WWE NXT 1/13/2026

WWE NXT 1/13/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/wwe-nxt-162026-new-years-evil-2026.html

We are at the Performance Center. Vic Joseph and Booker T are on  commentary.

Ava is in the ring with the NXT Title. The roster is around the ring. She says Oba vacated the NXT Title last week. She says the men's division is now wide open and she can't wait to see who steps up. She says there is no better moment than right now.

Ricky Saints comes out. Ricky thanks everyone for coming out. He says he ran Oba Femi out of NXT. He says that's what you call an absolute hat trick. He says the ruler is afraid. He says Trick, Oba and Evans are in the past. Evans says he's the now and forever and says you will all be watching him now. He says we have lots of future champs here but that's the future. Ricky invites Ava to hand the title to him.

Ava says he deserves an opportunity but no more than the other men here. Ava says there will be a 6-man ladder match on 2/3/26. She says whoever pulls the title down will become the new NXT champ. She says qualifying matches begin next week and she can't wait to see who will step up and make this moment their own. Ava then hangs the title and the title goes up into the air. Everyone the fights.  Keanu Carver comes down and throws someone into the crowd.

Keanu then pounces Ricky smokes over the top. Keanu powerbombs Brooks Jensen through the commentary table. Jackson Drake tries to tope Keanu and is forearmed. Drake is then thrown onto people outside. 

Thoughts: Well that did not go as I expected. Keanu Carver appeared which was a shock and he got put over strong. 

Ava is talking to someone on the phone who is on his way. Robert Stone tells Ava that Blake Monroe has a lot to get off her chest.

Kelani Jordan vs Lola Vice

KJ dropkicks Lola off the apron as she comes down. KJ slingshot tornillo's her outside. KJ comes off the top and Lola hits her in the gut. They roll and punch each other on the mat. Lola seated springboard armdrags her. Lola shoulders her over. KJ spinning legsweeps her and foot chokes her. The Culling arrives in the parking lot.

KJ back elbows Lola for 2. KJ kicks Lola in the ribs. Lola hits kicks to the gut. The two try pin attempts and Lola triangles her. KJ ropebreaks. Lola spin kicks her in the gut and hits punches to the gut. KJ slaps her. Lola chases KJ around the ring. KJ lariats Lola outside.

We go to break and return. Lola boots KJ in the gut and they kick each other down. They trade forearms. KJ superkicks her. Lola high kicks her and germans her. Lola hits spin kicks to the gut and kick combos her. KJ slides out to avoid a hip attack and Lola leg lariats/la silla's her off the apron. Lola corner hip attacks her. Lola does a grounded choke. KJ jumping kicks her. 

KJ top rope frogsplashes Lola for 2. KJ tries a split legged moonsault but Lola triangle's her on the landing. KJ tries a pin off of it. KJ spinning olympic slams her. KJ misses a top rope 450. KJ backrolls her and tries to pin her while using the ropes but is caught. Lola urakens her as KJ argues with the ref and Lola pins her.

Thoughts: This was one of Lola's best matches. It was all action. Everyone hit their spots and the two just really flowed well together. I liked this and thought it was good.

Lola says she's coming after the title next.

Tavion Heights does a video. He says he broke out in 2025 and showed what he is capable of. He says he will show what it is like to reach new heights in 2026 and will become the new Speed champ over Jasper Troy.

Jasper Troy congratulates him on earning 5 minutes in the ring with him. Troy says he doesn't need 5 minutes and says whatever momentum he gained is a dead end tonight.

WWE Speed Title - Jasper Troy (c) vs Tavion Heights

Tav dropkicks him and tries to sunset flip him. Tav slingblade headbusters him and tries pin attempts. Tav front facelocks him. JT rams him in the corner then bodyblocks him. JT hits triple splashes. 

JT stops on Tav's gut. JT hits shots to the gut then corner splashesh im. Tav hits forearms and eats a backbreaker. JT does a grounded abdominal stretch to him. We see Shiloh Hill getting ready in the back. Tav slams JT then boots him out of the corner. Tav lariats JT then overhead belly to belly suplexes him. Tav top rope splashes JT for 2. JT black hole slams him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a good little bout here. They only had 4 minutes but they got a lot done. Troy moved well. I liked Tav's top rope splash and him doing an overhead belly to belly on Troy was impressive.

Lexis King then nails Tav from behind after. He hits him with the coronation neckbreaker and tells him to look at him. 

The WrenQCC want to talk to Ava. Zaria and Sol Ruca get behind them. They say they want next at Jacy instead of Kendal. The girls argue and Jacy Jayne enters. She tells them to all pipe down. They all head in Ava's office. Ava says she spoke to Santino and says an NXT team is getting a shot at the TNA Knockouts Tag Titles. She says ZaRuca will face Fatal Influence and WrenQCC for the shot. 

Lexis King says what he did to Tav was majestic when he runs into Chase U. Chase says that was a teachable moment on what not to do. King says the men's division is wide open and he will claim the top spot. Stacks interrupts with Arianna. Stacks says King knows what he's talking about so they should listen. Chase U leaves and King asks if Stacks has got this. Stacks says he does.

Robert Stone yells at King. Myles Borne then yells at Stone. He says he wants a qualifying match and is not asking. Stone says he will talk to Ava.

We get another video on Elio LeFleur. He says his mask tells his story. He says he began training at 16 and was trained by CMLL's Nitro. He said nitro held a seminar in his town and would give his mask to the best trainee. He said Nitro gave him his mask. He says it was one of the proudest moments of his life. He says he reps him by wearing his mask. He says he wants to honor the lucha tradition as he wouldn't be where he is without it. He says he's coming to NXT and is here to slash the sky.

Ava talks to Ethan Page. He asks who his qualifying match will be against. Ava says he won't be in the match. Page asks who deserves it more than him. Ava says she will put him in a qualifier if he gives up the title. Page puts over his run with the title and Ava says he has had the longest reign. She says the title deserves all the spotlight and that's why it will be defended next week vs Elio LeFleur. Page complains about Elio debuting and getting a title match. 

Blake Monroe comes out. She says she had every intention of reclaiming her NXT Title. She says she did attack Thea Hail and said she just brought hell out to play. She says she just anted her title back and they turned it into controversy and chaos. She says people don't always know what to do with you when you are as talented as her. She says she is the standard and the most complete woman in NXT. She says no one compares to The Glamour. She says she lost patience with the system. She says every story ends in the same truth. Jaida Parker then interrupts.

JP gets a big pop from the crowd. She says she's back and Blake asks if she can help her. Blake goes to talk more and gets hit. JP hits corner spears. JP lays her on the 2nd rope and step up buttpresses her. She then hip attacks her off the apron.

We get a Shiloh Hill video. He says 2025 was wild with him winning LFG. He says he was in Christmas chaos and says that was sick. He says it reminds him of Christmas when he was 7. He said he tried to bring squirrels in the house. He says his family freaked out and they had to chase the squirrels around the house. He says he tango'd with Arianna Grace last week. He says tonight is about the TNA International Title. He says TNA and NXT will find out why no one sleeps on Shiloh Hill. 

We get a video on Darkstate. Cutler says they didn't build slowly to the top. They say they did it all in 2025. Shugars says anyone that steps to Darkstate gets dropped by them. Shugars says we don't know what they are capable of. Dion says Joe Hendry asked what's coming for him. Cutler says ain't nobody safe when they strike.

TNA International Title - Stacks (c) vs Shiloh Hill

Stacks kisses Grace during intros and Grace slaps Hill. Hill hits shots on Stacks' gut and hiptosses him. Stacks hits punches and ear claps Hill. Hill rolls up Stacks for 2 off a missed corner splash. Hill is sent shoulder first into the buckles. Stacks wristlocks him. 

Hill armlocks Stacks. Stacks is back body dropped over the top rope. Stacks' head is banged off the apron. Hill tiger feint's under the bottom rope and lariats Stacks. Hill cannonballs Stacks off the apron.

We go to break and return. Stacks hits a 2nd rope euro on Hill. Hill hits punches and Stacks knees him in the gut. Stacks hits like a low diving shoulderblock for 2. Hill tilt-a-whirl slams Stacks. Joe Hendry talks to OTM in the back. Hill takes his tooth out. Hill hits punches on sTacks and headbutts him. Hill shoulders him over. Hill double underhook twisting drops Stacks. Hill standing inverted flipping sentons Stacks.

Hill is sent into the ropes and Stacks running back elbows him. Stacks hits a gutbuster for 2. Hill goes out and hugs Grace. She screams. Hill tries a slingshot sunset flip but Stacks blocks it. Stacks tries to hold the ropes and the ref kicks his hands away. Hill cradles Stacks and Grace uses her foot to push Stacks. Stacks pins Hill.

Thought: It had some interesting moments to it. Hill and Grace have to keep interacting. Those two are entertaining together. Hill continues to remain an unusual guy who they are going to have to be creative with. 

Izzi Dame comes out to talk. She says she's the NXT Women's North American champ. She says she won't tell the story about how she worked hard and finally won. She says she didn't tumble into success, she just outsmarted everyone else. She says while other women feel sorry about themselves, she watches everyone and studies. She says the loss to Tatum last week just brought her clarity. She says last week proved she is always 3 steps ahead. She says she designed the outcome and is now a champion.

She says everyone wants a piece of Izzi Dame. She says Lola and Thea want shots. She says the title is hers now and she is in control of when and how anyone gets close to it. She says if you want the title, you are walking into a trap and a game that has already begun.

Tatum Paxley comes out and officials try to keep her away. Tatum takes down Izzi and pounds on her. Izzi slides out of the ring. Tatum hits an official. 

Ricky Saints is interviewed. He says he had a convo with Ava. He says he was owed a rematch and they came to a compromise. He doesn't need to qualify for the ladder match, he's in it. He says he will be at ringside for some of the qualifiers next week (Legacy vs Eli Knight, Josh Briggs vs Shiloh Hill). Stacks comes in. Stacks says he beat Hill and asks why he gets a qualifier match before him. Lexis King then tells Stacks, "let's talk".

Officials are kicking Tatum Paxley out of the building as Blake Howard talks. The Vanity Project then say they have signed their NXT contracts. Smokes says he can't wait see what girls they run into. Drake says it's a drema come true for all of them and says he will be in a qualifier since he's the Evolve champ right? Brad says they face Chase U next week. Blake tries to talk to Keanu Carver and Keanu knocks the camera's away.

No DQ Match - Joe Hendry vs Dion Lennox

Joe comes out and OTM is behind him as Darkstate comes up to him. 

Joe and DL lock up. They go into the corners. DL hits corner spears then punches. Joe hits chops on DL. Joe flying back elbows DL then neckbreakers him for 2. DL euros him over and stomps him. DL backbreakers him for 2 then neckbreakers him. 

They trade punches on the buckles. Joe superplexes him. We go to PiP break and return. Joe hits euros on DL. Joe is thrown hard into the buckles for 2. DL chinlocks him. Joe hits chops on Dion and is sent into the buckles. Shugars puts a chair between the buckles and DL is sent into it, kncocking Shugars off the apron. Joe hits punches on DL. OTM gives Joe brass knucks. He punches DL down for 2.

Joe fallaway slams DL. DL is given a kendo stick and hits Joe with it. Joe then hits DL with it. Joe hits a standing ovation on DL but the heels pull Joe out on the pin attempt. Joe takes a slingshot blue thunder variation but OTM pulls DL out on the pin. OTM then pounds on DL outside.

OTM and Darkstate then fight in the ring. They all end up going out and to the back. A table is set up in the corner. DL and Joe both grab chairs. DL spinebusters Joe on a chair for 2. Joe hits a standing ovation on the chair on him for 2. They trade punches. DL spears Joe through the table in the corner for 2. Tony D'Angelo comes in and chairs DL. He then chokeslams him.

Tony offers to help Joe up. Tony then spinebusters Joe. Tony puts Joe on top of DL and Joe wins.

Thoughts: It was not a real hardcore match here as they only used one table, some chairs and a kendo stick. It was acceptable but not much more. The ending was interesting.OTM got some pops here which was good and I bet they end up fighting Darkstate next week.

Ava comes out with security guards including Riggins, Braxton Cole, Chris Island and Presley. Tony takes down Island and germans Braxton. Tony spinebusters Presley. Tony then stares down Ava before he leaves.

Overall thoughts: Lola/Kelani had the match of the night as those two really clicked. Tavion/Troy wasn't bad either the main was acceptable. Keanu Carver was introduced to NXT and put over. We also got a lot of talking and another Tony D'Angelo run in. I'd give this a low 6 out of 10 as it was okay overall but nothing must see. They did a good job though for a brand that lost their 3 biggest stars in one week.