WWE NXT 6/17/2025

WWE NXT 6/17/2025

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/06/wwe-nxt-6102025.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/06/wwe-nxt-6242025.html

Booker T, Vic Joseph and Corey Graves are on commentary.

Jacy does a tweet video saying she's only been champ for a week and has the whole division on her. She said Lainey Reid called her the most beatable champ but she beat Vaquer, who no one else could. She said she's the best champ you have ever seen and says we will soon all realize this.

Evolution Eliminator - Jaida Parker vs Thea Hail

Thea nails JP during her entrance. JP's head is banged off the apron. Thea is sent into the rail. Thea thesz presses her and hits mounted shots. JP hip attacks her on the ropes then pounds on her. JP is sent out and Thea topes her. Thea top rope crossbodies her then exploders her for 2.

JP side slams her for 2. JP chinlocks her. JP swinging front facelocks her. JP chinlocks her again. JP suplexes her then hits a reverse suplex. JP is sent into the steps outside. We go to PiP break and return. Thea rolls her up off a running hip attack. Thea then kimura's her.

JP  breaks it up but Thea keeps going back to it. JP definitely taps out but the ref doesn't see it. JP running hip attacks her from behind and wins.

Thoughts: The finish was the story here with JP tapping out and the ref not seeing it. It was acceptable but not too much more.

Josh Briggs talks to Inamura and Elijah. He says no one likes KC Navarro and AJ Francis. Eli says First Class makes TNA look bad and Inamura calls them sickening. Eli says he will see them out there.

Hank and Tank come in. They say Briggs and Inamura can get a title shot anytime. Oba Femi comes in. He says Jasper is the most powerful guy he has fought but he's still the ruler and it won't change anytime soon. Trick Williams and Oba then run into each other. Oba says his money is on Briggs and Inamura and Trick says he will be one broke ruler then.

We get a video on Blake Monroe picking out a dress in her wardrobe. They say she will sign her NXT contract tonight.

Evolution Eliminator - Lash Legend vs Kelani Jordan

Lash pushes her down. KJ hits forearms. Lash knees her in the gut and slams her. Lash then bangs KJ's head off the mat. Lash misse a splash. KJ hits boots to the face. KJ does a bad rolling thunder then side headlocks her.

KJ flying headscissors her then dropkicks her out. KJ asai moonsaults her outside. We go to break and return. Lash is cradled off a delayed suplex. Lash pump kicks her for 2. Lash racks her over her shoulder and KJ flips out with a codebreaker.

KJ hits forearms and dropkicks her. KJ cartwheel back elbows her. KJ hits a sliced bread #2 then top rope splashes her for 2. Lash blocks a split legged moonsault. Lash tries to 2nd rope backdrop her but KJ rolls on her and gets a 2 count. Lash gets her knees up on KJ's 450. Lash then does an over the back rack drop and pins her.

Thoughts: Lash winning was a bit of a surprise here. It was just a match and not anything too special. It wasn't KJ's best showing.

We get a video on the Tony D'Angelo vs Stacks feud. Tony finds Luca Crusifino walking up behind him and asks where he's been. He says he's had enough and will see him in the ring.

Tony D'Angelo is in the ring. He says to be the don, you have to be aware at all times and be aware of being stabbed in the back. He said Stacks stabbed him in the back, Rizzo went into hiding and Luca got clipped, or so he thought. He said all he wants from Luca is his trust and loyalty but he's not getting it. He says Luca will get out there so they can talk man to man.

Luca comes out. He says he's not lying to him. Tony asks what happened in the desert. He says Stacks crew ziptied him, put him in the back of the car and let him go. He said Stacks told him it was his lucky day then took his phone and left.

He said Luca stared at him like an idiot at Battleground. He asks if he can trust him. He asks why he didn't hit Stacks. Luca says maybe he should have but he didn't know what to do. He says he advises people and it was the first time he made a decision on his own. He said usually Rizzo is his soundboard.

Tony asks if he's with Stacks. Stacks then comes out with 3 guards. Stacks says Tony is pathetic without him. He says he has the truth and won't accept it. Stacks asks Luca if he has ever not believed in him. stacks says there's a reason he saved him from the desert. He said he was never going to be good enough to be Tony D's consigliere and says he knows what to do next.

Stacks' crew then attacks them. Luca and Tony get the first shot in. Luca tries to save Tony from Stacks and ends up hitting him.

First Class and Trick Williams talk in the back. AJ says KC is injured and he's not cleared tonight. AJ says they don't present problems, they present solutions. He says KC can't go but they found someone who can. The High Ryze come in. Wes says they have history. Trick says he was wrong for the past. Trick days he's down with High Ryze and accepts Wes as a teammate. 

We go to Chase U. Chase U introduces Kale and Uriah to the class. We see them in class. Chase says they have a strict curriculum in the summer. Kale keeps interrupting. Chase says Chase U should be their priority. Kale interrupts again. Chase says this is a teachable moment. He says Kale needs to adjust to Chase U. He says to make it in the world, you have to do more than just learn - you have to get tough. Kale then leaves and Uriah says, "What a shame".

The Vanity Project and Ethan Page talk in the back. They say Page messed Ricky Saints up. Page says it's his best work. Saints come in and says he will come after him next week. Jackson Drake says he hasn't learned his lesson yet and will have to go through Vanity Project to get to him. Ashante "Thee" Adonis says Ricky needs to just chill out. He says it's a numbers game and the odds aren't in Ricky's favor. Everyone has left and Ricky says the odds aren't in his favor either.

Blake Monroe arrives in a car.

Elijah sings and plays guitar before his match.

Je'Von Evans, Tavion Heights and Wren Sinclair talk. They say Wren needs to talk to Charlie Dempsey. She said she didn't. Evans then talks to Jasper Troy. He said he held his end and said his time is coming but not before him. Troy tells him to get out of his face. Charlie Dempsey comes in. Evans says Tavion doesn't want to be with NQCC anymore. Charlie says Evans should fight Tavion and Tav can leave if he wins. Evans says Charlie needs a hug and Wren hugs him. Wren tries to get Tav to hug him as well.

Elijah, Yoshiki Inamura and Josh Briggs vs Trick Williams, AJ Francis and Wes Lee

YI and Wes go at it. Wes hits leg kicks and a side headlock. Wes dropkicks him in the knee then YI shoulders him over. YI chops him. Wes takes a double team pop-up drop.

AJ shoulders over Briggs. Briggs side slams and splashes Trick. Eli wristlocks Trick and Trick headflips out. Eli flips out using the ropes. Eli flying lariats Trick. Eli walks up the ropes, rope walks and meteora's Trick for 2.  Trick side kicks Eli. Trick is sent into the rails. Wes tries to do a tope con hilo on Briggs and YI but is caught. AJ then takes a double team and a top rope Eli elbow drop. We go to PiP break and return.

YI hits shots to AJ's gut and chops him. YI hits forearms then AJ spears him for 2. AJ hits Tennessee whiskey on YI. Wes slingshot elbow drops YI. Wes superkicks YI out of the corner then YI spinning slams him.

Eli back elbows Trick then hits chops in the corner. Eli stomp flurries him then twisting suplexes him for 2. Eli is back body dropped out. AJ is jumping knee'd off the apron. Wes corkscrew moonsaults onto Trick on accident. YI then top rope splashes Trick and wins.

Thoughts: I don't really get Inamura pinning Trick here that was random. It didn't get as much time as I expected and it wasn't as clean as it should have been at times. It was okay but there was potential for this to be great. I don't know why KC wasn't in this one but it's a shame he wasn't because it would have been the biggest match of his life.

Sol Ruca and Zaria talk in the back about making videos. Tatum Paxley pops up out of a box from behind and seems to want to talk to them but misses them.

Tony D and Stacks argue outside of Ava's office. Tony tries to get Stacks to have a match with Luca and he doesn't want it. Ava says she can't give Stacks a match with Luca. She says Stacks fights Noam Dar for the Heritage Cup. She says Stacks consigliere signed off on it and Tony thinks she means Luca.

Evolution Eliminator - Izzi Dame vs Zaria

Izzi hits a facekick early. Zar hits shots in the corner and they trade shots. Zar pump kicks her then suplexes her for 2. Izzi's face is banged off the buckles. Zar sunset flips her for 2. Izzi knees her in the gut. Izzi hits corner spears.

Zar headbutts her then hanging sleepers her from the buckles. Zar 2nd rope diving lariats her for 2. We go to PiP break and return. Zar is pulled into the ropes then Izzi 2nd rope diving codebreakers her. Izzi hits shots in the corner then running facekicks her. Izzi slams her for 2.

Izzi chokeslams her for 2. Zar hits running lariats and pump kicks her. Zar slams her and germans her. Tatum Paxley comes out and hugs Sol from behind. Zar is distracted then Izzi pins her with the sky high.

Thoughts: This was probably the biggest win of Izzi's career. It was okay but I would have liked to have seen them focus more on the power vs power match here.

Briggs and Inamura talk. Briggs says Inamura deserves a TNA Title match. Inamura says he came back from Japan for him. He says he would want Briggs to have his TNA Title match. He says he wants Briggs to be TNA champ while he's NXT champ. Briggs says that is the bigger thinking he was talking about and he loves it.

Evolution Eliminator - Jordynne Grace vs Lola Vice

They mat wrestle to start. Lola flying headscissors her then is thrown out. Lola hits a hit spin kick then various kicks to the gut. Lola corner hip attacks her. We go to break and return.

JG goes up and over her. JG hits a rolling death valley driver and and a sliding forearm. JG tries a vader bomb but Lola triangles her. Grave powerbombs her down to escape it.

They fight on the buckles. Lola 2nd rope single arm ddt's her and spinning high kicks her for 2. JG does a drop on her then wins with made in Japan.

Thoughts: It was a little better than I expected but I still didn't think it was that great. It was also a bit rushed at times. These two looked so alike here as they had similar types of gear on, similar colors and similar hair colors that I found it hard to figure out who was who when we were seeing them from behind.

Sol and Zaria yell at Tatum in the back. She says she didn't mean to cost them the match. Izzi Dame comes in and tells Tatum they are not her real friends. Izzi says they'd include her if they are her real friends and she says she would. Blake Monroe then walks past them.

We get a video on Noam Dar talking about The Heritage Cup. He says he's proud that his name has been on the trophy more than anyone else. He says he's been the gold standard of the cup and plans on keeping it that way.

Josh Briggs vs Trick Williams for the TNA Title will be on next week's show. The winners of the Evolution Eliminators will also fight in a 4-way.

Ava is in the ring for Blake Monroe's contract signing ceremony. She says NXT has the best women's division and she will continue to add to it. Blake Monroe is brought out.

Blake says she's been dreaming of hopping into bed with the talent in the NXT locker room. She says it's no secret that WWE has always been her dream. She says the women's division is all hers. She says The Glamour raises the bar and redefines what it means to be a star. She says the spotlight is now firmly on her.

She signs her contract and Fatal Influence come out. Jacy asks why Ava is kissing the newbies @ss like this. She says Fatal Influence has been running the division all year and didn't get any thanks for it. Nyx says this is cute but she's delusional if she thinks she can take what Fatal built.

Blake says the rumors are true and says Fatal are as insecure as they are b!tches. Jacy says it's reality check time and says the division doesn't need her. Jacy says she's another flavor of the month. Blake slaps her then fights with Fallon. Jacy spinning forearms Blake. Blake takes a double chokeslam through the table. Fatal then poses to close the show.

Thoughts: I'm not sure if I liked this one. I would have liked Blake to come off looking stronger but at least she's going to be in a bigger feud from the start.

Overall thoughts: There were a lot of women's matches here but none of them were that great. The trios match didn't really deliver like it should have and they spent a surprising amount of time on Tony/Stacks/Luca. I didn't like Blake Monroe's segment as she got put through a table when many people are seeing her for the first time. Dark State was nowhere to be found despite being pushed hard 2 months ago. I would give this one a 5 out of 10 as it was an average show with no real great matches or segments. I wouldn't recommend this one.