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NXT TV RESULTS
MARCH 18, 2025
ORLANDO, FLA. AT CAPITOL WRESTLING CENTER
LIVE ON CW NETWORK
REPORT BY KELLY WELLS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR
NXT Commentators:Vic Joseph, Booker T
Ring Announcer: Mike Rome
Backstage Correspondent(s): Sarah Schreiber
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-Shots of Roadblock, including the promotional New York Rangers bits where the unlikely trio of Oba Femi, Stephanie Vaquer and Ethan Page were hanging out and doing some outreach. Undertaker’s appearance was also shown. Stephanie Vaquer’s big moment, winning both Women’s Championships, finished the segment. It’ll be interesting to see if there’s a tournament for the North American Championship or if Vaquer rolls with both for a while. Vaquer and Ricky Saints were shown arriving separately.
-Corey Graves wasn’t here, following his sub in for Pat McAfee last night.
(1) SOL RUCA (w/Zaria) vs. CHELSEA GREEN (c) (w/Piper Niven & Alba Fyre)
Niven and Fyre flanked Green in security gear. Ruca entered second for some reason, and she was on Zaria’s shoulders. Mike Rome handled formal introductions.
There were a lot of mat reversals early. They reset after a moment and Green took Ruca to a corner for some kicks. Green charged Ruca to the opposite corner and hit a headscissor takedown, but Ruca landed on her feet and hit a tilt-a-whirl slam. She surfed on Green and mocked the salute. Green missed a swing with Ruca on the apron and Piper tried to get involved. Ruca kicked back at her but the opening allowed Green to take control as the match went to split-screen. [c]
Ruca dropkicked Green to get back into it. They both sold for a moment, then got to their feet and exchanged punches and kicks. Green took down Ruca and covered for two. Rope run and Green threw one of her typically slow, lifeless punches and missed. Legdrop and a two for Green. There was a “USA” chant, so apparently we’re turning back the clock. Ruca hit a big DDT from the top and got two, but Fyre put Green’s foot on the rope. Zaria speared Fyre. Back inside, Ruca fought off the Unpretty Her once but couldn’t fight off a second effort.
WINNER: Chelsea Green at 9:48.
(Wells’s Analysis: Despite a sustained push and tons of reps, Green remains pretty bad in the ring, inversely proportionate to how well she plays her character. Ruca looked great, however, and will be a good underdog if that’s the way they go with her)
-Trick Williams and Je’Von Evans had a moment in the locker room. Evans tried to relate to Trick, who’s still in his dickweed phase and said Evans would never be champion like he was. Williams left, and Lexis King showed up and kept picking at Evans, who threw a stiff punch out of nowhere that left King on the floor, stung.
-Stephanie Vaquer walked through the back. [c]
-A promoted segment covered the D’Angelo Family. Stacks said Tony D should hang in the back during the match tonight because they need him 100% for his eventual rematch for the North American Championship. Tony praised him for thinking like an Underboss.
-Stephanie Vaquer entered in a leather jacket over street clothes, wearing the NXT Women’s Championship while carrying the North American Championship over her shoulder. She said she needs to be honest – this is difficult because English isn’t her first language…wrestling is. She said she had the opportunity to go anywhere, but she wanted to make history in the best women’s division on the planet. She said last week, she proved why she’s La Primera. There was a “La Primera” chant and she looked very pleased with it. She said she was waiting for the first woman to enter the ring and look her in the eyes and-
Jordynne Grace’s music played her to the ramp, and she was wearing a very girly pink and yellow shirt and skirt, against her usual type. She said she was about to face women on a different level. OUt of nowhere, Jaida Parker ran in and hit Hipnotic, leaving her laying. Parker hit the ring with the mic and said she was very proud of Stephanie, but she should bask in her glory and take her pictures and do her appearances, because it’s not gonna last too much longer. She said she’s standing ten toes down, looking her dead in the eyes. She said Jaida Parker will make her reap what she sowed. Vic and Booker put it over. [c]
(2) HANK WALKER & TANK LEDGER vs. JOSH BRIGGS & YOSHIKI INAMURA
Briggs and Inamura’s entrance was mostly not shown. Odd, since they have a lot more promise than Hank & Tank, who can be a fun undercard act, but I’m thinking Bushwhacker-level.
Action got going before the bell and two men spilled out. Briggs dominated Hank early with lariats and a chokeslam. He covered for one. Inamura tagged in Tank did as well, covering Inamura after a shoulderblock for two. Inamura took Tank to a corner for chops and forearms, but Tank hit some offense coming out of the corner. Inamura once again hit loud offense and got some good reactions. Everyone got involved and Hank & Tank tried to hit tandem tope suicidas but they got clocked in tandem instead.
Back inside, Tank fought from underneath until Inamura lifted him up for a spinning slam. Briggs tagged in and hit a big boot, and the meaty team (well, the meatier one of the meaty teams) double-teamed and Briggs covered for two. Briggs charged Tank hard to a corner and got in his face and said “You ain’t extreme,” playing off Hank & Tank’s meeting with the Hardy Boyz from a couple of weeks ago. Tank fired up enough to make a hot tag after a fairly short heat segment, and he dominated Briggs. He hit a bulldowg, and outside the ring, charged Inamura to the steps. He hit a Bossman Slam on Briggs and tagged Tank in. They pancaked him in the middle of the ring and covered for two. Both went up, but Inamura made the blind tag and after Briggs hit a lariat, Inamura hit his fantastic frog splash to finish.
WINNERS: Inamura and Briggs at 5:44.
(Wells’s Analysis: Tons of fun here as Hank & Tank are becoming beloved underdogs and Briggs & Inamura are probably on track to be tag champions before long, assuming Axiom & Nathan Frazer are ever going to lose them again.)
-The D’Angelo Family and the newly-named Culling faction (Shawn Spears, Niko Vance, Izzi Dame and Brooks Jensen) walked through the back ahead of the mixed six-person match, up next. [c]
-Eddy Thorpe went to the locker room, and several guys who were milling about walked away. Thorpe walked up to Ridge Holland and said they had a lot in common, as both were being overlooked in favor of shining new toys. They gassed each other up in a more or less heelish way ahead of their matches tonight.
(3) THE D’ANGELO FAMILY (Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo & Luca Crusifino & Adrianna Rizzo) vs. THE CULLING (Niko Vance & Brooks Jensen & Izzi Dame) (w/Shawn Spears) – mixed six-person match
Action happened before the bell, and the women ended up legal. Rizzo was in control early and soon, Stacks and Jensen were in, and Stacks kept things up as he dominated with some fast-paced offense. Vic brought up G.I. Bro & the Misfits in Action, and Book said Vic made him think about Major Gunns. Vic told him to focus. Vance tagged in and Stacks remained in control. Everyone got involved and it was a schmoz outside. Dame hit a plancha on all the men, and then Rizzo hit a tope suicida on Dame as the match went to split-screen with Rizzo fired up. [c]
The Culling took control during the break and continued a heat segment upon return. Jensen hit from the top, then hit a nice axe kick and covered for two. Booker T was impressed at the use of one of his old signature moves. Vance tagged in and worked his basic offense on Stacks, wearing him down with a headlock. Stacks played face in peril for some time, trying to kick Vance away. Vance raced for a tag and Jensen hit the ring, but missed from the top. Dame tried to get involved but Rizzo hit the ring and used a crawling Jensen as a springboard for an elbow. Nice. Crusifino made the hot tag and dominated, and hit a springboard splash and covered, but Dame broke it up. Again, the women brawled.
[HOUR TWO]
The Family males hit a Shatter Machine, and Tony D’Angelo was shown fired up in the back. He was attacked by the bandanna gang in the back, as we continue teasing a turn for Stacks that might still be a coincidence (but I think Stacks is being groomed to lead them to see if he can anchor a faction). Vance took advantage of a distracted Crusifino and finished him.
WINNER: The Culling at 10:27.
(Wells’s Analysis: Lots of messy action, which kind of served the intended purpose as the sides are in a genuine feud. The Culling got a needed win a week after naming their group, but this was more about getting to wherever we’re going with Stacks and D’Angelo)
-Stephanie Vaquer talked with Ava, who made an NXT Women’s Championship match between Vaquer and Jaida Parker next week. Fallon Henley busted into the shot, still antsy for a rematch for the NXT Women’s North American Championship. Vaquer wasn’t scared of her and agreed to the match, immediately following the match with Parker. Ava, surprised, made the match.
-Karmen Petrovic, with Ashante Thee Adonis, entered ahead of the next match. [c]
-There was a replay of D’Angelo getting jumped by the “four rogue Performance Center athletes,” as Vic referred to them.
(4) KARMEN PETROVIC (w/Ashante “Thee” Adonis) vs. JACY JAYNE (w/Fallon Henley & Jazmyn Nyx)
Petrovic, an essential tweener, is playing babyface tonight. Lockup to open. Jayne took Petrovic to a corner and teased a clean break before some cheap shots. They exchanged basic offense in front of a quiet crowd after the chaos of the six-person match. Jayne hit a superkik and then stomped Petrovic for a minute, then hit a standing senton. Jayne blew Adonis a kiss sensuously and he waved it off. Jayne hit a cannonball and covered for two.
Jayne worked a headlock and Petrovic broke it quickly. They exchanged fists, then feet. A double-clothesline had both selling on the floor. Adonis, on the outside, got a steel chair out from under the ring and shoved it over to Petrovic, asking her to use it. She eventually shoved it back to him. The new ref just kind of watched the scene and let it go without actually trying to physically intercept the chair, perhaps somewhat forgetting his role in such a moment. The opening allowed Jayne to finish.
WINNER: Jacy Jayne at 4:03.
(Wells’s Analysis: On a show desperately in need of a babyface win, a heel who almost never wins picked one up. The Petrovic-Adonis saga continues, shortly after they’ve become an official onscreen item. Is Nikkita Lyons injured again? Not that I’m missing her terrible in-ring skills, but she had a budding feud with Petrovic and has completely disappeared)
-Hank & Tank got together in the locker room and Hank said they needed more advice from high-level teams. Wes Lee, Tyriek Igwe & Tyson Dupont showed up and mocked them. Lee said no matter what information they have, they just haven’t “got it.” Hank & Tank seethed as the heels took off.
-Ricky Saints entered ahead of his first singles match, called out as such by Vic. [c]
-Jaida Parker cut another promo, this one in the face of the camera, after leaving Ava’s GM room. She was fired up as she promoted the match next week with Stephanie. Parker is so awesome; the last thing she needs is another championship loss, but in fairness, she might be heading north before long. Early in the scene, Ashante Thee Adonis was shown in the background selling his disappointment at his failure tonight.
(5) RICKY SAINTS vs. RIDGE HOLLAND
Holland had the early advantage with beefy punches and knees. Saints slipped out the back of a suplex, then hit a suplex and fired up. Holland feigned an eye issue, then clocked Saints in the midsection. Body slam and a cover for one. Another suplex got another one-count. Vic, as he loves doing, referred to the one count as a “near fall.” Holland hit a back elbow, then rained down some clubbing blows. Saints fired up and hit a back elbow in a corner, then booted Holland, who yanked Saints by the foot and laid him out. Another slam, and Saints slipped out and charged Saints against the apron a couple of times. “Ridge you suck” chant.
Back inside, Holland was still in control. Holland suplexed Saints over and out, and Saints’ back hit the apron on the way down in an awkward-looking bump that all the same felt intentional. Holland controlled as the match went to split-screen. [c]
Vic said it was all Ridge Holland during the break. Holland wanted a full nelson bomb but Saints rolled through and covered for a quick two. Holland shut it down by shoving Saints into a corner. Saints hit some back elbows and then ran right into a stomach breaker for two. Backstage, Eddy Thorpe was shown focusing ahead of his Underground main event. Holland worked a waistlock, and Saints fought to his feet, but Holland yanked him back by the hair. Saints wriggled free of a slam and hit a back body drop. Rope run and a swinging neckbreaker by Saints.
Holland went outside, and Saints followed and threw chops and rights. Back inside, Holland again drove Saints to a corner. He went up and threw rights, and Saints fought back, snuck out and yanked Holland down. Holland missed in a corner and Saints booted him, then hit a springboard tornado DDT. Saints hit his finisher.
WINNER: Ricky Saints at 12:28.
(Wells’s Analysis: The problem is, Saints was so thoroughly dominated, his finisher didn’t look like it was enough to finish an opponent he never really softened. It was a lot to ask of the crowd, which has seen nothing but heel victories, to have a specifically disliked heel totally dominate a long match over a beloved newcomer)
-Hype for the main event. [c]
-Hype for the Roast of WrestleMania.
-An unseen interviewer tried to get a word with the bandanna gang. Dion Lennox spit some fire about not waiting around. They wondered whether they had made their statement tonight, and deciding they still hadn’t, they reentered the building. There’s only one match left, so it’s not like there’s a lot of doubt about what they’re heading in to do.
-Vic promoted Stephanie Vaquer’s two defenses next week. Looks like there will be no follow-up with Giulia this week. Lexis King with face Je’Von Evans for the Heritage Cup next week.
-Kelly Kincaid interviewed Ricky Saints backstage. She got about ten seconds of screen time before The Culling showed up and shooed her off to talk to Saints. Niko Vance struggled through some threats. Izzi said there were a lot of big men around here and he doesn’t measure up. Shawn Spears laughed. Saints said Spears shouldn’t be laughing, and Dame shouldn’t worry because he always measures up in the right places. The audience hooted and hollered in response.
-Eddy Thorpe entered ahead of the main event, and the show…went to commercial? I’m hoping the overrun hasn’t returned, but it’s 14 to the hour and the babyface won’t enter for at least three or four minutes. Maybe Thorpe is with the gang…? [c]
-PC kids surrounded the ring. Vic reminded us that the only to win is by Knockout, Submission or TKO.
(6) TRICK WILLIAMS vs. EDDY THORPE – NXT Underground Match
Action spilled to the floor early and Williams tossed Thorpe to the steps. Back up to the ring (there are no ropes in this match), Williams punched Thorpe to the outside and onto a pile of big PC guys. Yet again they went out to that side and Thorpe backdropped Williams through the announce table. They aren’t paid by the hour.
Back inside, Thorpe worked a triangle on Williams. Williams tried to slam Thorpe to break, and when he didn’t, he instead shoved Thorpe off of him and onto another gaggle of PC guys. Inside, Williams hit a Trick Shot and then rained down punches and referee Darryl Sharma called for the bell to drive Thorpe back down to the undercard.
WINNER: Trick Williams at 3:57.
Williams told Oba Femi to “bring your punk ass out here.” Femi strode to the ring and jawed with Williams. The lights went out, and the bandanna gang showed up on the steps from all areas. Je’Von Evans tried to get Oba and Trick together to fight a common enemy, but Williams shoved him away. The PC kids tried to separate the three of them and all got laid out. Evans and Williams took out Femi, and he was laid out. Vic casually tossed out that the bandanna gang’s name is “Dark State.” Thanks for getting that info out in such an interesting way, guys. Dark State looked on, apparently satisfied at the chaos, despite not having any hand in it…unless Trick or Je’Von is with them, which I’d call possible if not probable.
(Wells’s Analysis: Poor Eddy. He was a total afterthought in a match that ended up with no fewer than seven important players going forward. The match was actually pretty decent for its short runtime, with some exciting impact spots. The post-match angle was also hot, and it’s great that the evil group has a name, though why the hell would vanilla Vic know what it is, of all people? Surely there was a better way for that information to get to us. Maybe one of the guys was supposed to mention it in their mic time and forgot?
FINAL THOUGHTS: Lots of moving parts in the main event segment, which is surprising since it was the shortest main event segment in some time, and certainly the shortest as far as ring minutes in a long time. The brand is wasting no time getting the pieces in place for the next stories going forward, and we have three men fighting at the top of the card in what will likely leave us with Oba Femi defending in yet another triple threat, which is tiresome, but is genuinely going to be the best way to get the Championship off of him eventually. We’ve also got Stephanie Vaquer positioned as a major star as the brand is running with her over Giulia, but with Giulia playing no part in the next steps, it could be that she’s on the fast track to the main roster. There’s a lot to unpack here tonight and Nate Lindberg will handle it on PWT Talks NXT. Cheers.
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