WWE NXT Live Results, recap, and grades: Tag title contenders take on two of the hottest new signees in tag action

FULL RESULTS FOR WWE NXT (11/12/2024).
GIULIA and STEPHANIE VAQUER defeat Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson by pin.
SOL RUCA defeats Cora Jade by pin.
WES LEE defeats Cedric Alexander by pin.
NIKKITA LYONS defeats Adriana Rizzo by pin.
JE'VON EVANS defeats Lexis King by pin.
FALLON HENLEY defeats Kelani Jordan by pin.

Grade: B-.
Fallon and Kelani have chemistry so this was a lot smoother than the other women's matches of the night. Fallon always sells well for opponents and did so again. The Spanish Fly was nice but is starting to become overused. Henley had to win so the outside interference protects Jordan.

After the match, OTM grabs Vic's mic and yells into the mic. Whatever they said was unintelligible but I think they said something about tag team titles and the Iron Survivor. All the tag teams from Ava's office then brawl around the ring to close the show.

Jordan drops Jacy with a kick through the ropes. Jazmyn Nyx gets in the ring but Jordan sends her packing. As Jordan goes off the ropes, Jayne blasts her with a forearm. Fallon hits a Famouser for the win.
Result - Fallon Henley defeats Kelani Jordan by pin.

The women climb to the top buckle. Jordan hits a Spanish Fly off the top for two. She goes to the top again but Fallon moves out of the path of a 450 Splash. Fallon gets a leg scissor pin for two. Kelani hits an Angle Slam followed by a split-legged moonsault but Jacy Jayne puts Fallon's leg on the bottom rope to break the pin.

Both women are left on the mat after both go for hairpulls. A cut to backstage shows two tag teams brawling. Back in the ring, Jordan hits a handspring back elbow and then does the required kippup that faces have to do. She adds a Shooting Star Press for a near fall. Fallon hits a Blockbuster and a facebuster for two.

Fallon evades a kick from Kelani by moving. She rushes Jordan into the corner but Jordan hits headscissors to send Henley from the ring. Henley moves when Jordan goes for a move over the top to the outside. The women fight in front of the announce table. Jordan goes for a moonsault and barely brushes Fallon with it.

Before the main event, Ashante and Dion Lennox are having a strange exchange. Lexis King walks angrily into the locker room. Dante Chen and Hank and Tank walk over to give him props for changing his stripes. Gallus walks in to mock Hank and Tank.

Announced for next week are Andre Chase vs. Ridge Holland (If Chase loses, Chase University must disband) and more Iron Survivor Challenge qualifying matches.

Evans pulls King up and offers his hand. King shakes it and holds Je'Von's hand up. Axiom and Nathan Frazer are shown watching it backstage. Frazer reveals he asked Ava for a qualifying match for the Iron Survivor. Axiom isn't happy that he's splitting his focus again. OTM and The Family then walk up to get in Axiom's face for a potential title shot.

Grade: B+.
The best match of the night so far. The stars had chemistry and made it seem like either could win even though Evans has been more successful lately.

Evans blasts King with a Superkick as he runs to the corner. Evans lands a Corkscrew Plancha off the top for the win.
Result - Je'Von Evans defeats Lexis King by pin.

King hits a big superkick after Evans misses a moonsault off the top. King yells at Evans before the two trade slaps and forearms. They trade kicks next. Je'Von goes to the top again for a Frog Splash but King kicks out. King hits a Backstabber followed by a Fishermen's Buster for two.

Evans evades offense from King. He hits a cutter and a suplex before going for a springboard crossbody for a near fall.

Evans and King trade counters and pin attempts. Evans hits a rope-assisted Hurricanrana on King King leaves the ring but is hit with a Suicide Dive. Evans goes for a jumping knee but gets inadvertently hit in the crotch with a King headbutt. The ref checks on Je'Von as the crowd chants "that's illegal."

Zaria cuts a promo about how there won't be any mystery about her after Deadline when she wins the Iron Survivor Challenge. She likes and thrives on chaos.

Rizzo blasted Lyons with a crowbar from behind after the loss.

Chase University then questions why Mr. Chase would put up what they've built against Ridge next week. He says they've been through it all together and won't let anyone break it up. Up next is Je'Von Evans taking on Lexis King in another Iron Survivor Qualifier.

Grade: C-.
A few missed spots by Rizzo and a lack of chemistry hurt this pairing. There was a lack of fluidity between moves, too.

Rizzo battles back but may have missed a move. They run it back and she hits a crossbody. Rizzo adds a Thesz Press for two. Rizzo hits another Thesz Press off the top, but it's switched in an awkward exchange. Lyons kicks Rizzo before hitting a Vader Bomb for the win.
Result - Nikkita Lyons defeats Adriana Rizzo by pin.

Rizzo slaps Lyons right off the bat. She goes for a Sunset Flip but Lyons blocks it. Rizzo goes to the top but Lyons catches her in a Full Nelson. She transitions to a Uranage Slam off the lock. Lyons hits an awkward-looking throw for a near fall. Nikkita lands a few hip checks on Adriana before getting a two-count.

Josh Briggs tries to talk with Ava with a Pro Wrestling Noah star by his side but Eddy Thorpe interrupts. He wants an opportunity and she says he's in an Iron Survivor qualifying match.

Up next is Nikkita Lyons taking on Adriana Rizzo.

Jaida Parker cuts a promo after Sol wins saying she's gonna do the same at Deadline.

Ridge also wants the partnerships between Chase and his students over if he wins next week. Chase accepts but Ridge hits him in the face. Trick lands a Uranage on Holland before both administer a Chase U Stomp.

The crowd's booing Holland like he is Dominik Mysterio. Chase yells that he wants one more match after everything Ridge put Chase U through. He even offers up Chase U in the match. Ridge claims he doesn't want it. Trick proposes they fight next week and the winner faces him at Deadline.

Trick also says Chase has done everything in NXT except challenge for the NXT title. Ridge cuts them off wearing jeans that are way too skinny. He takes exception for Chase getting a shot despite being put in an ambulance two weeks ago.

Trick says he won last year's Iron Survivor Challenge and that Ridge Holland pinned him last week. Trick says that "Ridge better not think he got one over" on him, but he got pinned fair and square. As Trick calls Ridge out, Andre Chase comes down to the ring through the crowd. Williams takes a minute to give some praise to Mr. Chase for all he's done and bounces back.

Before Trick Williams talks again, Byron Saxton interviews Kelani Jordan. She's frazzled because she's "waited for this moment since Halloween Havoc." Jazmyn Nyx and Jacy Jayne mock her before Jordan says "it's on sight" before leaving. I have no idea what that means.

As Spears and Jensen get in their car, Spears says "that's how you deal with The Don, right Niko?" Is that person part of the Family or a new face?

We then head to Tony D's restaurant. He's eating as Shawn Spears and Brooks Jensen approach. Spears says he's let D'Angelo slide twice after being slighted before. Spears recounts how Tony D built his family, and the title helps that. Spears then says he wants the same but for Brooks and not him. Tony D then says Brooks should do his own talking. Spears says he doesn't tell Tony D how to run his things so don't do the same.

Grade: B-
The match never seemed to get out of first gear until a few late spots. The business around the exposed buckle pad was not necessary since Lee was at a different spot in the division.

Lee then baits Cedric into the corner with the exposed buckle. He moves as Cedric hits the exposed metal. Lee then hits a Meteora for the win.
Result - Wes Lee defeats Cedric Alexander by pin.

For a match between Wes Lee and Cedric Alexander, this is very slowly paced. Lee then busts out some offense with a kick. He lands the Cardiac Kick for a two-count. Lee misses a 450 Splash and gets hit with a Lariat for his efforts. Cedric goes for a move but Lee comes down with the buckle pad in his hands. He throws it to Cedric and he catches it. As the ref tries to put the pad back on the buckle, Alexander hits a Michinoku Driver for a near fall.

Cedric lands a series of kicks with Lee stuck in the middle rope. He adds a Torpe Con Giro before the commercial break.

Cedric pushes Lee down early on, showing his power advantage.

Up next is Wes Lee taking on Cedric Alexander with a spot in the Iron Survivor Challenge on the line.

Backstage, Ava has a random meeting with the tag team division. Almost every team has lost to the champs. Gallus and OTM already lost. The Family has already had the titles. Hank and Tank and Tyriek/Tyson are ready. Tyson is wearing a doily on his head.

Je'Von Evans and Cedric Alexander talk about the Iron Survivor Challenge. They walk by Karmen Petrovic and Dion Lennox. Lennox tries to ask her questions, but she dodges them because she's hung up on Adonis. He walks up, as does Brinley Reece. Lennox says they should team up next week since they have issues with each other's matches. This is the CW Romance angle, folks.

Cora lands a stomp on Sol's back off the middle rope. Jade slows things down with some kicks in the corner. Both women exchange hard forearms. Ruca takes control with a springboard crossbody. She goes for another springboard move, but Jade pushes the ropes, forcing her to fall. Jade goes for her DDT, but Sol counters out, eventually hitting the Sol Snatcher for the win.

Result - Sol Ruca defeats Cora Jade by pin.

Grade: C+
Nothing special as neither star stood out. They both hit their spots and told a story of Jade being overconfident.

Jade trolls Sol by sitting on the top buckle as the bell rings. Sol returns the favor after almost landing a kick. She adds her surf taunt after faceplanting Jade.

Some NXT stars, including Trick Williams, Wes Lee, Lola Vice, and Roxanne Perez will be a part of this week's episode of Trivial Pursuit Thursday Night.

Up next is the first Iron Survivor Qualifier pitting Sol Ruca against Cora Jade.