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NXT Deadline 2025 Results, Highlights & Live Blog

Full results and highlights from the NXT Deadline 2025 event featuring the Iron Survivor Challenge!
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WWE NXT Deadline 2025
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The final WWE PLE of the year is NXT Deadline and it airs live from inside the Boering Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas.

Like the previous Deadline events, this year's show will feature the Iron Survivor Challenge. Five men and five women will compete in their respective matches, and the winners of each will get a shot at championship gold at NXT New Year's Evil in 2026.

The men's Iron Survivor Challenge Match features Je'Von Evans, Joe Hendry, Leon Slater, Dion Lennox, and Myles Borne. Borne will have the advantage in this one because he was victorious on this week's episode of NXT.

Joe Hendry
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The two guys to watch in this one are Evans and Slater. Not only are they tag team partners, but they are high-flying savants that will drive the pace of the entire match. Who will face Ricky Saints or Oba Femi for the NXT Championship next? We'll know at NXT Deadline.

In the women's Iron Survivor Challenge, Sol Ruca faces Jordynne Grace, Kelani Jordan, Lola Vice, and Kendal Grey. That's a who's who of the women's division in NXT. Will Sol Ruca use her innovation and high flying to win? Will Jordynne Grace take over the match with power? It'll be decided at NXT Deadline.

The NXT Championship match between Ricky Saints and Oba Femi will open Deadline. It's the first time in history that an NXT Championship match has kicked off an NXT event.

Saints has been a fighting champion since he beat Femi for the title. Now, Femi is back to reclaim what was once his. Can Saints beat The Ruler twice?

This match got added stakes on this week's episode of SmackDown. Not only will the winner be NXT Champion, but he'll also face Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes at Saturday Night's Main Event. That event will also feature the final match of John Cena.

NXT Deadline Results

-The show began with video of both Ricky Saints and Oba Femi backstage. From there an intro video hyped Deadline and welcomed the audience to the show.

-Sol Ruca, Lola Vice, Kelani Jordan, Je'Von Evans, Leon Slater, and Joe Hendry were shown arriving to the building ahead of their Iron Survivor Challenge matches.

-Ricky Saints and Oba Femi were shown walking backstage to the gorilla position. They then made their entrances and were officially introduced. Their NXT Championship match then began.

-Oba Femi defeated Ricky Saints to win the NXT Championship. Saints had multiple changes to pin Femi in the match, including after a DDT on ring steps. Saints hit a couple DDT's, but just wasn't able to put Femi down. In the end, Femi hit his patented power bomb and tried for the pin, but Saints kicked out. Femi hit it again, this time like The Undertaker's last ride power bomb. He went for the pin again got the win.

-After the match, Femi celebrated. He and Saints then shook hands as the audience cheered.

-Kendal Grey was interviewed about her year in NXT and the Iron Survivor Challenge. She said it was wild to have John Cena choose her for the match and that she wanted to live up to expectations inside the match itself.

-Sol Ruca took a FaceTime call from Zaria. Zaria apologized for not being there in-person for Ruca. She said she wasn't because she didn't think Ruca wanted her to be. Ruca said that wasn't the case, but that they needed to talk things through next week.

-Kendal Grey and Kelani Jordan started the Women's Iron Survivor Challenge. Grey and Jordan went back and forth. Grey was able to secure a pin over Jordan just seconds after the third participant in the match was timed to come out. Grey hit a power slam on Jordan to get the fall. Jordynne Grace made her entrance into the match. Grey - 1. Everyone else - 0

-Soon after Jordan left the penalty box because she got pinned, Jordan jumped back into the ring and exchanged a series of pins with Grey. She got the better of those and leveraged a fall. Jordan - 1, Grey -1, Everyone else - 0.

-Lola Vice entered the match and connected with a flurry of strikes on every other woman in the match. She decked Grey with a spinning back fist to counter a top rope maneuver and covered for a pin and a point. Grey -1, Jordan - 1, Vice - 1, Grace - 0.

-Grey got out of the penalty box and like Jordan, got a quick fall and a point over Jordynne Grace. She came in and hit fast-paced offense on Grace for the point. Grey - 2, Jordan -1, Vice - 1, Grace - 0.

-When Jordynne Grace got out of the penalty box, she hit the ring and immediately tried to get a quick pin on Grey. Grey kicked out. Grace eventually got the fall and a point on Kelani Jordan. Sol Ruca made her entrance into the match right after, but Jordan (who was supposed to be in the penalty box) attacked her knee. Ruca was then taken to the back by WWE officials. Grey - 2, Vice - 1, Jordan - 1, Grace - 1, Ruca - 0.

-Jordan returned to the match and fought with Jordynne Grace. She hit Grace with a Spanish Fly onto the floor and that's when Ruca ran back out. She clocked Jordan with some punches and then connected wtih a Sol Snatcher on both Jordan and Lola Vice. She covered Jordan for a point and Vice to earn a quick second one. Grey - 2, Ruca - 2, Vice - 1, Grace - 1, Jordan - 1.

-When Jordan got out of the penalty box and about five minutes left in the match, she stopped a pin attempt with a top rope splash. The move hit Grace worst and Jordan covered for the point. Grey - 2, Ruca - 2, Vice - 1, Grace - 1, Jordan - 2.

-Jordynne Grace got a point over Jordan as soon as she got back into the match. So did Vice. Everything was tied up at two. Grey - 2, Ruca - 2, Vice - 2, Grace - 2, Jordan - 2.

-Kendal Grey defeated Jordynne Grace, Sol Ruca, Kelani Jordan, and Lola Vice to win the 2025 Women's Iron Survivor Challenge. She's now the number one contender to the NXT Women's Championship. Grey returned to the match with just seconds left. She hit Lola Vice with a flatliner off the top rope and got the final point with two seconds left in the match. The bell rang and Grey was the winner.

-After the match, Blake Monroe talked with NXT General Manager, Ava, backstage. Monroe talked about being NXT Women's North American Champion. She said he would hold a championship open challenge next week.

-Myles Borne was interviewed backstage. He said he wanted to fight Ricky Saints for title after he wins the men's Iron Survivor Challenge. He said he would be fine taking on Femi. Before he could say anything else, cameras cut to a brawl taking place in the backstage area between Kelani Jordan and Jordynne Grace. They fought, but eventually they were broken up by WWE officials.

-Ethan Page defeated Mr. Iguana to retain the NXT North American Championship. Mr. Iguana's Iguana bit Page, but Page got revenge when he spit on it and tossed it out of the ring. Page connected with a spinning cutter for the victory.

WWE NXT Deadline Card (Remaining):

Je’Von Evans vs. Joe Hendry vs. Myles Borne vs. Dion Lennox vs. Leon Slater in the Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge

Izzi Dame vs. Tatum Paxley

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Zack Heydorn has been covering the pro wrestling industry for a decade and writes news, features, and interviews for The Takedown On SI. He also hosts and cohosts a variety of WWE and AEW shows on YouTube. Heydorn is a former Assistant Editor of PWTorch and Managing Editor of SEScoops. Zack is also the author of the Hybrid Shoot book Stunning: The Wrestling Artistry of Steve Austin, which is available on Amazon. You can follow Zack on X and Bluesky.

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