WWE NXT results, live discussion (Jan. 13, 2026): The future of the NXT championship

Here’s a place to check results and comment along with the newest episode of WWE NXT, airing live on Tuesday night in the 8 pm ET time slot on CW.

Advertised for tonight: It’s time to find out what is next for the NXT championship, as General Manager Ava will reveal what she has in store for the future of the title Oba Femi vacated just last week.

Plus, Lola Vice will take on Kelani Jordan in singles action, Jasper Troy defends the men’s Speed championship against the hard charging Tavion Heights, Izzi Dame will celebrate her big North American title victory over Thea Hail, and a whole lot more.

Come right back here at 8 pm ET when the NXT live blog kicks off once the show starts on CW. A running record of everything that happens will be below this line here.

Enjoy the show!

WWE NXT RESULTS AND LIVE BLOG FOR JAN. 13

A little staffing confusion caused our late start tonight, our sincere apologies. Now on with the show… which started with a video package on last week’s New Year’s Evil show.

Then into the PC, already in full BIG MOMENT mode, with the soundstage lights dimmed and a lone spotlight shining down on the vacant NXT Championship in the middle of the ring. After Oba Femi’s cliffhanger decision to vacate the title last week, this was the follow-up—and NXT clearly wanted it to feel like a turning point.

The lights came up to reveal NXT GM Ava standing in the ring, lifting the abandoned championship as the entire men’s roster surrounded ringside. Ava acknowledged that some might see Femi walking away as chaos or a crisis, but she framed it differently. This wasn’t a problem—it was a perfect opportunity. With the title vacant, the men’s division was officially wide open, and there was no better time than right now for someone new to step up.

Cue Ricky Saints, because of course.

Saints sauntered to the ring in street clothes, soaking it in while the rest of the roster awkwardly watched from ringside. He posed on the ropes like this was already his coronation and declared he’d pulled off an “absolute hat trick”—running Trick Williams, Je’Von Evans, and Oba Femi straight out of NXT. They were the past, he was the present, and he leaned hard into the brand slogan to make sure everyone knew it.

Saints admitted there were plenty of talented guys around… but said all eyes were on him. So he graciously offered to stop talking long enough for Ava to hand him the championship.

That went about as well as you’d expect.

Ava shut that down immediately, noting that just about everyone standing around had pitched her the same idea. Instead, she made it official: a six-man Ladder Match for the NXT Championship, set for February 3. Qualifying matches begin next week, and the winner will walk out as the new face of the men’s division.

Ava clipped the title to a hanger, and as it was raised above the ring, all hell broke loose.

Wrestlers flooded the ring in a full-on melee, with Joe Hendry among the first to slide in. Saints and Hendry squared up as bodies flew everywhere—until the chaos took a sharp turn.

Enter Keanu Carver.

Carver made his NXT debut by storming to ringside and immediately wrecking shop. Recently signed and clearly earmarked for big things, Carver tore through the locker room like a wrecking ball, tossing bodies, brawling into the studio crowd, and absolutely cleaning house inside the ring.

When the dust settled, Carver was the last man standing. He stared up at the championship hanging overhead, surrounded by fallen bodies, making his intentions crystal clear.

Izzi Dame arrives, with The Culling in tow.

Kelani Jordan vs. Lola Vice

At it right away, but we caught the middle stretch through a commercial, with Vice down and selling as we went to break. When we came back, Vice fired up and started mounting a comeback, only for Jordan to slam the brakes on it. Jordan went airborne from the top rope with a frog splash that nearly got her the win.

Smelling blood, Jordan tried to finish things with a split-legged moonsault, but Vice had it scouted and snatched her out of the air into a triangle choke. Jordan powered out, answered with a tilt-a-whirl slam, and the match raced toward its conclusion.

The end came down to instincts. Jordan tried to steal it with an O’Connor roll while grabbing the ropes for leverage, but the referee caught it and refused to count. That hesitation cost her—Jordan turned around and ate a spinning back fist from Vice. Vice covered, hooked the leg, and that was that.

Lola Vice def. Kelani Jordan via pinfall

Jasper Troy vs. Tavion Heights – WWE Speed Championship

With the five-minute clock looming large, this one wasted absolutely no time. Heights blasted Troy right out of the gate and went straight into a cover, trying to steal it early. Troy kicked out and immediately made Heights regret the rush, launching him spine-first into the corner. As the timer ticked past three minutes, Troy repeated the punishment and added a backbreaker for good measure, but Heights stayed alive.

Troy slowed things down and leaned into the grind, but with two minutes left, Heights finally found some breathing room. He muscled Troy over with a powerslam, then went upstairs and connected with a Frog Splash. It looked like that might be enough as the clock crept toward the final minute—but Troy kicked out again, refusing to let the clock beat him.

With time slipping away, Troy struck decisively, catching Heights with the Big Black Hole to seal it just before the buzzer.

Jasper Troy def. Tavion Heights via pinfall to retain the WWE Men’s Speed Championship

The celebration didn’t last long. Lexis King appeared out of nowhere and blindsided Heights, planting him with The Coronation and letting him have it verbally afterward. Troy watched the whole thing from the entrance ramp, clearly content to let chaos unfold beneath him.

Backstage, Wren Sinclair was busy hyping up Kendal Grey, encouraging her to head into Ava’s office and ask for another shot at the NXT Women’s Championship. That didn’t sit well with Sol Ruca and Zaria, who rolled up to point out that they want gold too—and maybe Sinclair should be fighting for herself instead of playing manager.

Grey surprised everyone by saying she’d happily step aside and support Sinclair if Wren wanted her own title opportunity. Before the discussion could spiral further, Jacy Jayne showed up and told everyone to cool it before dragging the entire group into Ava’s office.

Inside, Ava laid down the law. She announced that she and Santino Marella had agreed to a three-team showdown next week, with Zaruca, Wren-QCC, and Fatal Influence battling it out in a No. 1 Contenders match for the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship.

Chaos was bubbling just about everywhere as we rolled on.

Lexis King was jawing with Chase U when Stacks wandered into the shot alongside Arianna Grace. Stacks suggested maybe everyone should actually listen to King for once, and just like that the whole group scattered, leaving King standing there looking pleased with himself. The camera followed Robert Stone next, who pulled King aside to scold him for attacking people “like that.” Enter Myles Borne, who wasted no time pitching Stone on a qualifying match. Stone tried to wave him off, but Borne wasn’t having it—he grabbed Stone and made it very clear he wasn’t taking no for an answer.

We then got a slick personality profile hyping the arrival of Elio LeFluer, officially rolling out the red carpet for his NXT debut. His first opponent was teased in a quick backstage skit immediately afterward… and the answer came faster than expected.

NXT North American Champion Ethan Page approached Ava, assuming he’d be slotted into one of the upcoming qualifying matches. Ava shut that down quickly. If Page wanted a qualifier, she said, he’d have to vacate the North American Championship. Instead, Ava dropped the real news: Page will defend his title next Tuesday against the debuting Elio LeFluer. Surprise.

Blake Monroe then took over the soundstage for an in-ring promo that was equal parts self-defense and self-congratulation. Monroe justified her attack on Thea Hail and leaned heavily into some inside-baseball energy, insisting she’s so talented that people don’t know what to do with her. Mostly, though, she just put herself over… repeatedly.

That brought out Jaida Parker, and the crowd exploded for her return. Parker barely had a chance to speak before Monroe cut her off—and that was all it took. Parker stormed the ring and unloaded on Monroe, running her off and hitting her signature pose as Monroe retreated. No ambiguity here: these two are on a collision course.

We wrapped the stretch with another personality vignette, this one spotlighting Shiloh Hill (with the assist from an insurance company sponsorship). His opponent was headed to the ring as Stacks made his entrance, sending us to commercial.

After a DarkState promo, it’s time for…

Stacks vs. Shiloh Hill for the TNA International champion

Stacks to jump Shiloh Hill as the bell sounded, whipping him spine-first into the corner. Hill answered by dumping Stacks over the top rope to the floor, resetting things quickly.

We came back from the break with Stacks back in control, planting Hill with a neckbreaker and going for the cover, only to get two. Stacks kept leaning on Hill, draping him knee-first over the top rope and unloading with stomps and right hands to the midsection. Momentum stayed with Stacks as he ran Hill over with a right hand, but Hill finally fought back with a uranage and followed it with a standing cannonball splash for a near fall of his own.

Stacks kicked out and answered with a pair of double knees to the body, feeding off encouragement from Grace on the outside. He lined up for a Shining Wizard, but Hill slipped away and bailed to the floor, taking a moment to flirt with danger by interacting with Grace. She tried to trip him on the apron, but Hill saw it coming and avoided it.

Back inside, Stacks tried to steal one with a pin while Grace grabbed the rope for leverage. The referee caught it, though, and shut it down. Hill nearly turned the tables with a roll-up, then another pin attempt, but Grace once again inserted herself—this time using her leg to help Stacks reverse the fall and stack Hill up for the three-count.

Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo def. Shiloh Hill via pinfall to retain the TNA International championship

Izzi Dame made her way to the ring and soaked in the boos as she cut a smug heel promo, bragging about her rise and crowning achievement as the new Women’s North American Champion. She didn’t get far before chaos hit, though, as Tatum Paxley stormed past security and headed straight for the ring.

Paxley slid in and immediately went after Dame, unloading on her former friend in a fit of rage. Referees rushed in to pull Paxley off, but she wasn’t finished—Paxley headbutted one of the officials, who sold it big and dropped instantly. Dame took advantage of the mayhem, bailing out of the ring and clutching her title as she retreated up the ramp.

After the commercial break, a backstage update revealed that Paxley had been barred from the building following the outburst.

The Vanity Project were interviewed and did what they do best, bragging loudly about themselves and their status. Swipe Right chimed in, announcing they were set for a tag team match against Chase U next week. The segment took a sharp turn when Keanu Carver was spotted storming through the backstage area. Vanity Project quickly scattered at the sight of him. The camera followed Carver until he snapped, yelling for the camera to get out of his face before apparently assaulting the camera operator, ending the segment for main event time!

Joe Hendry vs. Dion Lennox in a no disqualification match

OTM is with Joe, while Lennox has DarkState with him.

The bell rings and the two immediately lock up. Lennox muscles Hendry to the ropes and dumps him out to the floor on the side where the rest of DarkState is lurking. Hendry doesn’t stay down long, though, quickly sliding back into the ring and firing off a series of sharp chops in the corner. Hendry sends Lennox to the floor in return, but Lennox beats the count and gets right back inside.

Hendry levels Lennox with a stiff elbow and follows with a neckbreaker, but Lennox answers back with a backbreaker of his own and goes for the cover. Hendry kicks out. The two jockey for position on the ropes, with Lennox managing to fight Hendry off briefly, but Hendry regains control and snaps off a superplex. Hendry stays on him, grinding Lennox down with a submission hold in the center of the ring.

Lennox fights his way back to his feet and stomps Hendry down, following up with a knee strike and a clothesline as the match spills into the commercial break. He hooks the leg, but Hendry kicks out. Back from the break, Lennox continues to press the advantage, leveling Hendry again as frustration starts to show.

Hendry rallies with a Fallaway Slam and hauls Lennox back up, but Cutler James slips a kendo stick to Lennox from the apron. Lennox unloads, repeatedly cracking the stick across Hendry’s back. Hendry manages to snatch the weapon away and returns fire, blasting Lennox several times with the kendo stick to a strong reaction from the crowd.

Hendry plants Lennox with a spinebuster and goes for the pin, but Osiris Griffin yanks Hendry out of the ring to break it up. Lennox tries to capitalize with a cover of his own, only for Bronco Nima to pull him to the floor. DarkState and OTM flood the ring, squaring up before an all-out brawl breaks out.

Amid the chaos, Hendry and Lennox each grab chairs. Lennox catches Hendry with a spinebuster onto the steel. Hendry answers moments later, delivering a spinebuster of his own onto the chair. Suddenly, Tony D’Angelo storms down to the ring and blasts Lennox with a chair shot before planting him with a chokeslam. D’Angelo stares Hendry down, helps him to his feet—then drops him with a spinebuster as well. He drapes Hendry over Lennox, allowing Hendry to score the pinfall victory.

Joe Hendry def. Dion Lennox via pinfall

After the bell, Ava marches to the ring flanked by security, intent on dealing with D’Angelo. That proves easier said than done. D’Angelo levels one security guard with a spinebuster and fights off the rest, standing tall in the ring. He locks eyes with Ava in a tense staredown before turning and heading to the back as the show fades to black.