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Hello everyone, and welcome to our live WWE NXT coverage on 411! It’s Jeremy Thomas, and tonight NXT has a big show planned! The WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships are on the line as Bianca Belair and Naomi defend them against Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson, while Fallon Henley will defends her Women’s North American Title against Shotzi. Plus Giulia teams up with Bayley against Roxanne Perez and Cora Jade, Trick Williams takes on Wes Lee, and Oba Femi will appear on The Grayson Waller Effect. That’s a fun show as we move our way toward next month’s Vengeance Day.

Here at Thomas HQ, I had a buy week, my movie-watching came on strong at the end. I continued watching films for Giallo January in Lucio Fulci’s 1972 classic Don’t Torture a Duckling and Dario Argento’s 1980s giallos Phenomena and Opera, all of which are stellar. On the other hand, Argento’s The Stendhal Syndrome didn’t connect with me at all and was poorly paced. I did enjoy 1972’s The Case of the Bloody Iris, which stars the always-luminous Edwidge Fenech and George Hilton.

Outside of giallos, I Back in Action which fulfills the 2025 quota of a mediocre January Netflix action-comedy, and did my semiannual comfort rewatch of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. I also saw the fantastic September 5 about ABC Sports’ coverage of the 1972 Olympics terror attack, which would have made by top 30 if I had seen it in time.

I was very busy on the TV front as I did some catching up on various shows I never fully finished. That includes Marvel’s Daredvil season three which was nearly as good as season one, Only Murders in the Building which I am fully caught up on and loving, and Chucky which I am currently working through season three and enjoying. I also finished CNN’s The Sixties docuseries and started on The Seventies, both of which I highly recommend.

As a reminder, the GoFundMe for Larry’s kids is still active and if you can make a donation, that would be awesome. Thank you so much to everyone who’s done so thus far.

* TUDUM.

A MILLION DOLLARS FROM NOW, I WON’T REMEMBER YOU! (AKA theme song)

* Earlier today A-Town Down Under, Oba Femi, Meta-Four and Bianca & Naomi arrived.

* We’re LIVE in Atlanta and kicking off with big-time women’s tag team action.

Giulia & Bayley vs. Cora Jade & Roxanne Perez

Cora and Roxy try to attack Bayley & Giulia, but the babyfaces are ready and send them out of the ring. We’re starting now with Roxy and Giulia, Giulia catches Roxy with a backslide for two. Knee countered into a rollup attempt, they trade counters and pin attempts for a number of twos. Roxy grabs Giulia’s hair but Giulia turns it around and sends Roxy into the ropes for a dropkick and cover for two.

Roxy sends Giulia into the corner but it’s Bayley’s corner and she tags in. Roxy backs up and tags in Cora, who talks shit until Bayley slaps her and beats her in the corner. Snapmare and elbow to the back, diving clothesline gets two. She puts Cora on the apron but Cora slides in under Bayley’s legs. A series of waistlock reversals ends with Bayley in hostile territory, Roxy tags in but Bayley takes over and sets her on the middle rope for double knees! Cora comes in and gets put in the corner, Giulia in and we get stereo suplexes from Team Babyface, Bayley gets a two-count.

Giulia tags back in, Roxy into the ropes but she takes out Bayley and sends both of them to the outside — DIVE through the ropes onto them and Cora hits a SENTON off the top onto Giulia and Roxy!

Cora takes over on Giulia back in the ring and hits a springboard stomp to the back, cover gets two. Suplex for another nearfall, Giulia battles back but gets knocked to the mat by an overhead forearm to the back. Roxy tags back in and slams Roxy back on the mat, then hits a double stomp to the gut for two. Mounted punches by Roxy, Cora tags back in and Roxy holds Giulia for a kick to the midsection. Giulia yanked back to the mat by Cora, who puts her on the apron and knees her through the ropes. Giulia nails Cora and goes for the tag — Cora grabs her but she kicks free!

Bayley with the hot tag and goes to down on Cora, then hits a running in Roxy with a slam. She covers Cora for two but Cora kicks out and sends Bayley right into a shot from Roxy! Cora beats on Bayley but Bayley puts her on the apron and hangs her on the middle rope! She gets Cora in the ring and climbs up but Roxy grabs her foot. Bayley kicks free but Cora up for a big kneelift — and the ref is distracted by Giulia as Team Mean Girl double team Bayley.

Roxy beats on Bayley a bit and stomps her down in the corner. Roxy taunts Bayley and goes in for a splash — Bayley catches her for a belly to belly! Roxy prevents her from making the tag and tags in Cora, who comes off the ropes with an elbow to the back against the ropes. springboard moonsault by Roxy, Cora covers for two-plus.

Cora with a rear chinlock on Bayley, who gets to her feet and punches to escape but gets yanked onto the bottom rope. Cora knocks Giulia off the apron — and turns into a Bayley to Bayley! Bayley crawls and gets the hot tag, so does Roxy but Giulia Matrix dodges and nails Roxy. Big shot off the ropes, Northern lights suplex and she charges at the corner. Roxy moves but gets caught with a kick. Giulia with a front dropkick off the middle rope for two-plus!

Roxy send into the ropes, Cora with a blind tag and Cora charges in — she hits Roxy! Giulia with a rollup for and then a shot to the jaw, cover but Roxy breaks it up. Bayley in and we have a two on two brawl, Bayley takes Roxy to the floor and slams her. In the ring, Giulia with a headbutt and then tags in Bayley! Flying elbow drop! That’s it.

Winner: Bayley & Giulia (12:57)
Rating: *** 1/4
Thoughts: Well that was a delight. They got plenty of time for a TV match and made the most of it. Great match and a strong way to start the show.

* Eddy Thorpe stands in front of a fire and says he’s been overlooked like his people have for centuries, but he stood up and made himself be noticed. He’s overcome obstacles and tested his body, hardened his nature. We can try to write him off but he didn’t write back. He will make his mark in NXT and NXT will understand Eddy Thorpe cannot be broken.

* The Grayson Waller Effect is next.

* We’re back and the ring is set up for the Grayson Waller Effect! Waller welcomes us and gives a shout-out to Atlanta’s favorite son, Austin Theory. Theory says last night they were partying with Quavo and 2 Chains but tonight the party continues!

Waller says it’s ATL because they can’t spell the full word but their guest is who everyone is talking about. And here comes Oba! He struts on down to the ring and strikes a pose, then takes a seat.

Waller welcomes the champ and says to give him the applause as he has a funny little dance, but says Atlanta fans aren’t too smart. Waller says he’s already NXT Champion after two years and the longest-reigning NA Champion, so he must be used to having the title on his shoulder. He says the title is where it needs to be.

Theory says Femi started in NXT at 24 years old and is taking over. He says everyone sees Oba on the main roster but he and Waller don’t see it at all. Femi says that’s why he was invited on the show? That’s funny because he never saw them as NXT Champion and was right. He says in two years he’s accomplished more than the both of them in NXT combined.

Waller says don’t get it twisted; Oba has done a lot of things but he has him here because he wants to see it for himself. There’s levels to this and they were at WrestleMania last year while Oba was in his suite sipping on a juice box hoping to be where they were. Theory says that when the ink was drying on Oba’s contract they were in three WrestleManias. He says Oba is NXT Champion but they’re not in NXT; they’re on Raw. And they’ve seen it a million times: someone excels in NXT but soon after their ass is on the indies trying to sell T-shirts!

He says that they’ve traveled around the world and all they do is create unforgettable moments. Oba says they have all this talk about being champions and climbing the ladder at WrestleMania, but he doesn’t see any titles. They’re where they are because of their big mouths. Their lips, especially Waller’s, write checks their mouths can’t count. He’s building a legacy brick by brick and if they like moments and PLEs and title opportunities? Two weeks, Washington DC, Vengeance Day. But which of them will step up?

Theory starts to walk up but Waller interrupts and says he’s stood in front of the best and has never taken a step back. He wants that shot —

And here’s Ava! Trick is angry and walking backstage. Ava says Oba doesn’t make the matches, she does. So —

HERE COMES TRICK! He says the title is his and Ava knows it, then steps right up to Oba. They mouth off and Trick takes out Theory and then Waller, sending them to the outside — AND OBA HITS TRICK WITH FALL FROM GRACE! Oba stands over Trick, who has his match against Wes Lee next.

* Sarah Schrieber asks Izzi Dame what’s going on with her and Tony D’Angelo and she says there’s nothing going on; they just have a common enemy in Shawn Spears. She says Tony stopped Spears from stalking her so she helped Tony retain his title. That’s it.

Ridge Holland walks up and says there’s something going on because he should be North American Champion if not for her. Stacks walks up and says that’s not how you talk to a lady, and officials separate them.

* Trick Williams is still struggling to get to his feet but he insists he can go so we have a match.

Wes Lee vs. Trick Williams

Wes with a charging dropkick at the bell and Trick is in pain! Lee kicks at Trick’s back and then his gut before locking in a chinlock. He goes for an Irish whip and Trick counters with a shot to the gut, but Lee batters Trick in the corner. The ref backs him off — and Trick puts Lee in the corner for punches! Lee counters and hits several kicks, a snapmare and a kick to the back off the ropes for two.

Lee lays in a shot to the side and then sends Trick into the ropes — modified 619! Lee up top, he leaps — Trick catches him! But Lee with shots to the ribs and then beats Trick down. Crossbody off the ropes and a cover gets two.

Lee decks Trick, but that wakes Trick up! He fires off with fists and slaps Lee over the top of the ropes! Trick out but Wes slams him into the apron and puts him on the booth — METEORA INTO THE BOOTH. Lee slams Trick into the apron head-first and then rolls him in. Cover gets two.

Lee with an abdominal stretch on the mat, and he lays in shots to the ribs. He rolls Trick into a modified crucifix for two, then knees him in the gut. Trick with a roll-up for two but Lee with a quick kick off the ropes. He lays in mounted punches and then pulls Trick into a Camel Clutch in the center of the ring!

Trick fights and breaks the hold, but Lee off the ropes with a dropkick to the knee. ROUNDHOUSE KICK to Trick, cover and Trick kicks out at 2-plus! Wes is getting a bit angry and lays in short-arm kicks, then locks in a single leg crab. Wes says “He’s gonna give up eventually, I got all day!”

Trick almost gets to the ropes and Wes breaks the hold. Trick kicks free but eats an elbow to the face. Trick ducks a shot and nails some punches and then a BIG uppercut. Big-tume lariat and a bodyslam, Wes off the ropes into a back bodydrop. He pulls Wes up for a uranage, then takes aim — Tyson and Tyriek pull Wes out of the ring. Wes goes back in but Trick pulls Tyson is in there and sends him over the top! He grabs Wes and launches him over the top onto Tyson and Tyriek! Clothesline off the stage, back in the ring and Trick batters Wes in the corner! The official backs him off – he nails Tyson! Kicks to Wes and the official pulls him off – Trick nails the official! That’s the bell!

Winner: Wes Lee (10:12)
Rating: *** 1/4
Thoughts: Great match between two very talented guys. Some will take issue with the DQ finish but it was done right.

Trick grabs a chair and goes wild in the ring.

* Ava is watching backstage and Oba walks up. Ava is not happy and Oba tells her to make decisions. Oba asks who he’s facing at Vengeance Day and Ava says it’s him vs. Waller vs. Theory. She says she has to talk to a former champ now and walks off.

* Ava asks where Trick is and storms into the locker room. She asks what’s wrong with him and says that he’s not competing for the Title at Vengeance Day. Trick asks what Waller and Theory did to earn a shot and she says that if he wants to make a case, he can team with Oba against A-Town Down Under next week.

WWE NXT Women’s North American Championship Match
Fallon Henley vs. Shotzi

Shit talking turns into a pie-face from Fallon, so Shotzi knocks her down. Into the ropes, Shotzi with a rana and then an enzuigiri. Springboard wheelbarrow facebuster, she goes for a splash against the ropes but Fallon moves.

SHotzi takes back over and gets Fallon on the top — FRANKENSTEINER! She climbs back up but Jacy and Jazmyn pull Fallon out of the ring, so Shotzi dives on the lot of them! Gigi and Tatum brawl with Jazmyn and Jacy, fighting them to the back.

Shotzi goes for a kick but Fallon grabs the leg and slams it into the ringpost, then gets a chopblock. Fallon back in the ring, Shotzi rolls in and gets kicked in the head. Fallon wraps Shotzi’s knee in the ropes and then gets backed off, she chops Shotzi and sends her across the ring. A charging stomp to Shotzi and a boot choke for four, she pulls SHotzi to the center of the ring and kicks at the back of the knee. Cover gets two.

Fallon locks in a single leg crab, Shotzi manages to eventually break free of it. Double clothesline and then another from the two. They stand and start trading blows, Shotzi hits a neckbreaker! She is in the corner but Fallon comes in with shots to the chest. Whip across the ring, Shotzi dodges a charge and tees off on Fallon. Kick to the face, bulldog and a suplex against the turnbuckle!

My feed went a little wonky but Fallon ends up on the floor and Fallon swings around the ringpost for a kick. She slams Shotzi into the boot and rolls her in. Bulldog, cover gets two-plus. She grabs Shotzi for a Stretch Muffler — Shotzi counters into a sunset flip for two-plus.

Fallon off the ropes but gets countered, Shotzi with a Sliced Bread, cover gets two-plus. The challenger climbs up but not fast enough and Fallon cuts her off. Fallon climbs for a superplex but Shotzi counters with a front suplex — BIG SENTON for a nearfall.

Fallon with a kick to the gut and a gutwrench countered into an inside cradle for two. Sliced Bread attempt countered, Fallon with a Tree of Woe and stomps her to the mat. Modified Exploder, Ho Down finishes it.

Winner: Fallon Henley (10:34)
Rating: ***
Thoughts: It started a little bit muted but picked up mightily toward the end. A strong title defense for Fallen, and she needed it before Vaquer.

Fallon celebrates on the ramp — and Stephanie comes out! They stare off and the match is official for Vengeance Day.

* Karmen walks up to Kelani and thanks her for last week, her match with Jaida. Kelani says she didn’t do it for Karmen; she did it because she doesn’t like Jaida. Kelani says her delusions don’t have anything to do with Ashante, but it’s only a matter of time before he leaves her ass. Kelani walks off and Karmen says “What a bitch!”

* Ava is walking backstage and Sarah asks her about the tag team main event. She says she doesn’t know what’s gotten into Trick but she hopes he gets over it. She says she wanted to find Guilia the best competitor and Roxy walks up and is angry because she assumes it’ll be Bayley. She says Cora took the pin, not her. Ava says it’ll be Giulia vs. Bayley vs. Roxy. Roxy says they’re good and Cora says they aren’t and storms off. Roxy says she didn’t mean it like that and follows after.

Ethan Page vs. Cedric Alexander

Cedric attacks at the bell and kicks and chops away at Page. He knees Page down in the corner and is backed off by the ref. Back in and he nails Page, who fires back but Cedric takes over again. Boot choke for four.

Cedric lays in the knees and then hits a chop to a seated Page in the corner, then boot chokes him for four again before being backed off. Cedric grabs Page but gets hit in the gut, Cedric with a big dropkick and then kicks to the back. Chop against the ropes, then a choke against the second rope for two. Kick to the head and another, he lays in mounted punches.

Whip into the ropes countered, Page attacks the injured hand and goes for a suplex, Cedric counters into a waistlock. Page goes to the hand but Cedric dizzies Page with a punch followed by another boot choke. Page to the outside, Alexander follows for a chop and rolls him in but Page rolls around the ring. He catches Cedric with a back suplex onto the apron and goes for the hand cast!

Cedric fights back and swings but Page ducks and sends him into the ringpost. Page slams Cedric’s hand into the ringpost! He slams the hand into the steps and rolls him in, following but gets kicked off the apron to the floor. Cedric ducks a clothesline, puts Page on the apron and flips over the ropes to kick Page to the floor.

Cedric takes some time to recover and grabs Page, rolling him into the ring and following. Knife-edge chop from Cedric but Page grabs him and drops him on the ropes, then nails him with a shot to the back of the head. Page with mounted punches, he grabs Cedric and hits a big chop that knocks him down. Whip into the ropes, big boot and cover gets two. Second cover also gets two-plus.

Chinlock by Page to wear him down, he keeps it torgued in. Page beats on Cedric and slams his hand into the top rope. He does it again for good measure and Cedric ducks a shot, then hits a snap suplex! Cedric up now and dodges a charge in the corner, kick combo and a basement dropkick. Waistlock, Page counters out and hits a forearm, off the ropes — MICHINOKU DRIVER by Cedric for a nearfall!

Cedric stomps on Page’s hand and floats over into a leg choke submission attempt! Page manages to get free and Cedric tees off on Page, who shoves Cedric into the corner but charges into a kick combo. Cedric with a springboard but Page kicks the other hand and then hits a Twist of Fate for three.

Winner: Ethan Page (11:06)
Rating: *** 1/2
Thoughts: Way more competitive than I thought this would be. They worked a fantastic match against each other and got more than enough time to deliver.

Page goes after Cedric — JE’VON IS HERE! He goes HAM on Page and sends him to the floor, then checks on Cedric.

* Fallon is angry and says she doesn’t get a chance to celebrate and says she’ll see Vaquer at Vengeance Day. Jacy cuts in and says that she hasn’t forgotten Stephanie attacking her in the makeup chair. Fallon says she’ll talk to Ava and get a match between Jacy and Vaquer approved for next week.

Set For Next Week:
– Oba Femi & Trick Williams vs. A-Town Down Under
– Giulia, Roxy & Bayley have a Vengeance Day Summit
– Karmen Petrovic vs. Kelani Jordan
– Ridge Holland vs. Stacks

* Meta-Four WALK backstage. So do Bianca Belair and Naomi.

* Josh Briggs is with Inamura and says that when he was in NOAH, Inamura made it a great time for him. So he got him something — a matching vest. He says one way or another, they’re getting to Axiom and Frazer. Inamura says Briggs has taken him in and he will be a champion together. They shake.

WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match
Bianca Belair & Naomi vs. Meta-Four

Naomi starts of with Jakara and gets put on the mat with a headlock takedown, they break. Back up, Noami with a wristlock, Jakara flips through and reverses. They go to the mat, Naomi with a kick, cover gets one and they’re back up where Jakara with an armtrap into a cover for two. Naomi floats over for two of her own and hits a dropkick.

Bianca tags in and they hit a double Russian legsweep and elbowdrop, cover gets two. Jakara slides to freedom and tags in Lash! Bianca ducks Lash and hits a waistlock, but Lash puts her on the mat. Lash with a back suplex, Bianca lands on her feet and hits a back suplex and standing moonsault for two.

Irish whip attempt blocked by Lash, she sends Bianca into the corner but she leaps up, goes over Lash but gets caught for knees to the side and a backbreaker. Handspring standing moonsault for two!

Lash with a suplex attempt, Bianca blocks and goes for her own, Lash blocks it and they go for dropkicks and kipups at the same time as we go to break.

We’re back and Lash grabs Naomi into a chinlock. Noami battles her way out of it but is caught with a short-arm clothesline. Naomi sent into the middle turnbuckle, Lash with a avalanche in the corner as Cora demands a word with Ava backstage. Noami stops Lash’s momentum and the tags are made, Jakara and Bianca are in and Bianca is running wild! Dropkick to Jakara, Lash knocked off the apron, Bianca with a high step suplex! High velocity splash in the corner and a 10-count of punches in the corner.

Lash charges, Bianca flips over her and takes her out! Jakara on the middle turnbuckle but Bianca catches her — gorilla press drop! Handspring moonsault for two-plus.

Naomi tags in and slams Jakara, cover but Lash breaks it up. Bianca gets Lash on her shoulders but she slides off, Lash knocks Bianca to the floor — and Jakara dives onto Belair! But Naomi kicks Lash. Jakara in and nails Naomi, kick off the ropes, Lash tags in — wheelbarrow neckbreaker! Cover gets three-NO! Belair breaks it up!

Belair spears Jakara, Lash picks Bianca up for a spinebuster drop. Powerbomb to Naomi — Noami counters with X-Factor! All four women are down! Noami up and tries to tag in Bianca but Lash stops it. Noami kicks Lash and comes off the ropes into a pump kick! Jakara tags in and they go again — but Noami kicks Jakara away and Naomi shoves Lash to the floor. Bianca takes out Lash, Jakara rolls Noami up for two, Naomi counters and gets two. Bianca tags in — double slam, Bianca covers for three.

Winner: Naomi & Bianca Belair (12:54)
Rating: *** 1/4
Thoughts: Damn fine work by the four women here to deliver a worthy main event. They made the Meta-Four look like legit challengers here and almost made me believe they might take it (almost).

We end with color bars that change from “WWE Transmission” to “Vengeance Day.” O…kay?

And with that, we’re done for the night!