‘NXT: Vengeance Day 2025’ PPV Review
Welcome to this review of NXT: Vengeance Day, which took place this past Saturday, right here on Nerdly. Let’s get straight into the review!
Match #1: NXT Women’s North American Championship – Stephanie Vaquer def. Fallon Henley
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La Primera is officially a champion, as Stephanie Vaquer captured the NXT Women’s North American Title from Fallon Henley in thrilling fashion. The numbers were stacked against The Dark Angel as Jacy Jayne and Jazmyn Nyx ran interference for Henley, but Vaquer was too determined to let the odds factor into the decision. The challenger became increasingly frustrated with Fatal Influence’s antics, and she laid them out one by one, leaving her and Henley alone to battle. Now engaged in a one-on-one fight with the titleholder, Vaquer hit a marvelous Corkscrew Moonsault to become the new NXT Women’s North American Champion.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #2: NXT Tag Team Championship – Nathan Frazer & Axiom def. Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura
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Fraxiom walked out of Vengeance Day still the NXT Tag Team Champions, but they almost didn’t walk out at all after a brutal post-match attack by unknown assailants. The speedy Nathan Frazer and Axiom clashed stylistically with the bruising Josh Briggs and Yoshiki Inamura, leading to jaw-dropping moments that included missile dropkicks, brutal lariats and dives to the outside. Frazer and Axiom finally found a rare moment where Inamura was isolated and hit him with a textbook High Low to win the match and retain the title.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #3: Strap Match – Eddy Thorpe def. Trick Williams
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It took a brutal Strap Match for Eddy Thorpe and Trick Williams to settle the score, and when the dust settled, only Thorpe was left standing. Prior to the match and before the strap could be tied, the two Superstars brawled to the outside before Williams demanded Thorpe be tethered to him. Thorpe unleashed a brutal attack using the strap, going as far as pummeling his opponent while the WWE Universe mercilessly booed him. Williams rallied with his own strap attack, but Thorpe used the strap to hit Williams with a low blow before landing a huge boot to the jaw to win the match
My Score: 2 out of 5
Match #4: Ethan Page def. Je’Von Evans
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All Ego is all smiles after once again cracking Je’Von Evans in the jaw and further injuring The Young OG. Evans couldn’t wait to get ahold of Ethan Page and immediately attacked him, even hitting a huge Flying Cutter, but Page weathered the storm and grounded the highflyer. After taking a beating from Page, Evans went for broke and attempted another Flying Cutter, but Page clocked him with a right hand in mid-air before hitting Twisted Grin to win the bout.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #5: NXT Championship Triple Threat Match – Oba Femi def. Austin Theory and Grayson Waller
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Oba Femi is still NXT Champion, but he too felt the wrath of NXT’s mysterious new group. Grayson Waller and Austin Theory didn’t seem to be on the same page all night, and it reared its head in the match, leaving them at an impasse as to who would win the title. The champion unleashed epic carnage in the match, but A-Town Down Under finally coalesced and drove him through a table thanks to Waller’s Flying Elbow. Theory seemed to have the match won, but Waller pulled the official out of the ring, allowing Femi enough time to recover. The Ruler then set up Theory for a Fall From Grace, only for Waller to accidentally stun with the Aussie Superstar before walking into a Fall From Grace to give the champion the win.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #6: NXT Women’s Championship Fatal 4-Way Match – Giulia def. Bayley, Roxanne Perez and Cora Jade
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The Beautiful Madness is still NXT Women’s Champion, but she’s already got another potential opponent breathing down her neck. The action was chaotic with all four Superstars attempting to ignite a huge fight, with the champion even trying to play peacemaker at one point. The veteran Bayley seemed to thrive in the chaos, but the numbers were too great, and her attempts to win were thwarted each time. All four Superstars found themselves in the corner, with Cora Jade launching them all off the top turnbuckle with a Tower of Doom. Jade took out Roxanne Perez and nearly had the match won, but a huge Arrivederci Knee Strike and a Northern Lights Bomb gave Giulia the win. New Women’s North American Champion Stephanie Vaquer celebrated with Giulia in the ring, only for Jordynne Grace to return to NXT and have an epic staredown with the two champions.
My Score: 4 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3.5/5
Another year, another Vengeance Day for NXT… This year’s has a LOT to live up to after 2024’s brilliant show which, at the time, I said outshone that year’s Royal Rumble. Did it live up to that show? No. But it did provide some great entertainment. Things started off strong with two championship matches – even if both matches suffered from predictable outcomes. No way was Stephanie Vaquer losing her match and neither were Fraxiom, especially against the odd combo of Briggs and Inamura. Unfortunately the strap match brought down the vibe, delivering a match that was more “TV” than PLE for me; as was the Triple Threat title match – TBH, I have no idea why Theory and Waller would EVER be considered for any kind of title match. Neither could carry a title in the current WWE environment and be considered a worthy champ. Thankfully in between those two we got another great match from Je’Von Evans and Ethan Page, with Page picking up the surprise win (I honestly thought Evans would get the win), which hopefully means this feud will still go on! And that leads us to the main event, with Giulia defending her title in a fatal four way, though why this was a four-way remains undetermined – this would’ve been better as a one-on-one between Bayley and Giulia, sort of the “old guard versus the new guard” style of match. I get it though, Jade and Perez are, for the WWE, hot property; after all, Perez lasted waaaay too long in the Rumble to NOT be high on management’s radar! Overall this was a decent PLE, but one that could’ve done without a couple of matches to keep the quality high and give what good matches we did get some more time to breathe.
