WWE NXT 7/22/2025

WWE NXT 7/22/2025

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/wwe-nxt-7152025.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/wwe-nxt-7292025.html

Vic Joseph and Corey Graves are on commentary.

We see various wrestlers arrive. Booker T comes out through the backstage area. He walks past various wrestlers and talks about the card. He accidentally calls Blake Monroe "Monica Monroe", who is one of his Reality of Wrestling wrestlers and is pretty good. Booker T says Monica Monroe (ROW wrestler) is at Reality of Wrestling and isn't here but Blake Monroe debuts here tonight. He says he loves Monica.

Hank Walker, Tank Ledger, Sol Ruca and Zaria vs The Culling (Shawn Spears, Niko Vance, Izzi Dame and Tatum Paxley)

The heels run in and the fight starts. Niko hits shots on Hank in the corner then Hank does the same. Niko pop-up headbutts him. Niko bangs Hank's head off the buckles. Niko neckbreakers Hank. Hank corner lariats Shawn and bulldogs him. Tank sentons him for 2.

Tatum hits mounted shots on Zaria then Sol leapfrogs Zaria and hits a facebuster on Izzi. Zaria gorilla presses Tatum but Tatum escapes. All 8 end up fighting in the ring. The faces then hit 4 slams at the same time. The faces then hit a 4 person bodyblock on Niko which should be a DQ since it's mixed and not intergender. The heels go out and we go to break and return.

Tank back elbows Niko then they each hit punches. Niko pulls him into a headbutt. Niko misses a top rope diving headbutt. Tank flying lariats Shawn. Tank back body drops Niko. Sol and Tatum go at it. Sol hits flying back elbows and superkicks her. Sol tornado ddt's Izzi. Zaria throws Sol into a corner dropkick on Tatum. Sol kegstands off of Zar and splashes Tatum for 2.

Tatum step up enzugiri's Zar. Tank flying twisting shoulders Niko the he flapjacks Hank onto him. Hank hits a big lariat on Shawn. Izzi does a codebreaker + senton combo on Hank and Tank. Izzi top rope plancha's the boys then Sol top rope plancha's Niko outside.

Zaria runs into Tatum's knee. Zaria hits an F-5 on Shawn. Tatum rolls up Zaria for 2. Zaria spears Tatum. Tatum is handed her doll. The Dark State then appear. Tatum then pins Zaria.

Thoughts: I'm not sure what Dark State had to do with  this one. This had the usual issues with the women being allowed to attack the men and the men being too stupid not to attack back. I didn't like that. The match was action packed though otherwise and I did like it.

We see video of Ava talking to Jordynne Grace as she enters. She says she put her hands on Stevie and Stone last week and isn't allowed here tonight. Grace says she will get her hands on Blake one way or the other.

Fatal Influence come out to talk. Jacy won the TNA Knockout's Title on Sunday. Jacy says this is picture is worth a million bucks. She says she runs women's wrestling. She talks about having two belts and says she did all by herself without any help. Jacy says the fans tried to write her off but look at her now. She says she's a history maker.

Lash Legend comes out and interrupts. She says no one expected her to be a double champ. Lash says it's time for her to lash out and said everyone was talking about her at WWE Evolution. She said if she can go with the best on Raw and SD then she can win one of Jacy's titles.

Jaida Parker comes out. Jaida says Lash did her thing in the battle royal. Jaida says she has a direct line to the title though in NXT. She says she's the future face of the division. Jacy says she will let Lash and Jaida figure this out themselves. Fatal Influence then nails Lash and Jaida. Lash and Jaida hit back. Fatal Influence is cleared off then Lash and Jaida yell at each other.

Je'Von Evans is writing something in the back and Ricky Saints goes up to him. He says he's coming up with the next move. Ricky says not to overthink it. They talk about Jasper Troy. Evans says Troy is always mad and tells Saints not to overthink. Saints says the revolution will be televised and Evans says he will be watching.

NQCC talk in the back. Wren is nervous about tonight. Myles Borne comes in and says he's here to support Wren. Lexis King is kicking something in the back. Tav says tonight is the Wren-Q-C-C and says she's at home. Borne then shakes his head at king.

Ricky Saints vs Jasper Troy

RS hits punches on Troy. Troy throws him in the corner and hits corner spears. RS hits chops then mounted corner punches. Troy lariats RS on the apron. Troy misses a big splash. Troy running powerslams him. Troy throws RS over the top from the slam position.

We go to break and return. RS hits punches and Troy bearhugs him. RS bites him to get out. Troy is sent out and RS topes him. RS hits punches and chops. Troy misses a corner splash then RS top rope crossbodies him. RS hits a tornado ddt for 2. RS crossbodies him over the top and both go out. Troy backs the ref up the ramp. RS jumps on Troy's back and then hits punches.

RS is sent into the tron. The entrance ramp then collapses with RS on it. Troy then sentons him on the broken piece of the ramp. Troy then wins via countout.

Thoughts: I'm pretty sure Saints accidentally touched the ramp when he wasn't supposed to and broke it early. I believe the finish was supposed to be Troy doing a senton on him through the stage. It's a shame they messed it up as it was a spot we hadn't really seen for a while. At least it wasn't Troy who did it. The match was fine with RS working as the underdog and Troy being the big guy. Troy thankfully didn't lose. 

Trick Williams talks to The High Ryze in the back. He says he's calling someone out. Wes Lee tells him to let them know if he needs anything. Trick says he has to do this man to man. Evans mocks him and Trick says to mind your own business. Evans then goes to see what he's doing.

They talk about Ozzy Osbourne dying who made some WWE appearances including at Wrestlemania II.  

Trick Williams comes out. Trick says the man carrying 2 brands has arrived. He said he main evented TNA's biggest show ever at Slammiversary and beat Joe and Mike. He says that makes him the greatest champ of all time.

He said he told the WWE LFG crew to stand down last week and said they snitched on him to The Undertaker. He says Taker is one of the greatest but never held down 2 brands at the same time. He says LFG got Taker soft. He then calls out Taker and tells him to bring his @ss out here.

The Undertaker comes out. Taker says we have a dead man walking. He says Trick has it all except for one thing - respect. He says Trick ain't the same guy with the TNA Title that he was with the NXT Title. He says that guy was hungry and had the dog in him. He says that's not Trick.

He says it's not a matter of if Trick loses the title, he says it's when. He says that's when the walls come crumbling down. He says Trick's attitude is rotten and what he tries to teach his LFG team. Trick says he doesn't care about the LFG team.

He says no one on Taker's team or NXT is a star like him. Taker asks if that's right. Taker says Trick is a little too light in the @ss to take on an OG. He says if Trick wants to dance with the devil, he can flip the switch. he says he will make him famous when he does. Trick tries to hit him and is caught with a chokeslam. 

Blake Monroe heads to the ring.

Fatal Influence talk in the back. Jacy wonders who will take Lash and Jaida. Michelle McCool comes in. She says Nyx should take on Jaida and Fallon takes Lash. Nyx says only a baddie can handle another baddie. Fallon says her odds of beating Lash are better than Nyx's. McCool says it sounds like they have it figured out but they better talk to Ava.

Blake Monroe vs Wren Sinclair

Blake has a light up mirror for her entrance and they film her reflection in it.

They lock up and Wren's head is banged off the buckles. Blake hits shots in the corner then she foot chokes her. Wren does crucifixes on her. Wren then spin kicks her. Blake facekicks her and 2nd rope dropkicks her.

Blake then hits a slingblade for 2. Blake chin and armlocks her. Wren armdrags her then hits chops and double chops. Wren lariats and shoulders her over. Wren bangs her face off the mat for 2. Blake headbutts her and hits a double arm ddt for the win.

Thoughts: It was short and nothing too special. Blake didn't get that much offense in and it didn't look that special. Blake's red outfit is nice though.

Balke talks on the mic. Jordynne Grace jumps the rail and hits security. Grace hits some shots, germans a guard and tries to get Blake. Blake headbutts her then double arm ddt's her on a chair.

Ethan Page comes out with a podium and some other stuff. He says he's been North American champ for 56 days. He says 17 Americans before him had the honor of being North American champ. He says he wants to bring more honor and class than all of them combined.

He said his parents came from Yugoslavia and he was allowed to see every small town and every big city from coast to coast. He said if his family made different decisions then, he might have ended up like all of them. But he says he didn't as he was born in Canada and shows off 2 Canadian flags.

He says this championship should represent Canada and other countries also. He says he's the greatest North American alive and gives him the privilege of doing this. He then throws the title. He unveils a new North American Title with a Canadian flag belt on it. He talks about how Canada is better. 

He gets muted for a bit due to crowd chants and we miss a lot of what he says. He says to rise for the singing of the Canadian national anthem. He then sings O Canada until Santino Marella cuts him off.

Santino gets in the ring and the crowd chants for him. Santino says Page or "Ethan Pa-gay" has a big mouth. He says he's from Italy and is trying to follow in the footsteps of Cannonball Parisi, Bruno Sammartino and Rocky Balboa. He says he lives in Canada and says they don't think like Page. Santino says the people are good and hard working. He says the garbage coming out of his mouth makes him sick.

He says Page is a "bumhole boy". Page says he's lost and tells him to go back to TNA. Santino says he's friend with Ava and he came out. He says the title should be held by someone with dignity and class and says Page has none of those things. He says he has some of those things and says he will see him next week.

Page says they should do it right now. Santino goes for the cobra and Page runs. 

Trick Williams is looking shocked in the back. He runs into Oba Femi and Jacy Jayne. Jacy says excuse me and walks past. Oba and Trick stare down and Oba leaves.

Yoshiki Inamura and Je'Von Evans talk in the back. Inamura asks if he's a bad friend for not listening to Briggs. He says he likes Briggs but doesn't like how he thinks. Evans says sometimes you can like someone but not like them. Inamura asks what he's doing. Evans says he's trying to figure out what's next. Inamura says the NXT Title is next.

NQCC talk in the back. Borne says Dempsey thinks he knows better than anyone and Dempsey tells him to go away. Bubba Ray Dudley comes in and says Borne stays. He tells Dempsey to tell him to go away. Bubba hugs Wren and says great work and he's proud of her. Bubba says Tavion and Dempsey had a problem as they had a match but it ended with controversy. Bubba says they should have another match where if Tav wins, he's on his own, but if Dempsey wins, Tav stays in NQCC with a smile on his face. They agree and shake on it.

Lexis King comes in and Bubba points him out. King says Borne is a phony and isn't deaf. He says he's pretending to be deaf. King says if he's deaf, he's deaf and blind. Borne says he's not deaf but everyone wishes he was mute.

The announcers show a clip from Twitter. Roman is working out. Roman says Reed and Breakker think they are the future. He says they gotta find out if they are at the big shows. Roman says if Jey will trust him, him and Jey should take on Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker at Summerslam. He says they don't have much time.

WWE NXT Title - Oba Femi (c) vs Josh Briggs vs Yoshiki Inamura

Oba lariats JB over the top. Oba side headlocks YI. YI chops him then overhead throws him. JB side slams Oba and splashes him for 2. Oba takes shoulderblocks from both opponents. Oba lariats YI and then JB. Oba hits running corner euros on them. YI spinning slams Oba for 2 as JB steps on the ref's hand.

Oba hits a double chokeslam on both. We go to PiP break and return. Oba is in the electric chair and he throws JB off the top by the hair for 2. JB back elbows YI then Oba knocks JB into YI. JB lariats Oba from behind then chokeslams him. Oba leapfrogs YI and YI knocks JB over.

YI hits shots on Oba. YI flying battering rams Oba. YI sitout powerbombs Oba for 2 when JB pulls the ref out. YI yells at JB then flying shoulders him off the apron. YI muso's Oba then top rope splashes him. JB then top rope moonsaults both for 2.

YI hits chops on JB then JB hits a forearm. JB straight punches him and YI bodyblocks him. JB lariats him then Oba flying euros JB. Oba pop-up powerbombs JB and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a bit rushed and I believe then cut the finish short to make it before the show went off air.  JB and YI worked together early but that broke down as both wanted to win. The action was good with everyone hitting big shots and using their power on each other but we didn't get enough of it for it to be great.

JB knocks YI into the steps after and yells at him.

Je'Von Evans is in the back writing down things. The Undertaker asks if he's still trying to figure out what to do next. Taker tells him to keep going after the biggest dog in the yard. 

Overall thoughts: It was a bigger NXT than usual with Taker/Bubba being there, Santino appearing, a development with Roman Reigns, Page making a new title belt and a world title match. We only had 4 matches on this show but 3 of them were good. There was nothing must see here but I thought they did a good job of making this feel like a bigger show. I'd give this a 7 out of 10 and would recommend it overall.