WWE NXT Results 1/27/26
WWE Performance Center
Winter Park, Florida
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Commentators: (Vic Joseph & Booker T)
Ring Announcer: Mike Rome
Transcription by Josh Lopez
– As the show went on the air, we were supposed to have the Joe Hendry/Jackson Drake NXT Championship Ladder Match Qualifier. Ricky Saints was about to provide color commentary. Hendry’s entrance music hit, we see him laid out on the floor with The Vanity Project standing over him. Jackson Drake is holding a steel chair. AVA snaps at The Vanity Project. They’re deflecting blame towards Tony D’Angelo. AVA tells a referee to keep a close eye on The Vanity Project, because she needs to make changes to the show. We see Tony D’Angelo walking around the WWE Performance Center Parking Lot with security guards.
First Match: DarkState (c) vs. OTM For The WWE NXT Tag Team Championship
Saquon Shugars and Bronco Nima will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Shugars backs Nima into the turnbuckles. Shugars pie faces Nima. Nima launches Shugars to the corner. Shugars tries to play cat and mouse. Shugars rolls under a clothesline from Nima. Shugars tries to slide under Nima’s legs. Nima applies a waist lock. Shugars decks Nima with a back elbow smash. Nima tags in Price. Nima reverses out of the irish whip from Shugars. Nima ducks a clothesline from Shugars. Nima whips Shugars across the ring. Price HeadButts Shugars for a one count. Shugars with a JawBreaker. Shugars tags in Griffin. Shoulder Block Exchange. Pie Face Exchange. Griffin punches Price in the back. Griffin with a Running Boot. Price tags in Nima. Griffin whips Price across the ring. Price ducks a clothesline from Griffin. Nima with a Hip Toss. OTM with a pair of stereo press slams. DarkState regroups on the outside. Nima blocks a boot from Shugars. Griffin attacks Nima from behind. Griffin with a Vertical Suplex. Nima applies a wrist lock. Nima tags in Price. Nima whips Griffin across the ring. Double Big Boot for a two count. Hank & Tank are watching this match from the backstage area.
Griffin rocks Price with a forearm smash. Griffin tags in Shugars applies a wrist lock. Price shoves Shugars into the turnbuckles. Shugars kicks Price in the face. Shugars runs around Price. Shugars tags in Griffin. Shugars drops down on the canvas. Griffin goes for a Bodyslam, but Price lands back on his feet. Price with Two Bodyslams. Price tags in Nima. Nima punches Griffin in the ribs. Griffin avoids the falling sledge. Griffin tags in Shugars. Nima drops Shugars with a shoulder tackle. Shugars blocks The Three Amigos. Nima whips Shugars across the ring. Shugars tags in Griffin. Shugars leapfrogs over Nima. Griffin drives Nima back first into the turnbuckles. Shugars with a Corner Dropkick. Nima with a Vertical Suplex. Price sends Shugars crashing into Cutler James on the outside. Nima puts his leg on the back of Griffin’s neck. OTM is fired up. Nima applies a wrist lock. Nima with a shoulder block. Nima tags in Price. Nima whips Griffin across the ring. Price with The Kitchen Sink. Nima with a Running Foot Stomp. Price goes into the cover for a one count. Price tags in Nima. Nima goes for a Bodyslam, but Griffin lands back on his feet. Griffin rocks Nima with a forearm smash. Griffin tags in Shugars. Test Of Strength. Shugars rolls Nima over for a two count. Nima drops Shugars with a Spinning Back Fist. Nima with a Falling Sledge. Shugars begs for mercy. Shugars with a drop toe hold into the middle rope. James delivers a cheap shot behind the referee’s back. Shugars with a chop block. Shugars tags in Giffin. DarkState repeatedly stomps on Nima’s back. Griffin with The Vader Bomb for a two count.
Griffin puts his knee on the back of Nima’s neck. Griffin is mauling Nima in the corner. Griffin with a shoulder tackle. Griffin with heavy bodyshots. Griffin starts choking Nima with his boot. Nima is displaying his fighting spirit. Griffin kicks Nima in the left knee. Griffin drops Nima with a sharp knee strike. Griffin levels Nima with a Body Avalanche. Griffin tags in Shugars. Slingshot NeckBreaker/Belly to Back Suplex Combination for a two count. Shugars applies a standing leg lock. Shugars repeatedly stops Nima in his tracks. Shugars with a Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Shugars tags in Griffin. Nima avoids The Slingshot Corkscrew Splash. Nima sends Shugars crashing to the outside. Nima uses his feet to create separation. Both guys are knocked down after a Double Crossbody Block. Price and Shugars are tagged in. Price with a series of clotheslines. Price with an Inside Out Haymaker. Price follows that with two corner clotheslines. Price with a Leaping Boot to Griffin. Price catches Shugars in mid-air. Price with a Uranage Slam into Griffin’s back for a two count. Nima clotheslines Griffin to the floor. Price tugs on Shugars hair. The Vanity Project runs interference. Price blasts Brad Baylor off the ring apron. Shugars uses the middle rope for leverage to pickup the victory. After the match, OTM gets into a massive brawl with Hank & Tank, The Vanity Project and Chase University. Shawn Spears SuperKicks Shugars. Niko Vance HeadButts Griffin. The Culling connects with The Assisted DDT.
Winner: Still WWE NXT Tag Team Champions, DarkState via Pinfall
– We get a clip from last week. Blake Monroe walks into the Women’s Locker Room poking fun at Jaida Parker and the Ms. Parker chants. Nikkita Lyons says that Blake deserves her own chant. Nikkita starts a singing Blake Monroe chant stomping her feet. Blake loves it. Nikkita says that she’s so aligned with her queen. Nikkita is very familiar with Jaida Parker, and she knows that Blake has been going through so much as of late. Nikkita is reading Blake’s energy, and it looks like she needs a sage and maybe some grass touching. Nikkita tells Blake that she’ll face Jaida Parker, so she doesn’t have to, her path remains clear. Blake asks Nikkita what she could do in return. Nikkita calls herself a saint and walks away.
– NXT will be returning to the 713 Music Hall in Houston, Texas on March 17th.
Second Match: Jaida Parker vs. Nikkita Lyons
Parker avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Lyons with a deep arm-drag. Lyons with a waist lock go-behind. Parker answers with an arm-drag of her own. Parker applies an arm-bar. Parker with clubbing shoulder blocks. Parker maintains control of the left arm of Lyons. Lyons with forearm shivers. Lyons whips Parker across the ring. Parker with a side headlock takeover. Parker wrenches on the left shoulder of Lyons. Lyons backs Parker into the ropes. Lyons drives her knee into the midsection of Parker. Lyons whips Parker across the ring. Parker clotheslines Lyons for a two count. Parker talks smack to Lyons. Parker goes for a Bodyslam, but Lyons lands back on her feet. Standing Switch Exchange. Lyons decks Parker with a back elbow smash. Lyons drops Parker with The Spinning Heel Kick. Lyons transitions into a ground and pound attack. Lyons with a flying forearm smash. Lyons with repeated back elbow smashes in the corner. Lyons slams Parker’s head on three turnbuckle pads. Following a snap mare takeover, Lyons stands on Parker’s chest. Lyons with a Splitting Leg Drop.
Lyons poses for the crowd. Parker and Lyons are trading back and forth shots. Lyons whips Parker across the ring. Lyons scores the forearm knockdown for a one count. Lyons with The Fisherman’s Suplex. Lyons hits The Pearl River Plunge for a two count. Lyons applies a half nelson chin lock. Parker with heavy bodyshots. Forearm Exchange. Parker unloads a flurry of chops. Parker with a back elbow smash. Parker with two clotheslines. Parker ducks a clothesline from Lyons. Parker with The SpineBuster. Parker is fired up. Parker lays Lyons flat on the middle turnbuckle. Parker slaps Lyons in the chest. Parker delivers The Teardrop. Parker hits The Hypnotic. Parker connects with a Modified Made In Japan to pickup the victory. After the match, Blake Monroe appears on the titantron. Monroe is laying on a fancy couch. Monroe says that Parker’s performance was something, but it wasn’t glamorous. Last week, she tried to correct her grave mistake, but Parker didn’t want to listen. Nobody takes the spotlight away from Blake Monroe and gets away with it, so she’ll be seeing Parker very soon.
Winner: Jaida Parker via Pinfall
– We see Tavion Heights talking to Elio LeFleur and Eli Knight in the backstage area. He feels bad about them losing their NXT Championship Ladder Match Qualifiers last week, but they had the PC jumping. It’s a shark tank around here, so they should keep their head up and be ready for anything. Arianna Grace, Stacks and Lexis King joins the conversation. King says that Knight and LeFleur are taking advice from Heights. Sure, he has the Olympic medals to back it up, but it’s not very to wise unless you want to be an amateur. This is the big leagues, this is NXT, it’s a new era, and there’s money on the table for everybody. What is he going on about? Lexis says that Heights has squandered every opportunity that’s been handed to him, meanwhile people like him and Arianna Grace, who were born into this industry are taking opportunities. Heights says that he beat Lexis ass in less than 10 seconds, and he’ll do it again. LeFleur and Knight are trying to calm down Heights.
– The Elegance Brand pokes fun at Sol Ruca and Zaria who are the new number one contenders for the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship. Ash By Elegance calls ZaRuca fake friends. George Iceman mentions that they have the advantage, because they’re healthy, unlike Zaria who’s dealing with a shoulder injury. The Elegance Brand says that they’re going to hold onto the Knockouts Tag Team Titles, forever. We head back to the women’s locker room. Zaria is trying to call Sol Ruca on her phone, but she’s not picking up. Zaria leaves a voice message out of frustration. Thea Hail apologies to Zaria, friendships in NXT these days really come and go. Thea thought she was cool with Lola Vice, then last week, Lola told her that she was going to knock her out. Zaria doesn’t want to hear Thea complaining, because she stumbles into opportunities. Thea says that she didn’t stumble into a championship, she earned it. Zaria asks Thea if she’s sure about that. Thea tells Zaria that she shouldn’t be mad, because Sol is not here for her. Thea has a problem with anyone who says she didn’t earn her NXT Women’s North American Championship. Zaria tells Thea that she’ll see her later.
– Myles Borne runs into Ethan Page in the backstage area. It’s a big moment of truth for Myles. The world will get to find out who he truly is. Is Myles righteous or will he finally be ruthless. Ethan says that Dion Lennox doesn’t give a damn about the rules, that would be why DarkState has gold while Myles has nothing on his trophy case. If Myles wants to be in this ladder match, he should win by any means necessary. Myles tells Ethan to not worry about how he conducts his business. Myles turns around and sees Ricky Saints. Myles says that nobody wants to hear what Ricky has to say. Myles says that he’ll drop Ricky’s ass if he sees him out there. Ricky loves aggressive Myles, he’s awesome. Ricky tells Myles to chill out. Ethan says it’s funny that the only way Myles could channel his aggression is by Ricky being his obnoxious self.
– Coming out of the commercial break, we see AVA talking on her phone. AVA knows that the Royal Rumble is this Saturday, and NXT has the deepest Women’s Division, so she’s allowing Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis to sift through and make the best decision for which superstars will be competing in the Women’s Royal Rumble Match. The Vanity Project joins the conversation. How is Joe Hendry doing? He’s not medically cleared. AVA asks Vanity Project if they think she’s stupid, because she saw Drake holding the steel chair, and they got involved in the Tag Team Title Match tonight. Should she revoke their contracts right now? Vanity Project is just trying to make a statement. AVA can’t technically prove that Vanity Project attacked Joe Hendry. Jackson Drake is now in the NXT Championship Ladder Match. However, Vanity Project will be banned from ringside. Also, if Joe Hendry gets medically cleared, he’ll also compete in the Ladder Match.
Third Match: Myles Borne vs. Dion Lennox In A NXT Championship Ladder Match Qualifier
STILL TO COME
– Zaria vs. Thea Hail
– Keanu Carver vs. Andre Chase w/Chase University In A NXT Championship Ladder Match Qualifier
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