Location- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Venue- FTL War Memorial
Commentary- Vic Joseph & Booker T
Je’Von Evans VS Josh Briggs
Winner- Je’Von Evans
Rating-6/10
WWE Women’s Speed Championship- Sol Ruca (Champion) VS Jaida Parker
Winner- Sol Ruca
Rating- 4/10
Weaponized Steel Cage Match- Jordynne Grace VS Blake Monroe
Winner- Jordynne Grace
Rating- 6/10
NXT North American Championship- Ethan Page (Champion) VS Tavion Heights
Winner- Ethan Page
Rating- 6/10
NXT Women’s Championship- Jacy Jayne (Champion) VS Lola Vice
Winner- Jacy Jane
Rating-7/10
NXT Championship- Oba Femi (Champion) VS Ricky Saints
Winner & New NXT Champion- Ricky Saints
Rating- 6/10
Overall Thoughts-
Je’Von Evans has IT. The charisma, the human highlight reel potential, and he’s still young. Briggs VS Evans worked as entertaining opening match, with Je’Von fighting through and selling his injuries. The Young OG gutted it out to defeat Briggs, earning a hard-fought victory.
Eh, the Speed Championship is not for me. I couldn’t get into it, when the title was exclusive to X/Twitter, and while you can say it’s a unique concept, Speed title matches are largely forgettable. Lots of shenanigans towards the end, and it looks like we’re getting more of the Lash Legend/Jaida Parker feud.
I expected more intense hatred, but Blake Monroe VS Jordynne Grace was a fun gimmick match. The pink weapons and the bag of diamonds were perfect fits for Monroe’s character, and Blake used scissors to cut Grace’s hair! Interested to see what’s next for Monroe, and maybe Jordynne resumes her chase for the Women’s Championship?
Jacy VS Lola is my pick for No Mercy’s best match. A hot crowd for Lola Vice, the hometown hero, and a few good bits of drama with the shots of Lola’s family in the front row cheering her on. Vice’s selling for the back injury added to the struggle to defeat Jayne. But the important thing here is, Lola still looked strong after the loss. You could say she would’ve won the title, but Fallon Henley interfered, and Lola was attacked by a mysterious woman dressed in all black. They’re obviously going in the direction for Lola feuding with the mystery attacker, but Vice has a strong case for a rematch.
A lot of mixed feelings about the main event. Some nice back and forth action, and a solid David VS Goliath struggle, but I expected a stronger ending. Three DDTs (well, I guess four DDTs, if you count the one on the announcer’s table), and that’s it? I’m not saying it’s a bad finish, but Oba Femi was a dominant, and seemingly unstoppable champion. Yes, you can say the moment itself with Oba losing was a true jaw-dropper, but the closing sequence lacked a lot of fire for Ricky Saints slaying The Ruler Of NXT.
Still, I’m sure Saints will be a good, or potentially great champion. Oba Femi has to be on his way to the main roster now, right? Femi basically conquered all of NXT. There’s nothing left for him to do, and I’m genuinely hoping for a bright future on Raw or Smackdown. The guy has to much potential to be squandered or wasted, so hopefully they’ll have a solid plan in place for him when he arrives.
Show Highlights-
-Jordynne Grace defeats Blake Monroe
-Ethan Page retains
-El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. sends a message to Ethan Page
-Lash Legend is attacked by Jaida Parker during her promo
-Jacy Jane retains Women’s Championship with help from Fallon Henley and a mystery attacker
-Ava announces NXT VS TNA show
-Ricky Saints dethrones Oba Femi to become the new NXT Champion
Overall Rating- 6/10
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