her back in the ring. As Zaria brawls with Henley on the outside, Jayne pins Ruca inside the ring for the win.
Winner and STILL NXT Women's Champion: Jacy Jayne
— Kendall Grey & Wren Sinclair talk backstage. The Birthright come by and Sinclair asks Charlie Dempsey why he turned on Tavion Heights. Dempsey says he's found people who understand him. Arianna Grace, Stacks, Lexis King and Dempsey leave. Lola Vice approaches Grey and Sinclair and she tells Grey that she knows Grey wants the NXT Women's Championship but so does she.
— Ricky Saints walks backstage and we cut to a commercial.
— Back from the break, Ricky Saints makes his way to the ring.
Saints says he may slip, but never falls. He says the real main event is standing in front of the fans and says himself and Ethan Page would be in the tournament to find Vanity Project's next challengers for the NXT Tag Team Championship if Vanity Project hadn't been held, then promises to become a two time NXT Champion.
Page's music hits and he makes his way out. He calls out Myles Borne and says he doesn't want to become a two time North American Championship, but he wants to be a two time NXT Champion instead.
As Saints tells Page that wasn't the plan, Joe Hendry's music hits. He tells Saints and Page that if you say his name, he appears and says Page has good points. He says he got the sense last week that Saints doesn't want the NXT Championship as badly as Page, then says both Saints and Page will need medical attention if they think they can step up to challenge him for the NXT Championship. Hendry continues trying to drive a wedge between Saints and Page, then says Saints couldn't play guitar or song. He says Saints and Page could figure out who challenges him or the NXT Championship, leading to an argument between Saints and Page.
Saints and Page attack Hendry, but Hendry levels both men with a double clothesline and delivers a Fallaway Slam to Saints. He lands another Fallaway Slam on Page, but Tony D'Angelo appears out of nowhere and spears Hendry. He lands a chokeslam on Saints and a uranage on Page, then stands tall in the ring.
— We see a backstage segment from last week with The Birthright (Lexis King, Stacks, Arianna Grace & Uriah Connors), Fit Finlay and William Regal. They tell Dempsey he made the right decision and Robert Stone comes by and Regal says Stone has been doing a great job and he'll talk to Shawn Michaels to make Stone's position permanent.
— Los Americanos make their way to the ring. Vanity Project follows.
Vanity Project vs. Los Americanos
Rayo Americano and Ricky Smokes begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Bravo Americano tags in and levels Smokes and Brad Baylor with a crossbody of the top rope. Rayo sends Smokes crashing out of the ring and delivers a senton to Baylor as Bravo levels Smokes with a dropkick off the ring apron and El Grande Americano flies through the middle rope to take out Jackson Drake.
Smokes fires off chops on Rayo's chest, but Baylor tags in and lands a flatliner on him. Drake tags in and fires of stomps on Rayo in the corner during the commercial break, but Rayo rains down right hands on Drake in the corner.
Drake tags in and delivers a dropkick to Rayo's head, then levels him with a back elbow and follows it up with The Three Amigos to him. Rayo takes out Drake with a back suplex and tags in Grande.
Grande delivers a double blockbuster to Baylor and Smokes, then delivers an Air Raid Crash to Baylor. Baylor and Smokes then deliver a spinebuster-dropkick combination before Drake (who has tagged in) delivers a 450 Splash to Grande and goes for a pin. Grande kicks out, but Drake lands a kick on Grande. Grande responds by getting Drake up on his shoulders, but Drake rolls up Grande. The referee catches Baylor holding Drake's feet on the ropes and stops the count.
Grande slides a piece of metal into the mask as the referee is distracted by Rayo, Bravo, and Drake. Grande headbutts Baylor, but Smokes tags in and Rayo and Bravo double team on him. Grande then lands a diving headbutt to Smokes and pins him for the win.
Winners: Los Americanos
— We then head backstage, where Sean Legacy is on crutches and tells Robert Stone he can't medically compete. Stone tells Eli Knight that he has to find a new tag team partner to compete in the Number One Contenders Match for the NXT Tag Team Tournament, and Elio LeFleur offers to be Knight's partner. Sol Ruca then walks in and tells Stone that she wants to talk to Zaria face-to-face next Tuesday.
— We come back from a break, Vic Joseph is in the ring and kicks off the Booker T Appreciation segment. Booker T gets in the ring and hugs his family and friends who are in the ring. Joseph says he and Booker T have worked together for three years and Booker T has always been focused on giving the fans "moments". Joseph plays a video with some of his peers giving him props. Shawn Michaels, Vic Joseph, Jasper Troy, Joe Hendry, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Jacy Jayne, Stephanie Vaquer, Trick Williams, The Miz, The Usos, and Roxanne Perez all have some kind words to say about Booker T. We cut back to the ring, and Booker T is in tears and Joseph gives Booker T a plaque to commemorate tonight as The Booker T Appreciation Night.
Booker T gets on the mic and thanks everyone and says he's been doing this for over 35 years and thanks everyone for making this the best ride. Keanu Carver interrupts Booker T and tells everyone to shut up. Some of Booker T's friends try to stop Carver and he throws them into the steel steps. Carver tells Booker T to leave his ring. Some of Booker T's wrestling students try to stop Carver and he throws them out of the ring. Jasper Troy runs out and starts fighting Carver. Troy clotheslines Carver over the ropes and officials hold Carver back as Troy asks them to let him go. Booker T and Troy stand in the ring as Carver is escorted out of ringside. The rest of the NXT roster comes out and claps for Booker T. Booker T asks for his music to be cut and wants to know what's going on. Booker T tells Robert Stone stuff like this shouldn't be happening and someone needs to do something about Carver and we cut to a commercial.
— WrenQCC make their way to the ring. Fallon Henley follows.
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WWE Women's Speed Championship Match: Fallon Henley (c) (w/Fatal Influence) vs. Wren Sinclair (w/Kendal Grey)
The bell rings as the five minute timer begins, and Sinclair rolls up Henley. Henley kicks out, but Sinclair runs her over with a shoulder tackle and Henley sends her crashing into the mat. Henley pins Sinclair, but Sinclair kicks out and trips Henley on the ring apron.
Henley delivers a Sling Blade to Sinclair as the clock approaches two remaining minutes, but Sinclair cinches in a reverse chicken wing on Henley. Henley taps out.
Winner and NEW WWE Women's Speed Champion: Wren Sinclair
— Robert Stone talks to Ethan Page and Ricky Saints backstage. Saints and Page are pissed they got attacked today and tells Stone to do something about it. Page says Saints wants Tony D'Angelo and Saints gets pissed and asks Page why he's doing this. Page says because Saints is going to destroy D'Angelo.
— Hank Walker and Tank Ledger make their way to the ring. Birthright follows.
No. 1 Contender's Tag Team Tournament Match: Hank & Tank vs. Birthright (w/Arianna Grace, Charlie Dempsey & Lexis King)
Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Uriah Connors, Lexis King, and Charlie Dempsey attack Walker and Ledger. The bell rings and Connors fires off stomps on Walker in the corner. He wears down Walker with a submission hold, but Stacks and Ledger tag in.
Ledger levels Stacks with a series of back elbows and strikes, then flies off the ring apron to level King and Dempsey on the outside. Walker tags in and ascends to the top as Ledger ascends up the adjacent rope. Walker lands a superplex on Stacks, and Ledger follows it up with a Swanton Bomb. Walker then pins Stacks, but Connors breaks the fall.
Walker lands a Sidewalk Slam on Stacks, then lands a double splash on an interfering King with Ledger. Thinking that Stacks is the legal man, Walker and Ledger double team on him. Connors then tags in and surprises Walker by rolling him up for the win.
Winners: Birthright
— Backstage, Joe Hendry tells Robert Stone he wants Tony D'Angelo next week and Stone says he can't because Ricky Saints is fighting him.
— We then head outside the arena, where DarkState and OTM are brawling. Lucien Price is sent crashing off a platform and through a table, and Saquon Shugars, Osiris Griffin, and Dion Lennox take out Bronco Nima.
— Tatum Paxley and Thea Hail talk backstage. Hail tells Paxley she has this match against Izzi Dame. Paxley gets pumped up and leaves. Kelani Jordan comes in and tells Hail that she needs to toughen up. Jaida Parker comes in and tells Hail not to listen to Jordan. Hail challenges Jordan to a match.
— We cut to Fatal Influence backstage. Jacy Jayne is excited she won. Fallon Henley is upset because she took a hit from Zaria. Henley says she and Lainey Reid will take on Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair since Jayne won't be doing anything.
— Robert Stone talks to Myles Borne and Borne wants to know who his next challenger is. The Birthright comes up to them and Lexis King says he should be up for Borne's title.
— Izzi Dame makes her way to the ring. Tatum Paxley follows.
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NXT Women's North American Championship Steel Cage Match: Tatum Paxley (c) vs. Izzi Dame
The bell rings and Dame blindsides Paxley on the outside. She dumps her into the steel cage and grabs a chair, then enters the cage herself. Paxley rocks Dame with a kick and rolls her up, but Dame kicks out.
Dame sends Paxley crashing into opposite sides of the steel cage spine first and face first, then sends her crashing into two other sides of the cage. Paxley looks to escape the cage, but Dame prevents her from doing so. The pair teeter on the top of the cage, but Dame sends Paxley's head bouncing off the top of the cage and lands a superplex on her.
Dame pins Paxley, but Paxley kicks out and lands a Swanton Bomb on Dame on the top rope. The two women stare one another down, but Dame hits Paxley with the chair that she had brought into the ring. Paxley sends Dame crashing on top of the chair with a Sunset Flip and picks up the chair, then throws it at Dame as a distraction. She then catches Dame with Cemetery Drive for the win.
Winner and STILL NXT Women's North American Champion: Tatum Paxley
— After the match, Paxley poses on the entrance ramp. Blake Monroe pops up from under the entrance ramp and drags Paxley under it, then spots the Women's North American Championship belt that Paxley dropped and brings it with her under the entrance ramp.
