WWE NXT Results 12/23/25
WWE Performance Center
Winter Park, Florida
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Commentators: (Vic Joseph & Booker T)
Ring Announcer: Mike Rome
Transcription by Josh Lopez
First Match: Lola Vice vs. Izzi Dame w/Shawn Spears
Dame drives Vice back first into the turnbuckles. Dame with clubbing shoulder blocks. Vice rolls Dame over for a two count. Forearm Exchange. Vice with a Chop/Knee Lift Combination. Vice with rapid fire bodyshots against the ropes. Dame shoves Vice. Vice ducks a clothesline from Dame. Dame clotheslines Vice. Vice applies The Triangle Choke. Dame tugs on Vice’s hair. Vice with two overhand chops. Vice with a Rebound Arm-Drag. Vice follows that with The Spinning Heel Kick. Dame regroups on the outside. Vice with a Flying Seated Senton off the ring apron. Vice is fired up. Vice rolls Dame back into the ring. Vice punches Dame in the ribs. Vice whips Dame across the ring. Vice repeatedly kicks Dame in the ribs. Dame bodyslams Vice for a two count.
Dame with a chop/forearm combination. Dame uppercuts Vice. Dame whips Vice across the ring. Vice thrust kicks the midsection of Dame. Dame slams Vice’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Vice side steps Dame into the turnbuckles. Vice sweeps out the legs of Dame. Vice with clubbing Mid-Kicks. Dame decks Vice with a back elbow smash. Dame kicks Vice in the gut. Dame goes for a Bodyslam, but Vice counters with The Sleeper Hold. Dame drives Vice back first into the canvas. Dame toys around with Vice. Dame blocks a boot from Vice. Dame with a Release German Suplex. Dame has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Vice blocks The Boston Crab. Vice with a drop toe hold into the middle turnbuckle pad. Vice rolls Dame over for a two count. Vice with The Rolling Crucifix for a two count.
Vice with Three Spin Kicks. Vice follows that with rapid fire shoulder kicks. Vice ducks a clothesline from Dame. Vice with a Snap German Suplex. Vice with clubbing hip attacks. Dame hammers down on the back of Vice’s neck. Dame goes for a Bodyslam, but Vice lands back on her feet. Vice decks Dame with a back elbow smash. Shawn Spears trips Vice from the outside. Dame drops Vice with The Big Boot. Dame rolls Vice back into the ring. Tatum Paxley breaks the LFG Podium with a chainsaw. Paxley ran off Spears. Vice connects with The 305 to pickup the victory. After the match, Kelani Jordan attacks Vice from behind. Jordan transitions into a ground and pound attack. Jordan drives Vice face first into the bottom turnbuckle pad. Jordan repeatedly stomps on Vice’s chest. Jordan repeatedly kicks Vice in the face. The referee had to pull Jordan off Vice.
Winner: Lola Vice via Pinfall
– We head to the Women’s Locker Room. Jordynne Grace is watching the replay of Thea Hail winning the NXT Women’s North American Championship on her iPad. Jordynne tells Thea that she’s rewatched this match thousands of times, from different angles, and she clearly won, the referee did his job. Thea really appreciates the kind words from Jordynne. She admits that last week was a bit controversial, but she’s gonna go out there and address the WWE Universe as their Women’s North American Champion. Thea tells Jordynne that she wanted to thank her for standing up for her against Blake Monroe, it really meant a lot to her. Jordynne says anytime. Thea says that she’s got this as she walks out of the locker room. Jordynne says to herself that she’ll have to see what Thea says next.
– Superstars from AAA are now available on the WWE Supercard App.
– We see Ethan Page talking to Myles Borne in the locker room. Ethan says that he’s probably the last person Myles wants to see right now, but out of the goodness of his heart, he gave him fantastic advice, to put his career on the path to success. But Myles chose not to listen, and instead, he would rather sit here and sulk and ask himself, why? Well, you know who’s happy that Myles didn’t listen to Ethan? Leon Slater. He has the match that Myles Borne really wanted at New Year’s Evil, and all he had to do was make a small change. It could’ve been Myles who was facing Oba Femi. Look at guys, like, Trick Williams and Ricky Saints, they made small changes, and now their careers are skyrocketing, and they’re better off for it. Everybody wants to pretend that Raw and SmackDown is the shark tank, well, according to Page it’s not, NXT is the shark tank. Better yet, this place is an ocean. If Myles could survive in NXT, Raw and SmackDown will be a cakewalk. Ethan has some pertinent advice going into 2026, he either moves up or moves out. Ethan tells Myles to write this down. Next week, Myles will have the opportunity to watch Ethan take down one of TNA’s best wrestlers, Moose.
Blake Monroe & Thea Hail Segment
Thea Hail: Thank you. I know last week was a little bit controversial. Some people couldn’t believe that I won. I couldn’t believe that I won, but I did it. I’ve always heard people talk about what it’s like to be a champion. I’ve seen the smiles, I’ve heard the words, I’ve seen the celebrations, but nothing prepares for you what it’s like to actually have one on your shoulder. I’ve been NXT Women’s North American Champion for a week now, and this is the greatest thing in my life. You guys have watched me grow up, and life is so hard sometimes. I was a senior in high school; I was an 18-year-old girl. I’ve got so many opportunities that I never I would get so young. And all of that led me to this moment. All of the lessons Mr. Chase taught me, all of the losses, all of the championship matches that I’ve come up short in, all the friendships I’ve lost have led me here.
And so many people doubted me, so many people said I couldn’t do this, but I believed, I believed in the moment when it mattered the most. And when you believe, and you believe hard enough, you make history, you become the youngest NXT Women’s North American Champion in history. Growing up in front of the WWE Universe has been hard, finding your footing as a 20 something year old girl, losing yourself and finding yourself at the same time has been difficult, it’s been messy, but it’s been real. And with this title, I finally feel the confidence that I’ve been lacking. I finally feel like a grown ass woman. And I want nothing more than to celebrate with each and every single one of you.
Blake Monroe: Make it end, Thea. That’s enough. That, that was a fluke. That was a mistake. An inconvenience I have to deal with. I never thought the number three would haunt me so much, but here we are.
Thea Hail: Blake, womp, womp.
Blake Monroe: All that matters now is I want my North American Women’s Championship back, right now, hand it over, give it back.
Thea Hail: No, sorry, Blake, but it’s my North American Championship. You lost, the referee counted, 1-2-3.
Blake Monroe: Stop that, you and I both know that referee had no idea what he was doing. I want my rematch, this is blasphemy.
Thea Hail: Oh, Blake, you know if you were in my position, you would not give me a rematch. But because I face things head on, you got it. New Year’s Evil.
Blake Monroe: Oh, don’t pity me.
Monroe rocks Hail with a forearm smash. Monroe and Hail got into a massive pull apart brawl to close this segment.
– Tavion Heights/Eli Knight Vignette.
– Sarah Schreiber had a backstage interview with Sol Ruca and Zaria. How would Sol feel about wrapping up 2025 as the new Women’s United States Champion? Sol says that it would feel incredible. If 2025 has taught her anything, it’s that you can’t control the waves, but you can learn how to ride them. Sol knows that’s a cliche saying, but she went from being a double champion during WrestleMania Week to watching both of them leave her hands without her losing them herself. That’s nobody’s fault, but then again, it was the most difficult part of the year. However, Sol did beat Bayley at John Cena’s Last Match at Saturday Night’s Main Event. She’s a lucky girl, and she’s lucky to have Zaria as her best friend. When Sol beats Chelsea Green tonight, there’s going to be no better feeling than to being champion again, with her best friend by her side. Zaria says that Sol deserves to be champion again, and she’s going to be there at ringside to help her out.
Second Match: Tavion Heights vs. Eli Knight In A First Round Match In The WWE Men’s Speed Championship Tournament
Knight dropkicks Heights to the floor. Knight dropkicks Heights off the ring apron. Knight with The Springboard MoonSault to the outside. Knight rolls Heights back into the ring. Knight with The Flying Splash for a two count. Knight applies a front face lock. Heights blocks a boot from Knight. Heights with a back heel trip. Heights goes for a Roll Through Fireman’s Carry Toss, but Knight lands back on his feet. Knight whips Heights across the ring. Knight drops down on the canvas. Knight leapfrogs over Heights.
Knight with a Leaping Leg Lariat. Knight with a Discus Corner Clothesline. Knight dumps Heights back first on the canvas. Knight with The Snap MoonSault for a two count. Heights rocks Knight with a forearm smash. Height goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Knight lands back on his feet. Knight with The Pump Kick. Knight hits The Slice Bread. Knight goes for another MoonSault, but Heights ducks out of the way. Heights connects with The Side Belly to Belly Suplex to pickup the victory. After the match, Heights shakes hands with Knight.
Winner: Tavion Heights via Pinfall
– Coming out of the commercial break, we see Blake Monroe looking for the referee that cost her last week. Jackson Drake introduces himself to Monroe. Drake tells Monroe if she would follow him, she would love it. The Vanity Project tries to flirt with Monroe with three Christmas presents. They feel that Monroe should still be the NXT Women’s North American Champion. They believe in Monroe. They’re calling it, The Orlando Screw Job. Ricky Smokes ponders the idea of Thea Hail beating Monroe at New Year’s Evil. Monroe gets pissed and tells Smokes to get out of her face and leave the present.
– Voting is open now for the 2025 NXT Year End Awards. Go to WWE.com for more details. They’ll be revealing the awards on NXT next week.
Oba Femi & Leon Slater Sit-Down Interview
Kelly Kincaid: I would like to welcome both, the NXT Champion Oba Femi, and his challenger at New Year’s Evil, TNA’s X-Division Champion Leon Slater. Gentlemen, thank you so much for joining me today. But Oba, I would like to start with you, because what a dominant year. You started it out at New Year’s Evil by winning the NXT Championship, a title that you’ve held for over seven months, by the way, including main eventing Stand & Deliver. Recently, you defeated Ricky Saints to become a 2X NXT Champion, and even more recently than that, you went toe-to-toe with “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes at Saturday Night’s Main Event, as part of John Cena’s last show. So, what has this year been like for you?
Oba Femi: Kelly, 2025 has been a year of success. I was able to erase the one blemish that almost ruined the damn near perfect reign. Every single bold claim I made this year, I have been able to back it up with complete excellence. And there’s no doubt in anybody’s mind, that for the past two years, I have been The Ruler of NXT. But I wanted to make it a point when I came back in November, to show the world that I’m not just The Ruler of NXT, I’m The Ruler of WWE. And at Saturday Night’s Main Event, there was a shift in the universe, and Cody Rhodes felt that shift. More importantly, the WWE Universe felt that shift as well. And in two weeks, this young hungry lion will feel the shift at New Year’s Evil.
Kelly Kincaid: Very, very strong words from The Ruler. And Leon, I could see you smiling.
Leon Slater: Yeah, because this brother believes every word he says, but so do I. And don’t get me wrong, Oba Femi, I’m walking into the biggest match of my life, and the most difficult match of my life at New Year’s Evil.
Kelly Kincaid: Okay, Leon Slater, The Youngest In Charge, everyone knows how young you are. Everyone has seen you fly around the ring, and The Swanton 450 is truly a thing of beauty. But give a little more insight into The Youngest In Charge.
Leon Slater: I mean, wrestling found me at a very young age, I’m not gonna lie. And I think I had a void in my life that I needed filling at the time, and I couldn’t really figure it out what it was until I found wrestling, and that was it, man. I mean, I remember my cousin put me on to the video games, he put me on to the action figures, he put me on to the DVDs, and I was a sponge for it, cuz. I mean, I started training at 9 years old. And I know, I know it sounds crazy, but when it’s all you think about, when it’s all you talk about, when it’s all you want to do, it doesn’t sound so mad. And I think for myself, I understand it’s not a normal upbringing for a kid, but being the only man in the house, being me, my mom and my sister, The Youngest In Charge, it’s not just a moniker, it’s not just a nickname, it’s what I had to become. And it served me pretty well, so far, I can’t lie, and I have no attention on slowing down. I mean, I’m a record breaker, I’m a moment maker, and in two weeks, another big one awaits me.
Oba Femi: Leon, you have a very inspiring story, but when you stand across the ring from me, your sob story has no happy ending.
Leon Slater: Okay, bro, you don’t need to give me all that. I mean, listen, I’m not one for the trash talk, I let my ability do the speaking for me, and yours speaks volume as well, cuz. And at New Year’s Evil, I guess we’re gonna figure out who speaks the loudest, you feel me?
Oba Femi: We’ll see.
Oba shakes hands with Leon to conclude this interview.
Ricky Saints & Je’Von Evans Segment
AVA: Clearly, things did not end last week, instead, they just escalated. So, now I’m out here with security, and both of you asked for this time, so let’s try it again. First, Je’Von Evans. And now, Ricky Saints.
Je’Von Evans: Hey, we could go and turn his music off, go ahead and turn his music off. I don’t even know why we’re right here talking, we could be out there throwing hands, if we’re gonna be real.
Ricky Saints: See, that right there is what I’m talking about. You don’t have the emotional intelligence like me. You’re too impulsive. And for all of your shortcomings, you’re still hyped up as the future of this company. You could barely read a card, much less shoulder the responsibility it takes to be the face of a brand, where’s with me, I’m the model you should be modeling yourself after me, after Ricky Saints.
Je’Von Evans: Ricky, I ain’t even gonna lie, I’m about to rock you.
AVA: Je’Von!
Je’Von Evans: No, no, no, because he knows it doesn’t have to be like that. All you had to do was let me handle Oba. You know I had Oba beat, but no, Ricky Saints is jealous, and why is that? Why are you jealous? I know why, it’s because you’re not the guy you think you are, if we’re gonna be real.
Ricky Saints: I am every bit of the man that I say I am. I could go to Good Morning America, hop on an airplane, go handout awards, shake hands and kiss babies. And you, you can barely string out two sentences together, sounds like you got marbles in your mouth. I check every box.
Je’Von Evans: Every box. You know what, you know what, you might be right, but I know I check enough boxes for Nick Aldis and Adam Pearce to put me on Raw and SmackDown. You haven’t been there yet. I know I checked enough boxes for John Cena to put me on his final show. Talking about John Cena’s last show, you wasn’t admission. You, Ricky, you wasn’t even thought about. But I’ll be real with you, I didn’t beg these fans, I didn’t beg this crowd, these fans, these people to pick me over you. And what, I’m supposed to slow down, because you can’t keep up? If we’re being real, you’re tripping, and you’re out your damn mind.
Ricky Saints: No, I’m in my right mind, Je’Von.
Je’Von Evans: Hey, hey, hey, if you keep talking to me like I’m a little kid, I’m gonna beat your ass like grown men.
AVA: Okay, okay, okay, I have had enough. Listen, you two can prove who’s better next week, for the last time. One-on-one, Je’Von Evans versus Ricky Saints, and this ends then.
– Fatal Influence interrupted a conversation Kendal Grey was having with Wren Sinclair in the backstage area. Fallon Henley says that The Kendal Grey Train continues to roll right along. It’s so sad the steam will come off in two weeks. Wren says that The WrenQCC is all about results, and when Kendal gets that W at New Year’s Evil, she will be the new NXT Women’s Champion. Lainey Reid mocks Wren. Reid says that Wren certainly yaps a lot for someone who has never accomplished anything. Kendal says that’s cute coming from a third wheel. Jacy Jayne has no time for the cattiness. Jacy liked Wren better when she was afraid of her own shadow. Just because she has female mighty mouse standing next to her, Wren suddenly has all of this confidence. Jayne says that Grey is going to find out why she’s not on her level at New Year’s Evil. Jayne says that she needs to a tune up match. Jayne is challenging to a match next week. Wren accepts Jayne’s challenge. Grey tells Jayne to watch her back.
Third Match: Channing Lorenzo & Arianna Grace vs. Shiloh Hill & Skylar Raye In A Christmas Chaos Mixed Tag Team Match
Grace slaps Hill in the face before the bell rings. Raye proceeds to slap Lorenzo in the face. Raye slams Grace’s head on the ring apron. Hill punches Lorenzo in the back. Hill drives Lorenzo back first into the apron. Grace kicks Raye in the gut. Grace slams Raye’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Raye kicks Grace in the face. Raye applies a side headlock. Grace whips Raye across the ring. Grace drops down on the canvas. Lorenzo leapfrogs over Raye. Lorenzo drops down on the canvas. Raye with The Inverted Atomic Drop. Lorenzo talks smack to Raye. Hill with The Atomic Drop. Lorenzo was moments away from falling on top of Grace. Raye dropkicks Grace. Lorenzo is throwing haymakers at Hill. Hill bodyslams Lorenzo. Raye puts a gift box over Grace’s head. Hill clotheslines Lorenzo over the top rope. Hill sends Raye crashing into Grace and Lorenzo on the outside. Raye rolls Grace back into the ring. Raye grabs a candy cane.
Grace whips Raye back first into the turnbuckles. Hill smashes a keyboard across the back of Lorenzo. Grace attacks Hill with the candy cane. Raye stops Grace in her tracks. Tug Of War. Chicken Fight in Winter Park. Grace with The Pump Kick. Grace punches Raye in the ribs. Raye sends Grace towards Lorenzo’s right boot. Hill with a corner clothesline. Grace goes for a Bodyslam, but Raye lands back on her feet. Raye sends Grace to the corner. Raye with a Running Hip Attack. Grace and Lorenzo get tied up in the tree of woe. Candy Cane Whipping Session. Lorenzo and Grace regain control of the match during the commercial break. Lorenzo attacks the midsection of Hill with a candy cane. Grace is brawling with Raye on the outside. Grace inadvertently low blows Lorenzo with the blue bowling ball. Hill gives Grace his fake teeth.
Hill with two clotheslines. Hill tees off on Lorenzo. Hill with a Biel Throw. Raye with The Double Missile Dropkick. Hill delivers The Pounce. Hill with a Standing Flipping Senton Splash for a two count. Hill dumps Lorenzo out of the ring. Hill puts a garland on top of Lorenzo. Raye sends Grace crashing through a Christmas Tree at ringside. Hill with a Running Leg Drop on the apron. Hill and Raye start launching sugar cookies into the crowd. Grace throws the Christmas tree at Hill and Raye. Grace attacks Hill and Raye with a metal cookie sheet. Lorenzo and Grace starts making out. Raye uses a hook of the candy cane to drive Grace back first into the steel ring post. Hill nails Lorenzo with The Pump Kick. Hill pours multiple pinecones on a table. Hill PowerBombs Lorenzo through the pinecone table. Raye connects with The Frog Splash to pickup the victory.
Winner: Shiloh Hill & Skylar Raye via Pinfall
– We see DarkState talking to AVA in her office. Dion Lennox wants to have a match with Joe Hendry. Hendry appears from behind of AVA’s bookshelf. Hendry tells Dion that he shouldn’t have a long face, tis the season to be merry. Lennox doesn’t care about Christmas, Hendry cost him a shot at the NXT Championship. If Christmas isn’t Lennox’s thing, how about some positivity going into 2026? Lennox says that he’s about to show Hendry something. AVA will have no brawling in her office. Lennox tells DarkState that it’s time to go. Cutler James tells Hendry to keep his head on a swivel. Hendry has an idea. Hendry pitches a concert for next week. AVA says that the WWE Universe would love that.
– Kelly Kincaid had a backstage interview with OTM. With 2025 coming to a close, what’s ahead for OTM going into 2026? They’re going to take that loss to Hank & Tank on the chin, because they’re all about resilience. In 2026, they’re not folding. Lucien Price says that Hank & Tank will see them again. The Vanity Project joins the conversation. Swipe Right gives Christmas presents to Kelly. OTM is pissed. The Vanity Project says that they’re bringing a gift to the tag team division in 2026, that gift is called Swipe Right. Price tells Brad Baylor if they interrupt them again, they’re going to pay. OTM has no time for any gift exchanges, they would rather make them pay in pain.
Fourth Match: Lexis King vs. Andre Chase In A First Round Match In The WWE Men’s Speed Championship Tournament
King with a running toe kick after the bell rings. King with two overhand chops. King sends Chase to the corner. Chase side steps King into the turnbuckles. Chase scores two elbow knockdowns. Chase ducks a clothesline from King. Chase with a Swinging NeckBreaker for a one count. King blocks a boot from Chase. Chase with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Chase SuperKicks King on the ring apron. Chase with a Flying Clothesline off the apron. Chase rolls King back into the ring. Chase dives over King. King SuperKicks Chase for a two count. King transitions into a ground and pound attack.
King with a full mount cover for a two count. King kicks Chase in the face. Chase with two haymakers. King dodges The Step Up Enzuigiri. King delivers The Drive By for a two count. Case denies The Coronation. Chase with The Swinging Arm-Ringer. Chase with The CodeBreaker on the left shoulder of King. Chase follows that with a blistering chop. King reverses out of the irish whip from Chase. King goes for a Pendulum BackBreaker, but Chase counters with The Side Russian Leg Sweep. Chase applies a Crucifix Lock. King decks Chase with a back elbow smash. King sends Chase to the apron. Chase with a straight right hand. King responds with an up kick. King connects with The Coronation to pickup the victory.
Winner: Lexis King via Pinfall
– We see Kelani Jordan crashing out in the backstage area. Myles Borne and Tavion Heights contemplate their future going into 2026. Myles says that maybe Ethan Page was right. Hank & Tank are on cloud nine about 2026. Tavion tells Myles to lock in, he has his back.
– Next week on NXT, Ricky Saints will battle Je’Von Evans. Ethan Page will put his WWE NXT North American Championship on the line against Moose. We’ll have a Joe Hendry New Year’s Eve, Eve Concert. Plus, Jacy Jayne collides with Wren Sinclair.
Fifth Match: Chelsea Green (c) w/Alba Fyre vs. Sol Ruca w/Zaria For The WWE Women’s United States Championship
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