Tonight's episode of WWE NXT emanates out of Atlanta, Georgia as the black and silver brand steps out of their comfort zone of the WWE Performance Center and takes over Center Stage.
While not a special episode in the sense of being designated something like Roadblock or Spring Breakin', WWE has gone ahead and given this a lineup worthy of one of those upgraded editions.
This post will be updated throughout the evening to reflect live coverage of all the important information, noteworthy things that transpire, winners for all the match results, recaps of promo/talking segments and more. Keep refreshing for the most up-to-date results!
Preview & Predictions for WWE NXT:
On tap for tonight's episode, Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson get their shot at the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship after defeating The Unholy Union to earn the title opportunity. They've crossed paths with Bianca Belair and Naomi before, but seem more fired up than ever to be possibly walking out with the gold. Given how Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez just beat Belair and Naomi on Raw, though, I wouldn't be so sure we're going to see a title change happen here.
Shotzi is also in contention for a title, having defeated Stephanie Vaquer to steal the No. 1 contender's spot away from her. In that match, NXT Women's North American Champion Fallon Henley interfered, hitting Vaquer in the back with the title belt. Shotzi didn't see this, but it has led to doubt that she deserves that opportunity. I'm fully going with Henley retaining.
Trick Williams will be in action against Wes Lee, Cedric Alexander will try to get some revenge on behalf of Je'Von Evans when he faces Ethan Page, Oba Femi will join Austin Theory and Grayson Waller on The Grayson Waller Effect, and Bayley will team with the NXT Women's Champion Giulia against Roxanne Perez and Cora Jade. I'm going with Williams, Page, Bayley & Giulia winning, and I expect to see Williams show up in the Grayson Waller Effect segment.
Here are your results for WWE NXT January 28, 2025:
- Bayley and Giulia defeated Cora Jade and Roxanne Perez by pinfall.
- In a vignette, Eddy Thorpe says he plans to make his mark on NXT and he "can't be broken."
- Oba Femi was the guest on The Grayson Waller Effect. The Atlanta crowd was super into Austin Theory, while Grayson Waller took shots at the audience. They spoke about how Femi has been so dominant, but Theory said that they don't see him as a main roster main event star. Femi said he never saw them as NXT champion and he was proven right. After some more trash talking, along with Femi putting out a challenge to fight either of them at Vengeance Day, Ava came out to say he doesn't book matches. Trick Williams then came out, started fighting with Theory and Waller, and was powerbombed by Femi.
- Izzi Dame was interviewed about the Tony D'Angelo situation, with her explaining that she was paying back a favor for him having her back over Shawn Spears being a stalker of her. Ridge Holland interrupted, upset that Dame cost him the North American Championship last week. Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo then got into an argument with Holland.
- Wes Lee defeated Trick Williams by disqualification after Trick refused to listen to the referees and flipped out after the match in anger, pushing a referee and tossing a chair around.
- Backstage, Ava told Oba Femi he's going to face both Austin Theory and Grayson Waller in a Triple Threat match for the NXT Championship at Vengeance Day. She then talked to Trick Williams in the locker room, and he's pissed that Waller and Theory don't deserve a title match. Ava booked Trick in a tag team match next week against A-Town Down Under, and he'll have to team with Oba Femi.
- NXT Women's North American Championship Match: Fallon Henley (c) retained over Shotzi by pinfall. After the match, Stephanie Vaquer popped up behind Henley, and it was announced Vaquer will face Henley for the NXT Women's North American Championship at Vengeance Day. Later in the show, Fatal Influence was complaining about this, and Jacy Jayne interrupted Henley (to continue the teasing of the tension between them), and Henley volunteered Jayne to face Vaquer in a match next week.
- In a backstage moment, Ava announced that Giulia will defend the NXT Women's Championship against both Bayley and Roxanne Perez in a Triple Threat match. Perez had just blamed the tag team loss from earlier in the night on Cora Jade (since she was the one to get pinned), and this upset Cora.
- Ethan Page defeated Cedric Alexander by pinfall. After the match, Page was going to continue to beat down on Alexander until Je'Von Evans came out to make the save.
- Josh Briggs gave Yoshiki Inamura a leather vest as a thank you for Inamura welcoming him so well in Japan during his Pro Wrestling NOAH stint. They're still looking to get a tag team title opportunity.
- Bianca Belair and Naomi (c) defeated Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson by pinfall to retain the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
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