NXT returns to the Performance Center and Kelani Jordan is
the first person out to close out 2024 with her match
against Lola Vice.
Kelani Jordan defeated Lola Vice
Jordan started off strong with a headlock takeover before
Vice escaped and Jordan landed a crossbody for 2. Vice
recovered to grind away with a camel clutch before they each
exchange armbars on the mat while Booker T quotes MC Hammer.
Vice took Jordan down in the corner with a series of kicks
before landing a hip attack. Vice hit a three amigos before
landing some kneeling kicks, but eating a slick kick from
Jordan to even things up.
Jordan landed a series of rope-bound strikes to Vice before
Vice snatched a rear naked choke before Jordan slammed her
in the corner and then sat back to break it up. Cora Jade
ran down and Jordan ran Vice into her before a Backlund
Bridge wins it for Jordan. Stephanie Vaquer went to attack
Jade, but Vice accidentally backfisted Vaquer when Jade
moved.
An NXT Match of the Year nominee video package aired with
Femi vs. Briggs vs. Dijak winning. A Fatal Influence hear no
evil/see no evil/speak no evil video package airs to hype up
New Year’s Evil. An NXT Spotlight video airs with Giulia
hyping up Roxanne Perez as a worthy NXT Women’s Champion –
but she needs to put her own name in the history books like
Asuka and Charlotte while clips from MARIGOLD air. The NXT
Moment of the Year is Joe Hendry being in NXT while being a
TNA Wrestling roster member.
Sarah Schreiber interviewed Cedric Alexander about facing
Ethan Page tonight and Je’von’s jaw was wired shut and the
goal is for him to eat solid food – let alone get back in
the ring and he’ll take his anger out on Page before Page
tells him that he wished the texts warned him about Page
before he takes him out and puts him next to Evans. They
brawled out to the ring and their match is going on right
now instead of later.
Ethan Page defeated Cedric Alexander
Alexander started off heavy with a slugfest and stomping a
mudhole in Page in the corner. Page landed a corner combo
before eating a dropkick to the knee and a basement dropkick
to the neck for 2. Lowpe from Alexander hit hard on the
floor but Page landed a codebreaker “to tha snout” according
to Booker T for 2 before a dropkick landed another 2 for
Page. Alexander landed a snap Michinoku Driver for 2 before
falling to a Page cutter. After the match, Page grabbed a
toolbox and slammed it on Alexander’s hand.
Tyreik and Tyson chat with Hank and Tank about wanting the
tag gold before Wes Lee and Shawn Spears intervene and
Spears left Hank and Tank high and dry. Shotzi and Gigi
Dolin are out for a women’s triple threat tag match.
Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend defeated Shotzi & Gigi Dolin
and Katana Chance & Kayden Carter in a triple threat tag
Dolin and Carter start off hot with a basement superkick by
Carter. Legend came in and tosses Carter off her back before
hoisting Carter up in a Backlund lift. Chance and Carter
took Legend down and got 1 off a Chance cover. Shotzi and
Jackson went at it quickly with a butterfly suplex getting 2
for Jackson. Gigi came in and both she and Shotzi landed a
series of attacks to Jackson. Shotzi got the cloverleaf on,
but Jackson got to the rope.
Carter landed a big boot to Dolin before Chance hits a rana
to the floor and she and Carter land a stereo dive to Dolin
and Shotzi. Carter landed a basement superkick to Legend
before Chance goes into the drop zone for 2 before everyone
breaks it up. Jackson landed a missile dropkick to Chance
before Carter blind tagged in and ate a dropkick from
Jackson. Dolin hit an enziguri and set up a dive from Shotzi
that landed short. Legend and Jackson set up a shoulder-
walking dive to the floor that hits before a Dolin crucifix
bomb got 2.5. Jayne distracted Dolin and the Meta Girls hit
a double-team cutter for the win.
Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre chat about the Meta Girls and brag
about beating them before getting gold back. Backstage, Lola
and Stephanie argue before Kelani Jordan stirs things up.
Eva puts Cora Jade in a fatal 4-way at New Year’s Evil.
Backstage, Lexis King chats with Eva and she says it’s a
grey area if he can win it via DQ and at New Year’s Evil,
there will be a sudden death rematch and Lexis hands the cup
back to Eva. NXT Tag Team of the Year Award goes to Fraxiom,
who bring up being rivals and now being friends. Zaria and
Sol Ruca chat backstage before Ruca’s match and we get a
little look at some WWE ID signings in the crowd.
Izzi Dame defeated Sol Ruca
Ruca got an armdrag and drop toehold off a long collar-and-
elbow tie up. Ruca ties her up on the corner and rides her
like a surfboard. I think I saw Nick Bockwinkel do that on
the AWA back in the day. Dame sidestepped the Sol Snatcher
for 2. Zaria came down to give Ruca some moral support
before Ruca hits a springboard spinning shoulder block. Ruca
corner high kick hits and a moonsault met the knees of Dame.
Ruca wanted a moonsault off the top to the floor but Dame
put Zaria in the path of it! The I-Drive/Sky High hit and
gave Dame the win. Spears looked on menacingly.
The NXT Women’s Superstar of the Year is Roxanne Perez and
she says she’s brought people from all over the world –
Mexico, Japan, and TNA, and no one can stop her. Andre Chase
came out for Hank and Tank!
Wes Lee, Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe defeated Andre Chase,
Hank Walker & Tank Ledger.
Dupont slugged away on Tank before Igwe tagged in and ate
some offense on Tank. Chase ran in for a corner forearm
before Tank landed a corner charge. Hank and Tank would have
been a riot in Memphis with Lance Russell calling their
matches. Igwe stomped away on Tank before Tank hit a
spinebuster and Chase landed a swanton dive to the floor.
Lee went for a satellite DDT on Hank but turned into a front
choke before eating an overhead belly to belly and a
northern lights suplex and then a giant suplex by Hank!
Tank comes in and ran wild and slugged Igwe on the apron and
a cartwheel clothesline! Lee landed a superkick on the floor
to take down Tank. Chase slugged away on Igwe mid-ring
before hitting a Russian leg sweep. Chase wanted the Chase U
stomps, but fell into a deep depression and tagged out
before walking out on Hank. Hank got a schoolboy but ate a
Lee high kick and Igwe landed a stunner to win it.
Ashantee tried to call Carmen Petrovic and it goes right to
voicemail and he expresses his love for her and says he
misses her. Nikkita Lyons chats him up and he turns her
down. Spears congratulates Dame before Tony D tells him to
get away from her. Andre Chase told Kale Dixon backstage
that Chase U is dead before Oba Femi came out to accept the
Male Superstar of the Year award before saying it really
doesn’t matter and he is the captain now and you can see him
win the title at New Year’s Evil.
Trick Williams came down to show the fans some love like
they’ve done for him and Femi is beatable – and because he
is so beatable, that’s why they have a triple threat. Thorpe
smashed the award on Trick’s head and held the title high.
This was a solid by-the-numbers build towards New Year’s
Evil – but Oba Femi came off as the biggest star of the
three in the closing segment.
