Tonight’s WWE NXT, airing January 29, 2025, promises an action-packed night live from the Capitol Wrestling Center (WWE Performance Center) in Orlando, Florida. The show will see WWE NXT North American Champion and AAA Mixed Tag Team Champion “All Ego” Ethan Page defend his WWE NXT North American Championship against Helio Lefleur. Additionally, ZaRuca (ZARIA and Sol Luka), WrenQCC (Ren Sinclair and WWE EVOLVE Women’s Champion Kendall Gray), and Fatal Influence (WWE Women’s Speed Champion Fallon Henry and Lainey Reed) will compete in a Triple Threat #1 Contenders Match for the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship.
The show begins at 8pm ET on The CW and is available for international fans to watch on streaming platforms such as Netflix. Ringside News provides live match-by-match updates and highlights throughout the night. Please keep checking this page. Refresh to see the latest results as the action unfoldsjoin the conversation in the comments section below!
WWE NXT Results (1/20/26): Live Match Updates and Highlights
The show begins with NXT General Manager Eva telling security that Tony DeAngelo is not the person she knows. Eva then said that she did some things to stop him tonight, but she told the guards to be careful.
Vic Joseph and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T then greet him as Ethan Page makes his way down to the ring for the first match of the night. Helio Lefleur then steps down to the ring.
WWE NXT North American Championship Match: AAA Mixed Tag Team Champion “All Ego” Ethan Page (c) vs. Helio Lefleur
The match starts with both men locked up, and Page closes it out with a side headlock. Page then performed a shoulder tackle and lightly hit Elio on the top of the head. Page then locks in another side headlock. Then Page hits a shoulder tackle and Elio hits a springboard head scissors takedown. Paige then hits a headscissors and Elio escapes and pats Paige on the top of the head. Elio then flips Page over and hits a roundhouse kick on Page, who avoids a trip sweep. Elio then hits a body scissors and drags Page over the top rope to the floor. Elio then hits a headscissors from the ring steps.
Page then stops Elio with a springboard move and drops him into the turnbuckle. Page then hits a backbreaker into the turnbuckle. Page then slams Elio with a Yakuza Kick from the apron to the floor. Page then sends Elio to the apron and punches him. Page then hits a boot to the back. Page then hits Elio with a back elbow. Paige then hits a punch and knee to the back. Page then hits an elbow drop for a near fall. Page then locks in a reverse chin lock. Elio then throws a series of punches, but Paige pulls Elio down with a mask. Page then hits a boot to the back and a knee to the head. Page then hits a suplex and finishes with a Boston Crab. Elio then reaches the ropes and forces a break.
Paige then hits a forearm. Page then hits a powerslam for a near fall. Page then headbutts Elio in the back of the head. Page then goes for a powerbomb, but Elio blocks it and sends Page into a backdrop. Elio then hits a forearm and a springboard crossbody. Elio then hits an enzuigiri. Elio then hits a swinging suplex for a near fall. Helio then went up top, missed a 450 splash and rolled through. Page then hits a boot to the head for a near fall. Paige then punches and kicks Elio. Elio then blocks a boot and slaps Paige. Elio then hits a dragon suplex. Elio then goes for a springboard move but Page hits a dropkick and Page lifts Elio up for a powerslam. Elio then counters with a DDT. Elio then hits a moonsault on the floor. Elio then brings Page back into the ring and hits a diving knee to the head for a near fall.
Elio then goes up top and hits a missile dropkick for a near fall. Elio then goes for a 450 splash, but Page gets a knee. Paige then gets a near fall. Elio counters and hits Ego’s Edge on Lana. Elio then hits a Yakuza kick for a near fall. Page then stopped a second Yakuza kick and hit a powerbomb for the win with a handful of tights.
The winner and current WWE NXT North American Champion is AAA Mixed Tag Team Champion “All Ego” Ethan Page!
After the game, Ricky Saints comes out and poses in front of Ethan Page. Ricky says they are the glue that holds this place together. Ricky then says he’s going to do commentary and tells Paige to go to the back and put her feet up.
Vic Joseph then brings up Keanu Carver and him being in the Breakout Tournament and asks Booker T about discipline issues. Later, Booker T and Keanu Carver appear on LFG.
Josh Briggs then makes his way down to the ring for the next match of the night, followed by Shiloh Hill.
WWE NXT Championship #1 Contenders Ladder Match Qualifier: Josh Briggs vs. WWE LFG Season 2 Winner Shiloh Hill
The match begins with Hill throwing punches and shoulder tackles. Josh then hits a kick to the shin and forearm. Josh then hits a forearm to the back. Josh then sends Hill into the turnbuckle and Hill hits a chop. Josh then throws a punch. Hill then hits an Irish whip and a shoulder into the corner. Hill then hits a swinging neckbreaker and diving shoulder for a nearfall. Hill then hits a forearm to the chest and Josh punches back. Hill then hits a legdrop to the back on the apron. Hill then goes up top and jumps over Josh. Josh hits a side slam and a splash for a near fall.
Hill then hits a headscissors takedown. Josh then sends Hill to the floor. Josh then hits a boot over the ropes. Josh sends Hill under the bottom rope to the floor opposite the ring post. Hill then hits a crossbody off the steps. Josh then hits a clothesline. Josh sends Hill to the apron. Josh then hits a boot and a knee to Hill. Hill then hits a shoulder tackle, but misses the elbow drop. Hill then throws a punch. Josh then delivers a hard Irish whip. Josh then nearly falls. Josh then locks in a reverse chin lock. Josh then hits an elbow drop for a near fall.
Josh then goes back to a reverse chinlock. Josh sends Hill into the turnbuckle, but Hill throws a flurry of punches. Josh then hits a forearm for a near fall. Josh then yells at Hill to Pie. Hill then starts shaking and Josh throws a punch. Hill then hits a forearm and some punches. Hill then hits a headbutt and a shoulder tackle. Josh then sends Hill to the apron and Hill hits a forearm. Hill then goes up top and hits a clothesline. Hill then hits a side slam and an inside back senton for a near fall.
Josh then hits a forearm and Hill hits a boot. Josh then hits a kick and chokeslam for a near fall. Hill then stops Josh on the turnbuckle and drags him to the mat. Hill then landed a butterfly hip toss that nearly resulted in a fall. Hill then hits a boot in the corner. Josh then missed a moonsault and Hill hit a belly-to-back neckbreaker for the win.
WWE NXT Championship #1 Contenders Ladder Match Qualifier Winner and WWE LFG Season 2 Winner Shiloh Hill!
After the match, Tony D’Angelo appears out of nowhere, seemingly sneaking into a building, and chokeslams both Briggs and Hill. He then looks at the saints and leaves.
We then head to the back and Sol stops by to talk to ZARIA. She says she knew ZARIA was her opponent for the title. ZARIA then asks where his friends were at the end of the match and Sol says he was dealing with the Elegance Brand. Then ZARIA said that her shoulder still hurts. Sol then said that he could do most of the work. ZARIA then says that he may not be 100%, but if that’s the reason for his loss, please don’t blame her.
Vanity Project then makes his way down to the ring for the next match of the night, followed by Chase U.
Tag match: Vanity Project’s Swipe Right (Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes) vs. Chase U (Uriah Connors and Cale Dixon)
The match starts with Uriah and Ricky, and they both lock up. Uriah gets another takedown and Ricky hits a headscissors. Ricky locks him in a side headlock and Uriah hits a headscissors. Cale then tags in and Ricky hits Cale. Brad then tags in and Cale locks him in a waistlock. More kicks from Cale and Uriah hits a leg drop to the back. Cale then hits a moonsault and Brad and Ricky are sent flying to the floor. Uriah and Cale then hit a stereo suicide dive. Ricky then sends Cale onto the apron and Uriah gets distracted by Ricky. Brad then hits a press slam and hits Uriah.
Then we have Lexis King in the bullpen and Channing Lorenzo and Ariana Grace show up. Ricky then hits a boot and an Irish whip followed by a forearm. Brad then tags in and Uriah throws a flurry of punches. Brad then blocks Uriah’s tag and Uriah hits an enzuigiri. Ricky then tags in and knocks Cale off the apron. Uriah then hits a chop on Ricky, Brad grabs Uriah and Ricky hits a dropkick. Brad then tags in and Uriah is able to make the tag. Cale then slams a boot on Brad and Brad hits a clothesline on Ricky. Cale then hits Brad with a series of kicks and Brad sends Ricky over the top rope to the floor. Cale then hits a Fosbury Flop on Brad and Ricky. Cale then goes up top and hits a twisting splash for a near fall. Cale then hits a knee and Uriah hits a springboard cutter for a near fall.
Brad then pulls Ricky into the corner and makes the tag. Brad then punched Kale and Uriah punched Ricky. Uriah then hits a superkick on Brad, Cale wakes Brad up, but Ricky drags Uriah to the floor. Brad then hits a knee, Ricky hits a double stomp, and Brad puts Cale in a reverse DDT position for the win.
Winners of the tag team match, The Vanity Project’s Swipe Right (Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes)!
NXT General Manager Eva is then seen with Robert Stone and Eva says the officials are on their way. Stone asks if that’s too much. Laura Weiss shows up and asks about Izzy Dame. Then Eva says that Laura is AAA’s shining star. Then Thea Hale appears and tells him that she is ready for a rematch. Then Laura said she was next in line. Eva says she will face Izzy Dame in a triple threat match for the title on February 3rd.
Jada Parker is then seen walking behind her.
Blake Howard is then seen interviewing Keanu Carver. Keanu says he’s here because he needs to be here. Blake then says he has a match next week to qualify for the ladder match. Keanu then says he hasn’t answered any questions. Blake then asks about the problem Keanu was having with LFG, and Keanu gets up and leaves.
Jada Parker then comes down to the ring. Jada then grabbed the microphone and started saying how happy she was to be back. Jada says that while some things have changed, one thing has remained the same: her. Jada then stated that she kept hearing about this new era of NXT. Then Jada says she saw it. Jada then said that she saw what Kendall Gray did and that Kendall deserved to give her flowers. Then Jada says she saw Blake acting like he owed her something. Jada then said she saw Laura doing her job. Jada said she wasn’t in a rush to make excuses to come back. After that, Jada says there’s no need to talk about standards. After that, Jada says the criteria will be checked. Since then, Jada says standards have become stricter. Afterwards, Jada said she got up several times. Jada then says that she is the standard that cannot be bent. Then Jada said she heard everyone. Jada then said that everyone has something to say and an opinion about her.
Jada then talks about people criticizing her. Jada says I won’t lie to you. Jada says there are days when she can’t take a day off, but someone is in her ear telling her to work harder. Afterwards, Jada said she might not get a break but caught her eye. Jada then said getting your attention. Jada then says that if you walk into the room, I promise you’ll feel it too. Jada then says that the room will be a little smaller. Then, Jada said, the air became a little harder to breathe. Then Jada says it’s not dust. Jada says that’s the pressure. Jada then says she’ll show him what she’s capable of. Jada then said to hold her own because she has a right to be everywhere. Jada said she doesn’t dim the lights because she feels unsafe when someone is next to her.
Then the lights go out. Blake Monroe then requests the spotlight and she appears on the balcony. Then Blake said the lights could be turned back on. Then Blake says you made a big mistake last week by interrupting her. Blake then says that no one is better at interrupting than her. Then Blake says you’re just talking. Blake then says he can’t come back and disturb her. Jada then says that the reason Blake talks so much is because he might be able to prove something if he stops talking. And she said, at the end of the day, who do I have to deal with?
We then see Helio Lefleur in the background thanking Eva for the opportunity. Then Eva says there will be more opportunities. Miles Bourne congratulated Elio on his performance. Then Ricky Saints walks by and says that unlike Tony, he needs to do commentary and watch. Miles then told Ricky that he was going to meet Ricky in a ladder match after his match with Dion Lennox. Ethan Page then asks which Miles Bourne we’ll see next week. He then tells Miles that he knows what he has to do.
Sean Legacy then makes his way down to the ring for the next match of the night, followed by Eli Knight. Ricky Saints then rejoins the announce desk.
WWE NXT Championship #1 Contenders Ladder Match Qualifier: “Super” Sean Legacy vs. Eli Knight
The match starts with both men locked up and Eli hits an armdrag. Shawn then performs an arm drag. Eli then hits a leg sweep and Shawn hits a leg sweep of his own. Both men then fired kicks at the same time and Eli landed a headlock takedown. Both men then go for a dropkick at the same time and stand up together. Eli then tightens the waistlock into a side headlock. Eli then performs a crossbody attempt. Shawn then hits a dropkick and sends Eli flying to the floor. Sean then makes a suicide dive. Shawn then hits a springboard crossbody for a near fall. Shawn hits a chop. Shawn then sends Eli into the turnbuckles and chops Eli again. Eli then goes to the apron and returns to the ring. Eli then hits a dropkick and sets up for a dive to the floor, but Shawn moves. Eli then hits an Asai moonsault.
Eli then nearly falls. Eli then sends Shawn into the turnbuckle and chops Shawn. Shawn then hits a chop of his own. Both men then trade chops. Shawn then hits an Irish whip and Eli hits a boot. Eli then misses a missile dropkick and Shawn gets a near fall. Shawn then hits a kick to the back but gets a near fall. Eli then hits an elbow and Shawn hits a kick and snapmare. Shawn then hits a kick to the back and a moonsault for a near fall. Eli then throws a punch. Shawn then hits a forearm and gets a near fall.
Eli then blocks a suplex attempt. Shawn then blocked Eli’s suplex attempt. Both men then go back and forth with suplex attempts. Eli then hits some forearms. Shawn then hits a forearm. Both men then hit clotheslines at the same time and fell down. Sean and Eli then exchange punches. Eli then hits a boot and Shawn hits an uppercut into the ropes. Eli then hits an enzuigiri. Shawn then hits a clothesline and goes for a powerbomb, but Eli blocks it. Shawn then hits a sunset flip for a near fall. Eli then nearly falls. Eli then hits a thrust kick. Eli then rolls over and Shawn hits a superkick. Shawn then hit a Spanish fly and jumped onto the apron for a 450 splash for a near fall.
Shawn then carries Eli over his shoulders, but Eli holds onto the ropes. Eli then escapes and Shawn hits a back elbow. Eli then hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex into the turnbuckle. Eli then goes up top and hits a moonsault for a near fall. Eli then goes for an Asai DDT, but Shawn escapes. Eli then gets a rollup for a near fall. Sean then nearly falls. Then Eli blocks a kick and hits an Asai DDT. Eli goes up top and goes for a moonsault, but Shawn gets his leg up. Shawn then scored a Twist TKO for the win.
WWE NXT Championship #1 Contenders Ladder Match Qualifier Winner “Super” Shawn Legacy!
After the match, Shawn and Eli tried to shake hands, but Tony D’Angelo attacked them, sending Shawn into the ring and Shawn sending Eli to the floor. Tony then chokes Shawn into the announce desk. Tony then stands in the center of the ring while Eva heads to ringside with the police. Tony then leaves the ring and takes a police position.
Next, let’s look at Izzy Damm. She said winning the title was the reason she formed Culling. And she says they took advantage of the weak. Sean then says he’s impressed by Izzy and Nico. Nico then says that he executed his plan perfectly. Nico then says it’s time for him and Spears to do the same and have a shot at the tag titles. he. He said he would have DarkState and OTM fight, which would give him a clear path to the title.
We then head to the back where Tony D’Angelo is led out of the building and Eva tells Tony that she didn’t have a choice. Blake Howard asks Tony why he did what he did, but the police say they won’t ask Blake any further questions. Tony is then taken away in an SUV.
Then Bronco Nima and Lucian Price appear and Price pushes Blake away. Price then says he’s coming for the tag titles. Nima then says they are not here to see, but to take. And he said he would put the title on the line next week. Jackson then asks some of the women if they were moved by tonight’s win.
Brad then says that Chase U isn’t a real school. Then Drake tells them to watch next week’s qualifying match. Robert Stone shows up and says Drake will face Joe Hendry. Then Joe appears. Joe then said he wanted to get Tony D’Angelo and said he was looking forward to facing Drake next week.
Osiris and Saquon then talk about OTMs and how to take care of them next week. Cutler’s James then says it would be safer to keep Tony DeAngelo in prison. Dion then says that next week’s next victim will be Miles Bourne, who will qualify for the title match.
It has been announced that next week’s qualifying matches will feature Andre Chase taking on Keanu Carver, Joe Hendry taking on Jackson Drake, and Dion Lennox taking on Miles Bourne.
Fatal Influence then makes their way down to the ring for the main event of the night, followed by Zarka and Ren QCC.
TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship Triple Threat #1 Contender Match: ZaRuca (ZARIA & Sol Ruca) vs. WrenQCC (Ren Sinclair & WWE EVOLVE Women’s Champion Kendall Gray) vs. Fatal Influence (WWE Women’s Speed Champion Fallon Henry & Lainey Reed)
The match begins with a series of nearfalls from Gray, Rainy, and Sol. Sol then gets a rollup and Kendall gets a nearfall. Sol then avoids Reed and Gray and hits a double dropkick. ZARIA then hits a clothesline on Reed and a splash on Gray. Gray then rolls through, Wren tags in, Wren chops ZARIA, and so does Gray. He then chops ZARIA and hits a double belly thrust suplex. Wren hits a splash and butterfly suplex on Reed for a near fall. ZARIA then applies a waistlock and Fallon tags in. Fallon trips Wren and hits a jumping sidekick to the back of the head. Reed then hits a splash. Zarya then drags Fallon to the floor and evades Jaycee and Reed. ZARIA then hits the Wren and tags in Sol. Rainey and Fallon then clothesline Zarya and Sol over the top rope. Then Fallon swings off the post and kicks ZARIA. Reed then hits a special attack dive on ZARIA. Wren and Gray hit a moonsault to the floor.
Gray then nearly falls to Sol. Gray then sends Sol into the turnbuckle and tags in the Wren. More elbows by Gray and Wren into the corner. Wren then locks in a chinlock and Gray hits a dropkick. Fallon then hits Wren from behind and she sends Sol to the apron. Sol then applies the Tarantula on Wren, Fallon finishes up with a front facelock and applies Saturn’s Ring on Sol. Sol then gets a rollup for a nearfall. Fallon then applies a crucifix for a near fall. Wren then tightens it with cattle mutilation. Fallon then hits a chop block on Sol. Gray then tags in and hits Reed with a forearm. Gray then hits a Slingshot Stomp on Sol and Fallon attacks Gray. Reed then tags in and hits Gray with elbows and knees in the corner. Reed then takes a near fall. Fallon then tags in and hits a sliding forearm for a near fall. ZARIA tags in next.
ZARIA then hits a clothesline on Gray and Fallon finishes with a sleeper, but ZARIA pushes Fallon back into the corner. Zarya then stops Gray and applies a chinlock on the turnbuckle. Gray then kicks Fallon away and Gray hits an elbow. Fallon then comes under Gray and ZARIA hits the Doomsday Device. Afterwards, everyone teams up and Reed punches Sol. Wren then hits Reed and Sol with punches and elbows. Wren then hits Sol with chops. Wren then sends Sol into the corner and Wren hits a splash on both women. Wren then hits a suplex on Sol and a belly-to-back suplex on Reed. Gray then hits Sol with a flying forearm, forcing him into a near fall. Reed then hits a knee to Sol and Gray hits a forearm to Reed and Fallon. Reed then hits Gray with a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall.
Reed then goes for a slam, but Gray escapes and hits an O’Connor roll for a nearfall. Gray then slammed Jaycee to the floor. Gray then hits a cross armbreaker, but Sol hits a splash to break the hold. Sol then nearly falls. Sol, Reed and Gray then trade chops and forearms. Then Gray and Reed hit Sol with a double superkick. Gray then hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Sol then hits the springboard X-Factor. Sol then sends Fallon to the floor. ZARIA then tags in, but Sol is not happy. ZARIA then hits a double spear on Gray and Reed. Sol goes through the ropes and Fallon throws a punch. ZARIA then headbutts Reed. Gray then hits ZARIA with Shades of Gray for a near fall. Jaycee then takes care of Gray. Wren then hits a dropkick on Jaycee.
Reed then hits a crucifix bomb on ZARIA and ZARIA sends Fallon into Reed. ZARIA then goes for the F5, but Fallon counters with a DDT. Sol then drags Fallon out of the ring and Fallon hits a Blockbuster for a nearfall. Sol then spears him from the stairs. Reed then pulls Fallon away from ZARIA. Sol then hit a double Sol Snatcher and ZARIA hit an F5 on Fallon for the win.
Winners of the Triple Threat Match and the new No. 1 contenders to the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship, ZaRuca (ZARIA & Sol Ruca)!
After the match, Vic Joseph said that DarkState vs. OTM will be official next week. Later, as the show draws to a close, Sol and Zarya celebrate and share a hug.
Matches and key moments scheduled for WWE NXT on January 20, 2026
- WWE NXT North American Championship Match: AAA Mixed Tag Team Champion “All Ego” Ethan Page (c) vs. Helio Lefleur
- TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship Triple Threat #1 Contender Match: ZaRuca (ZARIA & Sol Ruca) vs. WrenQCC (Ren Sinclair & WWE EVOLVE Women’s Champion Kendall Gray) vs. Fatal Influence (WWE Women’s Speed Champion Fallon Henry & Lainey Reed)
- WWE NXT Championship #1 Contenders Ladder Match Qualifier: Josh Briggs vs. WWE LFG Season 2 Winner Shiloh Hill
- WWE NXT Championship #1 Contenders Ladder Match Qualifier: “Super” Sean Legacy vs. Eli Knight
