By John Moore, ProWrestling.net Staffer (@liljohnm)
NXT TV
Orlando, Florida, at the WWE Performance Center
Aired live June 24, 2025, on The CW Network
[Hour One] Quick promos from Lash Legend, Jordynne Grace, Izzi Dame, and Jaida Parker were shown where they all hyped their upcoming match to become number one contender to the NXT Women’s Championship…
Vic Joseph, Corey Graves, and Booker T were on commentary. Mike Rome was the ring announcer…
Entrances for the opening match took place…
1. Trick Williams vs. Josh Briggs (w/Yoshiki Inamura) for the TNA World Championship. Trick toyed with Briggs with some footsie offense. Briggs got his hands on Trick and tossed him around the ring. Briggs used his size to block an Irish Whip. Briggs came back with a flying clothesline for a nearfall. Brigs no sold Trick’s chops and came back with hooks in the corner. Trick came back with a throat chop and Snake Eyes.
Trick put Briggs in a Kata Katame on the ground. Briggs escaped with a back suplex. Briggs laughed off a right hand from Trick. Both men traded running strikes. Trick dumped Briggs to ringside with a dropkick. Trick tried to give Inamura a cheap shot, but Inamura caught the slap. Briggs gave Trick a big boot heading into break.[c]
Briggs turned the tide back from break with a back suplex. Briggs rallied with right hands, a body slam, and standing splash. Briggs rallied with right elbows. Trick came back with a springboard knee. Graves joked that with Trick raising ratings for TNA, “that clown” Tom Hannifan (Tom Phillips) is probably getting a raise. Trick rallied with right hands.
Briggs went for a chokeslam, but Trick escaped with a back flip. Briggs reversed a power bomb into a nice Chokeslam for a good nearfall. Trick got a hand on the bottom rope for the rope break. Both men traded fatigued right hands. Briggs took Trick out of the air with a Big Boot. Trick came back with a Capoeira and pump kick. Briggs took down Trick with a shortarm lariat. Trick dodged a Briggs Moonsault and hit Briggs with the Trick Shot knee strike for the win.
Trick Williams defeated Josh Briggs via pinfall in 11:29 to retain the TNA World Championship.
Trick took the mic after the match and said that it’s about time ya’ll put respect on his name. Trick said he went from carrying “HIM” to carrying two brands at the same time. Former champion Joe Hendry’s entrance theme played. Trick looked at the ramp, but Joe appeared from behind and rallied with clotheslines. Trick retreated to end the segment…
John’s Thoughts: Odd match in terms of storylines. Both TNA and NXT commentary teams having a hard time to explain why Josh Briggs would get a random title shot outta nowhere without earning it (other than it being a gift). The work of this match was suprisingly good. That power bomb spot looked like it could have been bad, but Briggs recovered and a string of good nearfall counters came from it. Another thing making this story odd is apparently Joe Hendry is the number one contender for the Slammiversary show? I assume stuff happened behind the TNA+ live edition of Impact (which I won’t see until the regular time or sometime soon). Now their sync is all out of whack. I also hope they don’t go with Joe Hendry in the end, because it makes way more sense to have Mike Santana in that spot given it’s in Santana’s home town. Joe Hendry had the Slammiversary and Bound for Glory payoff last year. Let Mike be 2025’s hero.
Tavion Heights argued with Charlie Dempsey about him injuring him during a training session. Wren Sinclair tried to keep the peace. Dempsey said he can challenge Je’von Evans if Tavion is not up to it. Heights said that he’s fine and he has a nose mask given to him by the doctor…[c]
Myles Borne was chatting and dapping it up with some Florida Gators football players. Lexis King showed up, but Borne didn’t pay him ind. Borne said he put in hard work, unlike King who takes shortcut. King trash talked the two Gators. One of the Gators players wondered if King’s beard is painted on…
Jaida Parker was shown warming up backstage…
Entrances for the next match took place. Tavion’s injury mask was more than just like your usual Orbital Bone mask. It was a full jaw facemask (Think Scorpion or Sub Zero)…
2. Je’von Evans vs. Tavion Heights (w/Wren Sinclair, Charlie Dempsey). Heights started out the match with Amateur Wrestling slams and close nearfalls. Heights put Evans in a top wristlock. Evans escaped with a overhead armdrag. Heights got a two count after a Sunset Flip. Evans hit Heights with a high crossbody and springboard huracanrana. Evans hit Heights with a top rope clearing dive at ringside heading into break.[c]
Evans turned the tide of the match with a Sliced Bread. Both men traded Fighting Spirit right hands. Evans rallied with chops. Heights turned Evans inside out with a clothesline. Heights gave Evans a headbutt with the mask for a nearfall. Evans rolled up Heights for a two count. Evans hit a flip thrust kick. Evans hit Heights with a cross kick. Evans hit Heights with a corkscrew splash for the victory.
Je’von Evans defeated Tavion Heights via pinfall in 8:51.
After NQCC left the ring, Jasper Troy showed up and hit Je’von Evans with a Black Hole Slam to leave him lying…
John’s Thoughts: I would totally recommend checking out Evans live if you have the chance. I really was impressed when I saw him perform at the Kia Forum a few weeks ago. This was a good match and contrast in styles between two of WWE’s younger stars. Evans is already made given his natural athleticism and natural personality. Heights is on the verge of breaking out because he’s impressed every time we see him in the ring.
The commentary team checked in. Vic sent the show to a Tony D’Angelo video package, recapping Tony D’s trust issues with Luca Crucifino…
The show cut to a tweet where Ava announced that Noam Dar was injured and had to relinquish the Heritage Cup. Stacks, Luca, and Tony D cut twitter promos where they hyped the replacement Tony D vs. Stacks for the vacant Heritage Cup…
John’s Thoughts: Dang, tough break for Noam. Guy is one of WWE’s most talented overall wrestlers in terms of both in-ring and character, but that dang injury bug. Here’s best wishes and hoping for a solid recovery for the guy.
Ricky Saints made his entrance. His opponent was Ashante the Adonis…
3. Ricky Saints vs. Ashante the Adonis. Adonis threw his jacket at Saints and Saints came back with right hands. Saints hit Adonis with a front kick and right hook. Saints did his version of Old School and dumped Adonis to ringside. Saints did his signature pose.[c]
During the commercial break, the commentary team were having fun joking about a QR code that Ashante Adonis has on his crotch region. Adonis worked on Saints with methodical offense. Adonis hit Saints with a DDT and Death Valley Driver for a nearfall. Ashante sent Ricky’s injured throat into the top buckle. Adonis also mugged for the crowd. Saints came back with a whip and clothesline rally.
Saints struggled to backdrop Adonis, but third times the charm. Saints hit Adonis with a Tornado DDT for a nearfall. Saints ducked a clothesline and gave Adonis a spear. Saints gave Adonis Roshambo for the victory.
Ricky Saints defeated Ashante the Adonis via pinfall in 7:55.
Ethan Page appeared on the big screen, but the feed froze. Page appeared from behind and beat down Saints. Page teased a Twisted Grin, but then hit Saints with a Roshambo instead to leave him lying…
John’s Thoughts: A good tune up match for Saints and solid post-match attack by Ethan Page. I like the freezing video touch as it differentiated this post-match attack from the Joe Hendry and Jasper Troy ones from earlier. I would like to see Page and Saints called up as both men are ready for it (I would also like to see Saints feud with someone that’s not a former AEW star as his longer feuds have been against Page, Spears, and Pillman Jr. so far in WWE).
A DarkState promo aired. They all talked about how they were cooking up something despite not being on TV every week…
Oba Femi was shown walking backstage…[c]
NXT Champion Oba Femi made his entrance in street clothes. Oba talked about how since January 7th he’s been NXT Champion. He said he’s beaten the best in NXT, TNA, Raw, and Smackdown, all failing. Oba said that makes his opponents footnotes in Oba’s history. He said this is where it gets dangerous. He said most people will coast and bask in the euphoria of his victories, but The Ruler is not like any man. He said he gets restless when idle.
Oba said he needs the fight. Oba said if anyone wants to step up, this is their moment, and the ruler is ready. Yoshiki Inamura made his entrance. Inamura said he came to NXT to chase glory, like Oba, but when it did not come, he went to home in Japan, realizing all the things he missed. Inamura said his best friend and tag partner Briggs he missed, but he also missed NXT. Inamura said he loves NXT, loves the culture, and loves the passion of the fans.
Inamura said he wants to pay back the fans by becoming NXT Champion. Inamura said he wants bigger things, and Oba and the title are bigger. Oba said one thing he and Inamura have in common is being a stranger in an unfamiliar place. Oba said what is different is Inamura had his struggles. He said Inamura turned things around, but he can’t fool him. Oba said Inamura’s mistake is he is going to fall like everyone else. Inamura said “I am ready”.
While Inamura was walking off, Jasper Troy showed up and ran through Inamura. Troy got on the apron and told Oba that it’s not over…
John’s Thoughts: Again, and odd way to get Briggs and Inamura into positions for the main titles. Inamura has a bit more cred as he did pin the TNA champion last week, but then why not put him against the TNA champ for a little program. That said, given we haven’t been overexposed to Inamura in the US, I’m looking forward to the potential hoss battle between Inamura and Oba. It’s also interesting to see them keep Jasper Troy in the orbit of the NXT title. They even had him antagonize Je’von Evans earlier on too, so they are giving the guy plenty of shine on TV.
[Hour Two] Tatum Paxley was taking down her doll set backstage. Izzi Dame showed up and gifted Tatum a doll. Izzi asked if Tatum can be in her corner in the main event. Sol Ruca and Zaria showed up and tried to tell Tatum not to trust Izzi. Izzi walked off and followed Tatum to meet with Niko Vance and Shawn Spears. Tatum agreed to join Izzi at ringside…
Tony D’Angelo made his entrance…[c]
Trick Williams was in the locker room and approached by the High Ryze stable. Trick argued about almost having his ribs broken last week in their match by Inamura. Wes Lee said he is gonna whoop Joe Hendry’s ass next week. Trick liked that and said he’ll owe High Ryze one if they can take care of Joe Hendry next week…
Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo made his entrance…
4. Tony D’Angelo vs. Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo (w/unnamed goons) in a Rounds Match for the vacant NXT Heritage Cup. Tony D dominated the match with heavy right hands and tossing around Stacks. Stacks rallied with right hands of his own and an elbow grind. Tony D rallied back with shortarm right hands. Tony D gave Stacks a hip toss. Tony D gave Stacks a Belly to Belly.
Stacks tossed Tony D into the corner, but Tony D came back with a front boot lift. Tony D and Stacks traded right hands. Tony D and Stacks traded ground and pound. [End of Round 1]
Tony D started the round with ground and pound and hockey punches. Tony D tackled Stacks off the apron to send his ribs into the announce table. [End of Round 2]
Tony D’Angelo pinned Channing Lorenzo 0:37 into Round 2 to go up 1-0.
The 3rd round started during the commercial break. During the break, a goon gave Tony D a chop block to give Stacks the advantage with one minute left. Stacks worked on Tony D’s injured leg to run out the clock. Stacks got one running strike to the back of Tony D before the bell. [End of Round 3]
Tony D and Stacks traded right hands. Tony D’s injured leg gave out on him which allowed Stacks to rollup to Tony for the pinfall.
Stacks pinned Tony D’Angelo 0:17 into Round 4 to tie the match 1-1.
Luca Crucifino appeared to have Tony’s back at ringside. Tony D rallied with right hands while selling the knee. Tony D planted Stacks with a spinebuster. Tony D hip tossed Stacks on the goons. Luca snatched a metal bucket away from a goon, but “accidentally” hit Tony D in the back. Stacks hit Tony D with a Kinshasa for the victory.
Channing Lorenzo defeated Tony D’Angelo via pinfall 1:40 into Round 5 to become the new NXT Heritage Cup Champion.
Sarah Schreiber interviewed Fatal Influence. Jacy Jayne bragged about taking out Blake Monroe during the contract signing. She then talked about going to ringside to see her Evolution opponent, the winner of the main event…
Jordynne Grace was shown doing pullups in the locker room…[c]
John’s Thoughts: The match was actually pretty good before Luca showed up and brought all that bad soap opera mess with him to the ring that has been plaguing this feud for months. I was kinda feeling bad for the Luca character too, but now he’s either an obvious op or a bumbling fool with how he’s costing Tony D matches. I was looking forward to the possible reboot of the Heritage Cup, but it looks like it might get sucked into sports entertainment silliness given the tone of Tony D and Stacks’s current story.
Thea Hail was ranting in front of developmental wrestlers last week about her recent loss. Lainey Reid showed up and told Hail how she got played like a fiddle. Lash Legend showed up and bragged about being in the main event…
Ava approached Ethan Page backstage to berate Page for attacking Ricky Saints. Page said he’s been trying to be at his best behavior, but Saints keep pushing him. Page said all Ava has to do is keep Saints away. Ava said he demands Saints and Page meet with her in her office next week. Page walked off and was sending a text to Vanity Project…
Ava then walked over to Hank and Tank writhing in pain from a mystery attacker…
Sarah Schreiber interviewed Joe Hendry. Hendry talked about challenging Trick for the TNA title at Slammiversary. He also hyped up going against Wes Lee next week…
Jaida Parker made her entrance first. Izzi Dame and Tatum Paxley were out next…[c]
The show cut to a Chase U skit. Uriah Connors and Kale Dixon were shown bored in class. Andre Chase then announced that everyone needs to toughen the F up. Connors then stood up and said that Chase was being toxic. Chase said this attitude built the university, a university that Kale and Connors wanted to be a part of. Kale said that attitude build and destroyed the university. Kale and Connors walked off…
Jasper Troy vs. Yoshiki Inamura was announced for next week in a number one contenders match. Myles Borne vs. Lexis King and Joe Hendry vs. Wes Lee were also announced…
Lash Legend made her entrance followed by Jordynne Grace. Fatal Influence were watching from the crow’s nest area…
5. Jaida Parker vs. Izzi Dame (w/Tatum Paxley)vs. Lash Legend vs. Jordynne Grace to earn a NXT Women’s Title shot at Evolution. Grace and Izzi brawled to ringside. Lash slapped Jaida to ringside. Lash gave Grace a backbreaker. Lash then gave Jaida a suplex. Lash and Izzi sized each other up. Grace and Jaida ran in and ate clotheslines from the taller women. Izzi and Lash traded chops.
Lash took down Izzi with a clothesline. Lash hit Grace with a back elbow. Grace jumped to send Lash into the ringpost. Grace slapped Jaida in the back and gave her a Fisherman Suplex. Izzi broke up Grace’s pin. Lash broke up Izzi’s pin attempt. Parker hit Lash with a crossbody and took down Izzi with a shoulder tackle. Parker hit Grace with a Gourd Buster.
Lash dragged Jaida to ringside to prevent her from hitting Grace with Hip Notic. Grace took out Lash with a Suicide Dive. Dame chokeslammed Grace on the man. Parker ran through Izzi. Tatum grabbed Jaida’s leg. Izzi rolled up Jaida for a nearfall. Sol Ruca and Zaria showed up with Zaria dragging Tatum to the back.[c]
Back from Break, Jaida hit Dame and Grace with her signature draping Banzai Drops. Jaida lifted Lash and hit her with a Detonation Kick. Dame gave Grace a side slam. Lash broke up Dame’s pin. Lash deadlifted Jaida and gave her knees to the gut. Lash used Jaida as a battering ram to take out Dame. Lash got a two count on Jaida.
Jaida caught Lash with a backstabber. Jaida and Grace brawled to the top rope. Lash put Jaida in a Electric Chair. Jaida slipped out. Lash blocked a Sunset Flip. Grace hit Lash with a crossbody. Dame flew in to break things up. Jaida and Dame traded right forearms. Dame, Jaida, Lash and Grace brawled to the top rope. Grace power bombed all the other women for a Tower of Doom spot.
Jaida dodged a Vader Bomb and hit Grace with Hip Notic. Izzi hit Jaida wiht a Codebreaker. Lash hit Jaida with a pump kick. Lash dumped Izzi to ringside. Lash hit her slam finisher. Grace hit Lash with a slingshot double stomp. Grace hit Jaida with a Torture Rack Blue Thunder Bomb for the victory.
Jordynne Grace defeated Jaida Parker, Lash Legend, and Izzi Dame via pinfall in 12:49 to earn a NXT Women’s Title shot at WWE Evolution.
Grace got on the corner to point and jaw at Jacy Jayne. A graphic aired to hype Grace vs. Jayne at Evolution. The commentary team then ran through next week’s advertised matches. NXT closed…
John’s Thoughts: A bit clunky at points, but that’s to be expected in a lot of multi-person matches. The women here worked hard and it ended up being pretty fun. Grace was the expected person to go over as you would expect WWE would want Grace’s experience on display at Evolution. Even though they had the graphic, I still wonder if the goal is to lead to Blake Monroe vs. Jordynne Grace given how last week’s contract signing ended.
This week’s NXT show was solid with some solid promo and in-ring segments. The only thing that has me groaning and wanting to fast forward every week is the weak Tony D’Angelo civil war story (even though I thought Tony D and Stacks was actually a good match earlier).
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