WWE NXT Heatwave Live Coverage - August 24th, 2025

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Oba Femi and Je'Von Evans clash for the NXT Championship

The NXT Championship will be on the line when Je’Von Evans challenges Oba Femi for NXT’s biggest prize.The Ruler has dominated NXT since winning the title in January, dropping some of the top stars from NXT and TNA during his title reign.Evans has tried and failed to dethrone Femi in the past, but he will finally get his one-on-one match after

Your announcers are Vic Joseph and Booker T.


Number One Contender Match
Jaida Parker vs. Kelani Jordan vs. Lola Vice

Parker sends Jordan to the mat and Lola witih forearms. Jordan and Vice with a double super kick to send Parker to the floor. Jordan with a rollup for a near fall and she knocks Jaida off the apron. Lola avoids a few kicks and Jaida clotheslines Lola and Jordan. Jaida slams Lola and Jordan. Jaida sends Jordan and Lola's heads together. Jaida with shoulders to Jordan in the orner and she puts Jordan in the turnbuckles and then Irish whips Lola into Jordan and she puts Lola on top of Jordan for the springboard seated splash. Jaida sends Jordan to the floor. Parkerr with a fallaway slam for a near fall on Lola. Jordan with a kick to the back and Jordan kicks Vice from the apron. Jordan leaps over Lola and rolls throguh. Jordan puts Lola in the ropes and connects with a forearm and she hits a springboard hesitation guillotine leg drop for a near fall.

Jordan with forearms on the floor and Jaida fires back. Jordan sends Jaida into the turnbuckles. Jaida blocks a head scissors take down but Jordan eventually hits the move on the floor. Jordan with a waist lock on Lola and Lola with a standing switch. Jordan with a DDT for a near fall on Lola. Jordan pulls Lola into position but Jaida pushes Jordan off the turnbuckles. Lola with a triangle on Jaida. Jaida with forearms to escape but Jordan with a 450 splash onto Jaida. Lola goes to the floor and Jaida goes to the apron. Jaida with a shoulder from the apon. Jordan with forearms to Jaida and Jaida sets for a suplex on the apron but Jordan blocks it. Jaida with a double thrust to the throat. Jordan is sent back into the ring but she lands on her feet and she hits a super kick on Jaida.

Jordan with a twisting pescado onto Lola and Jaida. Lola is sent back itno the ring and Jordan with a handspring cutter for a near fall. Jodan with a single leg crab on Lola. Lola kicks Jordan away and Lola goes for an O'Connor Roll into a dragon sleeper. Jordan flips over and kicks Lola. Lola with Naomi kicks to Jordan and then she does the same to Jaida. Lola with running hips into the corner on Jaida and JOrdan. She continues a few more times on each woman. Lola with a kick to Jaida and a Saito suplex to Jordan for a near fall. Lola goes for the dragon sleeper on Jordan. Jaida with a blockbuster to Lola for a near fall. Jaida gets a near fall on Jordan.

Jaida sends Lola to the floor. Jordan with a forearm and kick followed by an elbow. Jaida with a spinebuster to Jordan for a near fall. Jaida sends Jordan into the turnbuckles as they go around the ring. Jaida knocks Lola off the apron with a hip. Jaida with a back elbow and punches to Jordan. Jaida puts Jordan on the turnbuckles. Jaida with chops to Jordan. Jaida sets for a superplex but Lola kicks Jaida in the back of the leg. Lola with a power bomb for the tower of doom. All three women exchange forearms. Lola with a back heel kick to Jodan and Jaida with a back elbow to Lola. Jordan kicks Jaida and she goes for the split legged moonsault but Jaida has her knees up. Jaida with a gourdbuster but Lola with a round kick. Jordan with a spinning Olympic slam and Jordan goes for a 450 splash but Lola with a guillotine.

Jordan starts to go out but Jaida with a knee to Jordan. Lola with a rollup for the three count.

Winner: Lola Vice
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Backstage:
Tatum says she is sorry she let down the group by losing. Niko says she made them proud. Shawn wonders why Izzi didn't help. Izzi says that Tatum didn't need help. It was because of Sol and Zaria that she lost. Izzi says she wanted Tatum to win on her own. Tatum says they are the best. Izzi says they will face Wren and someone else if she can find someone. Izzi says it is time to show how strong they are. Niko tells Tatum this is her moment. He says the NQCC is fractured and they are stronger than ever.


NXT Tag Team Championship Match
Hank Walker and Tank Ledger (c) vs. Dark State (Dion Lennox and Osiris Griffin)

Saquon gives some signals and Dion attacks Hank from behind.

Dion with a clothesline to Hank but Hank wants more. Hank runs Dion into the corner and connects with punches. Tank tags in and Hank with a splash into the corner followed by one from ank. Tank with a shoulder tackle off the turnbuckles for a near fall. Dion with a forearm and Osiris tags in and they punch Tank. Osiris with a slam. Osiris goes for a slam but Tank escapes. Tank avoids Dion but Saquon grabs the ankle. Hank tags in and they square off, but Cutler and Saquon get on the apron and Hank and Tank punch them o the floor. Hank and Tank send Dion and Osiris over the top rope to the floor. Hank and Tank with stereo suicide dives.

Hank with punches to Dion followed by a bulldog. Hank goes to the turnbuckles but Dion crotches Hank. Osiris tags in and he knocks Hank off the turnbuckles with a forearm. Dion tags in and he punches Hank against the ring steps. Dion sends Hank into the apron. Osiris tags in and he sends Hank into the apron. Hank with an elbow to stop Osiris. Osiris grabs the ankle and Hank kicks Osiris away. Osiris goes for a belly-to-back suplex but Hank blocks it. Osiris keeps Hank from making the tag and Osiris with a powr slam for a near fall. Dion clotheslines Tank to the floor. Dion tags in. Dion and Osiris with a hard Irish whip to the sternum and they get a near fall. Dion with a rear chin lock on Hank.

Dion with an Irish whip but Tank absorbs the impact and Hank with a clothesline. Tank tags in and he connects with elbows and punches. Tank with a cartwheel and then he hits a double cross body. Tank knocks Saquon off the apron with a shoulder tackle. Tank with a Bubba Bomb to Dion for a near fall. Hank is sent to the floor by Osiris and Hank drops him on the top rope. Cutler sends Hank into the ring post. Dion with a rollup on Tank for a near fall. Dion with a spinebuster and Osiris tags in. They set for the double power bomb and Osiris gets a near fall. Tank with a chop to Osiris but Dion tags in. They put Tank on the turnbuckles for a double superplex but Tank sends Osiris to the floor and he sends Dion onto Osiris for a gourdbuster. Tank with a swanton onto both men. Hank avoids Saquon and James. Hank finally gets to his corner.

Hank tags in and he sends Osiris over the top rope to the floor. Hank with a Bossman Slam to Dion. Hank goes up top and he his a cross body onto Osiris, Cutler, and Saquon. Hank and Tank set for the Malachi Crunch and hit it. James pulls Tank into the ring post in an uncomfortable position when the referee was distracted by Saquon. Dion hits a Doomsday Device for the three count.

Winners: Dark State (new champions)


Backstage:
Ava asks Lexis King what was he doing. Lexis says he was doing Myles a favor. Ava says she shouldn't fine him, but suspend him, but Myles wants a match. Lexis says Myles can't see or hear so that means he cannot win. He says if she wants him to wrestle a broom stick, she will. Ava says we will have a blindfold match on Tusday.

No Mercy is official for the War Memorial on September 27th. Lola Vice gets her title match on that show.


TNA Knockouts Championship
Jacy Jayne (c) vs. Masha Slamovich vs. Ash by Elegan

Ash and Masha push each other while Jacy applauds their actions. Jacy tries to talk to them and Jacy is pushed down. Jacy with a rollup on Ash but Masha gets a near fall. Ash with a rollup on Masha for a near fall. Jacy sends Ash to the apron and then Masha with a forearm to knock Ash off the apron. Jacy with a neck breaker to Masha followed by a cannonball to Ash. Masha with a corkscrew suicide dive onto Jacy, Nyx, and Fallon. Masha with a snap mare to Ash followed by a few more and a kick to the back. Masha gets a near fall. Masha with a back heel kick and Jacy trips Masha and pulls her to the floor. Jacy with a kick to Masha from the apron. Jacy with a head scissors take down to Ash followed by a back elbow. Jacy with an Irish whip and a flying forearm for a near fall. Jacy with a kick to the back and a thrust kick.

Masha with clotheslines to Jacy and Ash and Masha gets a near fall on Ash. Jacy with a thrust kick to send Masha to the floor. Ash with a rollup for a near fall. Ash with a spinebuster and a twisting neck breaker for a near fall. Ash with an Irish whip to Jacy followed by a handspring back elbow. Ash runs into a back elbow from Jacy. Ash with a sit out power bomb for a near fall. Masha with boots to Ash and Jacy with a Northern Lariat. Jacy with an Irish whip to Masha but Masha with a double jump springboard drop kick to Jacy. Masha with a Yakuza kick to Ash and then she hits a neck breaker on Jacy that leads into a DDT on Ash. Masha gets a near fall. Jacy drop kicks Masha into the turnbuckles. Jacy with a cannonball to Masha and Ash but she misses on the second attempt to Masha. Masha with a running Death Valley Driver to Jacy into Ash in the corner for a near fall.

Masha goes for a slam on Jacy but Jacy escapes. Masha with a forearm and Jacy fires back. They continue the exchange. They go to slaps and then they continue the exchange. Masha with a kick and Jacy sends Masha to the apron and Jacy with a jumping knee. Jacy with a hanging swinging neck breaker for a near fall. Ash pulls Masha into the corner and she goes to the turnbuckles but misses a moonsault. Jacy with a back senton off the turnbuckles for a near fall. Jacy with a Yakuza Kick and she puts Masha on the turnbuckles. Jacy slaps Masha and goes up for a superplex. Masha blocks it and she head butts Jacy to the mat. Jacy with a kick to Masha. Jacy goes for a Frankensteiner and hits it. Jacy with a running thrust kick and Ash with Meteora to break up the cover. Ash gets the cover on Jacy but Fallon puts Jacy's foot on the rope to break the count.

We have an argument on the floor and the referee sends Nyx and Fallon to the back with a Brian Hebner flourish.

Masha gets a near fall and then Masha drops Jacy on the apron. Ash with a cross body onto Masha and Jacy. Ash gets a near fall on Masha. Ash runs into a round kick and a spin kick. Ash blocks a knee and Ash with a knee to Masha. Ash with a tornado DDT to Masha followed by a moonsault. Jacy with a knee to Ash and she gets a near fall on Masha. Masha avoids a knee and Masha with a rollup for a near fall. Jacy with a rolling elbow but Jacy is pulled out of the ring. Ash goes up top and hits a swanton on Masha for the three count.

Winner: Ash by Elegance (new champion)


Backstage:
Ricky Starks shows up to check up on Je'Von. He says he didn't think Je'Von would make it. He says Evans belongs here and proved what Taker said is true. Evans says he is sore but he has a bigger mountain to climb. He says he is going to leave as NXT Champion. Ricky says Taker wouldn't have said that if he didn't believe in him. He says the people believe in him and he believes in Je'Von. Ricky says Je'Von is going to do what no one has done, dethrone Oba. He says he will be waiting on the other side of the curtain for the golden opportunity. Je'Von says things will be bouncy.

Halloween Havoc takes place on October 25th at Prescott Valley, Arizona.


Blake Monroe vs. Jordynne Grace

Blake slaps Grace and Blake decides to leave the ring but Grace stops her. She tries to hide behind the announcers and then they do some cardio around the ring. Grace with a Thesz Press and punches. Blake with punches. Grace with more punches and a slap. Grace with a reverse gutwrench. Blake with a punch. Grace with a Stretch Muffler suplex. They go to the floor and Grace with punches and a fallaway slam on the floor. Grace carries Blake back onto the ring steps but Blake gets to her feet and she drops Grace on the ring steps. Blake kicks Grace's elbow. Blake kicks Grace as Grace returns to the ring and she focuses on the elbow.

Blake with an arm wringer for a near fall. Blake kicks Grace in the head against the ropes. Blake with a drop kick against the ropes. Grace goes to the floor and Blake follows. Blake pulls Grace's arm into the ring post a few times despite Grace's attempts to block it. They return to the ring and Blake gets a near fall. Blake with a full nelson into a cross arm breaker attempt but Grace locks her hands. Grace gets a near fall with a rollup. Blake with a kick to the arm. Blake wraps the arm in the ropes. Blake runs into a boot and Grace floats over and kicks Blake. Grace with an Irish whip but Blake with a kick tot he arm followed by sling blade for a near fall. Blake with an arm bar but Grace picks up Blake and hits a slingshot supex. Grace and Blake exchange forearms. Blake with a kick tot he arm and Grace with a series of forearms.

Grace sends Blake into the turnbuckles and then goes for a back slide but rolls Blake through and hits a short arm clothesline. Grace misses a clothesline but connects with a back elbow. Grace with a spinebuster and a Jackhammer for a near fall. Blake kicks Grace in the arm and Grace goes for a reverse Alabama Slam but Blake takes off the bottom turnbuckle pad. Grace with a German suplex for a near fall. Grace goes for an O'Connor Roll but Blake counters into a face plant and an arm bar submission. Grace gets a near fall with a crucifix. Blake with a knee for a near fall. Blake goes for a butterfly suplex but Grace with a back body drop.

Grace gets Blake on her shoulders for a suplex and she gets a near fall. Grace kicks Blake in the shoulder. Grace gets Blake on her shoulders but Blake escapes and connects with a head butt. Grace with a back elbow. Blake with another head butt and a running knee. Blake with a Saito suplex for a near fall. Blake with a suplex for a near fall. Blake with kicks in the corner and she puts Grace on the turnbuckles. Grace blocks a handstandcanrana and she hits a sit out power bomb off the turnbuckles for a near fall. Blake with a drop toe hold into the exposed turnbuckle but Grace stops short. Blake with a curb stomp that sends Grace into the turnbuckle. Blake with a DDT for the three count.

Winner: Blake Monroe


Backstage:
Jaida talks about her loss and Lash Legend happens to be behind her. Lash says she is the only one who can beat Jacy. Jaida says Lash got squashed by Nia. Lash says she is in the title picture. If you want to, we can see where you belong. Sarah asks Jacy about losing without being pinned. Jacy says she was in the match. Jacy yells at Jazmyn for getting them sent to the back. Nyx says you cannot put this on her. Lola shows up and she says losing the Knockout title is a problem and you will lose the NXT title and that will be a problem. Sol Ruca and Zaria show up and point out that she couldn't hold on to the title.

NXT will return to Full Sail on September 16th.


Tavion Heights and Tyra Mae Steele vs. Ethan Page and Chelsea Green

The women start but Green is not anxious to get in the ring. Green misses a kick when Tyra turns her back. Tyra with a modified Gator Roll. She puts Green in a bow and arrow. Tavion sends Page into Green's knees with a drop toe hold. They both roll through and get Green and Page on their shoulders and send them to the apron and floor. Ethan gets on the mic and he says they are not giving them citizenship. Page tags in and Tavion enters as well. Page with a knee and punches. They exchange punches. Tavion with an Irish whip but Page with a boot and punches. Tavion with a chop and Page with a punch of his own. Page sends Tavion into the turnbuckles. Page with a suplex for a near fall.

Page with a reverse chin lock. Tavion with elbowsTavion avoids a clothesline and hits one of his own. Page with a kick but Tavion with an Irish whip. Both men with head butts. Green pulls Tyra off the apron to prevent the tag. Page with a leaping facebuster for a near fall. Green tags in and Tavion blocks a slap. Tyra with a spear and a double leg take down and she catapults Green into Page on the apron. Green with a drop toe hold into the ropes and Green with a double knee strike to the back. Green gets a near fall. Green slams Tyra's head into the mat. Green sends Tyra into the turnbuckles. Green and Tyra miss clotheslines and they each go for a cross body at the same time and they go down.

Page tags in and Tavion ith clotheslines and a suplex. Tavion with a clothesline and a Jackhammer for a near fall. Green with a knee to Tavion's bck and Page with a kick. Both men with boots to the head at the same time. Tyra tags in and she hits a gutwrench suplex on Page. Tyra with a clothesline to Green and a second one Tyra with another clothesline and a spinebuster. Tyra goes for a German suplex on Page and Alba holds on while Piper distracts the referee and Tyra hits the German suplex while Page gives Alba a fallaway slam. Tyra with an ankle lock on Page. Tavion and Page go to the floor. Alba with a super kick to Tyra and Green with UnprettiHer for the three count.

Winners: Ethan Page and Chelsea Green


Backstage:
Josh Briggs comes up to Oba Femi and he tells him he thinks the reign comes to an end tonight. Josh says it is Je'Von's destiny. The grind of being a champion is wearing Oba down. Oba says he appreciates Josh's insignificant opinions. Josh says he is next in line. He beat the brakes off Inamura. He says he will be watching and he wishes Oba luck.

Backstage:
Sarah Schreiber is with NXT GM Ava backstage and Schreiber aks her about a big announcement. Ava says they have NXT Homecoming Show, No Mercy and Halloween Havoc coming up and the WWE Speed Titles are coming to NXT. Women's Speed Champion Sol Ruca and Zaria come in. Ava says Sol will defend the Speed Title at NXT No Mercy. Ava says there will be a tournament starting on September 2nd. There will be one wrestler from RAW or SmackDown, one from NXT, one from TNA and one from AAA. The winner of the tournament will be Sol's opponent.

On Tuesday, Sol Ruca, Zaria, and Lola Vice face Fatal Influence. Lexis King faces Myles Borne in a Blindfold Match. Tatum Paxley and Izzi Dame face Wren Sinclair and the Unknown Partner.


NXT Championship
Oba Femi (c) vs. Je’Von Evans

Oba misses a punch and Evans with a punch. Evans avoids Oba and Oba blocks a kick. Oba with a single leg sweep. Evans with a waist lock and he tries for a German suplex but he cannot get Oba up. Oba with a shoulder tackle. Evans with a chop and Oba backs Evans into the corner but Evans with a chop. Oba with a chop and he sets for a power bomb but Evans escapes and tries for a thrust kick but Oba blocks it. Evans with a chop. Oba goes for a power bomb but Evans escapes and he chops Oba. Oba catches Evans on a cutter and Oba with back body drop and Evans lands on his feet. Oba with a running shoulder tackle. Oba tosses Evans into the turnbuckles. Oba with an elbow to the back of the head.

Oba with a snap mare and a kick to the back. Oba with an Irish whip and Evans slides to the apron and avoids Oba. Evans with a springboard cross body but Oba catches Evans and sends him into the turnbuckles. Evans with a super kick. Evans with a thrust kick for a near fall. Evans comes off the turnbuckles but he sees Oba put up his knees so he stops short and hits a double stomp. Evans with a slingshot head scissors take down. Oba goes to the floor and he sets for a suicide dive but he slows down and Oba grabs Evans by the throat. Evans with kicks and he avoids a chop from Oba but Oba does not miss the second time. Oba presses Evans and sends him over the top rope back into the ring. Oba stands on Evans' ribs.

Oba presses Evans over his head and he hits a gutbuster for a near fall. Oba stretches Evans and applies a rear chin lock. Oba with a side head lock and Evans goes for a belly-to-back suplex and Oba adjusts his position to get a lateral press for a near fall. Oba with a chop. Oba goes for a power slam but Evans goes to the apron. Evans slides under and he chops Oba and kicks Oba and sends him to the floor. Evans sets to go to the floor but Oba recovers and hits a spinebuster for a near fall. Oba with a hard Irish whip. Oba with another hard Irish whip. Evans slides into the corner on an Irish whip and he kicks Oba. Evans with forearms. Evans with a forearm and a second one. Oba with a back breaker and a choke slam for a near fall. Oba with a head butt.

Oba with a forearm to the back. Oba pie faces Evans and he says some things to him. Evans with a forearm and punches as he avoids punches from Oba. Evans with more punches in the corner. Oba sends Evans to the apron and Evans with a punch. Evans goes for a springboard clothesline and hits it. Evans with a rebound round kick for a near fall. Oba goes for a slam but Evans counters with a DDT. Evans goes to the turnbuckles and he hits a frog splash but he may have hurt his knee due to the landing. Evans goes to the apron again and he goes up top and hits a frog splash and he gets a near fall. Evans with punches to Oba's midsection. Oba with a forearm to the jaw and a boot. Evans with a German suplex and Oba pops up and hits a clothesline. Oba with a running uppercut into the corner and a second one. Evans with a cutter when Oba goes for a third one. Oba with a forearm as Evans comes off the ropes for the double jump cutter and Oba gets a near fall.

Oba gets Evans up and he goes to the turnbuckles. Evans with elbows and he goes to the apron. Evans sets for a move off the turnbuckles but Oba pushes Evans off and Evans hits the referee. Oba blocks a Frankensteiner and Oba goes for a power bomb and Evans counters with a rana. Evans with a cutter and a double jump cutter. Evans covers and the new referee makes the three count, but the original referee saw Oba's foot under the rope.

The match continues.

Evans goes up to and he misses a twisting splash off the turnbuckles. Oba tosses Evans from the ring through the announce table. Oba sends Evans back into the ring and he hits the pop up power bomb for the three count.

Winner: Oba Femi (retains championship)

After the match:
Oba celebrates in the ring and . . .

Ricky Saints music plays and he makes his way to the ring.

End of show.

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Scheduled:
- NXT Championship: Oba Femi (c) vs. Je'Von Evans.

- Triple Threat TNA Knockouts World Championship Match: Jacy Jayne (c) vs. TNA's Masha Slamovich vs. Ash by Elegance.

- NXT Tag Team Championship: Hank and Tank (Hank Walker and Tank Ledger) (c) vs. Two members of DarkState (Dion Lennox, Osiris Griffin, Saquon Shugars, and/or Cutler James)

- Jaida Parker vs. Kelani Jordan vs. Lola Vice.
Triple threat match to determine the #1 contender for the NXT Women's Championship

- Jordynne Grace vs. Blake Monroe.

- Mixed tag team match: North American Champion Ethan Page and Chelsea Green (w/ Alba Fyre and Piper Niven) vs. Tavion Heights and Tyra Mae Steele.

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Lola Vice wins

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Dark State win

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Ash By Elegance wins

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Blake Monroe wins

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Winner Green and Page

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Backstage

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Oba Femi wins

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Not a bad show.