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NXT Heatwave 2025 Results: Oba Femi Survives Je'Von Evans To Retain NXT Championship

Je'Von Evans gave it everything he had, but Oba Femi walked out of Heatwave with the NXT Championship thanks to a some-what controversial call. 
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Who came out of Heatwave as the NXT Champion?
Who came out of Heatwave as the NXT Champion? | WWE

Je'Von Evans put together the performance of a lifetime Sunday night at NXT Heatwave and nearly captured the NXT Championship, but thanks to what some may consider a controversial call, Oba Femi is still the man at the top of the mountain on Tuesday nights.

Evans has been wowing audiences ever since he first stepped foot in a WWE ring, and the 21-year-old appeared to have pulled off an all-time shocker in front of raucous Lowell, Massachusetts crowd that was ready to blow the roof off of the Memorial Auditorium.

Following an inadvertent referee bump, Evans connected on two midair cutters and had Femi down for more than three seconds. A second ref slid in the ring to make the count, but he was waved off by the original ref down on the floor, who noticed that Femi had slid his left foot under the bottom rope.

Femi was not about to waste the new life he had been gifted. The big man rose to his feet, grabbed Evans and threw him out of the ring where he crashed hard through the commentary desk.

Oba would quickly collect Evans off the pile of broken table pieces and cables and chucked him back into the ring. It was there that Je'Von was met with a massive Fall From Grace and Femi pinned him to retain the NXT Championship.

After the match came to a close, Ricky Saints would march down to the ring. He stood toe-to-toe with the NXT Champion to let him know who his next challenger will be.

The main event fight was an exhilarating finish to an action-packed night that also saw the Knockouts World Championship find its way back into the hands of someone from the TNA Wrestling roster. Ash by Elegance captured her first ever world title when she knocked off former champions Jacy Jayne and Masha Slamovich.

Jayne won the title off Slamovich back at Slammiversary in July, and she appeared to have her number again Sunday night, but Ash stole the victory by dragging Jacy out of the ring on a pinfall attempt and then nailing a senton on Masha.

New NXT Tag Team Champions were also crowned Sunday night as Dion Lennox and Osiris Griffin bested Hank and Tank to bring gold to the DarkState, Lola Vice is the new No. 1 Contender for the NXT Women's Championship and Blake Monroe scored a major win over Jordynne Grace.

Full NXT Heatwave Match Results:

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Lola Vice defeated Jaida Parker and Kelani Jordan to become the No. 1 Contender for the NXT Women's Championship

Dion Lennox and Osiris Griffin of DarkState defeated Hank and Tank to win the NXT Tag Team Championships

Ash by Elegance defeated Jacy Jayne and Masha Slamovich to capture the TNA Knockouts World Championship

Blake Monroe defeated Jordynne Grace

NXT North American Champion Ethan Page and Chelsea Green defeated Tavion Heights and Tyra Mae Steele

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RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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