Live from Lowell Memorial Auditorium – Lowell, Massachusetts
Commentary: Vic Joseph & Booker T
Ring Announcer: Mike Rome
Triple Threat No. 1 Contender’s Match
Jaida Parker vs. Kelani Jordan vs. Lola Vice
The show kicked off with high-stakes action as Jaida Parker, Kelani Jordan, and Lola Vice battled for a future shot at the NXT Women’s Championship.
Parker set the tone early, overpowering both opponents with double bodyslams and heavy strikes, even delivering her Silencer to Vice. Jordan fought back with speed, hitting a springboard guillotine leg drop and a corkscrew pescado to the outside, firing up the Massachusetts crowd.
Vice nearly ended it with a Dragon Sleeper, but Jordan broke it up with a frog splash. The three exchanged rapid-fire offense — Parker with a spinebuster, Jordan with her signature stunner, and Vice unleashing Muay Thai knees and hip attacks.
The closing stretch saw Parker nail a Gourdbuster on Jordan into Vice, only for Vice to answer with a Spinning Roundhouse Kick. Jordan then connected with a Spinning Olympic Slam and went for a 450 Splash, but Vice countered into a choke. With the chaos unfolding, Parker landed The Hypnotic, but Vice rolled her up out of nowhere to score the pinfall victory.
Winner & New No. 1 Contender: Lola Vice
– A recap aired highlighting this past week’s edition of WWE EVOLVE.
– A vignette aired for The Culling.
NXT Tag Team Championship Match
Hank & Tank (c) vs. DarkState
Before the bell, Dion Lennox blindsided Hank Walker to give DarkState the early edge. Walker quickly fought back with heavy strikes and tagged in Tank Ledger, who lit up the challengers with corner clotheslines and a flying shoulder tackle.
Momentum shifted when Saquon Shugars tripped Ledger from the outside, allowing DarkState to isolate him. The champs rallied with stereo suicide dives that fired up the Lowell crowd, but the challengers regained control after Griffin powerslammed Walker for a near fall.
The action broke down into chaos, with Walker landing a huge inside-out lariat to finally tag in Ledger. Tank exploded with a backdrop driver, a flying crossbody, and a Bubba Bomb for two. DarkState regrouped, hitting a double powerbomb on Ledger, but the champs refused to stay down.
Ledger connected with a Swanton Bomb, while Walker leveled everyone at ringside with a flying crossbody. However, with the referee distracted, Griffin crotched Ledger on the ring post. DarkState capitalized, finishing with a devastating Doomsday Device to secure the victory and win the gold.
Winners & New NXT Tag Team Champions: DarkState
– Backstage, AVA scolded Lexis King for his attack on Myles Borne last week. AVA teased suspending him, but Myles insisted on a match instead. Lexis arrogantly claimed he could wrestle “a broomstick.” It was made official: next week on NXT, Myles Borne vs. Lexis King in a Blindfold Match.
– It was also announced that WWE NXT No Mercy 2025 will take place on September 27 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Triple Threat Match
TNA Knockouts World Championship: Jacy Jayne (c) w/Fatal Influence vs. Ash By Elegance w/George Iceman vs. Masha Slamovich
TNA President Carlos Silva was shown at ringside for this high-profile title defense.
After a tense shove-and-strike exchange, the chaos quickly spilled outside. Masha Slamovich lit up Elegance with stiff kicks and a PK, while Jayne nailed a hurricanrana and hip attack before hitting a cannonball senton. Slamovich regained control with her signature rising knees and a running DVD into Elegance for two.
Jayne nearly ended it with a draping twisting neckbreaker, while Elegance scored close falls off a Liger Bomb and a tornado DDT. The pace quickened with rapid-fire exchanges — Jayne hit a top-rope hurricanrana and superkick, Slamovich landed a spinning back fist and head kick, and Elegance connected with a flying Meteora.
With Fatal Influence ejected for interfering, the closing stretch saw Slamovich roll Jayne for two, Elegance soar with a moonsault, and Jayne answer with a rolling knee strike. The finish came when The Elegance Brand pulled Jayne out of the ring, leaving Elegance to hit a huge Swanton Bomb on Slamovich to capture the title.
Winner & New TNA Knockouts World Champion: Ash By Elegance
– Backstage, Ricky Saints hyped up Je’Von Evans ahead of tonight’s main event, calling him the true future of WWE. Ricky insisted Je’Von will dethrone Oba Femi, but warned that he’ll be waiting for him on the other side. Je’Von simply promised that NXT is about to get “really bouncy.”
– WWE also announced that NXT Halloween Havoc 2025 will take place on October 25 in Prescott Valley, Arizona.
Singles Match
Jordynne Grace vs. Blake Monroe
The powerhouse clash between Jordynne Grace and Blake Monroe turned physical in a hurry. Monroe tried to play mind games early, slapping Grace and hiding behind the commentators, but Grace quickly caught her with a Lou Thesz Press and a series of suplexes.
The fight spilled to the floor where Grace hit a Fallaway Slam, but Monroe targeted her opponent’s shoulder, repeatedly driving it into the steps and ring post. Back inside, Monroe applied multiple arm submissions, wearing down Grace’s base.
Grace rallied with a spinebuster and a Jackhammer for two, before hitting an Avalanche Sit-Out Powerbomb in a near fall that had the Lowell crowd on their feet. Monroe countered the Juggernaut Driver by ramming Grace into the exposed steel turnbuckle, then followed with a Curb Stomp and a decisive Double Underhook DDT to score the upset win.
Winner: Blake Monroe via Pinfall
– In the trainer’s room, Jaida Parker and Lash Legend got into a heated verbal confrontation.
– Sarah Schreiber interviewed Jacy Jayne, who blasted Jazmyn Nyx for costing her at ringside earlier. Lola Vice interrupted, promising to beat Jayne at NXT No Mercy. Fallon Henley mocked Lola, telling her to return to AAA, while ZaRuca also stepped in, declaring she still has unfinished business with Fatal Influence.
– It was announced that NXT will return to Full Sail University on September 16.
Mixed Tag Team Match
Ethan Page & Chelsea Green w/The Secret Hervice vs. Tavion Heights & Tyra Mae Steele
The Canadian duo of Ethan Page & Chelsea Green faced off against Tavion Heights & Tyra Mae Steele in mixed tag action.
Steele started hot, countering Green with a gator roll and bow-and-arrow stretch before Heights joined in for synchronized offense that sent Team Canada to the floor. Page grabbed a microphone to taunt the Lowell crowd, declaring he wouldn’t grant them “Canadian citizenship.”
Page tagged in and took control over Heights with a suplex and ground-and-pound offense, but Heights rallied back with a belly-to-belly and a jackhammer for a near fall. Green and Steele traded offense next, with Steele hitting a spear and a powerful German suplex/fallaway slam combo.
The action broke down when Alba Fyre interfered, superkicking Steele behind the referee’s back. Green capitalized, planting Steele with the Unprettier to steal the victory for her team.
Winners: Ethan Page & Chelsea Green via Pinfall
– Backstage, Josh Briggs confronted Oba Femi, warning the champion that he’s next in line and that nobody will stand in his way.
– AVA revealed that both the Men’s and Women’s Speed Championships are coming to NXT. She confirmed that Sol Ruca will defend the Women’s Speed Title at NXT No Mercy in a multi-brand showcase, featuring one competitor each from Raw/SmackDown, NXT, TNA, and AAA.
WWE NXT Championship Match
Oba Femi (c) vs. Je’Von Evans
The main event saw Oba Femi put the NXT Championship on the line against breakout star Je’Von Evans.
Evans used his speed early, chopping away at the champion and landing a series of superkicks to rattle Femi. But the champion’s raw power quickly shifted the tide, as he caught Evans out of mid-air, delivered a thunderous press slam, and followed with a brutal double-knee gutbuster.
The challenger showed incredible resilience, hitting a slingshot hurricanrana, two frog splashes, and a springboard cutter that had the crowd believing in the upset. Evans even scored a visual three count after the referee was temporarily down, but the original official ruled Femi’s foot was under the rope, sparking controversy.
The finish turned violent when Femi countered a double-jump cutter with a crushing leaping uppercut, then powerbombed Evans through the announce table. Back inside, Femi planted Evans with the Fall From Grace to secure the hard-fought victory.
Winner & Still NXT Champion: Oba Femi
After the match, Femi stood tall with the championship in hand, until Ricky Saints came out, leading to a heated staredown as Heatwave went off the air.
