WWE NXT live results: Kelani Jordan vs. Lola Vice, year-end awards
The final televised pro wrestling show of 2024 has arrived with tonight’s WWE NXT which will feature the brand’s year-end awards.
Former NXT Women’s North American Champion Kelani Jordan will take on the hard-hitting Lola Vice. Jordan made her presence felt last week by attacking Cora Jade with a kendo stick after Jade’s loss to Stephanie Vaquer.
Former NXT Champion Ethan Page will be in action against Cedric Alexander. Page has experienced an attitude change as of late after bloodying up Je’Von Evans to send a brutal message.
Wes Lee, Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe will take on Andre Chase, Hank Walker & Tank Ledger.
In a three-way tag team match made after the chaotic events of last year’s show, Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson will face Gigi Dolin & Shotzi, and Kayden Carter & Katana Chance.
After Izzi Dame interrupted a Sol Ruca backstage conversation with Zaria last night, Dame and Ruca will go one-on-one to round out the show.
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NXT returns to the Performance Center and Kelani Jordan is the first person out to close out 2024 with her match against Lola Vice.
Kelani Jordan defeated Lola Vice
Jordan started off strong with a headlock takeover before Vice escaped and Jordan landed a crossbody for 2. Vice recovered to grind away with a camel clutch before they each exchange armbars on the mat while Booker T quotes MC Hammer. Vice took Jordan down in the corner with a series of kicks before landing a hip attack. Vice hit a three amigos before landing some kneeling kicks, but eating a slick kick from Jordan to even things up.
Jordan landed a series of rope-bound strikes to Vice before Vice snatched a rear naked choke before Jordan slammed her in the corner and then sat back to break it up. Cora Jade ran down and Jordan ran Vice into her before a Backlund Bridge wins it for Jordan. Stephanie Vaquer went to attack Jade, but Vice accidentally backfisted Vaquer when Jade moved.
An NXT Match of the Year nominee video package aired with Femi vs. Briggs vs. Dijak winning. A Fatal Influence hear no evil/see no evil/speak no evil video package airs to hype up New Year’s Evil. An NXT Spotlight video airs with Giulia hyping up Roxanne Perez as a worthy NXT Women’s Champion – but she needs to put her own name in the history books like Asuka and Charlotte while clips from MARIGOLD air. The NXT Moment of the Year is Joe Hendry being in NXT while being a TNA Wrestling roster member.
Sarah Schreiber interviewed Cedric Alexander about facing Ethan Page tonight and Je’von’s jaw was wired shut and the goal is for him to eat solid food – let alone get back in the ring and he’ll take his anger out on Page before Page tells him that he wished the texts warned him about Page before he takes him out and puts him next to Evans. They brawled out to the ring and their match is going on right now instead of later.
Ethan Page defeated Cedric Alexander
Alexander started off heavy with a slugfest and stomping a mudhole in Page in the corner. Page landed a corner combo before eating a dropkick to the knee and a basement dropkick to the neck for 2. Lowpe from Alexander hit hard on the floor but Page landed a codebreaker “to tha snout” according to Booker T for 2 before a dropkick landed another 2 for Page. Alexander landed a snap Michinoku Driver for 2 before falling to a Page cutter. After the match, Page grabbed a toolbox and slammed it on Alexander’s hand.
Tyreik and Tyson chat with Hank and Tank about wanting the tag gold before Wes Lee and Shawn Spears intervene and Spears left Hank and Tank high and dry. Shotzi and Gigi Dolin are out for a women’s triple threat tag match.
Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend defeated Shotzi & Gigi Dolin and Katana Chance & Kayden Carter in a triple threat tag
Dolin and Carter start off hot with a basement superkick by Carter. Legend came in and tosses Carter off her back before hoisting Carter up in a Backlund lift. Chance and Carter took Legend down and got 1 off a Chance cover. Shotzi and Jackson went at it quickly with a butterfly suplex getting 2 for Jackson. Gigi came in and both she and Shotzi landed a series of attacks to Jackson. Shotzi got the cloverleaf on, but Jackson got to the rope.
Carter landed a big boot to Dolin before Chance hits a rana to the floor and she and Carter land a stereo dive to Dolin and Shotzi. Carter landed a basement superkick to Legend before Chance goes into the drop zone for 2 before everyone breaks it up. Jackson landed a missile dropkick to Chance before Carter blind tagged in and ate a dropkick from Jackson. Dolin hit an enzuiguri and set up a dive from Shotzi that landed short. Legend and Jackson set up a shoulder-walking dive to the floor that hits before a Dolin crucifix bomb got 2.5. Jayne distracted Dolin and the Meta Girls hit a double-team cutter for the win.
Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre chat about the Meta Girls and brag about beating them before getting gold back. Backstage, Lola and Stephanie argue before Kelani Jordan stirs things up. Eva puts Cora Jade in a fatal 4-way at New Year’s Evil. Backstage, Lexis King chats with Eva and she says it’s a grey area if he can win it via DQ and at New Year’s Evil, there will be a sudden death rematch and Lexis hands the cup back to Eva. NXT Tag Team of the Year Award goes to Fraxiom, who bring up being rivals and now being friends. Zaria and Sol Ruca chat backstage before Ruca’s match and we get a little look at some WWE ID signings in the crowd.
Izzi Dame defeated Sol Ruca
Ruca got an armdrag and drop toehold off a long collar-and-elbow tieup. Ruca ties her up on the corner and rides her like a surfboard. I think I saw Nick Bockwinkel do that on the AWA back in the day. Dame sidestepped the Sol Snatcher for 2. Zaria came down to give Ruca some moral support before Ruca hits a springboard spinning shoulderblock. Ruca corner high kick hits and a moonsault met the knees of Dame. Ruca wanted a moonsault off the top to the floor but Dame put Zaria in the path of it! The I-Drive/Sky High hit and gave Dame the win. Spears looked on menacingly.
The NXT Women’s Superstar of the Year is Roxanne Perez and she says she’s brought people from all over the world – Mexico, Japan, and TNA, and no one can stop her. Andre Chase came out for Hank and Tank!
Wes Lee, Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe defeated Andre Chase, Hank Walker & Tank Ledger.
Dupont slugged away on Tank before Igwe tagged in and ate some offense on Tank. Chase ran in for a corner forearm before Tank landed a corner charge. Hank and Tank would have been a riot in Memphis with Lance Russell calling their matches. Igwe stomped away on Tank before Tank hit a spinebuster and Chase landed a swanton dive to the floor. Lee went for a satellite DDT on Hank but turned into a front choke before eating an overhead belly to belly and a northern lights suplex and then a giant suplex by Hank!
Tank comes in and ran wild and slugged Igwe on the apron and a cartwheel clothesline! Lee landed a superkick on the floor to take down Tank. Chase slugged away on Igwe mid-ring before hitting a Russian legsweep. Chase wanted the Chase U stomps, but fell into a deep depression and tagged out before walking out on Hank. Hank got a schoolboy but ate a Lee high kick and Igwe landed a stunner to win it.
Ashantee tried to call Carmen Petrovic and it goes right to voicemail and he expresses his love for her and says he misses her. Nikkita Lyons chats him up and he turns her down. Spears congratulates Dame before Tony D tells him to get away from her. Andre Chase told Kale Dixon backstage that Chase U is dead before Oba Femi came out to accept the Male Superstar of the Year award before saying it really doesn’t matter and he is the captain now and you can see him win the title at New Year’s Evil.
Trick Williams came down to show the fans some love like they’ve done for him and Femi is beatable – and because he is so beatable, that’s why they have a triple threat. Thorpe smashed the award on Trick’s head and held the title high. This was a solid by-the-numbers build towards New Year’s Evil – but Oba Femi came off as the biggest star of the three in the closing segment.