Lexis King Wins NXT Heritage Cup Title on Tuesday’s NXT Show
Tuesday’s taped WWE NXT show featured Lexis King defeating Charlie Dempsey to become the new NXT Heritage Cup Champion.
Near the end of the match, Dempsey’s cornerperson Wren Sinclair tried to get into the ring leading to the referee getting distracted. This led to King’s cornerman William Regal handing Dempsey brass knuckles to use, which King refused. An upset Regal responded by laying out King with a punch using the knuckles and Dempsey picking it up in the ring. The referee then turned around and saw Dempsey holding the knuckles. This led to the referee believing Dempsey had used it and called for the bell resulting in King being declared the victor and new Heritage Cup Champion.
And New?!?!? 🤯@RealKingRegal just hit @LexisKingWWE after he refused the Brass Knuckles, and Charlie Dempsey found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time! 😱#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/BaYJxrj7vy
— WWE (@WWE) December 25, 2024
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— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 25, 2024
After some controversy, @LexisKingWWE is leaving with the Heritage Cup! 😱#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/Xk1g7Ef3df
This was King’s first championship victory of his WWE NXT career.
Kayden Carter & Katana Chance Make Surprise NXT Return on Tuesday’s NXT Show
Tuesday’s taped NXT show also featured Kayden Carter & Katana Chance making a surprise return appearance to WWE’s NXT brand.
Prior to the start of the tag team match between Unholy Union (Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn) vs. Fatal Influence (Jazmyn Nyx & Jacy Jayne), Carter and Chance were shown in the crowd in the balcony area next to Santa Claus.
Looks like @wwekayden and @Katana_WWE (and Santa) are keeping a close eye on things. 👀 #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/38TfYRp3yv
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 25, 2024
During the match, Gigi Dolin, Tatum Paxley, & Shotzi and Carter & Chance all came out to be at ringside. This eventually led to Fatal Influence’s Nyx and Fallon Henley getting distracted and confronted Carter & Chance asking why they are even here. This led to the referee getting distracted and Dolin getting on the apron and pushed Jayne off the top rope leading to Unholy Union hitting their double team finisher for the pinfall victory.
Gotta keep your eyes on the prize! 👊@gigidolin_wwe helps @wwe_alba & @IslaDawn get the win over Fatal Influence! 😳 #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/MCaFhZJpYx
— WWE (@WWE) December 25, 2024
OTM Wins Shot at NXT Tag Titles on Tuesday’s NXT Show
Tuesday’s NXT show also featured OTM (Bronco Nima & Lucien Price) defeating No Quarter Catch Crew (Myles Borne & Tavion Heights), Hank & Tank (Hank Walker & Tank Ledger), and The D’Angelo Family (Channing Lorenzo & Luca Crusifino) in a Christmas Chaos Fatal Four-way match to become the new #1 Contender’s for the NXT Tag Team Championship.
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— WWE (@WWE) December 25, 2024
Santa just took out @TonyDangeloWWE, and OTM are now the new No. 1 Contenders! 😳 #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/JQxmmzYZD3
Eddy Thorpe vs. Oba Femi vs. Trick Williams for NXT Title Announced for NXT New Year’s Evil 2025
Tuesday’s NXT show also featured one newly updated match for the card of NXT New Year’s Evil 2025, which takes place on January 7, 2025 at the Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles, California.
This new updated match was a NXT Championship Triple Threat match of Eddy Thorpe vs. Oba Femi vs. Trick Williams (c).
This match was initially setup after last week’s controversial double pinfall finish to the NXT title match between Thorpe and Williams and the post-show confrontation between Thorpe and Senior VP of NXT & Talent Relations Shawn Michaels over Thorpe’s frustration over NXT GM Ava’s decision to keep the title on Williams.
During tonight’s show, Williams came out to the ring and attempted to talk about his match last week only to be quickly interrupted by Femi who in turn was quickly interrupted by Thorpe. After some bickering between all about last week’s controversial ending and who gets the next shot, Williams responded stating that he would be willing to put his title against both of them in a Triple Threat at New Year’s Evil 2025. This led to NXT GM Ava coming out and asked Williams if that was what he wanted, which Williams agreed. Ava then officially announced that the match would now be a Triple Threat for the NXT title. Afterwards, Thorpe attempted to attack Williams only for Williams to dodge and Femi getting hit instead. This led to a brawl breaking out ending with Thorpe scrambling out of the ring and Femi holding up the NXT title.
It's a Triple Threat Match at #NewYearsEvil! 😈
— WWE (@WWE) December 25, 2024
But did @Obaofwwe just give us a preview of what will go down in Los Angeles?! 😤 #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/TDxFN6ETTR
Current card for NXT New Year’s Evil 2025:
- NXT Championship Triple Threat match – Eddy Thorpe vs. Oba Femi vs. Trick Williams
- NXT Women’s Championship – Giulia vs. Roxanne Perez (c)
2024 NXT Year End Awards & More for Current Card for Next Week’s Show
Tuesday’s NXT show also featured two new matches and the announcement of this year’s NXT Year End Awards for the card of next week’s show on December 31st.
This show was taped on December 19th at the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
These matches were all setup following promos, storyline angles, and match card graphics throughout the show.
- Kelani Jordan vs. Lola Vice
- Triple Threat Tag Team match – Shotzi & Gigi Dolin vs. Kayden Carter & Katana Chance vs. Meta-Four (Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend)
- 2024 NXT Year End Awards winners
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