# NXT No Mercy (2025)
**NXT No Mercy (2025)** was a professional wrestling premium live event produced by WWE for its NXT brand, held on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at the War Memorial in [Fort Lauderdale, Florida](https://www.edgepedia.org/fort-lauderdale-florida), before a reported crowd of 1,386.[1](https://wrestlefile.com/events/nxt-no-mercy-2025/) It streamed live at 7 ET/4 PT on Peacock in the United States and on Netflix everywhere else.[2](https://www.wwe.com/shows/nxtple/no-mercy-2025/grace-monroe-steel-cage) The event is remembered chiefly for its main event, in which Ricky Saints defeated [Oba Femi](https://www.edgepedia.org/oba-femi) to win the [NXT Championship](https://www.edgepedia.org/nxt-championship), ending Femi's reign at 264 days with a clean, interference-free finish.[3](https://www.wwe.com/shows/nxtple/no-mercy-2025) • [4](https://featuresofwrestling.com/wwe-nxt-no-mercy-2025-results/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Date and venue | Saturday, September 27, 2025; War Memorial, Fort Lauderdale, Florida[1](https://wrestlefile.com/events/nxt-no-mercy-2025/) |
| Attendance | 1,386[1](https://wrestlefile.com/events/nxt-no-mercy-2025/) |
| Main event | Ricky Saints def. Oba Femi to win the NXT Championship, ending a 264-day reign[3](https://www.wwe.com/shows/nxtple/no-mercy-2025) • [4](https://featuresofwrestling.com/wwe-nxt-no-mercy-2025-results/) |
| Other title matches | Jacy Jayne retained the NXT Women's Championship against Lola Vice; Ethan Page retained the North American Championship against Tavion Heights; Sol Ruca retained the Women's Speed Championship against Jaida Parker[3](https://www.wwe.com/shows/nxtple/no-mercy-2025) |
| Featured gimmick match | Jordynne Grace def. Blake Monroe in a Weaponized Steel Cage Match[3](https://www.wwe.com/shows/nxtple/no-mercy-2025) |
| Broadcast | Peacock (United States) and Netflix (international)[2](https://www.wwe.com/shows/nxtple/no-mercy-2025/grace-monroe-steel-cage) |
| Storyline context | Promoted the coming NXT-TNA Showdown invasion, which followed one week later[1](https://wrestlefile.com/events/nxt-no-mercy-2025/) |
## Card and results
The card opened with **Je'Von Evans defeating Josh Briggs** in a singles match between heated rivals. Briggs used his power advantage to keep the high-flying Evans grounded, surviving a diving splash and a Frog Splash, but Evans countered a Chokeslam attempt into a Cutter and followed with a Flying Cutter for the win.[3](https://www.wwe.com/shows/nxtple/no-mercy-2025) Reviewers treated it as one of the show's strongest segments; WrestleFile called it a near-A opener and one of Evans' better premium live event performances of 2025.[1](https://wrestlefile.com/events/nxt-no-mercy-2025/)
In the **NXT Women's Speed Championship match**, Sol Ruca retained against a surprise challenger. [Lainey Reid](https://www.edgepedia.org/lainey-reid), the original opponent, was injured in training and not cleared to compete, and [Jaida Parker](https://www.edgepedia.org/jaida-parker) was revealed as her replacement.[3](https://www.wwe.com/shows/nxtple/no-mercy-2025) Parker hit Ruca with a Hipnotic on the outside but was met by Lash Legend, Zaria Speared Legend, and Ruca ended the match with a Sol Snatcher with just 12 seconds remaining on the clock.[3](https://www.wwe.com/shows/nxtple/no-mercy-2025) Critics were cooler here than elsewhere on the card: WrestleFile found the five-minute Speed format too cramped to build a genuine pay-per-view title match, and Slam Wrestling singled out the Speed division as the one part of the show that did not deliver.[1](https://wrestlefile.com/events/nxt-no-mercy-2025/) • [5](https://slamwrestling.net/report/nxt-finds-its-groove-again-at-no-mercy-with-stellar-matches/)
**Jordynne Grace defeated Blake Monroe** in a Weaponized Steel Cage Match, a grudge bout born from Monroe's betrayal of Grace, which had cost Grace a chance to win the [NXT Women's Championship](https://www.edgepedia.org/nxt-womens-championship) from [Jacy Jayne](https://www.edgepedia.org/jacy-jayne) at [WWE Evolution](https://www.edgepedia.org/wwe-evolution).[2](https://www.wwe.com/shows/nxtple/no-mercy-2025/grace-monroe-steel-cage) The match used the cage and weapons heavily: Monroe opened with a Kendo stick, Grace applied a Boston Crab with a steel chair, Monroe smashed Grace's hand, used a hairdryer, cut Grace's hair with scissors, and poured diamonds on the mat before Grace dropped her onto them. The finish came when Monroe attempted a piledriver from the cage and Grace countered with an Air Raid Crash through a table.[3](https://www.wwe.com/shows/nxtple/no-mercy-2025) Reception was split: Canton rated it 3.75 stars and Cagematch users 7.70 from more than 230 votes, while reviewer Hall disliked it and Dave Meltzer's reported rating was three stars.[1](https://wrestlefile.com/events/nxt-no-mercy-2025/)
**Ethan Page retained the NXT North American Championship** against Tavion Heights, a former Olympic wrestler. Page attacked the back early and controlled the match; Heights mounted a comeback with a series of blows, a slingblade, and an Ankle Lock, but when he attempted an inverted suplex, Page countered into his Twisted Grin finisher to retain.[3](https://www.wwe.com/shows/nxtple/no-mercy-2025) Reviewers judged it competent but predictable, with little believable title jeopardy.[1](https://wrestlefile.com/events/nxt-no-mercy-2025/)
**Jacy Jayne retained the NXT Women's Championship** against Lola Vice in a match decided by outside interference. Fallon Henley pulled the referee out of the ring to stop a count that appeared to have Vice winning and was ejected; Jayne later tried to use the title belt as a weapon and was stopped. A hooded figure then appeared and struck Vice with a running knee strike at ringside, and Vice, rolled back into the ring, was pinned after a final Rolling Encore.[3](https://www.wwe.com/shows/nxtple/no-mercy-2025) WrestleFile criticized the finish as a repeat of the interference dependency associated with Jayne's championship matches.[1](https://wrestlefile.com/events/nxt-no-mercy-2025/)
## Main event: Ricky Saints vs. Oba Femi
The main event saw **Ricky Saints defeat Oba Femi to win the NXT Championship** in a match recorded at 17:22.[6](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wwe/wwe-nxt/wwe-nxt-2025/nxt-no-mercy-2025/) Femi's power dominated the early going: he caught Saints in a massive Chokeslam after a failed dive and repeatedly cut off his momentum.[3](https://www.wwe.com/shows/nxtple/no-mercy-2025) Saints survived by changing angles of attack. When Femi's attempt at his Fall From Grace finisher backfired on the outside, Saints DDT'd him on the announce table; back in the ring Femi landed Fall From Grace, but Saints kicked out, and when Femi went for another, Saints countered into a Tornado DDT to win the title.[3](https://www.wwe.com/shows/nxtple/no-mercy-2025)
The finish drew particular attention because it was clean. Femi lost to a direct pinfall, with no interference, no manager betrayal, and no technicality, a notable outcome for a champion described by reviewers as the brand's most protected.[1](https://wrestlefile.com/events/nxt-no-mercy-2025/) It was Saints' second title reign in the company, after he first captured the North American Championship earlier in the year.[4](https://featuresofwrestling.com/wwe-nxt-no-mercy-2025-results/) Cagematch users rated the match 7.38 from 216 votes, Canton and Meltzer both landed in the 3.5-to-3.75-star range, and Pro Wrestling Dot Net readers voted it the best match of the show.[1](https://wrestlefile.com/events/nxt-no-mercy-2025/) [Bleacher Report](https://www.edgepedia.org/bleacher-report) called Saints' championship win the event's lone major must-see development.[1](https://wrestlefile.com/events/nxt-no-mercy-2025/)
## Storyline context and reception
The event sat at the hinge of a larger cross-promotion story. The pre-show opened with a replay of a brawl between NXT and TNA wrestlers from the previous episode of NXT, and the broadcast spent substantial time promoting the coming NXT-TNA Showdown, an invasion-themed television special announced for the following week.[7](https://prowrestling.net/site/2025/09/27/nxt-no-mercy-results-moores-live-review-of-oba-femi-vs-ricky-saints-for-the-nxt-championship-jacy-jayne-vs-lola-vice-for-the-nxt-womens-championship/) • [1](https://wrestlefile.com/events/nxt-no-mercy-2025/) Several reviewers felt this made [No Mercy](https://www.edgepedia.org/no-mercy) feel partly like a setup show; WrestleFile listed the heavy Showdown advertising among its main criticisms, while Slam Wrestling argued the invasion angle was pushed effectively without hurting the in-ring work.[1](https://wrestlefile.com/events/nxt-no-mercy-2025/) • [5](https://slamwrestling.net/report/nxt-finds-its-groove-again-at-no-mercy-with-stellar-matches/)
Overall reception was positive without treating the event as a classic. Cagematch users gave the event a 7.59 average from 135 valid votes. A Pro Wrestling Dot Net reader poll put a grade of B first with 42 percent of the vote and A second with 26 percent; staffer [John Moore](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-moore) graded the show B-plus and editor Jason Powell B-minus. Bleacher Report also assigned a B. WrestleFile's own verdict was B+ / 8.0, warmer than several contemporaries, with a full-event recommendation of "watch" based on the opener, the cage match, and the main event.[1](https://wrestlefile.com/events/nxt-no-mercy-2025/)
## References
1. [NXT No Mercy 2025 Review & Final Grade, WrestleFile](https://wrestlefile.com/events/nxt-no-mercy-2025/)
2. [Jordynne Grace vs. Blake Monroe | Weaponized Steel Cage Match, WWE](https://www.wwe.com/shows/nxtple/no-mercy-2025/grace-monroe-steel-cage)
3. [No Mercy 2025 results: Ricky Saints conquers Oba Femi to win the NXT Championship, WWE](https://www.wwe.com/shows/nxtple/no-mercy-2025)
4. [WWE NXT No Mercy 2025 Results, Features of Wrestling](https://featuresofwrestling.com/wwe-nxt-no-mercy-2025-results/)
5. [NXT Finds Its Groove Again at No Mercy with Stellar Matches, Slam Wrestling](https://slamwrestling.net/report/nxt-finds-its-groove-again-at-no-mercy-with-stellar-matches/)
6. [NXT No Mercy 2025, Online World of Wrestling](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wwe/wwe-nxt/wwe-nxt-2025/nxt-no-mercy-2025/)
7. [NXT No Mercy results: Moore's live review, Pro Wrestling Dot Net](https://prowrestling.net/site/2025/09/27/nxt-no-mercy-results-moores-live-review-of-oba-femi-vs-ricky-saints-for-the-nxt-championship-jacy-jayne-vs-lola-vice-for-the-nxt-womens-championship/)
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