By John Moore, ProWrestling.net Staffer (@liljohnm)
NXT TV
Orlando, Florida at the WWE Performance Center
Aired live March 4, 2025 on The CW Network
[Hour One] Highlights from last week’s NXT show aired…
Vic Joseph, Booker T, and Corey Graves were on commentary. Lillian Garcia was the ring announcer for the night, in place of the regular Mike Rome…
Separate shots of The Tony D’Angelo Family, Shawn Spears Group, and Hardy Boyz were shown as they were arriving to the WWE Performance Center…
WWE Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green and her secret service of Piper Niven made their entrance. Zaria and Sol Ruca made their entrance to Karrion Kross’s old TNA entrance music…
1. Chelsea Green and Piper Niven vs. Zaria and Sol Ruca. Sol hit Green and followed up with an X Factor for a two count. Powerhouses Zaria and Piper tagged in and faced off. Both women blocked each other’s power moves and hit each other with strikes. Piper got the first takedown after a shoulder tackle. Zaria quickly recovered and took out Piper with a clothesline. Sol tagged in, but Piper dodged her slingshot splash. A picture-in-picture showed Fraxiom waiting at the Roadblock media event .Zaria and Sol cut the ring in half on Piper. [c]
Niven hit Zaria with a Senton to break up a submission to give Green a nearfall. Green was bleeding from the face. Sol hit Zaria with a Moonsault version of the Doomsday device. Piper broke up Sol’s pin. Zaria hit Piper with an F5 on top of Green. Sol hit Green with a Sol Snatcher for the victory.
Sol Ruca and Zaria defeated Chelsea Green and Piper Niven via pinfall in 10:11.
Piper made sure to console Green after the match…
Cora Jade cut in on an discussion between Jordynne Grace and NXT GM Ava. Cora Jade pointed out how she’s not friends with Roxanne Perez anymore and how she’ll be TNA Knockouts Champion after Ava approved of her facing Masha Slamovich for a title match. Jade said the Knockouts title will be more important after an NXT wrestlers wins it. Grace said she’ll retire before Jade ever wins the Knockouts title. Ava cut in to keep the peace…
Jaida Parker made her entrance…[c]
John’s Thoughts: Well dang. I actually think Chelsea Green can be too generous sometimes. I know she has the ability to be a top tier main event level wrestler. I saw her no-sell Penta’s Mexican Destroyer and have a ten star match against him! She’s legit! I actually think WWE needs to recognize that she can be higher than she is, and that they should protect her more, but I’m also praising her for being so valuable and putting over up-and-coming wrestlers over the top. Another part of my frustration is thinking that WWE did such a great job at introducing Zaria to their company, but have booked her oddly while in the company. Yeah, she’s gonna turn on Sol. I think Sol has also be held back by this. Let’s just fast forward the expected heel turn of Zaria to get out of this weird phase.
Vic Joseph plugged WWE Evolve on Tubi as well as the new “Raw Recap” show on YouTube…
Trick Williams was arguing with GM Ava backstage about Eddy Thorpe. Uriah Connors and Kale Dixon showed up to give Ava a gift package. Trick Williams told them to git. Trick mocked Kale and Uriah for trying to encourage Andre Chase out of his funk. Dixon tried to come to Andre’s defense, but Trick pinned him up against the wall. Ava told Trick to back off. Uriah and Kale talked about how Trick shouldn’t talk down to Andre Chase…
Kelani Jordan made her entrance…
2. Kelani Jordan vs. Jaida Parker. Jordan got an early nearfall after a flurry of strikes. Kelani dumped Parker to ringside and hit her with an Asai Moonsault. Jordan picked up a two count. Jaida recovered and hit Jordan with a Shoulder Tackle. Jaida met Jordan on the top rope and gave her a backbreaker on the turnbuckle heading into the break.[c]
During the break, Graves pointed out that Jaida hit Jordan with his favorite wrestling move, the draping Banzai Drop. Joseph proper pointed out that Booker’s favorite modern wrestling move is Stephanie Vaquer’s pelvic thrust move (I agree Vic!). Jordan hit Parker with a corkscrew Vader Bomb like move for a nearfall. After a strike exchange, Jordan got another nearfall.
Jordan rolled up Jaida for a two count. Jaida popped up Jordan for a Samoan Drop for a moment of respite and nearfall. Jaida quickly escaped a Chickenwing attempt and draped Jordan on the 2nd rope. Jordan kicked Jaida on the top rope to prevent the Banzai drop. Jordan hit Jaida with an impressive Super Spanish Fly. Jaida quickly rolled to ringside to prevent the pin. Jaida tripped Jordan off an Asai Moonsault attempt and hit her with Hip-notic.
Jaida went for another Hip-notic, but hit her ass on the steel steps after Jordan dodged. A ‘This is awesome” chant ensued. Jordan shoved Jaida off the top rope. Jaida dodged a 450 splash to cause Jordan to crash. Jaida hit Jordan with Hip-notic for the victory.
Jaida Parker defeated Kelani Jordan via pinfall in 12:51.
Jaida got all up in the camera saying that she’ll be watching the Stephanie Vaquer vs. Giulia title vs. title match…
Vic Joseph welcomed Kelly Kincaid back to NXT! Kincaid interviewed Tony D’Angelo and the Family about Tony D’s upcoming match. Tony D welcomed Kincaid back to NXT. Tony D said his mother always told him to not say anything about a woman if he doesn’t have anything to say good about them. Tony D said he has a lot to say about Izzi Dame, but he’ll hold back to keep CW Network happy. Kelly asked Tony D about his back. Tony D praised Stacks for holding things down while he was out. Tony D said that Spears is putting a family together, but there is only one family in NXT. The D’Angelo Family…
John’s Thoughts: Ey! Good to see good ol’ Quinn McKay back! She was actually out on maternity leave. Her significant other is Elton Prince of Pretty Deadly and they had a wonderful baby together. Yes Girl? I can’t “Yes boy” this as they had a wonderful daughter born. Maybe Kit Wilson’s juice can produce a “yes boy”? I kid, I kid. NXT 2.0 made me fans of Pretty Deadly and I want these homies pushed! I was a fan of Kelly Kincaid since Ring of Honor and I hope she gets a good run in WWE because she’s very talented from a personality and interviewers standpoint. Ol’ gurl can go in the ring if need be too.
Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy were shown walking backstage…[c]
John’s Thoughts: Praise to NXT for putting over Parker clean. She’s a complete package and after her match with Roxanne Perez a few months ago she proved she’s main roster ready. I like her in NXT boosting the CW show. Yes she’s a developmental and NIL wrestler, but I would find a way to elevate her to the upper mix real quick. Jordan too! But let’s also move to the next phase of this slow burn heel turn that has been going on for a while. Parker has been great in the ring (with Sol Ruca, her and her have been gaining comparisons to Ricochet and Will Ospreay! This slow burn edginess turn just needs to progress).
Oba Femi was at the Roadblock press conference. Oba was asked about defending the championship against a wrestler from a different company. Oba talked about how you are about to see a clash between two Nigerian origin wrestlers. Oba said he doesn’t want a TNA wrestler walking around with a WWE title on his shoulder. Another press member asked Oba about how Oba and Moose have a similar build.
Oba talked about beating wrestlers of all builds. He said he hits first and hits hard and when he gets his hand on Moose, Moose will wish he didn’t leave the NFL. Oba said he’ll walk into the theater at MSG and walk out still NXT Champion…
TNA Tag Team Champions Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy made their entrance. Having Lillian Garcia announce them along with their classic royalty-free “Loaded” theme adds to the nostalgia. A “welcome home” chant ensued to welcome the Hardys back to WWE. Jeff said the last feel weeks have been surreal and it has been good to be in NXT, but ultimately great to be back home in WWE. Both men soaked in “welcome home” chants.
Matt said he likes coming back to WWE to beat a good tag team in NQCC. A “Brother Nero” chant started for some reason. Matt praised the NXT locker room. Jeff also praised the hunger of the NXT locker room. Jeff talked about facing Fraxiom in the eyes and also seeing that fire. Hank Walker and Tank Ledger made their entrance to boos. Tank said they mean no disrespect and actually wanted to thank Matt and Jeff for showing them what it means to be a tag team.
The crowd wanted the Hardys to “delete” theme. Hank asked the Hardys what they have to do to get to the next level. Matt said he knows Hank and Tank and respects them. He said he knows that Hank and Tank are hungry, but sometimes you have to break from the norm. Jeff said what Matt means if you have to get to the Extreme. Tank wondered if that meant tables, ladders, and chairs? Jeff said it’s more than tables, ladders, and chairs. It’s about pushing past your limits.
Matt told Jeff that Hank and Tank have the same passion in their eyes as he and Jeff did back in the day. Josh Briggs and Yoshiki Inamura interrupted. Josh said that Hank and Tank need to remove their lips from the Hardy Boyz asses. The crowd showered them with boos and wanted them to be deleted. Josh said that Matt and Jeff are wasting their time with Hank and Tank.
Hank told Tank “you thinkin’ what I’m thinkin’ bruh?”. Hank and Tank gave Briggs and Inamura a Suicide Dive and both teams brawled to the back. Axiom and Frazer showed up behind Matt and Jeff and Matt did his usual “I’d knew you’d come” catchphrase. Both teams hyped up their match at Road Block. The segment ended with both teams facing off to the classic Hardy’s “Loaded” theme…
Jordynne Grace vs. Cora Jade was hyped for after the break…[c]
John’s Thoughts: In both companies, This Hardy Boyz nostalgia tour has been simple, effective, and very enjoyable to see flourish. The prior segment wasn’t the most structured, but it was held together and great due to the nostalgia of seeing Matt and Jeff in their original and best forms. I don’t expect a death defying spotfest between the Hardyz and Fraxiom, but I expect a match that will be splendid and wonderful to watch between two to tier tag teams. The best tag team of 2024 and the legendary Hardyz.
[Hour Two] A hype teaser aired for next week’s Giulia vs. Vaquer title vs. title match. Triple H and Shawn Michaels both hyped up NXT being the best women’s division in wrestling and how Giulia and Stephanie will have a match that will define the future of WWE. Both women got subtitled promos where they hyped up their upcoming match…
Vic Joseph announced Booker T, Mickie James, Bully Ray, and Undertaker, the coaches of WWE LFG, will be in attendance at next week’s MSG theater show…
Jordynne Grace made her entrance first followed by Cora Jade. TNA Knockouts Champion Masha Slamovich was watching the match from the front row. Vic hyped up the TNA Plus Sacrifice show where Cora Jade will wrestle for Masha’s title…
3. Jordynne Grace vs. Cora Jade. Cora and Grace started the match with chain wrestling. Grace hit Cora with a few battering ram shots and clotheslines. Grace hit Jade with a reverse body slam for a nearfall. Grace hit Jade with her signature stiff shortarm lariats and a sidewalk slam. Jade pulled Grace’s hair and shoved her into the turnbuckle. Grace reversed a Gutwrench with chops.
Jade came back with a few chops. Grace dodged a double stomp. Jade hit Grace with draping knee lifts. The show cut to break.[c]
During the break, the referees stopped the match to check on Cora Jade after she tripped off a spot part way during the commercial. Back from break, the referee still had the match paused. The medics took Jade to the back and Garcia annoucned the win as a ref stoppage.
Jordynne Grace defeated Cora Jade via ref stoppage in about 7:35.
John’s Thoughts: Ah damn. I didn’t see the spot because it did happen during the break. Prayers that this wasn’t bad, and if it was bad, prayers that Cora can recover from this. Sucks too, because WWE was really having Cora as the workhorse between TNA and NXT, working matches and programs on both shows.
A hype package aired for the upcoming Tony D vs. Shawn Spears North American title match…
Vic Joseph announced Ethan Page and Je’von Evans via a split screen. Joseph noted that Ava announced Page vs. Evans for Roadblock in a New York Street Fight. Page said he felt disrespected when a 20 year old kid gave him a pep talk after he couldn’t get back to the NXT Championship. Page said he had to look at Je’von living his best life in WWE, while it took Ethan Je’von’s lifespan to get into WWE. Page said this kid is telling him to be a husband and father.
Page said it’s damn right that it’s jealousy. He said if he could beat Je’von’s jaw again, he’ll do it. Page said NXT is silly enough to give him a no-rules match. Evans said that’s exactly what it is. Evans said that Page did take his smile, did take away his joy, did take away everything. He said he liked WWE his entire life and this situation has made him look at things differently.
Evans talked about Page runnin’ away last week, and next week they’ll be nowhere to run. Evans said he’ll put it on his mama that no one will take his joy and smile again. After Joseph asked for last words, Evans and Page talked over each other to end the segment…
Kale Dixon and Uriah Connors made their entrance (Dixon is a developmental wrestler and Connors is the son of WWE and WCW legend Fit Finlay)…[c]
An ad aired for Raw, Smackdown, and NXT Stand and Deliver in Las Vegas aired, for WrestleMania weekend…
A replay aired of the finish of the Green and Niven vs. Sol and Zaria match aired. The commentary team checked in with Vic hyping up the premiere of WWE Evolve on Tubi…
Trick Williams made his entrance. They used Trick’s entrance to hype up the WWE 2K game. Booker joked that his interjections need to be added to the game…
4. Trick Williams vs. Kale Dixon (w/Uriah Connors). Trick quickly hit Kale with a Trick Shot and some ground and pound. The ref called for the bell because Kale had no chance.
Trick Williams defeated Kale Dixon via ref stoppage in 0:09.
Trick said that Eddy’s life must have flashed all up in front of his eyes. Trick demanded that Eddy come out to face him. Eddy showed up from the Crow’s nest area. Eddy talked about how Trick walks around like he’s the man, but that should be Eddy. Eddy said he beat Trick and that proved he should be the guy. Eddy challenged Trick to a match at NXT underground in three weeks. Trick said he’d see Eddy’s ponk ass there…
Backstage, Jordynne Grace was laid out after presumed chair shots from Roxanne Perez. The referees and Giulia checked on Grace with Perez walking off…
John’s Thoughts: I like quick technical knockouts. I also like the push the former Karl Fredericks is getting now that he’s finally found his voice! Did I hear “in three weeks”? Even then, where does that leave Trick heading into Stand and Deliver. This ain’t gonna happen, no way! I would put the NXT Title on Moose! Dammit HBK! Put dat dam strap on Mr. Quinn Ojinaka! It ain’t finna happen. I want it to tho!
The following matches were advertised for next week: Oba Femi vs. Moose for the NXT Championship, The Hardy Boyz vs. Fraxiom for the TNA Tag Team Championships, NXT Women’s Champion Giulia vs. NXT Women’s North American Champion Stephanie Vaquer in a title vs. title match, and Ethan Page vs. Je’von Evans in a street fight…
Moose was at the press conference asking for his last question. A person asked Moose where the next title match ranks in Moose’s career. Moose said he’s a prizefighter and fights for the biggest prize in the game. He said when NXT and TNA signed an agreement he waited for the opportunity to cross the line. He said there’s no bigger match in this partnership than Oba Femi vs. Moose. Moose said Oba has been one hell of a champion in NXT and will be a major player in WWE for many years.
Moose said Oba can be the ruler of NXT for years, but not NXT Champion. Moose said he’s leaving next week with two belts. After Moose left, Ava showed up and announced that she booked Roxanne Perez vs. Jordynne Grace for next week’s Roadblock show. Fallon Henley showed up in the crowd and asked for her rematch for the North American title. Ava brushed off Fallon…
Ricky Saints ran into Ridge Holland backstage, who said Ricky shouldn’t be here. Ricky said that Ridge better get used to seeing a lot of him. Ridge then walked into former AEW wrestler Shawn Spears and his crew backstage. Spears told Saints that this revolution will be televised when he wins the North American Championship…
A shot aired of Tony D and the Family walking backstage aired…[c]
An ad aired for next week’s NXT at the Madison Square Garden Theater show…
Shawn Spears and his crew made his entrance. The Tony D’Angelo Family made their entrance next. Lillian Garcia handled the formal in-ring championship match introductions…
5. Tony D’Angelo (w/Channing Lorenzo, Luca Crucifino, Adriana Rizzo) vs. Shawn Spears (w/Brooks Jensen, Niko Vance, Izzi Dame) for the NXT North American Championship. Booker talked about Izzi being a woman scorned (huh? She wasn’t scorned Book! She did a side op). Tony D took down Spears with a clothesline early on and rallied up the crowd. Tony D took down Spears with a Superman Punch for a two count.
Tony D gave Spears ten punches in the corner on the top rope. Tony D hit Spears with a Superplex for a two count heading into break.[c]
During the break, the announcers talked about how after all these years, Spears hasn’t got a title in NXT (He was in WWE a long time too! He even got superkicked by HBK that one time under his “Stan” persona). The crowd gave Spears a “you look stupid” chant while he was dominating on offense. Back from break, while dominating, Spears berated Tony D’s family at ringside.
Spears worked on Tony D with methodical offense. Spears put Tony D in a Camel Clutch. Tony D got to his feet, but Spears grounded Tony D with a knee to the lower back. Spears told Tony that he’s nothing, which fired up Tony, who fired up and traded hands with Spears. Tony D hit Spears with a Belly to Belly. Tony D surprised Spears with a Spear for a two count.
Spears tossed Tony D into the apron and tossed him into the ring. Spears used a right hand to the gut on Spears after Spears went for a dive. Spears reversed Tony D into a Sharpshooter. Spears broke out of the move with a Push Up. Tony D hit Spears with a Fisherman Suplex. Izzi pulled Spears’s foot, which I guess, which helped Spears kick out.
Rizzo attacked Izzi. Stacks attacked Vance and Jensen. Spears shoved Stacks into D’Angelo, which caused Tony D to hurt his lower back at ringside off the fall. Stacks went to check on Tony D and Spears yelled to Stacks that the Family was over. Spears hit Tony with a Running Death Valley Driver for a great nearfall. Tony D escaped a DVD. Tony D went for a Spinebuster, but his back gave out off a spinebuster attempt. Spears pressed down on Tony D for the win.
Shawn Spears defeated Tony D’Angelo via pinfall in 12:27 to become the new NXT North American Champion.
Highlights aired from the match. The commentators hyped up the advertised card for next week’s MSG theater show. The show closed after the executive producer credits…
John’s Thoughts: I like this win. For one, I like that they have an established feud in the midcard with developed characters. If this was the cheesy-ass emperor palpatine ass Shawn Spears a few months ago, I would have complained. Spears has cleaned up his promos and I think NXT has done a decent enough job rebuilding him and his faction. If they are going to develop a faction, put heat on them! And they did. Tony D doesn’t lose anything. Happy for Spears too, who has had a lot of tenure in WWE going back to his days as Gavin Spears in WWE-ECW and “Stan” from catering. Happy that the most popular man in San Jose that one time has finally got gold in WWE.
NXT gave Tony D an out, in pushing that Tony’s not 100%. Tony D plays “plucky” extremely well (I love Tony D’s nearfalls), and his pluck ending up being his downfall here is a good character thread to help further his character. I also see the possibility of Stacks turning on him down the road if they want to go that route (And WWE has seemingly always been very high on Stacks, going back to the 2.0 days when they gave him the Underboss role and had Shinsuke Nakamura take two finishers to beat him). A good episode of NXT this week that not only sets up for next week’s stacked show, but also was good on its own with solid character developments and the mid-card feud topping off the show.
NXT is preempted until tomorrow in the NY market for the presidential address. Not sure what other markets are affected. Kinda sucks. Pretty sure regardless of where you go to watch your news, no one goes to the CW to watch these type of things.
On the bright side, better this week than next week’s Roadblock show.
Yeah that’s definitely true,but this trump crap isn’t even on the other local channels.Just the damn CW.
All of the major broadcast networks pick it up at 8CT, so your affiliate is probably just killing time for an hour rather than airing just one hour of NXT.
Thanks for the info Jason!
My pleasure. It’s the least I can do. I should have known there would be preemptions and mentioned that on the site today.
What the hell??!!
Is NXT gonna be on tonight??!!!
Where the hell are you watching this show John because it’s not on the CW thanks to political crap.
It’s just not on in your area. I’m watching it on CW in Minnesota.
So Chicago is screwed?
Apparently. Not familiar with your area’s TV situation. You could try the app, but I’m not sure if they stream the show live.
I just downloaded the app and then uninstalled it because it doesn’t stream live.lol
Just looked it up. Next day replays on the app. Not sure if there’s a set time. I believe your CW affiliate is replaying the show tomorrow night at 7CT.
I’m watching on Netflix, Jason, and got the incident. It appears Cora slipped in the corner and did something minor. It wasn’t clear so I didn’t get a good look and they didn’t replay it. She said something to Jordynne with the referee there and she did appear upset. I have an awful feeling (and I hope I’m wrong) that her knee gave out. As you saw she left the ring on her own power, so hopefully it’s not bad.
We had a split-screen replay locally and my first thought was that it was an angle and she was going to attack Grace because I didn’t see anything out of the ordinary. I wish that had been the case. I’m not sure what happened, but your assessment is logical. She kind of tripped and I didn’t think much of it when it happened, but I wondered the same thing you did once I watched it back because there was nothing else that jumped out. My non-fan girlfriend happened to be in the room and wondered if Cora hurt her back when Grace backed her into the corner, but that seemed pretty harmless. Here’s hoping it’s something minor.
Indeed, especially if it is her knee and we know her history with that. I have a feeling the Roxanne attack may have been a last minute change in which case the title match at Sacrifice might also be affected.
Oh no. I just read that someone who had a better look said that Cora told the referee “My knee. It’s fucked up.” (reading lips). It had better not be her ACL again!
Potentially good news. I just heard from someone in NXT who believes she just got her bell rung. Obviously, that can still be problematic and is still concerning, but it likely beats the alternative in this case.
I just watched it back. Here’s what I sent John: “She avoided Grace splashing her from the middle rope. Cora grabbed the top rope and jumped for a bottom rope springboard, but she didn’t actually get both feet up high enough to get them on the bottom rope. She kicked Grace and then slammed her head off the mat. She seemed fine and played to the crowd. She slammed Grace’s head on the mat again and then did the bottom rope springboard and landed on her feet with Grace in between (I guess the idea is that she hit Grace with her knee?). She stumbled and fell over, but it didn’t jump out as being concerning in the moment. She covered Grace and then got up and said something to the ref and then Grace. She double-undercooked Grace, who then drove her back into the corner. Cora said something to the referee again and then he put up the X symbol. She sat on the bottom rope and seemed to rub her non-braced knee over the pad while the ref and a trainer talked to her.”
LOL! During the CW break – the NXT Universe chanted “You look stupid” at Spears! Said in case you want to add that, Jason!
John’s reviewing the show.
Oh he is too! My apologies – and he did pick it anyway!
Oh he is too. I apologise! At least he picked up what I pointed out anyway!
Oops! He is too! My apologies!
I DVR NXT so I could watch later and skip the commercials. The CW in San Francisco joined NXT in progress right before the segment with Trick Williams arguing with Ava. The missed segments were due to the inauguration coverage.