WWE NXT Results 10/21 - TNA X-Division Title On The Line, WWE Speed Title #1 Contenders Tournament Begins

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE NXT" on October 21, 2025, coming to you live from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida!

TNA star Leon Slater will be defending his X-Division Championship in an "NXT" ring for his first time ever as he puts it on the line against Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo. As the romance between Stacks and Arianna Grace continues to blossom on-screen, Slater's recent X-Division Championship match against Je'Von Evans at TNA Bound For Glory on October 12 ended in a no contest thanks to interference from DarkState.

El Grande Americano has held the WWE Speed Championship for 170 days and counting, dethroning Dragon Lee in early May to become the new titleholder. Although he has only made one defense since winning in mid-June when he retained against Los Garza's Berto, a Number One Contenders Tournament is set to kick off tonight to determine his next challenger when "SmackDown" star Axiom takes on Sean Legacy while Jasper Troy goes head-to-head with TNA star Zachary Wentz.

Lucien Price and Bronco Nima will be competing on television in an "NXT" ring for the first time since defeating Kale Dixon and Uriah Connors on May 20 as they collide with Hank Walker and Tank Ledger. Nima and Price caused a tag team match between the aforementioned Chase U members and Walker and Ledger to end in a no contest when they became involved and left everyone laid out during last Tuesday's edition of the show.

Additionally, titleholder Ricky Saints and Trick Williams will be making their NXT Championship Halloween Havoc match official when they put pen-to-paper for it tonight.

We are live! Vic Joseph and Booker T greet audiences at home as The Culling makes their way to the ring.

Tatum Paxley says she did it by becoming the Number One Contender for the NXT Women's Championship, then says fans have seen her at her lowest when she had no friends and was completely alone. She says despite all that, the fans have been there for her as a confused Izzi Dame listens expecting Paxley to have said her name.

Paxley turns to Dame and says she's been there for her through it all, then promises to bring the NXT Women's Championship back to The Culling. She says while she's been unsuccessful in challenging before, she has The Culling to back her up.

Fatal Influence's music hits, and Jacy Jayne makes her way out alongside Lainey Reid and Fallon Henley. Jayne asks Dame if she'll tell Paxley that she stands no chance of becoming the new NXT Women's Championship and continues to reiterate such. She says she's embedded into the minds of fans and her opponents that they can't beat her, then asks Paxley what makes her different from anyone else that's challenged her.

Paxley says she trained day in and day out, with Dame adding that The Culling has told Paxley who she is. Jayne and Dame then get in one another's faces, but Paxley breaks things up and says she knows her friends are happy for her. She says herself and Dame are ready to prove that tonight, and Henely says Reid is willing to step up.

A brawl then breaks out between Fatal Influence and The Culling, with Paxley looking to land her finisher on Jayne. Henley and Reed pull Jayne out of the ring before Paxley can deliver her finisher to her.

Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Arianna Grace then make their way to the ring. Leon Slater and Je'Von Evans follow. 

The bell rings and the two lock up. They go back and forth with one another, but Slater levels Stacks with a springboard back elbow and flies over the top rope to level Stacks on the outside. Slater fires off chops on Stacks' chest during the commercial break, then dumps him back in the ring and delivers a boot to the side of Stacks' head.

Stacks sends Slater crashing into the top turnbuckle, but Slater returns the favor by sending Stacks crashing into the turnbuckle multiple times. He goes for a pin, but Stacks kicks out before Slater catches him with a back suplex. Stacks then crawls under the ring as Evans directs Slater to Stacks' whereabouts. Stacks tries sneaking up behind Slater from across the ring, but Evans spots him which opens the door for Slater to clock Stacks.

Stacks cinches in an Abdominal Stretch on Slater back from the break, but Slater escapes and lands a hurricanrana on Stacks. He goes for a pin, but Stacks kicks out and lands a knee on the back of Slater's neck. He fires off strikes on Slater's midsection, then sends him crashing into the mat face first and connects with a gutbuster.

Slater sends Stacks crashing into the mat with a spinning slam, and Grace hops up on the apron to give Stacks some encouragement. Slater almost sends Grace crashing off the apron, but Evans catches her. Stacks becomes jealous as Grace is visibly attracted to him, but Slater continues wearing down Stacks back inside the ring. He dumps him back outside, then flies over the top rope and ring post to take down Stacks.

Slater then dumps Stacks back into the ring once again and connects with a Swanton Bomb-450 Splash combination for the win.

Winner (and still): Leon Slater

After the match, Evans and Slater grab a pair of microphones. Evans asks the fans to give it up for Slater once again, and Slater proposes an alliance between him and Evans to go after some tag team gold. Evans then challenges any tag team from "NXT", TNA, or another promotion to come and fac himself and Slater.

Mr. Iguana's music hits, and he makes his way to the ring alongside La Parka. Iguana informs Evans and Slater that Ava granted him and La Parka a match against them at Halloween Havoc, then says Prescott Valley, Arizona is next on Saturday.

Zachary Wentz then makes his way to the ring. Jasper Troy follows, and we see Los Americanos in the crowd. 

The bell rings and the two lock up. They go back and forth with one another, and Wentz fires off kicks on Troy. Troy clotheslines himself and Troy out of the ring as the clock hits two minutes, and Wentz lands a Tornillo on Troy over the top rope. Troy runs over Wentz and connects with a spinning slam on Wentz as the clock hits one minute, then pins him for the win.

Winner: Jasper Troy

We then head backstage, where Kelani Jordan looks to enter the women's locker room. Lola Vice dumps Jordan's stuff out of it and tells her that she's not welcome after choosing Team TNA, but Jordynne Grace approaches her as she looks to offer her advice. Grace tries explaining to Jordan that she's been in her position before, but Jordan completely brushes her off.

Sol Ruca and Zaria then make their way to the ring, with Ava joining the pair.

With a brace on her knee and a cane to help her, Ruca says she's clearly not walking around like usual after Ava hands her the microphone. Ruca says she got injured on Friday's "SmackDown" during herself and Zaria's match against Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. Ruca announces she's not cleared to compete at Halloween Havoc, but Ava questions if Ruca really wants to do this. Ruca says she won the Women's North American Championship in a Ladder Match and she'll win it back down the line.

Blake Monroe's music hits and she makes her way out. She apologizes to Ruca, then tells her she doens't have to worry about the Women's North American Championship because of her. She claims she should become the new Women's North American Champion given that she's Number One Contender.

Zaria says Monroe doesn't deserve to be Women's North American Champion, then says Ruca has defended the title time and time again. She says "NXT" doesn't give handouts, but Monroe tells Zaria she's fighting another one of Ruca's battles. Ruca says Monroe may have a point, but Zaria points out the unknown time frame of Ruca's injury. Zaria steps up and offers to defend the Women's North American Championship on Ruca's behalf at Halloween Havoc. Ava agrees with Zaria, but says it's ultimately Ruca's choice. Ruca agrees to have Zaria defend the Women's North American Championship on her behalf, saying there's no one she trusts more than Zaria. Ava then makes things official.

Monroe gets in Ava's face, but Zaria scoops her up and delivers a F5 and holds up the Women's North American Championship. 

Axiom and Sean Legacy then make their way to the ring, and Los Americanos are in the crowd to watch.

The bell rings and Axiom looks to land a dropkick on Legacy. Legacy gets Axiom up on his shoulders, but Axiom escapes. Legacy sends Axiom crashing into the mat as the clock hits two minutes, then lands a splash on Axiom over the top rope from the apron. Axiom cinches in a Triangle on Legacy, but Legacy powers up to his feet. Axiom rocks Legacy with an enzuigiri and follows it up with a Spanish Fly as the clock hits a minute. Legacy responds with a superkick to Axiom, but Axiom rocks Legacy with a jumping knee. Legacy ascends to the top rope as the clock hits 10 seconds, but Axiom catches him with a Spanish Fly off the top rope for the win.

Winner: Axiom

Hank Walker and Tank Ledger then make their way to the ring. OTM follows. 

Ledger and Walker waste no time going after OTM on the outside. Ledger dumps Lucien Price in the ring, and the bell sounds. Walker tags in and double teams on Price with Ledger, but Bronco Nima delivers a jawbreaker to Walker using the middle rope. Nima then levels Walker with a right hand before Price tags back in and tosses Walker over to Nima. Nima then lands a stomp on Walker.

Nima holds Walker in place for Price to land a splash on him. Ledger tags in and takes out Price and Nima, then lands a shoulder tackle on Nima off the middle rope. Price levels an interfering Walker with a slam, but Ledger sends Price crashing out of the ring. Nima connects with a Sliced Bread on Ledger, then tags in Price. Nima hands Ledger over to Price, who then delivers an Alabama Slam to him for the win.

Winners: OTM

After the match, Nima separates the ring steps. He hits Walker with one of them while Price clears the announce desk. Price and Nima then deliver a double Razor's Edge to send Ledger crashing through the announce desk.

Fatal Influence then makes their way to the ring. The Culling follows. 

Tatum Paxley and Lainey Reid begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Jayne tags in, but Paxley wears her down in the corner and tags in Dame. Dame wears down Jayne, but Jayne overpowers her. Reid tags in, but Dame catches her with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker and tags in Paxley. Paxley delivers a standing splash-elbow drop combination to Reid, but Jayne comes to Reid's aid. Paxley looks to land a dropkick on Jayne through the ropes, but Henley takes the fall for Jayne. Reid then delivers a neckbreaker to Paxley from behind as Jayne and Henley hold her in place.

During the commercial break, Jayne tags in and fires off stomps on Paxley in the corner. Dame tags in back from the break and levels both Jayne and Reid. She stacks them both up in the corner and delivers a splash to them. Paxley then tags in, but Jayne intercepts Paxley with a superkick.

Henley distracts the referee as Reid trips Dame on the outside. Jayne intercepts Paxley with a spinning backfist in the ring and pins her for the win as Henley and Reid hold Dame back.

Winners: Fatal Influence

After the match, Henely and Reid send Dame crashing into the ring apron spine first. They then send her crashing into the ring steps before holding Paxley in place. Jayne looks to hit Paxley with the NXT Women's Championship, but Paxley fights off all three members of Fatal Influence. She lands her finisher on Jayne and holds up the NXT Women's Championship.

Ava introduces Trick Williams and Ricky Saints. Both men make their way to the ring.

Williams says he does things on his time and waits for his moment. He says although Saints is the reigning NXT Champion, he's still the man on "NXT". Williams says he owes "NXT" and TNA Wrestling nothing because he's only loyal to himself, then signs the contract.

Saints says he's an emotional guy who wears his heart on his sleeve, and while he's never changed, questions if the same can be said for Williams. He says the NXT Championship has made him more focused than ever, but Wiliams lost the plot as NXT Champion by thinking he was bigger than the "NXT" brand, the fans, and the talent backstage. Williams says Saints has been grinding for decades on the independent circuit, but he doesn't belong on the independent circuit.

Ava looks to regain control, but Williams cuts her off and tells Saints he sees someone cosplaying as NXT Champion in Saints. He says no one can replace him, but Saints can only be his stand in at his very best. Saints becomes enraged and tells Williams not to talk to him about grinding on the independent circuit, then says Williams is trying to be like him. He says he's silkier and more stylish than Williams could ever be, then says Williams will be locked out on Saturday while he's locked in. Saints and Williams get in one another's faces, and while security tries holding them off, the two men begin brawling with one another. Saints ultimately sends Williams crashing through the table with an F5, then stands tall over Williams holding up his NXT Championship as the show goes off the air.