WWE NXT Live recap, results, and grades: FORMER WWE STAR makes shocking return as JORDYNNE GRACE earns title shot at STEPHANIE VAQUER!

FULL RESULTS FOR WWE NXT FOR MAY 6TH, 2025.
DARKSTATE (DION LENNOX, CUTLER JAMES, AND OSIRIS GRIFFIN) defeats Tank Ledger, Hank Walker, and Joe Hendry by pin.
ZARIA defeats Kelani Jordan by pin.
MYLES BORNE wins 25-Man Battle Royal.
JAIDA PARKER defeats Karmen Petrovic by pin.
JORDYNNE GRACE defeats Giulia by pin.

A lot of "Wow" moments in the main event.

GRADE FOR WWE NXT FOR MAY 6TH, 2025: B.
The main event and the Jordan/Zaria match were the best of the night. The battle royal had good spots, but minimal potential winners other than Trick and Je'von. Having a surprise winner was a nice surprise because the title picture needs to move on from Trick and Evans. The Parker/Petrovic match was too short. The Hendry stuff was decent.

As Jordynne celebrates her win, Stephanie Vaquer comes out to stare down her Battleground opponent.

Grace goes for a Superplex off the top, followed by a Jackhammer for a near fall. The Juggernaut goes for the Grace Driver, but Giulia counters with a DDT. She hits a Michinoku Driver of her own for two. Grace goes for a move, but Giulia counters with an Octopus. They trade moves with Grace tossing her opponent over her shoulders. After another exchange of counters, Grace lands the Grace Driver for the win.
RESULT: JORDYNNE GRACE defeats Giulia by pin.

GRADE: B+.
Some scary spots may have briefly hurt the flow. Giuila recovered and hit the spots for the match. The Superplex and drivers were impressive but scary. The finish made sense since Giulia is moving to RAW.

The Juggernaut slaps Giulia before hitting a few bodyslams. Grace hits a Michinoku Driver that dumps Giulia on her head again.

Grace hits a Spinebuster on Giulia, but Giulia counters with a Guillotine Choke. Grace stands up, still holding her opponent, suplexing her. They trade punches, but neither gives way.

Apparently no one wears polo shirts any more . . .

The Beautiful Madness recovers to hit an STO for a two count. Grace goes for a backslide pin, but Giulia hits a basement dropkick. Grace misses a stomp on the ring apron. She goes for a suplex to bring Giulia back into the ring, but Giulia counters it. Giulia lands a neckbreaker on the outside.

Giulia lands a big strike in the corner, but Grace battles back with several strikes to Giulia's chest. Grace hits a reverse side suplex before going for a delayed suplex. Giulia screams like a scalded cat.

Wes Lee vs. Tony D'Angelo is added to next week's show. Main event time! Who wins the title shot at Battleground?

We get another Chase University revival segment with Uriah Connors, Kale Dixon, and Mr. Chase. They want to give Mr. Chase some new gear. It's a skintight long-sleeve shirt. The other is an all red tracksuit. He likes the tracksuit.

Brooks Jensen then walks up to Briggs with the Culling. He says he knows that feeling, and maybe Briggs has been the problem all along. We then see NQCC celebrating backstage. Dempsey says it's good that Borne won the battle royal so that HE can face Oba Femi. They don't agree until Femi walks up to congratulate Borne. Borne suggests that Dempsey face Oba next week after claiming he could stretch him all around.

OTM cuts a return promo about how they are coming for the tag titles. Shocking. A tag team wants the tag titles. We then see Wes Lee is talking with someone on the phone. Josh Briggs and Inamura then have a final conversation before he heads back to Japan.

Backstage, Joe Hendry is talking with Ava after several confrontations between the two. She says that Joe Hendry will defend the TNA title against Trick Williams after discussing it with Santino. The contract signing is next week.

Parker attacks Petrovic after the bell. She goes for a move, but Thea Hail comes down to sacrifice herself and save Petrovic.

Karmen goes for her spinning kick, but misses. Jaida lands Hipnotic for the win.
Result - JAIDA PARKER defeats Karmen Petrovic by pin.

GRADE: B-.
Too short to be memorable. Petrovic adding some new wrinkles was a good idea. Parker was always going to win, so it took some luster off the outcome.

Parker hits her sit-down move on Karmen. She hits a swinging neckbreaker for two. Jaida traps Petrovic in a submission, sitting on Karmen's shoulders while stretching them. Petrovic builds some momentum with some offense. She lands a sliding kick before going to the top for a Sling Blade. She gets a close call.

The crowd chants something unintelligible for Parker. Karmen lands a kickbut Jaida rolls out of the ring. Petrovic hits a Suicide Dive. Parker hits a Blockbuster after a back elbow.

Up next is Karmen Petrovic taking on Jaida Parker after Parker mocked Karmen and Thea backstage.

Jordynne Grace tries to give some words ahead of her main event match with Giulia, but both Izzi Dame and Lash Legend cut her off. They stand about a foot taller than Grace, but both are probably wearing boots to prop themselves up.

Spears skins the cat and holds onto the ropes. Borne sends Page over the top, and he gets caught in Spears' legs, eliminating both men! Myles Borne earns the title shot!!!!
Result - MYLES BORNE wins 25-Man Battle Royal.

GRADE: A-.
A good flow throughout with a few good surprises. It felt like only four people had a chance. Evans and Trick have been in the title picture for months, so while a strange choice, it's nice to see someone new get a shot. Borne has been solid in the ring.

Borne hits Evans with a big powerslam. Spears gets one, but Page blindsides him with a kick. Borne recovers to hit a German Suplex on Page. Borne and Spears exchange kicks, leaving Evans on the apron. Spears rushes him, and the two are left on the apron. Evans hits Page and Spears with a springboard move back into the ring. Evans hits a cutter on Borne and kicks on the other two. He goes for one move too many, but Page and Spears catch it and throw him out.

Sean Legacy from Evovle and Je'Von Evans have a quick moment. Evans hits a variation of a German off the ropes. The two exchange loud kicks. Legacy tries to eliminate Page, but he holds on. Evans hits a cutter to send Legac over the ropes, leaving Evans, Spears, Page, and Myles Borne.

Ridge and Inamura fight in the middle while about 10 other guys lie on the mat. Trick gets the big chance to eliminate them both when they are on the ropes. After that moment, Joe Hendry comes out for revenge. Elijah then takes advantage and throws Trick out of the match! Thank the lord. Spears then tosses Elijah over the top.

Ridge Holland eliminates Tavion Heights. Inamura and Briggs then team up on Ridge. Inamura accidentally eliminates Briggs, allowing Ridge to save himself and re-enter the ring. Elijah blasts Evans with a big knee. Four stars skin the cat at the same time, but Zach Wentz is the only one who cannot hold on.

Brooks Jensen eliminates Tyriek Igwe and ... himself.

Ethan Page eliminates Timothy Thatcher. Niko Vance sacrifices himself to save Shawn Spears. Trick eliminates Shiloh Hill.

Elijah eliminates Dempsey. Inamura thankfully eliminates one of Swipe Right. Adonis almost eliminates Trick but he hands on. Trick returns the favor by eliminating Adonis.

Ethan Page rolls out of the ring to fight with Elijah. Chris Island from LFG is the first elimination by Lexis King. Shiloh Hill then eliminates King. Ashante Adonis rolls out of the ring for a break.

Before things start, the lights go out, and out walks Elijah! Remember when these fans hated him as Elias??

Time for the battle royal! But before it, we see Lola Vice and Stephanie Vaquer conversing. Lola says she knows Vaquer will come out of it, but she wants her shot after Battleground.

Backstage, we see Tony D on the phone. Wes Lee and his cronies trot in to laugh at Tony D's issues. The Don says Wes Lee would know about stabbing a brother in the back. Wes says Tony D isn't in the battle royal because he doesn't have any backup.

Zaria goes for an F5, but Jordan counters with a legdrop move for a near fall. Jordan lands some kicks, but Zaria grabs her by the throat. Zaria goes over the top rope. Jordan hits a moonsault on the outside. Zaria pushes Jordan, and Sol catches her. Zaria then rushes and spears Jordan through the barricade. Zaria hits the F5 for the win.
Result - ZARIA defeats Kelani Jordan by pin.

GRADE: A-.
Great showing from both women. Zaria adapted to Jordan's faster pace. Jordan hung with the power moves Zaria threw at her. The Aussie destroyer showed an impressive gas tank. Great counters.

Zaria chokes Jordan from the top buckle, leaving her dangling. Kelani hits another Hurricanrana to even the odds. Zaria suplexes Jordan, but she lands on her feet. Jordan then hits a handstand into a back elbow. She adds a Tornado DDT for two. Zaria moves after Jordan misses a 450 Splash. She shockingly kicks out at 2.

Zaria hits a gutbuster that slows Jordan down. Jordan kicks Zaria out of the ring. She hits a springboard leg drop before going for her moonsault, but Zaria rolls out of the ring. She jumps off the top buckle but is caught by the Aussie destroyer. She lands a Hurricanrana off the steel steps.

Jordan doesn't wait for Zaria to get ready after the bell, dropkicking her while she takes off her jacket. Kelani goes for a Hurricanrana off the top rope, but Zaria catches her. She rolls over for a Sunset Flip, but is stopped. Zaria works on Jordan in the corner, delivering a few shoulder blocks. The women trade chops and slaps.

Up next is Zaria battling Kelani Jordan. Jordan wanted another shot at the Women's North American title, but Zaria said she'd have to go through her first.

The NQCC has a powwow before the battle royal. Dempsey says it is a major opportunity for all of them. He says they need to be on the same page and work as a three-man unit to bring a title back to the group.

Whiny Trick Williams makes an appearance!

Backstage, Thea Hail and Karmen Petrovic are talking about how both changed last week. She says she knew she should have dumped Asante Adonis sooner. Jaida Parker comes in, and as usual, mocks Thea for not really being a grown woman, and Petrovic for not dropping Adonis sooner.

Hendry lines up for his finisher, but Trick Williams runs down to the ring and pulls Hendry out. They fight to the back, leaving Hank and Tank against DarkState. They quickly pounce, hitting Tank with the three-man powerbomb for the win.
Result - DarkState (Cutler James, Osiris Griffin, and Dion Lennox) defeat Joe Hendry, Tank Ledger, and Hank Walker by pin.

GRADE: B.
A little choppy in spots. DarkState works too fast to let one guy stand out. Hendry hit his moves, but Hank and Tank losing so soon is a strange call.

Osiris Griffin has Hank in peril off the commercial break. He makes a quick tag to Lennox and then Cutler. Hank eventually makes the tag to Tank, and he hits a flurry of moves on Lennox. He decks Cutler James off the apron before hitting two members with a Cannonball. Tank hits a Bubba Cutter for a near fall. All six men fight in the ring. Hank and Peter Griffin's cousin fight on the outside. Hendry battles Cutler James in the ring. He lands a Fallaway Slam.