Whose time is it?

Deadline returns and so does the Iron Survivor Challenge! Who makes it through the most exciting 25 minutes of action to head for the top of NXT?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge: Wes Lee VS Je’Von Evans VS Nathan Frazer VS Ethan Page VS Eddy Thorpe ???; Oba Femi wins and will challenge for the NXT Championship.
• NXT Underground: Jaida Parker VS Lola Vice; Lola wins.
• NXT Tag Team Championships: Nathan Frazer & Axiom VS Myles Borne & Tavion Heights; Frazer & Axiom win and retain the titles.
• NXT Championship: Trick Williams VS Ridge Holland; Trick wins and retains the title.
• Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge: Sol Ruca VS Stephanie Vaquer VS Zaria VS Giulia VS Wren Sinclair; Giulia wins and will challenge for the NXT Women’s Championship.

PLAY BY PLAY

It’s the WWE Deadline Countdown Show!

Join Megan Morant & Sam Roberts in discussing, analyzing, and predicting all the action set for the last Premium Live Event of 2024!

BREAKING NEWS from Ava Raine!

“Due to the heinous attack he suffered this past Tuesday, Eddy Thorpe has been out of the Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge. We still don’t know who attacked Eddy and we’re continuing to look into it. However, for Deadline tonight, I will find a suitable replacement to take Eddy’s place in the Iron Survivor Challenge.” Another whodunnit for WWE, who took out the Alpha Wolf in hopes of joining this golden opportunity?

Backstage interview with Wes Lee.

Sarah Schreiber with the cold-hearted Cardiac Kid and says he is in tonight’s Iron Survivor Challenge. Has he had time to digest the news of Eddy being taken out? No, he has not, but he can certainly sympathize. Having the biggest opportunity of your career taken away from you, he knows Eddy must be pissed. Wes knows Eddy is watching, and tells him to look on the bright side: Eddy wasn’t winning this anyway! HAH! Eddy is just now realizing what everyone else already knows: It is cutthroat around here! And Wes will show that he is the MOST cutthroat of them all. No one is willing to go to the lengths to win this like he is. NO ONE.

Then Sarah has to ask: Did he take Eddy out? He just said it is cutthroat around here. Well, that’s not a no. Yeah, she’s right. Wes leaves, is he taking credit for an attack? Or did he just confess?

NXT shares Trick Williams’ video from last night.

“What’s good, everybody? Just an update for you. I have checked out of the hospital. And I have been cleared to compete tomorrow at Deadline.” As we all saw, Ridge got the best of Trick on Tuesday. Ridge took Trick’s neck to hell and back, but he is NOT taking the title. Trick is doing this for Chase U, for NXT, and for himself. See you tomorrow. Is Tricky Two-Time Two-Time going to make it through Deadline at far less than 100%?

Backstage interview with Nathan Frazer & Axiom.

Sarah is now with the NXT Tag Team Champions and says this is the biggest night in their careers. Not only do they defend the tag titles tonight against, but Frazer is first going to be in the Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge. Yes, a big night for Frazer! First thing is, who replaces Eddy in the Iron Survivor? Oh, that’s the first thing? Y-Yeah, until the tag title match. He’ll first win the Iron Survivor, then Fraxiom defends the tag titles like they always do! Axiom points out this is Myles & Heights, both technical standouts who got past six other teams, and this is their first shot so they’re gonna go all out.

Just like Axiom knows Frazer will to win the Iron Survivor, so Axiom hopes he doesn’t have to carry this team. Frazer says relax, amigo, he’ll be fine, it’ll be fine. And for real, Frazer wrestling twice is a concern, but he’ll give everything he’s got. Axiom knows Frazer will. Then back to the Eddy situation, Sarah is sure the fans noticed them looking to each other Tuesday night. Did either of them take Eddy out? They’d never do that! It sucks for Eddy, but hey, maybe Axiom could get tagged in as his replacement. Then they won’t have to be upset with each other. Axiom is a bit flummoxed but that is a good point. Could Fraxiom pull a double double duty?

Sit-down interview with Ridge Holland.

Blake Howard is with Yorkshire Grit and thanks him for his time. To get right to it, Ridge’s return to NXT was not how he envisioned. But time flies, and the main thing Ridge wanted was opportunity to show us what he could do. But no matter how hard he tried, the people weren’t accepting him. Ridge has had controversy, slip-ups, and it showed how merciless the NXT fans can be. But despite all that, Ridge decided to use all that as fuel. Then flashback to August: Ridge and Andre Chase win the tag titles. When did the switch flip? When did Ridge… Ridge says be careful, Blake. There was no switch. This is who Ridge is.

Chase U was using Ridge to get ahead. They wanted to win the big one but they were soft, so Ridge had to go and change the culture. He’d been in a group before, so he was sick of being used. Ridge’s needs were not being met. So he had to destroy Chase U before they destroyed him. Well his “destroying” Chase U led to the biggest win in his career in the 2300 Arena. But does Ridge have any resentment toward Trick Williams? Yes, of course he does. Ridge watched Trick’s rise. He was spoon fed everything! Ridge tried to be a company man, do everything right, and he never got an ounce of the love Trick got. That ate Ridge up.

Nothing taken away from Trick, he is a great athlete. But he played American football. Ridge played rugby, a real man’s game! The toughest team sport on the planet. Trick got the soft glove treatment, with no respect for wrestling or even the title he wears. Trick is using it all for clout. And because of that, tonight, Ridge takes the title to set NXT on the course it needs to be on. Then last question: with Eric Bischoff stirring the pot, it got heated on Tuesday. Ridge hitting that Redeemer DDT on the desk, was Ridge trying to injury Trick? Oh, Blake. Trick struck first. Ridge just responded. That silver tongue got Trick in trouble.

But Trick should count his lucky stars that he can still walk right now, because he won’t be walking out tonight. Ridge will win the title. The fans can shout and dance and sing, but it won’t be “Whoop Dat Trick,” it will be “Smash That Trick!” Ridge is about to unleash all of his bitterness and brutality, will Trick even survive to 2025?

BREAKING NEWS!

The replacement for Eddy Thorpe has been found! But the surprise will be waiting for us all as Deadline kicks off in just literal minutes! Who’s the fifth man, brother?

It’s that time of year…

…where we embrace joy and peace. But in NXT, it is all about surviving! The clock is ticking, and it is time to make history once again. Every precious moment counts both in the ring, or in the Underground. With a reign in danger, watch out or time will run out. When order is shattered by chaos, the fate of NXT hangs in the balance. And for ten superstars, the dream of achieving championship gold is in their reach. But when it comes to strategy, the most critical element tonight is time. Only two can be the Iron Survivors, and they’ll have a chance to forge a new era. Tonight is the Deadline!

Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge: Wes Lee VS Je’Von Evans VS Nathan Frazer VS Ethan Page VS ???

Eddy Thorpe was riding high after winning the Last Chance Fatal 4, and yet someone took him out! But who it was comes second to who will take his place, and how the change to this match will change the outcome! Who opens tonight by winning a golden ticket to the NXT Championship?

The first two out, who must run the 25 minute gauntlet, are the Young OG and the cutthroat Cardiac Kid! This is already going to be fast paced but will it get bouncy? The bell rings and the first five minutes is counting down, and the two r4un up! Je’Von sunset flips, TWO! Je’Von says it was that close! Wes brushes that off and runs up, but into  a DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Je’Von brings Wes up to CHOP, then he follows Wes to CHOP again! Je’Von CHOPS again, then whips, but Wes reverses. Je’Von KICKS Wes, then runs up to FLYING FOREARM! STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO!

Wes scrambles to his feet and he clinches Je’Von. Wes fires body shots, then throw sin knees. Je’Von elbows back, blocks a kick, then flips Wes. Wes lands on his feet, then trips Je’Von into a corner! SUPERKICK to the back! Wes hits an INVERTED EXPLODER! Je’Von lands hard but Wes adds a STANDING SKY TWISTER! Cover, TWO! Je’Von goes to a corner, Wes RAMS into him, then digs his shoulder in. Je’Von CLUBS Wes, the fans taunt Wes, “WES LEE SUCKS!” Wes picks Je’Von up for a SPINEBUSTER, then jackknife bridge, TWO! Je’Von stays out of the Penalty Box but Wes stays on him.

Je’Von fires body shots and haymakers! Wes ROCKS Je’Von right back! Wes CLUBS Je’Von down, then stalks him to a corner. Wes KICKS Je’Von in the side! Je’Von writhes in pain but Wes pushes him down. Wes clamps onto the legs to tie them up, then he throws down shots into the kidneys! Wes CLUBS Je’Von in the back! The fans boo but Wes soaks it up. Je’Von fires hands, whips, but Wes reverses. Je’Von goes up and up and FLYING RANAS! The fans fire up as we pass three minutes, but Wes dodges the dropkick to DOUBLE STOMP Je’Von on the back! The fans boo but Je’Von bails out. Wes builds speed to DIVE! Down goes Je’Von at the ramp!

The fans cheer for “NXT! NXT!” as Wes puts Je’Von in. Wes goes up, steadies himself, and MARIPOSAS! Cover, TWO! Je’Von keeps Wes from scoring, then he fires hands! The fans rally as we have a minute to go! Je’Von whips then LARIATS Wes! Je’Von rallies, picks Wes up, but Wes fights the back suplex! Je’Von shoves Wes, then scoops, BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Wes stays out of the Penalty Box, but Je’Von gets moving! Springboard, OG- NO!! Wes stops the cutter and shocks Je’Von! But Je’Von shifts to STUNNER, go to the ropes, but Wes trips him! High stack with ropes! Wes scores!!

Lee: 1; Je’Von: 0

And just as the time is up! Here comes Frazer! Frazer rushes right in, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and FLYING LARIATS! The fans fire up while Wes wobbles, and Frazer CHOPS! Frazer whips, Wes reverses, but Frazer ducks ‘n’ dodges to QUEBRADA DDT! The fans fire up as Frazer hurries up top! FROG SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Wes stays out of the box, and Je’Von still has 45 seconds to go. Je’Von cheers Frazer on for the time being and Frazer storms up on Wes. Frazer whips, Wes reverses, but Frazer goes up and over! Frazer handsprings away, then baits Wes into a BUCKLE SHOT! Wes flops out of the ring, Je’Von has 20 seconds!

Frazer DIVES but Wes moves! Frazer lands safe, but Wes ROLLING HEEL KICKS! Ten seconds for the Young OG, Wes SHOTGUNS Frazer into barriers! Here comes Je’Von! He FLIES over the corner to take them both out! Je’Von drags Wes up and in as the fans lose their minds! Je’Von hurries but Wes scrambles away. We pass 7 minutes total but Je’Von goes for Frazer. Je’Von puts Frazer in, blocks a kick, but not the DRAGON WHIP! Je’Von rebounds, rebounds, and ROLLING KICKS! Cover on Frazer, but Wes runs up! Je’Von moves so the SENTON hits Frazer! Wes runs, tilt-o-whirls, but Je’Von blocks that!

Je’Von uses his uncanny strength to SIDEWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! Je’Von shrugs that off to go up a corner. Wes SHORYUKENS! Wes climbs up after Je’Von, we’re at 8 minutes, and the two throw hands! Je’Von ROCKS Wes and he tumbles to the floor! But Frazer’s right up to get Je’Von! Je’Von fights with hands, Frazer backflips to then get away from Je’Von! SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO! Frazer hurries to bring Je’Von to a drop zone and goes up, but has to avoid Wes! Frazer ELBOWS Wes, Je’Von rolls Frazer, TWO! Frazer sunset flips Je’Von, TWO! Je’Von kicks, Frazer ducks and rolls Je’Von up, TWO!

Je’Von runs, Frazer dodges and LARIATS him out onto Wes! Je’Von uses that to hoist Wes up! But Wes RANAS Je’Von into the apron! The fans fire up as we pass 9 minutes, and Frazer DIVES! Direct hit on Wes and Je’Von that almost wasn’t, and the fans are thunderous! Thirty seconds left before another entry, so Frazer hurries to get Wes up. Frazer ROCKS Wes, then he CLUBS Je’Von. Wes CHOPS Frazer! The countdown is back, Je’Von SUPERKICKS Wes! Next added is… Ethan Page! All Ego gets no love from Minneapolis but he doesn’t care. Ethan runs to BOOT Je’Von! And LARIAT Wes! And BOOT Frazer!

Ethan puts Frazer in, hurries after, but Frazer cradles him! FRAZER ASCORES!! Ethan is shocked, cuz now he’s in the box!

Lee: 1; Je’Von: 0: Frazer: 1; Ethan: 0

The fans cheer but Ethan SHOVES Frazer in frustration. The fans boo but Ethan has to reluctantly go to the Penalty box. He doesn’t want to, but Frazer DROPKICKS him! Je’Von SHOVES Ethan into the box, and then says “SUCK IT!” Wes rolls Frazer! TWO!! Wes BOOTS Frazer, DECKS Je’Von, but Frazer rolls Wes! TWO and Je’Von BOOTS Frazer! Je’Von ROCKS Wes, brings Frazer up and suplexes, but Wes body shots! Wes shoves Frazer so he can drag Je’Von in. But Frazer runs and runs and LARIATS Wes into giving Je’Von the DDT! Cover on Je’Von, TWO! Frazer is frustrated but he still has his choice.

Ethan has another 30 seconds and he’s complaining the entire time. Frazer brings Wes up but Wes ROCKS him! Frazer ROCKS Wes, then turns him to suplex, ANARCHY! Frazer hurries to a corner and climbs! Ethan is released while Frazer hit a PHOENIX SPLASH! Cover, Ethan rolls Frazer to SCORE!

Lee: 1; Je’Von: 0; Frazer: 1; Ethan: 1

Ethan returns the favor and loves it, then goes to cover Wes, TWO! Je’Von is back to ROLLING BUZZSAW! Ethan flounders away but Je’Von goes after him. Je’Von ELBOWS Ethan, then goes up and up and APRON CUT- NO! Ethan stops Je’Von, Wes runs up, Je’Von ducks! The triangle jump DROPKICK takes out Ethan! Wes SCOPRION KCIKS Je’Von, and Ethan has Je’Von in the Electric Chair! Wes runs, TOPE DOOMSDAY!! The fans lose their minds, we have 30 seconds for Frazer and a minute for the final entry! Wes and Ethan brawl, Je’Von is back to FLY! Direct hit on Ethan and Wes!

Je’Von hurries to put Ethan in and he climbs! The fans fire up as Je’Von hits a FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH! Cover, WES BREAKS IT! Frazer is released but he takes his time. We have 30 seconds before the final man is in! Frazer AX HANDLES Ethan, everyone is throwing shots! Ethan blocks a kick to sends it into Je’Von! Ethan KICKS Frazer! Wes BOOTS Ethan! Je’Von KICKS Frazer! Frazer KICKS Je’Von! QUADRUPLE ROUNDHOUSES!! The fans are thunderous and here is the moment of truth! The fifth man is… OBA FEMI!? The Ruler has returned to NXT, and everyone else knows that’s a problem!

Ethan SHOVES Je’Von out in hopes Oba gets him first! He CLOBBERS Je’Von, UPPERCUTS Wes, CLOBBERS Ethan, repeat! The fans fire up as Oba runs, but Frazer BOOTS him! Frazer goes up, leaps, but into an UPPERCUT! Oba sees Je’Von return, FLYING FOREARM! Oba staggers around so Je’Von goes up and up, SUPPER- UPPERCT!!! Cover, Oba scores!

Lee: 1; Je’Von: 0; Frazer: 1; Ethan: 1; Oba: 1

Je’Von goes to the box but Ethan fires off on Oba! Ethan whips, Oba reverses and clinches, URENAGE BACKBREAKER! Cover on Ethan, Wes SUPERKICKS it apart! Wes fires hands, then runs, handsprings, but Oba catches him! SHOTPUT!! Cover on Wes, Frazer breaks it! Oba glares at Frazer, runs up, but Frazer dodge! Oba hits buckles, Frazer springboards, but Oba stops the rana! FALL FROM GRACE!!! Cover, Ethan YANKS the ref out! Oba is furious and so are the fans. Oba storms up on Ethan, grabs him by the neck, and Ethan wants mercy! Je’Von say s do it! Oba RAMS Ethan into the box door! And now Je’Von is stuck inside!

Wes DIVSE, but Oba catches him! Oba RAMS Wes into the apron, then throw shim into Ethan! Frazer DIVES, Oba catches him! Frazer slips free and POSTS Oba! Je’Von CLIMBS! SUPER SWANTON takes out Oba and Frazer!! The fans are thunderous as Je’Von hurries up a corner, springboards, FLYING CUTTER on Wes!! Cover, Je’Von scores! EVERYONE has a point!

Lee: 1; Je’Von: 1; Frazer: 1; Ethan: 1; Oba: 1

The fans fire up as Je’Von is on the board, and we have SIX MINUTES left in this! Oba then stares Je’Von down. Je’Von backs up from the ropes as Oba storms in. Oba pushes Je’Von with his forehead, then eggs him on. Je’Von snarls and fires hands! The fans fire up as Je’Von bobs ‘n’ weaves and fires shots! JUMP PUNCH! But Oba grabs Je’Von by his neck! Frazer DROPKICKS Oba! Frazer RAMS Oba, Je’Von joins in and they mug the biggest man in this! But Oba SHOVES Je’Von! Je’Von comes back to ROCK Oba! Thirty seconds on Wes, we hit 20 minutes total as Oba continues to fight off Je’Von and Frazer!

Oba puts Frazer up top, ROCKS him, then brings him around. Je’Von storms up but Oba fireman’s carries! He adds Frazer to it! Wes is free and he SUPERKICKS Oba! Oba drops the others, they DOUBLE KICK! Wes BUZZSAWS Oba! Then Frazer SUPERKICKS! Wes SUPERKICKS! Je’Von SUPERKICKS! Oba DECKS Je’Von! Frazer & Wes DOUBLE SUPERKICK! But Oba just ROARS!! DOUBLE LARIAT!! The fans are thunderous as Oba hauls Je’Von up, whips him, and pops him up! FALL FROM GRACE!! But Ethan rolls Oba! ETHAN SCORES!!

Lee: 1; Je’Von: 1; Frazer: 1; Ethan: 2; Oba: 1

The fans boo as Ethan has the lead, and now laughs as he runs away! Oba goes out to the box and Ethan blows a kiss. But Frazer SUPERKICKS Ethan! Ethan falls onto Je’Von! TWO but into a ghost pin! JE’VON SCORES!

Lee: 1; Je’Von: 2; Frazer: 1; Ethan: 2; Oba: 1

Ethan is confused, and now he has to go to the box, with Oba in it! Ethan panics but Oba wants to be fed! The refs usher Ethan over, and Ethan grabs the door frame! Oba grabs Ethan! And throws him around! The fans fire up as Ethan begs for his life! Ethan climbs the box, but Oba drags him back down! It’s like the goat with the T-rex in Jurassic Park! We hit 23 minutes, and the ref lets Oba out. Oba CLOBBERS Frazer! Oba stands on the apron but Wes HANDSPRING KICKS! And SUPERKICKS! But Oba TOSSES Wes out of the ring! Oba stalks Wes, but then Je’Von DIVES! Oba is sent into desk!

Je’Von goes up and up, OG- NO, Oba blocks the cutter! The door opens for Ethan but he’s unconscious! Oba beats Je’Von up, then TOSSES him against the box! Oba gets in, Frazer runs up, but Oba scoops! Wes saves Frazer, but Oba TOSSES Wes again! Oba grabs Frazer but Frazer HOTSHOTS! Wes clamps on with a SLEEPER! We’re under 45 seconds but Oba RAMS Wes into buckles! Oba catches Frazer, but Wes ROCKS Oba! Oba CLUBS Wes! Final 30 seconds! Oba YANKS Frazer up but Frazer PELES! Oba rushes Wes, Frazer runs up, Oba has them both! DOUBLE CHOKE SLAMS!! Cover on them both! OBA DOUBLE SCORES!!!

Lee: 1; Je’Von: 1; Frazer: 1; Ethan: 2; Oba: 3

Oba has the lead with 5 seconds! SUPER CUTTER!!! But Je’Von can’t cover!!! TIME’S UP!!! OBA WINS!!!!

Winner: Oba Femi (NEW #1 Contender to the NXT Championship)

Je’Von was literally a second too late! This one came down to the wire, but The Ruler takes over! Whether it is Trick Williams or Ridge Holland in the New Year, will Oba still make himself the NEW NXT Champion?

Lexis King speaks.

“I didn’t qualify for the Iron Survivor Challenge, I’ not even on the Deadline card. And yet here I am in freezing cold Minneapolis. Then why’re you here, King? What’re you doing here? I’m here because this city has a place in my heart. Not a special place, not a feel good one, but a pit int eh bottom of my heart. Because this is the place, this is the city where my life would change forever! This is the place where I would be left out on the side of the road in the freezing cold. With no guidance, no role model to speak of. Yet here I am all these years later, you probably think I’m out here chasing ghosts. But I’m not!

“I’m here to prove to everyone each and every day that I wake up that I’m not the same, I’m different. And I’m gonna exceed far beyond anything he EVER did! And yet now I struggle more than ever. I struggle to change this perception about myself. I struggle more than I ever did growing up alone. But y’know what? It’s a fight worth fighting. It’s worth it to be out here and feel that cold chill on my skin. Because nothing feels better than that warm air of satisfaction!” The King is ready to prove himself, will he be far from a loose cannon?

NXT Underground: Jaida Parker VS Lola Vice!

As if their battle in the 2300 Arena wasn’t wild enough, Miss Parker and the Mayor of Vice City are going to run it back. There will be no rules, no ropes, no weapons, and no stopping either of these two from tearing the other apart! This may not be the Iron Survivor Challenge, but who will be the one that survives the Underground?

With NXT prospects surrounding ringside, these two step onto the ring, and we get our big fight introductions. The bell rings and it’s go time! Lola KNEES Jaida down, then rains down fists! Jaida shoves Lola away, blocks a kick, and hits a SPINEBUSTER! Jaida then drags Lola by her hair! Jaida is still ding this Street Fight style, but Lola KICKS her, then BOOTS her onto the prospects! Jaida staggers up, Lola LEAPS onto her! They hit the desk, Lola fires more hands, but Jaida RAMS Lola into the apron! Jaida pushes Lola onto the ring, storms up, and she brings Lola up to scoop and SLAM! Jaida wants Lola to get up, and then she scoops to SLAM again!

Jaida wants more, and she scoops Lola again! SLAM! Jaida storms around, brings Lola up again, but Lola fights the lift! Lola turns things into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Jaida endures, tries to stack Lola but has to HAMMER away! Lola guards against that but Jaida still fires shots. Jaida then deadlifts Lola to POWERBOMB! Jaida is free but Lola stands first. Lola bobs ‘n’ weaves, then fires a flurry! Jaida staggers, drops to a knee, and Lola KICKS her! And KCISK her! And KICKS, but Jaida blocks! Jaida hits that BACK ELBOW! Jaida took Lola out with that on Tuesday but Lola’s still awake. Jaida rains down shots but Lola gives counter punches!

Lola KICKS Jaida away, and both women slowly rise. Jaida storms up, but into a toehold! KNEEBAR!! Jaida endures but Lola twists the foot! No ropes means no ropebreaks, but Jaida still claws her way for the edge! Lola cranks that foot but Jaida makes it to grab a prospect! The ref reprimands, Lola BOOTS the guy away! Then she SPIN KCIKS again and again! Jaida staggers back, Lola THRUST KICKS her to the floor! Lola storms after Jaida, but Jaida ducks the backhand! Lola hits POST! Lola clutches her hand, Jaida CLUBS the hand against the apron! Jaida traps the hand in the apron skirt, runs up, HIP-NOTIC against the apron!

Jaida drags Lola up and onto the ring! Jaida goes after that bad hand to SMASH it with her knee! Jaida then grabs on for a short arm scissor! Lola fires hands but Jaida throws down elbows! Jaida pulls off Lola’s glove to have that hand exposed! Jaida stomps away on that hand, then she puts that glove on! Jaida wants to show she can fight like an MMA star! Jaida winds up, Lola stands, and Jaida fires hands! Lola guards as best she can but Jaida has her on the defense! HAYMAKER! Lola falls, Jaida goes for a ground ‘n’ pound! Lola hits back from the other side! Jaida grabs the bad hand and SLAMS it on the mat!

Jaida drops a KNEE on the hand! Lola writhes but Jaida goes to get Lola’s blackbelt! Jaida wraps the belt around Lola’s hand and drags her to a corner! Jaida YANKS Lola into the post! And YANKS her in again! Then Jaida pushes Lola onto the apron so she can tie Lola up! Lola endures as Jaida pulls! Jaida wants Lola to quit but Lola refuses, so Jaida hops down. But Lola YANKS Jaida into the post! Jaida falls in a heap and the prospects rally behind Lola! Both women get on the ring, and Jaida fireman’s carries! Lola slips free and reels Jaida in, short arm LARIAT! And another LARIAT! And another!

Lola and Jaida tug-o-war, and they DOUBLE HEADBUTT! Both women wobble but Jaida storms back up. Fireman’s carry, SAMOAN DROP! Jaida storms over to the steel steps and brings them around. Jaida flips the top half off and drags Lola over! Jaida CHOPS Lola and Lola sits on the steps. Jaida goes up the corner!? SUPER TEARDROP!! Lola gets crushed on the steel! The fans fire up for NXT but Lola refuses to give up! Jaida drags Lola up to the ring again, and covers, but the ref reminds her, that’s not how the Underground works! Jaida drives KNEE after KNEE into the bad hand! Jaida then drags Lola around to CLUB her!

Jaida steps over and has the bad arm in a MOUNTED ARMBAR! Lola endures as Jaida sits on her! But Lola powers up and grapevines a leg! Lola JAMS up that knee, and now she has a rear mount! REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Jaida fights up with Lola as a backpack, and BACKPACK SENTONS! Jaida hobbles around, goes to the apron, and she goes under to bring out… THE BRICK!! Jaida brought her little friend from Philly, but Lola ROUNDHOUSES her down!!! Lola clamps on the REAR NAKED CHOKE!!! Jaida can’t reach her brick! Lola kicks the brick away! Roll and facelock, for a snap suplex! Jaida flounders, and Lola grabs that brick!!

But Jaida grabs Lola! GERMAN SUPLEX!! Both women flounder and now Jaida gets her brick! But Lola URAKENS!!! Even with the bad hand!! Lola is in pain but Jaida is dazed! GATOR ROLL!! Jaida is stuck in the ANACONDA!! JAIDA IS OUT! LOLA WINS!!

Winner: Lola Vice, by submission

And that is why the Mayor of Vice City is the Queen of the Underground! Will Lola use this win to head for a golden opportunity of her own in 2025?

Frazer finally regroups with Axiom.

And he is in rough shape! Freakin’ Oba man! Axiom says it’s fine, he’ll do the heavy lifting. They’re the best tag team in the world! Vaminos! Fraxiom heads to gorilla, but will they be able to survive as 1.5 against 2?

NXT Tag Team Championships: Nathan Frazer & Axiom VS Myles Borne & Tavion Heights!

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Fraxiom can go the distance against Myles & Heights!

The teams sort out and Myles starts for the NQCC, but Frazer insists he can go. Axiom lets him start, and the bell rings. They tie up, Frazer headlocks, but Myles endures. Myles powers up and out but Frazer whips. Myles runs Frazer over and Frazer writhes in pain! Frazer scrambles away to tag Axiom! Axiom is a little surprised, but he steps in. Heights tags in and he circles with Axiom. They tie up, Tavion gets a leg but Axiom slips away. They go again, Tavion again gets the leg but the two roll and go back and forth with holds. Axiom gets a facelock but Tavion slips around. Axiom wrenches and Tavion is frustrated.

Axiom hooks Tavion to a MOUSE TRAP! TWO, but Axiom still has an arm. Axiom wrenches, but Frazer isn’t ready for a tag, and Tavion suplexes Axiom away! Gator roll, cover, TWO! Tavion has the arm and he grinds Axiom down. Axiom endures, rolls, bridges, and stands to DROPKICK! Myles tag sin but Axiom spins him to snapmare. Myles wrenches, Axiom SOBATS! Tag to Frazer, Fraxiom whips to wrench and IRON OCTOPUS! Frazer runs to DROPKICK Myles! The fans fire up and Frazer nods, but wait, OTM is here? Bronco Nima & Lucien Price almost won the tag battle royal so they’re here to troll everyone.

Myles DECKS Frazer, tags Tavion, and Tavion RAMS Frazer into the corner! Tavion RAMS into Frazer again and again, but lets off as the ref counts. Tavion drags Frazer up, whips him corner to corner, but Frazer goes up and RANAS! Tavion tumbles to the floor, Myles runs up, btu Frazer dodges! Axiom runs in, gets the boost, and he DROPKICKS Myles! Myles ends up outside, Axiom DIVES onto him! Then Frazer DIVES onto Tavion! The fans fire up as Axiom DIVES again! Myles goes back down, but Frazer can’t keep up the pace! Tavion LARIATS Axiom! Tavion hurries to get Myles up and in!

OTM and NQCC talk trash, but then Frazer runs up! Tavion catches him to BELLY2BELLY Frazer out and onto OTM! The fans fire up with Tavion and he goes to fetch Frazer. The refs come out to get OTM to leave ringside, and Tavion storms in to rain down shots on Frazer! The fans taunt OTM, “Hey Hey Hey! Goodbye~!” Tag to Myles, whip and SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!! Frazer survives but Myles KNEES him in the back! Myles clamps on a chinlock and he thrashes Frazer around! The fans rally, Frazer endures, but Myles KNEES him in the back! Myles stomps Frazer, KNEES him again, then brings him into the chinlock.

Frazer still endures but he’s also fading! The fans rally up, Frazer fights,  and he rises up to JAWBREAKER! Myles falls back, Frazer rises up, but Myles back suplexes! Frazer lands out, Myles grabs a hand! Frazer fires forearms but Myles holds on! Frazer still reaches, but Myles reels him in! POP-FLIP POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!! Myles tags Tavion and NQCC hits another POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!! Frazer survives and NQCC is a bit annoyed. Tavion slaps Frazer around, talks trash, and Frazer goes to a corner. Tavion runs in, but Frazer clinches! BUCKLE SHOT! The fans fire u pas Frazer drags himself up!

Frazer climbs, leaps, but into another OVERHEAD BELLy2BELLY! Tavion CLOBBERS Axiom! The fans boo but Tavion hits a DOMINATOR on Frazer! Cover, TWO!! Frazer is digging deep to stay in this, but Tavion watches him closely. Tavion drags Frazer up to waistlock, but Frazer fights! Tavion still GERMAN SUPELXES, but Frazer lands out! Frazer BLASTS Myles, dodges Tavion, but Myles tags in! Myles gets a leg but Frazer ENZIGIRIS! Frazer hurries, hot tag to Axiom! Axiom climbs, Tavion runs up, CROSSBODY! Axiom ROCKS Myles, SUPERKICKS Tavion, then fires forearms and CHOPS on repeat!

The fans fire up, Tavion sends Axiom at Myles! Myles puts Axiom up to CHOP! But axiom FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Myles runs into Tavion, Axiom LARIATS Tavion into giving Myles a DDT! PENALTY KCIK! Cover, TWO! The fans rally for Axiom as he rises again. Axiom KICKS Tavion down again but Tavion shakes his head. Axiom KICKS Tavion, talks trash in return, but Tavion ducks the next kick! Roll-up, TWO and Axiom has the omoplata! Axiom wants the other arm, but Tavion fights to stack Axiom! TWO, deadlift and SPINNING POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO!! Axiom survives but Tavion stands him up.

Tavion CHOPS Axiom, then he ROCKS him! Axiom leans on ropes but Tavion CHOPS him again! Axiom is getting fire dup and he CHOPS, CHOPS, and fires hands! Tavion whips, Axiom reverses, but Tavion avoids the dropkick! Tavion storms up, Axiom BOOTS him away, but Tavion rebounds, rolls, and DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Axiom survives but Tavion tags Myles. Myles drags Axiom but Axiom KICKS him away! And KICKS him again! Tag to Tavion, and Myles drags Axiom under ropes! Axiom fights and he FLINGS Myles out onto Tavion! The fans fire up and Axiom hurries, hot tag to Frazer!

Frazer builds speed to FLY! Down goes NQCC! The fans are fire dup as Frazer puts Tavion in, then Frazer climbs! Springboard 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Frazer is frustrated, but he’s pushing himself past his limits! Frazer goes up, up, but Myles anchors him! Frazer KICKS Myles away, but Tavion trips Frazer up! Tavion climbs up, but Frazer fires elbows! Tavion falls back, Frazer adjusts, but Tavion gets him! SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX!! Tavion calls to Myles, tag to Myles! Feed to the lift, DROPKICK POWERBOMB COMBO!! Cover, AXIOM BREAKS IT! The fans fire back up as Axiom helps Frazer to safety.

Tavion whips Axiom! Axiom rolls and comes back, V-TRIGGER! Tavion falls, Myles runs up, but Axiom dodges! Axiom springboards, but into a DROPKICK! Myles runs up on Frazer but Frazer puts him up top! GAMANGIRI! Axiom tags in and climbs up! Frazer tags back in and he goes up the other corner! SUPER SPANISH FLY! PHOENIX SPLASH!! Cover, TAVION BREAKS IT! GOLDEN RATIO for Tavion!! The fans are thunderous for NXT while all four men are down! Axiom hurries to his corner and Frazer tags him in. “This is Awesome!” as Axiom goes up! But Myles sends Frazer into the MISSILE DROPKICK!

Axiom is stunned, but Myles LARIATS Axiom down! Tavion gives Frazer an APRON DEATH VALLEY!! Tag and NQCC drags Axiom up! Fireman’s carry and DDT combo!! Cover, TWO?!?! Axiom survives the TKDDT and the fans are thunderous! Tavion crawls to his corner, hot tag to Myles! NQCC drags Axiom up again, whip and- DESTROYER from Axiom!! Myles hurries to ghost pin Axiom, TWO! Cradle from Axiom, FRAXIOM WINS!!

Winners: Nathan Frazer & Axiom, by pinfall (still NXT Tag Team Champions)

The NQCC came so close, and yet they were still so far from becoming champions! Axiom meant it when he said he’d do the heavy lifting, because he powered through to keep his team in this! If these two can hold onto the gold even under these conditions, will no team ever stop them?

Backstage interview with Je’Von Evans.

Literally seconds away from tying up the match, Je’Von felt it in his grasp, but it was Oba. Even so, the Iron Survivor was fire, right? Je’Von fist bumps the prospects and even roughhouses with a few. But hey, Je’Von will make 2025 his year! But then Wes storms in and can’t believe Je’Von is acting like this after a loss. Is Je’Von stupid or just dumb? J’eVon says calm down. Wes ha da fire performance, too, but now he’s just salty! Wes say sone day, J”eovn will be jsut like him. Um no, pass. Wes SLAPS Je’Von! Security rushes in before it gets any wilder, will Wes make it his mission to crush Je’Von’s positive spirit in the New Year?

NXT Championship: Trick Williams VS Ridge Holland!

From the 2.0 Era to the “White ‘n’ Gold,” from being Carmelo Hayes’ friend to being the TWO-TIME NXT Champion, Trick knows about making something of himself when no one else saw it. And in some way, that makes him and Yorkshire Grit the same. But the major difference is that while Trick overcome being held down by a “friend,” Ridge has deluded himself into thinking he’s in the right for how he treated his former friends in Chase U. These parallel paths have now crossed, and the fate of NXT is on the line! Will the Black ‘n’ Silver still belong to #WhoopDatTrick? Or will Ridge change things right on the Deadline?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if love or hate paves the way into the future!

The bell rings and the two run up! But Ridge RAM STrck into the corner! Ridge fire shands, then EXPLODERS! Trick floudners, Ridge drags him up, and REDEEM- NO, Trick fights ffree! Trick wrenche sand UPPERCUTS, then fires haymakers! Ridge staggers around but Trick fires off in the corner! The fans fire up but the ref counts, and Trick stops at 4. Ridge throat chops! Ridge UPPERCUTS Trick down, but he storms back up on him. Ridge stomps Trick, the fans boo, but Ridge hauls Trick up. Ridge whips, Trick reverses and DROPKICKS! The fans fire up and Trick TACKLES Ridge! Trick rains down fists but Ridge fights free.

Trick runs and TACKLES Ridge again! Trick rains down more fists, but Ridge shoves him away. The fans fire up while Trick fires more hands on Ridge! Trick whips, Ridge revesres, Trick ducks one lariat but not the SOUTHPAW! Cover, ONE!! Trick shows some grit of his own, but Ridge scoops him. Trick slisp free, shoves, and kicks low to then UPPERCUT! Trick runs to FLYING LRIAT! The fans fire up, but Trick has to check his neck. Trick is fine, Ridge runs up, but Trick TOSSES Ridge out! Trick goes out after Ridge, but Ridge CLOBBERS Trick first! The fans boo but Ridge grins as he paces. Ridge drags Trick up to clinch, but Trick fights with headbutts!

Trick is free, and he POSTS Ridge! The fans fire up as Ridge falls, and Trick storms up on Ridge again. Trick puts Ridge in the ring, bumps him off buckles, then bumps him off more buckles. The fans cheer as Trick brings Ridge around to bump off more buckles! JUMPING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Ridge stays in this but Trick stalks him to ropes. Trick grabs Ridge’s legs, puts Ridge under ropes, and he ROPE GUILLOTINES! Ridge sputters but Trick says that’s what Ridge gets. Trick storms up again, scoops Ridge and SLAMS him! Trick runs, SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!

Trick is frustrated but he drags Ridge up again. Ridge fights the back suplex, but Trick SAIDOS through! Trick roars, the fans fire up, and Trick STINGER SPLASHES! Then he whips, runs up, but Ridge dodges the splash! Ridge runs up, blocks boots, and he puts Trick in ropes! DRAPING NECKBREAKER! Ridge stomps away on Trick at the ropes but the ref counts. Ridge steps away, the fans boo, but Ridge tells them he’s winning this. Ridge drops a KNEE on Trick’s neck! Ridge drags Trick up, and he hits a BELLY2BELLY! Trick flounders, the ref checks him, but Trick won’t let the match end like this.

Trick crawls to ropes but Ridge CLUBS him! Ridge hits an EXPLODER! Trick tumbles and flounders while Ridge soaks up the heat. Ridge stalks Trick, then stands on Trick’s neck at the ropes! The ref counts, Ridge steps off, and then Ridge drags Trick to a cover. ONE, and Ridge is annoyed. Ridge clinches again, but Trick fires elbows! Trick pushes Ridge away, Ridge runs back up, buy Trick BOOTS him! Trick runs up, but Ridge fireman’s carries! SNAKE EYES! Ridge then kicks Trick, turns him, NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Trick is still in this but Ridge stays focused. Ridge drags Trick up while fans rally.

Ridge hauls Trick to the top rope, then positions him just right. Ridge brings Trick back into a Tree of Woe, and Ridge stomps him! Ridge slides out so he can pull Trick’s neck back! The fans boo, the ref counts, but Ridge lets go at 4. Ridge soaks up more heat, then he rolls in to storm up, and he CROSSBODIES Trick against the corner! Ridge stomps a mudhole, but he stops as the ref counts. Trick tires to get free, but Ridge drag shim along the ropes to trap that leg! The fans boo, Trick manages to get free, but Ridge is there to cover, TWO! Ridge drags Trick up and hits a GUT BUSTER! Ridge holds onto the facelock to grind Trick down!

Trick fights up but Ridge turns him, NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Trick is still in this, and the fans still rally, but Ridge is pulling away the tape! Ridge CLUBS away on Trick’s neck, then he paces around. The fans boo more, but Trick fires body shots! And haymaker! But Ridge kicks low! Ridge turns Trick again, but Trick slips free and DDTS! The fans fire up while both men are down! Trick rises as the fans chant “WHOOP DAT TRICK!” Trick stands but so does Ridge, but it’s Trick who fires shots first! Trick ROCKS Ridge again and again, then he LEG LARIATS! And LEG LARIATS! Trick dodges to then FLAPJACK!

Ridge flounders but Trick kips up! Trick clinches, but no Bookend as Ridge wrangles Trick into a CROSSFACE! Ridge rolls to a cover, TWO! Trick clinches, BOOKEND!! Cover, TWO!! Ridge stays in this, but Trick stays focused. Trick rises, runs up, but Ridge dodges the shot to roll up! Trick rolls through, but Ridge hauls him up into a POWERBOMB! Trick flounders, Ridge has him again, fireman’s carry! AIR RAID CRASH! Cover, TWO! Ridge’s shot at Sheamus and the White Noise does not win it for him, but Ridge goes to a corner. Ridge climbs while the fans boo, but Ridge still DIVING HEADBUTTS, AND FLOPS!!

Trick comes back, CYCLONE KICK! Cover, TWO!! Ridge survives but Trick hurries to a corner. The fans rally as hard as they can for Trick, and both men stand back up! Trick runs in, so does Ridge, his BOOT hits first!! Cover, TWO!! Ridge flops over and it’s a cover on Trick! TWO!! The fans fire up as both men stay in this one! “This is Awesome!” as Trick and Ridge go to opposite ends. Ridge bails out, but so does Trick, and it is Trick that storms up! But Ridge RAMS Trick into the apron! And then THROWS him into steel steps! Ridge clears the desk! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Ridge brings Trick over!

Ridge puts Trick on the desk, climbs up to bring him in, but Trick fights the lift! Ridge tries, but Trick BACKDROPS Ridge to the floor! The fans fire up with Trick as he storms after Ridge. Trick puts Ridge in the ring, and he runs up, only for Ridge to TOSS Trick! Trick gets tangled up in ropes, and it’s CHOKING his neck!! Ridge grins as the ref struggles to free Trick. Trick gets out and the fans cheer, but Ridge is a shark with blood in the water! REDEEMER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Ridge is as shocked as anyone that Trick survives! Ridge throws a fit, but he doesn’t stop! Ridge drags Trick up, GOTCH LIFT- NO, Trick trips Ridge! Jackknife bridge, TWO!!

Ridge runs up, Trick dodges and Ridge POSTS himself! TRICKY KICK!! Ridge staggers around, Trick runs up, TRICK SHOT!! Cover, Trick wins!!

Winner: Trick Williams, by pinfall (still NXT Champion)

It was scary in the middle there, but Trick turns it around to stay on top! Will Ridge have learned his lesson from this defeat? And as for Trick, we now know he’ll have to turn around and prepare for Oba Femi! Will Trick be able to whoop The Ruler when they battle for this top prize? Or will we still have a new champion in the New Year?

NXT Media catches up with Ethan Page.

The reporter asks him about his loss in the Iron Survivor Challenge, and All Ego says that this was supposed to be his chance. This was supposed to be how he got back into title contention. Eighteen years. Eighteen YEARS, it took him to get here and climb the mountaintop. But it also took him those eighteen years to figure out that Ethan Page has no clue how to get back up. Then what is he saying? Ethan isn’t sure. He just can’t do this. Ethan storms out, what will his future in NXT look like?

Backstage interview with Ava Raine.

Sarah is with the NXT General Manager and brings up Ethan’s remarks. Ava says she doesn’t always see eye-to-eye with Ethan, but she admits, that was a hell of a performance tonight. She is sure his emotions are just running high. Sarah agrees there, she saw Wes and Je’Von get at it earlier. Ava also saw that and it speaks volumes to how Oba getting in the match really changed things. But this Tuesday will be the perfect place for Wes and Je’Von to have it out. Yes, they’ll be back in Orlando, and then on the road to Lowell, Massachusetts. Yes, the Lowell Memorial Arena is a historic place in wrestling, and Ava plans for even bigger things in 2025!

For the first NXT of 2025, January 7th, will be New Year’s Evil in Los Angeles! NXT is going to kick the year off with a bang! And then in steps Tiffany Stratton!? What’s Miss Money in the Bank doing here? Well, Minneapolis is her hometown, duh! And she’s Ms. MITB, so she can go anywhere she wants. Double duh. And uh, she heard there’s a title match at New Year’s Evil, the Iron Survivor VS Roxanne Perez. Is that correct? Yes, it is. Interesting… GASP! Tiff just had a Tiffany Epiphany! Maybe in “La La Land,” it’ll be Tiffy Time! Tootles! Um, is Tiffy really going to cash-in and return to NXT?

Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge: Sol Ruca VS Stephanie Vaquer VS Zaria VS Giulia VS Wren Sinclair!

The NXT Women’s Division continues to prove it is the best in the world today, and just looking at this match, that should be obvious. Will the Sol Surfer, the Dark Angel, the Agent of Change, the Beautiful Madness, or the very lucky #WrenQCC last the 25 minutes to be THE Iron Survivor?

First out for the match to run the gauntlet are Giulia and Wren! The bell rings and the countdown begins. Wren and Giulia circle, tie up, and Wren rolls Giulia! TWO, and Wren says it was close. Giulia and Wren go again, Giulia rolls Wren, TWO! Wren brushes that off to reset with Giulia. They feel things out, Wren wants a knuckle lock, so Giulia accepts. They have a Test of Strength, and Giulia is pushing Wren down. Wren powers up and the fans rally. They both fight to turn things, then they go shoulder to shoulder! The fans rally as Wren bends Giulia! But Giulia powers up to push Wren back! Giulia bends Wren, but Wren powers up!

The fans rally as Wren rolls back, flips Giulia into a cover, TWO! Giulia sits on a cover, TWO! Wren has it, TWO! Giulia rolls free and jackknife bridges, TWO! The fans cheer and Giulia headlocks. Wren fights up, we’re two minutes in, and Giulia hits a headlock takeover. Giulia traps an arm, then floats to have the wristlock. Giulia rolls and wrangles Wren into an omoplata, and she has the other arm! RINGS OF SATURN! Wren endures, fights to a cover, but Giulia makes it a ghost pin! TWO, and Giulia facelocks! The fans rally and duel as Wren fights up, cradles, TWO! Giulia is free, but Wren backslides! TWO!

Giulia blocks a kick, slips around and backslides, TWO!! Wren gets free in time but Giulia grins. Wren stands and resets with Giulia. They tie up collar ‘n’ elbow, Giulia puts Wren on ropes but Wren turns it around, They go along the ropes, Giulia has Wren’s arms wrapped around them, and then pulls! Giulia lets go, but Wren avoids the haymaker! Wren headlocks, the fans cheer, but Giulia slips out the back. We’re past 4 minutes, Wren switches with Giulia, but Giulia trips her! Giulia has a toehold but Wren kicks at her. Giulia drops back into a HEEL HOOK, but Wren CLUBS away on Giulia!

Wren gets up, whips Giulia, but Giulia rolls over the dropdown. Giulia bypasses Wren, Wren whips Giulia, but Giulia CLOBBERS Wren! The fans cheer and we’re under 20 seconds before another entry arrives. Giulia drags Wren up but Ren warm-drags! Giulia comes back, IRON OCTPUS! Wren endures, and hits a SLAM! But now we add… SOL RUCA! The fans cheer as Sol hurries up and springboards in, DOUBLE MISSILE DORPKICK! Sol rallies, handsprings, and then SUPERKICKS Wren! Giulia blocks a kick, spins Sol, but sol gets around to lift and SMACK Wren with Giulia’s feet! Sol keeps the spin going before the SLAM!

The fans fire up as Sol hangs ten on Giulia’s back! Wren runs to LEAP, but Sol catches her! Sol pops Wren around to SLAM her onto Giulia! Cover on them both, TWO!! Giulia & Wren stay in this but Sol brings Wren up. Wren grabs ropes to fight the suplex, but Sol yanks her free! Wren victory rolls to a FACEBUSTER, then she grabs the arms! CATTLE MUTILATION! Sol endures being bent, and Wren spider walks around and around to add more pressure! Giulia waits to YANK Wren over, and then she has a DOUBLE CROSSFACE!! Wren and Sol both endure, and Wren keeps Sol from tapping by grabbing that arm!

Wren ELBOWS Giulia away, but then Giulia comes back to have a SLEEPER! We’re past 7 minutes, Sol has a SLEEPER on Giulia! The fans fire up as Wren and Giulia both fight up, Wren DOUBLE JAWBREAKERS free! Sol and Giulia stagger, Wren wrangles Sol into a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Sol endures, Giulia runs up, but Wren TRIPS Giulia! HEEL HOOK!! Giulia SLAPS away on Wren, Wren SMACKS Giulia! Sol adds a HEADSCISSOR SQUEEZE on Wren! Giulia slips free and she clamps onto Sol’s arm! Sol fights, but still ends up in a GROUND COBRA TWIST! Wren is now free, and she runs up to DROPKICK them both down!

The fans rally up, Wren runs at Sol in a corner. Wren whips, Sol reverses, and then Sol runs up. Wren goes up and over, comes back and CLOBBERS Sol! Then BASEMENT BULLDOG! Cover, Giulia breaks it! Giulia bumps Wren off buckles, but Wren ROCKS Giulia! Wren goes to whip Sol but Sol blocks! Giulia ROCKS Sol, she and Wren double whip, but sol slides out! We’re over 9 minutes, Giulia whips Wren, only to KNEE her low! The fans are torn, but th en Giulia TOSSES Wren into Sol’s GAMANGIRI! Giulia BOOTS Sol, Wren rolls Giulia! TWO!! Giulia escapes but Wren KNEES her low! Giulia scoops Wren for a NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB! Cover, Giulia scores!

Giulia: 1; Wren: 0; Sol: 0

But Sol rolls Giulia! TWO and Giulia ROCKS Sol! But ten minutes hits and here comes… ZARIA!! The powerhouse from down under is running right into the ring! She dodges Sol to LARIAT Giulia! BOOT for sol, then a corner SPLASH for Giulia! Zaria whips Giulia into Sol and SPLASHES them both! Zaria keeps moving, but the others dodge her lariats! They kick low and reel Zaria in, but Zaria DOUBLE SUPLEXES! The fans fire up as Zaria RAMS sol in a corner, then whips her back in! BACKDROP! But Sol lands out?! Giulia runs up, dodges, and HEADBUTTS! Zaria wobbles, but Sol runs up! DOUBLE SOL SNATCHER!!

But Giulia AND Zaria both flop out of the ring! Sol can’t believe how close she was! The fans rally for NXT, and Wren is set free! Wren hurries up but Sol gives her a SOL SNATCHER!! Cover, Sol scores!

Giulia: 1; Wren: 0; Sol: 1; Zaria: 0

Wren goes back to the box, and Sol brings Zaria up. Zaria whips Sol, Sol goes up the apron and handsprings. Zaria avoids a kick to Electric Chair! Zaria SMACKS Sol off the box, then off the post! But Sol POSTS Zaria in return! Sol and Zaria goes to the apron, they brawl on the edge! Sol ROCKS Zaria, then waistlocks! Zaria holds ropes to fight the suplex! Zaria ELBOWS Sol away, but Giulia gets under Zaria! Zaria kicks Giulia away, so Giulia & Sol work together! DOUBLE POWERBOMB through the desk!! The fans lose their minds as Zaria gets taken out! Even Wren’s freaking out from inside the box!

Sol kicks at Giulia but Giulia blocks! Giulia puts Sol on the apron, avoids another kick, and then has Sol for a DRAPING NECKBREAKER to the floor! Wren is free but she’s not sure she wants to be here. Wren hurries to drag Zaria but she’s big. Wren drags Sol up but she’s just limp! Wren gets Giulia up but Giulia puts Wren in! “This is Awesome!” as Wren bails out and Giulia pursues! Giulia aims form the apron to MISSILE DROIPKICK! We’re at 14 minutes and Sol builds speed! Sol FOSBURY FLOPS! Direct hit on Wren and Giulia! The fans are thunderous and Sol is feeling it! But Sol has to hurry, the clock is ticking!

Sol gets Wren up and into the ring, then hurries after her. Sol drags Wren into an O’Conner Roll, TWO! Wren LARIATS and Sol falls over! Wren hurries to TOSS Sol to the apron! Sol goes up, TARANTULA! Giulia hurries in to get Sol for a CROSSFACE!! Sol fights free, KICKS Giulia down, and at 15 minutes, we add… STEPHANIE VAQUER! La Primera runs in to springboard and CROSSBODY on Sol! SUPERKICK for Wren! Wrench on Sol, SOLE FOOD! Vaquer sits Sol down in a corner, BOOTS Wren in the other, then comes back to METEORA Sol! Vaquer covers Sol, TWO!! Sol stays in this but Vaquer tries again, TWO!

Vaquer runs up but Wren BOOTS her! That just upsets Vaquer! Vaquer grabs the legs, puts them in ropes, DRAPING DRAOGN SCREW! Cover, Giulia YANKS Vaquer away! The fans fire up as these friendly rivals aren’t gonna be so friendly anymore. They circle, but ZARIA RISES! Zaria YANKS Vaquer out and THROWHS her at the box! Giulia runs up, Zaria shoves her back and CLOBBERS her! GERMAN SUPELX for Wren! Sol springboards into a SPEAR!! Zaria roars and the fans are with her! Giulia runs up to jump on, SLEEPER! Zaria endures, fights around, but Vaquer adds on! Vaquer has a SLEEPER on Giulia but the weight’s on Zaria!

Zaria RAMS Vaquer into buckles but Giulia holds on! So Zaria CANNONBALLS into Vaquer, using Giulia as added power! Then Zaria scoops Giulia, F5! Cover, ZARIA SCORES!

Giulia: 1; Wren: 0; Sol: 1; Zaria: 1; Vaquer: 0

The fans rally as Zaria has targets in all corners. Sol runs up to ROCK Zaria! Wren ROCKS Zaria! Vaquer ROCKS Zaria! Wren & Sol DOUBLE LARIAT Zaria! But Vaquer rolls Sol! Wren rolls Vaquer! Sol trips them both, double jackknife! TWO!! Vaquer hits a CODE BREKER on Wren! Sol hits a FACEBUSTER on Vaquer! The fans fire up as Vaquer flops out of the ring, Sol crawls to Wren. Sol drags Wren up but Zaria is up top!? Zaria QUEBRADAS them both down! And we’re at 19 minutes! Cover on Wren, TWO! Cover on Sol, TWO! Even so, “This is Awesome!” Giulia is set free and she rushes back in!

Giulia dodges Zaria to tilt-o-whirl and RANA! Sol runs up but is sent into Zaria! Wren runs up but Giulia catches her! Kick for Sol, DOUBLE DDT! Giulia BOOT WASHES Zaria! Giulia drags Zaria into the drop zone, goes up top, and she MISSILE DROPKICK SENTON COMBOS!! Cover on Zaria, but Wren YANKS Giulia back! We pass 20 minutes, Sol SUPERKICKS Wren onto Zaria! Giulia drags Wren off to hammerlock and spin, GLORIOUS BUSTER! cover, Vaquer SUPERKICKS it apart! The fans fire up as now the rivals meet again. The fans fire up, but Saria and Sol join in! So Giulia & Vaquer give them HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT!

Sol and Zaria are sent into teach other, then Vaquer and Giulia SHOTGUN! Giulia and Vaquer grab each other by the hair, and they throw HEADBUTTS into each other! Vaquer reels Giulia in, tucks, but Giulia slips free of the driver! Giulia CLUBS Vaquer, but Vaquer hoists Giulia up, BIG back suplex! Then headscissors for the DRILLER! The fans fire up as Vaquer lets Giulia off, and we have three minutes LEFT! Vaquer goes up, but Giulia is after her! They fight up top, but Giulia hits a SUPER HALF HATCH!! Sol SPRINGBOARE DPLASHES! But Zaria deadlifts Sol for a GERMAN SUPLEX! Wren returns but Zaria runs up!

Wren dodges and Zaria POSTS herself! Wren goes for Vaquer but Vaquer makes it a victory roll! Vaquer SCORES!

Giulia: 1; Wren: 0; Sol: 1; Zaria: 1; Vaquer: 1

Wren freaks out as the ONLY one without a point! Giulia, Sol and Vaquer throw hands on each other in rotation! Giulia runs up, Sol gets her for a STUNNER! Then she rolls Vaquer, TWO! Sol runs up on Giulia but Giulia ROCKS her! Giulia & Vaquer whip, bypass, hurdle, and trip Sol onto ropes! But Sol ducks the 619! Sol ROCKS Giulia, KICKS Vaquer, and springboards, DOUBLE LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!! Vaquer survives, bails out, and Wren is chomping at the bit. She still has 20 seconds to wait but we’ve only got one minute! The fans are thunderous as Wren is released! Sol is ready for her, fireman’s carries, but Wren rolls Sol up! WREN SCORES!!

Giulia: 1; Wren: 1; Sol: 1; Zaria: 1; Vaquer: 1

We have a five way tie! But Vaquer kicks Wren, only for Wren to wrench free! TWO!! Vaquer is up, 30 seconds left! ZARIA DOUBLE SPEARS!! Zaria hauls Wren up, fireman’s carry, F5!! But Giulia CLOBBERS Zaria!! Cover, GIULIA SCORES!

Giulia: 2; Wren: 0; Sol: 1; Zaria: 1; Vaquer: 1

But Vaquer rolls Giulia! TWO!! She tries again, but TIME IS UP!! GIULIA WINS!!!

Winner: Giulia, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the NXT Women’s Championship)

The Beautiful Madness thrives in the chaos, and now she has her second chance at the championship! Confetti and streamers fly as Giulia celebrates becoming the 2024 Iron Survivor! Will Roxanne Perez be ready for another round with Giulia? Or will Roxie have to say “arrivederci” to her title?

My Thoughts:

An awesome WWE Deadline, which is a surprise itself because that makes it seem like this is more than just an NXT event, even though it wasn’t. At most, we got a cameo from Tiff to weirdly tease she’ll be in LA for New Year’s Evil 2025. Granted, she could be Women’s US Champion by then, and will still have her MITB contract, but having Tiff cash in on Roxie VS Giulia is not how to raise NXT up to be a third brand, it’s just a way to lower Tiff back down when she’s already been NXT Women’s Champion. If Tiffy’s cashing in on any championship while in LA, it should be the top champ on Raw as part of the Netflix debut.

But with that said, awesome Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge in the main event, and a touch better than the men’s since the result was much more up in the air. As soon as Eddy’s replacement turned out to be Oba, it was pretty much decided Oba would win. The Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge was still very exciting, but there was also the fact Frazer was not winning with how he also had the tag titles to defend and how we’ve seen Ethan Page challenge for the NXT Championship plenty already. On the Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge, I almost thought they were going to give us overtime with how everyone had a point and time was running out. Maybe they pull that idea off next year.

Trick VS Ridge was really good stuff, especially with that risky rope spot where Trick got stuck. But in the end, Trick wins so that justice is served on Ridge. Both Trick VS Oba and Roxie VS Giulia are going to be great, and it feels like they really could have both titles switch on New Year’s Evil to start 2025 with a whole new landscape. And I’m a little surprised we didn’t get new tag team champs tonight. Frazer’s damaged body could’ve been an easy way for Myles & Heights to win, but Axiom somehow pulled it out for them. I could see them now being passive aggressive with each other, and maybe Axiom turns on Frazer during their next title defense. Otherwise, this is going to take many teams and maybe even a Ladder Match.

Jaida VS Lola was a great Underground match, with them doing a great job referencing their past matches. The brick being their focal point item is some good stuff, but it makes a lot of sense that Lola won. First, Jaida won at NXT 2300 so this was Lola getting that one back. Second, Lola is basically taking ownership of NXT Underground, she deserves to be undefeated in that stipulation. I’m not saying to come up with an NXT Underground championship, but this should at least get Lola in the Women’s North American Championship story.

My Score: 9.1/10